GMC Yukon XL DenaliYears to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 80 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the GMC Yukon XL Denali.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
GMC Yukon XL 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 Yukon XL Denali median. Tap a year for its full report.
'01'02'03
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
Complaints by system
Most common GMC Yukon XL Denali problems
All model years combined: 80 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
19Service brakes, hydraulic1 crash/fire/injury
17Service brakes
15Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury
10Engine and engine cooling
7Power train1 crash/fire/injury
6Tires
4Electronic stability control (ESC)
3Visibility
3Seats
2010 other systems3 crash/fire/injury
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 19 | 1 |
| Service brakes | 17 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 15 | 2 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 10 | 0 |
| Power train | 7 | 1 |
| Tires | 6 | 2 |
| Electronic stability control (ESC) | 4 | 0 |
| Visibility | 3 | 0 |
| Seats | 3 | 1 |
| 10 other systems | 20 | 3 |
1 recall
GMC Yukon XL Denali recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
4 investigations
NHTSA investigations of the Yukon XL Denali
- PARKING BRAKE FAILURENo recall
- UNWANTED LOW-SPEED ABS ACTIVATIONLed to recall 05V-379
- PARKING BRAKE FAILURELed to recall 05V-161
- ALLEGED FAILURE OF 2ND ROW SEATBELT ALRNo recall