IllustrationINSTRUMENT PANEL IS GOING OUT, ONE INSTRUMENT AT A TIME. FIRST SHOWING LOW OIL PRESSURE, STABILITRAK WARNING, CHECK ENGINE, NOW IT IS THE RPM GAUGE THAT ISN'T SHOWING ANYTHING. ALSO HAVE A HUGE CRACK IN THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT 5-6 YEARS. I'VE SEEN ONLINE COMPLAINTS OFF THIS ISSUE.
2007 GMC Yukon Denali
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Yukon Denali years
Owner complaints for the 2007 GMC Yukon Denali are substantially higher than the model-year median of 32.
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Mileage at the reported incident
20–25K
1025–50K
1250–75K
2275–100K
24100–150K
12150K+
82 reports with mileage · 38 unknown
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 41 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports1 fire reports11 injury reports
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
9 reportsI WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH & THEN A MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASH THAT STATES CHECK STABILITRAK/TRACTION CONTROL OFF. I THEN BRAKED TO PULL OVER & THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AS IF THE SUSPENSION & BRAKES WERE BEING AFFECTED. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THIS ERROR MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR & THEN GO OFF & CONTINUED TO DO TH…
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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH & THEN A MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASH THAT STATES CHECK STABILITRAK/TRACTION CONTROL OFF. I THEN BRAKED TO PULL OVER & THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AS IF THE SUSPENSION & BRAKES WERE BEING AFFECTED. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THIS ERROR MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR & THEN GO OFF & CONTINUED TO DO THIS FOR 3-4 HOURS WHILE I WAS DRIVING.
AS I WAS DRIVING 'OIL PRESSURE IS LOW, CUT THE ENGINE OFF' WARNING CAME ON AND THE OIL LIGHT WAS ON. THAT ALSO TRIGGERED THE TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITRAK LIGHT TO COME ON. FROM THEN ON WHENEVER I DRIVE THE VEHICLE THOSE LIGHTS COME ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GMC 2007 ENGIN…
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AS I WAS DRIVING 'OIL PRESSURE IS LOW, CUT THE ENGINE OFF' WARNING CAME ON AND THE OIL LIGHT WAS ON. THAT ALSO TRIGGERED THE TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITRAK LIGHT TO COME ON. FROM THEN ON WHENEVER I DRIVE THE VEHICLE THOSE LIGHTS COME ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GMC 2007 ENGINE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE FORMS FROM CHEVY, CADILLAC, AND GMC WHERE CONSUMERS THAT HAVE THESE ENGINES ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. WHEN WE TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIPS WE ARE TOLD TO CHANGE THE ENGINE. I WAS JUST QUOTED OVER $8000 TO CHANGE THIS ENGINE. I CAN'T EVEN SELL THIS TRUCK WITHOUT LOSING MY SHIRT. WE NEED HELP OUT HERE. GM KNOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIPS KNOW. THEY ARE SWEEPING THIS UNDER THE RUG UNTIL SOME PEOPLE DIE BECAUSE OF IT! *TR
THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED. I WILL BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STABILITRAK LIGHTS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON, AND THE ENGINE BEGINS TO RUN VERY HARD AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY AND CANNOT REACH FULL CAPACITY. THIS IS SOMEWHAT SCARY AS IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWA…
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THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED. I WILL BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STABILITRAK LIGHTS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON, AND THE ENGINE BEGINS TO RUN VERY HARD AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY AND CANNOT REACH FULL CAPACITY. THIS IS SOMEWHAT SCARY AS IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES, AS WELL AS JUST DRIVING AROUND MY RESIDENTIAL AREA, ALWAYS WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. USUALLY ONCE I TURN THE CAR OFF AND LEAVE IT FOR A LITTLE BIT, THEN RESTART IT, THE LIGHTS ARE OFF EXCEPT THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY ON. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND THAT GMC SHOULD BE TAKING THIS SAFETY CONCERN VERY SERIOUSLY AS NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY IS DEFINITELY A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
HAVING ALOT OF ISSUES WITH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF CAUSING MY TRUCK TO EITHER SHUT OFF/STALL OR JUST NOT TURN ON THAN THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON ARGGG. I TOOK TO DEALERS WAS TOLD ITS MY THROTTLE SENSOR GOT IT REPLACED $$750.00 UGHH THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEN WHEN I TRY AND TURN IT ON AGAIN IT WILL FLASH TRAC…
