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2004 GMC Yukon Denali Xl

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2004 GMC Yukon Denali Xl do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 29.

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49Owner complaints

Model-year median: 29

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
32
200349
200434
200511
200661
2007
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
19Service Brakes
15Electronic Stability Control (esc)
9Engine
4Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4
All reported categories
Steering
4Suspension
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2Power Train
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Air Bags
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Parking Brake
1Seats
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

47 reports with mileage · 2 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electronic Stability Control (esc). Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Steering complaints

4 reports
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123,000 miles · Jul 8, 2015
Electrical SystemEngineSteering

VEHICLE STARTED FINE, THEN AS I WAS DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST ALL POWER, COULD NOT TURN CAR WITHOUT STEERING AND CRASHED INTO CURB UP THE STREET, CAR WOULD NOT START, HAD AAA COME TOW TO OUR HOME. HAD A NEW BATTERY, AND WOULD ONLY TAKE A CHARGE WHEN BYPASSING BATTERY DIRECTLY INTO ENGINE. NOW SOMETHING …

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VEHICLE STARTED FINE, THEN AS I WAS DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST ALL POWER, COULD NOT TURN CAR WITHOUT STEERING AND CRASHED INTO CURB UP THE STREET, CAR WOULD NOT START, HAD AAA COME TOW TO OUR HOME. HAD A NEW BATTERY, AND WOULD ONLY TAKE A CHARGE WHEN BYPASSING BATTERY DIRECTLY INTO ENGINE. NOW SOMETHING IS DRAINING BATTERY AND IF I DON'T START AND RUN EVERY TWO DAYS , BATTERY DEAD. ELECTRICAL CLUSTER ALSO GOING BAD AND INSTRUMENTS NOT WORKING, AIR CONDITIONING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM , WILL BLOW COLD OUT OF ALL BUT TWO VENTS, WHERE IT BLOWS 90 DEGREES. BACK WINDOW WIPER STOPPED WORKING, ALL ELECTRICAL RELATED. DEALER SAID NO ERROR CODES TEST DROVE FOR A WEEK TO GET TO REPRODUCE STALL DRIVING, RETURNED TO ME SAYING CAN'T DIAGNOSE. SO FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ODI #10732819

155,000 miles · Nov 10, 2014
Air BagsElectronic Stability Control (esc)Steering

MY KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION AND THEN THE POWER WENT OF AND I DROVE INTO A TERR IT AFFECTED THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACED THE KEY ONCE ALREADY AND NOW IT NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, IM NOT GOING TO FIX IT IM GOING TO SELL IT GET A TOYOTA. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10654035

85,000 miles · Apr 1, 2014
SteeringCrash

THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE. AT VARIOUS SPEEDS (5-55 MPH) THE STEERING GOES OUT AND YOU CANNOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE YEARS TO CORRECT THIS. THE MECHANICS CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND SINCE THIS IS NOT A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, THEY ARE …

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THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE. AT VARIOUS SPEEDS (5-55 MPH) THE STEERING GOES OUT AND YOU CANNOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE YEARS TO CORRECT THIS. THE MECHANICS CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND SINCE THIS IS NOT A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, THEY ARE UNABLE TO EXPERIENCE IT. IT'S A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU ARE ON THE BELTWAY AND NEED TO TAKE AN EXIT, OR FOLLOW THE BELTWAY BEARING RIGHT OR LEFT AND YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING. MORE FRIGHTENING IS WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. I'VE HAD ONE MINOR INCIDENT/ACCIDENT WHILE BACKING UP TO PARK MY TRUCK AT A CAMPGROUND. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND WAS DRIFTING. THERE WAS A TREE BEHIND ME, WHICH I NEEDED TO PARK NEXT TO, AND THE STEERING WENT OUT AND MY LEFT BUMPER EDGE CAUGHT THE TREE, WHICH PUSHED THE BUMPER IN SLIGHTLY. THIS CAUSED THE RUBBER TRACK ON THE TOP OF THE BUMPER TO POP UP AND IT CANNOT BE REATTACHED. ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE NASTY SCRATCHES ON THE BUMPERS EDGE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10576281

45,000 miles · Mar 10, 2010
Steering

SINCE 40-45K MILES MY GMC YUKON 1500 XL HAS HAD A TERRIBLE SLACK IN THE STEERING. AS I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GUST OF WIND SHIFTS THE VEHICLE HALF A LANE TO THE OTHER SIDE. THERE'S BEEN TIMES I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. EVERYTIME I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A CHECK, THE DEALERSHIP WAS LESS THAN MOTIVATED TO EVEN CHEC…

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SINCE 40-45K MILES MY GMC YUKON 1500 XL HAS HAD A TERRIBLE SLACK IN THE STEERING. AS I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GUST OF WIND SHIFTS THE VEHICLE HALF A LANE TO THE OTHER SIDE. THERE'S BEEN TIMES I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. EVERYTIME I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A CHECK, THE DEALERSHIP WAS LESS THAN MOTIVATED TO EVEN CHECK THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10318561

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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