Four problems related to ignition have been reported for the 2002 GMC Envoy. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I have been complaining of multiple problems with my 2002 GMC Envoy since I purchased it in 2002. The most serious of these is the fact that my engine seems to idle very high sometimes and my gauges quit working temporarily. On 7/25/2005 I lost all power to my vehicle while it was running. I lost power steering brakes, etc. And had to coast to safety. I was very lucky that I did not hit another vehicle or crash. Had this happened on a busy highway or while my children were in the car it makes me sick to think of what may have happened.
Engine non-start problems -- waiting 15-20 minutes seems to correct. Wandering side view mirrors. Rubbing noise when turning tightly. Driver's side door movement noise when turning over bumps. Side mirror air noise. The 1st. Two (2) problems have been ongoing, and the most concerning, since the vehicle was purchased new in 2001. It has been in for repairs to two (2) GMC dealers numerous times, and an ignition recall repair was done and the dealer assumed it would correct the non-start problem. It did until yesterday. More importantly however, shortly after this vehicle was purchased, GMC's owner assistance help has been sought for these (2) problems assuming they may inform the dealer of engineering fixes, but to no avail.
Our 2002 GMC Envoy was plagued with repeated electrical type problems nearly from the beginning of ownership in July 2001. These problems include locking us out while running, mirrors not holding programming, cd player changing tracks during play, driver seat moving forward and cd player coming on when vehicle was off and no key in ignition, cd player that was on shut itself off and the driver door unlocked during driving, "easy out" feature of the driver's seat moved it forward instead of rearward as programmed, fan and temp. Settings changing, dashboard gauges not working or illuminating while driving. We made repeated trips to a GMC dealer without repair because they could not duplicate the problems. After 17 months of ownership we were not happy and frustrated to have an expensive vehicle with so many problems so early on. Our only recourse was to use the arbitration process with the bbb auto line and our state's lemon law. The arbitrator's decision required GMC to buy this vehicle back. We are very dissapointed GMC did not stand behind their product and concerned that this vehicle will be re-sold as is.
There is a problem with the electrical system. Vehicle shuts off intermittently. Vehicle has experienced this problem five times.