2002 GMC Envoy body problems

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The contact owns a 2002 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was shaking. Upon inspection, the contact noticed that the rear subframe had fractured and detached. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the subframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

NHTSA complaint #11456854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS NO POWER. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR UNLOCK. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH AND STAY SHUT. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GETTING MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND NOW I CAN'T USE THE CAR BECAUSE MY KIDS COULD FALL OUT. IN THE OTHER VEHICLES IT WAS THE FAULTY LATCH. THIS HAPPENED TO OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL. NUMBER 05V494000.

NHTSA complaint #11302442 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR BECAME AJAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SECURELY LOCK THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

NHTSA complaint #10970755 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THERE IS A LARGE HOLE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT FRAME. RUSTED RIGHT THROUGH AND IS UNSAFE

NHTSA complaint #10956867 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

#1 RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM ROTTED OUT AND FAILED #2 UPON INSPECTION LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM TO FRAME ROTTED AND LARGE SEPARATION HAS FORMED.

NHTSA complaint #10341271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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.

NHTSA complaint #10339239 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

IN REGARD TO MY PRIOR COMPLAINT I NOTICE THAT MY HINGES HOLDING MY TAILGATE ON WERE RUSTED ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASE MY TRUCK, AND TOOK IT THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE HINGES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE CERTIFIED WARRANTY,ALTHOUGH ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED CAR AND TRUCK WARRANTY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTICE DURING THE BUMPER TO BUMPER INSPECTION BEFORE SELLING THE TRUCK. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DAY I TOOK IT IN I BELIEVE IT WAS NEAR THE END OF THE MONTH.

NHTSA complaint #10154538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

I PURCHASE A 2002 GMC ENVOY 06/05 ,AND ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO I HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN I WENT TO OPEN MY TAIL HATCH AFTER NOTICING MY PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. I TALK TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD BY THE BODY SHOP MANAGER THAT THE FLAP OVER THE HATCH WAS SUPPOSE TO LOOK LIKE THAT THERE IS A VERY NOTICEABLE GAP,HE THEN SAID THAT IT PROBABLY HAD BEEN FIXED BEFORE. AND DURING A LATER CONVERSATION WITH HIM HE SAID THAT IT WAS NATURAL WEAR AND TEAR. I AM THE OWNER AND ONLY DRIVER OF MY TRUCK, AND I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE OPEN THE BACK HATCH IF I HADN'T NOTICE THE BRAKE LIGHT OUT WHICH I FOUND OUT IS UNDER A RECALL. MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEALER AND ALSO GMC HAVE LEAD TO NO WHERE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO AN OUTSIDE REPAIR SHOP WHO LOOK AT THE HATCH AND ALSO SAID THAT IT HAD BEEN REPAIR BEFORE AND TO TRY TO WORK WITH GMC AND THE DEALER WITH GETTING IT FIXED.

NHTSA complaint #10154400 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRONIC MIRRORS RE-ADJUST WITHOUT WARNING. THE MIRRORS SHOULD MAINTAIN THE LAST SETTING, BUT REQUIRE RE-ADJUSTMENT EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. OCCASIONALLY THE MIRRORS RE-ADJUST WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CHANGE LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MIRRORS AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ELECTRICAL UNIT. THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY ALLEVIATED TEMPORARILY BY THE REPAIRS AND THE MIRRORS BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN A YEAR AGO. *NM... THE MIRRORS WILL SELF ADJUST THE SETTINGS. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT LOOKED IN THE MIRRORS TO CHANGE LANES AND THEY WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. HAD TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST THE MIRRORS PRIOR TO CHANGING LANES. ALSO, WHEN SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTARTED IT, HAD TO ADJUST THE MIRRORS. THE MIRRORS WILL NOT HOLD THE SET ADJUSTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE TAILGATE COULD ONLY BE OPENED WITH THE REMOTE, THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY TO OPEN THE TAILGATE. IN A SITUATION WHERE THE CONTACT'S ONLY EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE WAS FROM THE INSIDE, COULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY FROM THE INSIDE.

NHTSA complaint #10147888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHEN DRIVING THE BACK HATCH MAKES A POPPING NOISE AND REAR HATCH OPENS.

NHTSA complaint #10106548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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CONSUMER HAD ALL OF THE WEATHER PROOFING ON THE VEHICLE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AS WELL AS THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY . *AK THE FAN CLUTCH WAS REPLACED, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE IF THE LIGHT WASN'T ON AT THE TIME. THE PLASTIC TRIM FROM THE SEAT BELT BROKE, THE SEAT BELT FAILED AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DRAG, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE,THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WAS LOOSING PRESSURE, THE PASSENGER INNER DOOR SEAL LEAKED, THE CLOCK ON THE RADIO WOULD RESET ITSELF, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK UP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY WOULD SKID AND PULL TO THE RIGHT. *SC

NHTSA complaint #10073548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ENGINE NON-START PROBLEMS -- WAITING 15-20 MINUTES SEEMS TO CORRECT. WANDERING SIDE VIEW MIRRORS. RUBBING NOISE WHEN TURNING TIGHTLY. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MOVEMENT NOISE WHEN TURNING OVER BUMPS. SIDE MIRROR AIR NOISE. THE 1ST. TWO (2) PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ONGOING, AND THE MOST CONCERNING, SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2001. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS TO TWO (2) GMC DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES, AND AN IGNITION RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE AND THE DEALER ASSUMED IT WOULD CORRECT THE NON-START PROBLEM. IT DID UNTIL YESTERDAY. MORE IMPORTANTLY HOWEVER, SHORTLY AFTER THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, GMC'S OWNER ASSISTANCE HELP HAS BEEN SOUGHT FOR THESE (2) PROBLEMS ASSUMING THEY MAY INFORM THE DEALER OF ENGINEERING FIXES, BUT TO NO AVAIL.

