FaultScore report
Owners have filed 31 complaints about the 2012 GMC Yukon Denali XL with NHTSA between 2015 and 2019. The largest single group is the other & unspecified. Across this model's run it ranks 10 of 13 worst.
FaultScore 26/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the GMC Yukon Denali XL.
How this is worked out31
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
2
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
58,500 mi
Median mileage at failure
Half of reported failures happened before this
4%
Failed under 36,000 miles
Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Median failure at 51,500 miles
Median failure at 68,000 miles
0 crashes, 1 fires
Median failure at 55,000 miles
Median failure at 55,000 miles
0 crashes, 1 fires
Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
ENGINE
2012 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AFTER DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, NOISES, SHAKING SENSATION, STABILI TRAC LIGHT ILLUMINATES, HESITATES THEN STOPS. CONSUMER NOTICES FLAMES UNDERNEATH VEHICLE BEFORE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *SMD
NHTSA complaint #10926888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2012 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AFTER DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, NOISES, SHAKING SENSATION, STABILI TRAC LIGHT ILLUMINATES, HESITATES THEN STOPS. CONSUMER NOTICES FLAMES UNDERNEATH VEHICLE BEFORE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *SMD
NHTSA complaint #10926888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EXTREME HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. ALSO MY DASHBOARD HAD SEVERAL CRACK IN IT AND IT'S GETTING MORE.
NHTSA complaint #11230929 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
TWO CRACKS ON THE DASH BOARD HAVE FORMED. ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE FRONT OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE SECOND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INTERSECTING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. UNKNOWN IF ITS INTERFERING WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
NHTSA complaint #11218715 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE UPPER DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN EXPOSING MANY COMPONENTS INTENDED TO REMAIN COVERED IN THE CAR. DUE TO THE CRACK OCCURRING THE WIDTH OF THE UPPER DASHBOARD, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DASHBOARD COMING DISLODGED DURING A CRASH OR FORCEFUL BRAKING INCIDENT AND INJURING VEHICLE PASSENGERS.
NHTSA complaint #11203309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRONT DASH CRACKED NEAR THE STEALING COLUMN AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG. VEHICLE STATIONARY
NHTSA complaint #11176098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
LARGE CRACK IN DASHBOARD AROUND AIRBAG, AND ABOVE CONTROL PANEL. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF AIRBAG, AND DASHBOARD IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT END CRASH. VEHICLE IS GARAGE PARKED. GMC WANTS $1,600 TO REPLACE ON A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #11112420 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LARGE CRACK IN DASHBOARD AROUND AIRBAG, AND ABOVE CONTROL PANEL. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF AIRBAG, AND DASHBOARD IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT END CRASH. VEHICLE IS GARAGE PARKED. GMC WANTS $1,600 TO REPLACE ON A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #11112420 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. STARTED AS SMALL CRACK AND JUST CONTINUES TO GET LARGER AND MORE WIDE SPREAD.
NHTSA complaint #11111526 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES INCLUDING AROUND THE AIR BAG CAUSING CONCERN FOR SAFETY IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #11102164 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES INCLUDING AROUND THE AIR BAG CAUSING CONCERN FOR SAFETY IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #11102164 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AND RATTLES NEAR THE AIR BAG. THIS IS CONCERNING THAT IF AN ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR, THE CRACKED DASH COULD CAUSE FURTHER BODILY HARM. THIS DEFECT JUST SHOWED UP UNEXPECTEDLY AND I AM AFRAID WILL CRACK MORE AS TIME GOES ON. I CANNOT RECALL IF IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY.
NHTSA complaint #11101509 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER ANY REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN THE DASH BOARD FAILS TO PROTECT THE ELECTRONICS THERE IS A DANGER OF LOSS OF CONTROL. MY POSITION IS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.
NHTSA complaint #11101422 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AND RATTLES NEAR THE AIR BAG. THIS IS CONCERNING THAT IF AN ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR, THE CRACKED DASH COULD CAUSE FURTHER BODILY HARM. THIS DEFECT JUST SHOWED UP UNEXPECTEDLY AND I AM AFRAID WILL CRACK MORE AS TIME GOES ON. I CANNOT RECALL IF IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY.
