IllustrationSPEEDOMETER ON 2005 YUKON DENALI IS INOPERABLE AND ERRATIC. JUMPS FROM 20-120MPH AND BACK. HAS NEVER READ 0MPH IN PARK, ONLY 20MPH OR MORE..NEVER KNOW MY TRUE SPEED WHEN DRIVING BECAUSE THE NEEDLE FLUCTUATES. HAS ALSO READ 90MPH WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT -SCARED FOR MY SAFETY, AND OTHERS. *TR
2005 GMC Yukon Denali
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2005 GMC Yukon Denali do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 32.
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Mileage at the reported incident
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850–75K
575–100K
13100–150K
1150K+
36 reports with mileage · 13 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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- Air Bags. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports3 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
49 reportsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC YUKON DENALI. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEATED SEAT MECHANISM ACTIVATED, THE REAR DRIVER-SIDE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94000.
2005 YUKON DENALI HEATED SEAT CAUGHT FIRE BUT DID NOT SMOKE IT BURNT INTO TEMPURPEDIC PILLOW IN A PLASTIC BAG UP TO 15 HOURS CAUSING ILLNESS AND A MONTH OF BEDREST AND FINANCIAL RUIN FOR A MOTHER OF 4 WHO STILL HAS A RENTAL AND UNABLE TO GO GET CAR THAT IS STILL NOT FIXED. WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO A FUNERAL IN NEWPORT BEACH CA FROM…
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2005 YUKON DENALI HEATED SEAT CAUGHT FIRE BUT DID NOT SMOKE IT BURNT INTO TEMPURPEDIC PILLOW IN A PLASTIC BAG UP TO 15 HOURS CAUSING ILLNESS AND A MONTH OF BEDREST AND FINANCIAL RUIN FOR A MOTHER OF 4 WHO STILL HAS A RENTAL AND UNABLE TO GO GET CAR THAT IS STILL NOT FIXED. WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO A FUNERAL IN NEWPORT BEACH CA FROM OR. GM WOULD NOT FIX MY CAR OR ALLOW IT TO BE SO UNTIL AN INVESTIGATION DUE TO IT BEING A THERMAL EVENT AND INSURANCE SAID NOT TO MOVE DUE TO SPOILATION. I CALLED SOUTH COAST WHO SAID THE INSURANCE WAS ONCE AGAIN OUT FOR PICTURES TODAY NOVEMBER 11TH AND THE INCIDENT HAPPENED OCTOBER 2ND. I AM AFRAID OF THE LONG TERM DAMAGE BREATHING TOXIC FUMES WILL HAVE ON MY 15 YEAR OLD. YOU HAVE NOTHING LISTED UNDER HEATED SEATS PLEASE FORWARD CASES. *TR
2005 YUKON DENALI HEATED SEAT CAUGHT FIRE BUT DID NOT SMOKE BURNT INTO TEMPURPEDIC PILLOW UP TO 15 HOURS CAUSING ILLNESS AND A MONTH OF BEDREST AND FINANCIAL RUIN FOR A MOTHER OF 4 WHO STILL HAS A RENTAL AND UNABLE TO GO GET CAR THAT IS STILL NOT FIXED. I AM AFRAID OF THE LONG TERM DAMAGE BREATHING TOXIC FUMES WILL HAVE ON MY 15…
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2005 YUKON DENALI HEATED SEAT CAUGHT FIRE BUT DID NOT SMOKE BURNT INTO TEMPURPEDIC PILLOW UP TO 15 HOURS CAUSING ILLNESS AND A MONTH OF BEDREST AND FINANCIAL RUIN FOR A MOTHER OF 4 WHO STILL HAS A RENTAL AND UNABLE TO GO GET CAR THAT IS STILL NOT FIXED. I AM AFRAID OF THE LONG TERM DAMAGE BREATHING TOXIC FUMES WILL HAVE ON MY 15 YEAR OLD. YOU HAVE NOTHING LISTED UNDER HEATED SEATS PLEASE FORWARD CASES. *TR
GMC 2009 DENALI SPEEDOMETER REST ON 120MPH AT ALL TIMES. VEHICLE SEEMS TO REV UP DURING DRIVING AT TIMES. SPEEDOMETER MOVES AT WILL SOMETIMES REMAINING AT 0MPH. *TR
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT SHOW CORRECT SPEED ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES REGISTERS 0 MPH OR POSSIBLY 100 MPH AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *TR
MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED SKIPPING. IT WOULD STAY STUCK ON 60MPH NO MATTER IF I WAS GOING 10MPH OR 75MPH. NOW THE GAUGE IS STUCK ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL! *TR
