2006 GMC Yukon Denali Xl Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2006 GMC Yukon Denali Xl. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES
5
1crashes1injuries
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
ENGINE
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN
1
STRUCTURE
1
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
Total complaints16

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Brakes failed with no warning lights or and kind of indication . Fluid dripping out rear of vehicle. I was almost in a bad accident because of this ,also went into a panic attack. Had other people and my life in danger.”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2018-12-29

“Traction control is coming on when I take off from a complete stop causing the vehicle to lose speed. I was almost in an accident because of this!”

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) · reported 2017-08-25

“Exhaust leak. Bolt broken on driver side”

ENGINE · reported 2016-09-15

“Roof has constant leak when it rains. It leaks through the front side on dashboard/radio, and through dvd player located on roof. We have to cover vehicle each time we hear it is going to rain. I have seen there are millions of other drivers with yukons with this same problem. Checking to see if…”

STRUCTURE · reported 2016-04-21

“When taking off from a stop or at a slow speed the car stalls like its running out of gas, when that happens on the diagnostic center on the car reads "traction active", and then car behind me blows their horn telling me to move, then the car takes off. Its really scary when I'm in the middle of…”

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) · reported 2015-07-10

“When taking off from a stop or at a slow speed the car stalls like its running out of gas, when that happens on the diagnostic center on the car reads "traction active", and then car behind me blows their horn telling me to move, then the car takes off. Its really scary when I'm in the middle of…”

ENGINE · reported 2015-07-10

“When taking off from a stop or at a slow speed the car stalls like its running out of gas, when that happens on the diagnostic center on the car reads "traction active", and then car behind me blows their horn telling me to move, then the car takes off. Its really scary when I'm in the middle of…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2015-07-10

“Again, I am writing. I implore you to reinvestigation gmc for rusted brake lines. We replaced ours after they were so rusted, being a camping family, towing a trailer we could have all died. I understand that your office has investigated this and for whatever reason determined it was normal wear…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2015-03-11
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2006 GMC Yukon Denali Xl as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.