FaultScore

GMC Yukon Denali XL airbag problems

100 of the 684 complaints filed about the GMC Yukon Denali XL are about the airbag system — 15% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2011.

100

Complaints

15%

Share of all complaints

4

Crashes

0

Fires

Airbags complaints by model year

Median failure at 155,000 miles

Median failure at 92,000 miles

Median failure at 97,000 miles

Median failure at 86,914 miles

Median failure at 75,000 miles

Median failure at 79,650 miles

Median failure at 68,000 miles

Median failure at 58,000 miles

What owners said

2013 GMC Yukon Denali XL Pflugerville, TX

AIR BAGS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V053000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #11414196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2014 GMC Yukon Denali XL Murfreesboro, NC

AIR BAGS

DASH BOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. IF AIRBAGS DEPLOY, SHARDS OF THE DASHBOARD WILL GO FLYING. AFTER RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC.

NHTSA complaint #11232183 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 GMC Yukon Denali XL Trophy Club, TX

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED FREEMAN GRAPEVINE (501 TX-114, GRAPEVINE, TX 76051, (817) 264-7746) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #11220545 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 GMC Yukon Denali XL Franklin, TN

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL LOCAL DEALER CONTINUES TO REFUSE TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG INVOLVED IN GM RECALL 49151 ISSUED IN A JULY 2016! THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN LOUISIANA AND HAS SPENT MUCH OF ITS LIFE THERE - LOUISIANA IS CONSIDERED A CRITICAL, FIRST PRIORITY AREA UNDER YOU RECALL. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT GM HAS SUBMITTED A THIRD REQUEST FOR WAIVER - PLEASE DENY AND REQUIRE GM TO FOLLOW YOUR ORDER.

NHTSA complaint #11209955 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2011 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 50,000 miles Pavo, GA Crash 2 injured

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL: I AM WANTING TO KNOW WHEN THE RECALL WILL HAVE A REMEDY? I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN DEC 2016 AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I HAD A PRETTY SEVERE WRECK RUNNING INTO 3 VEHICLES WITH SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE INCLUDING BROKEN TIRE ROD. BELOW IS JUST A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE. BODY SHOP WAS IN DISBELIEF THAT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY??

NHTSA complaint #11204291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2011 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 177,895 miles Littleton, NC

AIR BAGS

"TAKATA RECALL" DASHBOARD IS CRACKED NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND OVER THE THE STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA complaint #11195418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2013 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 100,000 miles Buda, TX

AIR BAGS

MY DENALI HAS A BAD CRACK ON THE DASH BOARD AND I HIT A BUMP A PIECE OF THE PLASTIC FLEW AND CUT MY FACE , THE DASH IS GETTING WORSE AND THIS IS BECOMING A LIABILITY. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY ATTORNEY AND THE BBB, ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. I'M GLAD IT WAS ME AND NOT MY CHILDREN THAT GOT INJURED.

NHTSA complaint #11191744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2011 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 92,000 miles Poway, CA

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL GM RECALL 49151 TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR. THIS HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED, NO FURTHER NOTICE HAS BEEN MADE OF ANY ACTIONS, AND RESEARCH OF THE MATTER INDICATES THAT 'INCOMPLETE REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE'. AFTER ALL THIS TIME, AND THAT NOTICE WAS MADE JULY 2016, THE CONDITION HAD BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA AND FOUND NO SOLUTION. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE! MY WIFE, MY KIDS, MY FRIENDS TRAVEL IN THAT SEAT. WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM IF THIS UNIT IGNITES WITH OR WITHOUT A COLLISION TYPE SITUATION, AND THEY GET SEVERELY BURNT, OR MAIMED BY THIS DEVICE WHICH IS APPARENTLY DEGRADING EACH YEAR THEY DELAY. WHAT ALTERNATIVES DO I HAVE NOW, JUST WAIT FOR IT TO EXPLODE? I REALLY THINK THIS HAS GONE FAR TO LONG ALREADY, AND NEEDS IMMEDIATE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. THANK YOU.

