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2004 GMC Envoy XL engine problems

17 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2004 GMC Envoy XL, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
17 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
118,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2004 GMC Envoy XL Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 118,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 118,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 8% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 12 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 118,000 miles, and 8% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

I was driving and my vehicle on I-985 hall county ga. My check gage light came on and less than 1/2 of a mile it start to smoke and burn as soon as I stopped turned of the ignition. It burnt to the ground from the engine area to the inside.

Reported at 160,000 miles, July 2016 FireInjury

2004 GMC envoy xuv dies when in drive and stopped for stop light, stop sign, etc. When the gas is applied, the car dies and I tie up traffic while having to shift to park, restart the engine, and then shift to drive and proceed through the intersection. It never dies while driving, only at a stop. I have had this car to the dealer numerous times and, because there is no "code" , they don't know what to do to fix it.

Reported at 118,000 miles, July 2010

Other problems reported for the 2004 GMC Envoy XL

Engine problems in other years

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Engine problems across all GMC models