GMC Envoy tire blowout problems

Filed Oct 13, 2017 · Electrical · 149,478 miles · TN

Air conditioning won't blow out vents,and sunroof won't close all the way

Filed Feb 28, 2015 · Airbags, Electrical · 50,000 miles · CA · crash

: no air bag/[ deployment failure] front/ side/ rear [ side designed to deploy in rollover or side impact crashes] air bag's failure / deployment complete roll all four sides landed back on wheels. I was slammed onto left driver side window left side face broke the window and glass and dirt filled vehicle seat belt failure: left/drivers only rolled four times landed back on all fours I flailed around head butted the passenger as the force over took my body onsite officer acknowledged the indications seat belt friction burns all on around neck and shoulder traumatic brain injury torn rotator cuff shoulder issues/ also bladder damage as the driver's side seat belt failed to lock during crash dealer should have been cited for seat belt failure worst things of all time ...it was a test drive engine stall failure : at high speed/ heard noise and boom lost all power steering loud noise loss of power/ I had no ideal at the time thought possible blow out and indicated such to the responding officer electrical - also brake light turn signal failure/ appears to be functional lights signals/ but are not working on the outside others don't see signals or brake lights . I was sited for btw gm should be responsible as well dealership all the recall and complaint's, incident reports accidents and gm major ignition issues....engine failure while driving/ erosion and many other vehicles.

Filed Aug 7, 2014 · Tires · 220,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

Tire failure/blowout.. Tire under 3 years old.

Filed May 20, 2014 · Suspension · 157,000 miles · GA

Gmc is suppose to be quality however, the rear suspension starts out getting lower and lower until the rear suspension dropped to the point that the vehicle was unsafe to be driven. Because the truck was sitting on the rear tires and if the vehicle were to be driven, the tires would blow out and cause a crash and possibly a fatality! There are several complaint and concerns about the same issue yet nothing is being done.

Filed Nov 7, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 83,000 miles · NY

I have been reading many of these post. I can't believe all of the things that have also happened to my envoy. I have had my back window blow out while driving, thank god that both of my kids that were in the back seat were not hurt, they were just scared and still ask if it will happen again. I also recently just had to have a piece on the gas line fixed which was almost $900.00 money that I didn't have and had to borrow. I am still paying it back. Now as for last night my low beams are not working, I bought new bulbs and that didn't work, so it is back to the mechanic. Oh and I have a check engine light that goes on and off. They really need to get on all of these things. It would be nice to have the car working the way it should be. I may just print these things up and bring to the gmc shop and see what the can do about it. I mean I really to love my SUV but this is crazy. I am now kind of scared to have my kids in the car.

Filed Aug 8, 2011 · Suspension · 188,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 gmc envoy. The contact stated that the rear suspension dropped down to the point that the vehicle was unsafe to be driven. The contact stated that if the vehicle were to drive over a bump, the tires could blow out and cause a crash. The manufacturer was aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 188,000.

Filed Jun 28, 2011 · Electrical · 60,000 miles · IN

I own a 2003 gmc envoy. Two years ago the speedometer started sticking. It now does not keep the speed at all. My RPM (when in park) will rev up to 2 or 3rpm, my gas gauge has now started to sometimes not show I have any gas, the check engine light is on almost all the time, my air conditioner will blow out the back vent and barely come out of the front vent when I have it up full blast. And to top it off my back brake lights constantly burn out.. I have read numerous forums where many people are having some of these same issues but no recall. I don't understand that at all. I definitely think these bad instrument panels call for a recall!! This is a safety issue. I eventually had to cut a hole in the plastic over the speedometer and before it quit completely working when we would go on vacation, we would have to pull over on busy highways every 20 minutes or so to set the speedometer back to zero so it wouldn't show me going 120mph. Of course I can't even do that now. I'm just amazed I haven't ended up with a ticket for my speed or my running or brake lights. We have taken the envoy in to the shop and they told us we would have to take the car in to a gm dealer. I have to take it back in this week to have air worked on and who knows how much that will cost. I don't believe I should be responsible to pay over $500 for parts and labor in a car that is clearly defective and should be recalled. Please help!!

Filed Jun 20, 2010 · Body, Tires · 145,000 miles · MI

Spare tire hoist secondary latch frozen, 2002 gmc envoy. Spare tire could not be removed from hoist when a road hazard blowout occurred. Tow truck operator could not remove spare. After a tow to tire vendor, they could not get the spare down. Upon visiting a dealership they could not remove the spare tire and said the mechanism was 'frozen' and had to be replaced for $250, but they didn't have the part in stock. After a trip to another dealership, they cut the hoist cable, removed the spare and replaced the hoist part. One can only imagine the trauma if the family had been on us highway 50 in the middle of nowhere when this incident occurred. This must be a prima-facie violation of the fmvss code that requires a spare tire. Yes, the spare tire is present, but it can't be installed on the vehicle. One would hope that automotive engineers know that the underside of a vehicle is subject to corrosion and design accordingly. Researching this issue, many enthusiast forums and other blogs reflect the frustrations of owners with the same situation. The common grassroots solution is to cut/grind off the secondary latch. Thus defeating the safety system intent. One can only hope they are not behind a moving vehicle with such a modification when the spare tire drops. Gmc customer service, while polite, informed that they could not reimburse the cost of the hoist replacement because there was not a service bulletin covering the problem. Yes, the vehicle is long out of warranty, but this is a serious customer safety issue. From the forums and blogs, it is obvious that this is a pervasive problem, and the 'fix' might be more dangerous than the initial issue.

Filed Jun 26, 2009 · Tires · 94,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 gmc envoy. The vehicle has michelin ltx m/s tires, size p245/165/1r (na). While driving 65 MPH, the front passenger side tread separated from the tire. One hundred miles after the first tire failure, the rear driver's side tread also separated from the tires. The tires have not been diagnosed by the dealer. The failure mileage was 94,000.

Filed Mar 11, 2009 · Tires · 72,482 miles · MA

On 6/3/2008, I purchased 2 michelin ltx m/s 245/65/17 tires for my 2003 gmc envoy from, millennium autobody & service inc., 1782 main st., brockton, ma 02304. On 10/22/2008 (after only 7969 miles) the tire blew out on the way to fl- had it been replaced in ny. The tire was shredded. On 11/10/2008 (after only 9557 miles ) the 2nd tire went flat- I was able to pull the SUV over quickly recognizing the same sounds and vibrations from 1st blow out. This tire was not shredded. There was no punctures/ cuts to the tire. The clerk at the tire kingdom in fl stated that it was a faulty tire valve stem that had caused the tire to fail. I called home, and my family advised me that there had been reports of bad valve stems on trucks and SUV's. I contacted the location where I purchased the tires to report the two tires failing- they requested that I bring the tires back when I came back to ma. I did not have the 1st tire- but I did get and still have the 2nd tire. Millennium autobody said they were going to talk to tire rep and get back to me- but it has been several weeks now and still no word. I was very fortunate that no one was injured during these 2 events- I fear that there are still faulty tire valves out there- that other consumers may not be aware of them.