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2007 GMC Envoy problems

Owners filed 278 complaints about the 2007 GMC Envoy with NHTSA between Apr 2007 and Aug 2026. The most-cited component is electrical system (75).

Complaints
278
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
10
Reported by owners
Fires
19
Reported by owners
Injuries
7
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Electrical system75
  2. Exterior lighting75
  3. Fuel system, gasoline66
  4. Visibility21
  5. Visibility/wiper17
  6. Fuel/propulsion system16
  7. Engine12
  8. Fuel system, other11
  9. Air bags10
  10. Power train7
  11. Structure7
  12. Suspension6
  13. Electronic stability control (esc)6
  14. Steering6

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Oct 28, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20073
20085
200911
201015
201149
201234
201315
201425
201535
201638
201721
20188
20197
20205
20211
20221
20231
20242
20250
20262

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Electrical system

75 reports2 crashes15 fires2 related recalls
“My switch on drivers door started on fire right after I purchased vehicle from third party. There was no warning I just smelled smoke while driving and pulled it out”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 4, 2026Electrical systemFire reportedODI 11735480

Exterior lighting

75 reports1 crash1 related recall
“Headlights go out on there own and may come back on a few minutes later but right back out again. The vehicle had this as a recall but if it was repaired the repair is not working. The manufacturer is claiming the recall expired, obviously without them making contact to do the repair. Now they think it's good business practice to ignore their problem and put customers lives at risk.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 3, 2023Exterior lightingODI 11530202

Fuel system, gasoline

66 reports
“WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, OR IN MOTION, THE FUEL GAUGE GIVES INACCURATE GAS READING. FUEL GAUGE MODULATES FROM EMPTY TO FULL CONTINUOUSLY. EMPTY LIGHT COMES ON WHEN GAS IS IN CAR WHEN DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN EMPTY LIGHT COMES ON. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH A PEACE OF MIND GIVEN THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH 2007 ENVOY IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 3, 2017Fuel system, gasoline, Electrical systemODI 10949496

Visibility

21 reports4 fires2 related recalls
“The contact owns a 2007 GMC Envoy. The contact stated that the power switch used to adjust the front driver seat had failed to operate as needed. The contact stated that the power switch had been replaced a total of three times within a two-month time frame. Recently, the power switch had failed for a fourth time and as the contact went to replace the fuse, the fuse box was so hot that it burned the contact's right hand and left a blister. The contact did not seek any medical attention for the injury. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V406000 (Electrical System, Visibility) which was linked to the failure. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 8, 2024Electrical system, VisibilityODI 11576166

Visibility/wiper

17 reports6 fires
“THE CHECK STABILITRAK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON CAUSING ENVOY TO LOOSE POWER. WHILE DRIVING. SECOND ISSUE IS THE DRIVERS DOOR STARTED ACTING UP DIDN'T WANT TO GO UP AND NOW WILL NOT DO ANYTHING CAUSING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM TO NOT LOCK AND WORK THE MIRRORS OR ANYTHING ELECTRICAL FROM THE DOOR PANEL.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 20, 2020Electrical system, Electronic stability control (esc), Visibility/wiperODI 11300391

Fuel/propulsion system

16 reports
“THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING GIVING ME ERRONEOUS HIGH AND LOW READINGS. I NOTICED IN AUGUST 2011, GM ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT WAS ONLY GOOD FOR 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. MY ENVOY IS 11-1/2 YEARS OLD, BUT ONLY HAS APPROX. 87,500 MILES ON IT. SEEING THIS IS AN OBVIOUSLY SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HAS LED TO AT LEAST 1 KNOWN ACCIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYWAY THAT YOU CAN HELP ME GET GM TO EXTEND THE COVERAGE TO MY ENVOY? MY ENVOY ALSO RECENTLY HAD A SPECIAL COVERAGE INITIATED FOR THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE (HDM). I WAS ABLE TO GET THAT FIXED BECAUSE GM ISSUED THE COVERAGE FOR A TOTAL OF 12 YEARS AND 150,000 MILES. SO THE PRECEDENT HAS BEEN SET TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR A VEHICLE MY AGE. ANY HELP THAT YOU COULD PROVIDE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. [XXX] *PM *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 8, 2019Fuel/propulsion systemODI 11175787
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 28, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.