Headlights problems of the 2006 GMC Envoy

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.

Low beam headlights and daylight driving lights shut down after a few minutes. Lights will come on after engine cools down but not before. Cannot drive after dark. High beams continue to operate.

The car was on a recall back in 2016. Letter told me to wait because the part was being made and when it became available I would be notified to take it to a GMC dealer to have it installed free of charge. The headlights would and dash lights would dim, get bright or go off completely just prior to the part becoming available. I took it in on Jan 12, 2017 to have the recalled part replaced. On Dec 16, 2017 I had it back to the dealer for the same problem. They said they would have to do a diagnostic ($90. 00). I called GMC in Jan 2018 and talked with a service represenative and he refused to help me in any way. Told me my car is 12 years old (71,807 miles on it currently) and I was on my own. Even me explaining to him that the headlights are doing the same problem before the hdm module was replaced on the recall. That went in one ear and out the other. He basically told me to have a good rest of the day. I continue to have the problem and do not drive the car at night, so I am stranded in doing evening gatherings or festivities with family or friends. It wouldn't be unusual for the part they replaced to become faulty since they just had it made for the recall. Though he really didn't seem to care about my issue at all. The vehicle is in motion and headlights are on when the problem happens.

Last night I noticed at a stop light that I did not have low beam headlights on. Very disconcerting. After I made my turn to exit the busy street, the headlights did come back on. After researching the issue, it is a known issue with gm. In fact, many cars were selectively recalled on this issue. Mine was not. Granted, my car is 11 years old with 157,000 miles, I still believe gm at some point should have warned me of this serious and dangerous issue. It appears I can easily fix it myself with a $27 "module" from autozone. No issues on the repair and part. I just think highly irresponsible of gm to not notify me of the potential issue. Shame on gm.

Takata recall loss of low beams. Headlights will not go off. Loss of low beams happened while driving on the highway. Headlights stayed on while parked with the engine shut off.

Low beam headlights and daytime running lights have began failing intermittently. Vehicle was in motion. Low beams failed on an unlighted interurban highway at night. Scary! they stayed off for about 5 minutes, and then returned to operation. During this time I was driving, trying to vacate the highway, using high beams and fog lamps. Dtl failure noticed when entering garage. Headlight delay also fails at these times. Losing lights at 45 mph on a darkened road is very unsafe. Dealer service department says problem may be a light relay that is known to have issues.

Headlights are not operating correctly. While navigating and in motion, low-beam headlamps fail to illuminate. This issue self-corrects without any intervention. The period for self-correction seems to be random. High-beams headlamps, marker lamps, turn signsals or fog lamps are not affected. This happens at all speeds regardless of highway or street navigation.

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.

My low beam headlights will not stay on and sometimes cannot be turned on. Problem has existed intermittently for several months. Now it is a constant problem. Totally unsafe, especially since my car is silver and blends into the road. Dealer says my VIN is not included in current recall for this problem. I need it fixed.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy 360. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph without warning the vehicle headlights failed to remain illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The contact was informed that the wiring harness had melted which caused a failure in the fuse panel. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. Ah.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact started the vehicle and the low beam headlights failed to illuminate when engaged. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic informed that the headlamp driver module would need to be replaced. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000. Js.

Low beam headlights fail to come on.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph, the headlights shut off independently. The headlights illuminated after sitting. The failure recurred multiple times. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting) however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. Mf.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. While driving at night, the headlights failed to illuminate without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was temporarily repaired, but the failure recurred. The repair details were unknown. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

While driving at night, my headlights and instrument panel went out for no apparent reason. The high beams did not work either. The only way I could get lights on was to hold the flash-to-pass lights on. I stopped in a parking lot, turned off the car and then started it again and the lights came back on but went out again after I started driving. I stopped again and the lights worked fine for a couple of weeks but I experienced the same problem on 11/3/2014.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that the headlights failed to illuminate. The contact pulled the vehicle over, restarted the vehicle, and the headlamps resumed normal function. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not replicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 14v550000 (exterior lighting). The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that the low beam headlights intermittently failed to activate. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 155,500.

While driving at dusk, and night, my headlights just go off for no apparent reason. The lights sometimes will not work for many days in a row, making it not safe to drive at night. Then they start working again. This has caused safety concerns and difficulty in having safe night transportation. This problem usually starts after rain or snow.

Low beam headlights have stopped working.

The contact owned a 2006 GMC Envoy xl 370. The contact stated that the abs warning lamp illuminated, which indicated a malfunction. The vehicle was taken to the authorized dealer, but they were unable to replicate or diagnose the failure. The contact also indicated that there was a noise emitting from the front of the vehicle associated with the wheel hubs and they were not able to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop. The mechanic indicated that the driver side wheel hub was defective and that both front wheel hubs needed to be replaced. The dealer did not remedy the failure with the wheel hubs. In addition, the low beam headlights failed to work. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 13v248000 (electrical system, visibility) and 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the parts needed were not available for several months. While traveling over 70 mph, the front two wheels fractured without warning and the driver was ejected from the vehicle. The frontal air bags failed to deploy. The driver received medical assistance, but sustained fatal injuries. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. While driving 35 mph at night, the headlights stopped working. The contact stated that failure occurred numerous times over the past four years. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received a letter from the manufacturer stating that the failure was recognized in the vehicle, and that the vehicle could be repaired as long as the vehicle was within the mileage range and date that the manufacturer required to be eligible for the repair. Parkway Buick GMC was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was outside of the mileage coverage presented by the manufacturer. The contact would have to pay for the repair. The failure mileage was 185,000.

Both headlights stop working simultaneously. Replaced relay which fixed problem. Both headlights again stopped working September 2014. Brights work but not low beam. Very dangerous situation.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy denali. The contact was driving at approximately 40 mph, when the headlights seemed to reflect off the windshield which hindered his driving abilities. Whenever it rained, snowed or was foggy outside, the high beams and fog lights would also reflect of the wimdsheild and blind him while he was driving. He took the vehicle to the dealership where the highbeams were supplied with brighter bulbs. When he called the manufacturer, he was told that what he was experiencing was a normal function of the vehicle. The contact did not feel that the windshield was a part of the problem; instead, he felt that the exterior lights were defective. The failure mileage was approximately 15,700. The failure mileage was approximately 15,800.

The contact owns a 2006 GMC Envoy. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the headlights failed. Th contact took the vehicle to the dealer who advised that there were no recalls for the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified who advised that she take the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test and offered no further assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 94,000.

Driving on freeway at night and both headlights went out at the same time while traveling at 55mph. Was told my 2006 Envoy had a history of electrical problems.

Headlights failed come on after auto light function activated, took approximately 5 minutes for lights to come on.

Purchased a 2006 GMC Envoy. The high beam headlights project a beam of light straight up from each light into the drivers and passengers field of view. It is not noticeable during dry conditions, but when there is mist, snow or fog it is very visible and distracting. You can see this effect by parking next to a building or parking in your garage. It lights up the ceiling in the garage very nice. I thought headlight were to project out, not up. In dry conditions, the trees are lit up by the bright lights. My dealer contacted gm and was told to check another truck, which did the same thing. Gm then said there was not a problem. This is my 3rd new GMC truck, and none of the others did this. I have never driven a vehicle that has done this.