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

ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. REOCCURRING ENGINE PROBLEMS SUCH AS MISFIRE, LOW CYLINDER COMPRESSION, AFM LIFTERS, CAMSHAFT, FUEL MIX AND BRAKE SWITCH CAUSES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS CAUSES STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL TO BE TURNED OFF. DISCUSSIONS WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS INDICATED A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. EVEN WITH A NEW ENGINE, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO BE "ON" AND STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL CONTINUE TO GO ON AND OFF, AND LIVING IN MI IT IS CONCERNING ME THAT I MAY LOSE THESE BRAKING FUNCTIONS WHEN I NEED THEM. GMC HAS OFFERED NO SOLUTIONS. MANY, MANY FORUM DISCUSSIONS ON THE WEB INDICATE OWNERS SUCH AS ME SHOULD CREATE A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT, AS THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL GOES ON AND OFF AS I AM DRIVING, TYPICALLY ON A HIGHWAY.

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DASH IS CRACKING OVER INSTRUMENTS AND IT IS CRACKING MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY IF AIR BAG DEPLOY TIT WILL SEND DASH FRAGMENTS INTO THE FRONT 2 PASSENGERS FACE . THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR . THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT FOR GENERAL MOTORS.

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POWER LIFTGATE WON'T OPEN, UNLOCK OR LOCK. ACTUATOR HAS BEEN CHANGED ALONG WITH BOTH STRUTS. COULD IT BE THE POWER LIFT GATE MODULE?

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2011 GMC YUKON DENALI HAS 2 CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD POSING A SAFETY CONCERN. ONE CRACK IS AT THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE OTHER IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA OR GMC. THE CONCERN IS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND PIECES OF THE CRACKED DASH BECOMING PROJECTILES. I NOTICED THIS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IN DECEMBER OF 2017

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TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK TUBE BREAKS EASILY. VECHILE WAS STATIONARY

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THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. ONE CRACK IS ABOVE DRIVE CONSOLE AND THE OTHER CRACK IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THERE IS A SAFETY CONCERN OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IN ADDITION, THE CRACKED DASHBOARD MAKES TERRIBLE NOISES. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 64,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN STORED MOST OF THE TIME IN THE GARAGE. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT THAT CAUSED THE CRACKS, THEY JUST APPEARED ONE DAY MID JANUARY 2018.

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DASHBOARD CRACK

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TAKATA RECALL : I'VE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY'RE WAITING ON PARTS, ITS BEEN MONTHS (ORIGINAL RECALL ALMOST 2 YRS) AND I CAN'T GET MY RECALLED VEHICLE FIXED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MAY OF 2016. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE VISITED THE NHTSA.GOV WEBSITE TO CONFIRM THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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DASHBOARD CRACK

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TRUCK STARTED SPUTTERING WHILE DRIVING. I HAD IT TOWED HOME AND THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE LIFTERS IN THE ENGINE WERE BROKE AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE CAN SHAFT. TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL AND HAPPENS TO VEHICLES LIKE MINE REGULARLY. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE TRUCK THREE YEARS AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT WELL WITH LOW MILEAGE.THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $6700 TO FIX. WHEN I COMPLAINED, THE REP TOLD ME $5500. I ASKED FOR A SUPERVISOR WHO THEN STATED THAT GMC WOULD OFFSET THE COST AND IT WAS NOW $3311. IT WOULD SEEM THAT IF THIS IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE IN VEHICLES LIKE MINE, GMC WOULD DO SOMETHING TO ENSURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. IN ADDITION THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR THE TAMARA INFLATOR.

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TWO DASHBOARD CRACKS. FIRST CRACK LOCATED AT PASSENGER AIRBAG AND SECOND CRACK LOCATED ON DASHBOARD ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON DRIVER SIDE. DASHBOARD MAY BREAK APART IF AIRBAG EVER DEPLOYED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH CAME DOWN WITH FORCE WITHOUT WARNING. THE LATCH BUTTON WAS APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO PREVENT THE HATCH FROM COMING DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TT *TR

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WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE SEPTEMBER 2017 AND DIDN'T NOTICE THE CRACKS UNTIL AFTER WE PURCHASED. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME SEEING THE POTENTIAL RECALL OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS AND AN OBVIOUS DEFECT HAVING TO DO WITH THE CRACKS FOUND ON MY DASH. ONE CRACK IS OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WHERE MY 14 YEAR OLD SON USUALLY RIDES AND THE OTHER OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. DOES IT REALLY TAKE SOMEONE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE?

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER (ANDEAN CHEVROLET, 527 ATLANTA RD, CUMMING, GA 30040, (678) 807-6508) WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE REMEDY AND PART WOULD BE SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH NO ETA ON THE REMEDY AND PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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AIR BAG

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'TAKATA RECALL" GM SAYS IT HAS NO RESOLUTION FOR AIRBAG RECALL AS OF 2/6/18. ALSO DASH BOARD HAS 2 CRACKS AT PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED DASH BOARD MAY INJURE PASSENGER IF AIRBAG INFLATES. GM CASE# 8-3791360606

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LARGE CRACK ACROSS DASHBOARD IN FRONT OF DRIVER. DEALER WILL NOT FIX AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT. DEALER WANTS $1,800 TO REPAIR.

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VERY LARGE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD EXTENDING FROM PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS IS DEFECT IN DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION AND WILL AFFECT PASSENGER AIR BAG EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF OCCUPANTS IF PIECES OF THE DASH ARE PROJECTED OUTWARDS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. GMC NEEDS TO INITIATE A VOLUNTARY RECALL IMMEDIATELY.

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DASHBOARD CRACKED

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THE SEAT HEATER IN THE REAR RIGHT SEAT OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE MY 10 YR. OLD CHILD WAS SEATED IN IT. WE WERE IN MOTION AT THE TIME ON THE INTERSTATE. I BELIEVE THE HEAT MECHANISM FAILED AND OVERHEATED AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF CAUSING THE CUSHION TO CATCH ON FIRE. MY INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER IT (I DID GET A ESTIMATE TO FIX COVER AND CUSHION) AND THEY SUGGESTED GM SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND FIX THE SEAT DUE TO A MAJOR DEFECT. GM WAS NO HELP AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $800 TO FIX OR TURN IT INTO INSURANCE. THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE AND I CAUSED IT SOMEHOW.

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TRAVELLING AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY (60 MPH) , THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND A STABILITRAK MESSAGE IS SHOWN. POWER TO THE ENGINE IS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED. CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. A SECONDAY MESSAGE APPEARS TO CHECK THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. VERY CLOSE TO GETTING REAR ENDED. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED ON A 2014 GMC YUKON XL THAT WE OWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD IN THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY CRACKED. ONE CRACK WAS ON THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THE OTHER WAS LOCATED ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRACKS MAY INTERFERE WITH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE CRACKS APPEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000.

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TAKATA RECALL MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIR BAG AS INDICATED IN THE LETTERS I HAVE RECEIVED. THIS IS DATED JULY 2016. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL GMC DEALER, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, ABOUT GETTING A REPLACEMENT. (NOVEMBER 13, 2017) THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT IT WAS SAFE. THOSE WERE HER EXACT WORDS. SHE ALSO STATED THAT GMC WAS CONDUCTING THEIR OWN SAFETY TESTING TO ENSURE THAT THEY AGREE WITH TAKATA IN THAT THE AIRBAG IS UNSAFE. SHE SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT US WHEN THE TESTING WAS DONE. I TOLD HER TO SEND ME THAT RESPONSE IN AN EMAIL. NATURALLY, SHE SAID THAT SHE COULD NOT BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT REACHED A RESOLUTION YET. MY LOCAL GMC DEALER IS COURTESY GMC IN LAFAYETTE, LA. 337-355-4827

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TAKATA RECALL - PURCHASED FROM A DEALER AND CALLED TWO OTHER DEALERS AND NONE HAVE PARTS FOR THE RECALL

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