2008 GMC Yukon Denali XL Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 42 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 111,280miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2008 GMC Yukon Denali XL, 2% of the 42 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 111,280 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Was waiting for a red light to change and suddenly my dashboard lit up saying it was reducing power to the engine, disabling stability control and something else.. I was not able to drive the car for for 2 hours after that... I.got the car towed to my house and when I went back to fallowing morning the car started with out the engine light on..2 days after the same thing happened while driving on the highway at 65 MPH, it was a scary experience since the car reduced power very fast to 20 MPH.. Almost got into an accident.”
NHTSA complaint #10425953, filed 2011-09, 111,280 milesRelated service bulletins
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Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 GMC Yukon Denali XL
17 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 GMC Yukon Denali XL
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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