181 of the
1,173 complaints filed about the GMC Yukon Denali
are about the other systems —
15% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2011.
IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AND THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND ROOF HAS CRACKED AND FADED. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE HOOD REPAINTED BUT THE ROOF IS MORE EXTENSIVE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPAINTED AFTER ONLY 6 YEARS. THE DASH IS CRACKED NEAR THE AIRBAG SO IF I'M IN AN ACCIDENT THE DASH WILL SPLINTER INTO THE FACES OF THE PASSENGERS.
NHTSA complaint #11234559 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE TOP PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN TWO PLACES. ONE OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE OTHER CRACK IS BY THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD AIRBAG. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS GENERATION OF GMC/CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUVS.
NHTSA complaint #11231574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LIVE IN ARIZONA. WAS DRIVING IN AUGUST 2018 IN AFTERNOON VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE IN INTERSECTION. ALMOST GOT TBONED. TOOK TO GMC DEALERSHIP. WE WERE SO SCARED AS WE HAD OUR SON IN THE CAR. DEALERSHIP KEPT FOR A WEEK KEPT TELLING US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG I WOULD NOT ACCEPT THIS FOR AN ANSWER I TOLD MY HUSBAND TO TELL THEM THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO PICK UP THE CAR COULD THEY PLEASE HAVE A MANAGER LOOK AT IT AT THAT POINT WE ALSO ASK THEM TO REPLACE ANY FLUIDS AND DO WHATEVER THEY COULD TO MAKE THE VEHICLE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE AS THIS IS OUR MAIN VEHICLE AT THAT POINT WE WERE GIVEN A BULLETIN THAT WAS PUT OUT IN 2015 STATING THAT THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAD THIS ISSUE AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 110 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND WHEN A DEALERSHIP WHY GMC DID NOT RECALL THEY INFORMED US THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT ONLY AFFECTED A FEW STATE THAT ACTUALLY GET THAT HOT I WAS FURIOUS WITH THIS ANSWER I DID CONTACT A LAWYER BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT DID NOT FIT INTO THE LEMON LAW AND SO NOTHING GOT DONE I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS REPORTING METHOD UNTIL JUST NOW I AM IN FEAR AGAIN AS TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY HEATING UP IN ARIZONA AND HAVE MADE A COMPLAINT TO GMC WHICH WAS VERY HARD TO DO THEY KEPT TELLING ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHAT DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY TOLD ME THEY CANNOT FIX IT THAT IS WHY THEY GAVE ME THE BULLETIN THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO DMC IT'S SUPPOSED TO CALL DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY AND CALL ME BACK AT THIS POINT I REALLY FEEL LIKE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE IS THE SAFEST OPTION FOR EVERYONE THAT MAY OWN OR COME INTO CONTACT WITH THIS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD I HAVE A COPY OF THE BULLETIN IN MY EMAIL GMC HAS STATED THROUGH INTERNET CHAT AND PHONE CALL THAT THEY CANNOT LOCATE THIS BULLETIN I DO HAVE A COPY AND WOULD PROVIDE IT IF REQUESTED
NHTSA complaint #11204170 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE ENTERING PARKING LOT OF A WALMART STORE, THE FRONT SENSORS DID NOT SHOW AN OBJECT (WHILE IN BLIND AREA OF WINDSHIELD AND DOOR POST). DRIVER HIT CONCRETE BASE OF STREET LIGHT IN PARKING LOT GOING ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR IN SPEED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID SEAT BELT TIGHTEN TO RESTRAIN DRIVER. DRIVER'S BODY WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH RIGHT ARM TAKING THE FULL IMPACT. DRIVER SUFFERS A BROKEN STERNUM, TORN BICEP TENDON, SEVERELY DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDER, TORN ROTATOR CUFF TENDONS, TORN MUSCLE FIBERS FROM ELBOW, BROKEN WRIST AND TORN TENDONS ON BACK OF HAND.
