2005 Gmc Yukon Denali Xl problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (5) · Electrical System (5) · Steering (2)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Gmc Yukon Denali Xl model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
31 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (535)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-03-28 · 23-NA-001 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on onstar module 2g sunset information.
Engine 2024-12-18 · 03-06-01-023I · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin explains how to measure for oil consumption and possible reasons for loss of oil.
Showing the 6 most recent of 535 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2017-09-19 · Service Brakes · 145,000 mi“started car in the morning to go to work. as i do every day. foot on brake as usual, shift to drive, to begin a turn in my driveway, in making the left turn, which is a downward grade, applied brake, which went to floor. no resistance whatsoever, complete failure of brakes. kept foot on brake and steered up the grade, then put car into park. got ou…”
2017-05-19 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 165,670 mi“the vehicle's engine shuts off while driving. without warning. this happens at various speeds. loss of brakes and power steering occurs after engine shuts off. this has happened on several occasions at varying speeds. speed varying between 30 mph to 70 mph. engine will restart (be turned back on after wait time at the ignition) and drive fo…”
2016-04-18 · Exterior Lighting · 102,000 mi“while driving i noticed that the speedometer needle was erratic going from zero to 120 mph. when i stopped the needle was stuck at 30 mph. at the same time the gear shift indicator light went from dull to non existent preventing me from knowing what gear i was in. this was happening sporadically but now the speedometer needle is always on zero and …”
2015-08-31 · Vehicle Speed Control · 130,000 mi“while driving on the highway with my cruise control set between 50-70mph, i began noticing my speedometer beginning to jump between 0-120mph causing the limiter to kick in and me losing the ability to control speed. keep in mind i'm only going between 50-70mph. this later began occurring without the cruise control on. shortly after this began ha…”
2015-06-01 · Unknown Or Other · 92,000 mi“several days ago - gear shift indicator did not illuminate or was "dull". the illumination/dimness of instrument was sporadic. after a few days same problem with digital odometer. today, took vehicle to faulker gmc, trevose pa (purchased this vehicle from them new- original owner) only 92,000 miles on vehicle. was told no "recalls" for my vin -…”
2015-04-11 · Structure:body · 84,611 mi · 💥 crash“was driving about 30mph and hit the brake pedal, the brake pedal went to the floor and we ran into a trailer. the brake lines were rusted so bad that they busted, and caused the brake fluid to leak out. the estimate to repair the brake lines alone is $2800. *tr…”
2015-03-18 · Service Brakes · 35,000 mi“(3-17-2015) i was driving my 2005 gmc denali xl, (with under 35000 miles) the brake light comes on, when i go to pull over, i realize my brake pedal bottoms out, i get it to a gmc dealer, they tell me my brake lines are faulty do to bad undercarriage corrosion and rust, and inform me that it may take thousands of dollars just to correct the brake…”
2014-12-27 · Service Brakes · 160,000 mi“i was traveling on a local highway at the posted speed limit when i was caused to slow due to traffic. when i pressed the brake pedal the pedal went completely to the floor. scared to death i almost engaged the emergency brake to ensure the vehicle would stop in time. mind you i was traveling with three children and my spouse in the vehicle all of …”
2014-07-08 · Electronic Stability Control (Esc) · 167,000 mi“was driving home from work and the truck lost power and did a sharp left with the steering and braking was low. *js…”
2014-05-06 · Steering · 60,000 mi“i live in san francisco and was driving down my street. i live on a steep hill and my brakes and power steering failed. i had my truck towed to the nearest repair shop and found that there is a known defect in the gasket between the power steering and the brake system. it fails. gmc knows this. i have had this gasket replaced three times in 5 years…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.