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2002 GMC Envoy steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 20 complaints for the 2002 GMC Envoy, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
20 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
79,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 1
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2002 GMC Envoy Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 79,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 79,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 30% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 10 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 79,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

I filed a complaint on october 19.nr: 10140380. I reported 2 rollover cases with 2 similar cars within 3 month in my family. I found out now that both cars had steering recalls which we have not been aware of. Does that mean anything to anybody or does the severe injuries of my wife and daughter mean nothing since they are not dead? I called your agency and was told that I have to wait. Ok .I have the car in my home and wait.

Reported at 85,000 miles, October 2005 CrashInjury

On this model of trailblazers and envoys there is a serious issue with the power steering line cracking on the back side if the steering shaft, causing fluid to spray out and immediate loss of power steering. When this line broke my wife was driving at highway speeds with my 4 kids in the vehicle, and she was barely able to maneuver the vehicle out of traffic to a safe spot, almost causing an accident. I have spoken with many other owners of these suv's and found this to be a very common problem.

Reported at 156,288 miles, June 2017

Other problems reported for the 2002 GMC Envoy

Steering problems in other years

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Steering problems across all GMC models