2008 GMC Envoy problems
Owners have filed 103 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 GMC Envoy. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. Next are lighting (17%) and stability control (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 103 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 87,000 miles 75 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 75 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 87,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 79,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the GMC Envoy with enough data (40 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
ABS failure. Vehicle skidded, leaving tire marks, about 2 vehicle lengths. Clean dry asphalt highway. Passenger in front right seat broke left foot.
I was in an auto accident on a major highway and upon crashing my airbag didn't deploy and my face smashed into the steering wheel.
This is a very unsafe vehicle. I purchased it for my husband and have seldom drove until recently when he was injured driving it. He drove through our garage and demolished it. I how drive it and find the brake and gas pedals the worst problem. No matter what shoes or boots you are wearing you cannot control the vehicle. It has cost us thousands in damage and repairs. I do not have pictures, but will obtain them and forward them.
I was involved in a head on collision in which my vehicle struck two vehicles. The first vehicle made an illegal left hand turn in front of my vehicle at a lighted intersection. I was traveling at an approximate speed of 50MPH on a highway intersection (posted speed limit 55MPH). The front driver's side of my vehicle struck the front driver's side of the first vehicle (black sedan pictured). My vehicle continued to strike a second vehicle (pickup in picture) that was stopped at the red light of the cross street.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 GMC envoy denali. The contact stated that the front passenger side seat belt seized and could not be released from the enclosure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they advised that the retraction mechanism failed and the entire seat belt assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000. The current mileage was approximately 53,806.