2004 GMC YUKON DENALI

141 complaints filed with NHTSA.

141
Complaints
6
Crashes
7
Fires
5
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL34
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM23
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC8
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM8
ENGINE6
SERVICE BRAKES5
AIR BAGS4
STEERING3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3
TIRES3
SEATS3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2

Recent Complaints

20140828FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

AT APPROXIMATELY 1:54 PM I WAS LEAVING WORK AND I DIDN'T GET ABOUT 1,000 FEET WHEN I BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE AREA WHERE THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS. I PULLED OVER INTO A GAS STATION AND TOOK THE CUP HOLDERS OUT TRYING TO SEARCH WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. I THEN SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS ON THE DASHBOARD. I ALSO SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND MORE SMOKE WITH COMING FROM THE VENT. I OPENED THE PASSENGER S

Mileage: 136,000

20140710CrashFatalAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA, KNEE AND ANKLE WAS FRACTURED. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A RIPPED EYE LID, AND THE REAR SIDE PASSENGER SUSTAINED 4 FRACTURED TEETH AND DAMAGED HER INTESTINE. A FATALITY W

20120508CrashFireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

MY 18-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH THE EVENING OF MAY 1ST WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. SHE WAS IN A RELATIVELY "ROUTINE" ACCIDENT IN WHICH SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND STRUCK A TREE HEAD-ON IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF COLORADO SPRINGS. A GOOD SAMARITAN PULLED HER FROM THE VEHICLE SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO A MASSIVE FIREBALL THAT COMPLETELY GUTTED THE VEHICLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM ENORMOUSLY TROUBLED BY THE FIREBALL -- NOT SOMETHIN

Mileage: 85,000

20111108FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

MY HUSBAND'S 2004 YUKON DENALI CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF HOME. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS BEFORE IT SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED. I CALLED 911 WHILE MY HUSBAND TOOK THE HOSE AND SPRAYED WATER ON THE FIRE, WHICH WAS IN THE DASHBOARD OF THE SUV. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED A FEW MINUTES LATER AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE VEHICLE IGNITED AND WAS ON FIRE. I CONTACTED GMC VIA ONLINE CHAT, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID

20110404FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER

REAR BUCKET SEAT (DRIVER'S SIDE) CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE ATTRIBUTED TO SEAT HEATER FAILURE BY EACH THE 1) FIRE MARSHAL, 2) GMC DEALER AND 3) GEICO. CAR WAS UNOCCUPIED, PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS BEFORE RETURNING TO OPEN CAR AND FIND CAR SEAT ON FIRE. CAR SEAT WAS NOT USED BY ANY PASSENGERS FOR AT LEAST A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THERE WERE ONLY TWO PASSENGERS USING THE CAR DURING AN OUT-OF-TOWN TRIP WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED ON FOURTH DAY. THUS, CAR SEAT HEATER SOME HOW TURNED ITSELF ON, REMA

Mileage: 140,646

20110404FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

REAR BUCKET SEAT (DRIVER'S SIDE) CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE ATTRIBUTED TO SEAT HEATER FAILURE BY EACH THE 1) FIRE MARSHAL, 2) GMC DEALER AND 3) GEICO. CAR WAS UNOCCUPIED, PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS BEFORE RETURNING TO OPEN CAR AND FIND CAR SEAT ON FIRE. CAR SEAT WAS NOT USED BY ANY PASSENGERS FOR AT LEAST A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THERE WERE ONLY TWO PASSENGERS USING THE CAR DURING AN OUT-OF-TOWN TRIP WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED ON FOURTH DAY. THUS, CAR SEAT HEATER SOME HOW TURNED ITSELF ON, REMA

Mileage: 140,646

20110404FireSEATS

REAR BUCKET SEAT (DRIVER'S SIDE) CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE ATTRIBUTED TO SEAT HEATER FAILURE BY EACH THE 1) FIRE MARSHAL, 2) GMC DEALER AND 3) GEICO. CAR WAS UNOCCUPIED, PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS BEFORE RETURNING TO OPEN CAR AND FIND CAR SEAT ON FIRE. CAR SEAT WAS NOT USED BY ANY PASSENGERS FOR AT LEAST A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THERE WERE ONLY TWO PASSENGERS USING THE CAR DURING AN OUT-OF-TOWN TRIP WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED ON FOURTH DAY. THUS, CAR SEAT HEATER SOME HOW TURNED ITSELF ON, REMA

Mileage: 140,646

20100823CrashTRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

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

Mileage: 100,000

20100823CrashELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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

Mileage: 100,000

20070520FireTIRES

TIRE BLEW UP ON HIGHWAY 75 STARTING SMOKING, ABLE TO PUT OUT POT. FIRE. SAT. MAY 19, 2007 WITH NO WARNING/ SOMEHOW CONTROLLED CAR AND EXITED HIGHWAY WITHOUT A WRECK. BRIDGEPORT DEULER H/T. *TR

20060313CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 65 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN A CRASH. THIS OCCURRED ON A NORMAL ROAD DURING NORMAL BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

Mileage: 30,000

20050722CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

DURING NORMAL DRIVING, BRAKE PEDAL WILL SOMETIMES GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPING TO STOP, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. AFTER SECOND ATTEMPT, BRAKES START WORKING AGAIN. NO ERRORS REPORTED BY VEHICLE COMPUTER. WE HAVE ALREADY HIT A MAILBOX TRYING TO AVOID A CRASH, AND ALMOST ROLLED OVER ANOTHER TIME DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SLOW DOWN IN TIME. TWO GM DEALERS HAVE FOUND NO PROBLEMS, AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO NOT BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THEM AS THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. PROB

Mileage: 3,500