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2007 GMC Yukon XL Problems, Recalls & Reliability

Verdict

Avoid

Complaint Index

80/100

#5 most-complained of 21 Yukon XL years

Based on NHTSA complaints per model-year, not a reliability rating. Methodology

The 2007 GMC Yukon XL ranks 5th worst out of 21 model years with a complaint index of 80 and an Avoid verdict. Airbags account for 43% of complaints (94 total), with owners reporting non-deployment in crashes and unexpected deployment, plus 4 recalls covering airbag inflators and electrical wiring.

Complaints
218
Recalls
4
Crashes / fires
7 / 3
Injuries / deaths
30 / 0
NHTSA overall rating
Not rated
EPA combined MPG
16
14 city / 19 hwy

Top 2007 GMC Yukon XL problems

NHTSA owner complaints by component group. Groups with 15+ complaints have their own page.

  1. Airbags94 (43%)
  2. Structure & Body42 (19%)
  3. Engine32 (15%)
  4. Electrical System27 (12%)
  5. Other24 (11%)
  6. Brakes18 (8%)
  7. Transmission & Powertrain11 (5%)
  8. Visibility & Wipers7 (3%)
  9. Suspension, Wheels & Tires5 (2%)
  10. Fuel System4 (2%)

What owners report

  • Airbags fail to deploy during crashes, including rollovers and head-on collisions, sometimes resulting in injury.
  • Curtain airbags have inadvertently deployed while driving in wet conditions, causing the driver to brake hard and crash.
  • Electrical systems have triggered smoke and fires from the steering wheel, dashboard, and engine compartment, including one vehicle that caught fire while parked and unattended.
  • Infotainment and electrical components such as the navigation screen, power running boards, and backup camera have failed and needed repeated replacement.
  • A vehicle rolled backward down a hill after being placed in park and the key removed, nearly causing serious injury.
  • A brake-area fire occurred while the vehicle was parked in a garage, with no identifiable ignition source found.
2007 GMC Yukon XL complaints: complaints filed per quarter242006 Q32009 Q12011 Q42014 Q22016 Q32018 Q42021 Q12024 Q4
272 complaints filed with NHTSA from 2006 Q3 to 2026 Q3; peak 2017 Q4 (24).

2007 GMC Yukon XL recalls

4 NHTSA recall campaigns list this model year.

  1. NHTSA 21V050000Feb 5, 2021Airbags2,641,272 vehicles

    Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

    Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 1, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328760.

  2. NHTSA 21V052000Feb 5, 2021Airbags557,023 vehicles

    Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

    Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 23, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 20, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328780.

  3. NHTSA 10V240000Jun 4, 2010Electrical System1,365,070 vehicles

    Electrical system

    Gm is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; gmc acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl; saturn outlook; and model year 2009 chevrolet traverse vehicles equipped with a heated washer fluid system (hwfs). A recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb) electrical short. However, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on hwfs modules after this improvement was installed. These incidents resulted from a new failure mode attributed to the device's thermal protection feature. The significance varies from minor distortion to considerable melting of the plastic around the hwfs fluid chamber.

    Risk: It is possible for the heated washer module to ignite and a fire may occur.

    Remedy: Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated page for the owner manual will be provided and inserted in the owner manual to document that the feature has been permanently disabled and removed from the vehicle. The safety recall began on june 11, 2010. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, saturn at 1-800-972-8876, gmc at 1-866-996-9463 and hummer at 1-800-732-5493 or at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.

See all 4 recalls for the 2007 GMC Yukon XL →

2007 GMC Yukon XL fuel economy and fuel cost

City
14 MPG
Highway
19 MPG
Combined
16 MPG
Annual fuel cost (EPA)
$4,050
15,000 mi/yr
Fuel
Regular
Current regular gas
$4.32/gal
national avg.

EPA figures; median across configurations of this model year. Estimate your own cost with the fuel cost calculator.

2007 compared with other Yukon XL years

Complaint Index by model year (0 = fewest issues, 100 = most)0255075100’05’06’07’08’09’10’11’12’13’14’15’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Complaint Index: 0 = fewest issues, 100 = most, relative to other years of this model. Avoid Caution Good Best
YearVerdictIndexComplaintsRecallsMPG
2005Good25100514
2006Good533214
2007Avoid80218416
2008Caution60129415
2009Good3556516

All GMC Yukon XL years: best and worst →

Frequently asked questions

Is the 2007 GMC Yukon XL reliable?
Compared to other Yukon XL model years, the 2007 ranks poorly, placing 5th worst out of 21 years with a complaint index of 80 and an Avoid verdict based on NHTSA complaints and recalls.
What is the biggest problem with the 2007 GMC Yukon XL?
Airbags are the top complaint area, making up 43% of all complaints (94 of 218), including reports of non-deployment in crashes and unexpected deployment while driving.
Does the 2007 GMC Yukon XL have any recalls?
NHTSA lists 4 recalls for this model year covering airbag inflators and electrical wiring harness issues, including two 2021 recalls for front passenger airbag inflator replacement.
How many complaints have been filed for the 2007 GMC Yukon XL?
NHTSA has logged 218 complaints for the 2007 Yukon XL, including 7 crashes, 3 fires, and 30 injuries, with a median mileage at failure of 88,014 miles.
Which Yukon XL years are better than 2007?
Years like 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014 carry Best verdicts with much lower complaint indexes (20, 15, 10, and 0 respectively), making them safer bets than 2007.

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint and recall databases; U.S. EPA fuel economy data; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Data updated Sep 24, 2026. Read the methodology and data sources. The Complaint Index is based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls; it is not a reliability rating.