33 of the
219 complaints filed about the GMC Denali
are about the braking system —
15% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 GMC DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THEIR HUSBAND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WHEN THE TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP CAUSING THE CONTACT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKING PEDAL EXCESSIVELY, HOWEVER, THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP AND THE BRAKES WERE FLOORED. THE VEHICLE ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND LOWER ABDOMEN AREA. THE ONLY MEDICAL ATTENTION RECEIVED WAS BY EMT AT TIME OF THE CRASH. THE DEALER (CARDINALE GMC 2 HEITZINGER PLAZA, SEASIDE, CA 93955, (831) 322-4112) WAS MADE AWARE. THE CONTACT STATED THEY RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING THEIR VEHICLE HAVING ANTI-LOCK BRAKING ISSUES AFTER THE CRASH HAD OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *LN*DT*DT*JB THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS.
NHTSA complaint #11365222 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME IN THE CITY CROSSING AN INTERSECTION USUALLY AT SLOW SPEED BRAKING AND TURNING AND ALL THE SUDDEN I LOSE EVERYTHING. NO STEERING ELECTRICAL AND BRAKING. THE PARK ASSIST WILL SOMETIMES START GOING OFF LIKE CRAZY JUST BEFORE IT HAPPENS, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. PUT IN PARK AND OPEN THE DOOR IT COMES BACK ON. THEN SAYS ROLL DOWN DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THEN BACK UP. AT ON TIME I DID HAVE IT HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GETTING READY TO PASS AND GIVING IT GAS AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THEN TOOK OFF AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED.
NHTSA complaint #11351977 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BRAKE FAILURE. THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILED. I MARKED THE FAILURE AS TODAY AS THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A MONTH OR SO AGO. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL OF TIME.
NHTSA complaint #11202982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE HAD THE BREAK/STEERING FLUID BOOSTER REPLACED 3 TIMES IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. HOW GMC CAN CALL THIS A "PROBLEM" BUT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IS BEYOND ME. I HAVE LOOKED IT UP AND THOUSANDS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS ALONG WITH ALIKE VEHICLES FROM THE SAME YEARS. THE BREAKS AND STEERING LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY AROUND TURNS. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!!! I GUESS NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE DIED....UUGGHHH .... SO FRUSTRATING!!!!
NHTSA complaint #11165106 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR I KNEW THAT THEIR WERE SOME ISSUES THAT WOULD COME ABOUT, BUT I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, THE RADIO WILL GO OFF AND MY WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK, WIPERS WON'T WORK, MY DASH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND THE RADIO WILL NOT WORK AT ALL SOMETIMES IT LAST UP TO HOURS BEFORE I CAN GET THEM TO COME. I CAN TURN THE CAR ON AN TRY TO PUT IT IN GEAR IT WONT WORK IT TAKES ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL ENGAGE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO FIX THESE ISSUES WITH MY CAR, I LOVE IT VERY MUCH AND WILL BE UPSET IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO HER. SO FAR SO GOOD NO ACCIDENTS TO REPORT THIS TIME HOPEFULLY NEXT TIME THE SAME IF THERE IS A NEXT.
NHTSA complaint #10638715 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON JUNE 4, 2014, DRIVING ON A CLEAR, DRY AND SUNNY DAY IN MY 2003 GMC SIERRA DENALI PICKUP TRUCK. ON VIRGINIA DRIVE HEADING EASTBOUND IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA, AT 32 MPH; WITH NORMAL BRAKING ACTION HEADING INTO A CURVE, THE BRAKE PEDAL SURPRISINGLY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKING. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE TURN, NARROWLY ESCAPING RUNNING OFF THE ROAD, ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS TWO LANE ROAD IN EACH DIRECTION AND THERE WAS NO NEARBY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY NEVER RETURNED EXCEPT FOR MINIMAL CAPABILITY NEAR THE END OF PEDAL TRAVEL. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE INDICATES THE BRAKE LINES SHOWED RUSTING IN GENERAL ON THE VEHICLE (AND ALSO THE ADJACENT FUEL LINES), MOSTLY NEAR THE FRONT SECTION OF THE VEHICLE; AND THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE IN THE HOSE-TO-LINE COUPLING FROM THE BRAKE VALVE NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE ABS CONTROL ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON THE FRAME UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AREA. THE LINES IN THAT SUSPECTED FAILURE AREA APPEARED MOST SERIOUSLY RUSTED AND BULGED. CURRENTLY SPEAKING WITH A GMC DEALER TO UNDERSTAND THE REPAIR OPTIONS AND POSSIBLE RECALLS.
NHTSA complaint #10596077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TRIED TO STOP AT RED LIGHT ,AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN I HAD TO JUMP THE CURB NOT TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. MY HUSBAND CAME AND LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND SAW THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND FLUID WAS COMING OUT. HE PUT A WHOLE CAN OF BRAKE FLUID IN SO THAT I COULD MOVE THE TRUCK DOWN THE STREET TO A SERVICE CENTER. AGAIN THE REPAIR MAN SAID ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT. WE REPAIRED ONE A SUMMER AGO WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10574775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE DRIVING IN THE MALL PARKING LOT - PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, THANKFULLY STILL HAD SOME (TINY) BRAKE LEFT TO STOP. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING UNDERNEATH. ALL BRAKE LINES LOOK COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT MAKING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10494460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TO TURN LEFT AND MY GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WOUND UP REARENDING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE'S BRAKES DID NOT WANT TO ENGAGE.
