2004 GMC Yukon Denali

MY 18-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH THE EVENING OF MAY 1ST WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. SHE WAS IN A RELATIVELY "ROUTINE" ACCIDENT IN WHICH SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND STRUCK A TREE HEAD-ON IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF COLORADO SPRINGS. A GOOD SAMARITAN PULLED HER FROM THE VEHICLE SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO A MASSIVE FIREBALL THAT COMPLETELY GUTTED THE VEHICLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM ENORMOUSLY TROUBLED BY THE FIREBALL -- NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAPPEN IN THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT. I AM REMINDED OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD PINTO AND FORD EXPLORER AND WORRY THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS VEHICLE THAT MAY COST OTHERS THEIR LIVES. I PURCHASED AND METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I WANTED SOMETHING BIG, HEAVY AND SAFE TO PROTECT MY FAMILY, NEVER ANTICIPATING THIS HORRIFIC SCENARIO. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT? I HAVE MOST OF MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS, THE POLICE REPORT, PHOTOGRAPHS, NEWS ACCOUNTS, YOUTUBE VIDE, ETC. USAA IS MY INSURER. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS BUT I HAVE ASKED USAA TO HOLD THE VEHICLE SO THAT YOU OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCY CAN CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A CRASH. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DEVICE FAILED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY HUSBAND'S 2004 YUKON DENALI CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF HOME. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS BEFORE IT SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED. I CALLED 911 WHILE MY HUSBAND TOOK THE HOSE AND SPRAYED WATER ON THE FIRE, WHICH WAS IN THE DASHBOARD OF THE SUV. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED A FEW MINUTES LATER AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE VEHICLE IGNITED AND WAS ON FIRE. I CONTACTED GMC VIA ONLINE CHAT, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THE 2004 YUKON DENALI. AFTER SOME PRELIMINARY SEARCHES ONLINE, I FOUND NUMEROUS CLAIMS OF THE SAME THING OCCURRING TO OTHER OWNERS OF YUKON AND TAHOE SUVS IN THE U.S.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED AND WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. SHE ALSO STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND AFTER INSPECTING, SHE DISCOVERED A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,937.

BRAKE LINE ERODED AWAY ON A VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. NEARLY COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING OVER SPEED BUMP AND HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING! MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ONLY WAY II AVOIDED COLLISION WAS PUTTING THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND STOMPING ON THE PARKING BREAK. FOR A VEHICLE THAT NEW COSTS OVER 50000 DOLLARS TO FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE AND NOT EVEN CLOSE TO A DECADE OLD IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. THIS VEHICLE RARELY SEEMS INCLEMENT WEATHER AND IS COVERED WITH A NEARLY 500 DOLLAR CALIFORNIA CAR COVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND TRYING TO MAKE A TURN WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED; THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) DEALING WITH THE HYDRO-BOOST MODULE, BUT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS READING INACCURATELY. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FLUCTUATE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST OR SLOW HE WAS TRAVELING. THE GASOLINE GAUGE FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HE COULD POTENTIALLY BE DRIVING ON AN EMPTY FUEL TANK WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ASSUME THE REPAIR COST IF THE VEHICLE HAD 80,000 MILES OR LESS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,775 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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

I HAVE A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI. IT HAS 56,000 MILES. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS $50 TO SCAN SYSTEM AND $580 TO FIX THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR. THE OLD PART IS STILL ON MY CAR BECAUSE I AM NOT PAYING THAT FOR A $25.00 PART. I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS. NO WONDER PEOPLE ARE GOING FOREIGN AND GETTING 10 YEARS/100K MILE WARRANTY. *TR