2011 GMC Yukon Denali Xl Body & structure Problems

MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. FIRST, BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, AND THEN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, ABOVE THE GAUGE CLUSTER.

NHTSA ID

11231702

Incident

Dec 24, 2015

Mileage

95,000 mi

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACK COMPLETELY AT THE AIRBAG AND OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SUV HAS DEVELOPED THESE CRACKS OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. CRACKS KEPT EXPANDING UNTIL TOTAL SEPARATION HAS OCCURRED IF LOOSE PIECES.

NHTSA ID

11165655

Incident

Jan 3, 2019

Mileage

100,000 mi

POWER LIFTGATE WON'T OPEN, UNLOCK OR LOCK. ACTUATOR HAS BEEN CHANGED ALONG WITH BOTH STRUTS. COULD IT BE THE POWER LIFT GATE MODULE?

NHTSA ID

11090879

Incident

Apr 23, 2018

Mileage

85,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH CAME DOWN WITH FORCE WITHOUT WARNING. THE LATCH BUTTON WAS APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO PREVENT THE HATCH FROM COMING DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TT *TR

NHTSA ID

11072307

Incident

Feb 1, 2018

Mileage

70,000 mi

THERE IS A LARGE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACK IS LOCATED OVER THE AREA OVER THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN. IF THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY, BROKEN PIECES OF PLASTIC COULD HARM THE DRIVER AS THE SAFETY FEATURES ARE WEAKENED. CRACK OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE. NO ONE , NOTHING CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO CRACK, IT IS A DEFECT.

NHTSA ID

11005909

Incident

Jun 1, 2017

Mileage

72,500 mi

MY 2011 GMC YUKON XL DENALI, DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED OUT OF NOWHERE I GOT IN IT ONE DAY AND IT WAS THERE I NOTICED IT, UP THE DRIVER SIDE HUMP ON THE DASHBOARD, AND BESIDE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHAT IF I GET INTO A WRECK PIECES OF DASHBOARD WOULD GO FLYING EVERYWHERE, I HAVE EVEN CONTACTED GMC ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY DON'T CARE, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GLUE THE DASH BACK TOGETHER BUT IT'S STILL SPREADING, THE MORE I DRIVE THE VEHICLE THE MORE IT SPREADS.

NHTSA ID

11004343

Incident

Jul 8, 2017

Mileage

99,000 mi

MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CRACKING WAS UNPROVOKED. THE CAR IS CLEAN, AND ONLY HAS 66K MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE CLIPS RECEPTICALS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT THE UPPER TRIM PANEL CONNECTS TO BROKE (IN THE CENTER PART OF THE DASHBOARD). NO IN ADDITION TO THE LARGE CRACK, THE DASH BOARD NOW RATTLES. I DO NOT HAVE PICTURES HANDY DURING THE TIME OF THIS SUBMITTER BUT I CAN PROVIDE THEM. 100'S OF OTHER HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM, THERE ARE FACEBOOK PAGES AND VARIOUS PERTITIONS.

NHTSA ID

10995285

Incident

May 3, 2017

Mileage

66,000 mi

CRACKED DASH - IN THE EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, BROKEN PIECES OF THE PLASTIC DASH WILL BECOME PROJECTILES IN THE PASSENGER AREA.

NHTSA ID

10980905

Incident

Apr 8, 2017

Mileage

95,050 mi

WE HAVE OWNED BOTH A 2007 GMC YUKON SLT AND A 2011 GMC YUKON XL DENALI. IN BOTH VEHICLES, WE HAVE STARTED THE CAR ON AN EXTREME WEATHER DAY (COLD IN THE 2007, HEAT IN THE 2011) AND HEARD A LOUD CRACK. AFTER INSPECTING THE DASHBOARD, THERE IS A LARGE CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. SINCE THEN, IT HAS EXPANDED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE AIRBAG. THE DASH WOBBLES WHERE IT IS CRACKED WHEN DRIVING AND MAKES SOME NOISE. IF WE WERE IN A WRECK, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PLASTIC WOULD CRACK WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS AND SEND SHRAPNEL THROUGH THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10945656

