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2015 GMC Yukon XL complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 26, 201950,000 milesOH

BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE LED LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AT 4 YEARS OLD AND 50,000 MILES. NO OPTION TO REPLACE INDIVIDUAL BULBS, DEALER SAID THE ENTIRE LIGHT FIXTURE HAS TO BE REPLACED AT $665 PER EACH SIDE. MAJOR SAFETY FEATURE NOT WORKING @ BRAKE LIGHTS!!!

Electrical System
Filed Dec 21, 201922,000 milesID

BRAKELIGHT ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THIS OCCURS WHILE STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS AND WHILE TURNING, BRAKING ETC.

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 11, 2019113,000 milesFL

REAR PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT IS NOT COVERING COST TO REPLACE WHICH DEALER SAYS WILL BE OVER $700. WAS TOLD THAT GMC KNOWS THESE LIGHTS ARE NOT LASTING AS LONG, SO THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY OF THE LIGHTS, BUT I AM STILL OUT DUE TO MILES ON MY CAR. THE PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY GOES TO 125K MILES, BUT THEY WILL NOT COVER.

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 2, 201972,000 milesAR

RADIATOR LEAK AND COOLANT SMELL, AT 72,000 MILES.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 27, 201997,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND 'PLEASE OPEN AND CLOSE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW' APPEARED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 23, 201980,000 milesGA

THE TAIL LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT EVEN AFTER HAVING THEM REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE AND HAVE ACTUALLY HAD TO SHOW THE INVOICE WERE I HAVE HAD THE LIGHTS.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 10, 2019238,000 milesAZ

MY VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED FROM POOR SLOW SPEED BRAKING SINCE IT WAS NEW. I WAS TOLD THIS IS JUST A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I POINTED OUT THIS PROBLEM AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THAT GM RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE VACUUM PUMP, BUT SINCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. AFTER NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA, GM ISSUE A RECALL. THE RECALL DID NOT CALL FOR REPLACING THE VACUUM PUMP AS GM HAD PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED, AND INSTEAD DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I JUST HAD THIS RECALL PERFORMED, AND THE BRAKES ARE NOW WORSE THAN EVER BEFORE. TODAY, I WAS PULLING INTO A CARWASH, AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THEY WERE HARD AS A ROCK AND WOULD NOT STOP MY VEHICLE. I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO WARN THE PERSON AT THE CARWASH TO BE CAREFUL THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER HE MOVED MY VEHICLE, HE SAID THAT HE NEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THIS SITUATION CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. IT MAY CAUSE YOU TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. IF THERE IS A PERSON BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU, SUCH AS A CARWASH, THEY MAY BE CRUSHED BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY AT LOW SPEED SUCH AS PARKING LOTS OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. IT IS NOW WORSE AFTER HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE MOST RECENT OCCURENCE WAS TODAY.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 10, 201985,600 milesCO

ANYTIME THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING THE FUMES FROM THE EXHAUST MAKE ME AND MY KIDS FEEL NAUSEOUS AND GIVING HEADACHES JUST FROM WALKING TO/AROUND THE TRUCK TO GET IN. WE ARE TAKING THIS TRUCK TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY. BEING THE 3RD DEALER WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO IN THE PAST YEAR. HAVE HAD MANY OTHER ISSUES OUT OF THIS VEHICLE AND JUST CANT SEEM TO GET THEM ALL FIXED. FOR SUCH A PRICEY VEHICLE YOU WOULDNT THINK THERE WOULD BE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. THE LIFT GATE IS POPPING NOT WANTING TO OPEN OR SHUTS ON YOU AS YOU WALK UNDER IT. THE WINDOW APPLIQUES ARE JUST SLOWLY FLYING OFF 1 BY 1. TRANSMISSION IS HARD SHIFTING IN LOW GEARS, DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. WE HAVE A HORRIBLE GRINDING/SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT THAT YOU CAN FEEL IN THE FLOOR BOARDS. THE BRAKES, WE HAD A MODULE REPLACED, BUT IT STILL FEELS AS IF WHEN PUSHING THE PEDAL IT LOOSES PRESSURE, CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS. THIS IS INSANE!!!!!! BOOUGHT THIS TRUCK JUST OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 26, 201953,000 milesVA

