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2001 GMC Yukon XL Denali Seats Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
5%of 22 total for the year
Median mileage
87,400miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the seats of the 2001 GMC Yukon XL Denali, 5% of the 22 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 87,400 miles. 1 a fire, 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.

“My complaint pertains to heated seats - I was driving home from pa on 3/16/08 in the early am. My 17 yr old son was in the front passenger seat and a friend of his, mike was asleep on the middle row of seats. He had a blanket wrapped up to make a pillow and laid it on the seat. My son and I begin to smell a foul odor and assumed it was the manf. Plants that we were passing by. It wasn't until mike was awakened by the heat on his hand, that we realized the seat was smoldering. Mike did receive minor burns on his hand/arm. …”

NHTSA complaint #10222146, filed 2008-03, 87,400 miles

Related service bulletins

Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200313%
200214%
200115%

Other parts of the 2001 GMC Yukon XL Denali

Brakes
12 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2001 GMC Yukon XL Denali

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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