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2004 GMC Envoy engine problems

The 2004 GMC Envoy has 35 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

35

Engine complaints

7%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Envoy engine complaints by model year103 complaints1998: 3 complaints1999: 1 complaints2000: 3 complaints2002: 103 complaints2003: 35 complaints2004: 35 complaints2005: 41 complaints2006: 27 complaints2007: 8 complaints2008: 12 complaints2009: 4 complaints
Envoy engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER MOTORIST SAW SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE AND GOT VEHICLE STOPPED ON SIDE OF ROAD AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CALLED FIRE DEPT AND POLICE. FIRE SPREAD THROUGH THE HEARER BOX INTO THE VEHICLE AND ACROSS DASH UNTIL IT BEGAN BURNING THE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · May 29, 2013 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2004 GMC Envoy have?

NHTSA has 35 complaints about the 2004 GMC Envoy engine — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.