2013 GMC Yukon Denali problems
Owners have filed 40 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 GMC Yukon Denali. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 38% of complaints. Next are body & structure (22%) and engine (2%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 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 31 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 58,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 58,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the GMC Yukon Denali with enough data (37 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I purchased new, two, GMC yukon denalis in 2007, 2013. Both dash boards are cracking and pose a serious safety defect. I use these vehicles for pleasure "on road" only use. My daughter drives the 2007 to college now and her dash board is cracked from the drivers side to the passenger side and flaps around while driving/operating the vehicle down the road, this is a hugh distraction.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 GMC yukon denali. The contact stated that the dashboard was cracked over the passenger side air bag. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 61,000.
I have stress cracks in a faulty dashboard that has had no blunt force. These cracks are located at the instrument cluster, center speaker and another at the passenger airbag. Behind the instrument cluster a portion of the dash has collapsed now. My vehicle has been garaged for most of the time since purchased. Since we bought our new home it has been outside for less than 4 months and the cracks appeared. I now have 4 and collapsed area.
The dashboard in my 2013 GMC yukon denali is has begin to crack from the windshield to just in front of the steering wheel. It is starting to spread two ways. This could be a potential safety hazard if the air bags doesn't deploy properly because of the broken structure of the dashboard. Is there a voluntary GM recall or a NHTSA recall for this problem? The vehicle is well maintained and the crack spreads as the vehicle is being driven.