NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 GMC Envoy Recalls
The 2004 GMC Envoy has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 5, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 GMC Envoy. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 367
- Crashes reported
- 25
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
11 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 GMC Envoy, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2004 GMC Envoy
2004 GMC Envoy complaints by year
NHTSA has received 367 owner complaints about the 2004 GMC Envoy, the newest on December 17, 2025. Of these, 25 describe a crash (7%) and 11 a fire; owners reported 31 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2004 GMC Envoy, the component group named most often is the electrical system (45%), followed by the exterior lighting (11%) and the fuel/propulsion system (10%).
2 of the 2004 GMC Envoy's 2 recalls also concern the exterior lighting.
Where 2004 GMC Envoy owners gave the mileage (287 complaints), the median was 72,001 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System164
- Exterior Lighting39
- Fuel/Propulsion System38
- Air Bags30
- Fuel System, Gasoline24
- Engine And Engine Cooling19
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15 | |
| 2006 | 20 | |
| 2007 | 20 | |
| 2008 | 44 | |
| 2009 | 39 | |
| 2010 | 42 | |
| 2011 | 18 | |
| 2012 | 17 | |
| 2013 | 18 | |
| 2014 | 33 | |
| 2015 | 25 | |
| 2016 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 GMC Envoy peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 44. 19% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 GMC Envoy drew 1.5× the complaints of the median GMC Envoy year in the same window: 4th highest of the 8 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 367 complaints about the 2004 GMC Envoy are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Envoy by model year
Other 2004 GMC models
Newest record on this page: December 17, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted