There are 50 stored owner reports matching the air bags & restraints leading-label group for the 2003 GMC Envoy in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE BACKSEAT AND THE BACK DOOR FLEW OPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE OTHER BACK DOOR IS NOT CLICKING SHUT AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING DOWN S/B ON RT 313 @ RT 290 MARYLAND. HE HIT A DEER AND ROLLED MY ENVOY AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY SON WAS IN FRONT PASSAGER SET WITH A SET BELT ON AND WHEN THE ENVOY ROLLED HIS SET BELT DID NOT HOLD HIM ON. MY SPOUSE TOLD ME THE ANIT-LOCK BREAKS DID NOT ENGAGE WHEN HE SLAM ON THE BREAKS .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300,000.
WHEN THE DRIVER SLID ON ICE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER WAS INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
DRIVING IN THE SNOW,BACK PASSENGER SIDE SLID RIGHT,LOST CONTROL HIT A TREE.
FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY,DRIVING IN SNOW SLID AN HIT A TREE WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.
WHILE TRAVELING 55 MILES PER HOUR ON ICY ROADS MY VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A GUARD RAIL, THEN A TELEPHONE PHONE WHICH WAS KNOCKED OVER CAUSING IT TO ROLL 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. DURING THE ACCIDENT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. AS TRAUMATIC AS THE ACCIDENT WAS I FEEL THEY SHOULD OF WENT OFF.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM , BUT IN THE PAST I READ IN MY LOCAL PRESS THAT MY ENVOY WAS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF FALLTY AIRBAGS. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE ,AS I CONTUEING TO READ MANY OF GMC CARS ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,325.
THIS IS REGARDING THE "TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED WITH REPORTING MY VEHICLE AND GETTING PLACE ON A LIST FOR AIR BAG REPLACEMENT IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. *TR
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE ENVOY AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN A DRUNK DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC, CAUSING EVERYONE TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES, AND MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IN TIME BEFORE REAR-ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR IS TOTALED BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ARMS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, HE SLIGHTLY CRASHED INTO A CURB AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OVER IN A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND LOWER BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
DRIVING AT APPROX. 2:30 PM IN INTERMITTENTLY RAINY CONDITIONS- I SUDDENLY FOUND MYSELF UNABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE AND HAD TROUBLE SEEING MY SURROUNDINGS EVEN THOUGH I HAD NEW RAIN-X WIPERS ON. WHILE I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT WORK AS EFFECTIVELY AS THEY SHOULD. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER THE FIRST AND SECOND IMPACT (MULTIPLE VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED)- NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AND STILL THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. RESULTED IN TWO FATALITIES IN ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE I SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY, FACIAL FRACTURES THAT REQUIRED SURGERY, AND A BROKEN COLLAR BONE FROM THE SEAT BELT THAT I COULD NOT AFFORD THE MEDICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED FOR REPAIR. *JS
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN I WENT THREW A YELLOW LIGHT WHEN A OLDER LADY TURN IN FRONT OF ME, I HIT HER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE FRONT N BACK DR, , PUSHING N ROLLING N TOTALING HER SMALL SUV. SHE WAS NOT SERIOUS HURT. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY ENVOY WAS STILL DRIVEABLE . I TOOK MY ENVOY TO MY LOCAL GMC DEALER TO HAVE THEM FIND PROB WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF, THEY OR I CALLED A REP FOR GMC, TO COME TO SIOUX FALLS TO INVESTIGATE AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE REASON THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY WAS BECAUSE I WASN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH FOR IMPACT FOR DEPLOY. I THINK THAT IS BUNCH OF BULL. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME ,IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO .I HEAR THAT A PERSON CAN RECEIVE CASH FROM GMC IF A PERSON S AIRBAGS DON'T GO OFF. *TR
I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2012. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT WORK AND I USE THEM FOR CAR SEATS NOW WHICH PLACES MY LIL ONES AT RISK SINCE THEY MAY NOT BE PROPERLY FASTENED IN BECAUSE THIS SEAT BELT SHOULD FUNCTION. ALSO MY BACK HATCHBACK DOOR DOESN'T LATCH PROPERLY UNLESS I SLAM IT DOWN HARD. IF I DON'T GATE AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND I HEAR IT LOOSE. THE LATCH SYSTEM HAS FALLEN APART DUE TO THE SLAMMING. WINDOW PART ALSO DOES THIS SO I DON'T USE IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ARE NO RECALLS TO FIX THESE SAFETY HAZARDS. *TR
MY HUSBAND FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL ON HIS WAY TO WORK AND HIT SEVERAL TREES. THE CAR IS TOTALED BUT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS 100% MY HUSBANDS FAULT BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. *TR
ACCIDENT ON 2/17/2009 FRONT CRASH TO OTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY HOOD DAMAGE, WINDSHIELD DAMAGE, ALL FRONT DAMAGE, DOORS COULD NOT OPEN RADIATOR DAMAGE, ENGINE DAMAGE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION ON, THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000. UPDATED 3/5/09 *CN THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG MODULE. UPDATED 03/10/09. *JB
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