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2004 GMC Yukon Denali Other / unspecified Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA

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Other / unspecified 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.
8
Latest Apr 22, 2015
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.
7%
of 109 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 GMC Yukon Denali submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 other

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

Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 22, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE SLAMMED TO A STOP AS IF SOMEONE STRUCK THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10712245
Incident
Apr 20, 2015
Mileage
116,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Feb 26, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DISABLED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID
10500099
Incident
Feb 26, 2013
Mileage
130,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngineOther / unspecified
Filed Nov 7, 2012

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE TRACTION CONTROL LITE CAME ON IN DASH THEN POWER TO SUV WAS LOST THEN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE READ OUT STATED "STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED " THEN " REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" MESSAGE APPEARED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTERSTATE BUT NEARLY GOT REARENDED HIT BY SEMI. ENGINE WOULD RUN ONLY AT IDLE SPEED. AFTER SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE AND WAITING MINUTE OR TWO THEN RESTARTING IT RAN FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN. SPEEDS VARY 70,55,40 MPH IT DOESN'T MATTER. AFTER CALLING DIFFERENT GMC DEALERS ABOUT PROBLEM THEY ACT LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THEY NEVER HEARD OF."BULL**** !!!!. ITS THE SAME PROBLEM NUMEROUS GMC OWNERS ARE FACING ON THE INTERNET. GMC CUSTOMERS HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITH NO PROBLEMS SOLVED. ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS HOOK YOU UP TO ELECTRONIC MACHINE AND OVERCHARGE YOU FOR THE SAME THING AUTOZONE ,ETC. BUSINESSES WILL DO FOR FREE. I DON'T HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THEM TO BE PARTS REPLACERS . GMC SHOULD KNOW THE EXACT PART TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE OR FAMILY IS GOING TO GET HURT BADLY IF GMC DOESN'T FIX THIS PROBLEM THEY KNOW THEY HAVE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10483583
Incident
Sep 25, 2012
Mileage
195,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 7, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A CRASH. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DEVICE FAILED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID
10438918
Incident
Nov 7, 2011
Mileage
130,000 mi
BrakesOther / unspecified
Filed Jan 19, 2011

THE VEHICLES TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOPPED POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE DISABLED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. ALSO THE ABS BRAKE ACTIVATE ON DRY ROAD UNDER LIGHT BRAKING. BOTH CONDITIONS RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO NEGOTIATE AN INTERSECTION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10377880
Incident
Jan 18, 2011
Mileage
98,080 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 8, 2010

2004 GMC YUKON XL DENALI SYSTEM STABILIZATION DISABLED WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. THE DEALER CANNOT REPAIR THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES IN THE CAR COMPUTER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE WARNING LIGHT ON, BUT STILL NO ERROR CODES. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE SHOP AND IT STILL IS COMING ON. TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS NOR INJURIES, I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE AS I WAS TOLD THE STABILIZATION SYSTEM WAS MANDATED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND IT MUST BE OPERATIONAL. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE TO INSURE THE TRUCK IS SAFE? WHY CAN'T THEY REPLACE COMPUTER MODULES UNTIL THERE IS A RESOLUTION? THE TRUCK DID NOT DO THIS FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS I OWNED IT, DRIVING THE SAME EXACT ROADS THAT THE WARNING FLASHES ON NOW. *TR

NHTSA ID
10369716
Incident
Oct 9, 2010
Mileage
240,000 mi
Driver assistanceOther / unspecified
Filed Aug 23, 2010
Crash reported

TRUCK HAD A FAULT CODE FLASH ON DASH TRUCK DID NOT INCREASE SPEED AS PULLING OUT ONTO A HIGHWAY. TRUCK WAS HIT ON SIDE OF DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED AFTER A REAR AIR RIDE CODE FLASHES. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IN TWO WEEKS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10351381
Incident
Aug 10, 2010
Mileage
100,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceOther / unspecified
Filed Nov 2, 2009

THE ABS TRACTION CONTROL ON MY 2004 YUKON DENALI ACTIVATES ON DRY ROADS AND NEARLY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD, THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKED IN AND CUT POWER TO THE TRUCK. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

NHTSA ID
10290713
Incident
Oct 31, 2009
Mileage
144,000 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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