general problems of the 2006 GMC Envoy - part 1

Went to drive home at night lights were working then all the sudden went out. Pulled over checked fuses n restarted auto and still no lights, the dash board lights were out as well. Safety of other drivers and my family were affected. Did have to have a friend come and get us. And went to get auto next day n still no lights. When got home checked everything agine and fuses were ok the wireing look all intact. Still no lights. Or dash lights.

When I turn on my right turn signal my high beams come on. This is a not only a safety issue but also causes road rage issues.

Both daytime running lights and headlights and high beams cut off while driving. Was pulled over for defective equipment. Wires in passenger headlight melted, didnt check drivers side. There are recalls on the 06 Envoy headlights, but I was informed that it doesnt apply to my VIN. Even though I am can no longer drive at night due to vehicle defect.

Car started on fire after turning it on seemed to come from dashboard,spread to front seats it was parked at the time, fire department stated it was from vents ,heating motor.

Had problems with the heater's blower motor not blowing or sometimes blowing but not on every speed. Looked up issue on youtube and found many videos of the same issue and the videos showed them having to replace the heater's blower motor resister. As the resister was being replaced, we noticed the resister was melted onto the plug it plugs into and the thick red wire was also melted. Resister got replaced and the blower speeds all worked again. Shortly after installation of the new resister, the number 5 speed failed but all others continued. Three months later, the resister failed. Exchanged and replaced the resister again and worked on all speeds but 5 again. Had a smell to it while in use, we got use to it and thought nothing of it anymore. Worked for over 2 years until 1/12/2019 when as the Envoy was in my yard warming up in below freezing temperatures, the vehicle caught fire without and warning and burned under the glove box catching the contents in the glove box on fire and making the vehicle burst into flames and even had an explosion inside the vehicle. Black smoke was pouring out on the area of the passenger side windshield wiper area. There was a hole in the windshield above the wiper.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that when she placed the key into the ignition, it would not come out. The vehicle was taken to joseph Buick GMC (8700 colerain Ave, cincinnati, OH 45201), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 168,000. The VIN was not available.

2006 GMC Envoy engine shuts off while driving code po601 find out it's the pcm.

The window master control on the driver side was getting hot.

Vehicle was stationary. Envoy slt has sun/moon roof. Water on driver & passenger floor. Water running out from under steering wheel from under dashboard. Very concern about electrical damage & problems. Watched some utube videos showing trouble with drain holes(4) from sun/moon roof become clogged with debrie.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. While driving approximately 45-50 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. A local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. While making a sharp turn, the steering wheel made an abnormal noise and became difficult to turn. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 05v455000 (steering). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the soft copper high pressure hoses; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic and the high pressure hoses were replaced again. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

While driving down the highway and or while coming to a stop the engine just shuts itself off without warning. Everything in the inside stays on, but you have to put the vehicle in park and re crank. This is an extreme safety hazard and needs to be looked into.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. While the contact was seated in the vehicle, the security system warning indicator illuminated and he was unable to exit the vehicle. Also, the windows and door lock switches became inoperable. The contact turned the vehicle off and back on, and the vehicle began to work as intended. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 15v599000 (visibility); however, the failure stated in the recall summary recurred. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently mostly in inclement weather. The contact was concerned that the vehicle was not repaired correctly. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

The fuel gauge is not working whatsoever. It is always on empty and I cannot put any gas in the vehicle.

Hi ! as many other GMC Envoy costumer stock at the earlier 50-100 thousand milles with engine problem caused by misfire cylinder . I do a have a problem with my SUV engine the classic misfire #6 cylinder that it cost a $2000 or plus to get repair , short worlds loosing the engine . If you guys check about this issue is extremely big and horrible thousand people a cross the country dealing with this issue . I did noticed this issue just driving , I got to stop sign and the engine starts shaking and the check engine come on , after I took to a mechanic shop for diagnostic and put about $200 dollars on spark plugs and coil and noting changed I was tell by the mechanic that it was a lower compression on the 6 cylinder so bad valve .

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that the master control module on the driver side window did not work. The contact stated that the control module was repaired per an unknown recall in 2014. The contact called the dealer and was informed that there was no recall. The contact stated that the original module that was replaced per the recall never failed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The manufacturer confirmed that the control module was replaced per a recall in 2014. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 183,000.

