2011 GMC Yukon Denali

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING THROUGH BOSTON IN THE FAST LANE, GOING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ENGINE REDUCED POWER LIGHT AND MY VEHICLE TOTALLY LOST POWER TO THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE SLOW LANE BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO GO FASTER THAN 35MPH AND THERE WAS HARDLY POWER TO MY GAS PEDAL. LUCKILY, I MADE IT TO AN OFF RAMP, AS I STARTED TO COME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SHAKING THE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH. I BARELY MADE IT INTO A EMPTY PARKING LOT AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC, WHO GOT A THROTTLE SENSOR CODE FROM THE ENGINE. HE TOLD ME ABOUT A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #12273B FROM GMC, REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO GMC. GMC TOLD ME, MY VEHICLE ISN'T LISTED FOR THIS ADJUSTMENT, EVEN THOUGH, IT SAYS IT SHOULD COVER 2008-20111 GMC YUKONS. APPARENTLY, GMC SAID MY VIN ISN'T LISTED AS HAVING THE FAULTY PART. I ALMOST DIED THIS MORNING IN THE FAST LANE IN BOSTON WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM GMC DESCRIBES IN THE 12273B. GMC SAID I'M NOT COVERED AND HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. ABSURD. *TR

AT 50K MILES A CRACK IN THE DASH HAD BEGUN. NOW AT 80K THERE IS A CRACK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VENT IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH. ON ONE SIDE, IT HAD 2 CRACKS AND NOW THERE IS A LARGE TRIANGLE SHAPE PIECE MISSING. NO WAY TO KNOW WHERE THAT PIECE WENT AND IF IT WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS DOWN IN THE DASH. VERY DISAPPOINTING GIVEN THE PRICE OF THIS VEHICLE MANY AND GMC ISN'T WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE HAS CRACKED SIGNIFICANTLY. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASH IS NOW COMPRISED AND IF I WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT PIECES COULD BE DISCHARGED AND INJURE MYSELF OR A PASSENGER. ADDITIONALLY, THE ISSUE COULD BE COMPOUNDED SHOULD THE AIR BAG DEPLOY AND THE BROKEN, LOOSE PORTIONS OF THE DASH BE CAUGHT IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG, DISCHARGING AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED.

DASH CRACKED IN 2 PLACES, ONE ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE OTHER BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. NOW THAT THE CRACKS ARE THERE THE CENTER SPEAKER BOUNCES AND RATTLES WHILE DRIVING. THIS SHOWS THAT THE PLASTIC IS OBVIOUSLY BRITTLE SO IN THE EVENT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, HOW DO THEY KNOW PIECES OF THE DASH WON'T GO FLYING THROUGH THE CABIN AND INTO OUR FACES AND OUR CHILDREN'S FACES? AIR BAGS DEPLOY AT AROUND 200 MPH! I DON'T SEE HOW THEY CONCLUDE THESE CRACKS ARE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. REDESIGN USING BETTER QUALITY MATERIALS AND GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED.