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vehicle
2005 / gmc / envoy
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
624 on file (2005-01-17 → 2026-01-28)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
179 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Instrument cluster and fuel gauge malfunctionELECTRICAL SYSTEM64 complaints2012-06 → 2024-01gmc-envoy-2005-instrument-cluster-fuel-gauge
10692930 THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ANYMORE. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN GMC ENVOYS, BUT GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE NOR FIX THE ISSUE. SPEEDOMETER CURRENTLY SHOWS I'M DOING 60 MPH WHILE PARKED
10983628 FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. AFTER I FILL UP THE TANK, THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, THE GAUGE IS ON EMPTY AND THE MESSAGE "LOW FUEL" DISPLAYS
10969280 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL, AND OIL GAUGES FLUCTUATED AND INCORRECTLY REPORTED THE SPEED, FUEL QUANTITY, AND OIL QUANTITY
10516208 WE PARKED OUR GMC ENVOY IN THE DRIVEWAY THE EVENING OF 6/8/13 AROUND 7:30 PM. I HADN'T USED THE REAR HATCH AT ALL ON THIS DAY. MY HUSBAND WAS OUTSIDE AND LEFT AND CAME BACK IN HIS VEHICLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SO SOMETIME IN THE EARLY HOURS OF 6/9/13 THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED
10495027 CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOR THE AFTERNOON AND THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING HITTING REAR GLASS
10490084 REAR WINDSHIELD/BACK WINDOW SHATTERED ON IT'S OWN WHILE PARKED IN PARKING LOT. COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY OR WHAT HAD CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN
11217307 ABOUT 4 YEARS I NOTICED MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES WOULD NOT WORK AT NIGHT, FORCING ME TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON, BLINDING OTHER MOTORISTS
11051710 THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING 50MPH ON A HIGHWAY BECAUSE A RELAY IN THE FUSE BOX OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE FUSE BOX
10908917 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES
Air bag failure to deploy or unexpected deploymentAIR BAGS12 complaints2012-06 → 2025-03gmc-envoy-2005-air-bag-deployment-failure
11651384 The contact owned a 2005 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, another vehicle driven by a drunk driver swerved into the front of the vehicle, causing a front collision. The air bags failed to deploy
11464854 My brother was driving down the street, no bumps no potholes, both side airbags just deployed for no reason at all
10851506 I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ME HAVING AN ACCIDENT OR HITTING ANYTHING THE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE AND HIT MY DAUGHTER BREAKING HER GLASSES
10617539 ON JULY 28, 2014 I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY GOING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS THE MAIN STREET AND WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPOT
10606425 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC ENVOY XL 370. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED IGNITION SWITCH AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
10630915 THE SUV HAS SHUT OFF ON ME THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 2 1/2 YRS (THE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT. ) EACH TIME I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF AND ALL LIGHTS, ETC JUST TURNED OFF
Electrical system fireELECTRICAL SYSTEM9 complaints2013-01 → 2024-02gmc-envoy-2005-electrical-system-fire
10852857 FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY
10876962 CAR WAS PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES WHEN WE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE INTERIOR UPON OPENING THE CAR DOOR WE REALIZED THE DASHBOARD WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES
11570382 The driver side window control caught fire, while the vehicle was sitting overnight. It was sitting by itself without reason to catch fire, but it did burn inside the driver side door
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
Cite this
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2005 GMC Envoy vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/gmc/envoy
@misc{wrenchpro_2005_gmc_envoy_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2005 GMC Envoy},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/gmc/envoy}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
