2013 Gmc Yukon Denali problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Structure:body (8) · Air Bags (6)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Gmc Yukon Denali model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
23 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (1,542)
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 2026-09-26 · PIT5698F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostics tips on how the lin bus works and how to diagnosis it.
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.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,542 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2019-07-24 · Unknown Or Other · 71,584 mi“in the last 12 months the dash has cracked in multiple places and the paint on the hood and roof has cracked and faded. i have already had the hood repainted but the roof is more extensive and should not have to be repainted after only 6 years. the dash is cracked near the airbag so if i'm in an accident the dash will splinter into the faces of t…”
2019-07-03 · Air Bags · 86,000 mi“dash is cracking around airbag potentially could cause projectiles being tossed in a accident , cracking all over dash…”
2019-07-03 · Unknown Or Other“dash is cracked around airbag and column , in accident dash debris could cause bodily damage as a projectile.…”
2019-04-27 · Unknown Or Other“live in arizona. was driving in august 2018 in afternoon vehicle failed to accelerate in intersection. almost got tboned. took to gmc dealership. we were so scared as we had our son in the car. dealership kept for a week kept telling us there was nothing wrong i would not accept this for an answer i told my husband to tell them that we were not goi…”
2019-02-27 · Air Bags · 38,000 mi“have had 2 cracks in my dashboard, passenger side from rear/left side toward windshield from airbag and another over instrument panel. they have been there for over a year, i didn't realize how common this problem was or i would have reported sooner. concern relates to dashboard pieces causing injury if airbag deployed. vehicle is parked inside …”
2019-02-03 · Unknown Or Other · 40,000 mi“dashboard cracked in 2 places. passenger side above the glove compartment and driver's side above the instrument panel. i noticed the passenger side crack about 2 months ago and the one above the instrument panel today 2-3-19…”
2019-02-01 · Structure:body · 67,000 mi“a little of a month ago we noticed there was a crack from the corner of the air bag down the dash. the car was stationary and has never been in any accidents. i called the dealership to find out if my service contract was going to cover this since i have only owned this vehicle a little over a year. the informed me it would not be covered. this is …”
2018-12-19 · Air Bags · 30,000 mi“dash issues have plagued the 2007-2014 gmc trucks. mine is included in this. there is cracking all around the area where the passenger airbag is. i'm worried that in a deployment, pieces of dash would be projected at passengers. the dash material is clearly very brittle and flimsy.…”
2018-11-06 · Structure:body · 75,500 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2013 gmc yukon denali. while the vehicle was stationary, the contact noticed that the dashboard was cracked near the front passenger side air bag. silver star buick gmc (3601 auto mall drive, thousand oaks, california 91362, (805) 222-4789) was made aware of the failure and performed an assessment of the dashboard damages in …”
2018-08-13 · Unknown Or Other · 40,000 mi“the dash is cracking around the air bag and in front of the driver instrumentation area. has less than 50,000 miles on the vehicle. tried to get gm to repair but they refused.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.