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GMC Denali Acceleration problems by year

5 complaints filed with NHTSA about the GMC Denali's acceleration & cruise control. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.

Acceleration complaints by model year

YearAcceleration complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Latest Denali acceleration complaints

2003 GMC DenaliElectrical systemAcceleration & cruise controlEngine & cooling

After just a few years of ownership, my 2003 denali, which I purchased brand new, started to have "power down" issues. While driving, the vehicle would just loose power and I would have to pull over and restart the vehicle. Gmc has always acted as if it was not a big deal and have offered many expensive solutions. Early on I tried their recommendations and it would help for a while but the problem always comes back. Further, all of my gauges have quit working. Again, gm offers very expensive solutions, but...

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will never own up to the fact that these vehicles are defective. After going through this for several years, I googled these issues and discovered that there are pages and pages of complaints about the same issues. I love my vehicle and now have 230,000 miles on it. However, I know that this is very dangerous and I am always conscious that it can happen at any time. I am always prepared to pull over but there have been times when I was nearly rear-ended because of this issue. Also, I rarely let any other family member drive the vehicle and when I do I warn them of the issue so that they are prepared. This issue is first and foremost very dangerous and secondly a true hassle and inconvenience. My check engine light comes on every time the vehicle powers down. This has caused me to have trouble passing emissions as well. I have wanted to trade or sell the vehicle but I am concerned about my liability knowing about this issue. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Vehicle speed control · EngineNHTSA 10565247
2003 GMC DenaliAcceleration & cruise controlDriver assistance

I am filing a complaint due to a reduced engine problem and stability control which keeps enabling me to drive the vehicle. Once this light and power reduces I need to pull over from my destination and turn engine off completely. I count about ten seconds in order to restart the vehicle... Only to start it and having it reduce again. Several lights on dash board remain on such as engine. I have tried fixing the problem but I guess no one really knows how to repair and this has been costly. I have read...

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resources/consumers with the same year and vehicle make, and have found that they have occurred the same problem. I would like to know if this has been a recall on the gmc co. And or what the problem is. I feel this is a safety issue and apparently it does have to do with gmc the manufacture and would like to resolve this problem. *Tr

Filed Incident Vehicle speed control · Electronic stability control (ESC)NHTSA 10525211
2003 GMC DenaliAcceleration & cruise control

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 gmc denali. The contact was driving approximately 40 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that after a few minutes, the vehicle was restarted yet the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technician could not diagnose the failure. The failure persisted intermittently but recurred most during warmer temperatures. The vehicle was taken to two different dealers and an independent mechanic. The throttle body, wiring harness and sensors...

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were replaced. The tires were rotated and the pressure was checked but to no avail. The throttle body was replaced a second time but still there was no resolution to the failure. When performing a diagnostic on the vehicle, the same exact failure codes were always generated advising of a throttle body failure. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. Updated 5/2/11 *cn updated 1/11/11 *cn

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10393087
2003 GMC DenaliAcceleration & cruise control

Analog speedometer, intermittent, won't always set to zero. Shows inaccurate speeds. Going 65 mph, speedometer registers 110 mph. *Ak

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10193786
2003 GMC DenaliAcceleration & cruise control

The speedometer does not register at all. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, who stated the part was on back order.*Ak

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10107270

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