2006 GMC Envoy: recalls and complaints

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• 15V59900024 Sep 2015Visibility / Power Window Devices and Controls
• 15V51900014 Aug 2015Exterior Lighting / Headlights
• 14V4040002 Jul 2014Visibility / Power Window Devices and Controls
• 13V24800013 Jun 2013Visibility / Power Window Devices and Controls
• 12V40600016 Aug 2012Visibility / Power Window Devices and Controls
• 06V41700031 Oct 2006Air Bags / Frontal
• 05V5520007 Dec 2005Equipment / Other / Labels
• 05V4550005 Oct 2005Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Hose, Piping, and Connections

1. 15V599000Received 24 Sep 2015. 9,932 units.

   Visibility / Power Window Devices and Controls

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer and GMC Envoy vehicles, and 2006 GMC Envoy XL and Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT vehicles. Fluid may enter into the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board, causing window switches to become inoperative. Previously, the affected vehicles may have had their master power window switch module treated with a protective coating, instead of having it replaced.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   The protective coating may not eliminate the risk that the circuit board could short and result in a fire, even while the vehicle is unattended.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will install a new driver's door switch module, free of charge. The recall began on November 2, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15700.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 15700. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 2 Nov 2015.

2. 15V519000Received 14 Aug 2015. 429,170 units.

   Exterior Lighting / Headlights

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2006-2009 Buick LaCrosse, 2006-2007 Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT, GMC Envoy XL, 2006-2008 Isuzu Ascender, and Saab 9-7x vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the headlamp driver module (HDM) may overheat and fail, causing the headlamps and daytime running lights to not illuminate.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Headlamps that do not illuminate reduce the driver's ability to see the roadway and reduce the vehicle's visibility to oncoming vehicles, both of which increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the HDM, free of charge. The recall began on May 17, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. GM's number for this recall is 14291.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14291. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 May 2016.

3. 14V404000Received 2 Jul 2014. 184,611 units.

   Visibility / Power Window Devices and Controls

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 SAAB 9-7x; 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL; and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Isuzu Ascender vehicles. Fluid may enter the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the part number on the door module, and install a new door module if necessary, free of charge. Parts for the remedy are not currently available. An interim letter was mailed to owners in August 2014. A second owner letter will be mailed when parts are available. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-462-8782 (GMC), 1-800-955-9007 (SAAB), and 1-800-255-6727 (Isuzu). GM's number for this recall is 14309. NOTE: This recall provides a new remedy for all vehicles covered by recall 13V-248. Vehicles whose modules were modified but not replaced as part of the previous recall remedy must have their vehicles remedied again under this campaign.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14309. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Oct 2014.

4. 13V248000Received 13 Jun 2013. 193,652 units.

   Visibility / Power Window Devices and Controls

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 SAAB 9-7x; 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL; and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Isuzu Ascender vehicles. Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Owners will be contacted and dealers will test the driver's door module. If the module is functioning properly, a protective coating will be applied. If the module is not functioning properly, it will be replaced. These repairs will be done free of charge. GM will notify Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC owners, Isuzu and Saab will contact their respective owners. The recall began on August 2, 2013. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463, Isuzu owners at 1-800-255-6727, and Saab owners at 1-800-955-9007. GM's campaign number is 12180. This recall is an expansion of recall 12V-406.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 12180. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 2 Aug 2013.

5. 12V406000Received 16 Aug 2012. 278,174 units.

   Visibility / Power Window Devices and Controls

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, and Isuzu Ascender vehicles, originally sold or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Parts for this recall are expected to available in March 2013. GM will notify Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC owners when parts are available. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, and GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463. Isuzu owners will be notified by Isuzu Motors when parts are available. Owners may contact Isuzu customer service at 1-800-255-6727. SAAB owners will be notified by SAAB Cars North America when parts are available and for inquiries, owners may call SAAB customer service at 1-800-955-9007.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 12180. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 Feb 2013.

6. 06V417000Received 31 Oct 2006. 794 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Certain vehicles originally built with cloth seats that were equipped with an automatic air bag passenger sensing system and later reupholstered with aftermarket leather seat cover kits are involved. Testing has indicated that the aftermarket leather seat covers can cause the passenger sensing system to malfunction.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the passenger sensing system malfunctions, the front air bag on the passenger side may be disabled when it should be enabled, or enabled when it should be disabled. In either case, in the event of a crash that requires air bag deployment, a front passenger's level of injury may be increased.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Because a replacement leather seat cover that is compatible with the passenger sensing system is not available, general motors (GM) will repurchase these vehicles in accordance with the terms stated in GM's letter to owners. The recall began on november 6, 2006. Owners should contact GM at 1-877-477-1022 to begin the process of repurchasing their vehicle.

   Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 06102. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 6 Nov 2006.

7. 05V552000Received 7 Dec 2005. 32,068 units.

   Equipment / Other / Labels

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Certain trucks and sport utility vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." these vehicles were shipped with tire and loading information labels listing an inacccurate vehicle capacity weight.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A misprinted label could lead to improper vehicle loading specifications or tire inflation which could result in a tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Owners will be provided with corrected labels and installation instructions. At the customer's option, a dealer can install the label for them. The recall began on march 31, 2006. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, GMC at 1-866-996-9463, hummer at 1-800-732-5493, pontiac at 1-800-620-7668, saturn at 1-800-972-8876, or isuzu at 1-800-255-6727.

   Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 05109. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 31 Mar 2006.

8. 05V455000Received 5 Oct 2005. 123,592 units.

   Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Hose, Piping, and Connections

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Certain passenger vehicles may have been built with a power steering hose that is not to specification. Under extreme steering maneuvers, such as turning the steering wheel fully to the left or right while braking, the hose may fracture and leak fluid.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If this were to occur, power steering assist would be lost and increased steering effort would be required. On vehicles equipped with hydro-boost power brakes, it could also result in loss of power brake assist and increased braking effort would be required. If the power steering fluid spray were to spray onto hot engine parts, an engine compartment fire could occur.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will inspect the power steering hose(s) for two suspect date codes and replace them if required. The recall will begin on october 14, 2005. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, GMC at 1-866-996-9463, buick at 1-866-608-8080, cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, isuzu at 1-800-255-6727, or hummer at 1-800-732-5493.

   Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 05086. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Oct 2005.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

• 2006 GMC Envoy
• All 2006 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 25.

Complaints that report a crash

5

Complaints that report a fire

22

Injuries in the complaints

4

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

8 Apr 2019

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

1. 19950
2. 19960
3. 19970
4. 19982
5. 19991
6. 20001
7. 20011
8. 200213
9. 20037
10. 20041
11. 20052
12. 20068
13. 20075
14. 20080
15. 20090

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2006 GMC Envoy?

1,251,993 units in 8 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the GMC Envoy have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 27 recall campaigns for the GMC Envoy, model years 1995 to 2009. 8 of them name the 2006 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2006 GMC Envoy name most often?

Fuel System, Gasoline: 134 of 441 component mentions, or 303.9 per 1,000. For all 2006 vehicles the figure is 52 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2006 GMC Envoy open?

No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.