Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 29 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2013 GMC Yukon Denali, most frequently naming the airbags, body & structure and engine categories. 1,539 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| May 2017 | 2 | 5 |
| Jun 2017 | 3 | 8 |
| Jul 2017 | 4 | 12 |
| Aug 2017 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 2017 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 2017 | 1 | 15 |
| Jan 2018 | 2 | 17 |
| Apr 2018 | 1 | 18 |
| Aug 2018 | 2 | 20 |
| Nov 2018 | 1 | 21 |
| Dec 2018 | 1 | 22 |
| Feb 2019 | 3 | 25 |
| Apr 2019 | 1 | 26 |
| Jul 2019 | 3 | 29 |
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
IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AND THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND ROOF HAS CRACKED AND FADED. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE HOOD REPAINTED BUT THE ROOF IS MORE EXTENSIVE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPAINTED AFTER ONLY 6 YEARS. THE DASH IS CRACKED NEAR THE AIRBAG SO IF I'M IN AN ACCIDENT THE DASH WILL SPLINTER INTO THE FACES OF THE PASSENGERS.
DASH IS CRACKING AROUND AIRBAG POTENTIALLY COULD CAUSE PROJECTILES BEING TOSSED IN A ACCIDENT , CRACKING ALL OVER DASH
DASH IS CRACKED AROUND AIRBAG AND COLUMN , IN ACCIDENT DASH DEBRIS COULD CAUSE BODILY DAMAGE AS A PROJECTILE.
LIVE IN ARIZONA. WAS DRIVING IN AUGUST 2018 IN AFTERNOON VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE IN INTERSECTION. ALMOST GOT TBONED. TOOK TO GMC DEALERSHIP. WE WERE SO SCARED AS WE HAD OUR SON IN THE CAR. DEALERSHIP KEPT FOR A WEEK KEPT TELLING US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG I WOULD NOT ACCEPT THIS FOR AN ANSWER I TOLD MY HUSBAND TO TELL THEM THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO PICK UP THE CAR COULD THEY PLEASE HAVE A MANAGER LOOK AT IT AT THAT POINT WE ALSO ASK THEM TO REPLACE ANY FLUIDS AND DO WHATEVER THEY COULD TO MAKE THE VEHICLE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE AS THIS IS OUR MAIN VEHICLE AT THAT POINT WE WERE GIVEN A BULLETIN THAT WAS PUT OUT IN 2015 STATING THAT THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAD THIS ISSUE AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 110 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND WHEN A DEALERSHIP WHY GMC DID NOT RECALL THEY INFORMED US THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT ONLY AFFECTED A FEW STATE THAT ACTUALLY GET THAT HOT I WAS FURIOUS WITH THIS ANSWER I DID CONTACT A LAWYER BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT DID NOT FIT INTO THE LEMON LAW AND SO NOTHING GOT DONE I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS REPORTING METHOD UNTIL JUST NOW I AM IN FEAR AGAIN AS TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY HEATING UP IN ARIZONA AND HAVE MADE A COMPLAINT TO GMC WHICH WAS VERY HARD TO DO THEY KEPT TELLING ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHAT DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY TOLD ME THEY CANNOT FIX IT THAT IS WHY THEY GAVE ME THE BULLETIN THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO DMC IT'S SUPPOSED TO CALL DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY AND CALL ME BACK AT THIS POINT I REALLY FEEL LIKE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE IS THE SAFEST OPTION FOR EVERYONE THAT MAY OWN OR COME INTO CONTACT WITH THIS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD I HAVE A COPY OF THE BULLETIN IN MY EMAIL GMC HAS STATED THROUGH INTERNET CHAT AND PHONE CALL THAT THEY CANNOT LOCATE THIS BULLETIN I DO HAVE A COPY AND WOULD PROVIDE IT IF REQUESTED
HAVE HAD 2 CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD, PASSENGER SIDE FROM REAR/LEFT SIDE TOWARD WINDSHIELD FROM AIRBAG AND ANOTHER OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL. THEY HAVE BEEN THERE FOR OVER A YEAR, I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM WAS OR I WOULD HAVE REPORTED SOONER. CONCERN RELATES TO DASHBOARD PIECES CAUSING INJURY IF AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE IS PARKED INSIDE DAY AND NIGHT
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN 2 PLACES. PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND DRIVER'S SIDE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE CRACK ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND THE ONE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TODAY 2-3-19
A LITTLE OF A MONTH AGO WE NOTICED THERE WAS A CRACK FROM THE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG DOWN THE DASH. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IF MY SERVICE CONTRACT WAS GOING TO COVER THIS SINCE I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. THE INFORMED ME IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY HUSBAND AS WE HAVE TWO SMALL KIDS AND ALWAYS HAVE KIDS IN THE CAR. SO I TRIED TO OPEN A CASE WITH GM CUSTOMER CARE HOPING THEY WERE GOING TO DO SOMETHING AS THIS WAS A GM CERTIFIED VEHICLE AND THAT WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY OF IT. THEY GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY AND TOLD ME IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL ISSUED ON IT AND THEY AREN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THEY ADVISED ME TO TALK TO THE DEALERSHIP CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGER AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO. I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT GM PRODUCTS BUT THIS HAS CHANGED MY MINE. PEOPLES LIVES COULD BE AT STAKE HERE WITH DASHBOARDS CRACKING ALL AROUND THESE AIRBAGS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH. I ADVISED THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THEY ALL ACT SURPRISED!! I DRIVE A BIG SUV FOR MORE PROTECTION AND RELIABILITY FOR MY CHILDREN AND NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 69K MILES ON IT THAT WAS WORTH A TON OF MONEY THAT NOW IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK FOR ME WHEN I DRIVE WITH MY KIDS AND OTHER KIDS. BUCK UP GM THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM...BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!
DASH ISSUES HAVE PLAGUED THE 2007-2014 GMC TRUCKS. MINE IS INCLUDED IN THIS. THERE IS CRACKING ALL AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS. I'M WORRIED THAT IN A DEPLOYMENT, PIECES OF DASH WOULD BE PROJECTED AT PASSENGERS. THE DASH MATERIAL IS CLEARLY VERY BRITTLE AND FLIMSY.
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 |
| 2013Viewing | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29.9 |
| 2012 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 |
| 2011 | 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.