2008 GMC DenaliProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 4 owner complaints about the 2008 GMC Denali, most often about the air bags. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through May 11, 2018. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2008 GMC Denali has problems

4 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
Air bags40
Electrical system10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2008 GMC Denali recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2008 vs. every other Denali year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Denali median. How we score

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In owners' words

What Denali owners report

Recent air bags complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED ABOVE THE DRIVERS INSTRUMENT DISPLAY, AROUND SPEAKER AND NOW HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WITH THE DASHBOARD BEING LOOSE. IF THE AIR BAG IS EVER TO DEPLOY IT WILL MORE THAN LIKELY HURT MY PASSENGER WHICH COULD BE MY WIFE, MY CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN. THIS IS…
Complaint 11076725 · Mar 7, 2018 · 87,885 miles
TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM JEFFREY M. BOYER, VP, GMC GLOBAL VEHICLE SAFETY, DATED JULY 2016 REGARDNG RECALL 49151. TO DATE, MY LOCAL GMC DEALER ADVISES THAT THEY HAVE NO PARTS FROM GMC TO REMEDY MY VEHICLE.
Complaint 11042625 · Nov 2, 2017
TAKATA RECALL - THIS HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR OVER A YEAR AND STILL NO ANSWER HAS BEEN RELEASED. NEED TO KNOW WHAT GMC IS GOING TO DO TO CORRECT PROBLEM. WE JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 5/26/17 AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL
Complaint 11004349 · Jul 11, 2017

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