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2002 GMC Envoy Air bags Problems

Complaints
41about this part
Share
8%of 487 total for the year
Median mileage
48,500miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 41 complaints about the air bags of the 2002 GMC Envoy, 8% of the 487 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 48,500 miles. 29 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“I was in an accident and hit on broadside on the passenger side and driver front corner. The air bags did not go off. They say service soon. The seat belt hurt me as well. It did not lock. I was injured with a torn labrum, back and neck injuries. Head too. I was moving and I was hit on the drivers side and then pushed into another car. I was on a city street. 14 mile near mount 7-22”

NHTSA complaint #11352195, filed 2020-08, 170,000 miles

“The steering is a little sporadic at speeds 70 or higher or chachi.there is a lot of play in the steering mechanism you have to hold it with both hands to try to get some type of correction in the in the stability of the vehicle. I can't upload photographs or something I I don't know anything about.”

NHTSA complaint #11290129, filed 2019-12, 36,000 miles

“I was on my way home on hwy/us 151 going approx. 55-60 MPH (65 MPH zone) when I hit a deer which caused my vehicle to lose control and slammed into the start of a guardrail at no less than 45 MPH bringing my 2002 Gmc Envoy to a complete stop, at most 2-3 feet from initial impact to be exact. The airbags did not deploy. Front dash nor side impact bags, nothing. N I hit hard. Luckily I wasn't seriously injured only minor bruising and quite sore from whiplash and being thrown into the door an a bit shaken n luckily had no passengers. …”

NHTSA complaint #11179980, filed 2019-02, 180,000 miles

“My wife and I were headed southbound on 685 in round rock, tx in our 2002 Gmc Envoy at approx. 9:35 pm when a driver in a mini van ran a red light at the intersection of 685 and gattis school rd. Our vehicle struck them in the rear passenger quadrant. The speed limit is 60 MPH at this intersection and we did not have time to brake. Even though the front of our vehicle was crushed into the engine compartment, no airbags deployed. …”

NHTSA complaint #10246849, filed 2008-10, 117,500 miles

“The airbag light is on. Sometimes it will go off, but the light is on most of the time on the instrument panel. I spoke to the service department at our local dealer and they did not care and said we would have to bring it in another time to hook it up to their big machine. I want this issue resolved. I have had this vehicle serviced for recalls (wiper motor & cluster gauges). My wife drives this vehicle and I would like to make sure it is safe for her to continue driving it with this light on and no danger of the airbag deploying.”

NHTSA complaint #10650527, filed 2014-10, 180,000 miles

Related recalls

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200916%
200856%
200773%
200693%
2005286%
2004308%
2003379%
2002418%
2001120%

Other parts of the 2002 GMC Envoy

Engine cooling
88 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
83 complaints
Electrical system
70 complaints
Fuel system
56 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
52 complaints
Suspension
35 complaints
Exterior lighting
25 complaints
Brakes
24 complaints
Steering
20 complaints
Body and structure
20 complaints
Seat belts
17 complaints
Engine
16 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2002 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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