GMC YUKON DENALI · model year

2009 GMC YUKON DENALI

59 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2009GMCYUKON DENALI carries 59 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 1 fire, 1 injury, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2009 YUKON DENALI is air bags with 23 filings, followed by unknown or other (13) and structure:body (8). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 2009 YUKON DENALI. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

59
Complaints
1
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

59 filings

Crashes Reported

1 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS23
UNKNOWN OR OTHER13
STRUCTURE:BODY8
STRUCTURE4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR3
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1
SEAT BELTS1

Recent Complaints

20190523AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL - CALLED DEALERS IN PHX AREA AND CALLED GM. THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED. NOTICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED SINCE 2016

20181003AIR BAGS

I AM CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY PASSENGERS. OVER 1 YEAR AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. I KEEP ON BEING TOLD CALL BACK AND CALL BACK. WHY SO LONG TO REPLACE? THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN DUE TO POOR QUALITY AND MANY OWNERS HAVE DASHBOARD ISSUES.

Mileage: 1

20181003UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I AM CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY PASSENGERS. OVER 1 YEAR AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. I KEEP ON BEING TOLD CALL BACK AND CALL BACK. WHY SO LONG TO REPLACE? THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN DUE TO POOR QUALITY AND MANY OWNERS HAVE DASHBOARD ISSUES.

Mileage: 1

20180817UNKNOWN OR OTHER

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I' AM SUBMITTING THIS CORRESPONDENCE IN REFERENCE TO NUMEROUS CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD ON THE DESCRIBED VEHICLE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE CRACKS ARE GETTING WORSE ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, WHICH IS NOW CAUSING THE AIR BAG COVER TO BULGE, CAUSING CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU

Mileage: 90,000

20180515AIR BAGS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CARL BLACK CHEVROLET, BUICK, GMC DEALER (11500 E COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32817) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. 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.

20180414UNKNOWN OR OTHER

AFTER A RECENT TRIP TO ATLANTA, I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS CRACK IS WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. NOW I HAVE NOTICED THE CENTER OF THE DASH IS COLLAPSING IN ESPECIALLY ON WARM DAYS. NOTHING HAS BEEN ON THE DASHBOARD THAT WOULD HAVE CREATED THIS CRACK. I FEAR THAT THE DASH MAY COLLAPSE ALL THE WAY IN OR BECAME A PROJECTILE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, ESPECIALLY IF THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED.

Mileage: 115,000

20180226UNKNOWN OR OTHER

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE I HEARD A CRACK AND DISCOVERED A SIGNIFICANT CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD IN FRONT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS ALSO A CRACK IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT

Mileage: 48,000

20180129AIR BAGS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE DETERIORATION AND CRACKING ON THE DASHBOARD FROM THE MIDDLE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED (BENTLEY BUICK GMC, 2120 DRAKE AVE SW, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805, 1-(256) 536-2475). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE REMEDY AND PART HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE MID MAY OF 2016 PERTAINING TO THE AIR BAG RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

20180129STRUCTURE:BODY

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE DETERIORATION AND CRACKING ON THE DASHBOARD FROM THE MIDDLE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED (BENTLEY BUICK GMC, 2120 DRAKE AVE SW, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805, 1-(256) 536-2475). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE REMEDY AND PART HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE MID MAY OF 2016 PERTAINING TO THE AIR BAG RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

20180123UNKNOWN OR OTHER

DASH CRACKED FROM DRIVER SIDE ALL THE WAY OVER TO AIRBAGS ON PASSENGER SIDE. DASH SHARDS COULD SPRAY THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE SHOULD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY

Mileage: 90,000

20171110AIR BAGS

TAKATA AIR BAGS. GMC TUSTIN HAS BEEN SAYING THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS "YET" SINCE MAY 2016. WHEN WILL PARTS BE AVAILABLE? CLEARLY GMC JUST DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY TO KEEP IT'S CUSTOMERS SAFE. WHAT DO WE DO TO GET NEW SAFE AIRBAGS INSTALLED??

20171109AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED NOTICE OF TAKATA CHAPTER 11 FILING TODAY. GMC INVESTIGATION TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY END OF AUGUST 2017; TO DATE NOTHING; HAVE SPOKEN WITH DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE HEARD NOTHING

20171030AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL. WE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED BY GMC SINCE BEING NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND WERE TOLD THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE YET TO KEEP CHECKING BACK. ON 10/25/2017 SCHUMACHER GMC STATED THEY WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE AIRBAGS AND THAT IT DECREASES THE TRADE IN VALUE BY $6000-$7000 BECAUSE THEY CANNOT CERTIFY THE VEHICLE. WE FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND HAS FINANCIALLY RESTRICTED US FROM MOVING FORWARD ON PURCHASING A NEW VEHICLE.

20171024AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL. I CONTACTED WEST POINT BUICK GMC IN HOUSTON AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY CAN'T GET THE AIRBAGS AND THAT THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHEN THEY WILL. THEY TOLD ME OVER A YEAR AGO WHEN I CALLED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME I AM TRYING TO GET MY AIRBAGS DONE BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT TO HELP. THANK YOU

20170620AIR BAGS

AT 80,000 MILES I DISCOVERED THAT MY DASH IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES AND THAT IT IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO PASSENGERS IF THE CRACK (THAT IS SHARP PLASTIC) IS TO CUT OR RUPTURE THE AIRBAG IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND NEVER KEPT OUTSIDE. THIS IS A HUGE GM PROBLEM AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS THAT NEED THIS FIXED. THERE ARE EVEN FACEBOOK GROUPS WITH THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ACROSS MULTIPLE VEHICLES. THIS CRACK LITERALLY HAPPENED OUT OF NO WHERE.

Mileage: 80,000

20170620STRUCTURE:BODY

AT 80,000 MILES I DISCOVERED THAT MY DASH IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES AND THAT IT IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO PASSENGERS IF THE CRACK (THAT IS SHARP PLASTIC) IS TO CUT OR RUPTURE THE AIRBAG IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND NEVER KEPT OUTSIDE. THIS IS A HUGE GM PROBLEM AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS THAT NEED THIS FIXED. THERE ARE EVEN FACEBOOK GROUPS WITH THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ACROSS MULTIPLE VEHICLES. THIS CRACK LITERALLY HAPPENED OUT OF NO WHERE.

Mileage: 80,000

20170306STRUCTURE:BODY

UPPER DASH BOARD CRACKING SEVERELY ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS WELL AS THE PLASTIC "CLIPS" THAT HOLD THE DASH BOARD IN PLACE BROKEN LOOSE. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD (1ST TIME UNDER WARRANTY - BROKEN PLASTIC CLIPS). THE CRACK JUST SUDDENLY APPEARED AFTER I HEARD SOME RATTLING IN AND AROUND THE CENTER OF THE DASH BOARD. DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL THERE WAS A 6" CRACK. COULD POSSIBLY HINDER STEERING COLUMN IF PLASTIC PIECES FROM THE CRACK FALL INTO THE AREA. PLASTIC SHARDS COULD POSE DANGEROUS IF ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. OTHERS REPORT CRACKS BY PASSENGER AIRBAG.

20170306UNKNOWN OR OTHER

UPPER DASH BOARD CRACKING SEVERELY ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS WELL AS THE PLASTIC "CLIPS" THAT HOLD THE DASH BOARD IN PLACE BROKEN LOOSE. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD (1ST TIME UNDER WARRANTY - BROKEN PLASTIC CLIPS). THE CRACK JUST SUDDENLY APPEARED AFTER I HEARD SOME RATTLING IN AND AROUND THE CENTER OF THE DASH BOARD. DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL THERE WAS A 6" CRACK. COULD POSSIBLY HINDER STEERING COLUMN IF PLASTIC PIECES FROM THE CRACK FALL INTO THE AREA. PLASTIC SHARDS COULD POSE DANGEROUS IF ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. OTHERS REPORT CRACKS BY PASSENGER AIRBAG.

20161129UNKNOWN OR OTHER

MY DASH CRACKED IN SEVERAL AREAS, IN FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER SIDE. LONG GROWING CRACKS THAT ARE PROBABLY AFFECTING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN THE GARAGE!! NO REASON FOR IT TO CRACK AND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINTS.

20161107AIR BAGS

CRACKS IN DASHBOARD - THIS IS MY 2ND DASHBOARD WITH CRACKS AGAIN. DEFINITE FLAW WITH DESIGN/MATERIALS.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2009 GMC YUKON DENALI have?
The 2009 GMC YUKON DENALI has 59 NHTSA complaints, 1 crashes, 1 fires, 1 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2009 GMC YUKON DENALI?
The most-complained component for the 2009 GMC YUKON DENALI is AIR BAGS with 23 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include UNKNOWN OR OTHER and STRUCTURE:BODY.
Is the 2009 GMC YUKON DENALI safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

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Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.