2008 GMC ENVOY Complaints

WE WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN WE HEARD A POP AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLEW APART IN THE TREAD AREA. VERY UNUSUAL. WE HIT NO HOLES. THE TIRES HAVE ABOUT 12,000 MILES ON THEM. GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A 255/75/17. OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. *TR

THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED THE LIGHT WAS OFF. IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE BACK TO THE DEALER BEFORE THE 30 DAY WARRANTY WAS UP DUE TO RADIO ISSUES (BUZZ) THEY WORKED UNDER THE BACK SEAT ON A DEVICE AND UNDER THE DASH BELOW THE STEERING COLUMN TO RESOLVE. THE SOUND RETURNED AND THEY REPLACED A PART UNDER THE BACK SEAT. A FEW MONTHS LATER THESE NEW ISSUES STARTED. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON RECENTLY THE SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT HAS STARTED. THIS IS INTERMITTENT. PLEASE ADVISE. FYI: THERE IS A FEW BULLETIN BOARDS WHERE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

CPSC: 2008 GMC ENVOY. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS IS THE THIRD IGNITION SWITCH ON THE CAR AND ALL THREE WERE DISABLED. *LN

I WILL BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR WOULD JUST SHUT OFF ON ME.I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP TRYING TO START IT AND AFTER A FEW TIMES TRYING IT WOULD START.I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE KEY OVER AND OVER A FEW TIMES TO GET THE IGNITION TO START.IT HAS STALLED ON ME 5 TIMES.SOME TIMES IT WILL CRANK RIGHT UP AND OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE KEY OVER AND OVER FOR IT TO CRANK.WHEN I TURN THE KEY IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING NO SOUND AT ALL.BUT IF I KEEP TRYING IT WOULD START UP.I HAD THE STARTER AND BATTERY CHECKED BUT THOSE WERE FINE. *TR

OUR 2008 GMC ENVOY KEPT ON GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER AS TIME WENT ON AND WHEN I WENT TO CHECK IT OUT I FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD A CRACK IN IT ABOUT 3.5 INCHES LONG. IF FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DO TO I CHANGED 3 OD THEM IN OTHER GMC ENVOYS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. I OWN A STATE INSPECTION REPAIR GARAGE IN PENNSYLVANIA.THIS IS A VERY POOR LAYOUT BY GM. ALSO THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP ON THIS SAME VEHICLE IS A COMMAND PROBLEM. AND THE WIPER SPRAY NOZZLE IS ALSO ANOTHER COMMAND POOR DESIGN. *TR

IN JANUARY, 2012, AFTER A DAY OF MAKING SEVERAL STOPS (CHURCH, VISIT FAMILY, MOVIE), WE STOPPED FOR A LATE NIGHT DINNER). THE RESTAURANT WAS CLOSING, SO WE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED. SINCE IT WAS LATE NIGHT, WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE HOME AND THEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. AFTER BEING IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND AFTER SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS,, WE WERE TOLD THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. SINCE THIS 1ST INCIDENT IN 2012, THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. AFTER ONE INCIDENT IN 2013, WE BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY. AFTER 2 WEEKS, THE NEW BATTERY WAS DEAD AND WE RECEIVED A NEW BATTERY. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING OCCURRED AT LEAST ANOTHER 3 TIMES. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY TWICE, WE HEARD THERE WAS AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL FOR GMC VEHICLES. WHEN I CONTACTED GM, THEY TOLD ME THE RECALL WAS FOR OTHER MAKES AND MODELS, BUT NOT ON THE ENVOY. MY CONCERN IS WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL START OR NOT. WE HAVE ALSO HAD THE STARTER CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES & WAS TOLD IT'S NOT THE STARTER. IT APPEARS NO ONE IS ABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START AND WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY - WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, WHERE WILL I BE., IF I AM CLOSE TO HOME OR NOT AND WILL WE HAVE TO INCUR ANOTHER TOWING CHARGE. *TR

THE VEHICLE REAR AIR COMPRESSOR AIR DEFLATES OVER NIGHT OR AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE. AIR COMPRESSOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER. THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM WOULD NOT ALLOW THE SEAT BELT TO ADJUST AND WAS CUT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT SEAT BELT GEAR MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 47,500.

DRIVING ALONG STREET AND ALL ENGINE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND ENGINE STOPPED. LOST POWER STEERING AND HAD TO FIGHT TO GET OVER TO SIDE OF STREET AND SAFETY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME EACH TIME THE IGNITION SWITCH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR

ENGINE STALLED WHEN MAKING A TURN. LOST ALL POWDER THE DASH PANEL HAD NO LIGHT LIT UP.I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO CONTROL DUE TO LOW SPEED. TURNED KEY OFF AND THE IT RESTARTED WHEN KEY TURNED BACK ON. ON MARCH 19, 2014 TOOK IT TO BENNTT CHEVROLET BURICK FOR CHECK. THEY FOUND FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AND IT FOR $259.88. THE 2008 ENVOYS WERE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND SOMEONE SHOULD CHECK ALL 2008 ENVOYS STILL ON THE ROAD. *TR