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2004 GMC Yukon Denali Xl Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance reportsComplaints 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.
9
Latest Jun 19, 2016
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
18%
of 49 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 GMC Yukon Denali Xl submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming driver-assistance

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Jun 19, 2016

STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED COMES ON WITH ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THIS HAPPENED AS I AS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. SPEED DRASTICALLY REDUCED FORM 65 TO 10 MPH. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WILL NOT ACT UNTIL THERE'S A FATALITY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THIS IS CRIMINAL. NHTSA HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND HAS NOT ACTED.

NHTSA ID
10875072
Incident
Jun 18, 2016
Mileage
177,000 mi
Driver assistanceSuspension
Filed Nov 3, 2015

I GET THIS (COMFORT RIDE CONTROL) WHEN I TURN THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON IT THERE AGAIN. WHEN I START IT UP.

NHTSA ID
10788128
Incident
Oct 12, 2014
Mileage
162,500 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 30, 2015

02/09/2012-RECEIVED WARNING IN MESSAGE CENTER ADVISING TO CHECK RIDE CONTROL. LOCATED BROKEN RIGHT FRONT HEIGHT SENSOR ACTUATOR FOR BROKEN CONTROL ARM LINKAGE. SENSOR REPLACED (MILEAGE 63,031). ON 09/27/2015, THE LEFT SENSOR BROKE, ALSO REQUIRING REPLACEMENT (MILEAGE 82,700).

NHTSA ID
10778610
Incident
Feb 9, 2012
Mileage
63,031 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical+1 more
Filed Apr 20, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED DURING ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE TRACTION ACTIVE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FILTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE BG FUEL INDUCTION SERVICED NEEDED TO BE DONE, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SERVICE NEEDED TO BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA ID
10706653
Incident
Apr 13, 2013
Mileage
40,000 mi
AirbagsDriver assistanceSteering
Filed Nov 10, 2014

MY KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION AND THEN THE POWER WENT OF AND I DROVE INTO A TERR IT AFFECTED THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACED THE KEY ONCE ALREADY AND NOW IT NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, IM NOT GOING TO FIX IT IM GOING TO SELL IT GET A TOYOTA. *TR

NHTSA ID
10654035
Incident
Jan 7, 2014
Mileage
155,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Oct 5, 2014

HELLO OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS, MY TRUCK HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING INTERMITTENT MESSAGE FLASH ACROSS THE DASH "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND "STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED", AND THE TRUCK IS LIMITED TO 25MPH.. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN TRAFFIC, FORCING MY WIFE, OR MYSELF TO HAVE TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULL OFF THE FREEWAY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AFTER SITTING FOR 5-10 MINUTES THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF, AND THE ENGINE WILL BE FINE. THE DESCRIBED SCENARIO JUST OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY FOR THE 3RD TIME IN ONE DAY,, SO THINGS APPEAR TO DEGRADING RAPIDLY, AND I WILL NEED TO HAVE THE SYSTEM REVIEWED AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I HAVE FOUND A THREAD WITH NUMEROUS RELATED CONCERNS AT EDMUNDS,COM (HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/5759/GMC/YUKON-DENALI/GMC-YUKON-REDUCED-ENGINE-POWER-MESSAGE), AND IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THEIR IS A VALID RECALL FOR MY VIN. I AM NOT CLEAR WHAT MAY BECOME OF THIS COMPLAINT, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY WIFE MAY BE IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE ENGINES KEEPS REDUCING POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID
10641570
Incident
Oct 5, 2014
Mileage
154,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jun 20, 2014

WAS PARKED ON A HILL, WHEN PULLING AWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BUT PROVIDED ALMOST NO BREAKING POWER. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, MULTIPLE BEEPS OCCURRED WITH MESSAGES APPEARING ON DASH DISPLAY (AFTER THE FAILURE), ABOUT BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS CHECKED OR SERVICED, AND STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED. TO CATCH THE LEAKING FLUID, I PLACED THE PAN UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AREA. LINES LOOKED TOTALLY RUSTED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10604705
Incident
Jun 12, 2014
Mileage
103,388 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceSuspension
Filed Oct 21, 2012

EXCESSIVE RUST BUILD UP ON BRAKE LINES, ROTORS AND CALIPERS. ROTORS & PADS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN SEPT., 2008. NEEDED REPLACEMENT AGAIN IN OCT., 2012 AFTER ONLY DRIVING 16,000 MILES. BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. CONTROL ARM LINKAGE ATTACHED TO HEIGHT SENSOR ACTUATOR ALSO BROKE AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID
10481285
Incident
Jan 1, 2012
Mileage
63,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Aug 26, 2010

MY 2004 YUKON THE PANEL WITH THE SPEED CONTROL STARTED DISAPPEARING. THEN IT WOULD COME BACK ON THEN DISAPPEAR AGAIN. NOW IT DON'T WORK AT ALL. I CANT TELL THE GAS AMOUNT, SPEED OR MILES. THE STABILITY LIGHT USE TO COME ON. *TR

NHTSA ID
10351965
Incident
Mar 13, 2010
Mileage
101,000 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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