IllustrationCRACKED DASHBOARD. POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH RESULTING FROM DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. THERE IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AS INDICATED BY THE NUMBER OF INTERNET COMPLAINTS AND NEWS RELATED STORIES.
2011 GMC Yukon Denali
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2011 GMC Yukon Denali do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 32.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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1150K+
66 reports with mileage · 30 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 26 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 2 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 reports2 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
96 reportsTHE DASHBOARD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED AND IS UNSAFE. THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES HAVE THIS DEFECT AND GMC IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHERE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH BRACKETS FOR THE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD THAT CREATES THE CRACKING. EVEN IF YOU SPEND $1200 TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY DESIGN IT WILL CRAC…
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THE DASHBOARD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED AND IS UNSAFE. THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES HAVE THIS DEFECT AND GMC IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHERE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH BRACKETS FOR THE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD THAT CREATES THE CRACKING. EVEN IF YOU SPEND $1200 TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY DESIGN IT WILL CRACK AGAIN. A RECALL MUST BE INITIATED. NEWER MODELS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. GM OFFERS NO HELP TO CONSUMERS ON THIS ISSUE.
CRACKED DASH FROM MIDDLE OF DASH TO DRIVERS SIDE INSTRAMENT CLUSTER AND ON PASSENGER SIDE GOES TO AIRBAG. IT CRACKED OVER TIME. UNKNOWN CAUSE BUT MANY HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH SAME DEFECT
MY GMC DENALI 2011 DASHBOARD SUDDENLY CRACKED IN TWO PLACES -THEY ARE CLEARLY STRESS CRACKS WITH NO SUPPORT UNDERNEATH. ONE CRACK IS ON THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, OTHER ABOVE STEERING WHEEL. SHOULD THE PASS AIRBAG DEPLOY, I'M NOT SURE IF IT WOULD WORK PROPERLY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL SITUATIONS WITH THESE MODE…
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MY GMC DENALI 2011 DASHBOARD SUDDENLY CRACKED IN TWO PLACES -THEY ARE CLEARLY STRESS CRACKS WITH NO SUPPORT UNDERNEATH. ONE CRACK IS ON THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, OTHER ABOVE STEERING WHEEL. SHOULD THE PASS AIRBAG DEPLOY, I'M NOT SURE IF IT WOULD WORK PROPERLY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL SITUATIONS WITH THESE MODELS IN PARTICULAR. GMC OFFERS NO COMPENSATION BECAUSE THERE ARE 100S OF COMPLAINTS OUT THERE REGARDING THIS ISSUE, MAYBE MORE. WEBSITES ARE ORGANIZED FOR GMC CRACKED DASHBOARDS! THIS VEHICLE HAS NO ACCIDENT HISTORY. IT CRACKED RANDOMLY. THE DASH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CRACKS ARE GROWING WITH THE VIBRATION OF THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION. THANK YOU
I HAVE A 2011 YUKON DENALI AND THE DASH HAS CRACKED AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS. I AM NOT SURE WHY OR HOW THIS HAPPENED, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED TO OVER 6000 VEHICLES (PLEASE SEE FACEBOOK PAGE - 07-13 GM CRACKED DASH SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL TRUCKS) AND GMC IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS PROBLEM.
THE DASHBOARD HAS A LONG HORIZONTAL CRACK ACROSS THE MIDDLE. IF THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOY, IT WOULD SEND SHARP SHARDS SPEEDING ACROSS THE INTERIOR OF THE CABIN. NOTE: I HAD TO FILL IN A DATE BELOW ABOUT WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED -- I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE. AS SUCH, I FILLED IN 1/1/16). THE ACTUAL DATE WAS A FEW WEEK…
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THE DASHBOARD HAS A LONG HORIZONTAL CRACK ACROSS THE MIDDLE. IF THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOY, IT WOULD SEND SHARP SHARDS SPEEDING ACROSS THE INTERIOR OF THE CABIN. NOTE: I HAD TO FILL IN A DATE BELOW ABOUT WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED -- I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE. AS SUCH, I FILLED IN 1/1/16). THE ACTUAL DATE WAS A FEW WEEKS OR DAYS BEFORE I WENT TO CARL BLACK DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE IT FOR FREE.
MY DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS ACROSS ON BOTH SIDES. HOPE THIS NOT AFFECT AIRBAG SAFETY. RIDING DOWN ROAD WHEN NOTICED THE CRACK; SEEMS TO BE WORSE OR INCREASING IN SIZE.
MY YUKON DASH IS CRACKED IN 2 PLACES. THE DASH IS FLAPPING DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SPEAKER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING AND SENDING SHARDS OF PLASTIC EVERYWHERE. I HAVE YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT THE BEST. I AM SHOCKED THIS IS NOT A RECALL. I AM VERY CONC…
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MY YUKON DASH IS CRACKED IN 2 PLACES. THE DASH IS FLAPPING DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SPEAKER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING AND SENDING SHARDS OF PLASTIC EVERYWHERE. I HAVE YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT THE BEST. I AM SHOCKED THIS IS NOT A RECALL. I AM VERY CONCERNED.
THERE IS A DEFINITIVE, UNPROVOKED CRACK THAT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2011 YUKON DENALI WHEN IT WAS STATIONARY IN MY SECURE GARAGE. THE ENTIRE TOP PANEL NOW SHAKES AND VIBRATES AS A RESULT OF THIS CRACK. I TRAVEL WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME ON A DAILY BASIS, AND AM GROSSLY CONCERNED THAT AS THE CRACK CONTINUES TO GROW…
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THERE IS A DEFINITIVE, UNPROVOKED CRACK THAT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2011 YUKON DENALI WHEN IT WAS STATIONARY IN MY SECURE GARAGE. THE ENTIRE TOP PANEL NOW SHAKES AND VIBRATES AS A RESULT OF THIS CRACK. I TRAVEL WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME ON A DAILY BASIS, AND AM GROSSLY CONCERNED THAT AS THE CRACK CONTINUES TO GROW LARGER, SO DOES THE POSSIBILITY THAT SHOULD MY AIRBAGS DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, ONE OF MY SMALL CHILDREN OR MYSELF WILL BE FURTHER INJURED BY THE BROKEN PLASTIC ON THE DASHBOARD. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE.
THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN LARGE CRACK FIRST APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACK ORIGINATED FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD A N RUNS TOWARD THE DRIVER SEAT. THE CRACK MAKES A Y SHAPE AS IT APPROACHES THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE DASH MAKES A VIBRATING/RATTLING NOISE FROM THE CRACKED AREA AND THE CRACK CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SPREAD.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.