1999 GMC Yukon Denali Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1999 GMC Yukon Denali. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“As the vehicle was pulling off a parking lot the brakes went to the floor. After driving home using the parking brake to stop, I pulled the drivers side wheel off and after adding more brake fluid saw the leak at the fuel tank area wile my wife pushed the pedal. All the brake lines look corroded.…”
“In my 1999 gmc yukon denali at a slow speed while trying to come to a complete stop the abs prematurely activate making it nearly impossible to stop completely. I have read many complaints about the same problem with the same vehicle and still nothing has been done about it. Please post a recall…”
“My windshield wipers, windows, radio and door locks will intermittently stop working. I have found several others to be experiencing the same exact problems based on several online forums I found by googling "problems with 99 yukon denali". It seems as though replacing the body control module…”
“This weekend (friday night) I started smelling a "burnt wire" smell. I drove to the store on saturday morning came back home. I went to the store again sunday morning and noticed smoke coming out of the drivers door. I immediately pulled over and called the fire dept. After going through my door…”
“I was traveling 60 mph on interstate 20 when tire tread/belt began to separate from the tire. Fortunately I was able to steer the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The tire are not original equipment. I am careful to maintain the proper inflation level of the tires. There was no prior…”
“On 12/14/07 we were involved in an auto accident. We were traveling at about 50mph and ran into the back of another vehicle. The whole front passenger side of our yukon is totaled. The front end/battery and other items is pushed up into the engine. My concern is that neither one of the airbags…”
“Another vehicle pulled out in front of me. I managed to avoid them despite my brake rotor failure. 1999 gmc yukon denali - during maximum braking from 45 mph the left front brake rotor suffered a catastrophic failure. The rotor failure resulted in the vehicle suddenly surging to the right while…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 gmc yukon denali. On september 8, 2007, while attempting to stop at a stop sign, the vehicle failed to stop and rear ended another vehicle. A police report was filed. The front passenger side of the vehicle was damaged. When the brakes were applied at low speeds, the…”
Defect investigations
SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE SEPARATION
UNWANTED LOW-SPEED ABS ACTIVATION
IN A LETTER DATED AUGUST 29, 2005, GM NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1999 THROUGH 2002 C/K PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES TO CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION THAT MAY RESULT IN UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES…
UNWANTED LOW-SPEED ABS ACTIVATION
IN A LETTER DATED AUGUST 29, 2005, GM NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT WAS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1999 THROUGH 2002 C/K PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES TO CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION THAT MAY RESULT IN UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 GMC Yukon Denali as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.