As I was driving down I-75 at 10:30pm my headlights just randomly went off! I was driving approximately 70 mph and I was in an area that had no lights alongside the road. I slammed on my brakes to attempt to move to the side of the road. After I slowed enough to move over, my headlights went back on. I was so shook up, I'm not sure if my rear lights went off as well. This type of incident happened again this past weekend and I had to pull to the side of the road and actually shut off the engine and re-start my car twice before my lights went back on. Today, on my way to work, in the dark, just before I was puling into our parking lot, they went off again. I also have noticed that when I press on the automatic window buttons, my lights dim and then brighten. Another issue is the dash light for the gas cap turns on and off randomly while driving the car. In addition, my air bag light has been on for several months, does not go off and yet, it not included in the recall of the dangerous airbags going off randomly and causing accidents and injuries. All of the above issues have occurred while the vehicle was in motion. I'm not sure if these are related or not. All of the issues are very serious safety issues and need to be addressed.

While driving, in pitch black darkness on 6/10/2016 around 1:00 am, my headlights suddenly went off. The only way I could obtain lights was using the high beams. Low beams do not work and high beam only works in manual on/off mode. We checked the lamps and fuses. All are in excellent condition. I have no lights while driving or in park. The side view mirrors move on there own and at any time, while driving , in park and when the car is not running. This has been going on since the door panel recall was repaired. The dealer has informed me that there is no recall on that either. Last year (2015) I had to replace the airbags (suspension) on both rear wheels. The car would drop down lower than any mid size car. Once started the bags would inflate but the car may drop at any give time while driving. Gm did not cover this cost and the dealer wanted over $1200. 00 to repair. Prior to that the gas gauge quit working. Which gm did cover the repair cost but I never received a recall. I just happened to be at the dealer for the driver door recall and mentioned it.

Gas sending unit/fuel pump lines rot out due to corrosion and spray gasoline all over the underside of vehicle. The vehicle might stall but often times it keeps running, all while spraying gasoline all over the place. This one does not even trip a check engine light while running in this condition. The only warning was the smell of gasoline- some people do not have a sense of smell, and this could have been very dangerous. This is a fire waiting to happen. This corrosion issue is known to gm, why is this not a safety recall? this let loose on my sister in-law while driving, it could have resulted in explosion or serious fire. Gm knows that these rot out prematurely due to poor materials and combined with road salt and environmental effects in snow states. This vehicle also suffers from the driver door switch for door locks and windows not always working, due to shorting out from water. . . Again a known issue with "some" units of this year, but this has not been recalled on this particular "unit" yet. Some of these have shorted out and caused fires- combined with the leaky gas sending units, this is a serious safety hazard. Do not park this vehicle in a garage- a fire waiting to happen. . . Come on- make gm take care of these problems before someone gets killed. This truck was at a dealer for the fuel leak, they told her it needs a sender unit and a bunch of other things that have failed on this poorly built truck, which include wheel bearings, abs sensors. Steering wheel sensor (? really) inop door locks, leaking fuel, water pump leaking, failing headlights- that work when they want, and a whole bunch of other repairs. This fuel and electrical issue(s) should be immediately recalled. This is affecting a lot of people who live in the northern states with snow and salt on the roadways.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v755000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy 360. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the head lamps failed to illuminate without warning. The contact had into turn on the high beams in order to see. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximate 118,000. Sg.

I have 2006 GMC Envoy, whole door panel went out before recall, so we paid $2000 and had fixed, when recall came out, they reimbursed us. But because recall wasn't out yet I am thinking they put old part in, this was around 2008. You cannot drive a car safely with nothing working on driver door, I have kids in back I need window lock, can't open my door or window if emergency happenned. Very frustrating. I got a letter in August 2015 stating that recal #12180 driver door switch short circuit recall had not been done on my car yet. And approximately a week later it went out, I had been getting these cards but because I had it done in 2008 I assumed it was fine, but now doing exact same thing, so the GMC recall card says take to garber GMC in green cove springs, FL and will fix for free, first time I took it up there they said part not listed on computer so can't do it cause GMC won't pay them back, then got service mgr involved and he said bring it up and he will charge me $90 to diagnose it, I said I don't have that kind of money. He waived it to see if it was the recall part, when I called to check on it the service man that handled it said it was that part but the recall had closed, my car had too many miles on it, etc. . What does that matter? I know it is the same part, it is doing the same thing. Then I get from service manager we will do for $500. 00, when first time cost us $2000, my husband said no, we have card here saying this is recall and you will fix for no charge, now they are saying it isn't that part, I have had several stories, but if it was recalled they need to fix it. Whether or not it was done before the recall came out. They probably put old part in then, because recall had not been put out yet. Please help me get my car fixed, very frustrating, dangerous as well. Thank you. Hallie istre.

