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2008 GMC Yukon Denali Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Reports on file since Feb 11, 2010

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Our database holds 58 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 GMC Yukon Denali. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

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Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 17, 2022

The contact owns a 2008 GMC Yukon Denali equipped with Vogue Tires, Tire Line: Custom Built Radial, Tire Size: 305/35/R24, DOT number: 53B3C055020. The contact stated that the front driver's side tire exhibited a crack on the side wall. The contact stated that on various occasions, the tire pressure was low and required adding air frequently to the tire. Additionally, the contact then stated that all four tires exhibited cracks on the sidewall, causing him to inflate the tires daily. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who confirmed there were no nails in the tires. The tires were not replaced. The tires were replacement tires. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The vehicle and tire failure mileages were unknown.

NHTSA ID
11489588
Incident
Oct 1, 2021
Airbags
Filed Dec 5, 2019

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). AFTER CONTACTING HENDRIX GMC (1127 KENTINGTON DR, DURHAM, NC) AND THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID
11287184
Incident
Dec 1, 2019
Driver assistanceElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed May 9, 2019

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES. DOORS LOCKS AND WINDOWS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. SOMETIMES WHEN I SHUT MY CAR OFF IT DIES. LIKE I CAN'T TURN IT BACK ON. RUNNING BOARDS DON'T GO UP, CAN'T LOCK IT, NOTHING. DEAD. THEN 15 MINUTES LATER IT'S FINE. SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING, IT'S LIKE IT'S CUTTING OUT, NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER OR DIFFERENT WARNING LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY FLASH. I JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. I'M JUST AFRAID SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. WE ALSO USE THE YUKON TO TOW A TRAILER. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO DEPEND ON IT. THE SHOP CAN NEVER DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND THEY JUST LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M CRAZY.

NHTSA ID
11206510
Incident
Mar 1, 2019
Mileage
115,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Feb 8, 2019

TAKATA RECALL THIS RECALL HAS BEEN OPEN FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. GM HAS NOT ADDRESSED IT AND PEOPLE ARE DYING. WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA OR SOME OTHER REGULATORY AGENCY HELD GM ACCOUNTABLE? I UNDERSTAND THAT GM HAS APPLIED AND BEEN DENIED 2 TIMES SO FAR TO GET OUT OF ADDRESSING THIS RECALL? THEY ARE WAITING ON A DENIAL FOR THE 3RD APPLICATION? I AM OUTRAGED THAT GM HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS WANTED DISREGARD FOR SAFETY.

NHTSA ID
11175738
Incident
Feb 8, 2019
Filed Nov 2, 2018

DASHBOARD CRACKING ALONG TOP OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. CAR IS GARAGED WHEN NOT IN USE.

NHTSA ID
11144883
Incident
Oct 29, 2018
Mileage
47,500 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 9, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC YUKON DENALI. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ALL OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER STRIKING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. *TT

NHTSA ID
11084209
Incident
Apr 2, 2018
Mileage
105,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 18, 2018

I RECEIVED NOTICE JULY 2016 THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TAKATA AIR BAGS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE RECALL. IT IS NOW JANUARY 2018 AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED/REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
11063621
Incident
Jul 1, 2016
Fuel system
Filed Jan 17, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A ROD PREMATURELY FRACTURED INTO THE FUEL TANK AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL HAD LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED MORE THAN TEN TSBS ON THE FUEL SYSTEM, BUT A MANUFACTURER RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS NOT ISSUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 233,000.

NHTSA ID
11063350
Incident
Feb 1, 2016
Mileage
233,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Dec 8, 2017

2008 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. UPDATED 12/08/2017*JS

NHTSA ID
11054311
Incident
Jul 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Nov 30, 2017

"TAKATA RECALL" I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2016 AND RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS IN OCTOBER 2017 REGARDING THE AIRBAG RECALL AND CHAPTER 11 FILING. I HAVE CALLED MY GMC DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DURING THE PAST 16 MONTHS TO SCHEDULE THE FREE REPAIR PURSUANT TO THE RECALL AND AM REPEATEDLY INFORMED THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO ADDRESS THE RECALL AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVING MORE INFORMATION AS TO THE EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REPAIR OF MY YUKON THAN "WE DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR YOUR CAR AND DO NOT HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS TO THE TIMELINE WHEN WE WILL HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR YOUR CAR." THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE BASED UPON THE POTENTIAL RISK THAT EXISTS THIS EXPOSES TO ME AND MY FAMILY.

NHTSA ID
11051512
Incident
Jul 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Nov 20, 2017

TAKATA INFLATORS : I RECEIVED A LETTER SATING THAT MY VEHICLE AIRBAG IS UNDER RECALL AND I SHOULD CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. I HAVE CALLED THEM TWICE SINCE I GOT THE NOTICE AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO CONTACT GMC TO FIND OUT WHO THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS BECAUSE AS OF RIGHT NOW THEY CANNOT OFFER ME ANYTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE.

