2008 GMC Yukon Denali XL

Routine

Owners filed 42 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. No safety recall has been issued.

When it fails
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87,000 milesMedian miles at failure

30 complaints record an odometer reading. Failures cluster around 105,000120,000 miles.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Air Bags16
100
Unknown or Other5
000
Structure › Body4
000
Electrical System4
000
Latches/Locks/Linkages3
000
Engine3
000
Wheels2
000
Visibility1
000
Structure1
000
Fuel/Propulsion System1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Air Bags
Filed May 25, 2019TN

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.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 31, 201830,000 milesMD

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.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 14, 2018TX

CRACKED DASHBOARD

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 11, 2018TX

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN TWO PLACES.

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 9, 2018160,000 milesMN

THE DASH ABOVE THE GAUGE CLUSTER HAS A HUGE CRACK AND THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER CRACK BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I NOTICED IT WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED ALL NIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY. THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 27, 2018VA

HAVE A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER TAKATA AIRBAG FOR OVER A YEAR. DEALERSHIP INDICATES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART AND WILL NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART. GM IS STATING IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE, EVEN THOUGH 20 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED RELATED TO THE TAKATA AIRBAG SYSTEM. MANUFACTURERS SHOULD HAVE AN OBLIGATION ON KEEPING THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFE. ALSO NO RESPONSE FROM GM ON THE DEPRECIATION OF THE VEHICLES VALUE DUE TO THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 3, 2017WV

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE CONTACTED AND CALLED EVERY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS AIRBAG RECALL AND THEY ALL TELL ME THE SAME THING THAT IT IS AT THE MERCY OF GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY CAN NOT DO ANY WORK UNTIL GM GIVE THE GREEN LIGHT. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT BOTH GM AND TK HOLDINGS BY PHONE BUT TO MY SURPRISE NO ANSWER SO I EMAILED THEM BOTH AS WELL. I READ THAT THERE IS A DEADLINE OF DECEMBER 27TH 2017 AND I DO NOT WANT THE RUN AROUND. THANK YOU

Air Bags
Filed Oct 31, 2017FL

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG ON MY 2008 GMC YUKON XL DENALI. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL GMC DEALER, KEY BUICK GMC, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS SET-UP IN JULY, 2016, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE SO FAR. BASED ON MY UNDERSTANDING THE AIR BAG IN THE VEHICLE CAN EXPLODE. I ASSUME THAT GM AND/OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE AIR BAG SHOULD PLACE THIS MATTER AS THEIR UTMOST PRIORITY TO COME-UP WITH THE REMEDY BEFORE HUMAN LIVES ARE ADVERSELY EFFECTED. PLEASE ADVISE ME HOW I CAN MAKE MY VEHICLE SAFER.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 30, 2017NC

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN SENT A NOTICE SAYING THAT THERE IS A RECALL AND I WOULD BE CONTACTED AS TO WHEN IT CAN BE FIXED. STILL NOTHING AND NOW I GET THIS NOTICE OF CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY. I AM NOT SURE AT THIS POINT WHAT ACTION TO TAKE. IS MY VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE? WHEN WILL I GET THE RECALL NOTICE FROM GMC THAT I CAN HAVE IT FIXED.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 25, 2017NC

"TAKATA RECALL". BEEN TRYING TO GET AIR BAGS REPLACED BUT DEALERSHIPS KEEP SAYING THEY CANT GET THEM IN

Engine
Filed Aug 6, 201764,000 milesNY

ENGINE FAILURE AT 64,000 MILES. DROVE VEHICLE FROM HOME AND THEN VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. TRUCK DRIVING FINE UP UNTIL THAT POINT. NO WARNING SIGNS. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEFOREHAND. VEHICLE NOW AT GMC DEALERSHIP AND NEEDS NEW ENGINE FOR UP TO $10,000. GMC IS NOT COVERING THE EXPENSE. GAVE $2,000 TOWARDS THE REPAIR. VEHICLE PAST WARRANTY PERIOD. ENGINE SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 64,000 MILES. REGULARLY MAINTAINED.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 29, 201787,000 milesAZ

MY DASH HAS CRACKED IN TWO SPOTS. ONE BY THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE OTHER BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THERE'S A FACEBOOK WHERE ALMOST 7000 PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/GMDASHCRACK/

Structure › Body
Filed Jul 5, 2017165,000 milesMI

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CHROME IS PEELING OFF, AND IT CUT MY WIFE'S HAND TODAY. THERE ARE 3 OF THE 4 DOORS THAT HAVE IT PEELING, AND I AM WORRIED ONE OF MY CHILDREN WILL CUT THERE FINGERS ALSO.

