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2007 GMC Yukon Denali Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

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Airbags reportsComplaints 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.
41
Latest Mar 5, 2019
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
34%
of 120 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 GMC Yukon Denali submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 41 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming airbag

The 25 most recent of 41, in the owner's own words

Airbags
Filed Mar 5, 2019

GENERAL MOTORS SENT ME A RECALL LETTER WITH A RECALL # OF 49151 BACK IN JULY OF 2016. THIS ADDRESSED A DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAG WHICH COULD DEPLOY AND KILL MYSELF OR A FAMILY MEMBER OR CAUSE TERRIBLE INJURIES TO ANYONE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. I HAVE CALLED GENERAL MOTORS APPROX. (6) TIMES AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SATISFACTORY RESULTS THAT WOULD RESOLVE THE AIRBAG PROBLEM OR TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. THERE HAS BEEN A PERIOD OF TWO (2) YEARS AND EIGHT (8) MONTHS OF TIME THAT HAS EXPIRED WITH NO REPAIRS OR RESOLVES OF THE PROBLEM. THIS LACK OF CARING AND FAILURE TO ACT IS PUTTING MYSELF AS WELL AS MY ENTIRE FAMILY AT JEOPARDY OF DEATH OR DEBILITATING INJURY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAG. I URGE THOSE IN A POSITION OF AUTHORITY TO ACT QUICKLY AND DECISIVELY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...'''''''...

NHTSA ID
11184396
Incident
Jul 1, 2016
Mileage
75,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Mar 5, 2019

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). MOORE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (2255 MARIETTA HWY, CANTON, GA 30114, (470) 615-1485) WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. A LOANER VEHICLE WAS NOT OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED 4 TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *PM*JB

NHTSA ID
11184384
Incident
May 27, 2016
Airbags
Filed Feb 7, 2019
1 injury reported

TAKATA RECALL STARTED VEHICLE ON 2-1-19 AND AFTER TURNING IGNITION ON PASSENGER AIR BAG EXPLODED OUT AND THE SIDE PANELS FOLLOWED. VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN A FEW DAYS. IT ALL HAPPENED EXTREMELY FAST BUT I SAW GLOVEBOX BURST OPEN AND SPARKS FLY OUT AND THE AIRBAG SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION! SCARED TO DEATH! I JUMPED OUT UNSURE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THE SIDE PANEL BAG GRAZED MY FACE! COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY IF HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID
11174990
Incident
Feb 1, 2019
Mileage
185,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 10, 2019

RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED 2 YEARS AGO WITHOUT ANY REMEDY. CALLED GM AND STILL NO TIME FRAME AS TO WHEN THEY'LL HAVE THE PARTS.

NHTSA ID
11166372
Incident
May 27, 2016
Airbags
Filed Oct 15, 2018
Crash reported

FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR JS MALFUNCTIONING. IT SHOWS AIR BAG SERVICE NEEDED NO IMPACT WAS MADE THERE. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S A MALFUNCTION. ONE DAY I GO TO START MY CAR AND THE LIGHT SHOWED IT NEEDS SERVICE.

NHTSA ID
11140435
Incident
Sep 1, 2018
Airbags
Filed Oct 3, 2018

TAKATA INFLATORS IT'S IN OUR 2018 ALMOST 2019 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE FIXED? DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE?

NHTSA ID
11133065
Incident
May 27, 2016
Airbags
Filed Sep 28, 2018

TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL NO FIX FOR IT CAN'T SELL IT CAUSE OF PROBLEM

NHTSA ID
11132184
Incident
May 27, 2016
Mileage
112,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structureElectrical
Filed Aug 15, 2018

WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE APPROX. 3.5 YEARS AGO, IT HAD A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. LAST DECEMBER, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CRACK HAD GOTTEN MUCH BIGGER, AND NOW A SECOND CRACK HAS BEEN NOTED. THIS IS BECOMING A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, AS THE DASH MAY SHATTER IN A FRONT-END COLLISION WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. UPON DOING RESEARCH ON;INE, I FOUND THAT I AM NOT ALONE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF SIMILAR ISSUES AMONG SIMILAR YEARS AND MODELS. PLEASE HELP ME KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE BY REQUIRING GM TO PROVIDE A FIX OR REPLACEMENT. THANK YOU!

NHTSA ID
11120173
Incident
Dec 23, 2017
Mileage
77,000 mi
AirbagsElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jul 17, 2018

DRIVING DOWN ROADWAY AND HIT POTHOLE. SUDDENLY ALL CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CHECKED EXTERIOR OF VEHICLE FOR DAMAGE BUT COULD NOT SEE ANY VISIBLE DAMAGE. SPEED WAS ESTIMATED 50 MPH. ---- SEATBELTS LOCKED, ELECTRICAL, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND REAR TAILGATE EXPERIENCED ISSUES AFTER INCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
11111913
Incident
Jul 12, 2018
Mileage
53,000 mi
Airbags
Filed May 2, 2018
Crash reported

04/27/18 FRI MORNING DRIVING HOME I HIT A MEDIAN WITH DRIVER FRONT TIRE, INWHICH ALL MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IMEDIATLY INCLUDING SIDE AIRBAGS AND CAUSED SUCH A SUDDEN PANIC DISTRACTION THAT I SWERVED AND FLIPPED MY VEHICLE. I WAS PULLED FROM THE WRECK LUCKILY AND TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITOL. MY TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY TOTALLED. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE ENTIRE TIME UNTIL IT STOPPED ROLLING LEAVING THE FINAL POSITION UPSIDE DOWN. THERE WAS NO REASON THESE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND THEY CAUSED ME TO NEARLY LOSE MY LIFE. NORMALLY JUS A TIRE WOULD BLOW IN SUCH A HIT FROM TIRE. THE FIRST ONES TO DEPLOY WERE ALL FOUR WINDOW AIRBAGS THEN SOON AS I FLIPPED THE OTHERS WENT OFF AND I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. I WAS NOT AWARE THERE WAS A RECALL INPLACE AND JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN JAN. 2018.

