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2005 GMC Envoy Air bags Problems

Complaints
28about this part
Share
6%of 488 total for the year
Median mileage
70,140miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 28 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 GMC Envoy, 6% of the 488 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,140 miles. 15 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.

“Takata recall, early morning, my power steering stopped working, so I filled it and it started working again, as I was driving down a busy road turning onto my own street, the power steering and brakes failed resulting in me crashing into a pole, and the air bags did not deploy and the seatbelt did not lock, so I flew into the steering wheel, breaking my hand. The damage was so severe it was considered totaled.”

NHTSA complaint #10823558, filed 2016-02, 120,000 miles

“The accident happened on 2-15-2013 on pennsylvania avenue se during rush hour the other car did not yield to ongoing traffic on pennsylvania avenue and dodged out from a side street and hit my vehicle on the front side and my son who is 13 head hit the dashboard and my daughters dog flew from the back seat up to the front. The other vehicle airbag did deploy but mines did not.”

NHTSA complaint #10503799, filed 2013-03, 70,140 miles

“While proceeding to take a left turn after coming to a stop at a t intersection both driver and passenger side curtain airbags deployed on their own. This scared my wife to death! It caused her to bump the curb with one if the tires only, no accident. Thankfully she was off work and the kids were already at school and not with her at the time! I called GM immediately and reported this. An investigation was conducted and lasted about 2 months. I was informed that the findings were confidential and that they would not be repairing my vehicle! You have got to be kidding me. …”

NHTSA complaint #11317798, filed 2020-03, 100,000 miles

“My seat covers were originally cloth but at time of purchase they were replaced with leather seat coverings and there is recall #06v417000 has me very concerned.”

NHTSA complaint #11010574, filed 2017-07, 31,657 miles

“My accident was may 25th 2018, my back passenger went off of a soft shoulder throwing me into 2 trees, I hit first one and seatbelt came apart but still over one shoulder hitting second tree and only thing that saved me was my right foot was under the brake and not on it, I hit my head on windshield causing me to have vision problems, severe whiplash, and rsd in right leg, I have to have cane, walker, or powerchair, my husband wants a divorce bc of my depression, my kids get fustrasted bc I forget I said something and I continue to repeatedly say thing, I never had none of this wrong with me…”

NHTSA complaint #11172835, filed 2019-01, 142,000 miles

Related recalls

Air bags: other model years

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

Other parts of the 2005 GMC Envoy

Fuel system
226 complaints
Electrical system
183 complaints
Exterior lighting
45 complaints
Engine cooling
27 complaints
Vehicle speed control
22 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
18 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
17 complaints
Brakes
16 complaints
Body and structure
16 complaints
Engine
14 complaints
Steering
11 complaints
Other or unknown
10 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 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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