2010 GMC Yukon Denali

Routine

Owners filed 53 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. No safety recall has been issued.

When it fails
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79,000 milesMedian miles at failure

39 complaints record an odometer reading. Failures cluster around 75,00090,000 miles.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Air Bags21
000
Unknown or Other15
004
Structure › Body7
001
Structure3
000
Engine3
000
Electronic Stability Control (esc)2
000
Wheels › Rim1
000
Power Train1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Air Bags
Filed May 14, 2019WA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (GILCHRIST CHEVROLET BUICK GMC DEALERSHIP TACOMA, 6014 S TACOMA WAY, TACOMA, WA 98409, (253) 777-3085) WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR LONGER THAN 3 YEARS. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHEN THE REMEDY AND PART MAY BE PROVIDED SO THAT THE VEHICLE MAY BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO FURTHER DISCLOSURE FOR THE REMEDY AND PART. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 19, 201980,000 milesCO

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.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 16, 201880,000 milesFL

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.

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 8, 2018140,000 milesOH

DASH CRACKED OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN ABOUT FIVE DIFFERENT PLACES

Air Bags
Filed Jul 27, 2018125,000 milesAL

I BOUGHT MY 2010 YUKON DENALI USED FROM A LOCAL USED CAR DEALERSHIP IN BIRMINGHAM, AL. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE DASH LOOKED TO BE FINE. EARLY IN THE SUMMER I BEGAN TO HAVE CRACKING RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND QUICKLY SOON AFTER NOTICED A LOT OF CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAGS. THIS MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS IF I WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT; WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE DASH PIECES? THEY WOULD BECOME PROJECTILES. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THIS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL OF THE GMC FAMILY OF SUVS FOR ABOUT A 5 YEAR PERIOD. GM HAS EVEN CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE REPLACEMENTS DUE TO THE CHEAP WORKMANSHIP OF THE ORIGINAL PRODUCT. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS A SAFETY HAZARD.

Structure › Body
Filed Jul 16, 2018NJ

DASHBOARD CRACKED. THERE IS A CRACK ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE DASH PANEL ABOVE THE ODOMETER. VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND NOT EXPOSED TO DIRECT SUN OR EXTREME COLD MUCH AT ALL.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 6, 2018OH

NOTICED CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. ONE OVER THE INST. PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE OTHER IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT UP TO WHERE THE AIR BAG IS LOCATED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 14, 201880,000 milesOR

DRIVING BACK FROM A LOCAL SKI AREA TO HOME, THE DASH CRACKED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES. THE TEMPERATURE WAS A LOW OF 30 DEGREES THAT DAY AND WE TURNED THE DEFROSTER ON TO ABOUT 69, NOT LIKING THE CAR HOT. IT GOES RIGHT INTO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STORAGE WHICH MAKES ME WONDER IF THE DASH WILL EXPLODE IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS OR IT COULD POP THE AIRBAG BEFORE OR DURING IT'S USE.

Air Bags
Filed May 21, 201879,000 milesCA

2010 YUKON DENALI HAS 87,000 WELL BELOW THE AVERAGE AND TWO CRACKS FORMED. ONE ON THE CLUSTER SIDE THE OTHER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEXT TO THE AIR BAG. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING AND SEND PARTS OF THE DASH OUT TOWARDS THE OCCUPANTS. MY VEHICLE STAYS IN THE GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE AND ALSO HAVE THE SUN SHADE FOR IT.

Air Bags
Filed May 11, 201881,235 milesCO

MY PLASTIC DASH BOARD IS BADLY CRACKED IN MULTIPLE SPOTS, THIS IS A SAFELY CONCERN OF MINE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I ALWAYS HAVE PASSENGERS WITH ME, MY WIFE, CHILDREN, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I WORRY THAT IF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYS THE PLASTIC WILL FLY OFF AT A HIGH SPEED AND HARM SOMEONE WORSE THAN THE COLLISION IMPACT. PLEASE TAKE THIS COMPLAINT INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

