What are the most common problems on the 2014 GMC Yukon?

NHTSA has 61 owner complaint(s) on record for the 2014 GMC Yukon. Air Bags is the most-reported problem area on the 2014 GMC Yukon, cited in 12 of 61 filed complaints (20%).

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2014 GMC Yukon Problems & Owner Complaints

61 NHTSA owner complaints

3 crash 1 fire 4 injury

Age-normalised, this year draws ~4.7 complaints per year on the road — ranking 15 of 15 GMC Yukon years we track (1 = most complaints per year).

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What owners report

Air Bags is the most-reported problem area on the 2014 GMC Yukon, cited in 12 of 61 filed complaints (20%).

Structure is next (11 complaints, 18%), followed by Engine (9), Electrical System (6), Vehicle Speed Control (4).

Across all complaints, 3 report a crash, 1 report a fire, 4 report injuries.

The most safety-critical cluster is Air Bags: 2 crash, 1 fire, 2 injury report(s).

Complaints by vehicle system

Owner complaints filed with the U.S. NHTSA for the 2014 GMC Yukon, grouped by the vehicle system each cites. A single complaint can name more than one system, so the group totals can add up to more than 61.

Unknown Or Other 23

“While driving the vehicle it randomly looses engine function decreasing speed rapidly. The check engine light comes on and it says engine power reduced along with traction-off and stabilitrak- off. There was a safety recall 14V-614 that pertains to the chassis electronic module. I have had multiple shops look at the problem the last being a GMC dealer who replaced the accelerator pedal for the 2nd time but did not fix the issue. This issue began in early 2024 and vehicle has sat in driveway not being driven every since.”
NHTSA complaint #11669271, 2024

“Radio display not working Third row seat won't disengage because of the cable wire being stretched out. Can't remove third row seat. Rear hatch leaking water severely No accident, bought car from Causley GMC in 2024 in Michigan”
NHTSA complaint #11665656, 2024

“I have a crack dash right in the middle just below the mirror. I took it to gmc dealer in Tyler Texas about a year ago. I asked if they had any recalls on this problem. I bought this 2014 Yukon Denali in Illinois with 40,000 miles garage kept one owner. I also always parked Yukon in my 3 car garage. I wonder if there is a safety issure knowing the dash is cracked and moves when you hit a bump? Iam retired at age 63 and never had a dash crack on all vehicles I have owned. This 2014 Yukon Denali with 80,000 miles, garage kept should have never crack. My name is Fred Deven, phone #219-242-5923.”
NHTSA complaint #11501887, 2020

Air Bags 12 2 crash 1 fire 2 injury

“I have an outstanding recall on my 2014 Yukon. This recall is several years old. As far as I can tell nothing has been done on this recall. This is a safety recall! Previously I owned a 2008 Chevrolet Suburban with the same recall on it. I was told that no parts were available for the repair. I repeat this is a SAFETY recall!!! We had a wreck in the 2008 chevrolet suburban which deployed the airbags. Lucky for us the airbag worked properly. My wife was setting in the front passenger seat. If the igniter had exploded she would have been seriously injured or killed. We bought this Yuk…”
NHTSA complaint #11436766, 2020 · crash · fire · 1 injury(ies)

“I HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AT 25 MPH WITH A PARKED CAR. MY AIRBAG(S) DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS DESTROYED. THE HOOD WAS CRUMPLED AND BOTH FRONT QUARTER PANELS DAMAGED. THE FRONT DOORS ARE NOT EASILY OPENED DUE TO THE QUARTER PANEL DAMAGE. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND HOW AN IMPACT AT THE SPEED I WAS TRAVELING AND THE LOCATION OF IMPACT DID NOT CAUSE THE AIRBAG(S) TO DEPLOY. I HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE FROM THE SCENE AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION FROM MY HEAD SLAMMING DOWN ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *JS”
NHTSA complaint #10608599, 2014 · crash · 1 injury(ies)

“Takata Recall. The contact owns a 2014 GMC Yukon. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V054000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.”
NHTSA complaint #11491614, 2022

Structure 11

“Purchased new 2014 Yukon Denali in February 2015. Currently have 66,000 miles. September 2022: professional repair of the dashboard performed. Separation began June 2022. Separation of dash became larger, 2" to be exact, then the cracks appeared. Then it became noisy with rattling. According to the repair shop this is a common occurrence in some GM vehicles. GMC does not acknowledge this as a recall. February 5, 2021, our passenger side airbag was replaced by a certified GM/Chevrolet Dealership due to recall. Apparently, removal and replacement of airbag can weaken the dashboard. Thi…”
NHTSA complaint #11487216, 2022

“THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING, JUST NOTICE THE CRACK TODAY 9 OCT 2020.”
NHTSA complaint #11363568, 2020

Engine 9

“Engine, check engine. Light comes on and traction turns off and stability Tr A. K turns off while I'm driving, which is very dangerous now. The engine also has a very loud clicking. Ticking sound I'm not sure where it's coming from. But when I drive begins to get louder, and my traction turns off while on The highway or any road going over it?Twenty miles an hour, which is extremely dangerous on texas roads.”
NHTSA complaint #11653048, 2025

“The contact owns a 2014 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that on four separate occasions, while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was restarted after 10 minutes on the first occasion but started a lot sooner during the later failures. Additionally, the contact stated that at the last failure, while idling at a red light, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer; however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 192,150.”
NHTSA complaint #11586415, 2023

Electrical System 6

“While driving, the vehicle display screen and lights start turning off and on. The warning lamp says " service trailer brake system" and the vehicle is unable to accelerate at all. Leaving me at a stand still in the middle of the road. It's a safely hazard because it happens suddenly and without warning and I am unable to move my vehicle so I'm just in the middle of the road. I haven't taken it in to the dealership yet. I looked online and there is a recall called " chassis electronic control module internal contamination" that meets the description of what's going on here, but when I cal…”
NHTSA complaint #11563740, 2023

“Driving normal, 65 mph 5/28/21 Warnings -- Check Engine light comes on; Stabilizer Disabled; Traction Control Disabled; Error Code 2138 Reduced Power mode. Replaced accelerator pedal with OEM part # 23362231 After 4 stop/start cycles, the check engine light goes off, vehicle drives normally. 6/2/2022 Normal city driving; Warnings -- Check Engine light comes on; Stabilizer Disabled; Traction Control Disabled; Error Code 2138; Reduced Power mode. After 4 stop/start cycles, the check engine light goes off, vehicle drives normally. 7/14/2022 Normal City driving; Warnings -- Check Engine li…”
NHTSA complaint #11535299, 2021

“driving down road car locks and unlocks, breaks lock up, slows down, radio went off ac starts going high and low took to dealership they said bad negative battery cable was told had a short got vehicle back driving down road ac starts going from high to low steering wheel goes up and down on its own breaks lock up again says service traction control flashing almost got hit by a semi my wife was driving and had three kids in car dealership will not do anything have owned car for 1 week. I have read now this is a common occurrence, this is NOT SAFE in anyway shape or form someone is going to get…”
NHTSA complaint #11424450, 2021

Vehicle Speed Control 4

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Electronic Stability Control (Esc) 3

“THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE IT JUST STOP IN THE ROAD”
NHTSA complaint #11355111, 2020

“WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE LOCKS ENGAGED, THE RADIO SHUT DOWN, POWER STEERING WAS LOST, AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN/BRAKED ON IT'S OWN. THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT. THE ONLY MESSAGE ON THE DASH WAS "SERVICE STABILITRACK." THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ERROR MESSAGE. *TR”
NHTSA complaint #11330577, 2020

“UNDER NORMAL DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MODE WHILE SAYING SERVICE STABILITRAK AND STABILITRAK OFF. GIVE THE CODE REFERENCING A 5A REFERENCE. I HAVE REPLACED THE ECM 2X, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY, THROTTLE BODY ENTIRE, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM CONTINUES WITHOUT REMEDY. HAS HAPPENED TO MANY TIMES TO COUNT STARTING IN DEC 2008 TO PRESENT”
NHTSA complaint #11279693, 2019

Power Train 3

“WHEN IN GEAR, THE MOTOR WOULD REV AT HIGH SPEEDS WITHOUT ENGAGING. CAR IS SIX YEARS OLD WITH 104,000 MILES. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY. OUR YUKON XL WOULD HAVE LIMITED POWER AND BUCK WITHOUT KEEPING SPEED. THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET REAR ENDED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY (I-95) AS PROPULSION WAS NONEXISTENT. HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, THEN SLOWLY GAIN SPEED TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD AND THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.”
NHTSA complaint #11363357, 2020

