Problems with 2005 GMC Envoy AIR BAGS

My vehicle when purchased was altered from cloth seats to leather by the dealership where purchased. 3 days ago my car is signaling me to service airbag while driving the car or in idle. so i immediately took it to a certified mechanic at meineke and was told that this is a manufacturer defect and there is a recall for this on my year, make & model suv. i called gm on 11/29/2019 and was told by a supervisor named angel there has been no recalls by their manufacturer and there is nothing more she can do about the matter. i cannot drive my car like this knowing this can be potentially harmful and hazardous.

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 till this accident and monique hill in claims says none of my injuries nor my family problems have nothing to do with general motors and i didn't hit sensors, i never had a seatbelt on but if that was the case that ding sound wouldn't have stopped! my life has completely changed and i'm losing my family bc of a accident

Service airbag light goes on and off randomly. while driving the speedometer reads 0 oil pressure guage reads no pressure, all guages read 0, then speedometer reads random speeds.

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 gmc envoy. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the air bags deployed without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. the manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the investigator that was deployed was unable to replicate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 82,000. *tr

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. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 gmc envoy. the contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. the technician advised the contact that the passenger's side air bag sensor and driver's seat position sensor would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000. *tr

On september 16th, 2011, i was involved in an auto accident that was a head on crash. the air bags never deployed and i sustained back injuries. on site of the accident my back was hurting some but did not go to hospital until later that evening, after the adrenalin and the shock wore off. i now have sever back problems with a lot of pain and was declared disabled in 2012. at the time of doing research i was told by on-star, which never came on, that if my air bags didn't deploy they wouldn't come on.. but, the frame was bent so bad that they totaled the vehicle, with a lot of other damage. the whole front was damaged, the bumper was destroyed along with damage to the motor. and we could not understand why the air bags did not deploy. *tr

Tl* the contact owned a 2005 gmc envoy. the contact stated while driving 55 mph, he crashed into a tree. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained minor tissue damage on the upper body from the impact. the vehicle was towed to a repair shop, where it was declared destroyed. a police report was filed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure; however, they provided no assistance. the current and failure mileage were unavailable. updated 09/24/2012 *js the consumer stated the accident was initiated by a vehicle going west bound that crossed the solid double lines, ultimately causing a domino effect. the consumer's vehicle was damaged when he tried to avoid hitting the vehicle by swerving sideways and sliding into the grass. he tried stopping the vehicle while it was still on the pavement but he inevitably ran into the ditch and flew airborne into a tree, and the truck overturned. updated 03/25/14 updated 01//22/15. *jb.......updated 03/17/16 *bf updated 09/06/16.*jb updated 09/18/2017*js *js

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 gmc envoy. the contact was involved in a head-on crash. the contact was severely injured and the entire front end of the vehicle was crushed. all four tires blew out and the frontal air bags failed to deploy. there were no other passengers in the vehicle and no maintenance was performed on the vehicle prior to the crash. the vehicle was destroyed and towed from the scene. a police report was filed. the mileages, speed, and vin were unknown.

The check engine light kept coming on and i took it to the dealer for repair and was told "it's ok. forget it." on 01-09-2009 while traveling on texas highway 60, i had the cruise control set for 70 mph. traffic was normal but continually passed me as if i was going slower. i pulled over at a convenience store and parked the vehicle. the speedometer registered 45 mph in park. i continued home gauging speed by the other traffic. the vehicle was parked. on 01-14-2009, my wife and daughter were in the vehicle returning from school. the speedometer appeared to be working. at approximately 3:00 pm while driving home, the electric door locks began to lock and unlock themselves. at the same time, the a/c went to maximum heat and high blower. my wife stopped the vehicle and put it in park. the side curtain air bags deployed, striking my daughter in the left temple resulting in a mild concussion. onstar notified the police of a collision. i contacted the dealer who referred me to gmc customer assistance. the agent told me that this kind of thing happens when traveling too fast and turning too sharp. an investigator was dispatched to gather computer information and determine if there had been a collision. his results were there was no collision and the bags deployed per command from the vehicle control system based on the vehicle traveling 20 mph and turning too sharp. the vehicle was actually traveling 20 mph on a residential street in a straight line. turning right would have resulted in going through a fence and left would have put the vehicle in a park. gmc refused to investigate the discrepancies between the computer and the driver's account further. i contacted a local gm dealer who has as much concern about this incident as i do. no repairs have been initiated to date as it is unclear what is at fault. several gm technicians and service managers believe there is a problem with the vehicle control system but are unable to proceed without approval. *tr

2005 gmc envoy denali w/37,800 miles. on several occasions, while completely stopped, the vehicle would slightly lunge forward as if going to accelerate although the brake was engaged. when local gmc service dept. was called by owner to inquire about problem, service tech said he had no reports of such situation. the surge happened again on 10/31/08 and there was a passenger in the vehicle who also experienced the sensation. on 11/17/08 while at a complete stop, after turning wheels sharply to the right to go around a road equipment vehicle in the parking lot, upon removing foot from brake, the denali lunged forward enough to bump the tire of the equipment vehicle and then it accelerated as if the cruise control was activated. there were no brakes when an effort was made to stop the vehicle. steering of vehicle was hard due to power steering failure . vehicle jumped upon a curb, driver forcefully turned steering wheel to avoid hitting a brick building as acceleration was still ongoing. vehicle crashed through a steel garage door and continued until it crashed into a retaining column at which time the motor was turned off. the impact of the collision could be felt up to the second floor of the building. the driver was wearing a seat belt. the onstar services did not initiate response to driver despite the fact that the front bumper of the vehicle was no longer attached to the vehicle, nor did the driver airbag deploy upon impact. vehicle was towed away from the scene. driver was transported to hospital by ems for injury evaluation. several witnesses described incident as "vehicle out of control". *tr updated 10/29/10

Single car accident with car running off road ran into ditch, overturned and hitting phone pole. airbag did not deploy. questionable seat belt issues. *tr

Tl* - the contact owns a 2005 gms envoy. in mid february 2007 the contact's vehicle was involved in a head on collision while driving at 35 mph. the contact drove into a tree due to icy road conditions. none of the air bags deployed. there were no passengers in the vehicle. the contact was wearing a seat belt. there were no warning indicator lights on the dashboard before or after the crash. the vehicle was towed to a the dealer, and the insurance company advised the contact that the vehicle was totaled. the contact had requested that the manufacturer issue a computer read out indicating why the air bags didn't deploy. the dealer sent the contact prior to the collision a diagnostic email stating the vehicle was operating normally. a police report was taken. the current and failure mileage were both 25000.*ak

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 gmc envoy. while driving 40 mph, another vehicle crashed into the front middle of the contact's vehicle. the other vehicle was also traveling 40 mph. the driver was wearing a seat belt sustain injuries. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed. the vehicle sustained damage to the front end, radiator, and engine. the current and failure mileages were 29,000. updated 02-19-08 *bf

I purchased a 2005 gmc envoy in september 2005. in the past year (since january 2007, at least), i have experienced several problems with my vehicle. the first problem is with the headlights. everytime i have driven the vehicle the headlights appear to dim/flicker and then return to normal. this has resulted in oncoming vehicles turning their bright lights on me thinking my brights are on when in reality my headlights are dimming and then returning to normal. the second problem concerns the passenger side airbag. anytime a certain weight limit is met or exceeded the airbag sensor is supposed to switch to on, but there have been several occasions when someone was sitting in the passenger seat and the airbag sensor hasn't recognized it. third problem, driver side power seat failure. there have been several instances when i have tried to move the driver seat forward, but nothing happened. the motor sounded like it was grinding and wanted to move, but the seat would not move forward or backward. the most extreme problem to date has been with the vehicle completely shutting off without warning while in the middle of driving and then not starting or even turning over at all. every single day for, at least, the last month when i go to start the vehicle it fails to start and it takes a minimum of 1 hour to get it started. one instance in particular when the vehicle shut off without warning was while my wife and i were on the freeway. without warning the vehicle shut down and we were forced to pull onto the shoulder. we sat there for almost an hour in temperatures of 13 degrees trying to get the vehicle restarted. there have been countless complaints and reports of other envoy owners experiencing these same problems. some dealers have actually said that these failures/problems are normal!!!! what!?!?! are you freaking kidding me?! since when is it considered "normal" when so many envoys are displaying these same problems? *tr

