2003 GMC DENALI Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
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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 WHI...
Mileage: 120,000
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 WHI...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 (NA) GMC DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS DIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF...
Mileage: 12,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC DENALI EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX MS20 TIRES, SIZE: LT245/75R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES CRACKED ON THE SIDEWALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ALL THE TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE M...
Mileage: 120,000
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. ...
Mileage: 63,000
AFTER JUST A FEW YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, MY 2003 DENALI, WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW, STARTED TO HAVE "POWER DOWN" ISSUES. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST LOOSE POWER AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. GMC HAS ALWAYS ACTED AS IF IT WAS NOT A BIG DEAL AND HAVE OFFERED MANY EXP...
Mileage: 75,000
AFTER JUST A FEW YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, MY 2003 DENALI, WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW, STARTED TO HAVE "POWER DOWN" ISSUES. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST LOOSE POWER AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. GMC HAS ALWAYS ACTED AS IF IT WAS NOT A BIG DEAL AND HAVE OFFERED MANY EXP...
Mileage: 75,000
AFTER JUST A FEW YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, MY 2003 DENALI, WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW, STARTED TO HAVE "POWER DOWN" ISSUES. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST LOOSE POWER AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. GMC HAS ALWAYS ACTED AS IF IT WAS NOT A BIG DEAL AND HAVE OFFERED MANY EXP...
Mileage: 75,000
I AM FILING A COMPLAINT DUE TO A REDUCED ENGINE PROBLEM AND STABILITY CONTROL WHICH KEEPS ENABLING ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ONCE THIS LIGHT AND POWER REDUCES I NEED TO PULL OVER FROM MY DESTINATION AND TURN ENGINE OFF COMPLETELY. I COUNT ABOUT TEN SECONDS IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE... ONLY TO S...
Mileage: 163,000
I AM FILING A COMPLAINT DUE TO A REDUCED ENGINE PROBLEM AND STABILITY CONTROL WHICH KEEPS ENABLING ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ONCE THIS LIGHT AND POWER REDUCES I NEED TO PULL OVER FROM MY DESTINATION AND TURN ENGINE OFF COMPLETELY. I COUNT ABOUT TEN SECONDS IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE... ONLY TO S...
Mileage: 163,000
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 FOU...
Mileage: 47,500
I HAVE A 2003 YUKON DENALI AND WHEN IT HIT THE 65,000 MILES MARK THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING LEAVING ME TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT USING THE AUTOMATIC COMPUTER TELLING YOU HOW MANY MILES TO EMPTY. NEXT THE OIL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. FINALLY REACHING 80,000 MILES MY SPEED ODOMETER QUITE WORK...
I HAVE A 2003 YUKON DENALI AND WHEN IT HIT THE 65,000 MILES MARK THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING LEAVING ME TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT USING THE AUTOMATIC COMPUTER TELLING YOU HOW MANY MILES TO EMPTY. NEXT THE OIL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. FINALLY REACHING 80,000 MILES MY SPEED ODOMETER QUITE WORK...
I HAVE A 2003 YUKON DENALI AND WHEN IT HIT THE 65,000 MILES MARK THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING LEAVING ME TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT USING THE AUTOMATIC COMPUTER TELLING YOU HOW MANY MILES TO EMPTY. NEXT THE OIL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. FINALLY REACHING 80,000 MILES MY SPEED ODOMETER QUITE WORK...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC DENALI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DIAGNOSE...
Mileage: 130,000
BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTING OUT OF MAIN BRAKE LINE TO REAR OF VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 17,000
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 L...
Mileage: 44,000
THE SUV HAS INTERMITTENT STOPS/STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF MOVING TRAFFIC. AT THAT POINT THE TRACTION ALMOST AS QUICK AS THE MOTOR POWERS DOWN IT RESETS AND GOES AGAIN. THE GMC DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT SO WE WENT TO A HIGHLY RATED ANGIES LIST AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC DENALI. WHILE DRIVING 2-5 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. HE HEARD A LOUD BOOM SIMILAR TO A GUNSHOT. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONSTAR NOTICED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND CALLED TO SEE IF MED...