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HAVING ALOT OF ISSUES WITH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF CAUSING MY TRUCK TO EITHER SHUT OFF/STALL OR JUST NOT TURN ON THAN THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON ARGGG. I TOOK TO DEALERS WAS TOLD ITS MY THROTTLE SENSOR GOT IT REPLACED $$750.00 UGHH THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEN WHEN I TRY AND TURN IT ON AGAIN IT WILL FLASH TRACTION LIGHT ON AND OFF SO I TURN IT OFF THEN TURN IT ON AND IT GOES AWAY, LATER COMES ON THEN OFF RANDOM TIMES I CHECKED THIS SITE SINCE I SEEN NEWS AND SEEN OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WONT KICK IN ALSO MY FRONT DASH HAS CRACKED ON TOP OF THE ODOMETER AND IT DOES MAKE ME WORRY IF I EVER GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WILL THE DASH SHATTER COMPLETELY?? OTHER THEN THAT I LOVE THIS TRUCK REALLY I DO !! HOWEVER DEAR GM STOP BEING STINGY AND PAY FOR YOUR MISTAKES! *TR
I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH COMING FROM A SUPERVISION TRAINING CLASS ALONG WITH A CO-WORKER AND THE FOLLOWING SENSOR LIGHTS STARTED APPEARING ON MY DASHBOARD: TRACTION CONTROL OFF, STABILITRAK OFF. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE GM SERVICE AT LEAST TWICE AND PRIVATE …
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I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH COMING FROM A SUPERVISION TRAINING CLASS ALONG WITH A CO-WORKER AND THE FOLLOWING SENSOR LIGHTS STARTED APPEARING ON MY DASHBOARD: TRACTION CONTROL OFF, STABILITRAK OFF. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE GM SERVICE AT LEAST TWICE AND PRIVATE REPAIR FACILITIES NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE SITUATION CONTINUES. IT IS NOW 01-28-2014 AND THE SITUATION CONTINUES AND IS GETTING WORSE. ALONE WITH THE ABOVE ISSUES NOW THE "REDUCE ENGINE POWER" LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. IT HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND NO REPAIR FACILITY, GM OR OTHERWISE, KNOWS HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TO DRIVE SO THIS VEHICLE IS WHAT I DRIVE BUT, IT IS DANGEROUS AND GM NEEDS TO FIX IT OR RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I NEED ANSWERS QUICKLY I FEAR THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL CONCERNED ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON A FREEWAY!! *TR
TRAVELING ON I-75 NORTHBOUND FROM CHATTANOOGA TO KNOXVILLE, THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO, CAR REDUCES SPEED ALMOST TO A HALT. OFF TO THE RAMP AT REALLY SLOW SPEED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND SOON AFTER THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. COMPUTER INDICATES: SERVICE STABILITRAC - SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL - POWER ASSIST OFF - T…
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TRAVELING ON I-75 NORTHBOUND FROM CHATTANOOGA TO KNOXVILLE, THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO, CAR REDUCES SPEED ALMOST TO A HALT. OFF TO THE RAMP AT REALLY SLOW SPEED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND SOON AFTER THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. COMPUTER INDICATES: SERVICE STABILITRAC - SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL - POWER ASSIST OFF - TRANSMISSION FLUID HOT, IDLE ENGINE. REMOVED THE BATTERY CABLE FOR 5 MINS. CAR RESTARTS BUT ALL THE LIGHTS AND MESSAGES STILL ON. RETURNED HOME (ABOUT 35 MILES) WITH ENGINE REVVING AROUND 3500 AND SPEED AT ABOUT 50 MPH. ENGINE TEMP AND OIL PRESSURE INDICATORS OK. THIS WAS SCARY WITH 2 KIDS IN THE CAR! TAKING IT TO GARAGE TOMORROW. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY TRAK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING MESSAGE WAS ALSO DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE THROTTLE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY TRAK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING MESSAGE WAS ALSO DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE THROTTLE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE BRAKE LAMP, BUT THAT ALSO DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THAT ALSO DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000. UPDATED 04/02/13*LJ
SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. THROTTLE BODY, COMPUTER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT LEAK. DOOR HINGES RUSTED AND HARD TO OPEN DOORS. CHROME RIMS PITTING AND PEELING. STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. TAILGATE RATTLES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 37K MILES. *TR
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
1EA10004 · Interior Door Handle Laceration Risk
Opened May 23, 2010 · Closed Jul 18, 2011
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Latches/locks/linkages; Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch; Structure; Structure:body; Structure:body:door ; Structure:body:door:hinge And Attachments
