By model year
The 2003 model year drew the most complaints, 32
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
GMC Denali
Every GMC Denali model year on file, 1998 to 2015. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years17115 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years151998 to 2015
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,225Summed across model years
Components
Brakes leads the GMC Denali complaint record
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each GMC Denali model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pickup | 18 | 5.6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| 2014 | Pickup | 5 | 0.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| 2013 | Pickup | 5 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
| 2012 | Pickup | 6 | 0.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| 2011 | SUV | 11 | 0.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| 2010 | SUV | 5 | 0.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| 2009 | SUV | 2 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| 2008 | SUV | 4 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 2007 | SUV | 3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 2003 | Pickup | 32 | 12.5 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 130 |
| 2002 | Not decoded | 23 | 17.4 | 2,300 | 1 | 1 | 95 |
| 2001 | SUV | 22 | 9.1 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 92 |
| 2000 | SUV | 21 | 14.3 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 73 |
| 1999 | SUV | 14 | 7.1 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 1998 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the GMC Denali
- 02V-253 Sep 17, 2002
On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with rearward folding head restraints on the second row seats, two potential pinch points exist on each…
Seats · 559k vehicles - 00V-122 Apr 27, 2000
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles
Seat belts · 279k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.