ALL LED BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED ON RIGHT REAR OF CAR. TOTAL ASSEMBLY CAN NOT HAVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS/LIGHTS REPLACED AND IS A SEALED UNIT. GMC PRICE ON ASSEMBLY IS APPROXIMATELY $800. OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR FAILURES TELL ME THIS IS DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION IN SUPPOSEDLY SEALED ASSEMBLY.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 24, 201968,210 milesSC

THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT, HAD IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF $779.00, TOTAL REPLACEMENT, A WEEK LATER THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT, AGAIN THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT COST IS $779.00. SOMETHING WRONG WHEN BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 23, 201973,524 milesTX

WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER AND TOLD THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT WORKING. BLINKER AND REVERSE LIGHT WORK, BUT NOT THE BRAKE LIGHT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO IMPACTS AND THERE IS NOT ANY CRACK OR MOISTURE INSIDE THE LIGHT HOUSING.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 21, 2019101,000 milesLA

I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THE VACUUM PUMP THAT CONTROLS THE BRAKES. MY BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND OF COURSE THEY ONLY COVERED THE RECALIBRATION OF THE VACUUM PUMP BUT NOT THE VACUUM PUMP ITSELF. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT I FEEL GMC SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IN FULL.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 7, 2019NC

PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WENT ON AND OFF, THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. LESS THAN 6 MOTHS LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THINGS. BOTH TIMES HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED DUE TO POLICE STOPS WITH A CAR THAT HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, REVIEW THE LARGE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 24, 201953,000 milesTX

I HAVE A 2015 YUKON DENALI XL WITH 53K MILES.A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO ONE BAKE/TAILLIGHT STARTING FLICKERING. IT WOULD WORK AT TIMES AND THEN NOT AT ALL OTHER TIMES. LAST WEEK, BOTH OF THE BAKE/TAILLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT! I HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS PULLED OVER TWICE IN ONE WEEKEND FOR THIS!! I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE NOT KNOWING THAT BOTH OF MY LIGHTS WERE NOW NOT WORKING! IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT THEY ARE BURNT OUT BECAUSE IT I MESS WITH THEM FROM THE OUTSIDE, THEY WILL FLICKER A LITTLE BIT. OF COURSE FACTORY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND NEW LIGHTS ARE AT LEAST $800 A PIECE!! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 23, 201955,000 milesKY

THE REAR TAILLIGHTS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAN NOT JUST REPLACE BULB

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 22, 201925,000 milesLA

TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS SINGLE LED STRIP THAT HAS FAILED AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS. SAFETY ISSUE THAT THANKS TO GMC COSTS $800 FOR A SINGLE LIGHT.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Sep 19, 201957,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. GEOFF PENSKE BUICK GMC (100 S MUSEUM RD, SHILLINGTON, PA 19607, (484) 525-0979) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBERS: 9-5487572705 AND 9-5520075396. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 18, 201975,000 milesNM

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THEY FIRST STOPPED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY BUT THEN COMPLETELY WENT OUT, WITHIN ONLY 3-4 YEARS OF NEW. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY COMMON AND REPRESENTS EITHER, AT BEST, A VERY POOR DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING OR, AT WORST, A PLANNED-IN DEFECT IN ORDER TO STEAL MONEY FROM CONSUMERS WHO ALREADY PAID HANDSOMELY FOR A VEHICLE. SINCE THE LED HOUSING IS A SINGLE SEALED UNIT, DEALERS STATE THE ENTIRE LIGHT HOUSING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $700 PER LIGHT. WHILE IT'S TRUE THAT LIGHTS CAN 'GO OUT', A CONTINUED FAILURE OF THE SAME PART (RESEARCH SHOWS THE EXACT SAME FAILURE POINT CAN BE FOUND IN EACH CIRCUMSTANCE) SHOULD REPRESENT GROSS NEGLIGENCE IN MANUFACTURING WHICH ONLY A RECALL NOTICE CAN SATISFY.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 17, 2019MO

PASSENGER BREAK LIGHT WORKS INCONSISTENTLY

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 17, 2019103,000 milesAZ

WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS I LOSE BREAKING POWER. IT TAKES BOTH FEET PRESSING AS HARD AS I CAN TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I HAVE NEARLY HIT TWO CARS WHILE PARKING AND SEVERAL IN TRAFFIC WHILE IN RUSH HOUR. IT FEELS AS THOUGH I LOSE VACUUM. IF I INCREASE THE RPM'S ON THE VEHICLE I REGAIN VACUUM. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN PARKING.