The investigated concern involved chrome plating on interior door handles that could peel or separate from the plastic base material.This de-lamination could result in a sharp edge and pose a risk of laceration.In some cases, consumers reported minor hand/skin lacerations.Of these reported injuries, the vast majority of injuries were to adults.Ninety percent of claims associated with interior door handle de-lamination were related to the front doors.In addition to the above Tahoe/Yukon vehicles, other GMT 900 series C/K vehicles (Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, and Suburban) have a trim level that utilizes the chrome plated interior door handles and were included in the analysis.The resultant population group had a total of 746 complaint reports with 309 injury incidents and 43,619 unique VIN regular warranty claims over a combined 451,745 vehicle population.The door handle supplier was changed in September 2006 with new tooling and process in place by October 2006.The base population prior to the September 2006 vendor change accounted for the bulk (or 89%) of all complaints and comparable injury reports and warranty claims.Due to the nature of the failure (thin chrome plating peeling off the door handle), only minor hand/skin laceration injuries similar to a paper cut were recorded.All but a few did not require professional medical treatment such as surgical or liquid sutures (i.e. stitches).Less than 10% of injury reports had specifically involved a 3-10 year old child.This was due to the fact that 90% of the claims were associated with door handles located in the front seating area (where the window glass panels usually have less solar tinting than rear window glass panels) where children are not normally seated. In July 2010, GM issued a Special Coverage Policy (SCP 09239) on the base vehicles to extend the warranty coverage to 10 years/100k miles.Recent data indicate that the base population complaint and injury reporting have subsided since the implementation of the SCP campaign.In June 2011, GM added the remaining interim population (Sep-Oct 2006) to the SCP.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
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Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
The investigated concern involved chrome plating on interior door handles that could peel or separate from the plastic base material.This de-lamination could result in a sharp edge and pose a risk of laceration.In some cases, consumers reported minor hand/skin lacerations.Of these reported injuries, the vast majority of injuries were to adults.Ninety percent of claims associated with interior door handle de-lamination were related to the front doors.In addition to the above Tahoe/Yukon vehicles, other GMT 900 series C/K vehicles (Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, and Suburban) have a trim level that utilizes the chrome plated interior door handles and were included in the analysis.The resultant population group had a total of 746 complaint reports with 309 injury incidents and 43,619 unique VIN regular warranty claims over a combined 451,745 vehicle population.The door handle supplier was changed in September 2006 with new tooling and process in place by October 2006.The base population prior to the September 2006 vendor change accounted for the bulk (or 89%) of all complaints and comparable injury reports and warranty claims.Due to the nature of the failure (thin chrome plating peeling off the door handle), only minor hand/skin laceration injuries similar to a paper cut were recorded.All but a few did not require professional medical treatment such as surgical or liquid sutures (i.e. stitches).Less than 10% of injury reports had specifically involved a 3-10 year old child.This was due to the fact that 90% of the claims were associated with door handles located in the front seating area (where the window glass panels usually have less solar tinting than rear window glass panels) where children are not normally seated. In July 2010, GM issued a Special Coverage Policy (SCP 09239) on the base vehicles to extend the warranty coverage to 10 years/100k miles.Recent data indicate that the base population complaint and injury reporting have subsided since the implementation of the SCP campaign.In June 2011, GM added the remaining interim population (Sep-Oct 2006) to the SCP.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
Latches/locks/linkages
The investigated concern involved chrome plating on interior door handles that could peel or separate from the plastic base material.This de-lamination could result in a sharp edge and pose a risk of laceration.In some cases, consumers reported minor hand/skin lacerations.Of these reported injuries, the vast majority of injuries were to adults.Ninety percent of claims associated with interior door handle de-lamination were related to the front doors.In addition to the above Tahoe/Yukon vehicles, other GMT 900 series C/K vehicles (Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, and Suburban) have a trim level that utilizes the chrome plated interior door handles and were included in the analysis.The resultant population group had a total of 746 complaint reports with 309 