2005 GMC Envoy Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 1%of 488 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 91,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the seat belts of the 2005 GMC Envoy, 1% of the 488 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 91,500 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“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“The contact owns a 2005 Gmc Envoy. The contact stated that the front passenger side seat belt would not release from the buckle. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer to be examined. The vehicle was not taken to an authorized dealer. The failure and current mileages were 41,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10339978, filed 2010-06, 41,000 miles“Single car accident with car running off road ran into ditch, overturned and hitting phone pole. Airbag did not deploy. Questionable seat belt issues.”
NHTSA complaint #10607728, filed 2014-07Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 GMC Envoy
226 complaintsElectrical system
183 complaintsExterior lighting
45 complaintsAir bags
28 complaintsEngine cooling
27 complaintsVehicle speed control
22 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
18 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
17 complaintsBrakes
16 complaintsBody and structure
16 complaintsEngine
14 complaintsSteering
11 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 GMC Envoy
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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