“DRIVERS SIDE POWER RUNNING BOARD STOPPED WORKING CAR HAD BEEN MAKING POPPING NOISE ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING DRIVERS DOOR FLEW OPEN HAD TO HOLD IT SHUT WOULDN'T SHUT THEN GOT IT SHUT BUT DOOR HANDLE BROKE CAN'T OPEN IT”
NHTSA complaint #11204095, 2019

Service Brakes 3 1 crash 2 injury

“State Farm is investigating the accident to see what, if anything, malfunctioned in my braking system. I ran a red light but when I pressed the brake upon approach of the red light my brakes didn't catch and so when I pressed them, I kept going at the same speed. I was going between 30 and 40 miles per hour I believe. Three cars were involved. I have a sore neck, chest, and burn marks in my neck region. I suspect my truck will be totalled. We performed routine maintenance on the vehicle. It had a little over 100K miles on it at the time of this wreck. There is not a recall on braking for 20…”
NHTSA complaint #11490343, 2022 · crash · 2 injury(ies)

“BRAKE FAILURE. THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILED. I MARKED THE FAILURE AS TODAY AS THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A MONTH OR SO AGO. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL OF TIME.”
NHTSA complaint #11202982, 2019

Steering 3

“STEERING COLUMN MAKES NOISES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL CRACKED DASHBOARD”
NHTSA complaint #10992886, 2016

Forward Collision Avoidance 1 1 crash 2 injury

Fuel/Propulsion System 1

“CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE FOR DEF HEATER FAILURE. POSSIBLE LIMP MODE EFFECT IN TRAFFIC.”
NHTSA complaint #11074606, 2018

Seats 1

Suspension 1

“Rear Lower control mounts completely rusted out allowing the rear to move back and the driveshaft to come out of the transmission. Fortunately, this happened 1 block from home at a stop sign, if it occurred on a highway, it would have caused a major accident and likely injuries. Complete frame is rusted to the point of failure, heard from others that this has happened to other makes of GM products, Tahoe, Chevy pickup trucks. They likely all share the same frame.”
NHTSA complaint #11568466, 2023

Traction Control System 1

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC YUKON. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11172490, 2019

Visibility/Wiper 1

“THE PIGTAILS ON THE REAR WINDOW KEEP COMING OFF, THIS IS A POOR ENGINEERING FOR THE REAR DEFROSTER. I HAVE WENT TO A DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THESE PUT BACK ON AND THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE REAR GLASS AND I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I DID NOTHING TO MAKE THEM COME OFF, AND I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN NOT USE IT TO DEFOG MY REAR GLASS AND TO HELP MELT THE SNOW AND ICE WHEN NEEDED. I NOTICED THE PIGTAILS WERE OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND THEY WERE SWINGING AROUND IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. GOING TO GIVE A ESTIMATE ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED INITIALLY, HAS BEEN…”
NHTSA complaint #11245460, 2018

Wheels 1

“THE CHROME WHEELS ON THE INSIDE ARE HEAVILY CORRODED AND CAUSING AIR TO RELEASE FROM THE TIRES. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AS WELL AS CONFIRMED REPLACEMENTS TO THESE VEHICLES. OUR VEHICLE WAS STRANDED DUE TO SO MUCH LOSS OF AIR, AS WELL AS THE SAFETY ISSUE OF A TIRE BLOW OUT. GMC REFUSES TO SEE THIS AS A DEFECTIVE ISSUE.”
NHTSA complaint #10949024, 2017

How we read this (methodology)

How to read this: raw complaint totals are not a clean reliability score — a model year with more cars sold, or simply more years on the road, accumulates more complaints regardless of how good it is. So this page leans on two signals that are not distorted by sales volume: the share of complaints falling on each vehicle system (the breakdown above) and NHTSA's own crash / fire / injury / death flags. When we compare model years of the same model, we normalise by years on the road (complaints ÷ vehicle age) rather than comparing raw totals. Age-normalised, the 2014 GMC Yukon draws about 4.7 complaints per year on the road, ranking 15 of 15 among the GMC Yukon model years we have ingested (1 = most complaints per year on road).

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