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle's airbags deployed without an accident. there was no braking prior to the air bag deployment. the vehicle did not hit any potholes or other objects. the air bag warning light was not illuminated prior to the deployment, however it did illuminate after the deployment. a police report was not filed. updated 7/25/2006 - *nm

Dt: the contact stated while driving at 45 mph hit the brakes and the side air bags deployed and knocked him unconscious. he had a friend in the vehicle and he was able to use the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. there was no collision, and he was unsure whether he ran over anything. the roof lining fell because of the air bag deployment. he sustained head abrasions; he could not hear out of left ear, and could not see properly out of left eye. the vehicle was taken to the dealership, and they could not touch the vehicle without a gm engineer's approval. he received a history of vehicle at time of purchase, and has since noticed there had been body work done.*ak

Tl*- the contact owns a 2003 gmc envoy. the headlights, dashboard, and tail lights flashed randomly at any speed, this failure started in october of 2006. the weather and time of day were not factors in the failure. the dealership said that the failure was normal. there were tsbs for the failure, as well as for several others. the fuel neck had been replaced twice due to a design change. the seal around the licenses place holder came loose and had to be replaced. the brake pedal was squeaking, the contact took vehicle for service on three occasions, and replaced the serpentine belt twice, an airbag sensor, the rear wiper arm, the oxygen sensor twice ,the first time at 7000 miles. there were cruise control failures, when the contact tried to accelerate it hesitated and then surged. the weather stripping on the rear doors has been repaired three times. the abs would skip on a bumpy road and would not engage. at one point the contact could smell fuel in the passenger compartment and vehicle had very poor gas mileage, the dealer stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle, but air valve became stuck and would not close. the rear door hinges squeaked. this winter it won't go to full voltage until a minute elapsed after the vehicle has been started. the original failure mileage was 3829, and the current mileage was 23700.*ak the brakes were inoperative, the belts squeaked, there was a problem with the abs, the air bag light illuminated, the cruise control didn't work properly, the rear wiper would only wipe the middle of the back windshield. a new fuel neck was installed. updated 03/15/07. *jb

severe car crash with my leased 2005 gmc envoy. much side and front damage occured, but air bags did not deploy. gmc will be sending someone from the protection allegation department to perform a diagnostic test on the air bags within the next 14 days. the accident occured on 4/22/05. i do not want the vehicle repaired and given back to me for the following 2 reasons: the vehicle incurred (in my opinion, police report, allstate insurance co., sterling auto body repai shop) etc ... extensive damage. the 2nd reason is the airbags, as stated, did not deploy. if anyone were to be seated in the passenger seat, they would have been seriously hurt. i have readily at my disposal any and all additional info. which i will gladly submit when necessary.

My son was killed in a rollover accident on 4/18/06. he was ejected through the driver's side door in which the top part of the door was pulled away from the roof of the car during the rollover. by looking at the tire tracks of the accident, he was just entering the on ramp of the road and the tracks show no skid marks, swerving, etc, just a straight line into the ditch as if he didnt have control of the steering or brakes, possible stalling ?? both tires on the driver's side were flattened. air bags were never deployed. *nm

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.

Complaint received via e-mail. my wife was in her 2005 gmc envoy when it was hit on the driver's tire, and was driven into a concrete power pole at 40 mph head on. the power lines were knocked down. driver's side air bag never deployed, and her head hit the steering, causing a bump on the head, a black eye and a cut lip.*ak