IllustrationMY DASHBOARD CRACKED TWICE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH TIMES OCCURRED IN THE 50, 000 MILE RANGE.THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT TWICE. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THEY GAVE A MINOR PRICE BREAK. NOW THAT I AM READING ONLINE THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. THEY SHOULD LOOK INTO IT.
2011 GMC Yukon Denali Xl
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2011 GMC Yukon Denali Xl do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 29.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
10–25K
425–50K
2250–75K
1975–100K
11100–150K
2150K+
59 reports with mileage · 10 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports1 fire reports1 injury reports
Unknown Or Other complaints
35 reportsDASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN 4 SPOTS. 2 CRACKS NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, 1 NEAR THE FRONT SPEAKER AND 1 OVER WHERE THE INSTRUMENTS ARE.
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OPENING. MY BELIEF IS IF THE VEHICLE ACTIVATES THE AIRBAG IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DASHBOARD MAY SPLIT INTO PIECES AND SEND THE PIECES INTO THE PASSENGERS.
MY 4 YEAR OLD CAR STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASH AND IS NOT EXTENDING AND THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER FINDING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CONTACTED GM WHO GAVE ME A TOKEN 10% DISCOUNT ON THE 1200$ QUOTE.
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OPENING. MY BELIEF IS IF THE VEHICLE ACTIVATES THE AIRBAG IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DASHBOARD MAY SPLIT INTO PIECES AND SEND THE PIECES INTO THE PASSENGERS. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FLAW ON THE INTERNET.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.