2012 GMC YUKON DENALI XL Problems & Recalls
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Common Problems
EXTREME HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. ALSO MY DASHBOARD HAD SEVERAL CRACK IN IT AND IT'S GETTING MORE.
Mileage: 123,000
TWO CRACKS ON THE DASH BOARD HAVE FORMED. ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE FRONT OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE SECOND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INTERSECTING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. UNKNOWN IF ITS INTERFERING WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
Mileage: 41,000
THE UPPER DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN EXPOSING MANY COMPONENTS INTENDED TO REMAIN COVERED IN THE CAR. DUE TO THE CRACK OCCURRING THE WIDTH OF THE UPPER DASHBOARD, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DASHBOARD COMING DISLODGED DURING A CRASH OR FORCEFUL BRAKING INCIDENT A...
FRONT DASH CRACKED NEAR THE STEALING COLUMN AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG. VEHICLE STATIONARY
Mileage: 95,000
LARGE CRACK IN DASHBOARD AROUND AIRBAG, AND ABOVE CONTROL PANEL. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF AIRBAG, AND DASHBOARD IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT END CRASH. VEHICLE IS GARAGE PARKED. GMC WANTS $1,600 TO REPLACE ON A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT.
Mileage: 40,000
LARGE CRACK IN DASHBOARD AROUND AIRBAG, AND ABOVE CONTROL PANEL. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF AIRBAG, AND DASHBOARD IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT END CRASH. VEHICLE IS GARAGE PARKED. GMC WANTS $1,600 TO REPLACE ON A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT.
Mileage: 40,000
DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. STARTED AS SMALL CRACK AND JUST CONTINUES TO GET LARGER AND MORE WIDE SPREAD.
Mileage: 99,500
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES INCLUDING AROUND THE AIR BAG CAUSING CONCERN FOR SAFETY IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH.
Mileage: 68,000
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES INCLUDING AROUND THE AIR BAG CAUSING CONCERN FOR SAFETY IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH.
Mileage: 68,000
THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER ANY REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN THE DASH BOARD FAILS TO PROTECT THE ELECTRONICS THERE IS A DANGER OF LOSS OF CONTROL. MY POSITION IS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A RECALL SH...
Mileage: 50,000
THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AND RATTLES NEAR THE AIR BAG. THIS IS CONCERNING THAT IF AN ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR, THE CRACKED DASH COULD CAUSE FURTHER BODILY HARM. THIS DEFECT JUST SHOWED UP UNEXPECTEDLY AND I AM AFRAID WILL CRACK MORE AS TIME GOES ON. I CANNOT RECALL IF IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OR ST...
Mileage: 99,500
THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AND RATTLES NEAR THE AIR BAG. THIS IS CONCERNING THAT IF AN ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR, THE CRACKED DASH COULD CAUSE FURTHER BODILY HARM. THIS DEFECT JUST SHOWED UP UNEXPECTEDLY AND I AM AFRAID WILL CRACK MORE AS TIME GOES ON. I CANNOT RECALL IF IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OR ST...
Mileage: 99,500
CRACKED DASHBOARD. THIS IS THE SECOND GM VEHICLES I'VE OWNED IN WHICH CRACKS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY CONCERN IS IF THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED, SMALL SHARDS OF PLASTIC MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY.
Mileage: 75,000
CRACKED DASHBOARD. THIS IS THE SECOND GM VEHICLES I'VE OWNED IN WHICH CRACKS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY CONCERN IS IF THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED, SMALL SHARDS OF PLASTIC MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY.
Mileage: 75,000
2012 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AFTER DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, NOISES, SHAKING SENSATION, STABILI TRAC LIGHT ILLUMINATES, HESITATES THEN STOPS. CONSUMER NOTICES FLAMES UNDERNEATH VEHICLE BEFORE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *SMD *TR
2012 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AFTER DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, NOISES, SHAKING SENSATION, STABILI TRAC LIGHT ILLUMINATES, HESITATES THEN STOPS. CONSUMER NOTICES FLAMES UNDERNEATH VEHICLE BEFORE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *SMD *TR
WILL FOLLOW UP WITH MORE INFO, I LIVE IN THE NORTH EAST AND HAVE SPOKEN WITH TECH'S AT GM DEALERS AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT ITS JUST A COLD WEATHER ISSUE SO GM WONT FIX THE ISSUE, MY VEHICLE HAS HAD 8 OR 9 DOOR HANDLES REPLACED THE FASTENERS INSIDE OF DOOR ARE PLASTIC AND WATER GETS IN THERE FREE...
DASH IS CRACKED AROUND THE AIR BAG. WORRIED AIR BAG WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS IS A DEFECT WITH SEVERAL GM SUV'S AND TRUCKS. GM WILL NOT FIX
Mileage: 37,321
OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS MY 2012 YUKON HAS BEEN HESITATING / STOPPING. I HAVE ACCELERATE INTO IN THE INTERSECTION AND VEHICLE HESITATED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES, FLASHING STABILIZATION AND TRACTION SWITCHING ON AND OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT...
Mileage: 55,000
OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS MY 2012 YUKON HAS BEEN HESITATING / STOPPING. I HAVE ACCELERATE INTO IN THE INTERSECTION AND VEHICLE HESITATED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES, FLASHING STABILIZATION AND TRACTION SWITCHING ON AND OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT...
Mileage: 55,000
DASHBOARD HAS SIGNIFICANT CRACKING IN IT AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. BOTH ON PASSENGER SIDE NEAR AIR BAG AND ABOVE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROLS.
Mileage: 60,000
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES INCLUDING ABOVE STEERING COLUMN AND AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG IN DASHBOARD. OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND NOT IN USE.
Mileage: 80,000
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES INCLUDING ABOVE STEERING COLUMN AND AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG IN DASHBOARD. OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND NOT IN USE.
Mileage: 80,000
MY YUKON XL'S DASH BOARD IS CRACKING ALL OVER IT SOON PIECES WILL FLY OFF OF IT. I ONLY HAVE 47K MILES ON IT. HERE ARE PICTURES
Mileage: 47,004
CRACKED DASHBOARD TO THE RIGHT OF THE TRIP/MESSAGE CENTER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.
Mileage: 57,000
DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND MAKING SQUEAKING NOISE
MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, STATIONARY, ON A SUBURBAN STREET IN A SMALL TOWN OVERNIGHT BEGINNING AT ABOUT 8PM ON FRIDAY AUGUST 12,2016. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, AUGUST 13, 2016 AT AT ABOUT 7:30 AM I ENTERED THE VEHICLE TO GO TO THE STORE AND OBSERVED A LARGE CRACK RUNNING PERPENDICULAR WITH ...
Mileage: 80,000
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND CONTINUES TO GROW. DEALER SAID IT WAS $2000 TO FIX AND SAID ALMOST ALL OF THESE MODELS COME IN WITH THE SAME CRACK. THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT LED TO THE CRACK.
Mileage: 45,000
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE INSTRUMENT COVER AND RIGHT INTO THE AIR BAG DASH LOCATION. ONLY 43,000 MILES MAINLY GARAGE KEPT AND SUNSHADE INSTALLED WHEN OUT OF COVER.THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A 2007 SUBURBAN.
Mileage: 43,000
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE INSTRUMENT COVER AND RIGHT INTO THE AIR BAG DASH LOCATION. ONLY 43,000 MILES MAINLY GARAGE KEPT AND SUNSHADE INSTALLED WHEN OUT OF COVER.THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A 2007 SUBURBAN.
Mileage: 43,000
I HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME BUYER OF GM PRODUCTS, I STILL HAVE A 99 TAHOE, 07 GMC SAVANNA AND AN 02 GMC SIERRA HD 2500, RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2012 YUKON XL DENALI USED WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT FROM OLD SAYBROOK GMC IN CT, CLEAN AS A WHISTLE EVERYTHING LOOKED, WENT TO WASH IT AND SPRAY UNDERNEATH IN THE F...
Mileage: 22,000