Incident

Jun 16, 2016

THE DASH STARTED TO CRACK - I CHECKED WITH GM (SERVICE) - AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM - I SPOKE TO GM AND THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE (EVEN THOUGH THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE). GM WILL NOT SUPPORT ME ON THIS PROBLEM

NHTSA ID

10929959

Incident

Oct 13, 2016

Mileage

68,000 mi

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO SEPARATE PLACE. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT SHOULD THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOY THAT THE SECTION OF DASH NOW UNATTACHED WILL BE SEND FLYING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING A FATAL WOUND. THIS IS NOW THE 2ND VEHICLE I HAVE PURCHASED WHERE THIS HAS OCCURRED. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THE DASHBOARD OF THE FULL SIZE GM TRUCK/SUV PLATFORM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OVERNIGHT WHEN THIS CRACKING OCCURRED BOTH TIMES.

NHTSA ID

10914897

Incident

Oct 16, 2013

Mileage

41,000 mi

MY DASHBORD IS CRACKING. GETTING WORSE. GMC NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. I2 PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH ALSO HAVE GM TRUCKS/SUV AND THEY ARE ALSO CRACKING IN THE SAME AREA. MAKE THESE COMPANIES STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE PLEASE.

NHTSA ID

10904805

Incident

Dec 1, 2015

Mileage

45,000 mi

2011 YUKON XL (GARAGED IT'S ENTIRE LIFE AND WELL CARED FOR) HAD CRACK IN DASH APPEAR IN JAN 2016 WHICH QUICKLY SPREAD FROM BACK TO FRONT CAUSING THE DASH TO BECOME TWO PIECES. DEALER ONLY OFFERED TO "DISCOUNT" A REPAIR SINCE OUT OF WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID

10874542

Incident

Jan 4, 2016

Mileage

60,000 mi

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES FROM ABOVE THE DRIVE SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SURROUNDING THE AIR BAG LOCATION. CONCERNED THAT IN AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, PIECES OF THE DASH MAY BE PROJECTED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR CAUSING INJURY.

NHTSA ID

10872526

Incident

Jun 1, 2015

Mileage

80,000 mi

DASHBOARD CRACKED TOP LEFT OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ON RIGHT SIDE OF HUMP OVER STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID NO RECALL, I CALLED GMC AND TOLD THEM IT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS ITS SEEMS LIKE THE DASHBOARD IS GOING TO FALL INTO THE STEERING COLUMN AND EVEN MAKE THE AIR BAG NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THEY SAID I AM OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY (AND SAID THEY HAVE HAD TONS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE) . VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY 53K MILES.

NHTSA ID

10862249

Incident

Apr 29, 2016

"TAKATA RECALL" CRACKS ON THE FRONT DASHBOARD ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT. COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES WHEN AIRBAGS DEPLOY.

NHTSA ID

10854376

Incident

Nov 1, 2015

Mileage

74,000 mi

BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR PANEL, COMPROMISING THE PROTECTION OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ABILITY TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID

10785164

Incident

Oct 21, 2015

Mileage

76,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A HUGE CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE DRIVER SIDE BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

NHTSA ID

10750127

Incident

Aug 16, 2015

Mileage

55,000 mi

MY DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND CLUSTER, WHICH A MAY CAUSE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE AIR-BAG. I HAVE DONE NUMEROUS SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET AND I AM SEEING THIS SAME COMPLAINT OVER AND OVER. I AM VERY CURIOUS WITH IT HAPPENING SO MUCH WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AND GMC TAKEN CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY AND THE HIGH COST OF REPAIRING THIS MYSELF, BUT I KNOW IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. I'VE OWNED GMC VEHICLES FOREVER AND HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY, UP UNTIL THIS POINT. I THINK THE COMPANY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, AND QUICKLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10669914

Incident

Oct 31, 2014

Mileage

54,000 mi

DASHBOARD SEVERELY CRACKED AROUND AIRBAG AND CLUSTER, AND MAY CAUSE MALFUNCTIONING OF AIR-BAG. ALSO,THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS REPORTED FOR SAME PROBLEM, DASHBOARD CRACKS, IN INTERNET AND MOST OF THEM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND HIGH COST REPLACEMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10568838

Incident

Mar 11, 2014

Mileage

31,022 mi