2012 Gmc YUKON DENALI - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2012 GMC Yukon Denali SUV RWD has an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5, which indicates above-average safety features and performance. It scored well in the front and side crash tests, with ratings of 5 for most categories. The rollover rating was average at 3. Additionally, this vehicle is equipped with standard electronic stability control, which enhances its ability to maintain control in challenging driving conditions.

However, it lacks both forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems, which could potentially alert drivers of impending collisions or unintentional lane departures. This means that the driver would need to rely more on their own vigilance and defensive driving skills.

In terms of complaints and recalls, there have been 116 complaints and 3 recalls reported for this model. While the number of complaints is relatively high, it is essential to investigate the nature of these complaints to determine their severity and impact on overall safety. The 3 recalls indicate that there have been identified issues with certain components that needed addressing by the manufacturer.

Overall, the 2012 GMC Yukon Denali is a solid choice in terms of safety, but potential buyers should be aware of the lack of collision and lane departure warning systems and monitor any reported issues closely.

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Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

116

Recall Count

3

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

4/5

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Safety Features

2012 GMC Yukon Denali SUV RWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2012 GMC Yukon Denali SUV RWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2012 GMC Yukon Denali SUV RWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2012 GMC Yukon Denali SUV RWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2012 Score 2017 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating 5 5
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 5

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2012 Score 2017 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2012 Score 2017 Score
Rollover Rating 3 3
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating 5 5

Complaints for the 2012 Gmc YUKON DENALI

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

Choose a component to see what complaints people have made about them.

Complaint:
"dashboard cracked, afraid that if airbag deploys shards of dashboard will come flying at both driver and passenger. it started as a little crack, than expanded across the entire dashboard"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2020-05-01
Complaint:
"dash panel cracked via design defect. damage has spread and poses a safety risk if airbags are deployed."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2016-01-04
Complaint:
"for no apparent reason the dashboard is cracking. it started on driver side now there is another one near airbag and by speaker. this vehicle is well maintained and there should be no excuse for this"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2016-06-04
Complaint:
"cracks in the dash in two places. next to the passenger air bag and on the curve above the instrucment panel on the drivers side."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2021-12-07
Complaint:
"dash is cracked on passenger side airbag"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-12-08
Complaint:
"several cracks have developed on the dashboard in front of the drivers position and by the passenger airbag location. the dashboard cover vibrates when going over rough roads and i am concerned that the vibration will initiate the passenger airbag which is also on recall with no date established to bring the car in for a replacement airbag."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-05-02
Complaint:
"dash board in the interior of the vehilce is cracking in multiple places throughout the top of the dash"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2018-10-01
Complaint:
"i purchased this vehicle new in 2012 ,it has 32,000 miles on ,it one owner, one driver, always in the garage. yesterday the drivers side door handle literally came off in my hand. it is composed of a flimsy piece of plastic which broke and rendered the door unusable. this is an extremely dangerous situation if this were to happen and you cannot access the vehicle due to a wreck or access your children or simply get into your car in an area where you need to get in quickly. this is a well-known problem with gm ,in fact they sell replacement door handles next to the air filters like any other frequently replaced parts. i find this highly unacceptable that there has not been a recall, it is an obvious safety issue! when you cannot open the door of your car , one could be stuck in the car, or stuck out of the car, to no fault of your own. this issue also happens with the interior door opening mechanism. now i live in fear that another handle is going to come flying off of my car and i am going to be stuck somewhere without access to my vehicle. i am an older person and crawling through to access the car is not possible and extremely unsafe. i believe if a person pays in excess of $60k for an american vehicle, they should be assured that safety components like door handles do not routinely fail. please help. thank you."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-03-09
Complaint:
"cash crack"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2020-08-06
Complaint:
"the dashboard has cracked near the airbag and above the steering wheel. this vehicle is kept in the garage and is lightly used."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2019-01-01

GMC Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

GMC ranks 8 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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