2007 Gmc ENVOY: complaints, problems and recalls

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2009 MY WIFE WHO IS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT AS WELL AS OUR 4 YEAR OLD SON IN OUR 2007 GMC ENVOY. SHE DID NOT SEE A VEHICLE AS SHE WAS CROSSING A HIGHWAY AND WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE JUST BEHIND THE DRIVERS DOOR. THE VEHICLE THAT COLLIDED WITH HER WAS TRAVELING OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR AS MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ONLY ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR AS SHE JUST STARTED THROUGH A STOP SIGN. THE CAR DID 2 COMPLETE 360 DEGREE TURNS AND THEN FLIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED …

Owner-reported narrative. 41,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10283085 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC ENVOY. THE FUEL GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL INACCURATELY DISPLAYS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE FOR HER MODEL TYPE. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, SO SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,200. UPDATED 3/8/10 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH WAS INOPERATIVE AND WHEN IT RAINED THE WINDOWS WOUL…

Owner-reported narrative. 39,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10291971 at NHTSA ↗

ELECTRICAL FIRE INSIDE LEFT FRONT DOOR, WINDOW SWITCH AND TRIM PANEL CAUGHT ON FIRE, ALL DOORS LOCKED UP. *TR UPDATED 09/08/11 *BF

Owner-reported narrative. 37,138 miles reported. Look up ODI 10294713 at NHTSA ↗

FUEL SENDING UNIT IS DEFECTIVE AFTER 40,000 MILES. TANK READINGS INACCURATE. I LIVE IN AN URBAN AREA WHERE IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE OUT OF FUEL AND BROKEN DOWN ON SIDE OF ROAD. DEALER ADMITS THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON FOR GM ENVOY/RAINER/TRAILBLAZER - NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS LIST THIS AS A DEFECT - YET GM DOES NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. ITEM IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND GM WON'T COVER IT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 36,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10296420 at NHTSA ↗

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 42,000 MILES ON IT. MANY FORUMS LIST THIS AS A PROBLEM, SO IT IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON DEFECT, YET GM WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 42,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10303367 at NHTSA ↗

THE FUEL LIGHT (GAS GAUGE) READS EMPTY AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT IT NOT UNDER RECALL BY GMC, SO THE FIX WOULD BE NEARLY $350.00. GM IS AWARE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2007 ENVOY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10315593 at NHTSA ↗

REPEATED, INTERMITTENT FAILURES OF STABILITRAK SYSTEM IN 2007 GMC ENVOY DENALI WITH V-8 ENGINE. PROBLEM HAS EXISTING THROUGHOUT FIRST 37,000 MILES OF VEHICLE. DEALER (TULLEY GMC, NASHUA, NH) REPORTS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY CAUSE OR FIX.

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10321321 at NHTSA ↗

AFTER PURCHASING A SUPPOSED "CERTIFIED PRE OWNED" GMC 2007 ENVOY, THE GAS GAUGE HAS GONE BAD WHICH IS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON LESS THAN 1 YR AFTER PURCHASE. THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSING AN AUTOMATIC FAILURE IN NY DMV VEHICLE YEARLY INSPECTION. AFTER TAKING THIS TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND PLUGGING IN THE OBD,HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAS BECOME A MAJOR ISSUE. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS OUTRAGEOUS FOR A VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED FOR LESS THAN 1 YR. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF FUEL SEVERAL TI…

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10324943 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2012-08-16 (August 16, 2012)

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, and Isuzu Ascender vehicles, originally sold or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

Consequence: A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.

Remedy: Parts for this recall are expected to available in March 2013. GM will notify Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC owners when parts are available. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, and GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463. Isuzu owners will be notified by Isuzu Motors when parts are available. Owners may contact Isuzu customer service at 1-800-255-6727. SAAB owners will be notified by SAAB Cars North America when parts are available and for inquiries, owners may call SAAB customer service at 1-800-955-9007.

Reported: 2013-06-13 (June 13, 2013)

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 SAAB 9-7x; 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL; and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Isuzu Ascender vehicles. Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

Consequence: A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.

Remedy: Owners will be contacted and dealers will test the driver's door module. If the module is functioning properly, a protective coating will be applied. If the module is not functioning properly, it will be replaced. These repairs will be done free of charge. GM will notify Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC owners, Isuzu and Saab will contact their respective owners. The recall began on August 2, 2013. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463, Isuzu owners at 1-800-255-6727, and Saab owners at 1-800-955-9007. GM's campaign number is 12180. This recall is an expansion of recall 12V-406.

Reported: 2014-07-02 (July 2, 2014)

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 SAAB 9-7x; 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL; and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Isuzu Ascender vehicles. Fluid may enter the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

Consequence: A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the part number on the door module, and install a new door module if necessary, free of charge. Parts for the remedy are not currently available. An interim letter was mailed to owners in August 2014. A second owner letter will be mailed when parts are available. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-462-8782 (GMC), 1-800-955-9007 (SAAB), and 1-800-255-6727 (Isuzu). GM's number for this recall is 14309. NOTE: This recall provides a new remedy for all vehicles covered by recall 13V-248. Vehicles whose modules were modified but not replaced as part of the previous recall remedy must have their vehicles remedied again under this campaign.

Reported: 2015-08-14 (August 14, 2015)

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2006-2009 Buick LaCrosse, 2006-2007 Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT, GMC Envoy XL, 2006-2008 Isuzu Ascender, and Saab 9-7x vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the headlamp driver module (HDM) may overheat and fail, causing the headlamps and daytime running lights to not illuminate.

Consequence: Headlamps that do not illuminate reduce the driver's ability to see the roadway and reduce the vehicle's visibility to oncoming vehicles, both of which increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the HDM, free of charge. The recall began on May 17, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. GM's number for this recall is 14291.

Reported: 2015-09-24 (September 24, 2015)

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer and GMC Envoy vehicles, and 2006 GMC Envoy XL and Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT vehicles. Fluid may enter into the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board, causing window switches to become inoperative. Previously, the affected vehicles may have had their master power window switch module treated with a protective coating, instead of having it replaced.

Consequence: The protective coating may not eliminate the risk that the circuit board could short and result in a fire, even while the vehicle is unattended.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will install a new driver's door switch module, free of charge. The recall began on November 2, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15700.