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2007 GMC Envoy Air bags Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
3%of 219 total for the year
Median mileage
91,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the air bags of the 2007 GMC Envoy, 3% of the 219 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 91,000 miles. 5 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.

“I hit a guard rail at 67 MPH...spike with Gmc and she notify me that my threshold (speed and impact) were not enough to set airbags off..really. .67 MPH..I was on a highway sweated to miss semi ..kicked it and it flew me in a circle and hit gaurdrail. .impact hit hard that they had to pry bumper off rail and car..frame went through radiator but no airbags deploeyed??? Trying to find lawyer no one will take xase????”

NHTSA complaint #10915508, filed 2016-10, 142,716 miles

“My wife was driving home from the doctor and a full size chevy came across on her side and hit her head on neither air bag deployed on the Envoy both vehicles was totaled what should we do thanks.”

NHTSA complaint #10604975, filed 2014-06, 93,000 miles

“A guy hit me on the drivers side then it pushed me into a driveway of a business which had a brick wall which I hit &bounced off it .popped both tires on the drivers side. Then I hit a telephone pole straight on &smashed in my front on my car..I moved the telephone pole in the concrete about 2 in..I was the second owner. The other owner was the dealership &thy had it just for there car to run from 1 dealership to the other..I had to go to the hospital &I am still having treatment on my neck back &shoulder..not 1 of the air bags went off..it was towed away &then was totaled. …”

NHTSA complaint #10639641, filed 2014-09, 89,000 miles

“Sunday september 6, 2009 my wife who is 8 months pregnant was involved in an auto accident as well as our 4 year old son in our 2007 Gmc Envoy. She did not see a vehicle as she was crossing a highway and was hit on the drivers side of the vehicle just behind the drivers door. The vehicle that collided with her was traveling over 60 miles per hour as my wife was traveling only about 5 miles per hour as she just started through a stop sign. The car did 2 complete 360 degree turns and then flipped over on its side. …”

NHTSA complaint #10283085, filed 2009-09, 41,000 miles

“The vehicle struck a pothole wile driving straight on a city street. The road was dry. The side impact airbags deployed on both the driver and passenger side with only the driver in the car. This has been reported to GM.”

NHTSA complaint #10924207, filed 2016-11, 47,450 miles

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

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

Other parts of the 2007 GMC Envoy

Fuel system
80 complaints
Electrical system
59 complaints
Exterior lighting
55 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
33 complaints
Engine
8 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
6 complaints
Electronic stability control
5 complaints
Steering
5 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
4 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 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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