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2011 GMC Sierra Denali air bags problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2011 GMC Sierra Denali36% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Air Bags complaints
36%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Hit a deer while driving, airbags did not deploy but made a noise and sounds liked gas was released. Like the airbags tried to deploy but didn't. Now my airbag light is on and says to check airbag system or something to that effect.

    filed Nov 23, 2020

  • Takata recall my vehicle is affected by this recall I have called numerous dealerships and they all tell me gm don't have a fix yet so because of this issue does this mean my vehicle falls under lemon law since it's 8 years old and the problem can't be fixed thanks takata I love my denali

    filed Jun 1, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Air Bags problems in other Sierra Denali years

YearReportsShare
2015 Sierra Denali15%
Sierra Denali air bags problems by year →

Other reported problem areas on the 2011 GMC Sierra Denali

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.