2012 GMC Yukon problems
The 2012 GMC Yukon has 89 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns air bags. Next are body & structure (16%) and electrical system (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 89 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 60 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 | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 60 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 72,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 61,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 95% 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 2012 ranks 30th most-complained-about out of 33 model years of the GMC Yukon with enough data (36 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.
Starting in aug 2012 I have had to replace all four door handles and as of today started on the second round of replacing the defective door handles, they continue to pop out when you open the door. I have been told there is no solution from GMC on this problem. When you spend that kind of money on a vehicle the door handles should not fail all of the time. When the vehicle is out of warranty I will be out big bucks every time this happens and that is wrong.
Noticed a crack on dash by airbag system shortly after purchase . Was told by dealership that I would have to pay almost $1,000 to repair even though vehicle was purchased as GM certified. As of yesterday, the crack is much larger and appears to be separating at corner of airbag assembly area on passenger side of dash. This has to be considered a safety concern. Please advise.
Large crack in dash at corner of passenger air bag cover appeared in sept 2013. Another large crack appeared over steering wheel column in august 2014. I have researched and found that this is an inherent defect in several GM models since at least 2007 and that GM may offer to pay half of the replacement fee. I am concerned that, if the passenger air bag were to deploy, the plastic would shatter at the cracked area and act as shrapnel.
When filling the fuel tank with fuel the pump constantly shuts off due to pressure in the fuel tank not being released. Took this in to the GMC dealership and had the fuel tank and various component replaced under warranty. The problem did not go away. It does not matter what gas station I fill up at either. It can take up to 20 minutes to fill up the fuel tank due to the pump constantly shutting off due to the pressure in the fuel tank not being released.
When driving it sometimes begins to hesitate reduce power the traction and stability and engine light comes on. When this happens the RPM gauge as well stops working. If I pull over on side of road and turn off and restart most times the ignition will hang and keep trying crank the vehicle. It's hesitant to crank when this happens and sometimes cranks and then immediately dies. It will shift hard just before powering into a reduced power mode.