"How reliable is the 2004 Gmc Envoy Xl?"

"Based on 227 NHTSA complaints, the 2004 Gmc Envoy Xl has a median complaint mileage of 68000 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

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

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2004 Gmc Envoy Xl is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 227 total complaints filed."

2004 Gmc Envoy Xl: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 227 complaints

227

Total Complaints

68,000mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

46,900 25th Percentile

68,000 Median Mileage

104,814 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

POWER TRAIN

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

AIR BAGS

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ENGINE

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I AM RENTING A GMC ENVOY. WHEN I FIRST GOT INTO THE CAR I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT HIT MY NECK AT A NOT-TOO-COMFORTABLE SPOT BUT I DIDN'T REALLY THINK MUCH ABOUT IT...UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN I TURNED MY HEAD AND BODY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE VERY STURDY SEAT BELT CUT MY NECK. IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL, ONL..."

"CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND NEXT DAY SHE WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT A NAIL MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN THE TIRE. CONSUMER DISAGREED WITH DEALERS ASSESSMENT. MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRE. *AK"

"I OWN A GMC ENVOY LX 2004. WHEN I PUT MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON THE HAZARDS TURN ON. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERYTIME, SO IT IS VERY HARD TO REPEAT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I SOMETIMES CAN NOT SIGNAL. I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO STICK MY HAND OUT SIDE TO LET THE PEOPLE NEAR ME NOW I AM TURNING. ..."

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