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2009 GMC Yukon Denali

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 2009 GMC Yukon Denali do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 32.

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Mileage at the reported incident

32 reports with mileage · 14 unknown

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  • Air Bags. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 3 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

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73,000 miles · May 6, 2016
Unknown Or Other

MY DASH STARTED CRACKING ON THE DRIVER SIDE IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CRACK IS NOW ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG VERTICAL TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I STARTED CONTACTING UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SO DEPENDABLE BUT THIS DASH PROBLEM NEED…

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MY DASH STARTED CRACKING ON THE DRIVER SIDE IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CRACK IS NOW ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG VERTICAL TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I STARTED CONTACTING UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SO DEPENDABLE BUT THIS DASH PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED IN FUTURE MODELS AS WELL AS RECALLED FOR THE 2009 YUKON DENALI.

NHTSA ODI #10863640

119,000 miles · Oct 27, 2015
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Unknown Or Other

THE PAST FEW DAYS WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAYS AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY RADIO POWERING OFF AND ON EVERY FEW MINUTES, THE WARNING LIGHT TO HAVE MY TIRE PRESSURE SERVICED, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS LIT UP AND A STABILITRAK WARNING MESSAGE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. WHAT IF M…

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THE PAST FEW DAYS WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAYS AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY RADIO POWERING OFF AND ON EVERY FEW MINUTES, THE WARNING LIGHT TO HAVE MY TIRE PRESSURE SERVICED, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS LIT UP AND A STABILITRAK WARNING MESSAGE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. WHAT IF MY VEHICLE TOTALLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING? THERE ARE NO RECALLS ACCORDING TO GMC'S WEBSITE. I ALSO WANT TO REPORT THAT MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND STARTING TO SEPARATE, WHICH WORRIES ME SINCE THE CRACK IS NEAR MY AIRBAGS, AND CRACKED OVER MY STEERING COLUMN. GMC HAS NO RECALL FOR THIS EITHER AND I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH OWNER'S OF YUKONS AND TAHOES AROUND MY YEAR MODEL. I HAVE 119K MILES ON MY VEHICLE SO I AM SURE GMC WILL NOT REPAIR ANYTHING UNLESS I PAY FOR IT MYSELF, WHICH DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN I FEEL MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IS AT RISK.

NHTSA ODI #10786253

60,000 miles · Jul 11, 2015
Air BagsStructureUnknown Or Other

CRACK ON DASHBOARD CONNECTED TO WHERE AIR BAG.

NHTSA ODI #10733366

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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