Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 030866008 | 08/01/2003 | 10012578 | Perimeter seal/gasket pulls away from license plate housing and/or excessive adhesive around gasket. *tt | 03/07/2005 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | |||||
| 060866011 | 08/01/2006 | 10020523 | Rear liftgate binds, improper fit. may be caused by broken welds or cracks formed around the two inner welds. *kb | 11/09/2006 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||||
| 00949C | 01/01/2004 | 10007289 | The liftgate or liftgate glass binds when opening or does not open completely because the center high mounted stop lamp (chmsl) applique hits the roof of the vehicle. *tt | 06/09/2004 | |
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||||
| PIT-3749D | 11/01/2010 | 10037570 | Ready | 05/25/2011 | |
| PIT-3749D | 11/01/2010 | 10037570 | Gm: on some truck models there is some frame corrosion. *rm | 05/25/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 03/09/2009 | 59720 | 1 | |
| While driving @ 35 mph i noticed a very loud rattle and heard a noise looking in my rearview mirror a saw the whole plastic top that fits over the hatch back and houses the third brake light, fly off into the air and land in the other lane of traffic. it ripped the brake light wire right out. luckily no one was coming around the turn at the time. had to stop traffic to get it out of the road. this is a busy side road that comes to a stop light. *tr | |||
| 03/11/2009 | 124000 | 1 | |
| When opening the trunk release to place groceries in back, the glass window in the back door shattered with a loud explosion sound. *tr | |||
| 10/01/2008 | 105200 | 1 | |
| I have a 2003 gmc envoy, that is rusting badly. recently this caused the transmission cooler to fail. also the rear brake shoe backing plates, the spare tire carrier, the tail gate, along with other parts. gmc has recognized the fuel filler neck corrosion, but not the entire vehicle. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 12/14/2012 | 125311 | 1 | |
| My 14 year old daughter and 11 year old son opened the rear glass hatch to grab a shopping bag out of the back. as the glass hatch opened it shattered spraying glass on both of them causing minor cuts to their face, hands scalp. i was just walking up to them with my 1 year old son and had glass flung onto us with no injuries. *tr | |||
| 12/14/2012 | 125311 | ||
| My 14 year old daughter and 11 year old son opened the rear glass hatch to grab a shopping bag out of the back. as the glass hatch opened it shattered spraying glass on both of them causing minor cuts to their face, hands scalp. i was just walking up to them with my 1 year old son and had glass flung onto us with no injuries. | |||
| 04/11/2012 | 115000 | 1 | |
| Heavy clear coat and paint issues. clear coat chipping, peeling and flaking off of paint, paint fading. the problem is severe, and happens in a very short amount of time. *tr | |||
| 04/11/2012 | 115000 | ||
| Heavy clear coat and paint issues. clear coat chipping, peeling and flaking off of paint, paint fading. the problem is severe, and happens in a very short amount of time. | |||
| 03/03/2012 | 86000 | ||
| We were driving on the road at 60 mph and the center high mount stop light assembly blew off. it was held on by the wires until we could get stopped and secure it. | |||
| 01/02/2012 | 170000 | ||
| After unlocking and using the rear window glass multiple times daily, and twice earlier today, it exploded on the way up. this occured within the first 1 inch of travel swinging up and rearward from being closed with very minimal manual force applied. the temperature today is 27deg.f , which is not the coldest use this vehicle has seen. there has not been any previous damage to the rear glass or gate, or anything in the rear of the vehicle. i write this at the advice of many online forum posts and complaints that i read through. i am hoping there is some time devoted by general motors to finding a solution to this. i just had to ride home with wife and 4 kids shivering because of this. there seem to be hundreds of these spontaneous occurances happening in all types of climates and conditions, which is what convinced me i need to share my incident to fuel the cause. thank god everyone is ok. it was cold and my kids had their hoods up and were looking down when this happened. this could have been much worse. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 08/24/2007 | 81324 | 1 | |
| The rear driver door popped open and won't close. the fan clutch failed 2 weeks after i purchased the vehicle. i thought the transmission went out because it was winding really high and not driving normally. also the rear passenger doors on both sides have malfunctioned. the window on the passenger rear went out. i have not corrected the failures as of now. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | |||
| 08/03/2007 | 66780 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 gmc envoy xl. the contact stated that the liftgate window detached from the vehicle. the glue failed that held the window to the liftgate. the dealer sated that the vehicle was included in recall campaign number 05v494000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch). the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage was 66,824 and failure mileage was 66,780. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 12/12/2005 | 1 | 09/28/2005 | |
| I opened up my hatchback and heard a noise like something is breaking. i closed the hatchback and looked above to see if there was something stuck above in the hatchback door. there was nothing there and nothing found to be broken. i again tried to open it and again heard a clicking, cracking, breaking type noise. i called the dealer and they said they would look at it. although i had just bought my car they refused to repair this because they said it was not covered by my warranty because it is considered cosmetic. i was told there is something wrong with the hinges that hold the door. that does not sound cosmetic. i was also told that the door could fall off at anytime (not sure if this is true or a scare tactic to get me to spend big bucks to get it fixed) but that also does not sound like something cosmetic. it sounds much more serious to me and i am pretty upset that they are not recalling this since it seems like a serious issue that i was told is a common occurrence in my type of vehicle. *jb | |||
| 02/07/2003 | 500 | 15 | 02/07/2003 |
| The 2003 envoy we purchased gave us numerous problems, including a number of the ones other owners mentioned here, like the glass liftgate that does not operate properly, various electrical problems, but especially the outside rear view mirrors that move on their own no matter how many times they were supposedly fixed by service technicians. they do not stay in the position we set them in, and the fuel tank leaking is very dangerous as well as inhaling freon because of malfunctioning a/c system. why is gmc doing nothing to solve these problems? i can't understand how they are getting away with this seeing that so many owners are having the same problems. what do we have to do to get some help?*ak | |||
| 10/11/2003 | 13520 | 1 | 11/01/2002 |
| This was originally submitted on 10/14/2003, but because i don't see it on the nhtsa web site, i am resubmitting: the liftgate window of 2003 gmc envoy xl exploded/shattered when i tried to open it beyond the first few inches. a shower of glass resulted in a severe facial laceration to my 4-year old daughter. there is no warning whatsoever on the window or in the vehicle operating guide regarding such a danger. this defect is a major danger that could have resulted in even greater physical injury and has left a scar on my daughter's face. *la | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - SUPPORT DEVICE | |||
| 07/15/2004 | 1 | ||
| Rear hatch struts on 2003 gmc envoy failed without warning. door could have fallen and injured family members. it is too heavy to lift. dealer said part was on 7 day backorder. *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 03/10/2006 | 1 | 10/25/2003 | |
| I took my 2003 gmc envoy to the dealer to have the back lift gate checked because i noticed that the plastic shield on top did not seem to be aligned correctly and when i open the lift gate it makes a cracking sound. i was informed by my dealer that the brackets that secure the lift gate are separating and need to be replaced. i have not had a crash or injury yet related to this. *nm | |||