U.S. public vehicle records

Gmc YUKON DENALI problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

898 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

76,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1999 to 2019 model years. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 669 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Unknown Or Other is the most frequently named component, appearing in 181 of 898 complaints (20.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	171	19.0%
Steering behavior	69	7.7%
Electrical and battery issues	43	4.8%
Transmission and shifting	34	3.8%
Engine operation	21	2.3%
Fuel system concerns	19	2.1%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Unknown Or Other

181

Air Bags

173

Electrical System

Structure:Body

Exterior Lighting

Service Brakes

Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel

Engine

Unknown Or Other: 181; Air Bags: 173; Electrical System: 95; Structure:Body: 75; Exterior Lighting: 53; Service Brakes: 53; Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel: 52; Engine: 50

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

168

75,000 to 99,999

147

100,000 to 149,999

156

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 59; 25,000 to 49,999: 95; 50,000 to 74,999: 168; 75,000 to 99,999: 147; 100,000 to 149,999: 156; 150,000 and above: 44

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (168). 229 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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116

2017

136

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2000: 1; 2001: 1; 2002: 10; 2003: 10; 2004: 19; 2005: 23; 2006: 29; 2007: 39; 2008: 31; 2009: 22; 2010: 41; 2011: 45; 2012: 36; 2013: 41; 2014: 69; 2015: 51; 2016: 116; 2017: 136; 2018: 98; 2019: 60; 2020: 1; 2021: 3; 2022: 4; 2024: 5; 2025: 7

Pattern summary

Unknown Or Other leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 171 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 69 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 43 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10119880 · 2005-05-04 (May 4, 2005)

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY ANTILOCKING BRAKING SYSTEM. AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKING IS UNEVEN; MEANING IT IS NOT SMOOTH, BUT JERKY. THIS SITUATION DOES NOT OCCUR AT HIGHER SPEEDS. AFTER THIS SITUATION THE ANTILOCKING BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND I DO NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM.

Owner-reported narrative. 118,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10119880 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10120655 · 2005-06-02 (June 2, 2005)

DT: WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICK IN AND IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE CONSUMER HAS HIT A FENCE AND ALMOST HIT A PERSON. HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AND THEN HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON THE NEWS. *NM THE FRONT ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AND MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10120655 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10047819 · 2003-11-12 (November 12, 2003)

WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT IT WOULD FEEL REAL LOOSE. CONSUMER WOULD LOSE CONTROL FOR A PERIOD OF TWO SECONDS. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10047819 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10212940 · 2007-12-27 (December 27, 2007)

ON 12/14/07 WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. WE WERE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50MPH AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE WHOLE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF OUR YUKON IS TOTALED. THE FRONT END/BATTERY AND OTHER ITEMS IS PUSHED UP INTO THE ENGINE. MY CONCERN IS THAT NEITHER ONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE ACCIDENT. WHY? THE IMPACT SHOULD HAVE RELEASED THE AIRBAG AND THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THAT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10212940 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10238717 · 2008-08-18 (August 18, 2008)

THIS WEEKEND (FRIDAY NIGHT) I STARTED SMELLING A "BURNT WIRE" SMELL. I DROVE TO THE STORE ON SATURDAY MORNING CAME BACK HOME. I WENT TO THE STORE AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DRIVERS DOOR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. AFTER GOING THROUGH MY DOOR AND PULLING OFF THE PANEL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT I HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT STARTED FROM THE ELECTRIC MIRROR CONTROL. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP! THANKS *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10238717 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10065146 · 2004-03-29 (March 29, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION, THEN, VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10065146 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10102583 · 2004-12-10 (December 10, 2004)

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE: RESULTS FROM ONE TIME DRIVING OFF WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON OR SIMPLY TOWING A TRAILER AND PARKING IT ON A HILL AND SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE PARKING BRAKE ON THESE 1999-2002 GMC TRUCKS AND SUVS ARE A DANGEROUS. THEY GIVES NO INDICATION THAT THE PARKING BRAKE IS WORKING BECAUSE THE PEDAL FEELS THE SAME, NO RESISTANCE, WHEN WORKING AND WHEN NOT. OUR FRIENDS OWN A 2002 DENALI AND WE WERE AT A BOAT RAMP, HE BACKED THE DENALI WITH THE BOAT ON THE TRAILER ON THE BOAT RAMP, PARKED IT AND LOADED THE BOAT. CLIMBED BACK …

Owner-reported narrative. 52,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10102583 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10160102 · 2006-06-18 (June 18, 2006)

FUEL PUMP FUSE BLOWS DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. NOT SURE OF EXACT SPEED. I BELIEVE I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 TO 65 MILES PER HOUR. BLEW FOUR TIMES. PROBLEM ONCE PER MILE. I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK THE STREET THE REST OF THE WAY AND THE FUSE DID NOT BLOW. HAVE NOT BEEN TO A MECHANIC YET EXCEPT FOR MY DAD AND WE BOTH AGREED THAT IT WAS WEIRD THAT THE FUSE KEPT BLOWING. FYI WHEN THE FUSE BLEW THE ENGINE JUST STALLED AND I COASTED TO THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START EITHER UNTIL THE FUSE WAS REPLACED. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 128,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10160102 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10301729 · 2010-01-21 (January 21, 2010)

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WINDOWS, RADIO AND DOOR LOCKS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHERS TO BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS BASED ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS I FOUND BY GOOGLING "PROBLEMS WITH 99 YUKON DENALI". IT SEEMS AS THOUGH REPLACING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FIXES THE ISSUE IN SOME CASES BUT MOST HAVE NO CLUE HOW TO FIX IT. SOME EVEN SAY THEY EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 130,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10301729 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10503299 · 2013-03-16 (March 16, 2013)

AS THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING OFF A PARKING LOT THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER DRIVING HOME USING THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP, I PULLED THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL OFF AND AFTER ADDING MORE BRAKE FLUID SAW THE LEAK AT THE FUEL TANK AREA WILE MY WIFE PUSHED THE PEDAL. ALL THE BRAKE LINES LOOK CORRODED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 128,922 miles reported. Look up ODI 10503299 at NHTSA ↗

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Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

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Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.