2008 GMC Yukon XL air bags problems
42 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2008 GMC Yukon XL — 61% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Sorry I speak Spanish Le cambiaron sensor bolsa de aire pero sigue teniendo lo el mismo problema y después de eso no se si le esta afectando porque ya no me sirve la alarma, el tablero en ocasiones se detiene o no prende nada, el stereo derrepente deja de oírse incluso lo de navegación yo regrese…”
filed Aug 3, 2022
“The contact owned a 2008 GMC Yukon XL. The contact stated while driving at an intersection, another vehicle unexpectedly cut into the middle lane. As a result, the contact crashed into the passenger side of the vehicle. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The contact sustained…”
filed Jun 14, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Air BagsCampaign 21V050000 · Feb 5, 2021
- These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term…Campaign 21V052000 · Feb 5, 2021
Air Bags problems in other Yukon XL years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Yukon XL | 2 | 1% |
| 2022 Yukon XL | 3 | 2% |
| 2021 Yukon XL | 4 | 2% |
| 2020 Yukon XL | 1 | 2% |
| 2019 Yukon XL | 3 | 5% |
| 2018 Yukon XL | 2 | 4% |
| 2017 Yukon XL | 4 | 3% |
| 2016 Yukon XL | 3 | 2% |
| 2015 Yukon XL | 1 | 0% |
| 2013 Yukon XL | 5 | 23% |
| 2011 Yukon XL | 21 | 45% |
| 2010 Yukon XL | 15 | 54% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 GMC Yukon XL
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.