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2005 GMC Envoy XUV Electrical system Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
30%of 23 total for the year
Median mileage
49,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the electrical system of the 2005 GMC Envoy XUV, 30% of the 23 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 49,000 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.

“Driving on interstate 91 south, glanced down to see my speedometer indicated I was traveling 75 miles perhour let off the accelerator to decrease speed when I realized the vehicle behind mine had to pull around my vehicle to avoid hitting mine in the rear. Several miles later I discovered my speedometer indicated I was traveling 120mph although keeping up with traffic. As I pulled of highway and hit my brakes the speedometer decreased in speed, although when at a complete stop speedometer indicated I was traveling 30 MPH. …”

NHTSA complaint #10301709, filed 2010-01, 41,100 miles

“The speedometer has been an ongoing problem, with it not working properly. It will go out of wack while driving, and you do not know what your speed is when it drops past the 120 MPH range, then when vehicle is stopped, it may read 60 or 70 MPH range. People are making complaints all over about this as well as the gas gauge doing the same thing. Gmc dealer states that there are no recalls on these problems. These are safety related problems, and need to be recalled. …”

NHTSA complaint #10649717, filed 2014-10, 54,000 miles

“One incident where the door malfunctioned in a position where the door came completely off three of the latches and the door was only being held on by the non-electronic latch, the door fell into my arms and I had to hold the door up and manually place it into position so I could get it to close. Had I not caught the door, it would have fallen to the ground. It would have been damaged. It could have been possible that the door fell out onto me, causing injury. …”

NHTSA complaint #10428156, filed 2011-10

“2006 Gmc xuv has a tailgate problem with not opening with electric opener. When this happens there is no emergency way to open the tailgate since the latches only operate with electricity (switches). Weather is the main fault poor engineering lets parts get wet inside the door frame and destroys the latches and electronics stored inside.”

NHTSA complaint #10390318, filed 2011-03

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2005730%
20047953%

Other parts of the 2005 GMC Envoy XUV

Fuel system
10 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology