2007 GMC Yukon Owner Complaints

transmission seized up

NHTSA ID

11731820

Incident

Apr 17, 2026

I was driving a dirt road in snow went to make a right turn onto road at a downhill angle and the airbags deployed on the side curtains all the way from front to rear

NHTSA ID

11725676

Incident

Mar 17, 2026

The heated seats in my 2007 GMC Yukon Denali caught fire to my car .The fur department came and the fire marshal came out and wrote a report stating it was from the heated seats what caused the fire when I need to I will abtain the report for the fire marshal I'm so glad my son and I were not in the car

NHTSA ID

11725427

Incident

Mar 16, 2026

Dash cluster lights that show how many miles are on the vehicle and PRND do not light up.

NHTSA ID

11692921

Incident

Oct 1, 2025

See attached document for complaint

NHTSA ID

11576779

Incident

Dec 14, 2023

My dashboard is cracked severely, which can ultimately make my airbag release at any time. It shakes while driving pretty bad

NHTSA ID

11533923

Incident

Jul 3, 2017

The contact owned a 2007 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that after his son parked the vehicle outside near the sidewalk, and turning the off the vehicle, the contact's son exited the vehicle. Approximately 5-10 minutes later, his son’s mother informed him that there was smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact’s son was then informed by his mother that the vehicle was on fire. The vehicle then became engulfed in flames. The Fire Department was called to the scene and extinguished the fire. During the fire, the vehicle was destroyed and later towed away from the scene. A Fire report was filed, and the contact was informed that the fire was probably an electrical fire. The contact stated that the fire had started on the driver’s side front of the vehicle however, the cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.

NHTSA ID

11528154

Incident

Jun 3, 2023

Mileage

130,000 mi

Travelling on an FM road, going 55 when Yukon began accelerating on its own, even when I took foot off the accelerator. tapped brakes, thinking cruise control had engaged. Vehicle swerved violently. Speed kept increasing. Saw I was traveling 75mph! Braked hard! Felt as if acceleration was fighting against the brakes. Then spun out in the middle of the highway, spinning around 1 1/2 times while fully braking. Finally I slowed enough to throw it into park, regardless of what it might do to my transmission, I had to stop the vehicle. I came to rest straddling the lane I had been in and the oncoming lane, facing the direction from which I came. Traffic behind me had seen my struggles in time to stop back far enough that they weren’t endangered and there was no oncoming traffic at that moment. The fuel propulsion system (throttle?) seems to be at fault. There was no warning on the dash about any issue prior to this. The issue was real, a danger to myself and others. A mechanic examined the vehicle and discovered accumulation of debris on top of connector under the hood. He believed just enough water caused the conductivity needed to trigger the acceleration. State that these vehicles allow more intrusion from wheel well area than most. He thoroughly cleaned all connectors and no further issues have happened (yet!) Further research uncovered a report on ‘Sudden Unintended Acceleration’. The link follows: https://www.gmfullsize.com/threads/sudden-unintended-acceleration-gm-full-size-trucks.327479/ I also have a report quoting all the GM document #'s if need be.

NHTSA ID

11517020

Incident

Mar 20, 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

The contact owns a 2007 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that the front driver’s side dashboard was cracked. There were multiple cracks that had since developed. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer for unknown recall repairs and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID

11453430

Incident

Jan 1, 2018

Dashboard cracked due to cheap plastic.

NHTSA ID

11441670

Incident

Aug 14, 2011

The contact owned a 2007 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that his girlfriend had the vehicle when it caught fire. The contact was unaware if the vehicle caught fire while driving or parked. No medical attention was received. No injury was sustained. The fire department extinguished the fire. A fire department report was filed. The fire investigator informed the contact the fire was related to an unknown NHTSA Campaign for the heated windshield wiper and referred the contact to NHTSA. The vehicle remained at the scene of the failure. The dealer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

NHTSA ID

11436400

Incident

Oct 10, 2021

Mileage

150,000 mi

Contacted GM a number of times regarding recall. Told part would have to be ordered, Years went by and not contacted about the part or when the repair would be made.

NHTSA ID

11436176

Incident

Oct 3, 2017

Takata Recall. The contact owns a 2007 GMC Yukon. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V050000 (Air Bags). The contact stated that there was a crack on the driver’s side dashboard. There was no impact to the dashboard that could have caused the crack. The dealer was made aware of the recall and failure but informed the contact that while performing the air bag recall repair, there could be additional cracks to the dashboard and the manufacturer would not be responsible for the cost to replace the dashboard. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

NHTSA ID

11427907

Incident

Aug 5, 2021

Mileage

80,000 mi

This dashboard is literally falling apart on a daily basis. I keep windshield coverings on the windhsield when in the sun. the design is terrible, and the plastic (if you want to call it that) is very brittle almost if it's made of some sort of plant based material. this IS a safety hazard as the pieces that are coming off are sharp, and large. There is also an airbag recall to be completed in which they will absolutely add to the damage of my dash. GM as a company is cowardly in hiding from this issue. you know this should be a recall, and is costing YOUR customers a lot of unnecessary funding to fix an issue that you absolutely are responsible for. do the right thing. WE pay your salaries.

NHTSA ID

11427471

Incident

Aug 1, 2018

The contact owns a 2007 GMC Yukon. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact pulled over, restarted the vehicle, and continued driving to her destination. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

NHTSA ID

11425146

Incident

Jul 12, 2021

Mileage

200,000 mi

The dash is cracked which could be very dangerous if the airbags ever deployed as chards of plastic could injure the driver and front passenger.

NHTSA ID

11420993

Incident

Jun 15, 2021

The side air bags on the passenger and driver side front and back deployed while driving down the road. The driver side airbag hit my 19 year old son in the side of the face hard enough to cause his ears to ring. There was not a reason for the air bags to go off spontaneously. He had to pull to the side of the road blindly because he didn’t know if he had been hit by another vehicle. We have filed a complaint with GMC. This could have caused a serious wreck injuring my son or someone else on the road due to the shock and force of the air bags hitting him and the inability to see after they deployed. Yes it is available for inspection.

NHTSA ID

11418955

Incident

May 21, 2021

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, ALL THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROYAL BUICK GMC (11055 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70816) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INSTEAD REFERRED TO A COLLISION REPAIR FACILITY FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

NHTSA ID

11416578

Incident

May 8, 2021

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V050000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE MISSED HER EXIT AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER TO TURN AROUND HOWEVER, THE TRUCK DRIVING BEHIND HER COULD NOT SLOW DOWN IN TIME AND WHILE THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS THE VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRUCK STRUCK THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE BY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL AND FRONT FENDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE SIDE-CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HOWEVER, NEITHER THE DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO HER INSURANCE COMPANY FOR ASSISTANCE WITH HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. - (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

NHTSA ID

11407565

Incident

Dec 10, 2020

Mileage

200,000 mi

THE SECURITY SYSTEM ENGAGES WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE LOCKS ALL DOORS AND PREVENTS THE WINDOWS FROM OPENING DASH STOPS WORKING CANT TELL HOW FAST YOUR GOING AND WHEN YOU STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF NONE OF THE ELECTRIC LOCKS WORK OR THE FOB YOU HAVE TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE MANUALLY TO GET OUT.

NHTSA ID

11407520

Incident

Apr 11, 2021

Mileage

215,753 mi

THE REAR ACCESS WINDOW OPEN WHEN I'M DRIVING OR IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKING AND NO RUNNING THE REAR ACCESS POP UP AND GET OPEN.

NHTSA ID

11399296

Incident

Oct 2, 2020

RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL HOWEVER GM STILL DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY. HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE AIR BAGS HAS FILED BANKRUPTCY. WILL THIS EVER BE FIXED?????

NHTSA ID

11395345

Incident

Oct 26, 2017

AIRBAG RECALL CAN'T BE ACCOMPLISHED

NHTSA ID

11386071

Incident

Jan 2, 2021

LOW OIL PRESSURE STOP ENGINE ON DASH WITH WITH OIL AND RESET IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY

NHTSA ID

11385079

Incident

Dec 25, 2020

Mileage

185,000 mi