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2005 GMC Envoy air bags problems

28 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2005 GMC Envoy, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
28 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
15 and 0
Injuries and deaths
20 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2005 GMC Envoy Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 47% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 19 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 15 crashes, 20 injuries, 2 deaths.

What owners wrote

My son was killed in a rollover accident on 4/18/06. He was ejected through the driver's side door in which the top part of the door was pulled away from the roof of the car during the rollover. By looking at the tire tracks of the accident, he was just entering the on ramp of the road and the tracks show no skid marks, swerving, etc, just a straight line into the ditch as if he didnt have control of the steering or brakes, possible stalling ?? Both tires on the driver's side were flattened.

Reported at 30,000 miles, April 2005 CrashDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 GMC envoy. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician advised the contact that the passenger's side air bag sensor and driver's seat position sensor would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Reported at 100,000 miles, February 2013

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