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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Service Brakes. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Electronic Stability Control (esc). Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Engine. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Traction Control SystemVehicle Speed Control
INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN MY 2006 GMC YUKON DENALI XL IS AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN AND I AM DRIVING LESS THAN 10MPH AND I GO TO ACCELERATE (NOT SPINNING THE TIRES AND NOT ON WET OR SLIPPERY SURFACES) THE "TRACTION ACTIVE" MESSAGE DISPLAYS AND I LOSE ALL POWER FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THIS MANY TIMES HAS LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INT…
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INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN MY 2006 GMC YUKON DENALI XL IS AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN AND I AM DRIVING LESS THAN 10MPH AND I GO TO ACCELERATE (NOT SPINNING THE TIRES AND NOT ON WET OR SLIPPERY SURFACES) THE "TRACTION ACTIVE" MESSAGE DISPLAYS AND I LOSE ALL POWER FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THIS MANY TIMES HAS LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS TRACTION ACTIVE AND THERE ARE MANY ARTICLES FROM OTHER YUKON OWNERS STATING THEY HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING. I PRINTED OFF 9 PAGES AND TOOK TO MY DEALER/SERVICE DEPARTMENT (SIMMONS ROCKWELL IN BATH, NY) AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I EVEN SUPPLIED THEM WITH AN ABS RECALL DOCUMENT ID # 1819672 OF WHICH THE SUBJECT IS 'PRODUCT SAFETY ' FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION #05068B. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION PERMITTING CORROSION TO OCCUR BETWEEN THE FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF GREATER THAN 3.7 MPH BUT LESS THAN 10 MPH, THE CORROSION MAY CAUSE AN UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURRED WHERE STOPPING DISTANCE IS LIMITED, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.' MY DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER DIDN'T SHOW ANY ISSUES, BUT AS SOON AS I DROVE HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I DON'T THINK MY DEALER EVEN LOOKED AT THE DOCUMENTS I PROVIDED TO THEM TO HELP THEM DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH GMC YUKONS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE JUST NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10299018
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