What 399 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 GMC Yukon Denali Xl 1500

I TOO HAVE THE CRACKED DASHBOARD IN MY 2011 GMC DENALI. NOT ONLY IS IT A SAFETY HAZARD, BECAUSE APPARENTLY ITS A LABOR INTENSIVE JOB NO ONE WILL TAKE ON THE TASK OF FIXING IT. I BOUGHT THE REPLACEMENT DASH AND I CANT FIND ANYONE TO INSTALL IT. THE RATTLE NOISE IT CREATE IS UNIMAGINABLE AS NOW A LOCKING CLIP HAS BROKEN. I'M TOTALLY AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO. IT HAS ALSO DECREASED ITS TRADE IN VALUE. I WENT TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEY DROPPED THE VALUE BY 2,000.00 BECAUSE OF THE DASH. MY ONLY HOPE IS THAT I DON'T END UP IN AN AIR BAG INCIDENT AS I'M CONFIDENT THE DASH WILL SHATTER AND LAUNCH PROJECTILE PIECES. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

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WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HWY ON APPROXIMATELY 04/08/2020 I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN A TICKING SOUND. I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO LOOK AT THE MOTOR TO FIND THAT 4 OF MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE BROKEN OFF. BOTH OF THE FRONT AND REAR BOLTS ON BOTH MANIFOLDS WERE MISSING AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST PORT WAS LEAKING. AFTER TAKING IT TO A SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM V8 ENGINES AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS. THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE GETS OUT OF THEIR VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEY OR ANOTHER OPERATOR ISN'T PAYING ATTENTION, SOMEONE COULD GET RUN OVER. I DON'T HAVE ANY PICTURES AS MY SUV IS IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED.

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MY TAKATA RECALL COMES BACK AS "INCOMPLETE - WORKING ON A SOLUTION". THIS HAS BEEN GOING IN FOR YEARS. IS MY CAR SAFE?

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VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NO WARNING SIGNALS AND HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY. SPEED WAS 70 MPH

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I WAS DRIVING WITH MY VEHICLE IN AUTO 4WD, BECAUSE WE HAD ICY ROADS. MY VEHICLES REAR DRIVE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND THEN I GOT A MESSAGE INDICATING MY STABILIZER SYSTEM WAS NEEDING WORK, THEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (INSTRUMENTATION DASH) STARTED TO FLASH ON AND OFF. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. I TRIED A 2ND TIME AND IT STARTED, PUT IT IN GEAR AND STARTED BACK OUT ON THE ROAD. MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO GO CRAZY ALL OF THE SUDDEN, ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH, MY POWER DOORS STARTED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ITS RPM'S, AND DOWN/UP SHIFTING MY GEARS, MY DASH BOARD INSTRUMENTS STARTED FLASHING, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING FAN WAS SPEEDING UP AND SLOWING DOWN, THEN TURNING ON AND OFF. I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WAS POSSESSED BY A DEMON REALLY PUTTING A SCARE IN ME. I WAS SCARED THAT IT WAS GOING TO ACCELERATE AND I WAS NOT IN CONTROL AT ALL, SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. IT WOULD NOT RESTART ONCE AGAIN, ON MY 3RD ATTEMPT IT STARTED. I PUT IT IN GEAR AND IT WENT GOOD. I THINK THE INSTRUMENTATION FLASHED MAYBE ONE OR TWO TIMES, BUT OVERALL IT WAS DRIVING, THANK GOD, BECAUSE IS WAS COLD OUT AND I WAS IN A RURAL AREA. FOUR DAYS LATER I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO WORK, WENT OUT TO TAKE IT TO LUNCH AND IT WOULD NOT START, NOTHING WOULD WORK, COMPLETELY DEAD. I HAD IT TOWED TO SHOTTENKIRK CHEVROLET IN QUINCY, IL, WHICH IS WHERE IT IS AWAITING THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. 1/16/2020. I CANNOT TELL YOU ENOUGH, THE WHOLE ORDEAL SCARED THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING. COACHELLA VALLEY BUICK GMC LOCATED AT 78960 VARNER RD, INDIO, CA 92203, (760)610-0449, WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *BF*JB

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2 CRACKS IN DASHBOARD THAT COINCIDE WITH SO MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS GM HAS AND CONTINUES TO RECEIVE. ONE IS AT THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE AIRBAG DASH CAP AND THE 2ND IS OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL/GAUGES HUMP OF THE DASH.

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VEHICLE STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A CITY STREET INTERSECTION, WOULD NOT PROGRESS. HAD TO BE TOWED. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT & WERE TOLD THAT THIS MODEL, YEAR AND ENGINE HAD A FAULTY TRANSMISSION COMPUTER WHICH LED TO INTERNAL PUMP FAILURE, AFFECTING PERFORMANCE OF TORQUE CONVERTER.

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MUTIPLE REDISTRIBUTING OF VECHICLE BY FRAMED POLICE RETALIATION AND TERRIFFS CONTROLING SIGNAL AND CUMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE NEGLIGENT USE OF PARTS FROM MY TRUCKS BUILD BASED OFF OF SALES MEN CLAIMING TO PROTECT THE FINANCING DEPARTMENTS AND TRANSFER OF TITLES OF INCORPORATED DEALS DEALERS RIGHTS TO INVESTIGATING HIGH CACULATORY VARIABLES

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TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE @60,000 MILE MARK WITH INITIAL SENSATION OF GETTING BUMPED FROM BEHIND WHEN COMING TO A STOP THAT THE DEALERSHIP ROUTINELY STATED, "OH THAT'S THE WAY THEY ALLURE". DASHBOARD DISINTEGRATING BEFORE MY EYES WITH MULTIPLE PLASTIC SHARDS THAT WILL BECOME DEADLY PROJECTILES IF EVER IN ACCIDENT AND WHO KNOWS HOW BAD IT WILL GET IF AIR BAGS DEPLOY.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED TWO DEALERS, INCLUDING F.C. KERBECK BUICK GMC AT 866-826-3218 (LOCATED AT 100 RTE 73 N, PALMYRA, NJ 08065) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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THE DASH BOARD WHERE THE AIR BAG IS LOCATED CRACKED AS WELL AS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE -DASHBOARD NEAR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS ONLINE DOCUMENTING THE ISSUE.

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DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND WILL POSSIBLY CUT AIRBAG OR DRIVER IN A CRASH. PLASTIC IS BRITTLE AND COULD SHATTER. SUSPENSION HAS POOR DAMPENING. TRUCK WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BY DEALER ONLY TO FAIL SOON AFTER REPAIRS. TRUCK BOUNCES OVER SHARP BUMPS AND BECOMES DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND SHAKES

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED BERG MOTOR COMPANY AT 432-694-7741 (LOCATED AT 3205 W WALL ST, MIDLAND, TX 79701) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT AS YET INVOLVING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, FOR EIGHT YEARS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOCATED IN A GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF HIGH HUMIDITY AND TEMPS WHICH IS A FACTOR OF INSTABILITY WITH THE TAKATA AIRBAGS. WE HAVE TRIED, UNSUCCESSFULLY, TO GET THE AIRBAGS REPLACED BY OUR LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP.WE ARE FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPE OF GETTING NHTSA TO ORDER GM TO DO THE RESPONSIBLE ACT OF REPLACING AIRBAGS IN AFFECTED VEHICLES BEFORE ANY MORE INJURIES HAPPEN.

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THE UPPER DASH PANEL CRACKED. THERE IS A LARGE CRACK IN THE CURVED PORTION OF THE DASH ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND GAUGES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO ANY EXTREME TEMPERATURE CHANGES - IT IS ALWAYS PARKED INSIDE A GARAGE. I WENT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING UNUSED FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOTICED THE CRACK RIGHT AWAY AS IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE. NOW, WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A VERY AUDIBLE RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASH. ASIDE FROM THIS BEING AESTHETICALLY AND AUDIBLY HIDEOUS, I AM WORRIED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE CRACKED PIECES OF THE DASH COULD MORE EASILY INJURE SOMEONE. I ALSO FEAR THE CRACKED PIECES THAT ARE RATTLING INSIDE THE DASH COULD PUNCTURE THE AIRBAGS AND RENDER THEM USELESS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING FLAW. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND CARE THIS VEHICLE RECEIVES.

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THE DASHBOARD HAS LARGE CRACKS OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND IN THE AREA OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE DASH FLOPS UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING. CONCERN IS CRACK COULD PREVENT PASSENGER AIR BAG FROM DEPLORING DURING A ACCIDENT OR RIPPING THE AIR BAG AT DEPLOYMENT. ALSO LIQUID COULD ACCIDENTALLY GO THRU CRACK OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORT OR FIRE. THE CRACK CONTINUES TO GET LARGER AND LARGER.

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TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS RECALL REMEDIED BY TO NO AVAIL. I AM CONSTANTLY BEING TOLD REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.

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A CRACK APPEARED ON THE FRONT DASH NEXT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND CRACKED OVERNIGHT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIRBAG WORKING PROPERLY.

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MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING FOR NO REASON. THERE IS A CRACK WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS INSTALLED. I'M CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, ITEMS LIKE THE SPEAKER IN THE DASH BOARD WILL BECOME PROJECTILES. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS THEN POTENTIALLY SHARDS OF BROKEN PLASTIC WILL ALSO BE FLYING THROUGH THE CABIN.

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AS YOU'RE ALREADY AWARE OF FROM SEVERAL PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS, THE DASH BOARD IN OUR VEHICLE IS CRACKED OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND IS ALSO CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH. IT IS SPREADING OVER THE ENTIRE DASH AND COMPROMISED THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, WHICH IS TRULY A HAZARD. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. AND, THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF HEAT CRACKING THE DASHBOARD B/C WE KEEP OUR CAR IN THE GARAGE AND HARDLY DRIVE IT DURING THE WEEK! THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT WITH GMC AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WON'T RECALL IT!! EVEN TOYOTA HAS THE SAME ISSUE, EXCEPT THEY OFFERED A RECALL AND ALLOWED OWNERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY HAZARD AND I'M SO DISAPPOINTED IN GMC. CHEAP AND WON'T FIX THEIR MANUFACTURE MISTAKE!!!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH TOM LIGHT CHEVROLET (738 N EARL RUDDER FWY, BRYAN, TX 77802, 979-314-5564) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TAKATA RECALL GM AND TAKATA HAVE NOT RESOLVED THIS REMEDY. I'VE CHECKED TWICE A YEAR FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS AND GET NOWHERE ON REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE RECALL FROM THE GM DEALER.

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