2009 GMC Yukon Denali body & structure problems
15 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2009 GMC Yukon Denali, which is 25% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 25% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 18% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the body & structure complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
The dash where the passenger airbag and above the instrument panel cracked. When I was searching to find a repair shop near me, I came across several blogs ([link removed] and [link removed] many people complaining of the exact cracks. When I called GMC they explained any recall has to be processed through this association, which I certainly wasn't aware of, and I do not think the other people were either because it's an approximately $1,600 repair at the dealership, and people have paid it.
2009 yukon denali... On 2 separate occasions while attempting to open vehicle using external door handles, the front passenger side door handle & rear driver's side door handle came off. These are the chrome plated models. I was told by multiple sales personnel, service techs, & service managers that this is a common problem (apparently there is some sort of issue with the chrome plated models). I also have friends with similar models- yukon & tahoe that have experienced the same issue.
Other problems reported for the 2009 GMC Yukon Denali
- Air bags 23 complaints