injury incidents and 43,619 unique VIN regular warranty claims over a combined 451,745 vehicle population.The door handle supplier was changed in September 2006 with new tooling and process in place by October 2006.The base population prior to the September 2006 vendor change accounted for the bulk (or 89%) of all complaints and comparable injury reports and warranty claims.Due to the nature of the failure (thin chrome plating peeling off the door handle), only minor hand/skin laceration injuries similar to a paper cut were recorded.All but a few did not require professional medical treatment such as surgical or liquid sutures (i.e. stitches).Less than 10% of injury reports had specifically involved a 3-10 year old child.This was due to the fact that 90% of the claims were associated with door handles located in the front seating area (where the window glass panels usually have less solar tinting than rear window glass panels) where children are not normally seated. In July 2010, GM issued a Special Coverage Policy (SCP 09239) on the base vehicles to extend the warranty coverage to 10 years/100k miles.Recent data indicate that the base population complaint and injury reporting have subsided since the implementation of the SCP campaign.In June 2011, GM added the remaining interim population (Sep-Oct 2006) to the SCP.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
Structure:body:door
The investigated concern involved chrome plating on interior door handles that could peel or separate from the plastic base material.This de-lamination could result in a sharp edge and pose a risk of laceration.In some cases, consumers reported minor hand/skin lacerations.Of these reported injuries, the vast majority of injuries were to adults.Ninety percent of claims associated with interior door handle de-lamination were related to the front doors.In addition to the above Tahoe/Yukon vehicles, other GMT 900 series C/K vehicles (Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, and Suburban) have a trim level that utilizes the chrome plated interior door handles and were included in the analysis.The resultant population group had a total of 746 complaint reports with 309 injury incidents and 43,619 unique VIN regular warranty claims over a combined 451,745 vehicle population.The door handle supplier was changed in September 2006 with new tooling and process in place by October 2006.The base population prior to the September 2006 vendor change accounted for the bulk (or 89%) of all complaints and comparable injury reports and warranty claims.Due to the nature of the failure (thin chrome plating peeling off the door handle), only minor hand/skin laceration injuries similar to a paper cut were recorded.All but a few did not require professional medical treatment such as surgical or liquid sutures (i.e. stitches).Less than 10% of injury reports had specifically involved a 3-10 year old child.This was due to the fact that 90% of the claims were associated with door handles located in the front seating area (where the window glass panels usually have less solar tinting than rear window glass panels) where children are not normally seated. In July 2010, GM issued a Special Coverage Policy (SCP 09239) on the base vehicles to extend the warranty coverage to 10 years/100k miles.Recent data indicate that the base population complaint and injury reporting have subsided since the implementation of the SCP campaign.In June 2011, GM added the remaining interim population (Sep-Oct 2006) to the SCP.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
Structure:body:door:hinge And Attachments
The investigated concern involved chrome plating on interior door handles that could peel or separate from the plastic base material.This de-lamination could result in a sharp edge and pose a risk of laceration.In some cases, consumers reported minor hand/skin lacerations.Of these reported injuries, the vast majority of injuries were to adults.Ninety percent of claims associated with interior door handle de-lamination were related to the front doors.In addition to the above Tahoe/Yukon vehicles, other GMT 900 series C/K vehicles (Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, and Suburban) have a trim level that utilizes the chrome plated interior door handles and were included in the analysis.The resultant population group had a total of 746 complaint reports with 309 injury incidents and 43,619 unique VIN regular warranty claims over a combined 451,745 vehicle population.The door handle supplier was changed in September 2006 with new tooling and process in place by October 2006.The base population prior to the September 2006 vendor change accounted for the bulk (or 89%) of all complaints and comparable injury reports and warranty claims.Due to the nature of the failure (thin chrome plating peeling off the door handle), only minor hand/skin laceration injuries similar to a paper cut were recorded.All but a few did not require professional medical treatment such as surgical or liquid sutures (i.e. stitches).Less than 10% of injury reports had specifically involved a 3-10 year old child.This was due to the fact that 90% of the claims were associated with door handles located in the front seating area (where the window glass panels usually have less solar tinting than rear window glass panels) where children are not normally seated. In July 2010, GM issued a Special Coverage Policy (SCP 09239) on the base vehicles to extend the warranty coverage to 10 years/100k miles.Recent data indicate that the base population complaint and injury reporting have subsided since the implementation of the SCP campaign.In June 2011, GM added the remaining interim population (Sep-Oct 2006) to the SCP.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
Structure:body
The investigated concern involved chrome plating on interior door handles that could peel or separate from the plastic base material.This de-lamination could result in a sharp edge and pose a risk of laceration.In some cases, consumers reported minor hand/skin lacerations.Of these reported injuries, the vast majority of injuries were to adults.Ninety percent of claims associated with interior door handle de-lamination were related to the front doors.In addition to the above Tahoe/Yukon vehicles, other GMT 900 series C/K vehicles (Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, and Suburban) have a trim level that utilizes the chrome plated interior door handles and were included in the analysis.The resultant population group had a total of 746 complaint reports with 309 injury incidents and 43,619 unique VIN regular warranty claims over a combined 451,745 vehicle population.The door handle supplier was changed in September 2006 with new tooling and process in place by October 2006.The base population prior to the September 2006 vendor change accounted for the bulk (or 89%) of all complaints and comparable injury reports and warranty claims.Due to the nature of the failure (thin chrome plating peeling off the door handle), only minor hand/skin laceration injuries similar to a paper cut were recorded.All but a few did not require professional medical treatment such as surgical or liquid sutures (i.e. stitches).Less than 10% of injury reports had specifically involved a 3-10 year old child.This was due to the fact that 90% of the claims were associated with door handles located in the front seating area (where the window glass panels usually have less solar tinting than rear window glass panels) where children are not normally seated. In July 2010, GM issued a Special Coverage Policy (SCP 09239) on the base vehicles to extend the warranty coverage to 10 years/100k miles.Recent data indicate that the base population complaint and injury reporting have subsided since the implementation of the SCP campaign.In June 2011, GM added the remaining interim population (Sep-Oct 2006) to the SCP.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
Structure
The investigated concern involved chrome plating on interior door handles that could peel or separate from the plastic base material.This de-lamination could result in a sharp edge and pose a risk of laceration.In some cases, consumers reported minor hand/skin lacerations.Of these reported injuries, the vast majority of injuries were to adults.Ninety percent of claims associated with interior door handle de-lamination were related to the front doors.In addition to the above Tahoe/Yukon vehicles, other GMT 900 series C/K vehicles (Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, and Suburban) have a trim level that utilizes the chrome plated interior door handles and were included in the analysis.The resultant population group had a total of 746 complaint reports with 309 injury incidents and 43,619 unique VIN regular warranty claims over a combined 451,745 vehicle population.The door handle supplier was changed in September 2006 with new tooling and process in place by October 2006.The base population prior to the September 2006 vendor change accounted for the bulk (or 89%) of all complaints and comparable injury reports and warranty claims.Due to the nature of the failure (thin chrome plating peeling off the door handle), only minor hand/skin laceration injuries similar to a paper cut were recorded.All but a few did not require professional medical treatment such as surgical or liquid sutures (i.e. stitches).Less than 10% of injury reports had specifically involved a 3-10 year old child.This was due to the fact that 90% of the claims were associated with door handles located in the front seating area (where the window glass panels usually have less solar tinting than rear window glass panels) where children are not normally seated. In July 2010, GM issued a Special Coverage Policy (SCP 09239) on the base vehicles to extend the warranty coverage to 10 years/100k miles.Recent data indicate that the base population complaint and injury reporting have subsided since the implementation of the SCP campaign.In June 2011, GM added the remaining interim population (Sep-Oct 2006) to the SCP.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.