NHTSA complaint #11203908 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED. AN ENTIRE PIECE CRACKED OFF JUST OVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE AIR BAG. I AM NOT CERTAIN EXACTLY WHEN IT CRACKED.
NHTSA complaint #11190032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN 2 PLACES. PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND DRIVER'S SIDE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE CRACK ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND THE ONE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TODAY 2-3-19
NHTSA complaint #11173788 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
"TAKATA RECALL" SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. IT HAS HAPPENED TWO DAYS IN A ROW WITH NO WARNING AND MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. BATTERY IS GOOD AND ALTERNATOR IS GOOD. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED BOTH TIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. SECURITY LIGHT WILL FLASH IN MY WINDSHIELD BUT TRUCK WILL NOT START. A MESSAGE WILL DISPLAY ON MY SCREEN SAYING "BATTERY SAVER ACTIVE".
NHTSA complaint #11165981 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING , WHILE ON HIGHWAY. FROM 65MPH TO 0 WITHOUT WARNING. ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH PILE UP....WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. VERY DANGEROUS...WHOLE FAMILY CHILDREN AND ALL WAS IN THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #11154144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CRACKED DASH, I BELIEVE IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. IF I WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT I FEEL IT WOULD CAUSE SHRAPNEL TO BE FLY EVERYWHERE. VERY SHARP PLASTIC WOULD FLY AS ANY PASSENGER ESPECIALLY IF THE FAULTY AIR BAGS WENT OFF.
NHTSA complaint #11152073 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I AM CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY PASSENGERS. OVER 1 YEAR AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. I KEEP ON BEING TOLD CALL BACK AND CALL BACK. WHY SO LONG TO REPLACE? THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN DUE TO POOR QUALITY AND MANY OWNERS HAVE DASHBOARD ISSUES.
NHTSA complaint #11133114 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DASH HAS CRACKED IN 3 PLACES. SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE TWO OF THEM ARE BY THE AIR BAG. AFRAID IF IT EVER DEPLOYS PIECES WILL FLY AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #11132890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER DASH BORED CAUGHT ON FIRE. WILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IT STARTED TO SMOKE AND I SAW FLAM. I WAS ABLE TO PUT FLAM OUT AND LUCKY WAS A BLOCK FROM HOME. I PARKED IT TURNED IT OFF IT SEAMED LIKE THE FIRE WAS OUT AND NO SMOKE .ABOUT 15 MIN LATER I GO OUT SIDE AND MY TRUCK IS IN FIRE IT BURNT THE WHOLE IN SIDE OF CAB. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE MOTER BLOWER THAT SET ON FIRE DUE TO THATS WERE FIRE CAME FROM .AS WELL WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT STILL PERFECT CONDITION. SO ALL FIRE DAMAGE I'S COMPLETEY INSIDE SUV WERE THE MOTER BLOWER IS .
NHTSA complaint #11124654 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WISH TO ADD COMPLAINT FOR THE DASHBOARD CRACK ISSUE NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, AND SUSPECT THE AIRBAG SUPPORT/FUNCTION MAY BE COMPROMISED. I ALSO HAVE RECEIVED MANY 'PAPER CUTS' FROM INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CHROME OVER THE YEARS BUT WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY GM OR OFFERED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT AS YOUR WEBSITE STATES THEY DID - I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #11120651 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I' AM SUBMITTING THIS CORRESPONDENCE IN REFERENCE TO NUMEROUS CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD ON THE DESCRIBED VEHICLE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE CRACKS ARE GETTING WORSE ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, WHICH IS NOW CAUSING THE AIR BAG COVER TO BULGE, CAUSING CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU
NHTSA complaint #11120746 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE DASH IS CRACKING AROUND THE AIR BAG AND IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER INSTRUMENTATION AREA. HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. TRIED TO GET GM TO REPAIR BUT THEY REFUSED.
NHTSA complaint #11119566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.