2009 Gmc Envoy problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Exterior Lighting (6) · Steering (2) · Engine (2)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Gmc Envoy model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (979)
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 2025-09-09 · 13598 · Other
new vehicle monitoring programs section in ivh
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-07 · PIC5650M · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. technician may find diagnostic trouble codes b3055, b3060, b3935, c0750, c0755, c0760, c0765, and/o
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.
Showing the 6 most recent of 979 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2024-01-09 · Engine · 145,000 mi“the contact owns a 2009 gmc envoy. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the service stabili-trak warning light illuminated. the contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle filed accelerate as intended. the contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an indep…”
2020-11-01 · Unknown Or Other · 120,000 mi“the transmission i had to have it replaced but the one they put in it is really acting like the other transmission did no reverse and the first 2 gears were making this grinding noise i've never heard before and it happened when i was backing out the driveway to go to work lucky i made it to the place where i got it to fix it but i believe this tra…”
2019-09-07 · Exterior Lighting · 150,000 mi“for 5 months the headlights work when they want to, the first couple months they were working more than not, last couple months they were not working more than they did work.…”
2017-09-08 · Engine · 140,000 mi“only 8 years old and 140,000 miles the exhaust manifold has cracked allowing exhaust fumes to enter the interior of the car. i have had no accidents with this car and i see no reason why the manifold should crack. i have had cars longer then this that never had this problem. manifolds should not just crack.…”
2017-06-20 · Electrical System · 110,000 mi“headlight drive module (hdm) controls both low beam headlights. this relay has failed on me twice in less than a year, at night resulting in going down the road with no lights and unable to see. vehicle was in motion on a highway going 55 mph at night…”
2017-05-02 · Exterior Lighting · 112,000 mi“low beam headlights don't work even after replacing the hdm.…”
2016-04-18 · Unknown Or Other · 120,000 mi“rear hatch window exploded on its own into a thousand pieces with vehicle parked in mild weather. this apparently is a defect in design that is an unaddressed safety issue.…”
2015-12-21 · Exterior Lighting · 69,443 mi“on december 20, 2015 we were traveling after dark (7:30 pm) and the head lamps went off. we managed to pull out of traffic safely. could not figure out what happened. after sitting for approximately 5 minutes the lamps came back on and we were driving to our home and the lamps went off again. i took the vehicle to a chevy dealer and they could not…”
2015-10-06 · Exterior Lighting · 63,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2009 gmc envoy. while driving at an unknown speed, the head lamps failed. the contact stated that the failure was intermittent. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure …”
2015-10-01 · Exterior Lighting · 119,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2009 gmc envoy. while driving 35 mph, both headlights and tail lights failed. the contact was able to drive home using the fog lights. after letting the engine cool down, the vehicle would operate normally. the contact was a certified mechanic and noted that the volt meter dropped to 12 volts when the failure occurred. the ma…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.