While servicing my vehicle at an authorized gm dealership, I was notified of the recent recall regarding headlamps which get hot and can fail. It has been nearly 8 months since that recall was issued, and yet there remains no identifiable remedy or solution as to how they will resolve the issue and repair / replace the defective components. . Entitled to safe vehicles, I am unsure as to how or why gm would believe that 8 months to not even have announced a solution is an absurdity. At this point, the period of time in which the manufacturer has had to develop and implement a solution is simply unacceptable as a consumer. I am under the belief that their solution to the problem is simple, they are going let the vehicles age a few more years and hope by that time, additional vehicles requiring repair will no longer be on the road and the issue will magically go away. As owners of this vehicle, I am entitled to the remedy as promised under recall gm 14291, and I do not think that it is acceptable for manufacturers to sit on open recalls for vehicles currently on our roadways which have been already been identified as having a safety defect in need of defect replacement or repair.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy 360. While attempting to start the vehicle, it failed to start. The contact stated that the vehicle was able to start after several attempts. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. While driving approximately 60 mph, the front driver side window rolled down intermittently and the power switch shorted out. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

First off my electrical panel in my steering wheel none of the lights are on and with my windshield wipers some time they will come and when it start to rain and they will stop working this is very dangerous because I never know when they going to work or not driving like this can be a death trap, this been going for about 6 months I told them after the recall for my door panel they said it might be recall for this as well nothing yet.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that the front driver side window stopped working. The contact determined that the window module needed to be replaced. The contact was aware of NHTSA campaign number: 13v248000 (electrical system); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The ac blower resister overheated and melted. This is the second time in 3 years this has happen. The fan control usually goes out on all speeds followed by a strong smell of electrical wire burning. A online forum at trailvoy. Com has numerous threads of people complaining about this sane issue on their vehicle. . Read more...

Fuel gauge goes to empty when full stopped in traffic on i75 with grand babies they say its the fuel sensor and sending units are bad.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy 360. The contact stated that the electronic door lock system failed causing the driver not to be able to unlock the front and rear driver and passenger side doors. The driver side window also failed to open. The doors and windows could only be unlocked manually. The contact also stated that the air bag and the stability control warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v404000 (visibility) and 06v417000 (air bags). The failure mileage was 117,500.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled more than once and, after a brief moment, the vehicle was able to restart. The contact was unable to determine when the failure would recur so the vehicle remained parked at the contact's residence due to the failure. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v755000 (electrical system and exterior lighting), but the repair was still not available for longer than two years. The contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 153,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy denali. The contact stated that while parked, the doors locked independently and windows would not open. The failure recurred on two occasions. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic and was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received a recall notification. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate mileage at failure was 72,000. Nw.

Took vehicle in for recall for driver master switch. Window and door lock continue to fail intermittently even after dealer says he corrected recall. The vehicle has had a history of windows, door not working and has been at the dealership multiple times, please push GMC to fix this issue. The latest letter stating this vehicle may catch fire is very concerning.

Was driving and my car shut down. Had no control of brakes, steering . Lucky I was going straight . This is the second 3rd time this has happened.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy xl. The contact stated that the low beams failed to work. The contact had to use the high beams each time the failure recurred. The vehicle was included in a recall for the failure. While waiting for months, the failure occurred to the point that the low beams no longer functioned. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v755000 (exterior lighting) and 14v404000 (visibility) and stated that the part needed was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not provide a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was notified. The contact was not able to use the low beams due to the failure. The failure mileage was not available. Ma 08/05/15 updated 08/24/2015.