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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

2004 GMC Envoy XUV Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints
13about this part
Share
9%of 150 total for the year
Median mileage
40,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the visibility of the 2004 GMC Envoy XUV, 9% of the 150 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 40,000 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 a 2004 Gmc Envoy Xuv and had several things going wrong. The speedometer was radical, some days it would work and other days not. The back window of the vehicle would be down for no reason at all when I was not even in or near the car. The engine light would come on and go off. Like a fool I just purchased a used 2004 Gmc Envoy Xuv, only owned it 2 days and smelled gas. Looked under the vehicle and the entire rear of the underside of it was covered in gasoline. There was a small puddle on the garage floor. …”

NHTSA complaint #10374050, filed 2011-01, 47,800 miles

“I purchased a 2004 Gmc Envoy Xuv and have several significant problems with this vehicle. After researching it seem others have had the same troubles. Since we owned the vehicle, the rear window is found down and noone was even in/near the vehicle. It continues to work but still will go down by itself. A year ago I had to replace the fuel tank, this was right after we took it in for inspection on a recall of smelling gas fumes while driving and possible corrosion in fuel lines. Of course the fuel lines were not corroded so we were told. …”

NHTSA complaint #10356347, filed 2010-09, 45,700 miles

“My speedometer has stopped working. The gas gauge says empty when I have just fueled the car to full. The car will surge forward when I am backing out of the drive way and putting car in drive. I have to immediately press on the brake and return the car to neutral position to stop from running into parked cars or the curb. Tonight we were leaving the park and both headlights ( low beam) are not working. All other lights and flashers on the car work. The interior light on the left half of the A/C controller does not work.the motor in the rear window went out. …”

NHTSA complaint #10343704, filed 2010-07, 90,000 miles

“We have a 2004, Gmc Envoy Xuv, which we purchase brand new in 2004. Since last year winter, I noticed that my speedometer would get stuck and run erratically, which I thought at the time was due to the cold. Occasionally too, we'd come to the garage to find the rear window open and the tailgate unable to open. During those times, we were able to bring the window back up with the button inside the vehicle, as well as unlock the tailgate by locking and unlocking the doors with the remote. Also, the truck would stall during driving, especially at turns, but would start again. …”

NHTSA complaint #10342609, filed 2010-07, 72,000 miles

“I have Gmc Envoy Xuv slt 2004 model and last year battery light came on and I changed the battery and still red battery light continued and I took it to dealership and charged me 100 dollars to check and was told that nothing is wrong and red light persisted and was told that cluster board needs change but after few weeks red light was gone and than few weeks later glass between passenger cabin and trunk went down and would not work and took it to mechanic and was told that cables are bad and than few weeks later the speedometer started acting up and would show 30 miles when care is idle and…”

NHTSA complaint #10408428, filed 2011-06, 26,050 miles

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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2005313%
2004139%

Other parts of the 2004 GMC Envoy XUV

Electrical system
79 complaints
Fuel system
29 complaints
Air bags
10 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
8 complaints
Body and structure
8 complaints
Vehicle speed control
8 complaints
Engine cooling
6 complaints
Exterior lighting
6 complaints
Engine
5 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
5 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2004 GMC Envoy XUV

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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