What 185 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 GMC Yukon Xl

I HAVE STRESS CRACKS IN A FAULTY DASHBOARD THAT HAS HAD NO BLUNT FORCE. THESE CRACKS ARE LOCATED AT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, CENTER SPEAKER AND ANOTHER AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER A PORTION OF THE DASH HAS COLLAPSED NOW. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED FOR MOST OF THE TIME SINCE PURCHASED. SINCE WE BOUGHT OUR NEW HOME IT HAS BEEN OUTSIDE FOR LESS THAN 4 MONTHS AND THE CRACKS APPEARED. I NOW HAVE 4 AND COLLAPSED AREA.

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PASSENGER SIDE OF DASHBOARD CRACKED WHICH HOUSES THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM. DASHBOARD SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (DAYS CHEVROLET IN JASPER, GA) AND STATED THAT THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT CRACKED DASHBOARDS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,990.

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OUR 2013 DENALI WHICH WE PURCHASED NEW IN 2014 HAS HAD A CRACKED DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FOR MORE THAN A YEAR (~2 YEARS OLD). THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASH AND AIRBAG ARE PROBLEMATIC. THERE IS NO TANGIBLE SUPPORT UNDER THE DASH -- DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S PLASTIC!!! THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION, JUST HAPPENED ONE DAY WHEN IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. YESTERDAY THE OUTSIDE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF --- AGAIN, PLASTIC PARTS INSTEAD OF METAL. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, THAT PASSENGER MIGHT NOT HAVE AN AIRBAG PROPERLY DEPLOYED AND NOBODY COULD OPEN THAT DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE TO RESCUE THEM!

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THE DASHBOARD HAS MANY CRACKS AND HAS SEPARATED IN TWO LOCATIONS NEXT TO THE AIRBAG! THE VEHICLE IS KEPT IN A GARAGE, WELL MAINTAINED WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. MY FEAR IS IF, THERE IS A FRONT-END COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY, CHUNKS OF THE DASH WILL BECOME DISLODGED AND POSSIBLY CAUSE MORE INJURIES.

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HEY ANDY I HAVE A 2013 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. I GOT IT OCTOBER 2014, AND WILL HAVE OWNED IT THREE (3) YEARS THIS OCTOBER. AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES, I DISCOVERED A CRACK ON MY DASH NEAR THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I PUT IN A COMPLAINT AND THEY (GMC) TOLD ME TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER SHIP AND THEY WOULD SALE ME THE DASH AT COST, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. THE TOTAL COST WOULD BE ABOUT $800.00. I TOLD THEM THE TRUCK IS JUST A FEW THOUSAND MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. AFTER THOROUGH RESEARCH, I FOUND THERE ARE OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I.

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CRACKS ON DASHBOARD. MINE HAPPENS TO BE NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SLOT. THIS IS OCCURRING TO MANY SIMILAR GM VEHICLES. DOING A WEB SEARCH SHOWS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE. THIS WAS NOTICED A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT WAS NOTICED. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS.

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I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WE BOUGHT IT WITH 45K MILES. ABOUT 60K MILES THE DASH BEGAN TO CRACK ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER AND NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. I PAID A BODY SHOP TO REPLACE THE DASH AND THEN EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AFTER 130K MILES, THE CRACK ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME VISIBLE. WE THEN TRADED IT IN AND NOW OWN A 2013 YUKON XL. I BOUGHT IT USED, UNDER WARRANTY AND IT NOW IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 55K MILES. OVER THE LAST 10K MILES, I HAVE SEEN MY DASH CRACK ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER AND NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE SAME LOCATION AS THE TAHOE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN 07-14 TAHOES/SILVERADO/SIERRA/YUKON/SUBURBANS. I ALSO WORK AT A LARGE GOVERNMENT AGENCY AND HAVE FOUND THIS HAS OCCURRED IN VEHICLES THAT WERE PURCHASED NEW BY MY AGENCY. THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT IS VERY CONCERNING. IF THE AIRBAGS WERE TO DEPLOY, THE DASH WOULD SHATTER AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND TO MAKE A COMPLAINT TO YOU. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IF I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, THEN MAYBE THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE. GM STATED THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER COULD HAVE DONE TO THE DASH. GM COULD NOT ELABORATE THIS CLAIM. I ASKED IF I PURCHASE A NEW DASH, INSTALLED BY GM AND THE DEFECT OCCURS AGAIN; WOULD THEY THEN REPLACE IT. GM STATED NO IF IT OUT OF WARRANTY. I AM WRITING TO YOU TO SHOW MY CONCERN FOR THIS DEFECT AND THE LACK OF CONCERN BY THE COMPANY DISTRIBUTING THESE PRODUCTS. I FIND IT UNETHICALL TO DISTRIBUTE A PRODUCT WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOS OF MY VEHICLE AS IT IS NOW. I ALSO LOCATED A OLD PICTURE FROM OUR OLD VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS GARAGE PARKED AND DRIVEN BY MY WIFE SO THERE IS NO ABUSE DONE. CAN SOMEONE REVIEW THIS AND CONTACT ME TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE?