Air Bags
Filed Apr 4, 201890,000 milesNY

DASHBOARD NEAR AIRBAG IS CRACKED AND SPREADING,DANGER IF AIRBAG DEPLOYED

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 18, 201820 milesIN

AS WE ARE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE OUR YUKON LOSES ALL POWER, ENGINE TURNS OFF, STABILITY CONTROL MESSAGE COMES UP, TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR MESSAGE COMES UP. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRY REFIRING THE ENGINE. IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO JUMP OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE TURN IT OFF AND WAIT ABOUT 5 MINUTES. START THE ENGINE BACK UP AFTER WAITING AND IT DRIVES OK, BUT ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US TWICE IN TWO DAYS TIME.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 11, 2018130,000 milesCA

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED BADLY ON DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. IF AIR BAG DEPLOYS THE PLASTIC WILL BE SHATTERED AND BLOWN ACROSS THE CAB. IT WILL EVENTUALLY FALL APART ALTOGETHER AND MAKE ANY SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF HE CAR A RISKY PROPOSITION WITH THE DASHBOARD FALLING INTO THE DRIVERS LAP AND DISTRACTING HIM FROM DRIVING. IT IS A SUPPORT PROBLEM THAT HAS ALLOWED NORMAL VIBRATIONS DUE TO DRIVING TO CRACK THE PLASTIC THROUGH FATIGUE STRESS.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 30, 201730,000 milesFL

1. CRACKED DASHBOARD - CRACKED DASHBOARD - DASHBOARD IS DETERIORATING. NUMEROUS CRACKS. VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE SHADE 90% OF THE TIME AND AFTER 30,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT. THERE IS A DASHBOARD CRACK NEXT TO THE AIRBAG ON THE DASHBOARD. MY CONCERN IS WITH THE TAKATA INFLATORS AND POTENTIAL SHRAPNEL PRODUCED FROM THE ROTTING DASHBOARD BECOMING AIRBORNE DURING AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A WEBSITE THAT SHOWS THE MAJORITY OF THESE GM DASHBOARDS ARE DEFECTIVE AND FALLING APART BEYOND COSMETIC APPEARANCE. WHAT KIND OF SAFETY TESTING HAS BEEN DONE IN RELATION TO CRACKED DASHBOARDS CAUSING INJURIES? 2. TAKATA RECALL - THERE SHOULD BE A SOLUTION TO THE TAKATA INFLATOR ISSUE AND A RECALL ON GM CRACKED PLASTIC DASHBOARDS. IT IS PAST AUGUST OF 2017 AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING REGARDING THE AIRBAG ISSUE SOLUTION. (WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER - OURSIMAN OF ALEXANDRIA, VA ) THAT NO SOULTION IS AVAILE FOR THE AIRBAG.I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. 3. TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES - LINES HAVE BEEN LEAKING FOR YEARS. SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN THE WARRANTY COVERAGE AS NOT COVERED???IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE WITH ALL YUKON AND OTHER VECHICLES

Engine
Filed Nov 27, 2017142,743 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC YUKON DENALI. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE LIFTERS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,743.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 10, 201710,000 milesCA

TAKATA RECALL I CANT UNDERSTAND, WHY THE DELAY? I OWN A 2010 MODEL FOR ALMOST EIGHT YEARS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A POTENTIAL "CAR BOMB" ITS EITHER A RECALL OR NOT

Air Bags
Filed Nov 7, 2017CA

TAKATA RECALL. NO PARTS TO FIX SAYS GMC FOLSOM, CA DEALERSHIP..

Air Bags
Filed Oct 15, 201785,000 milesGA

TAKATA RECALL"

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 12, 2017119,000 milesMI

DASH BOARD CRACKED OVERNIGHT IN TWO PLACES. FINE ONE DAY, BROKEN THE NEXT. RIGHT BY THE AIRBAG AREA.

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 26, 201755,000 milesAR

THE VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED DASHBOARD WHICH CAN BE A SAFETY FEATURE FOR THE AIR BAGS ETC. GMC KNOWS THEY HAVE AN ISSUE BUT WON'T RECALL IT.

20 of 53 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20193000Routine
20182000Routine
201712000Routine
201618000Routine
201573000Routine
201329000Routine
201228000Routine
201196020Routine
2010 — this page53000Routine
200946010Routine
200858000Routine
2007120010Routine
200621020Routine
200549130Routine
2004109051Fatalities reported
200372110Routine
200229100Routine
200135200Routine
200018000Routine
199927020Routine

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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.