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON MY 2005 YUKON DENALI. NEEDLE GETS STUCK AND WONT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION. AUTO MANUFACTURERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLING SPEEDOMETERS IN CARS FOR OVER 100 YEARS. VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS 50,000 MILES. GMC WONT RECALL BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED, BUT YET 03-05 WERE RECALLED IN THE S…
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SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON MY 2005 YUKON DENALI. NEEDLE GETS STUCK AND WONT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION. AUTO MANUFACTURERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLING SPEEDOMETERS IN CARS FOR OVER 100 YEARS. VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS 50,000 MILES. GMC WONT RECALL BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED, BUT YET 03-05 WERE RECALLED IN THE SAME MODEL. I FEEL THIS CREATES A COSTLY REPAIR PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO MAKE ON SUCH NEW VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE PART OF A SAFETY RECALL. *TR
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 DENALI SHIFTING. I GO TO STOP AND THEN TAKE OFF AND IT ACTS LIKE ITS SLIPPING AND THEN ALL OF SUDDEN IT GRABS WITH A CLUNK. THIS HAS HAPPEN AT ALL TIMES OF IT BEING DRIVEN. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER PUT UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE IT THEN THEY CANT FIX IT. WELL GM WILL NOT PAY THEM FOR WARRA…
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I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 DENALI SHIFTING. I GO TO STOP AND THEN TAKE OFF AND IT ACTS LIKE ITS SLIPPING AND THEN ALL OF SUDDEN IT GRABS WITH A CLUNK. THIS HAS HAPPEN AT ALL TIMES OF IT BEING DRIVEN. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER PUT UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE IT THEN THEY CANT FIX IT. WELL GM WILL NOT PAY THEM FOR WARRANTY WORK UNLESS. NOW IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT IT MADE A LOUD CLUNK AND THEN WAS SLIPPING AS YOU PUSHED THE GAS, SO RIGHT THEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SO THEY COULD DRIVE IT. THE TRANSMISSION TECH DROVE IT AND LOOK AT THE TRANS FLUID AND IT WAS 1 1/2 QTS LOW. NO LEAKS EVER AND IT HAS BEEN IN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND 3 IN THE LAST 2 1/2 MONTHS AND THE FLUIDS, I HOPE WERE GOOD. TECH TOPPED IT OFF AND IT SHIFTED FINE FOR THE WEEKEND. THEN THE NEXT MONDAY IT STARTED SLIPPING AND HARDLY ACCELERATING AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK IN AND THE TECH CHECKED CODE AND IT HAD SOME TORQUE CONVERTER CODES. THEY REPLACED A WIRING HARNESS IN THE TRANSMISSION. I WORK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN IT STARTED AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK IN AND THE SERVICE DEPT. CALLED GM AND THEY HAD THEM CHANGE THE IGNITION SW (MODULE I THINK). I WILL POST CODE AND EXACT WHEN I GET THE INFO FROM THE DEALER. I WILL SEE IF THIS FIXES IT. *TR
WHEN DIVING ON A HOT DAY I HAD THE A/C TURNED ON WITH THE DRIVER SIDE, REAR AIR AND PASSENGER TEMP ABOUT 70 DEGREES. THE DRIVER SIDE AND REAR AIR WOULD ONLY BLOW OUT HOT AIR LIKE THE HEATER WAS ON BUT THE PASSENGER WAS WORKING JUST FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. IT HAS BEEN TAKE IN TO THE DEALER AND ONE OF THE SERVICE …
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WHEN DIVING ON A HOT DAY I HAD THE A/C TURNED ON WITH THE DRIVER SIDE, REAR AIR AND PASSENGER TEMP ABOUT 70 DEGREES. THE DRIVER SIDE AND REAR AIR WOULD ONLY BLOW OUT HOT AIR LIKE THE HEATER WAS ON BUT THE PASSENGER WAS WORKING JUST FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. IT HAS BEEN TAKE IN TO THE DEALER AND ONE OF THE SERVICE GUYS SAID THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH HI YUKON. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED. WE WILL SEE WHAT THE WIFE SAYS ABOUT IT. *TR
Official recalls
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