2015 GMC Denali recalls & problems
The 2015 GMC Denali has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 18 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is exterior lighting (6 complaints).
Recalls0safety recalls
Complaints18filed by owners
Crashes · fires1 · 0reported in complaints
Injuries · deaths1 · 0reported in complaints
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 2015 GMC Denali.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Exterior lighting | 6 | 50,000 mi |
| Power train | 5 | 37,207 mi |
| Electrical system | 4 | 50,000 mi |
| Steering | 2 | — |
| Service brakes | 2 | — |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| Visibility/wiper | 1 | — |
| Electronic stability control (esc) | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | — |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | — |
| Unknown or other | 1 | — |
| Structure Body | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- Feb 18, 2021 · 148,000 milesPower train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND WAS UNABLE TO UPSHIFT INTO THE HIGHER GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER STERLING BUICK GMC (5853 FRONTAGE RD. I 49 SOUTH, OPELOUSAS, LA 70570, (337) 942-3516) AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000. - Dec 6, 2020 · 118 milesPower train
VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN 4WD, UNABLE TO SWITCH OUT OF IT. CANNOT TURN VEHICLE. - Oct 11, 2020 · 73,000 miles · crash · 1 injuryService brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 GMC DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THEIR HUSBAND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WHEN THE TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP CAUSING THE CONTACT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKING PEDAL EXCESSIVELY, HOWEVER, THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP AND THE BRAKES WERE FLOORED. THE VEHICLE ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND LOWER ABDOMEN AREA. THE ONLY MEDICAL ATTENTION RECEIVED WAS BY EMT AT TIME OF THE CRASH. THE DEALER (CARDINALE GMC 2 HEITZINGER PLAZA, SEASIDE, CA 93955, (831) 322-4112) WAS… - Aug 28, 2020 · 64,000 milesService brakes
THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME IN THE CITY CROSSING AN INTERSECTION USUALLY AT SLOW SPEED BRAKING AND TURNING AND ALL THE SUDDEN I LOSE EVERYTHING. NO STEERING ELECTRICAL AND BRAKING. THE PARK ASSIST WILL SOMETIMES START GOING OFF LIKE CRAZY JUST BEFORE IT HAPPENS, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. PUT IN PARK AND OPEN THE DOOR IT COMES BACK ON. THEN SAYS ROLL DOWN DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THEN BACK UP. AT ON TIME I DID HAVE IT HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GETTING READY TO PASS AND GIVING IT GAS AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THEN TOOK OFF AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. - Jul 9, 2020 · 30,000 milesPower train
MY TRUCK HAS 30,000 MILES AND HAS THE 'CHEVY SHUDDER'. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? GMC WANTS ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH. WHEN I AM DRIVING THE TRUCK IT BEGINS SHUDDERING AND SHAKING THROUGH CERTAIN SHIFT POINTS. - Apr 25, 2020 · 71,000 milesStructure › Body
REAR DEFROSTER STARTED EMITTING SMOKE, OVERHEATED AND CRACKED REAR WINDSHIELD. PLEASE SEE EXISTING RECALL N192220470. ALTHOUGH VEHICLE NOT LOCATED IN CANADA, CAN ASSURE YOU THIS IS HAPPENING IN UNITED STATES AS WELL. *TR - Mar 28, 2020 · 62,000 milesUnknown or other
HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES SEVERAL TIMES. TWO OF THE TIMES, ISSUES WERE DUPLICATED AND PARTS REPLACED, BUT SAME ISSUES CONTINUE AS SOON AS I GET IT BACK. MY COMPLAINT WHEN I TAKE IT IN IS ALWAYS THE SAME. NORMALLY WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP FORWARD OR REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A THUMPING NOISE. IT HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE. A LOT OF TIMES NOW IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF GAS FOR A SECOND, AT FASTER SPEEDS, AND THEN PUT FOOT RIGHT BACK ON GAS, IT MAKES THE SAME THUMPING NOISE AND SOMETIMES A GRINDING NOISE LIKE IT'S STUCK BETWEEN GEARS. THIS LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND WOULD MOST LIKELY GET WORSE AS… - Feb 17, 2020 · 72,000 milesSteering
INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. ALMOST HIT A CAR WHILE TURNING IN A ROAD DUE TO LACK OF POWER STEERING WORKING PROPERLY.
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.