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 16, 201975,000 milesMD

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED 40MPH AND UNDER YOU CAN BARELY FEEL THE VIBRATION/SHAKING BUT WHEN YOU GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED 60-75MPH THE TRUCK REALLY STARTS TO VIBRATE/SHAKE IF THE HIGHWAY HAS ANY TURNS OR CURVES IT SHAKES/VIBRATES EVEN MORE UNTIL YOU START GOING STRAIGHT AGAIN THEN IT CALMS DOWN AND SHAKES/VIBRATES AS IT ALWAYS DOES ALSO IF SLOW DOWN IT WILL SHAKE/VIBRATE LESS BUT NEVER COMPLETELY STOPS I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE I HEARD THESE TRUCKS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHUTTERS BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES NEED TO BE BALANCED WITCH DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THESE TRUCKS WITCH I DIDN'T BELIEVE I EVEN TRIED A DIFFERENT SET OF WHEELS AND TIRES WITCH DID HELP EITHER IT SHAKES/VIBRATES SO MUCH THAT I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE YOU GET A HEADACHE THIS HAS BEEN A ON GOING PROBLEM FOR A YEAR AND A HALF I REALLY STARTED NOTICING IT AROUND 75,000 MILES THERE ARE A LOT OF CLAIMS OF THE SAME PROBLEM/SYMPTOMS ON THE WEB

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 13, 2019GA

THE REAR LIGHT WENT OUT. IT CANNOT BE FIXED WITH THE CHANGE OF A BULB. THE ENTIRE PIECE HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND TALKING TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND GMC HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 11, 201962,100 milesLA

PASSENGER SIDE LED TAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. SAW THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON NHTSA MANY TIMES (OVER 400) BUT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL. TO FIX THE TAIL LIGHT THE ENTIRE FIXTURE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT DEALER FOR A COST OF $900 WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AS THERE WAS NO INDICATOR TO TELL ME THAT THE TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE OUT! ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHEN A FRIEND WAS FOLLOWING ME HOME AND TOLD ME ABOUT IT. SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NEITHER A VOLUNTARY RECALL BY GM OR A MANDATED RECALL BY THE NHTSA. DEFINITELY NEEDS ADDRESSING. ALSO, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON 2015-2017 YUKONS SO THERE APPEARS TO BE EITHER A DEFECTIVE PART OR BAD DESIGN.

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 10, 2019FL

ALL THE RUBBER WINDOW MOLDINGS ARE CURLING OUT UNDER PLASTIC TRIM BOTH TAIL LIGHTS WORK INTERMEDIATELY

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 10, 201959,000 milesGA

REPLACED DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LIGHTS ON 9-4-18. NOW, 9-10-19 NEED TO REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE REAR LIGHT. WAS STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY AND TOLD LIGHT IS OUT.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 5, 201997,000 milesKY

BRAKE LIGHT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. MOST TIMES IT'S NOT WORKING. SOMETIMES IT DOES. STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 29, 201947,000 milesWA

BRAKE LIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT QUIT WORKING. WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE LED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. WOULD COST $850.00.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 26, 201969,000 milesCA

PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY FOR MONTHS. SINCE THE PROBLEM BEGAN I'VE BEEN HAVING BATTERY ISSUES AND NOW BATTERY AND LIGHT ARE COMPLETELY DEAD. DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE $800 FOR LIGHT. THERE WAS NO INDICATOR/SENSOR THAT SHOWED THE LIGHT WAS OUT. I FOUND OUT BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO PULLED UP NEXT TO ME AND TOLD ME. DRIVING AROUND I'VE SEEN MANY VEHICLES (SAME MODEL) WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, BECAUSE UNLESS SOMEONE TELLS US WE DON'T KNOW THE LIGHT IS OUT AND THEY ARE PREMATURELY GOING OUT. THE COST IS RIDICULOUS! THIS IS MY SECOND GMC AND I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEFORE. THIS IS THE CAR I DRIVE MY CHILDREN AROUND IN! IT IS APPARENT THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE. GMC NEEDS TO DO RIGHT BY ITS CUSTOMERS, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 25, 201985,000 milesKS

LED BRAKE LIGHTS WORK SOMETIME AND NOT AT ALL WHEN IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY. HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE COME TO ME IN PARKING LOTS AND TELL ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 24, 201959,000 milesTX

FAULTY TAIL LIGHT. SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2015 GMC YUKON.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 22, 201995,000 milesIN

DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CIRCUIT ON THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS GOING BAD.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 18, 2019GA

THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE LIGHT HAS STOPPED WORKI GON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 60 THOUSAND MILES

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 13, 201956,000 milesNV

MY 2015 YUKON XL HAS NO BRAKE LIGHT THAT IS WORKING ON THE LEFT SIDE. I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD REPLACE THE BULB BUT AS I FOUND OUT, IT IS A LED SEALED UNIT THAT WAS NEVER MEANT TO GO OUT. NOW AS I LOOK UP THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER YUKON XL OWNERS, I SEE THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH LOTS OF OWNERS! SO WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL ITEM BY NOW. APPARENTLY IT IS A BIG ISSUE! A NEW WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS OVER 800 BUCKS! THESE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING ARE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 12, 201960,000 milesCO

THE REAR LED TAILLIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THE PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS WHILE BEFORE FAILING COMPLETELY, WHILE THE TAILLIGHT REMAINED WORKING. ANOTHER 6 MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND NEITHER THE BRAKE OR TAILLIGHT OPERATES. CURRENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM SHOWS THAT THEY CAN BE CORRECTED, YET GMC DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED $700 FOR EACH LIGHT ASSEMBLY.

Power Train
Filed Aug 9, 2019121,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A FUEL STATION, SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO ROLL ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT'S 12 YEAR OLD SON STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH HIS HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 8, 201975,000 milesMN

THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD AND WOULD NOT COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE AS VERY LOW SPEED IN THE DRIVEWAY. STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE OPERATION WAS NORMAL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ONE TIME EARLIER SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE AND HAS OPERATED NORMALLY SINCE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 7, 201962,000 milesCA

REAR LED BRAKE LIGHT ON RIGHT DOES NOT WORK AT 60000 MILES. THE LEFT REAR LED BRAKE LIGHT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTEE IN 2016. MY MECHANIC SAYS HE HAS SEEN THIS ON NUMEROUS GMC YUKONS OF THIS MODEL. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME ISSUE. REPLACEMENT UNIT COST IS $700. CALLED GMC WHO SAID THIS WAS FIRST TIME THEY HEARD OF PROBLEM WITH LED REAR LIGHT UNIT.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 5, 201970,000 milesNV

2015 YUKON DENALI XL INTERMITTENTLY FAILING TAIL LIGHTS/BRAKE LIGHTS DUE TO CIRCUIT BOARD GETTING TOO HOT AND NOT COMMUNICATING PROPERLY BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT TAIL LIGHTS...PART FAILURE/POOR MANUFACTURING/SAFETY ISSUE

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 5, 201981,700 milesAZ

REAR TAIL LIGHT LEDS FLICKER ON AND OFF AND EVENTUALLY STOP WORKING CAUSING THE ENTIRE HOUSING KIT TO NEED REPLACING.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 4, 201972,000 milesMN

THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS WORKING ONLY INTERMITTENTLY

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 4, 201950,000 milesAZ

AFTER GETTING PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE FOR A TAIL LIGHT THAT WAS OUT,I WAS IN MOTION AND THIS IS WHEN I STARTED MY RESEARCH. RIGHT TAIL LIGHT IS OUT, FAULTY PARTS. CHECKED ALL FUSE AND WIRE CONNECTION FOR CORROSION, BUT THER WAS NO SIGN OF DAMAGE. GMC WANTS TO CHARGE $1,500 TO FIX. THE NEXT ISSUE IS THE PAINT JOB. I AM AT 50,000 MILES AND THE PAINT IS ALREADY FADING. THE CLEAR COAT WAS SUPER THIN AND CHEAPLY DONE. GMC SAID THEY WOULD COVER ONLEY 25% OF A $6000 - $12,000 PAINT JOB

