2009 GMC Yukon Denali

WHILE DRIVING, I STARTED HEARING STRANGE RATTLING NOISES FROM THE DASHBOARD. WE I INSPECTED THE DASH BOARD, I NOTICED IT WAS CRACKED BY THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON BOTH SIDES. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. SHOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOY, THE CRACKED DASHBOARD WILL MOST LIKELY EXPLODE, POSSIBLY CAUSING MORE INJURY THAN THE AIRBAG WAS DESIGNED TO AVOID. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT FROM GM CUSTOMERS. WHILE I RECENTLY PAID TO HAVE MY DASH REPLACED, I'M HOPING GM WILL ISSUE A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND I WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRING THIS DEFECT.

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.

LEFT REAR SEAT BELT FAILS TO EXTRACT. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE LOCK BAR WAS SEIZED UP AND COULD NOT BE RELEASED AND THAT THE ENTIRE SEATBELT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS ONLY A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND AT 6'4 270 I DON'T HAVE ANYONE EVER SIT BEHIND ME. THIS IS PROBABLY THE LEAST USED SEATBELT IN MY YUKON. . SAFETY DEVICES SUCH AS SEAT BELTS & AIR BAGS SHOULD NEVER FAIL EVER ! IF THEY DO THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. I JUST THANK GOD IT DIDN'T MALFUNCTION DURING AN ACCIDENT. GMC'S SEAT BELT DESIGN NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I WAS HEARING STRANGE CRACKING.NOISES FROM THE DASHBOARD FOR 2 DAYS. THEN I LOOKED AT THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD, AND IT WAS CRACKED BY THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. SHOULD THE AIRBAG BE DEPLOYED, THE CRACKED DASHBOARD WILL EXPLODE, POSSIBLY CAUSING MORE INJURY THAN THE AIRBAG WAS DESIGNED TO AVOID. HOPEFULLY, GMC WILL ADDRESS THIS IN A RECALL.

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.

THE UPPER DASH HAS TWO CRACKS NEXT TO THE PASSENGERS AIRBAG OPENING. I CANNOT GET THESE CRACKS REPAIRED BECAUSE THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I CANNOT FIND OUT IF THE BROKEN, CRACKED UPPER DASH COULD ALSO INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY OPEN CASE # 8-1633101708 BUT HAVE NOT OFFERED TO FIX OR REPLACE THE UPPER DASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC YUKON DENALI. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A RATTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE CENTER OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A CRACK FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LEADING DOWN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.