Door Latch Problems of GMC Envoy

The contact owns a 2002 GMC Envoy. While driving approximately 35 mph, the rear passenger side door opened independently. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where a bungee cord was used to secure the door in a closed position. The dealer replaced the latch assembly. The vehicle was previously repaired according to NHTSA campaign number: 01v158000 (structure) in 2006. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 232,000.

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The contact owns a 2002 GMC Envoy. The contact was unable to access the rear driver and passenger doors because they failed to unlatch and latch propely. The failure was contributed to the closure latch assembly. The vehicle was previously repaired according to NHTSA campaign id number 05v494000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch); however, the remedy did not correct the failure. The failure mileage was 135,000 and current mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2004 GMC Envoy xl. The contact stated that the rear driver and passenger side door latches failed. Neither of the doors would open and when the contact was able to open the doors, they would not remain closed. The dealer advised the latches were chipping and the failure was the same as described in NHTSA campaign id number: 05v494000 (latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch). The vehicle had not yet been repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 73,000.

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Left and right rear door locks will not remain latched, whether locked or unlocked. These latches were replaced in July 2006 and the replacement locks are now defective as well. Van devere dealership in akron, ohio charged $100. 15 to determine locks will not work; advised me to call gm customer service. Called gm customer service 866-790-5600 x 32380 complaint file 71-585106455; robert johnson stated that the service manager of the repairing dealer in July 2006, premier in rittman, ohio would not replace locks because parts beyond 12 month warranty. I explained that this was a safety issue, and explained the danger of defective locks; robert johnson stated there was nothing else he would do. Aside from the poor quality, locks are crucial to vehicle safety, and locks on a 2005 vehicle should not fail in 2006 and 2007. Moreover, I am appalled that gm would not insist that these be replaced immediately at company expense, considering the safety risk and embarrassing lack of quality.

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Left rear door latch failed,while being replaced, I was informed right latch looked as bad. I paid $542 for these. When I contacted GMC they told me the seals had been replaced and supposedly the latches looked ok then and no I'm sorry,old parts are unavailable.

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1. I purchased a 2004 Envoy. The dealer I purchased it from had it under warranty. 2 weeks after I purchased, the interior lights were coming on and off, the automatic door locks started to lock by themselves simultaneously. Non stop. It scares my children, as well as I, because I don't know if it's going to spark a fire or what. Sometimes it does it more than others, for example, when it rains, but it only does it when I roll the driver's side window up. Even if its not down and I roll it up it does it. As well as if I hit a small pot hole and sometimes it just does it on its on. I've taken it to a GMC dealer 4 or more times and they can't find the problem any where. So, nothing has been done to fix this problem because no one can find a solution. I park my $18,000 vehicle next to the road in case it does spark a fire. Please inform me if anything is available or who I need to contact at GMC to find an answer.

2005 GMC Envoy rear door locks do not stay latched. Consumer states that the latches were replaced in 2006 and now the locks are defective. Dealer told the him that the locks did not work and made him pay $100 to tell him that.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that the rear passenger side door would not latch. The latches for both driver side doors were previously replaced. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 05v494000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch) for the Envoy xl. The failure mileage was 75,000 and current mileage was 102,000. Updated 01/11/08. The front door latch are not starting to fail. The windshield wiper motor failed. The pinion seal was leaking and the taillight circuit board shorted out.

: the contact stated on 10-14-04 both rear door latches were replaced because the doors were failing to lock. In 2-06 the contact received a recall letter concerning the latches/locks and linkages; NHTSA recall # 05v494000. On 3-13-06 the dealership replaced the weather stripping around the rear doors and inspected the vehicle for corrosion on the latches. The dealership determined there was no corrosion on the latches. On 4-8-06 while driving at 40 mph, as the contact was making a right turn, the passenger side rear door flew open, causing extensive damage to the front passenger door and to the rear passenger door. Both child safety locks were engaged at the time of the incident. The vehicle was towed to the dealership on 4-08-06.

