1998 GMC Envoy Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 16%of 19 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 1998 GMC Envoy, 16% of the 19 complaints for this model year. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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 purchased a new 1998 Gmc Envoy (vehicle is based upon the Gmc s-10 jimmy model) in january 1999. The vehicle as of 12/2003 has only 15,400 miles. From time to time the right high intensity discharge ( hid ) lamp does not function and the vehicle operates with only one headlight at night. Initially, I sought to have the right side hid lamp replaced but after doing a signficant amount of research discovered that the manufacturer of this particular hid lamp no longer produces it and there are no available like-kind replacements on the after-market. …”
NHTSA complaint #10051284, filed 2003-12Related recalls
- 98V097001Sep 28, 1998The daytime running lights were built with a candela value greater than 2,600, are located less than 100mm from the turn signals and hazard warning lamps, and…Covers: GMC Envoy 1998
Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | 35% |
| 2008 | 17 | 22% |
| 2007 | 55 | 25% |
| 2006 | 48 | 14% |
| 2005 | 45 | 9% |
| 2004 | 39 | 11% |
| 2003 | 26 | 7% |
| 2002 | 25 | 5% |
| 2000 | 4 | 18% |
| 1999 | 1 | 11% |
| 1998 | 3 | 16% |
Other parts of the 1998 GMC Envoy
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 GMC Envoy
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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