"How reliable is the 2004 Gmc Envoy?"

"Based on 483 NHTSA complaints, the 2004 Gmc Envoy has a median complaint mileage of 71000 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2004 Gmc Envoy?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2004 Gmc Envoy is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 483 total complaints filed."

2004 Gmc Envoy: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 483 complaints

483

Total Complaints

71,000mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

47,100 25th Percentile

71,000 Median Mileage

116,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

AIR BAGS

ENGINE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STRUCTURE:BODY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ONE WITH 2500 MILES ON NEW 2004 GMC ENVOY. REPLACED ACTUATOR, THEN A CONTROL MODULE ON TRANSFER CASE. WAS TOLD NEITHER FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW TOLD THE TRANSFER CASE MUST BE REPLACED."

"WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CHANGE THE FLAT TIRE. THERE WERE NO OBJECTS IN THE ROAD. MICHELIN, TIRE SIZE 265/45R15"

"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 OTH..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28