Power Train
Filed Aug 2, 2019MA

VEHICLE SPUTTERS WHEN DRIVING OFF FROM A START OR ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING ALSO WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AFTER BEING STOP IT FEELS LIKE THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS NOT IN SYNC WITH THE REST OF THE TRANSMISSION MAKING IT FEEL LIKE SOMEONE HIT YOU FROM BEHIND TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND A REFLASH OF THE COMPUTER IT SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT CAME BACK AFTER ABOUT A MONTH OR SO, DEALER STATED THAT ANOTHER RECALL WAS COMING IN MARCH OF 2019 (STILL WAITING) THAT WAS GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE POWERT TRAIN BELIEVE THE AFFECTED YEARS FOR GMC YUKON IS 2015, 2016, 2017 THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OUT THERE ABOUT THIS. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 2, 201954,000 milesTX

TAIL LIGHT ON 2015 GMC YUKON XL BROKE ON 7/18/19. AUTHORIZED GM DEALERSHIP QUOTED $902.57 PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE. I COMPLAINED THE PRICE IS TOO HIGH AND THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE TAIL LIGHT IF IT COSTS THAT MUCH TO REPLACE. LED LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST LONGER. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE TAIL LIGHT. FILED A FORMAL WRITTEN COMPLAINT WITH GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 7/22/19. PURCHASED 2 NEW TAIL LIGHTS ONLINE FROM CARID.COM FOR $495.00 AND INSTALLED THE NEW TAIL LIGHTS MYSELF. GMC FINALLY REPLIED ON 7/31/19 MY CLAIM IS DENIED BECAUSE I INSTALLED THE REPLACEMENT TAIL LIGHTS MYSELF AND DID NOT HAVE THE DEALERSHIP INSTALL. GMC ADVISED IF THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED THEN THEY WOULD HAVE REFUNDED ME $495.00. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHO INSTALLED THE NEW REPLACEMENT LIGHT? DRIVING AROUND WITH A BROKEN TAIL LIGHT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ALSO AGAINST THE LAW AND I HAD TO MAKE A QUICK DECISION WHILE IT TOOK GMC 9 DAYS TO REPLY AND IT WAS BY PHONE - STILL DO NOT HAVE WRITTEN CONFIRMATION. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE A STRANGE PROCEDURE WHEREBY YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO SPEAK TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. WHAT IF YOU HAVE SCHEDULED A BUSINESS TRIP OR HAVE TO ATTEND A MEETING? I HAVE SENT A WRITTEN APPEAL TO GMC PROTESTING THEIR DENIAL DECISION AND AT THE TIME OF WRITING HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE AND IT'S CAUSE FOR A TRAFFIC CITATION THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 1, 201945,000 milesNJ

BACK DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LED LIGHT OUT. DEALER WANTS $900 TO FIX. COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM FAULTY LED LIGHTS.

Power Train
Filed Aug 1, 201971,000 milesCA

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL ON LONG GRADES THE TRANSMISSION DROPS TO NEUTRAL OR VERY LOW GEAR AND ENGINE REVS DROP TO IDLE. THE GRADE BREAK DISENGAGES AND THE VEHICLE FREE WHEELS AND HENCE SPEEDS UP. THE ONLY WAY TO RE-ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION IS TO EXCESSIVELY REV THE ENGINE. THIS IS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE AT A SERVICE CENTER.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 30, 201980,000 milesMS

THE BRAKE/TAIL LIGHTS WORK SOMEDAYS, AND NOT OTHER DAYS. ONE DAY THE ARE BOTH WORKING, ONE DAY ONLY ONE WORKS, AND SOME DAYS NEITHER WORK. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY PREVALENT. JUST LOOK ONLINE. I HAVE PERSONALLY PHOTOGRAPHED SEVERAL OF THE SAME ISSUE ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL IN MY HOMETOWN. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO PAY $1300 TO HAVE NEW LIGHTS INSTALLED AND GMC IS IN DENIAL OF THEIR PROBLEM.(THE BACK UP/REVERSE WHITE LIGHT WORKS ALL OF THE TIME, ITS THE RED BRAKE/TAIL LIGHT THAT DOESN'T WORK) THIS SHOWS THAT ITS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED, NOT REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 30, 201943,000 milesCA

BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK ON PASSENGER SIDE. CANNOT BE REPLACED/REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 29, 201978,000 milesNJ

LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 28, 201998,000 milesTX

ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE LED BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER FUNCTION. SOME TYPE OF ISSUE WITH THE CIRCUITS

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 24, 201950,000 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. RICHARD KAY SUPERSTORE (LOCATED AT 1935 PEARMAN DAIRY RD, ANDERSON, SC 29625, (864) 332-4031) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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