I have had a intermittent rumbling sound in the drivers compartment like the doors are not closed properly. I have checked doors closed but yet it still happens. Took back to dealership and they could not find a problem. The fuel gauge is reading incorrectly, at a half a tank of fuel the gas hand will intermittently move up or down. Also Nov. 2006 a high pitch squeal from the front of vehicle while driving between 1 and 40 mph.

: the contact stated while going around a curve at 35 mph the driver side rear door opened. The vehicle was pulled to the side of the road. Upon attempting to close the door, it would not stay closed. The vehicle was taken to the dealership. They replaced the driver side rear door latch, which remedied the problem.

Rear door latches seize and do not latch the door closed. Intermittent problems with all the door latches in this vehicle occurs from time to time.

Left rear door latch does not release 100% of the time, making it impossible to open door from outside.

I have a 2003 GMC Envoy xl. I have to constantly replace head lamp bulbs as they continuously burn out. I also have a problem with the turn signal. If I have the heat on, the signal won't blink - just lights up. I am using today's date although this has been going on since late November. I also had the problem with the back doors and had to replace the latch on one of the doors in September and I can feel it going on the other door as well.

Headlights, driving lights and all interior lighting dim and flicker approx every 30 seconds. Has been this way for over 10 days, dealer cannot diagnose problem until the "service engine soon" light comes on, which it hasn't. It is nearly impossible to drive at night with dim, flashing, headlights, and is confusing to other drivers. Also, a fan can be heard blowing off & on approx once every minute, and this is with the vehicle completely turned off and the key out of the ignition. This is constant, I'm concerned the battery will be dead and the car won't start, or that the lights will completely go out while I am driving at night. Rear passenger door locks suddenly stopped working with the remote and the door unlock switch on the driver's door. I have to climb over the front seat into the back to physically unlock the door to remove my children from the car.

: the contact stated while driving 20 mph the driver side rear door flew open and would not close. The independent repair shop determined there was corrosion on the door latch from road salt build up. The door latch was replaced. The passenger side rear door required more force to open. There is a NHTSA recall, # 05v494000, regarding the door latches. The vehicle had the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the VIN. Updated 3/3/2006 -.

In a matter of one weeks time we had 2 door locks fail on the passenger doors of our GMC Envoy xl. The latch that closes the door failed and one of the doors opened while driving the car. I had the first latch on the passenger rear door replaced on September 20th and the same thing happened with the driver side rear door on September 25, 2005. This time I was not driving just putting my child in his car seat and the door would not close. I am talking with gm about this problem because the dealership told me they have changed quite a few of these. This is a major safety issue and needs to be a recalled item. I only had the car 3 years and a part that can cause such a deadly consequence should not wear out. This needs to be investigated.

Contact owns a 2003 GMC Envoy. When the car sits in the heat or sun the contact cannot open the rear passenger doors from the outside. Vehicle has been in the repair shop twice for this same problem. Vehicle was taken to dealership and the problem has not been corrected.

While making a right turn out of parking lot, the back let door opened, even though it was locked. I was unable to close the door.

I washed my Envoy at a car wash by hand I wanted to see if the sells man was right about you can wash the inside of the truck when I finished the back hatch would not close it took an hour till it dried to close. Then it rained and I had to open the back gate and it would't close I took it to the dealer right away and they replaced the electical parts because they said they hung down to low and got wet then when I picked up my Envoy the back window would go down with the key but would'nt go back up so I went in and asked about that he said that is one thing we did not order a part for so you will have to come back when we get that part in. Now after everything has been replaced I had problems again this time it was cold not raining iam taking it back on Thursday to see what has went wrong.

While driving on rainy days doors leak water onto the inside of vehicle. Consumer took vehicle to dealer several times. However, dealer could not find cause of the problem.

Rear passenger side door was defective and was replaced at least 3 times. Since the last repair the door lock was defective again. Consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer for the same repair. Currently, passenger's rear door was defective as well.

