2010 GMC Yukon problems
The 2010 GMC Yukon has 149 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (36%) concerns air bags. Next are body & structure (17%) and engine (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 149 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 36% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 99 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 17 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 22 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 99 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 72,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 86,000 miles (26 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 21st most-complained-about out of 33 model years of the GMC Yukon with enough data (61 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.
My wife was in an accident where the at-fault driver ran a red light and t-boned her drivers side front door and pillar area while crossing an intersection. Our car was hit hard enough to where the floor board and fire wall are wrinkled. Not one air bag deployed. The toyota truck that struck my wifes car had it's air bags deployed. The auto body shop is telling me, because of the hard impact the vehicle is a total loss.
The door handles are peeling apart and has cut numerous people. This issue was presented previously in 2007 and a recall was issued. The dealer stated there is no recall for 2010 and was not willing to repair the dangerous door handles.
Third party power window injury. I put the back seat window up from the front seat and crushed my 7 year old child's finger in the window causing serious injury to her finger. She required 8 stitches to repair the tip of her finger which had basically blown open.
The dash is cracking all over, from one side to the other. Started as a small crack and is now the entire dash very quickly
The dashboard is cracking right into the passenger side airbag. It this deployed it would send shards of plastic flying into the cabin of the vehicle. I have small children that ride in this vehicle daily.