NHTSA complaint #10039239 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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VEHICLE'S AIR BAG LIGHT KEEP FLASHING/ VEHICLE RUNNING ON HIGH RPM'S. *MR AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED AND CALIBRATIONS HAD TO BE UPDATED. ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS INCLUDED FADED WINDOW MOLDINGS, LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING. IGNITION SWITCH AND FUSE BLOCK WAS REPLACED. INOPERATIVE POWER MIRRORS. PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED. CONSUMER WAS UPSET WITH THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH VEHICLE AND THE NUMBER OF RECALLS ON THIS NEW SUV. *TT

NHTSA complaint #10026342 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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SPOT WELDS FAILING ON DOOR HINGE ASSEMBLY DUE TO FLEXING OF METAL ADJACENT TO HINGE. DOOR CHECK ROD NOT PERFORMING RESTRAINING FUNCTION. BROKEN SPOT WELDS COULD ALLOW A DOOR TO FALL OFF MOVING VEHICLE. DT

NHTSA complaint #770660 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

MEMORY MIRRORS DO NOT RETURN TO THE CORRECT SETTINGS. CONSUMER WAS ORGINALLY TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM; HOWEVER, TWO DEALERSHIPS HAD DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT FIX IT. HAD IT IN A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES, AND SEVERAL PARTS OF VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED, INCLUDING MIRRORS/ MIRROR ACTUATORS/ LIFTGATE CONTROL MODULE , AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CONTROL MODULE. THIS MIRROR DEFECT WAS SIMILAR TO THE ONES MENTIONED IN ODI ID NUMBERS 755966, 757526, 757914, 759042, 759973, 760504 AND 8000646. CONSUMER'S FILE NUMBER WITH GMC HAS BEEN 1-11855349. THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE WHEN THINKING THAT MIRRORS WERE SET, THEY WERE NOT. AT NIGHT OR IN THE DARK CONSUMER MUST WAIT TO SEE A LIGHT TO SET THEM. DT.

NHTSA complaint #769563 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MEMORY MIRRORS DO NOT RETURN TO THE CORRECT SETTINGS. CONSUMER WAS ORGINALLY TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM; HOWEVER, TWO DEALERSHIPS HAD DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT FIX IT. HAD IT IN A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES, AND SEVERAL PARTS OF VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED, INCLUDING MIRRORS/ MIRROR ACTUATORS/ LIFTGATE CONTROL MODULE , AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CONTROL MODULE. THIS MIRROR DEFECT WAS SIMILAR TO THE ONES MENTIONED IN ODI ID NUMBERS 755966, 757526, 757914, 759042, 759973, 760504 AND 8000646. CONSUMER'S FILE NUMBER WITH GMC HAS BEEN 1-11855349. THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE WHEN THINKING THAT MIRRORS WERE SET, THEY WERE NOT. AT NIGHT OR IN THE DARK CONSUMER MUST WAIT TO SEE A LIGHT TO SET THEM. DT.

NHTSA complaint #769563 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING, HATCHBACK WINDOW WILL OPEN. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PULL OVER TO CLOSE THE WINDOW. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THERE IS A POPPING SOUND HEARD WHEN THE WINDOW OPENS ON IT'S OWN SIMILAR TO THE SAME NOISE HEARD WHEN ACTUALLY PUSHING THE BUTTON FOR THE WINDOW TO OPEN.

NHTSA complaint #8017883 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED RECALL ON CONSOLE ARM REST LATCH, IT WAS FIXED BUT FAILED AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #563592 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH HEADWIND AND TOPPING OUT A LARGE HILL, FRONT END LIFTS AND SWERVES DUE TO A LARGE AIR POCKET FORMED BY THE FRONT OF THE HOOD, THE TOP OF THE RADIATOR AND GRILL 'FINS' OR 'BARS', THE POCKET IS FIVE INCHES DEEP, 4 INCHES HIGH AND 4 FEET WIDE. DRIVER FILLED THE POCKET WITH NYLON FOAM CUT TO FIT AND GLUED INTO PLACE. THE POCKET CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE TRACTION FOR THE FRONT (STEERING) WHEELS AND PUSHED THE FRONT END BY WIND GUSTS TO AN EXCESSIVE AND DANGEROUS AMOUNT.

NHTSA complaint #9006232 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED RECALL ON CONSOLE ARM REST LATCH, IT WAS FIXED BUT FAILED AGAIN. *YH RECALL 01V158. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #563592 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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POWER STEERING RACK FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT STEERING RACK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE DUE TO NO FLUID IN THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKS. DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOORS RATTLE AND FLEW OVER LARGE BUMPS. INTERIOR COURTESY LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS OPEN. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #894129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.