Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 96 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2011 GMC Yukon Denali, most frequently naming the airbags, body & structure and brakes categories. 1,447 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| May 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| May 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| Jul 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| Dec 2014 | 2 | 7 |
| Jan 2015 | 1 | 8 |
| Jun 2015 | 1 | 9 |
| Jul 2015 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 2015 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov 2015 | 1 | 13 |
| Dec 2015 | 3 | 16 |
| Jan 2016 | 5 | 21 |
| Feb 2016 | 1 | 22 |
| Mar 2016 | 2 | 24 |
| Apr 2016 | 1 | 25 |
| May 2016 | 2 | 27 |
| Jun 2016 | 3 | 30 |
| Jul 2016 | 3 | 33 |
| Aug 2016 | 5 | 38 |
| Sep 2016 | 1 | 39 |
| Oct 2016 | 3 | 42 |
| Nov 2016 | 1 | 43 |
| Dec 2016 | 3 | 46 |
| Jan 2017 | 2 | 48 |
| Feb 2017 | 3 | 51 |
| Apr 2017 | 1 | 52 |
| May 2017 | 2 | 54 |
| Jun 2017 | 5 | 59 |
| Jul 2017 | 3 | 62 |
| Aug 2017 | 4 | 66 |
| Sep 2017 | 3 | 69 |
| Oct 2017 | 5 | 74 |
| Nov 2017 | 3 | 77 |
| Dec 2017 | 1 | 78 |
| Jan 2018 | 1 | 79 |
| Feb 2018 | 2 | 81 |
| Mar 2018 | 2 | 83 |
| Apr 2018 | 1 | 84 |
| Jun 2018 | 1 | 85 |
| Jul 2018 | 1 | 86 |
| Aug 2018 | 1 | 87 |
| Sep 2018 | 2 | 89 |
| Oct 2018 | 1 | 90 |
| Jan 2019 | 1 | 91 |
| Mar 2019 | 1 | 92 |
| Apr 2019 | 2 | 94 |
| May 2019 | 1 | 95 |
| Jul 2019 | 1 | 96 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
THE TOP PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN TWO PLACES. ONE OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE OTHER CRACK IS BY THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD AIRBAG. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS GENERATION OF GMC/CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUVS.
CRACK IN DASHBOARD ON TOP OF AIRBAG
TAMARA RECALL. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SINCE 2016 AND STILL NOT RESOLVE. I AM ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY AND PCSING OVERSEAS. I HAVE TO SHIP MY VEHICLE AND THEY WILL NOT SHIP IT WITH AN UNRESOLVED RECALL. I AM NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO DO...I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND GMC AND THEY OFFER NO RESOLUTION FOR MY ISSUES.
THE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING. MY CHILD WAS SLEEPING AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER HIS BOOSTER SEAT AND HIS LEGS. I CONTACTED GMC AND THEY SAID THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND WE SHOULD CONTACT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, THOUGH, WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALERSHIP (FOR THE INSPECTION), THEY SAW WHERE TWO WIRES WERE ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER AND THE SEAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY STORIES OUT THERE, I AM JUST NOT SURE IF PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THEM---OR IF THEY REALIZE THAT GMC MAKES SIMILAR CARS SO CADILLAC, SIERRAS, AND OTHER CARS COME FROM THE SAME MOLD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUNTRUP BUICK GMC (4200 I-70 NORTH OUTER RD, ST. PETERS, MO 63376, (866) 504-7492) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,314.
DASHBOARD CRACKING THROUGH OUT THE TOP OF THE WHOLE DASHBOARD INCLUDING SURROUNDING THE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS IN MULTIPLE TRUCKS AT THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS SHOWN PROOF
THE CAR SEAT WARMER IN THE BACK OF THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE OUR SEVEN YEAR OLD WAS ASLEEP IN THE CAR. HE WAS IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT. THE SEAT WARMER WAS NOT ON. (THIS WAS IN AUGUST 2018.) WE SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND THERE WAS A SMOLDERING FLAME UNDER HIS LEGS. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, NOT IN MOTION. IT WAS IDLING IN A PARKING LOT.
NUMEROUS DASHBOARD CRACKS ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PASSENGER AIRBAG. COULD CAUSE SPLINTERS OF PLASTIC IN CASE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
This Preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a GDS2 Session Log and upload to a Technical Assistance Case in CX Connect.
This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.
This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have had multiple repair attempts that are being performed on customer’s vehicles that exhibit vibration conditions without utilizing the support of General Motors Technical Assistance Center. If valid vibration frequency or Road Force Variation data has been collected and a repair attempt does not correct the customer complaint, contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further support. For any vehicles that remains unrepaired after being at the dealer for three days or more and a related bulletin or PI is not found, contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further support.
New Vehicle Monitoring Programs Section in IVH
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 37.0 |
| 2015 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 37.0 |
| 2013 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29.9 |
| 2012 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 |
| 2011Viewing | 96 | 0 | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2010 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2009 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 34.4 |
| 2008 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 28.8 |
| 2007 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 43.9 |
| 2006 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2005 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 40.4 |
| 2004 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2003 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 45.1 |
| 2002 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 49.9 |
| 2001 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 52.5 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 35.1 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 45.6 |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.