Illustration"SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM, AND WITHOUT REASON. NO TROUBLE CODES COME UP, THEREFORE NO WAY TO TELL IF SOMETHING IS REALLY WRONG.
2005 GMC Yukon Xl 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
20–25K
525–50K
550–75K
275–100K
6100–150K
3150K+
23 reports with mileage · 1 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electronic Stability Control (esc). Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports1 fire reports2 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
2 reports2005 GMC YUKON XL 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION DURING ACCIDENT. *SMD 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 VEHIC…
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2005 GMC YUKON XL 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION DURING ACCIDENT. *SMD 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. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS INJURED, DUE TO BEING THROWN FROM THE SHOULDER BELT BY THE ANTI-CLOCKWISE SPIN OF THE VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 04/08/14
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.