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CRACKED DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE NEAR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LOCATION. HAPPENED OVERNIGHT WITH VEHICLE OFF AND IN GARAGE AND IN MODERATE TEMPERATURES.

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CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD, VEHICLE WAS PARK, MOTOR IGNITION WAS OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY.

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CRACKING ON THE INTERIOR DASH BOARD ABOVE AIRBAGS AND STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS STARTED TO HAPPEN WITH NO SPECIFIC REASON OR ACCIDENT CAUSING IT.

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MY DASHBOARD FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO THE DRIVERS SIDE INCLUDING THE AREA OVER THE GAUGES IS CRACKED AND SOME SECTIONS FELL IN UNDER THE DASH, LEAVING A HOLE. MY CONCERN IS IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS, THE DASHBOARD WILL TURN INTO SHRAPNEL AND SERIOUSLY INJURE OR KILL THE OCCUPANTS. *TR

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2013 YUKON XL WAS FOUND TO HAVE EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME AND OTHER PARTS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE WAX COATING IF FLAKING OFF THE FRAME LEAVING BARE METAL THAT QUICKLY RUSTS. GM CLAIMS THAT THE DAMAGE IS ENVIRONMENTAL AND THE ISSUES IS THE SALT USED ON PA ROADS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN GM SHOULD WARN ALL CUSTOMERS THAT THEIR VEHICLES ARE NOT BUILT TO LAST IN THE STATE OF PA AND THAT THEY WILL NOT HONOR THEIR WARRANTY. NONE OF OUR OTHER VEHICLES ARE RUSTING. THEIR ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED TO START DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP BEFORE GOING THROUGH THE WINTER. THEY HAVE NOT PROPERLY COATED THE FRAME TO WITHSTAND RUST. I HAD TO PAY FOR UNDERCOATING NOW TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE UNDERCOATING INSTALLER MENTIONED THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS AND THE COMPANY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

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MY DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG LOCATION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. RESEARCHING THIS HAS SHOWN THAT IT'S A REOCCURRING DEFECT IN THE YUKON, SIERRA, SILVERADO, TAHOE AND SURBURBAN MODELS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE WITHOUT ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION BY THE MANUFACTURER SHORT OF A REPLACEMENT "CASE BY CASE" BASIS.

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THE DASHBOARD IS CRACK. LOOKS LIKE A VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME AND THEY FIXED THE CRACK BUT AFTER I BEEN DRIVING FOR 2 MONTHS THE CRACK IS THERE.

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DASHBOARD CRACKING NEAR AIRBAG, NOTICED IT THIS MORNING AFTER DROPPING KIDS AT SCHOOL. CAR IS GARAGE KEPT.

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MY 2013 YUKON XL DENALI HAS DEVELOPED CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD. IT IS LOCATED TO THE RIGHT OF THE HUMP OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CRACK STARTED AS A HALF INCH HAIR LINE CRACK ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND HAS NOW TURNED INTO A EIGHT INCH LONG CRACK. SEEMS TO KEEP GROWING. I HAVE ABOUT 44,398 MILES AND THE VEHICLE. IT IS WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. NO ABUSE OR OFF ROAD DRIVING. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAITING TO HEAR BACK. IN MY WORLD THIS IS STILL A NEW VEHICLE AND AT A COST OF $60K THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

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