NHTSA ID
11091294
Incident
Apr 27, 2018
Mileage
146,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 13, 2018

TAKATA RECALL I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD AND I LIVE IN GEORGIA WHERE IT IS HOT AND HUMID. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS BECAUSE THE COMPANY IS NOT PROVIDING THEM AT NO COST. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT DONE AT MY LOCAL GMC CARL BLACK DEALERSHIP (888) 491-7859 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY SON JUST HAD A FRONT END ACCIDENT WITH IT AND THANK GOODNESS THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.

NHTSA ID
11085001
Incident
Apr 13, 2018
Airbags
Filed Mar 19, 2018

I OWN A 2007 YUKON DENALI AND HAVE HAD THE DASH CRACK BY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND BY THE DRIVERS CONSOLE I WENT TO GMC AND THEY SAT SO SORRY NOTHING WE CAN DO AS I STATED TO THEM IT WILL AFFECT MY AIR BAG GOING OFF THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE

NHTSA ID
11080291
Incident
Mar 4, 2015
Airbags
Filed Feb 7, 2018

TAKATA RECALL WITH NO REMEDY

NHTSA ID
11067418
Incident
Feb 7, 2018
Airbags
Filed Jan 5, 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2017. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER (CLASSIC BUICK/GMC OF CARROLTON, 2700 NORTH I-35, CARROLTON, TX 75007), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
11060782
Incident
May 1, 2017
Airbags
Filed Nov 25, 2017

TAKATA RECALL - STILL NO ONE HAS CALLED US THAT AIRBAGS ARE AVAILABLE TO BE REPLACED IN OUR VEHICLE. EVERYTIME I CALL I GET SOMEONE ELSE SAYING THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN SETTLED YET. STILL HAVE NOT HAD AIRBAGS REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
11048358
Incident
Jul 6, 2016
Airbags
Filed Nov 5, 2017

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL GMC DEALER AND THEY ADVISE THERE IS NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND NO REMEDY. AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO DEPLOY BY ITSELF.

NHTSA ID
11043405
Incident
Nov 5, 2017
Airbags
Filed Nov 1, 2017

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A NOTICE AND CALLED THE GMC DEALERSHIP IN MONROEVILLE PA AND THEY STATED THAT GMC HAS NOT RELEASED A FIX AS OF 11/1/2017. NOTHING AT THIS TIME HAS HAPPENED WITH THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
11042059
Incident
Nov 1, 2017
Airbags
Filed Nov 1, 2017

THE RECALL WAS ISSUES A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE FROM GMC. HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO DRIVE WITH DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS BEFORE THE RECALL IS TAKEN CARE OF BY GM?

NHTSA ID
11042027
Incident
May 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Oct 29, 2017

THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE SINCE MAY 27 2016 FOR AIRBAGS WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURIES. IT IS NOW OCTOBER 29 2017 & IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. THE RECALL IS STILL INCOMPLETE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE & I WANT MY VEHICLE FIXED. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 16V383 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 2049152

NHTSA ID
11040956
Incident
May 27, 2016
Airbags
Filed Oct 25, 2017

TAKATA INFLATORS HAS BEEN RECALLED ON MY VEHICLE AND I CAN NOT FIND A REPLACEMENT.

NHTSA ID
11039745
Incident
Jun 15, 2017
Airbags
Filed Oct 22, 2017

"TAKATA RECALL' HAVE CALLED HENDRICKS GMC DEALERSHIP IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE RECALL IN MAY 2016. THEY ALWAYS SAY THEY HAVE NO AIRBAGS IN STOCK. WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS REPAIRED.

NHTSA ID
11035492
Incident
May 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Sep 5, 2017

CRACK AT BACK OF DASHBOARD WHERE IT MEETS PASSENGER AIR BAG

NHTSA ID
11021539
Incident
Jul 15, 2016
Mileage
90,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Sep 1, 2017

TAKATA RECALL .... MY YUKON DENALI DASH HAS VERY BAD CRACKS FROM THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO THE SPEEDOMETER AREA. THESE CRACKS RUN COMPLETELY THROUGH THE DASH MATERIAL, AND ARE "BANGING" WHENEVER THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS BUMPING AND RATTLING AROUND COULD SET OFF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, WHICH WOULD SEND SHRAPNEL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. SINCE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HAS THE TAKATA INFLATOR, IT IS MORE CONCERNING. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MIAMI, FLORIDA SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED, WITH VERY HIGH HUMIDITY, I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE A PRIORITY FIX!!

NHTSA ID
11021085
Incident
Sep 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Aug 8, 2017

I BOUGHT A 2016 YUKON DENALI ON 8/8/2017. I WAS NOTIFIED ON AUGUST 9, 2016 THAT MY 2007 YUKON DENALI WAS INCLUDED IN THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. GMC DID NOT NOTIFY ME ABOUT THE RECALL IN A TIMELY MANNER. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE 2016 VEHICLE. GMC HAS NOT FIXED THE 2007. I CANNOT SELL IT.

NHTSA ID
11013614
Incident
Aug 9, 2016
Mileage
126,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Feb 24, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10956692
Incident
Jul 18, 2016

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