2002 GMC Envoy XL problems
Owners have filed 111 complaints about the 2002 GMC Envoy XL with NHTSA. Exterior lighting accounts for 13.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 13.5%.
Complaints111
Crashes3
Fires5
Injuries2
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Exterior lighting 13.5% · 15
Electrical system 13.5% · 15
Fuel system, gasoline 11.7% · 13
Power train 11.7% · 13
Engine and engine cooling 5.4% · 6
Service brakes, hydraulic 5.4% · 6
Latches/locks/linkages 4.5% · 5
Visibility 4.5% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 3 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire and 2 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 4 model years of the GMC Envoy XL in this data, 2002 draws comparatively few complaints; 2003 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 8 in the last three years against 19 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 54,844 miles.
In owners' own words
Headlights, lower beam lamp socket keeps burning out. Has done this since purchase in 2003. Tail lights did same thing and replaced assembly under warranty. Dangerous to drive at night because you don't know when they are going to burnout. Has happened four to five times. Exterior lighting · reported at 10,000 miles
For I have a 2002 GMC envoy that is having brake problems and the answer that I was getting from the dealer was that my brakes were low, well I changed them and the problem is still there, for at times when holding down the brake the pedal will stop and then drop about an eight of an inch ( as if there is air in the lines) and I don't know if electrical problems are thought of as dangerous, but I have them too. Electrical system · reported at 28,000 miles
I was involved in a accident on 2/21/08 at 2:00pm the accident involved three cars. I was driving a 2002 GMC envoy 1st car crossed three lanes out of control I hit the car and another car hit me from behind the approximate speed was 45 miles an hour. My airbags did not deploy nor did my seatbelts lock causing me great bodily injury by hitting the steeringwheel and forcing my legs up under the dashboard. Air bags · reported at 172,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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