2008 GMC Yukon Denali XL air bags problems
17 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2008 GMC Yukon Denali XL, which is 30% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 30% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 97,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 97,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
I was rear ended at approximately 8:00 am this morning. Both my vehicle and the truck that hit me likely suffered damage that will result in them being totaled by the insurance companies. I have a major concern about my airbags not deploying. I have not yet read the police report, but the dodge ram truck that hit me while I was stopped at a light hit my yukon with great force. This was on a highway (204th street) in elkhorn, ne
My dash has cracked in two spots. One by the steering wheel and the other by the passenger airbag. There's a facebook where almost 7000 people are reporting the same issue. [link removed]