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2010 GMC Yukon Denali Xl Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2010 GMC Yukon Denali Xl, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Airbags1157.9%
  • Body & structure315.8%
  • Engine210.5%
  • Driver assistance15.3%
  • Interior & seats15.3%
  • Steering15.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Airbags

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.

11
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO REGAL CHEVROLET (925 BARTOW RD, LAKELAND, FL 33801, (863) 588-4010) TO BE SERVICED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID 11090238 · filed Apr 26, 2018

TAKA RECALL 7/6/16, TO DATE NO PART TO RESOLVE. OVER ONE YEAR AND GMC HAS NO PART TO FIX THE RECALL. CALLED 11/21/2017 AND NO PART AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID 11047730 · filed Nov 21, 2017
All 11 reports naming airbags

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

3
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

MY DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN 2 DIFFERENT SPOTS. WORRIED THAT WILL CONTINUE!

NHTSA ID 11100750 · filed Jun 10, 2018

THE DASHBOARD BY THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG CRACKED

NHTSA ID 10970655 · filed Apr 5, 2017

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

2
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE STABILITY TRACK CONTROL INDICATED OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE TI WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUG FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

NHTSA ID 10763056 · filed Sep 11, 2015

TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM LIGHT WENT ON FOLLOWED BY THE TRUCK SHUDDERING AND SHAKING FAIRLY VIOLENTLY FOLLOWED BY THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT GOING ON AND A VERY QUICK REDUCTION IN SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED TO A PERFECTLY GOOD RUNNING CAR. ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM USING THE GM MANUAL PAGE 5-6. NO LUCK. LIMPED BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY WITH A SHAKING TRUCK WITH HAZARDS ON AND MADE IT TO AN EXIT . WENT TO GAS STATION, TURNED OFF CAR AGAIN AND FILLED WITH GAS. CAR WAS OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES WHILE I ASK FOR A GM DEALERSHIP IN TOWN. TURNED CAR ON AND THE SHAKING HAD STOPPED AND THE POWER APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. WENT TO GM. THEY HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE . THE CODE THAT CAME UP WAS FOR A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACEMENT. WAS COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT, (12-6-2013) SENT OUT TO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. GM KNOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM YET NO ONE INFORMED THE DRIVERS OF THESE VEHICLES. MY YUKON DENALI XL WAS FIXED . I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I WAS PUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION ON THE HIGHWAY AND HIGH SPEEDS. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT WITHOUT SOME GOOD DRIVING ON MY PART AND THAT OF THE 18 WHEELERS AROUND ME I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY. ONCE AGAIN GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE #11273B SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT- THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACEMENT-DECEMBER 16,2013. I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT GM LET CAR OWNERS KNOW SO THEY CAN GET THE PART REPLACED BEFORE KILLING OR INJURING THEMSELVES. I WOULD NOT LIKE MY CHILDREN OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AT ANY SPEED. *TR

NHTSA ID 10576255 · filed Apr 1, 2014

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Driver assistance

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM LIGHT WENT ON FOLLOWED BY THE TRUCK SHUDDERING AND SHAKING FAIRLY VIOLENTLY FOLLOWED BY THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT GOING ON AND A VERY QUICK REDUCTION IN SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED TO A PERFECTLY GOOD RUNNING CAR. ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM USING THE GM MANUAL PAGE 5-6. NO LUCK. LIMPED BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY WITH A SHAKING TRUCK WITH HAZARDS ON AND MADE IT TO AN EXIT . WENT TO GAS STATION, TURNED OFF CAR AGAIN AND FILLED WITH GAS. CAR WAS OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES WHILE I ASK FOR A GM DEALERSHIP IN TOWN. TURNED CAR ON AND THE SHAKING HAD STOPPED AND THE POWER APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. WENT TO GM. THEY HOOKED UP TO DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE . THE CODE THAT CAME UP WAS FOR A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACEMENT. WAS COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT, (12-6-2013) SENT OUT TO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. GM KNOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM YET NO ONE INFORMED THE DRIVERS OF THESE VEHICLES. MY YUKON DENALI XL WAS FIXED . I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I WAS PUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION ON THE HIGHWAY AND HIGH SPEEDS. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT WITHOUT SOME GOOD DRIVING ON MY PART AND THAT OF THE 18 WHEELERS AROUND ME I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY. ONCE AGAIN GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE #11273B SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT- THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACEMENT-DECEMBER 16,2013. I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT GM LET CAR OWNERS KNOW SO THEY CAN GET THE PART REPLACED BEFORE KILLING OR INJURING THEMSELVES. I WOULD NOT LIKE MY CHILDREN OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AT ANY SPEED. *TR

NHTSA ID 10576255 · filed Apr 1, 2014

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Interior & seats

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

DRIVERS SIDE BOTTOM OF SEAT RIPPED, DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES AND VENT HAS COME LOOSE AND RATTLES. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY

NHTSA ID 11122042 · filed Aug 24, 2018

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Steering

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

A LARGE CRACK APPEARED ON THE DASH HUMP BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL AND GREW LARGER LEAVING A HOLE EXPOSING THE STEERING COLUMN ELECTRICAL WIRES. ANOTHER CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DASH BESIDE THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED WITH BOTH ELECTRONICS BEING EXPOSED AND JAGGED EDGES BESIDE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AREA, THE AIRBAGS MAY FAIL IN A CRASH. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT STEERING COULD EVENTUALLY BECOME IMPACTED. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A COMMON, WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM IN THEIR VEHICLES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR DEFECTS THAT CAN LEAD TO SAFETY ISSUES. NO IMPACTS OR COLLISIONS HAVE LED TO THIS ISSUE. IT JUST SIMPLY APPEARED. IT WAS STATIONARY WHEN DISCOVERED ONE MORNING. ALTHOUGH I AM NOT CERTAIN THE EXACT DATE, THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED IN JANUARY 2015.

NHTSA ID 10863928 · filed May 9, 2016

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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