NHTSA complaint #11190917 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 GMC Yukon Denali XL Belton, TX

AIR BAGS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JULY OF 2016. THE DEALER (GARLYN SHELTON BUICK GMC, 5625 S GENERAL BRUCE DR A, TEMPLE, TX 76502) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #11186153 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2011 GMC Yukon Denali XL South Ogden, UT

AIR BAGS

MY DASH HAS BEEN SLOWLY CRACKING, THE CRACK IS NOW IN TWO PLACES, BY THE AIR BAG AND STEERING WHEEL AND HAS COMPLETELY RELEASED SO IT VIBRATES THE WHOLE TIME I'M DRIVING. JUST THIS WEEK THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOW COMING ON TOO.

NHTSA complaint #11184490 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 170,000 miles Indianapolis, IN

AIR BAGS

COULD NOT GET THE RECALL REPAIRED AS THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE AIR BAG IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. TAKATA. A FAILURE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS OR SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS TO DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT

NHTSA complaint #11183924 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2011 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 120,000 miles Moraga, CA

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED DESPITE BEING WELL CARED FOR.GMC WANTS $1500 TO REPLACE! A CRACKED DASHBOARD, PARTICULARLY ONE THAT IS DAMAGED AROUND THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG, CAN YIELD FLYING PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT THAT AN ACCIDENT TRIGGERS THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY.

NHTSA complaint #11184193 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2011 GMC Yukon Denali XL Duncan, OK

AIR BAGS

DASH CRACKING. CRACKS INITIATED FROM LOOSE SPEAKER MOUNT LOAD. CRACKED FIRST AT THE PS AIRBAG, THEN AT THE DS GAUGE CLUSTER.

NHTSA complaint #11152610 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 30,000 miles Gaithersburg, MD

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL. WHEN WILL THIS MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 2049152, NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V383 BE RESOLVED? INFORMATION BETWEEN GM AND NHTSA HAS BEEN EXCHANGED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION EVEN THOUGH THE DATES FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND PETITIONS IS LONG PAST.

NHTSA complaint #11144465 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2009 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 180,000 miles Granville, OH

AIR BAGS

AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT IS ON, OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION OCCURS AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AFTER NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE INSTALLED.

NHTSA complaint #11131887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2011 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 95,000 miles Lockport, LA

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL: THE DASHBOARD ON OUR VEHICLE IS CRACKED AT THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND AT THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THERE IS ALSO A TAKATA RECALL WHICH GMC DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY. THESE 2 ITEMS HAVE POTENTIAL TO BE DISASTROUS WHEN COMBINED TOGETHER. THE INFLATOR EXPLODING AND THE DASH BOARD BREAKING INTO PIECES AND SENT THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. WE ARE ASKING FOR GMC TO REPLACE THE INFLATOR AND REPLACE THE DASHBOARD.

NHTSA complaint #11128365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2012 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 40,000 miles Rockwall, TX

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.

2007 GMC Yukon Denali XL Mercedes, TX

AIR BAGS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER (PAYNE WESLACO CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 2229 E EXPY 83, WESLACO, TX 78596, 956-619-6005) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #11109724 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 GMC Yukon Denali XL Shelby, NC

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL ITS BEEN OVER 2 YEARS SINCE THE RECAL HAS BEEN ISSUED. GM STILL HAS NOT DETERMINED A RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE GIVEN UNTIL AUGUST 2017 TO FIND A RESOLUTION. NOW NEARLY A YEAR LATER THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND CONTINUE TO PUT THEIR CONSUMERS LIVES AT RISK TO SAVE MONEY. THIS IS BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO FINALLY STEP UP AND FORCE THEM TO ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED.

NHTSA complaint #11104160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2012 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 68,000 miles Arvada, CO

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.

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