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2005 GMC Envoy XL 370 Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
3%of 104 total for the year
Median mileage
132,356miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2005 GMC Envoy XL 370, 3% of the 104 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 132,356 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I had trouble with the gauge that shows overheating.I took the car in to put in a thermostat thinking it was the problem,but when I took it in they said that my cluster was bad and the gauges were messed up.I paid $392.00 for the cluster and $100.00 for labor.I bought this vehicle used with 119,000 miles on it on 6/20/2011 and on 2/23/2013 I had the cluster replaced with mileage of 132,356. …”

NHTSA complaint #10810675, filed 2015-12, 132,356 miles

“My problem is covered under recall 14291 but my year isn't included. Despite numerous bulb replacements and mechanic visits, my vehicle's low-beam headlights do not work. I've contacted GM, but they offered no solution that's affordable. I have no headlight other than high-beams. Please help and make GM investigate this problem on all their 2005 model year vehicles.”

NHTSA complaint #10991546, filed 2017-05

“The very same thing described in NHTSA campaign 14v755000, GM safety recall 14291, began happening to my 2005 Gmc envoy xl. My headlights flickered off and on. In time, my headlights stayed off longer and longer. Only the low beams and the daytime running lights seemed to be affected. I could find no discernible reason or connection to any action or setting on the car. When the lights go out when I am driving at night and remain off for more than a second or two, it is very dangerous, so I quit driving at night in this vehicle and have taken it to a GM service center for repair. …”

NHTSA complaint #10689413, filed 2015-02

Related service bulletins

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2006480%
200533%
2004229%

Other parts of the 2005 GMC Envoy XL 370

Fuel system
55 complaints
Electrical system
29 complaints
Engine cooling
9 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints
Air bags
4 complaints
Equipment
4 complaints
Steering
4 complaints
Body and structure
4 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Engine
3 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
3 complaints
Electronic stability control
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 GMC Envoy XL 370

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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