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2002 Chevrolet Envoy problems

Owners have filed 27 complaints with NHTSA about the 2002 Chevrolet Envoy. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are air bags (15%) and electrical system (11%).

At a glance

Complaints
27 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Fuel system 19% of complaints
Crashes and fires
6 and 1
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0
Typical mileage
65,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Fuel system 19%
  • Air bags 15%
  • Electrical system 11%
  • Engine 11%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 11%
  • Drivetrain & axles 7%
  • Brakes 4%
  • Seat belts 4%
  • Steering 4%
  • Body & structure 4%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2002 Chevrolet Envoy Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 65,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 65,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 36% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 11 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 65,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 7 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 95% of model years in our database.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

After being run off of the road, the vehicle had gone up an embankment, sheered off a telephone pole, became air born, rolled over and slid down the embankment, vehicle was totaled. The air bags did not deploy. On star did not report the accident, and the privacy screen for cargo area became unlatched and was rolling around the vehicle. *scc

CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet envoy. While driving approximately 35 MPH in rainy weather conditions, the front windshield wiper selector activated in the delay mode. Consequently he could not engaged the wipers in full speed. The vehicle was partially repaired according to recall campaign id number 04v046000 (visibility;windshield wiper/washer). The vehicle was not repaired again for the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000. The current mileage was 75,000.

Reported at 58,000 miles, February 2005

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet envoy. The contact stated that the driver side master power switch for the windows and doors failed. The contact mentioned that the windows failed to open or close. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 12v406000 (electrical system, visibility) and NHTSA campaign number: 13v248000 (electrical system, visibility). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 02/02/15

Reported at 112,044 miles, October 2014

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