NHTSA ID
11047472
Incident
Nov 20, 2017
Airbags
Filed Nov 16, 2017

TAKATA INFLATERS JUST A RECALL BUT NO SOLUTION

NHTSA ID
11046480
Incident
Nov 16, 2017
Mileage
58,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Nov 13, 2017

I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS A RECALL SINCE MAY 27, 2016 ON THE AIRBAGS TO MY DENALI. HOWEVER, EACH TIME I HAVE SPOKEN TO BARKLEY GMC IN TUSCALOOSA AL I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PARTS AVAILABLE OR THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY. YET THE WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.AIRBAGRECALL.COM/EN/CHECK-YOUR-VEHICLE HAS NOTED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT A DEALER. IF THERE IS A RECALL AND I AM BEING INFORMED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT IT SHOULD BE SERVICED THEN WHY AM I UNABLE TO OBTAIN THAT SERVICE? THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY BIG CONCERN SINCE IT INVOLVES A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS TO MY FAMILY VEHICLE. THIS BEGAN IN MAY 2016, WHICH I FIRST WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND I JUST CHECKED ONLINE AGAIN TODAY AND THEN AGAIN CONTACTED BARKLEY GMC IN TUSCALOOSA AL AND WAS INFORMED AGAIN THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THIS RECALL.

NHTSA ID
11045749
Incident
May 27, 2016
Airbags
Filed Nov 6, 2017

TAKATA RECALL-I HAVE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL GMC DEALER TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS FIXED FOR THIS RECALL AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE ARE NO PARTS TO FIX THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL ISSUE AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL GET THE PARTS...TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. I WANT THIS REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY.

NHTSA ID
11043812
Incident
Nov 6, 2017
Airbags
Filed Oct 31, 2017

TAKATA RECALL - HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE AFTER NOTICE OF RECALL AROUND TAKATA INFLATORS AND DEALER SPECIFIES THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO FIX? JUST RECEIVED LEGAL NOTICE THAT TAKATA HAS FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 AND DEALERS WILL STILL NOT FIX??

NHTSA ID
11041694
Incident
May 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Oct 24, 2017

TAKATA RECALL. I CALLED THE GMC DEALER AGAIN FOR THIS AIRBAG ISSUE ON 10-24-17, AND THEY STATED THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONCERN SINCE MAY 2016. WAITING FOR PARTS IS NOT AN OPTION, SINCE THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED OVER A YEAR AGO. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.

NHTSA ID
11039378
Incident
May 16, 2016
Airbags
Filed Oct 20, 2017

TAKATA RECALL: I WAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2016, BUT STILL TO THIS DATE, NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED!!!

NHTSA ID
11035210
Incident
Oct 20, 2017
Mileage
114,500 mi
Airbags
Filed Oct 20, 2017

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN CALLING SINCE 2016 AND ALWAYS THE SAME NO PART AVAILABLE AS YET??

NHTSA ID
11035157
Incident
Oct 20, 2017
AirbagsElectrical
Filed Sep 18, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (REEDMAN TOLL AUTO WORLD, 1700 EAST LINCOLN HWY #101, LANGHORNE, PA 19047) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE DECISION ON THE PETITION WAS PENDING. THE REPAIR FOR THE WARNING SENSOR WOULD CAUSE THE BUMPER TO HAVE TO BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

NHTSA ID
11023929
Incident
Sep 18, 2015
Mileage
108,000 mi
ElectricalSteering
Filed Aug 6, 2017

JUST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THE RECALL ON THE GMC SILVERADOS. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ON MY YUKON DENALI. I PURCHASED A CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2016. AND I'VE HAD AT LEAST EIGHT OR MORE INCIDENTS. OF THE CAR EITHER NOT STARTING OR SHUTTING OFF FOR 3 TO 5 SECONDS AT ABOUT A 15 MILE AN HOUR TURN. I FEEL AS THOUGH MY VEHICLE COULD BE AFFECTED THE SAME WAY AS THESE ARE. I WOULD LIKE A REMEDY TO WHY MY CAR SHUTS OFF DURING A LOW-RPM TURN. WHEN THE CAR COMES BACK ON ALL GAUGE LIGHTS COME ON FOR A BRIEF SECOND. AND THE THERMOSTAT GOES UP A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THE FAN HAD SHUT OFF FOR A MINOR SECOND.

NHTSA ID
11013295
Incident
Apr 1, 2017
Airbags
Filed May 8, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10984186
Incident
May 30, 2016
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 16, 2017

CPSC:I HAVE A 2008 GMC YUKON DENALI WITH 80K MILES. ALL 4 EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. THE DOORS WILL CLOSE AND LOCK THE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR ON OCCASION AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IN AN EMERGENCY. ALSO THE INTERIOR OF EACH DOOR HANDLE IS COATED WITH A "CHROME" SURFACE COVERING THAT PEELS BACK AND HAS INCREDIBLY SHARP EDGES WHICH HAVE CUT ALL 5 OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS, THIS IS ALSO A KNOWN ISSUE WITH DENALI'S AND HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST. *BF

NHTSA ID
10955828
Incident
Feb 1, 2017
Other / unspecified
Filed Nov 9, 2016

MY BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/L ALENZA TIRES ARE EXTREMELY DRY ROTTED. SO BAD THAT THE SIDEWALL CRACKED BAD ENOUGH TO LEAK AIR. TIRES STILL HAVE LOTS OF TREAD LEFT.

NHTSA ID
10925180
Incident
Nov 8, 2016
Mileage
150,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Oct 19, 2016

I'M TRYING TO SEE IF GM IS RECALLING FOR CRACKED DASHBOARDS

NHTSA ID
10917299
Incident
Aug 10, 2016
Mileage
178,000 mi
Filed Sep 8, 2016

THE DASH HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AS WELL AS THE AIRBAG BY GAUGE HOUSING ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THESE CRACKS ARE LARGE ENOUGH THAT THE ENTIRE DASH RATTLES FROM VIBRATIONS AND COULD POSSIBLY AFFECT THE PROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

NHTSA ID
10904806
Incident
Jun 6, 2016

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