2003 GMC Yukon Denali electrical system problems
25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2003 GMC Yukon Denali — 35% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My vehicle, due to factory alarm system, is unsafe and unfit to drive -- a death trap on wheels. It turned the vehicle off, while driving, and locked me inside! I was thankfully driving down the fl keys, on a bridge but at the end of the bridge, so I was able to coast down and off the bridge to a…”
filed Jan 4, 2018
“Truck started to have major eletrical issues. Blubs burning out often sockets burning out had to replace too often. Light covers melting. Headlights out and will not come back on for days, have to tap them to get them to come back on. Horn blows from alarm all times of the day and night. Inside…”
filed Jun 8, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
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Electrical System problems in other Yukon Denali years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 Yukon Denali | 11 | 15% |
| 2012 Yukon Denali | 2 | 7% |
| 2011 Yukon Denali | 2 | 2% |
| 2009 Yukon Denali | 3 | 7% |
| 2008 Yukon Denali | 7 | 12% |
| 2007 Yukon Denali | 16 | 13% |
| 2006 Yukon Denali | 1 | 5% |
| 2005 Yukon Denali | 19 | 39% |
| 2004 Yukon Denali | 57 | 52% |
| 2002 Yukon Denali | 3 | 10% |
| 2001 Yukon Denali | 2 | 6% |
| 1999 Yukon Denali | 3 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 GMC Yukon Denali
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.