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2005 GMC Sierra 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 Oct 5, 2014
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 Mar 18, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 GMC Sierra 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

Showing 1–4 of 4

Brakes
Filed Oct 5, 2014

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES GOING DOWN HILL, PUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR AND DIN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES. BRAKE LINE ROTTED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10641553
Incident
Oct 4, 2014
Mileage
82,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Nov 28, 2013

FIRST THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ERRATIC THEN FAILED, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER PEGGED AND IS FAILING TO SHOW EVEN CLOSE TO TRUE SPEED AS IN SHOWING 100+MPH IN AN ACTUAL +/-35MPH RANGE. CIRCUMSTANCES MATCH DESCRIPTION OF COMMON PROBLEMS WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURES ON THAT MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10554074
Incident
Nov 25, 2013
Mileage
112,230 mi
BrakesSteering
Filed Nov 6, 2013

WHEN OPERATING AT LOW SPEEDS,I WOULD TURN THE WHEEL TO LEFT AND STEERING FELT SLUGGISH,FELT LIKE A RUBBING AND FEELS LIKE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. BROUGHT TO LOCAL GARAGE, THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM BUT HAD SOLUTIONS. THEY CHECKED POWER STEERING PUMP, BRAKE SENSORS, SERPENTINE BELT, FLUIDS...ALL CHECKED OUT FINE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10551147
Incident
Oct 1, 2013
Mileage
70,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Mar 18, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINE WAS ALSO FRACTURED AND CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,800.

NHTSA ID
10503486
Incident
Mar 16, 2013
Mileage
49,800 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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