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2005 Chevrolet Denali Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 30, 2015
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 21, 2007

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 Chevrolet Denali. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Sep 30, 2015

MY DENALI HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND THEY CANNOT FIND WHAT IS HAPPENING. MY STABILITY DISABLED AND TRACTION ACTIVE LIGHTS/SENSORS KEEP COMING ON. MASS AIR FLOWER AND SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE MESSAGES STILL KEEP COMING ON. MY TRUCK HAS EVEN LOST SPEED IN MIDST OF DRIVING. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN THAT I TRANSPORT AND THIS IS NOT SAFE. GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THIS ISSUE - IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THERE IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON HERE ABOUT THIS! PLEASE HELP SOLVE THIS ISSUE!

NHTSA ID
10778683
Incident
Sep 25, 2015
Mileage
204,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Mar 15, 2012

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING. FUEL LEVEL ALWAYS SHOWS EMPTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON CAUSING CAR TO FAIL EMISSIONS. GM DEALER ESTIMATES COSTS TO REPAIR AT OVER $700.

NHTSA ID
10451749
Incident
Mar 31, 2010
Engine
Filed Jun 21, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND THE TRANNY REDLINES WHEN TOWING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF YEARS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REMEDIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 33,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4.

NHTSA ID
10193903
Incident
May 1, 2005
Mileage
4 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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