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2007 GMC Yukon Body & structure Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA

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Body & structure reportsComplaints 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.
75
Latest Apr 10, 2023
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
18%
of 428 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
21

What this page shows

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 GMC Yukon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 75 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming body or structure

The 25 most recent of 75, in the owner's own words

Body & structure
Filed Apr 10, 2023

The contact owns a 2007 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that she had initially received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V050000 (Air Bags). The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the recall repair was performed. The contact stated that a year after the repair, a vertical crack began to form over the passenger’s side air bag where the recall repair was performed. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the contact was informed that the repair would be an out-of-pocket expense. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 113,600.

NHTSA ID
11516371
Incident
Mar 21, 2023
Mileage
113,600 mi
Body & structure
Filed Nov 25, 2021

Dashboard cracked due to cheap plastic.

NHTSA ID
11441670
Incident
Aug 14, 2011
AirbagsBody & structureEngine
Filed Jul 8, 2020
Crash reported

WE ARE MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE FROM TRI-UNITED IN LUBBOCK TX. ALL THE ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON AND THE AIR BAGS ARE MISSING THIS VEHICLE BODY APPEARS TO BE WRECKED THE HOOD ISN'T SITTING RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP EVEN ASKED IF WE COULD HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED IN WHICH IT FAILED THE FIRST INSPECTION.

NHTSA ID
11338277
Incident
Jul 8, 2020
Mileage
200,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed May 28, 2020
1 injury reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CLOSING THE BACK-HATCH DOOR IT CLOSED ON HER DAUGHTER'S HAND. THERE WAS NO MANUAL WAY TO REOPEN THE HATCH DOOR. THE DOOR OPERATES ELECTRONICALLY. IT TOOK 15 SECONDS FOR THE DOOR TO REOPEN. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS CURRENTLY JUST A YEAR OLD AND THE TOP LAYER OF THE SKIN WAS TORN OFF THE INFANT DAUGHTER'S KNUCKLES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY REQUIRED BUT THE CONTACT WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION AND TAKE THE DAUGHTER IN IF NECESSARY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

NHTSA ID
11326313
Incident
May 26, 2020
Mileage
168,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structure
Filed Apr 15, 2020

DASH CRACKED AND BROKEN. WORRIED ABOUT SPLINTERED PIECES AND SPEAKER COMING OFF IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID
11321206
Incident
Jan 1, 2010
Body & structure
Filed Dec 20, 2019

INTERIOR DASHBOARD. CRACKED IN TWO PLACES 1.) TOP LEFT CORNER OF PASSENGER AIRBAG PANEL 2.) CENTER OF GAUGE DOME STARTING FORM VENT VANES CRACKED UP TO NEARLY TOP OF THE GAUGE DOME. THIS CONDITION STARTED 2018 AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED IN LENGTH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT ITS ENTIRE OWNERSHIP. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE E EXPERIENCING THIS SAME CRACKING ISSUES IN THE SAME LOCATION.

NHTSA ID
11290283
Incident
Jan 1, 2018
Mileage
85,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Dec 5, 2019

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN 2 PLACES, 1 IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT, AND THE OTHER IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT BY THE AIRBAG. IT WAS ALREADY CRACKED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED, BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE LIVING ON A DIRT ROAD.

NHTSA ID
11287106
Incident
Nov 4, 2017
Mileage
100,000 mi
Body & structureSuspension
Filed Dec 11, 2018

MECHANIC ( ASE CERTIFIED) ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS , STATED FRAME WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF HE WAS UNABLE TO INITIATE THE REPAIR.

NHTSA ID
11160658
Incident
Dec 10, 2018
Mileage
65,900 mi
Body & structure
Filed Oct 28, 2018

DASHBOARD STRUCTURAL FAILURE: VEHICLE DASHBOARD IS SUFFERING FROM EXCESSIVE STRUCTURAL FAILURE LEADING TO LARGE LOSE PIECES OF PLASTIC THAN CAN 1) INTERFERE WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, 2) FALL OFF AND INTERFERE WITH BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS, 3) CAUSE DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE CRACKING AND BREAKAGE UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS. THIS EFFECTS ALL 2007-2014 CHEVROLET AND GMC LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS. SO LITERALLY TENS OF MILLIONS OF VEHICLES. GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS STRUCTURAL DEFECT.

NHTSA ID
11143575
Incident
Oct 1, 2010
Mileage
81,000 mi
Body & structureDriver assistance
Filed Aug 28, 2018

TAKATA RECALL THE BACK HATCH DOOR WITH NOT GO UP AUTOMATICALLY IT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SHOCK THE AUTOMATICALLY OPENS THE DOOR SOMTHING SEEMS TO HAVE FOLLEN OFF OR BROKE ONLY WORKS MANUALLY

NHTSA ID
11123122
Incident
Jul 27, 2018
Mileage
100,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structure
Filed Nov 8, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND THE AIR BAGS WERE EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

NHTSA ID
11044705
Incident
Nov 15, 2015
Mileage
131,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 8, 2017

CRACKED DASH

NHTSA ID
11013816
Incident
Sep 9, 2016
Mileage
75,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structure
Filed Feb 8, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,352.

