2005 GMC Yukon Denali XL electrical system problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2005 GMC Yukon Denali XL — 29% of all complaints for this model year.

Electrical System complaints

29%

share of all complaints

—

median reported incident mileage

0 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“While driving I noticed that the speedometer needle was erratic going from zero to 120 mph. When I stopped the needle was stuck at 30 mph. At the same time the gear shift indicator light went from dull to non existent preventing me from knowing what gear I was in. This was happening sporadically…”
filed Apr 18, 2016
“While driving on the highway with my cruise control set between 50-70mph, I began noticing my speedometer beginning to jump between 0-120mph causing the limiter to kick in and me losing the ability to control speed. Keep in mind I'm only going between 50-70mph. This later began occurring without…”
filed Aug 31, 2015

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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