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2006 Gmc Envoy Denali problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Fuel System, Gasoline (16) · Engine (9) · Suspension (7)

🛣️ Complaints by mileage

<25k miles: 10 complaints <25k 25–50k miles: 9 complaints 25–50k 50–75k miles: 12 complaints 50–75k 75–100k miles: 17 complaints 17 75–100k 100–125k miles: 11 complaints 100–125k 125–150k miles: 8 complaints 125–150k 150k+ miles: 4 complaints 150k+

71 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.

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Complaints
0
Recalls
140
Service bulletins
4
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (140)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.

Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.

Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.

Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.

Unknown Or Other 2024-09-09 · 02-00-89-002X · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on when and how to submit a field product report (fpr) (u.s. and canada dealers only).

Unknown Or Other 2024-09-06 · PIT3271P · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. general motors will only support a tire calibration for tires that have been sized, tested and designed for the vehicle in question and its applications. technician s

Showing the 6 most recent of 140 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

2018-07-07 · Suspension · 155,000 mi

“takata recall ? air ride suspension failure, over inflation resulting in a excessive bouncing ride and loss of traction on other sites i see that this was a 92% complain rate…”

2018-02-28 · Exterior Lighting · 189,000 mi

“my 2006 envoy denali's low beam lights are cutting out on me at night. i've read several cases on the internet that there was a recall on this. i'm concerned that this situation may cause an accident at night unexpectany.…”

2017-11-12 · Unknown Or Other

“heat not blowing hot like passender side…”

2017-10-23 · Engine · 126,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2006 gmc envoy denali. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and all the warning indicators illuminated. the contact mentioned that when the vehicle would start, it would cut off immediately. the vehicle was taken to betten baker chevrolet buick gmc (14120 northland dr, big rapids, mi 49307 (231) 629-4340) wher…”

2017-09-05 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 90,447 mi

“my husband and i were traveling when the vehicle shut off with no warning at all and all the dash board lights came on. the vehicle would not restart but would turn. this happened saturday 9/2/17 on a country highway out in nowhere . we called a tow truck. thank god for cellphones. on 11/12/2016 hub bearings replaced. 11/15/16 module and connecto…”

2017-08-31 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 108,000 mi

“at every fillup we can smell gas like there is a fuel leak. i had a shop do a fog test and they confirmed a leak "somewhere from the top of the tank". the tank would need to be dropped to visually inspect at a cost of $400-$500 just for the dropping of the tank. then there would be added costs to repair whatever is causing the leak and smell of gas…”

2017-03-16 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 820,000 mi

“takata recall, gas gauge will only show empty.…”

2016-11-22 · Exterior Lighting · 82,600 mi

“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 fail…”

2016-11-08 · Fuel/Propulsion System

“initially, when the car was filled with fuel, the fuel gauge would automatically go to empty and the engine light would come on. after driving several miles, the gauge would correct itself and the engine light would go off. after months of this, the system does not correct itself and i never know how much gas i have - it constantly goes from ful…”

2016-11-08 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 140,000 mi

“initially, when the car was filled with fuel, it immediately indicated that the car was empty and the engine light came on. once you used a couple of gallons the fuel gauge began working and the engine light went off. just recently the system is not correcting itself and the fuel gauge will constantly go between full and empty so i never know how…”

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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