2005 GMC Yukon XL 1500 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 8%of 24 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 150,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 GMC Yukon XL 1500, 8% of the 24 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 150,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“2005 Gmc YUKON XL 1500. Consumer writes in regards to air bag malfunction during accident. The consumer stated he and his wife were involved in an accident on december 6, 2013. The vehicle went a prolonged skid on black ice, spun around several times, and struck a guardrail head-on. The support posts broke, and the vehicle went airborne, clearing over the top of the guardrail and traveled a distance of 40 feet through the air, landing about 30 feet below the level of the roadway in a muddy pasture, in trees on its wheels. …”
NHTSA complaint #10563077, filed 2014-02Related service bulletins
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Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 20% |
| 2011 | 3 | 25% |
| 2010 | 3 | 38% |
| 2009 | 7 | 64% |
| 2008 | 4 | 22% |
| 2007 | 15 | 25% |
| 2005 | 2 | 8% |
| 2003 | 1 | 2% |
| 2001 | 1 | 3% |
| 2000 | 2 | 13% |
Other parts of the 2005 GMC Yukon XL 1500
10 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsTires
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsInterior lighting
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 GMC Yukon XL 1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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