In four different cases on my 2003 GMC Envoy the rear door latch mechanisms failed to work. In at least one case the left rear door failed to open from either the inside or the outside. The left rear door has stuck but never failed to open, although it is a fight to do so. The last time I returned the car they replaced the entire latch assembly on the right side, with the dealer telling me they have never had complaints. I found this to be untrue as conversations with many owners of the GMC Envoy and chev. Trailblazer have seen the same thing. My biggest concern is that in the case of an emergency if the rear doors don't work how do we get our children out of the car.

The vehicle's rear passenger side lock broke without warning. As a result, the door would not close and owner had to tape it shut. The cause has yet to be determined.

The has been concerned about the facted that both rear doors have intermittently flew open on different occasions when making a turn, even when the child proof lock was activated. Vehicle was taken to the dealer and both doors were corrected.

Consumer stated incoming air pressure and noise were hurting his and his family ears. The noises were unbearable. Also, the pressure of air coming into the vehicle caused the liner on the roof to flap up and down. This happened while driving 30 mph. Consumer was stopped on the freeway the other day by the police because he was traveling too slow. Consumer claimed that he had to travel slowly because of the air rushing inside, after vehicle was closed tightly, it was causing his wife ear pain. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer at least 3 times, but was told that this was a manufacturing defect. Consumer was given a courtesy ride in another GMC, Envoy, and it did the same thing.

Faulty driver side seat belt that will not release to fasten. I have taken the car in and the repair person said that there was nothing wrong, and that it just was catching on something. Also, the passenger side door behind the drivers seat was very hard to open the repair person at the same dealership broke the handle trying to open the door. The repair shop did fix the handle for free, however the door remains still very hard to open and I would not use this particular door. After a while the door would not close and the door latch had to be replaced at my expense. The back window would not go all the way up and the actuator had to be replaced also. I am not sure what month the first incidence took place, but everything seemed to happen quickly afterwards.

The first time the wind noise became such an issue is when the car had only a few thousand miles on it and I was driving on an interstate with a stiff cross wind. The noise was so loud that when I tried to use the onstar to call the dealer and have him listen to the noise, the onstar kept saying slower please, slower please even though I wasnt yet speaking. It was the wind the onstar was listening to. I have visited the dealer in moorehead several times and the GMC place in minot to try to stop the noise and the have reduced the wind noise but I still get an unacceptable level of noise. I have to take a vacation day to take the vehicle into the dealer 90 miles away and then even tho I know they are trying, they just seem to move the noise around. A car that windows for almost 40k should be at least as quiet as my daughter 6 year old neon. Wouldn't you say? I believe that this vehicle will never be quiet unless you are traveling less than 30 mph down the road and with the wind. I have visited the dealer ship at least 4 times for this specific problem and they have replaced windo seals and liners as well as bending the doors but I am not satisfied. They say I am an isolated complaint but in the small town I live in there is only one other 2003 Envoy and the owner says her noise is even worse. After 2 1/2 years and 18000 miles how much more should I have to endure?.

Transmission does not work properly. Have had it repaired twice, but still vibrates, and fails to move vehicle forward at times, from a dead stop. Is very dangerous at intersections where moving quickly is imperative. Also wiring problems which operate various remote instruments (mirrors, seats, etc. ) fear of fire. Rear door latch was replaced - clicks "locked/unlocked" while driving. Seats move on their own while driving.

All 4 doors unlocked without warning. Problem occurred most when the temperature was cold.

10234, door trim comes off; 17660, hinge hood rattles; 26510, idler arm had to be replaced; 44938, pinion seals & power steering seals were leaking; 56785, cd player had to be replaced; 72375, transmission went out; 95819, computer had to be replaced; 106169, right headlamp had to be replaced (for almost $800!!!); and sporadic incidences of different dash lights coming on & staying on. Obviously, all of these problems weren't on the date listed below, but that's the date of the first one.

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