2005 GMC Yukon Denali Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“Ever since I bought it in oct 2004, I felt this jumping of the truck after I stopped and started to accelerate it would do this, I called in and they told me that maybe because it was new, it may be doing that , I took it in last week because the engine light was lit and there was a strange burning smell on , it and there was also the recall of the back seats, and a light sensor loose, it was returned to me after a few days, and they said that it was because the gas cap was loose? …”

“I have had problems with my 2005 denali shifting. I go to stop and then take off and it acts like its slipping and then all of sudden it grabs with a clunk. This has happen at all times of it being driven. I have taken it in to the dealer put unless they can duplicate it then they cant fix it. Well GM will not pay them for warranty work unless. Now it has gotten to the point that it made a loud clunk and then was slipping as you pushed the gas, so right then we took it to the dealer so they could drive it. The transmission tech drove it and look at the trans fluid and it was 1 1/2 qts low. …”

“Since 2009, I have been taking my 2005 Yukon Denali to both dealerships and other mechanic shops to fix a very hazardous problem. To date, no one has been able to fix the problem. When accelerating from a stop or anytime when traveling between 1- 2-3rd gears, the accelerator will suddenly stop working and the traction active light will come on. For approximately 10 seconds, the car will not accelerate. This started happening infrequently - 1 per month - and over the years has become much more frequent - 2-3 times a week. This does not happen when the road conditions change. …”

“On 23 march 2005 at 6:30am, I was driving my 2005 Yukon Denali in a 15mph school zone on a military post when my driver's side rear tire came off. When I skidded to the side of the road and got out, I noticed that one of the lugs was broken off. This was the cause of my wheel coming off. I was only driving between 10-15mph. I was the only one in the vehicle and there were no injuries. When the tire came off the vehicle, 2 cars in oncoming traffic had to swirve to miss it. When I called the dealership (cutter dodge/Gmc in waipahu, hi) the finance manager told me to call the service department. …”

“Rear left side passenger seat belt release button very hard to unlock can cause a passenger in an emergency to be trapped. Dealer states GM has no safety warranty on any seat belt products. Tps sensor indicator has shown up intermittently on the cluster had take to dealer numerous times and they never seem to find any problems was reading online possible cluster issue dealer could not resolve since vehicle purchase. …”