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2009 GMC Yukon Xl 1500 Owner Complaints

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

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
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Latest Jan 13, 2019
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Mar 5, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2009 GMC Yukon Xl 1500. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–11 of 11

Airbags
Filed Jan 13, 2019

TAKATA RECALL IS MY ONLY COMPLAINT. TO DATE, GM HAS NOT REMEDIED THIS PROBLEM GM SAYS MY VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT I GUARANTEE THE CEO OF GM IS NOT RIDING AROUND IN A VEHICLE THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH.

NHTSA ID
11166742
Incident
Jan 1, 2019
Airbags
Filed Apr 1, 2018

DASH SERIOUSLY CRACKED AND LOOSE AT TOP OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COWL SO THAT IT CAUSES A RATTLING NOISE. COULD EFFECT SAFE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.

NHTSA ID
11082365
Incident
Feb 20, 2018
Mileage
111,094 mi
Airbags
Filed Dec 15, 2017

TAKATA RECALL. RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO BUT NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE YET.

NHTSA ID
11055016
Incident
May 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Oct 30, 2017

TAKATA RECALL. NO REPLACEMENT HAS OCCURRED AND IT HAS BEEN OVER 2 YEARS.

NHTSA ID
11041505
Incident
May 29, 2015
Filed Dec 10, 2016

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED BEHIND STEERING WHEEL AREA. SUDDENLY APPEARED ON 12/07/2016. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS PARKED IN GARAGE AND NOT EXPOSED TO ANY EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. CLEANING HAS ALWAYS BEEN DONE WITH A DAMP CLOTH. NO CHEMICALS ARE USED TO CLEAN THIS AREA. SUNSHADE IS USED IF VEHICLE IS PARKED OUTSIDE.

NHTSA ID
10934373
Incident
Dec 7, 2016
Mileage
58,554 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 4, 2016

CRACK IN DASH BESIDE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. CRACK SEEMED TO APPEAR OVERNIGHT WITH NO TRAUMA TO THE DASH AT ALL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT THAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS, SHRAPNEL FROM THE CRACKED DASH WILL BE THROWN INTO MY PASSENGERS' FACES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY.

NHTSA ID
10817749
Incident
Nov 25, 2013
Mileage
46,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Dec 16, 2015

2009 GMC YUKON XL, 61000 MILES. DASH AROUND THE AIRBAG AND ALL OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY/GMC TRUCKS. IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT PIECES OF THE DASH WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

NHTSA ID
10810676
Incident
Jul 23, 2015
Mileage
61,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Sep 9, 2015

CRACK DASHBOARD *TR AROUND AIRBAGS

NHTSA ID
10762652
Incident
Sep 17, 2010
Mileage
72,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Feb 5, 2013

CRACK DASHBOARD. *TR

NHTSA ID
10496550
Incident
Feb 5, 2013
Mileage
65,400 mi
ElectricalEngine
Filed Dec 20, 2011

MY 2009 GMC YUKON XL HAS HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE "REDUCED POWER" MESSAGE. NOT ONLY IS THIS AFFECTING THE DRIVEABILITY OF OUR VEHICLE BUT ALSO THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY SINCE THIS IS OUR FAMILY CAR AND MY WIFE USUALLY IS DRIVING IT WITH OUT FOUR CHILDREN IN IT. IT ALL STARTED IN AUGUST WHEN THE REDUCED POWER MESSAGE CAME ON FOR MY WIFE WITH SERVICE STABILITRAC AND TRACTION CONTROL, WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING OUR KIDS TO SCHOOL. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS "RODENT DAMAGE" TO THE THROTTLE BODY WIRING AND REPLACED THE CONNECTOR. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED WHEN SHE WAS GOING HOME FROM THE KIDS SCHOOL. THE CODE THAT WAS SCANNED WAS P0335 CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS UNPLUGGED AND RESEATED AND THE LIGHTS WENT AWAY. ON 10/6 THE LIGHTS AND REDUCED POWER MESSAGE CAME BACK ON, TOO THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES "NO DEFECT FOUND" TAC CASE # [XXX]. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND WITH THE CHANCE OF MY WIFE AND KIDS BEING STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE OR BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I WANT FROM A CAR THAT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY! NOT ONLY IS THIS CAR DANGEROUS BUT ALSO A HEADACHE! I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT IF THE CAR IS NOT DOING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW THEN THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. I KNOW THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL, I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW AND HOPEFULLY SOMEONE CAN GET THIS FIXED! *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID
10440614
Incident
Sep 16, 2011
Mileage
31,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Mar 5, 2010

TRANSMISSION ISSUES ESPECIALLY IN DOWNSHIFTING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10317109
Incident
Jan 1, 2010
Mileage
50 mi

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.

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