Air BagsCrash
Filed May 10, 2017135,000 milesNE

I WAS REAR ENDED AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 AM THIS MORNING. BOTH MY VEHICLE AND THE TRUCK THAT HIT ME LIKELY SUFFERED DAMAGE THAT WILL RESULT IN THEM BEING TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANIES. I HAVE A MAJOR CONCERN ABOUT MY AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. I HAVE NOT YET READ THE POLICE REPORT, BUT THE DODGE RAM TRUCK THAT HIT ME WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT HIT MY YUKON WITH GREAT FORCE. THIS WAS ON A HIGHWAY (204TH STREET) IN ELKHORN, NE

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 30, 201785,000 milesWI

MY DASH HAS CRACKED ABOUT 5 INCHES ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR NO APPARENT REASON. A SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS SEEMINGLY A COMMON ISSUE WITH MY YEAR VEHICLE.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 27, 2017108,043 milesCA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD WAS SPLIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SPLITTING DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,043. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 27, 2017133,221 milesWA

I BOUGHT THIS SUV FROM LEGENDS AUTO SALE. AFTER I BOUGHT IT, I NOTICE THE ENGINE BAY WAS REAL RUSTY LIKE ITS BEEN IN WATER OR DRIVEN OVER LOTS OF WATER. I DIDNT GET A CAR FAX AT TIME OF PURCHASES BUT DID CAR FAX MYSELF , AND IT APPEARED THAT VEHICLE IS FROM NEW ORLEANS. WITH ALL THE DIRT AND GRIM COMING OUT OF VEHICLE ITS DIFFENTLY FROM NEW ORLEANS. SO FAR I REPLACED NEW PADS AND ROTORS, MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE SWITCH, NEW SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES. THE PROBLEM OCCURRING NOW IS THAT MY TRAC LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON AFTER HALF HOUR OF DRIVING AND CAR SEIZES UP AND I'M UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND LET REST FOR HALF HOUR TO AN HOUR BEFORE LIGHTS GOES AWAY AND I'M ABLE TO MOVE AGAIN. I'M NOT SURE BUT IT MIGHT BE DUE TO IT BEING IN THE FLOOD THUS CAUSING CORROSION AND RUSTING IN ALL PARTS OF VEHICLE. I DON'T HAVE DOCUMENTS ON ME AT THIS TIME AS I MISPLACED IT BUT CAN GET IT AGAIN AND UPLOAD IMAGE.

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 17, 2017115,000 milesNJ

COMPLETE PERFORATION OF FRAME BY RUST, IMPACTING ABILITY TO SECURELY MOUNT FRONT ANTI-ROLL BAR. DISCOVERED IN MARCH OF 2016. GM HAS OFFERED NO RESOLUTION.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 10, 2016OR

JUST LIKE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS, MY DASH HAS STARTED CRACKING RIGHT AT THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE AIRBAG. SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURING FLAW SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY THAT HAVE DONE THIS IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE! MY VEHICLE IS GARAGED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BESIDES THE DASH BEING CRACKED!

Air Bags
Filed Sep 3, 201688,888 milesMO

CRACKED DASH NEAR AIRBAG. THIS SEEMS DANGEROUS.

20 of 42 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2011
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20182000Routine
20174000Routine
201629000Routine
201565000Routine
20145000Routine
201313000Routine
201223010Routine
201169010Routine
201029000Routine
200922000Routine
2008 — this page42000Routine
200761020Routine
200611000Routine
200534010Routine
200449000Routine
200332000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.