Mileage: 90,000
FAULTY PULLY ASSEMBLY ON 2003 GMC VECHICLES THEIR IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN 2004. I LEARNED OF THE REPORT 8/7/08.AFTER REPLACING 5 BELTS AND TENSIONERS. AFTER COMPRESSOR BREAKS APART WHILE UNDER CAR TRYING TO FINE THIS HORRIBLE NOISE UPON ACCELERATION.WHILE UNDER WARRANTY I CARR...
Mileage: 30,000
THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS INACCURATE AND ERRATIC READINGS. SPEED APPEARS TO BE 20 MPH OFF AND WILL JUMP TO DIFFERENT SPEEDS. NO SPECIFIC EVENT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN, IT JUST STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. *TR
Mileage: 104,000
SPEEDOMETER DEFECTIVE. SOMETIMES READS 120MPH WHEN NOT MOVING. SOMETIMES NEVER MOVES. DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH WIFE DRIVING WITH KIDS. *TR
Mileage: 42,000
ANALOG SPEEDOMETER, INTERMITTENT, WON'T ALWAYS SET TO ZERO. SHOWS INACCURATE SPEEDS. GOING 65 MPH, SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 110 MPH. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON DENALI AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED PROVIDING ACCURATE SPEED READINGS. I CAN BE TRAVELING 10 MPH ACCORDING TO MY GPS AND THE SPEEDOMETER MAY READ 100 MPH. THIS IS RANDOM AND FREQUENT. *NM
HEADLIGHT FLICKER WITH STABILTRAK ENGAGED RELATED TO STEERING WHEEL POSITION AND/OR CAR ATTITUDE (BUMPS,ETC.)*JB
HEADLIGHT FLICKER WITH STABILTRAK ENGAGED RELATED TO STEERING WHEEL POSITION AND/OR CAR ATTITUDE (BUMPS,ETC.)*JB
PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT RELEASE WHEN RELEASE HANDLE IS PULLED. RELEASES AFTER VEHICLE PLACED IN DRIVE AND MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY OR PLACED IN REVERSE AND MOVED BACK SLIGHTLY.*AK
Mileage: 48,000
WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THEN TURNED OFF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, WHILE COOLING DOWN, CRACKS AND POPS. VOLUME IS EXTREMELY LOUD. MORE SO THAN ANY VEHICLE I HAVE HEARD IN THE PAST. THIS IS WORSE IN COLD WEATHER THAN WARM.*AK
Mileage: 35,495
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE PIPE FULLY FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V151000, REGARDING THE BRAKE PIPING. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ...
Mileage: 52,000
CONSUMER REQUESTING THAT GMC REPLACE CURRENT DENALI WITH LIKE MODEL. *BF THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB
THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER AT ALL. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER.*AK
Mileage: 29,000
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING, WHEN THE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE GEAR BACK AND FORTH IN ORDER FOR THE GEARS TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ...
I HAVE A 2003 GMC DENALI THAT IS STILL ON WARRANTY. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST, BECAUSE THE SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK CORRECTLY. THE ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DIDN'T ALWAYS COME OUT AND THE ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD SOMETIMES KEEP TIGHTENING TO THE POINT OF REALLY HURTING, SO YOU WOU...
I HAVE A 2003 GMC DENALI THAT IS STILL ON WARRANTY. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST, BECAUSE THE SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK CORRECTLY. THE ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DIDN'T ALWAYS COME OUT AND THE ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD SOMETIMES KEEP TIGHTENING TO THE POINT OF REALLY HURTING, SO YOU WOU...
WHILE GETTING THE VEHICLE CHECKED UP FOR A VACATION, THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT. BY CHANCE THE MECHANISM WOULD HAVE FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING, THE ABILITY TO STEER WOULD HAVE BEEN TOTALLY LOST. *LA
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT BE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 7,000
VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD THEN STALLED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE LOST POWER.*AK
Mileage: 93,000
STEERING LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATED STEERING WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Mileage: 18,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST STEERING AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK
Mileage: 180,000
2003 GMC YUKON DENALI XL PURCHASED 10/02 NEW FROM DEALER: COUNTRY GMC HUNTINGTON N.Y. CAR STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET WHEN BRAKE INTERLOCK FEATURE DID NOT PREVENT VEHICLE FROM COMING OUT OF PARK. IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE FIRST FORWARD CLICK POSITION. IN THIS ONLY IGNITION SWITCH POSITION, GE...
Mileage: 8,800