IllustrationDASHBOARD 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.
2012 GMC Yukon Denali Xl
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2012 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
Limited mileage data: 19 of 23 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electronic Stability Control (esc). Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
23 reportsTHE 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.
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 FIRST WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT AN…
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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 FIRST WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND NOTICED UNDERNEATH THE FRAME WAX ALL PEALING AND FRAME VERY RUSTED, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER THINGS RUSTING . MY 02 WITH 170,000 MILES ON IT LOOKS BETTER THEN THIS. ALSO WENT ON LINE AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. IM SURE MORE WOULD IF THEY LOOKED UNDER THERE CAR. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT AND THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THATS NORMAL , I DISAGREE SEEING I HAVE MULTIPLE CARS/ GMCS MY WIFE HAS A 2012 PASSAT WE BOUGHT NEW AND IS SPOTLESS UNDERNEATH, AND WE HAVE DONE NOTHING TO THE CAR. *JS
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.