2005 GMC Envoy Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 16about this part
- Share
- 3%of 488 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 81,825miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the body and structure of the 2005 GMC Envoy, 3% of the 488 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 81,825 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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 driving my Envoy rear door opened up on the highway while driving. I pulled over and tried to close it. It wouldn't close, I had to use a bungy cord to keep it closed.”
NHTSA complaint #10716605, filed 2015-05, 55 miles“At approximately 8 am friday january 27th I opened the back hatch of my Gmc Envoy. Approximately 4-6 inches pulling it down to shut it the entire window shattered all over me, the ground and inside my car. I called my insurance, paid the deductible to have it replaced, it was fixed and then today january 28th, one day after having it replaced I was closing the door again and at approximately the same point in closing it completely shattered again. This is twice in two days. …”
NHTSA complaint #10445713, filed 2012-01, 94,000 miles“I was doing preventative maintenance on my 2005 Gmc Envoy and while I had the passenger side wheel off I had noticed a fairly large rusted hole in the side of the frame to the left of the shock tower. I couldn't believe that a 2005 vehicle had frame rust that went clear through the vehicle. I have a 1981 jeep that I use as a farm vehicle doesn't even have frame rust through. I am sure that before this vehicle is paid off it will have a broken frame soon. I just checked the hole yesterday and it is getting larger. Very poor metal used in these frames. Not satisfied. …”
NHTSA complaint #10648127, filed 2014-10, 110,000 miles“In june of 2007 I could not close either of the rear doors on my vehicle. They failed approximately two hours apart. I was transporting two grand children at the time. Thank heaven they were young enough to require car seats. We were at the mercy of strangers on the highway. With donated rope to secure the doors we made it home. The dealer replaced both door lock assemblies. I paid $125 for labor only. The dealer must have replaced the door lock assemblies with the same faulty part. On 10/12/10 the left rear door failed again! …”
NHTSA complaint #10360500, filed 2010-10, 101,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10213818May 31, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint…
- 10197294May 12, 2021This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint…
Body and structure: 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 complaintsEngine
14 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsOther 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 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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