2012 Gmc Yukon Denali Xl problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Structure:body (7) · Vehicle Speed Control (1) · Engine (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Gmc Yukon Denali Xl model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (1,482)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP6104 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a gds2 session log and upload to a technical assistance case in cx connect.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP4902V · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-01-08 · PIP4902U · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2025-11-20 · PIT5214G · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have had multiple repair attempts that are being performed on customer’s vehicles that exhibit vibration conditions without utilizing the support of general motors technical assistance center. if va
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,482 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2019-07-11 · Unknown Or Other · 123,000 mi“extreme hesitation when accelerating from a stop sign or stop light. also my dashboard had several crack in it and it's getting more.…”
2019-06-08 · Structure:body · 41,000 mi“two cracks on the dash board have formed. one on the left side front of instrument cluster. the second on the passenger side intersecting the passenger airbag. unknown if its interfering with airbag deployment.…”
2019-04-24 · Unknown Or Other“the upper dashboard has cracked all the way through above the steering column exposing many components intended to remain covered in the car. due to the crack occurring the width of the upper dashboard, i am concerned about the dashboard coming dislodged during a crash or forceful braking incident and injuring vehicle passengers.…”
2019-02-10 · Structure:body · 95,000 mi“front dash cracked near the stealing column and passenger front airbag. vehicle stationary…”
2018-07-19 · Unknown Or Other · 40,000 mi“large crack in dashboard around airbag, and above control panel. concerned about safety and efficacy of airbag, and dashboard in the event of a front end crash. vehicle is garage parked. gmc wants $1,600 to replace on a 6 year old vehicle with less than 60,000 miles on it.…”
2018-07-16 · Unknown Or Other · 99,500 mi“dash is cracking and falling apart. started as small crack and just continues to get larger and more wide spread.…”
2018-06-15 · Unknown Or Other · 68,000 mi“dashboard has cracked in multiple places including around the air bag causing concern for safety if the vehicle is involved in a crash.…”
2018-06-12 · Unknown Or Other · 50,000 mi“the dash board is cracking and the dealer will not cover any repair because the vehicle is out of warranty. when the dash board fails to protect the electronics there is a danger of loss of control. my position is this is a common problem with this model and is a manufacturing defect and a recall should be issued.…”
2018-06-12 · Unknown Or Other · 99,500 mi“the dash board is cracked and rattles near the air bag. this is concerning that if an accident would occur, the cracked dash could cause further bodily harm. this defect just showed up unexpectedly and i am afraid will crack more as time goes on. i cannot recall if it occurred while driving or stationary.…”
2018-04-07 · Unknown Or Other · 75,000 mi“cracked dashboard. this is the second gm vehicles i've owned in which cracks appear on the dashboard for no apparent reason. my concern is if the air bag is deployed, small shards of plastic may lead to serious injury.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.