2011 GMC Yukon XL problems
The 2011 GMC Yukon XL has 67 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (31%) concerns air bags. After that come body & structure (12%) and drivetrain & axles (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 67 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 37 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 | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 37 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 72,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 94% 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 2011 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the GMC Yukon XL with enough data (29 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 GMC yukon xl. The contact stated while starting vehicle, the air bag warning indicator light illuminated. The contact detected an abnormal burning odor in vehicle. The contact received NHTSA campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags). The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 100,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The vehicle's dashboard near the passenger airbag cracked and then created a hole with no physical damage to it being done. There have been several other reports of this happening to similar vehicles by other customers. This is especially dangerous as it leaves sharp angles and could seriously injure a passenger if the airbag should deploy. There is a serious flaw in the dashboard that warrants immediate fixes by GMC.
As I was driving I noticed in the reflection of my windshield a crack in the dashboard. Upon further inspection I saw that there was a crack that ran from the vent on the dashboard up toward the steering wheel. This is clearly a manufacturing defect as this vehicle is only three years old, good condition, with 31000 miles on it. It is my concern that this crack as others unless fixed will continue to spread and become a larger safety concern for me and my family.
At about 3 years of age the dashboard began to crack. It meandered through the dashboard and soon will be effectively splitting the dashboard in half with a thorough crack. The car is now 5 years old.
I was driving with my vehicle in auto 4wd, because we had icy roads. My vehicles rear drive slipped on some ice and then I got a message indicating my stabilizer system was needing work, then the electrical system (instrumentation dash) started to flash on and off. I pulled off the road and turned off my vehicle and then tried to restart it and it would not start. I tried a 2nd time and it started, put it in gear and started back out on the road.