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Chevrolet DenaliYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 12 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet Denali.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints12Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls02000–2006 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet Denali years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Denali median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2005Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2002Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Denali problems

All model years combined: 12 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic30
Engine and engine cooling30
Power train20
Electrical system20
Structure10
Air bags11
Visibility10
Electronic stability control (ESC)10
Engine10
1 other systems10
0 recalls

Chevrolet Denali recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Denali

  1. PARKING BRAKE FAILUREDP05009 · 2000–2003 · closed May 31, 2006
    No recall
  2. PARKING BRAKE FAILUREEA04011 · 2003 · closed May 10, 2005
    Led to recall 05V-161