FaultScore

GMC Yukon Denali XL other reported problems

119 of the 684 complaints filed about the GMC Yukon Denali XL are about the other systems — 17% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2011.

119

Complaints

17%

Share of all complaints

1

Crashes

0

Fires

Other & Unspecified complaints by model year

Median failure at 70,787 miles

Median failure at 190,000 miles

Median failure at 79,076 miles

Median failure at 120,000 miles

Median failure at 87,000 miles

Median failure at 99,814 miles

Median failure at 69,862 miles

Median failure at 79,300 miles

Median failure at 68,000 miles

Median failure at 80,248 miles

Median failure at 51,510 miles

Median failure at 60,000 miles

Median failure at 29,000 miles

What owners said

2014 GMC Yukon Denali XL Murfreesboro, NC

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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.

2012 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 123,000 miles Vidor, TX

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.

2011 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 188,000 miles Elkton, VA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I BROKE DOWN DUE TO AN OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT I BROKE DOWN (STALLED OUT IN THE ROAD) DUE TO 2 LIFTERS COLLAPSING AND THE CAMSHAFT BEING DAMAGED. AFTER REPLACING ALL LIFTERS, THE CAMSHAFT, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, AS WELL AS ANOTHER OIL PRESSURE SENSOR JUST IN CASE THE OTHER ONE WAS BAD I STILL HAVE LOW OIL PRESSURE. THIS COST $3,000.00! I LEFT THE SHOP AND BROKE DOWN ON MY WAY HOME WITH A FLASHING ENGINE LIGHT AND THE STABILITRAK LIGHT AND MESSAGE FLASHING. IT SHOOK SO HARD I THOUGHT IT WOULD EXPLODE IN THE ROAD AND THEN STALLED OUT! IT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP WHERE IT CONTINUES TO SIT. ITS BEEN THERE 3 WEEKS. ITS BEEN AT THE SHOP LONGER THAN I'VE GOTTEN TO DRIVE IT. AFTER GOOGLING WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM IT APPEARS THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON AND GMC/CHEVROLET IS WELL AWARE OF THE FAULTY ENGINE. THOUSANDS OF POSTS ARE ON DIFFERENT SITES COMPLAINING HOW EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE PUT THEIR VEHICLE IN THE SHOP AND HAD THE REPAIRS DONE, THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE THAT CAUSING THE ISSUES AGAIN! THE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE THEY ARE PUTTING LIVES AT RISK REPEATEDLY AND CAUSING FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS FOR THE CONSUMER BUT IT IS OBVIOUS THEY ARE CONCERNED ONLY ABOUT THEIR BOTTOM LINE AND NOT LIVES.

NHTSA complaint #11229916 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2010 GMC Yukon Denali XL Germantown, MD

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

DASHBOARD CRACKS OVER PASSENGER AIRBAG AND STEERING WHEEL WELL.

NHTSA complaint #11222659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2014 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 62,000 miles Phoenix, AZ

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE DASHBOARD OF OUR 2014 GMC YUKON DENALI HAS MAJOR CRACKS IN IT, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE AIRBAGS. THE TRUCK IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF, AND HAS COVERED PARKING. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS IN THE CAR, AND WE ARE THE ONLY OWNERS.

NHTSA complaint #11221994 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2011 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 67,000 miles East Northport, NY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

DASH IS CRACKED. NOT FROM ANY DAMAGE, IT JUST CRACKED ON IT'S OWN.

NHTSA complaint #11220399 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2014 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 59,000 miles Prosper, TX

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I NOTICED A CRACK TO THE RIGHT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THEN LATER NOTICED A CRACK NEAR THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONTAL AIRBAG WHEN MY SUV HAD ABOUT 59,000 MILES ON IT. THE CRACKS HAVE GROWN AND ARE NOW CAUSING COMPLETE SEPARATION. I TOOK MY YUKON TO EWING GMC ON 4/29/2019 WHERE THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW HOWEVER IT WASN;T CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND THUS NOT COVERED. THEY QUICKLY HANDED ME A $1200 QUOTE TO REPLACE IT. I DO NOT SEE HOW A SEPARATED DASH (ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG) IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. IF MY PASSENGER AIRBAG GOES OFF WITH THE DASHBOARD IN THE STATE IT IS NOW, DANGEROUS SHARDS OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASHBOARD WILL GO FLYING AND BECOME POTENTIALLY LETHAL PROJECTILES.

NHTSA complaint #11204458 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2013 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 98,000 miles Danbury, CT

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

"DASHBOARD CRACK" IN 2016 I PURCHASED MY GMC YUKON DENALI XL FOR ABOUT $46,000.00 AT INGERSOLL AUTO OF DANBURY, CONNECTICUT. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASED MY YUKON WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, BUT I DID PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON APRIL 25, 2019 I NOTICED A CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD JUST TOP OF MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. THAT SAME DAY I REACHED OUT TO GM AND FILED A REPORT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND THIS WAS NOT A RECALL OR A DEFECT THAT GM WOULD COVER BUT INSIST ME TO CONTACT A DEALER TO SEE ABOUT REPAIRS. ON OR ABOUT 11:30AM ON 4/25/19 I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT INGERSOLL AUTO OF PAWLING NY. THE SERVICE ADVISER I SPOKE TO TOLD ME HER NEVER HEAR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SAID THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIMINISHED AS A RESULT OF THE DASHBOARD DEFECT. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE OR WOULD NOT HAVE PAID AS MUCH FOR IT HAD I KNOWN OF THE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD'S PROPENSITY TO CRACK AND/OR THAT THE DEFECT CAN INTERFERE WITH THE PLANNED DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S-SIDE AND PASSENGER'S-SIDE AIRBAGS.

NHTSA complaint #11203754 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2012 GMC Yukon Denali XL West Columbia, SC

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.

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

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

"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.

2015 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 52,000 miles Daytona Beach Shore, FL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SUV SHUTTERING AND SHAKING WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY

NHTSA complaint #11191809 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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 South Ogden, UT

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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.

2015 GMC Yukon Denali XL Cary, NC

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

AC CONDENSER LEAKING AT 72000 MILES, SO OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. SHOULD BE COVERED REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE IN SPECIAL PROGRAM 17336. BOUGHT THIS CERTIFIED FROM DEALER IN 2017. AC JUST STOPPED COOLING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, JUST BLOWS WARM AIR. IMPACTS DEFROSTING.

NHTSA complaint #11184266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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.

2016 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 44,000 miles Warrenton, VA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I WAS ON THE RAMP GOING APPROX. 45-50 MPH ACCELERATING TO BE ABLE TO TURN ONTO THE 70 MPH HIGHWAY WHEN MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. IT WAS LIKE A GUN WENT OFF IN MY VEHICLE. IT SCARED ME TO DEATH AS GLASS WAS FALLING ON ME. I SHUT THE INSIDE PROTECTOR AND LOOKED AROUND AND THERE WERE NO PEOPLE, TRUCKS, CARS OR OVERPASS AROUND. THERE IS GLASS ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THE PIECES CONTINUED TO FALL THE REST OF MY TRIP. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND THE GUY SAID HE NEVER HEARD OF IT. GMC HEADQUARTERS WAS NO HELP EITHER. I HAVE READ THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

NHTSA complaint #11183575 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2004 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 190,000 miles Pine Plains, NY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED COMES ON WITH ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THIS HAPPENED AS I AS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. SPEED DRASTICALLY REDUCED FORM 65 TO 10 MPH. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WILL NOT ACT UNTIL THERE'S A FATALITY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. NHTSA HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND HAS NOT ACTED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NOT CORRECT -THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS

NHTSA complaint #11171077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2011 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 145,000 miles Tracy, CA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

DASHBOARD CRACKED - GMC YUKON DENALI XL DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY HAZARD OF THE DISPLACED DASHBOARD AND THE ABILITY OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT SENDING SHARDS OF DASHBOARD INTO THE PASSENGER'S FACE, NECK AND UPPER BODY.

NHTSA complaint #11157146 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2010 GMC Yukon Denali XL at 40,000 miles Arlington, TX

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

MY YUKON HAS APPROXIMATELY 45000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN GARAGED AT ALL TIMES WHEN NOT BEING DRIVEN. THE DASH HAS CRACKS THAT HAVE FORMED IN THE SKIN PART OF THE SURFACE PLASTIC IN THE AREA NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE HUMP PART ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BY A HIGH END BODY SHOP I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY BECAUSE IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS ON GMC MODELS. I DID FURTHER CHECKING WITH A NUMBER OF REPAIR SHOPS AND SERVICES THAT DO VINYL REPAIRS AS WELL. THE PREMIER COMPANY I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIRS MAY NOT LAST A DAY AND THAT EVEN IF I REPLACE THE DASH SKIN COMPLETELY IT WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE REPLACEMENT. IN READING ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND THAT GM REFUSES TO DO A RECALL AND IN ONLY SOME INSTANCES WILL COVER HALF THE COST WHICH CAN EXCEED $1200.00. THERE IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE AIRBAG INVOLVEMENT ESPECIALLY WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVING A TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL AND STILL NO REPLACEMENT FOR IT. PHOTS OF EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE ARE POSTED ON LINE BY NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS AND THE MASSIVE PROBLEM CAN BE EASILY VERIFIED IF YOU DO A SIMPLE RESEARCH ROUTINE. THE PUBLIC NEEDS YOUR HELP TO MAKE THE MANUFACTURER CORRECT THE ISSUE OF CHEAP AND FAULTY MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND MAKE ITS CUSTOMERS WHOLE.

NHTSA complaint #11143404 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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.

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