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2006 GMC Envoy wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 34 complaints for the 2006 GMC Envoy, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
34 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
88,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 3
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2006 GMC Envoy Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 88,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 88,000 miles
Based on 26 complaints that include mileage. 12% 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 miles2
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 26 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 GMC envoy. While driving approximately 35 MPH with the air conditioner activated, a strong burning odor emitted through the air vents. Suddenly the heater blower failed to operate. The contact continued to drive the vehicle but later discovered that the heater blower wiring connector was melted and had damaged the relay resistor module. The manufacturer was notified of the defect.

Reported at 30,000 miles, May 2012 Fire

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact stated while attempting to activate the windshield wipers, the windshield wipers failed to operate as intended. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V046000 (Visibility). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 103,000.

Reported at 103,000 miles, August 2022

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