NHTSA complaint #10479537 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WITHIN ABOUT 10 MILES OF A MODERATE BRAKING SITUATION AND REACHING HOME, BRAKE PEDAL BECAME PROGRESSIVELY SOFTER AT EACH SUCCESSIVE STOP UNTIL COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED NEAR HOME. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO SLOW AND STOP VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY (HOME). RIGHT FRONT STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BURST DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST/CORROSION. EXTENSIVE CORROSION OF MOST BRAKE LINES WAS FOUND AND REPAIRED AT CONSIDERABLE COST AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE TO HELP AVOID ACCIDENT OR INJURY. THE LOCAL GMC DEALER WAS NOT AWARE OF A RELATED RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND WOULD ONLY REPAIR THE SUV AT THE PREVAILING RATE SINCE A WARRANTY WAS NOT IN EFFECT. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO ADDRESS THIS POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10455716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WE HAVE NOTICED THAT OUR CARS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHEN WE GET TO A LOW SPEED OF ABOUT 5 MPH, CAUSING OUR STOPPING DISTANCE TO BE INCREASED, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED US TO REAR-END ANOTHER CAR. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON THANKSGIVING OF THIS YEAR. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THROUGH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000. WE CALLED GMC HOTLINE AND THEY SAY IT ISN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL. I SEE THE RECALL HAS BEEN REVISED SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT DOES OCCUR?
NHTSA complaint #10438646 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MARCH 10, 2010 PLEASE REPORT STATUS OF CASE [XXX] U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SUBJECT; BRAKE LINE FAILURE PROBLEMS ON GENERAL MOTORS TRUCKS GENTLEPERSONS I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT TO YOU A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH GMC AND CHEVROLET PICK UP TRUCKS THAT WILL RESULT IN DEATH. I HAVE A GMC 2003 SIERRA DENALI PICK UP TRUCK THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS DEFECT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND I REPORTED MY CONCERN TO GENERAL MOTORS WHEN I FIRST EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF MY BRAKES IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 10, 2008. AS THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME I LOST MY BRAKES WAS ON FEBRUARY 23, 2010 THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM AND CHARGED ME OVER $2,000.00 AND THE TRUCK WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS DEFECT WAS A RESULT OF THE GENERAL MOTORS SUPPLIER PRODUCING PARTS THAT WERE NOT TO SPECIFICATION (MOST LIKELY MADE IN CHINA). ALL THE AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES PLACE THE QUALITY RESPONSIBILITY ON THE SUPPLIER OF THE COMPONENTS AND THAT SUPPLIER IS SUPPOSED TO BE ISO, QS OR NOW TS CERTIFIED. THIS QUALITY SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO BE SELF AUDITING BY USE OF STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL SO THEREFORE IT IS UP TO THE SUPPLIER WHO IS SELLING THE COMPONENTS TO BE HONEST AND TRUST WORTHY AND NOT SHIP ANY SUBSTANDARD PARTS. I HAVE ENCLOSED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ALONG WITH REPORTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHO I HAVE FOUND WITH A BRIEF SEARCH ON THE INTERNET WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. [XXX]
NHTSA complaint #10318580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HIT WALL AT LOW SPEED DUE TO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INCORRECTLY ACTIVATED. SAME CONDITION HAS SINCE OCCURRED STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS. MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 YUKON DENALI. IT ISN'T COVERED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05020. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT CAUSED MY ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10283404 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM WORK TODAY I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT, PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MY FOOT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO TURN INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN TO AVOID HITTING THE CARS IN FRONT AS I PRESSED THE EMERGENCY MANUAL BRAKE. BECAUSE I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HOME AT THAT POINT I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WHILE USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS WITHIN NORMAL RANGE.
NHTSA complaint #10282698 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECALL # 05V379000 WAS ISSUED 8/29/2005 FOR THE GMC YUKON DENALI FOR ABS MALFUNCTION. GMC SAYS MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED YET I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND NO WEB SITE SPECIFIES VIN NUMBER EXCLUSION. THE YEAR AND MODEL ARE THE ONLY FACTORS. GMC SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10263833 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VBRAKED VIBRATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD A FEW FEET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL # 05V379000 FOR THE HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK SERVICE BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WASS 31,857 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,843.
NHTSA complaint #10187546 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PARKING BRAKE NEVER WORKS. HAD COMPLETE SYSTEM REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP 3 YEARS AGO. DID NOT IMPROVE THE STOPPING CAPABILITIES. OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE IDENTIFY HAVE EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THEY ALSO EXPERIENCE. I AM AFRAID THAT THERE IS NO BACKUP BRAKE SYSTEM IN THE EVENT OF A PRIMARY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10183813 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY MY 2001 YUKON DENALI WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE ABS SENSORS. I HAVE HAD TWO 2001 TAHOE'S AND A 2002 AVALANCHE ALL OF WHICH WERE COVERED BUT MY DENALI WAS NOT. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE ABS SENSORS REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN LET GM GET AWAY WITH RECALLING THE CHEVROLET BRAND BUT NOT THE GMC BRAND. IT'S THE SAME PART NUMBER AND SAME PARTS USED ON BOTH BRANDS. PLEASE REPLY WITH A JUSTIFICATION IF YOU CAN SO THAT I MAY BETTER UNDERSTAND THE REASONING. THANK YOU.
NHTSA complaint #10178815 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN COMING TO A STOP CAUSING VEHICLE TO TAKE LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO COME TO A STOP. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS INCLUDING ALMOST STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN.
NHTSA complaint #10177720 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.