2010 GMC Yukon Denali Problems

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

ON A SNOW AND ICE COVERED HIGHWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, I SUDDENLY GOT A "REDUCING ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY FOLLOWED BY A "SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM" MESSAGE. AS MY VEHICLE QUICKLY LOST POWER, TO INCLUDE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THEN ON AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ANOTHER 2 MILES; THEN THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN A THIRD TIME BEFORE GETTING TO THE DEALER. I HAVE READ REPORTS FROM OTHER GMC YUKON DRIVERS AS FAR BACK AS 2001 WHO HAVE REPORTED THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, GMC HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DESPITE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. UNADDRESSED THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS HIGHLY LIKELY TO CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH AS A RESULT OF A VEHICLE CRASH. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE INITIATED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS WERE PEELING. AS A RESULT, THE RIMS DETACHED FROM THE WHEELS AND CAUSED AIR TO BE RELEASED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE AIR IN THE TIRES EVERYDAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

DRIVING 40MPH IN TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF BY ITSELF, NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AT THIS POINT, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON WHILE I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS ACTING AS IF IT WAS STILL ON AND WOULD NOT RESTART, I STILL HAD POWER TO EVERYTHING AND THE DASHBOARD WAS DISPLAYING SEVERAL ERROR MESSAGES. STABILITRACK, TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE REDUCED POWER AND ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR 2 DAYS. THIS SAME EXACT OCCURRENCE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN THIS TIME ON 4/27. IT ALSO HAPPENED WHILE PARKED ON 3/1 WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. I AM HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT A GMC DEALERSHIP IN CARROLLTON TEXAS TODAY. *TR

WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE SEPT. 2013. ON MORE THAN 15 OCCASIONS IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE THE NEXT GEAR. WHEN IT MISSES THE NEXT GEAR WHILE DRIVING THE RPMS SHOOT WAY UP, NOSE OF THE CAR DIPS, WE DECELERATE OR COAST, AND OCCUPANTS GET JERKED AND THRUSTED FORWARD TRIGGERING THE SEATBELT TO HARNESS YOU IN PLACE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MOST OF THE OCCASIONS. AT TIMES WHEN I AM PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IN REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. NORMALLY WHEN VEHICLES ARE PUT INTO GEAR YOU CAN FEEL THE CAR IT, NOT ON THESE INSTANCES. I WOULD SHIFT THE CAR IN GEAR BUT NOT FEEL IT ACTUALLY GET INTO GEAR, PRESS THE PEDAL AND WATCH/FEEL THE RPMS INCREASE, AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOTHING - STAYS IN THE SAME PLACE. ACCELERATING ON A GREEN-LIGHT IS ANOTHER SITUATION WHERE THE VEHICLE HAS MISSED THE NEXT GEAR. SIMILAR TO THE DRIVING DESCRIPTION ABOVE, ONLY THIS IS FROM A DEAD STOP. THE CAR WILL MOVE FORWARD THEN TRY TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR AND MISS. AGAIN THE NOSE DIVES, RPM'S SHOOT WAY UP, WE ARE JOLTED INTO OUR SEATBELTS. I GUESS THAT IT'S THE TRANSMISSION BUT I AM NOT A CAR GUY AT ALL, SUPPOSEDLY THE 2 DEALERSHIPS (EVEN LONGER STORY) THAT I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO REBUILT IT (TWICE) UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR LONG PERIODS, WEEKS EACH TIME, DUE TO WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS. EACH TIME THEY SAY THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY ARE SORRY THAT THEY DIDN'T FIX IT THE PREVIOUS TIME. IT HAD BEEN A MONTHS SINCE IT HAPPENED LAST, UNTIL 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK DOING ABOUT 10MPH EXITING A ROUND-A-BOUT. I ONLY HEARD ABOUT THIS SITE TODAY (3/19/15) ON THE NEWS SO I AM REPORTING AS SOON AS I HEARD. I DID GET VIDEO OF SOME OF THE PROBLEMS AND SHOWED IT THE DEALERS (UNIMPRESSED), ONLY PROBLEM IS THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MISS GEARS, JERK, JOLT, OR NOSE DIVE WHILE IN THEIR POSSESSION TO EXPERIENCE IT HAPPEN. *TR

DRIVING 40MPH IN TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF BY ITSELF, NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AT THIS POINT, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON WHILE I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS ACTING AS IF IT WAS STILL ON AND WOULD NOT RESTART, I STILL HAD POWER TO EVERYTHING AND THE DASHBOARD WAS DISPLAYING SEVERAL ERROR MESSAGES. STABILITRACK, TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE REDUCED POWER AND ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR 2 DAYS. THIS SAME EXACT OCCURRENCE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN THIS TIME ON 4/27. IT ALSO HAPPENED WHILE PARKED ON 3/1 WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. I AM HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT A GMC DEALERSHIP IN CARROLLTON TEXAS TODAY. *TR