2000 GMC Yukon Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 8%of 166 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 73,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the air bags of the 2000 GMC Yukon, 8% of the 166 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 73,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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 husband was driving our 2000 Yukon a week and a half ago, and while completely stopped at a stop sign not two miles from our home, the passenger side curtain airbag deployed. No one was in the passenger seat at the time, and thankfully no one was injured, however I am incredibly worried about the integrity of the vehicles safety. I have two children in car seats, and my infant son sits directly behind the passenger seat in a rear facing car seat. …”
NHTSA complaint #10408670, filed 2011-06, 101,749 miles“Dt: the contact stated that while traveling 31 MPH on a gravel road in dry conditions the contact lost control of the vehicle and it struck a tree. Upon impact, the airbags did not deploy. The front passenger had to be extracted from the vehicle. The dashboard collapsed into the front seat along with the firewall. There were 3 injuries, and a police report was taken. The vehicle was totaled. A GM representative retrieved the black detection box, verified the speed of 31 MPH, and determined that the airbags should have deployed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10141369, filed 2005-11, 73,000 miles“Problems with air bag light coming on intermittently. Codes were found for the left front side air bag and a recall was found regarding this issue but the VIN number was not included.”
NHTSA complaint #10050490, filed 2003-12, 196 miles“Air bag indicator has lit on many occasions for last several weeks. Dealer claims they cannot find a problem or make it light, although there was an error code in the vehicle computer. Dealer attempted to charge me for checking as extended warranty would not cover. We drive in fear that one or both air bags may deploy at any time due to a short circuit, causing a major accident.”
NHTSA complaint #764693, filed 2002-07“My new Gmc was shipped without a drivers side airbag. We had an intermittant indication (warnining light) about 4 weeks after we purchased the vechicle. I believe the air bag was taken/not installed at the factory and that the wiring was rigged to show an airbag was installed. I contacted GM customer service, with no response other then they created a file. Bottomline...if an airbag is not installed the system should indicate a fault. If my airbag was taken there may be other famlies driving around without an airbag. …”
NHTSA complaint #724952, filed 2000-07Related recalls
- 02V178000Jul 1, 2002On certain pickup and utility trucks, some of these vehicles have an air bag sensing diagnostic module (sdm) which contains an anomaly that could result in…Covers: GMC Yukon 2000, Sierra 2000, Chevrolet Silverado 2000 +3 more
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2% |
| 2022 | 3 | 2% |
| 2021 | 18 | 5% |
| 2018 | 3 | 4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 1% |
| 2016 | 4 | 1% |
| 2015 | 6 | 1% |
| 2014 | 12 | 21% |
| 2013 | 32 | 27% |
| 2012 | 17 | 27% |
| 2011 | 79 | 50% |
| 2010 | 53 | 50% |
| 2009 | 35 | 37% |
| 2008 | 96 | 51% |
| 2007 | 214 | 50% |
| 2006 | 5 | 19% |
| 2005 | 6 | 7% |
| 2004 | 5 | 3% |
| 2003 | 8 | 4% |
| 2002 | 11 | 7% |
| 2001 | 18 | 9% |
| 2000 | 14 | 8% |
| 1999 | 6 | 3% |
| 1998 | 2 | 3% |
| 1997 | 3 | 2% |
| 1996 | 8 | 11% |
| 1995 | 2 | 2% |
| 1993 | 1 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2000 GMC Yukon
59 complaintsTires
23 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
18 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsSeats
11 complaintsSeat belts
9 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 GMC Yukon
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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology