2005 Chevrolet Denali

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Fuel System, Gasoline1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling1
000
Electronic Stability Control (esc)1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting06E064000
Filed Jul 17, 20064,029 vehiclesTradesonic

Defect. CERTAIN TRADESONIC COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. TRADESONIC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRADESONIC AT 626-934-8884.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 30, 2015204,000 milesCA

MY DENALI HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND THEY CANNOT FIND WHAT IS HAPPENING. MY STABILITY DISABLED AND TRACTION ACTIVE LIGHTS/SENSORS KEEP COMING ON. MASS AIR FLOWER AND SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE MESSAGES STILL KEEP COMING ON. MY TRUCK HAS EVEN LOST SPEED IN MIDST OF DRIVING. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN THAT I TRANSPORT AND THIS IS NOT SAFE. GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THIS ISSUE - IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THERE IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON HERE ABOUT THIS! PLEASE HELP SOLVE THIS ISSUE!

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 15, 2012CT

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING. FUEL LEVEL ALWAYS SHOWS EMPTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON CAUSING CAR TO FAIL EMISSIONS. GM DEALER ESTIMATES COSTS TO REPAIR AT OVER $700.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 21, 20074 milesNV

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND THE TRANNY REDLINES WHEN TOWING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF YEARS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REMEDIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 33,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4.

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20061100Routine
2005 — this page3100Routine
20042100Routine
20033200Routine
20021200Routine
20011000Routine
20001000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 17, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.