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2002 GMC Envoy transmission problems

60 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2002 GMC Envoy, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
60 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
56,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 2
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When transmission problems show up

Transmission complaints by mileage, 2002 GMC Envoy Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 56,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 10 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 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: 56,000 miles
Based on 40 complaints that include mileage. 53% 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 miles3
20k to 40k miles10
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 40 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

My vehicle rolled backwards down a hill and crashed into a waterfountain and a tree in my front yard. Backing out of my garage I stopped quickly after just exiting my garage on a slope of about 6% grade. I had spilled coffee, I put the vehicle into park and stepped out when the car abruptly rolled backward. Both of my children were strapped in their seats and I tried to leap back across the drivers seat with my legs hanging out the door. We traveled 50 feet before hitting the waterfountain and tree.

January 2002 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2002 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was shaking. Upon inspection, the contact noticed that the rear subframe had fractured and detached. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the subframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Reported at 150,000 miles, January 2022

Other problems reported for the 2002 GMC Envoy

Transmission problems in other years

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