NHTSA complaint #11101509 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
CRACKED DASHBOARD. THIS IS THE SECOND GM VEHICLES I'VE OWNED IN WHICH CRACKS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY CONCERN IS IF THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED, SMALL SHARDS OF PLASTIC MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #11083730 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASHBOARD. THIS IS THE SECOND GM VEHICLES I'VE OWNED IN WHICH CRACKS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY CONCERN IS IF THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED, SMALL SHARDS OF PLASTIC MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #11083730 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
2012 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AFTER DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, NOISES, SHAKING SENSATION, STABILI TRAC LIGHT ILLUMINATES, HESITATES THEN STOPS. CONSUMER NOTICES FLAMES UNDERNEATH VEHICLE BEFORE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *SMD
NHTSA complaint #10926888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2012 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AFTER DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, NOISES, SHAKING SENSATION, STABILI TRAC LIGHT ILLUMINATES, HESITATES THEN STOPS. CONSUMER NOTICES FLAMES UNDERNEATH VEHICLE BEFORE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *SMD
NHTSA complaint #10926888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
WILL FOLLOW UP WITH MORE INFO, I LIVE IN THE NORTH EAST AND HAVE SPOKEN WITH TECH'S AT GM DEALERS AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT ITS JUST A COLD WEATHER ISSUE SO GM WONT FIX THE ISSUE, MY VEHICLE HAS HAD 8 OR 9 DOOR HANDLES REPLACED THE FASTENERS INSIDE OF DOOR ARE PLASTIC AND WATER GETS IN THERE FREEZES AND CRACKS PLASTIC THEN DOOR HANDLE BASICALLY COMES OFF IN YOU HAND, GM REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND IT AND SOON WANTS TO CHARGE ME APPROX. 180 EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS AGAIN THEY HAVE REPLACE 8 OR 9 ALREADY AND ITS A 2012, I FEEL THIS IS BOTH A SAFETY ISSUE AND A BASIC FAULTY PRODUCT, DESIGN ON GM'S PART THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX.
NHTSA complaint #11036082 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
DASH IS CRACKED AROUND THE AIR BAG. WORRIED AIR BAG WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS IS A DEFECT WITH SEVERAL GM SUV'S AND TRUCKS. GM WILL NOT FIX
NHTSA complaint #11015332 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS MY 2012 YUKON HAS BEEN HESITATING / STOPPING. I HAVE ACCELERATE INTO IN THE INTERSECTION AND VEHICLE HESITATED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES, FLASHING STABILIZATION AND TRACTION SWITCHING ON AND OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST FIVE TIMES EACH TIME THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE SECOND TO THE LAST TIME THEY STATED I NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP WHICH THEY REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED WITH IN TWO DAYS AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY . THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY STATED THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES FROM 2013 TO 2017 CAUSING STALLING HESITATION LACK OF PERFORMANCE IN A SETTING IN HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT . I BELIEVE THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY RISK FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN HIGH CLIMATE AREAS .
NHTSA complaint #11005576 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS MY 2012 YUKON HAS BEEN HESITATING / STOPPING. I HAVE ACCELERATE INTO IN THE INTERSECTION AND VEHICLE HESITATED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES, FLASHING STABILIZATION AND TRACTION SWITCHING ON AND OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST FIVE TIMES EACH TIME THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE SECOND TO THE LAST TIME THEY STATED I NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP WHICH THEY REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED WITH IN TWO DAYS AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY . THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY STATED THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES FROM 2013 TO 2017 CAUSING STALLING HESITATION LACK OF PERFORMANCE IN A SETTING IN HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT . I BELIEVE THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY RISK FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN HIGH CLIMATE AREAS .
NHTSA complaint #11005576 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASHBOARD HAS SIGNIFICANT CRACKING IN IT AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. BOTH ON PASSENGER SIDE NEAR AIR BAG AND ABOVE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROLS.
NHTSA complaint #11005272 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES INCLUDING ABOVE STEERING COLUMN AND AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG IN DASHBOARD. OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND NOT IN USE.
NHTSA complaint #11003107 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES INCLUDING ABOVE STEERING COLUMN AND AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG IN DASHBOARD. OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND NOT IN USE.
NHTSA complaint #11003107 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY YUKON XL'S DASH BOARD IS CRACKING ALL OVER IT SOON PIECES WILL FLY OFF OF IT. I ONLY HAVE 47K MILES ON IT. HERE ARE PICTURES
NHTSA complaint #10985611 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASHBOARD TO THE RIGHT OF THE TRIP/MESSAGE CENTER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #10959166 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.