2008 GMC ENVOY Complaints

"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES CAUSING LOSE OF POWER - VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE TO DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM ON THE SHIFT HANDLE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING THE ABS PROBLEM OF ACTIVATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN ALL CONDITIONS. IT IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR GMC VEHICLES UP TO 2004 BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT CORRECTED. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES EVERY TIME AFTER FIRST STARTING THE CAR. THE ABS SYSTEM IS SPORATIC. NO WARNING THAT IT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. THESE SYSTEMS FAIL DAILY WITHOUT EXCEPTION.

MY DIM LIGHTS HAVE QUIT WORKING RECENTLY ON MY 2008 GMC ENVOY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SO FAR. LAST TIME WAS 11/2/16. BRIGHT LIGHTS STILL WORK. I FOUND A GMC RECALL ON YEARS 2006-2007 REF THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE WHICH CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THEY SHOULD INCLUDE THIS YEAR ALSO. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

MY DIM LIGHTS HAVE QUIT WORKING RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SO FAR. LAST TIME WAS 11/2/16. BRIGHT LIGHTS STILL WORK. I FOUND A GMC RECALL ON YEARS 2006-2007 REF THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE WHICH CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THEY SHOULD INCLUDE THIS YEAR ALSO. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE SUV ON THE FREEWAY WHEN A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. I CAME OFF THE FREEWAY AND WATCHED ENVOY BECOME COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AS FIRE DEPARTMENT WORK TO PUT IT OUT. VEHICLE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. NO KNOWN ISSUES WITH VEHICLE PRIOR TO ITS INFERNO MOMENT.

LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN MOTION. ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE NIGHT REPLACE RELAY AND LOW BEAM LIGHT AS INSTRUCTED BY DEALERSHIP WITHOUT SUCCESS LIGHT STILL WILL NOT COME ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM ELECTRICAL SHORT AND THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE LOW BEAMS, RELAY, SWITCH AND CHECKED THE FUSES, BUT THE LOW BEAMS CONTINUED TO RANDOMLY SHORT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE RANDOM FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAMPAIGN ID 14V-755. MY VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN OR GM RECALL. I AM HAVING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE LOW BEAMS SHUTTING OFF AT NIGHT AND HAS HAPPENED TWICE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

ABS ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON. IT HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND PULLED THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CAR REMAINED RUNNING WITH THE KEY OUT AND IN ORDER TO SHUT IT OFF WE HAD TO POP THE HOOD AND PULL OUT A RELAY. WE THEN TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR AND IT STARTED WITH THE KEY TURNED BACKWARDS. IT WASN'T DRIVEABLE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE IT WAS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING. WE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT WAS WORKING FOR A FEW DAYS AND NOW ITS BACK TO DOING THE SAME THING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. MA 10/19/15 UPDATED 3/21/2016*JS *CN