NHTSA ID
10950279
Incident
Feb 8, 2017
Mileage
131,352 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jan 3, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. WHILE PARKED AND/OR DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CHROME FINISH ON ALL FOUR OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FLAKED AND THE FACTORY EDGING WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH. THE CONTACT'S HAND HAD BEEN CUT ON THE DOOR HANDLE DUE TO THE ROUGH EDGING. IN ADDITION, THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND THE PLASTIC NEAR THE DEFROSTER HAD CRUMBLED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

NHTSA ID
10939503
Incident
Feb 9, 2015
Mileage
10,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Dec 11, 2016

DASH HAS OVER 6 CRACKS AND PIECES BROKEN OFF THE DASH ITSELF.

NHTSA ID
10934538
Incident
Aug 21, 2014
Mileage
160,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structure
Filed Sep 7, 2016

TAKATA RECALL, CRACKS IN THE DASH THAT RUN TO THE AIR BAGS ON THE DASH. THE CENTER SPEAKER IS MOUNTED TO THE PLASTIC DASH AND MOVE WITH THE ROAD VIBRATION WHICH BREAKS THE DASH ALONG WITH THE UV RADIATION THAT WEAKENS THE PLASTIC.. THE DASH COULD SPLINTER IN A CRASH AND WOUND OR KILL A PASSENGER.

NHTSA ID
10904373
Incident
Sep 7, 2016
Mileage
125,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jul 15, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE DASHBOARD IN THE VEHICLE'S YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RECALL TO ADDRESS THE FAILURE AND THE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 04/05/17*LJ *CN

NHTSA ID
10884992
Incident
Jul 1, 2011
Body & structure
Filed Jun 28, 2016

DASHBOARD CRACKED

NHTSA ID
10877048
Incident
Jun 25, 2016
Mileage
130,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structure
Filed Jun 25, 2016

CRACKS IN DASH AROUND AIRBAG WILL CAUSE INJURY WITH DEPLOYMENT. CRACKS ON THE DASH WILL CAUSE I JUST IN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
10876565
Incident
Nov 1, 2013
Body & structure
Filed Nov 20, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED NEAR THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ UPDATED 04/25/18JB* *TR

NHTSA ID
10795099
Incident
Nov 20, 2013
Mileage
100,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jul 10, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED MULTIPLE FRACTURES ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

NHTSA ID
10733291
Incident
May 31, 2015
Mileage
170,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jun 4, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TWO SEPARATE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. ONE CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE AIR BAG AND THE OTHER ONE WAS LOCATED ON THE HUMP ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CRACKS PROGRESSED UNTIL THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10723513
Incident
Oct 13, 2014
Body & structure
Filed Apr 28, 2015

TWO STRESS FRACTURES OCCURRED IN DASHBOARD. ONE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ONE ADJACENT TO PASSENGER AIRBAG. CRACK ABOVE PASSENGER AIRBAG COULD INTERFERE AND PUNCTURE AIRBAG DURING CRASH OPERATION. CRACK ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS QUITE LARGE AND COULD CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL DURING A CRASH. *TR

NHTSA ID
10713425
Incident
Feb 3, 2014
Mileage
65,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structure
Filed Dec 10, 2014

I NOTICED CRACKS OPENING NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA AND ON THE TOP OF SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. CONTACTED THE GM AND I WAS TOLD A SERIES OF EXCUSES SUCH AS: "YOUR WARRANTY IS OVER", "YOU BOUGHT THE CAR USED ( I BOUGHT IT FROM A GM DEALER UNDER THE PRE-OWNED WARRANTY)", OR "MAYBE YOU USED PRODUCTS THAT CRACK THE PLASTIC!" AFTER A BRIEF RESEARCH I FOUND OUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT GM MADE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CRACK OPEN AT THE SAME EXACT SPOTS, DOWN TO THE MILLIMETER, AND IT HAPPEN IN THE BRAND NEW CARS AS WELL AS THE OLDER ONES. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECTIVE ITEM, AND RESULT OF A WRONG DESIGN. GM DOES NOT REPLACE THE PART UNLESS WE PAY FOR IT. THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED THAT PARTS COULD FLY INTO THE CABIN AS A RESULT OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS AND REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. OUR CARS LOOSE ALSO THEIR VALUE WITH A DEFECTIVE/BROKEN DASH BOARD. THE FUNNIEST EXCUSE BY GM WAS: "OH, THE DASH PARTS ARE MADE IN MEXICO! YOU KNOW HOW THE MEXICANS ARE!" *TR

NHTSA ID
10663415
Incident
Sep 1, 2013
Mileage
125,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structure
Filed Aug 16, 2014
1 injury reported

IN APRIL OF 2013 I TOOK MY GMC INTO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE CRACK THAT STARTED ABOVE MY INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WAS TRAVELING TOWARD MY AIRBAG. THE DEALER SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THAT GM HAD REPAIRED SOME BUT WAS NO LONGER DOING SO. HE ALSO SAID THAT IF THEY REPLACED THE DASH WITH A NEW ONE, IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING. THE CRACK HAS CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AND NOW MY AIRBAG PANEL IS RAISED ON THE DASH. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY OFFERED TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE REPAIR AT $400-$500 WITH NO WARRANTY ON THE REPAIR. THEY AGREED THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES ALSO BEGAN PEELING WHICH LEFT SHARP EDGES OF PLASTIC (?)-MY DAUGHTER SLICED HER FINGER OPENING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. GM AT FIRST REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM IN APRIL OF 2013 BUT AS OF TODAY, OFFERED TO REPLACE THEM AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

NHTSA ID
10622649
Incident
Apr 5, 2013
Mileage
60,000 mi

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