What's Wrong with the 1st Generation Envoy?

Front 3/4 view of a GMC Envoy

The 1st generation Envoy runs from the 1998 to 2000 model years and ranks 2nd out of 32 eligible generations in reliability with a cumulative PainRank™ of 0.12.

PainRank™ is a relative complaint analysis of the 1 complaint made by owners over at CarComplaints.com A majority of the complaints are about fuel system problems.

You can compare it with other Envoy generations.

The Worst 1998-2000 Envoy Problems

Envoy Inaccurate Gauges

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One of the more infamously problems with GM vehicles is a faulty fuel gauge that often leaves owners wondering just how much gas is left in their tank.

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What Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

Worst Topics

Worst Years

By the Numbers

  1. 1 model years

    Grouping all models by their year can reveal some baddies.

  2. 1 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  3. 2nd in reliability

    Overall reliability rank out of 32 eligible generations.