2015 GMC YUKON XL DRIVER SIDE LED BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. LED CIRCUIT BOARD IS BROKE. THIS IS A SEALED BRAKE LIGHT, SO THERE IS NO FIX AND HAS TO BE REPLACED.
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 →
TAIL LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEW YUKONS. CUTS IN AND OUT NONE WORKING LEDS BRAKE LIGHTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH TAIL LIGHTS SHORTED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY BUICK GMC (1857 EDWARDS LAKE RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35235, (205) 718-7565) TWICE FOR BOTH OF THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION AND SUGGESTING HAVING THE SAME OEM PART REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *BF *DL
MY YUKON 2015 HAD 62,000 MILES IN MAY 2019 WHEN THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT. BECAUSE IT IS AN LED LIGHT, THE PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP AVERAGE AROUND $700. IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAD IT REPLACED IN THE BEGINNING OF JUNE 2019. TODAY MY RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT IS NOW OUT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2015 YUKONS AND GMC WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE PART IS WAY OVERPRICED. IF THIS IS AN ISSUE, IT SHOULD EITHER BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS OR THE PART SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE AT A MORE REASONABLE PRICE. SPENDING $1500.00 FOR BREAKLIGHTS IN ONE MONTH IS WRONG. PLEASE SOMEONE REACH OUT AND HELP STOP THIS.
LED BRAKE AND RUNNING LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORK ON ONE SIDE, ISSUE HAS GOTTON WORSE AS TEMPERATURES HAVE INCREASED. APPEARS TO WORK BETTER MORE OFTEN AT NIGHT. OCCURS BOTH WHEN CAR IS RUNNING AND OFF. OTHERS APPEAR TO HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE AS A RESULT OF A CRACKED CIRCUIT IN THE LIGHT HOUSING. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ABOUT A MONTH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIVE STAR CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 495 WATSON BLVD, WARNER ROBINS, GA 31093, (478) 387-4424) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND AN OIL CHANGE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT LIFTERS ON THE ENGINE AND CONDENSER LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
WHILE ON VACATION HE BRAKES STARTED FADING, ESPECIALY AT SLOW SPEEDS. CREATING A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS BUT IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET.
LEFT AND RIGHT LED TAILLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED FOR OVER A YEAR AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO GM.
MY RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT WAS GOING IN AND OUT AND THEN IT TOTALLY WENT OUT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AS PLENTY OF PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. LED LIGHTS SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER.
MY VEHICLE IS A 2015 YUKON XL. IN 2018 I HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE LED LIGHTS AND MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT FOR A COST OVER $2,000. I LITERALLY HAD TO CANCEL A FAMILY VACATION IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THE LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE. IT IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITHOUT WORKING BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS YEAR, JUNE 2019, I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE BREAK LIGHT AT A COST CLOSE TO $1,000.
THE HEADLIGHTS HOUSINGS HAVE CONDENSATION IN THEM AND IT HAS CAUSE THE TURN SIGNAL AND LED LIGHTS TO SHORT OUT. THE LED LIGHTS IN THE TAIL LIGHT HOUSING INCLUDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE ALSO SHORTED OUT. THE LED SCREEN AND COMPUTER IN THE CENTER CONSOLE HAS ALSO SHORTED OUT.
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHTS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. TWICE I'VE GOTTEN PULLED OVER FOR TAIL LIGHTS ISSUES AND REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THEM.
DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO IN AND OUT FROM WORKING AND NOT WORKING. THE TAIL LIGHT WOULD DO THIS WHILE IN MOTION, WHILE STATIONARY, IT DID NOT MATTER. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT WE BOUGHT IT FROM SAID WE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE IT. OVER $750. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. CLEARLY A FAULTY PART, NOT JUST A BULB GOING OUT, BUT THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL DESIGN OF THE THE TAIL LIGHT IS FLAWED. GM CHARGES YOU TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HOUSING WITH THE SAME EXACT FAULTY PART THAT WAS ON THERE BEFORE.
REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOP WORKING ALL OF THE SUDDEN. LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE.
MY PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT HAS STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE 50000 MILES ON MY YUKON AND CAN NOT IMAGINE THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED ALREADY. THE COST TO FIX THE TAIL LIGHT IS RIDICULOUS $1300 FOR ONE LIGHT. I COULD BY A USED CAR FOR THAT PRICE. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL??
LED TAILLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY ON BOTH SIDES. SEE NUMEROUS OTHER YUKON AND YUKON XL'S AROUND TOWN WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. INTERMITTENT BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS IS UNSAFE. FROM RESEARCH I'VE DONE, IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART. GMC SHOULD TAKE ACTION.
WHEN PARKING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, THE MONITOR THAT PLAYS THE RADIO SHUTS OF AND MY SPEEDOMETER MONITOR SHOWS 3 TO 4 DIFFERENT WARNINGS SUCH AS BRAKE ASSIST OFF, PARK ASSIST OFF, STABILITRAK AND POWER STEERING. THIS IS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AS WELL AS WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK.
THERE ARE NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TAILLIGHTS ON THE YUKON DENALI XL. GMC IS NEGLIGENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED.
WHILE DRIVING MY YUKON, I WAS PREPARING TO STOP A LIGHT ONLY TO STRUGGLE WITH PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, ALMOST HIT A VEHICLE THAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME
TAKATA RECALL DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY STREETS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT HAS STOPPED WORKING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LED CIRCUIT BOARD WAS BROKEN. A WEB SEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AS THE CIRCUIT BOARD IS CHEAPLY MADE. THE BRAKE LIGHT CANNOT BE SIMPLY REPLACED. THE ENTIRE REAR LIGHT COMPONENT (BRAKE LIGHT, RUNNING LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO REPAIR THIS. THE COST TO REPLACE IS ~$500. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH A LED LIGHT BOARD THAT IS STRONGER AND LASTS LONGER THAN 4 YEARS.
INTERMITTENT BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. IT HAPPENS STOPPED AND IN MOTION. VERY DANGEROUS! IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH BROKEN CONTACTS INSIDE A SEALED HOUSING. THE ISSUE IS POSTED ALL OVER THE FORUMS BUT GMC REFUSES RESPONSIBILIY.
TURN SIGNAL FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. CAUSE BY CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. COST $1300 TO REPLACE AND GET A NEW TURN SIGNAL. A TURN SIGNAL IS $5, BUT THEN INTEGRATED LEDS COST $1300 BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY.
I WAS DRIVING UP NORTH IN 4WHEEL DRIVE AND TRANSMISSION CAM OUT OF GEAR I STOPPED THE VECHILE AND RESTARTED NOW THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND STEERING IS HARD TO STEER AND IT GOES IN AND OUT
POWER BREAKING FAILS WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, BRAKE PEDAL STIFF AND HARD TO PUSH DOWN TO STOP VEHICLE IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE DIRECTIONS WHEN INCHING FORWARD AT A STOP LIGHT/SIGN, OR PARKING IN A PARKING LOT IN FORWARD AND REVERSE CAR KEEPS MOVING. STOPPING REQUIRED VERY HARD PUSH ON THE STIFF BRAKE PEDAL.. BRAKING AT HIGHER SPEEDS LESS AFFECTED BUT SUDDEN STOPS CAN REQUIRE MORE FORCE THAN USUAL AS THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. PROBLEM BEGAN DECEMBER 2017 RARELY AND INTERMITTENTLY, AND INCREASED TO ALL THE TIME BY FEBRUARY 2019 AT LOW SPEEDS THE POWER BRAKE DID NOT WORK AND REQUIRED MUCH FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE EVERY TIME. BRAKE FLUID WAS FINE AND SO WAS BRAKE PADS. GM DEALERSHIP VISIT SHOWED A FAILURE OF THE VACUUM PUMP FOR BRAKE LINE AND THEY INSTALLED A REDESIGNED PUMP WHICH SHOWS THAT THE ORIGINAL HAS FAULTY DESIGN. THEY ALSO REQUIRED A BELT THAT OPERATES PUMP TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR NOW BUT THIS REPAIR HAS A TWO YEAR GUARANTEE. PRICE FOR ME TO FIX OVER $881+TAX.
THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. I REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SAID IT COYLD BE TGE WIRING.
I LOST BRAKES. EXTREME PRESSURE ON PEDDLE REQUIRED FOR BRAKES TO ENGAGE. EVEN THEN ONLY REDUCED BRAKING POWER WAS AVAILABLE. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF VACUUM PUMP AND BOOSTER. OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE. OTHERWISE BRAKES FELT WEEK BUT AVAILABLE.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING ISSUES. REAR RUNNING LIGHTS NOT WORKING. REAR BREAK LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. RIGHT SIDE BLINKER NOT WORKING IN FRONT HEAD LAMP OR REAR LIGHTING FIXTURE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HOOKED TO THE COMPUTER AT A GM DEALERSHIP THE COMPUTER WILL NOT SHOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I CAN NOT SAFETY DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT DUE TO NO LIGHTS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NOR DURING THE DAY WITHOUT BREAK LIGHTS.
LEFT BRAKE LIGHT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN WENT OUT COMPLETELY. RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY AFTER. DEALER WANTS 1550.00 TO REPLACE
BRAKE PEDAL IS STIFF AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PEDAL LOCKS UP AND STOPPING IS DELAYED 2 TO 3 FEET. IT MAKES OPERATING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE. OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME DANGEROUS DELAYED STOPPING DISTANCE AND STIFF BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS.
MY REAR TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT 1 MONTH AFTER WARRANTY ENDED. THIS HAPPENS TO ALL MANY AUTOS IN THIS CLASS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING OR I WILL STOP BUYING GMC AUTOS.
MY PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS CLEARLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF MANY FORUMS : HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T53845_DS768963 THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND GMC SHOULD OFFER A RECALL FOR THEIR FAULTY LED LIGHTS.
THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE MADE TO NHTSA. THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS SPONTANEOUSLY TURNING OFF AND SHUTTING DOWN DURING BACKING IN AND TURNS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS RESULTED IN A RECALL, AND A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" THAT WAS DONE TWICE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. RIGHT AND BACK PASSENGER LIGHTS BEGAN TO BLINK ON AND OFF AND WATER GETS INTO THE BRAKE LIGHT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS M ISSUE. THIS TIME THE 4WD SERVICE LIGHT CAME AND THE CAR APPEARED TO BE STUCK IN "4WD LOW" MAKING IT "DRAG" AT A REDUCED SPEED WHEN DRIVING. ALSO, THE "SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE" LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY. I HAVE NEVER USED THE TRAILER BRAKE. I TOOK IT INTO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, SELLERS GMC IN FARMINGTON HILLS, MI. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW "MODULE", SO I PAID TO HAVE THAT DONE. WITHIN ONE DAY THE SAME SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. "SERVICE 4 WD" AND "SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE." I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AND AM NOW BEING TOLD IT NEEDS ANOTHER SOFTWARE UPDATE AND A NEW TRAILER BRAKE TRANSFER SWITCH. QUITE FRANKLY, I BELIEVE THAT THIS MODEL HAS SIGNIFICANT, UNADDRESSED COMPUTER SOFTWARE ISSUES AND THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHO TO FIX IT. THE CAR IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT SPONTANEOUSLY STOPS WORKING APPROPRIATELY DURING DRIVING. THE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN VARIOUS AND ALWAYS SEEM TO AFFECT STEERING, WHEN TURNING OR BACKING IN. I AM BEING CHARGED FOR VARIOUS CONTROL PANELS AND MODULES. I AM REQUESTING THAT THIS CONCERN GETS ADDRESSED BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS INJURY. I WOULD LIKE MY VEHICLE FIX
FROM TIME TO TIME BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD WHEN BACKING UP OR GOING FORWARD MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO COME INTO A COMPLETE STOP.
I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AT GENERAL MOTORS AT THE LACK OF QUALITY DESIGN IN THE REAR TAIL LIGHT LED ASSEMBLY. MY WIFE AND I HAVE OWNED GMC VEHICLES ALL OUR LIVES AND HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE DISSATISFIED WITH THE LACK OF QUALITY DESIGN IN THE REAR TAIL LIGHT LED DESIGN AND DESIGN LIFE. IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH THE LAST FEW DAYS, THIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT AND WELL DOCUMENTED DESIGN FLAW THAT GM STILL HAS NOT ADDRESSED. LED LIGHTING WHEN DESIGN PROPERLY IS SUPPOSED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY MUCH LONGER THAN STANDARD BULB INCANDESCENT LIGHTING. THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR VEHICLE BECAUSE WE HAVE NO REAR LIGHTING AND THEN WE RECEIVE THE ESTIMATE FROM OUR DEALER "ROYAL BUICK GMC" AT OVER $1500. OBVIOUSLY, I AM FEELING SUCH FRUSTRATION BECAUSE MY REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY'S ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ON MY WIFE'S **** GMC YUKON XL SLT. OF COURSE AFTER THE INITIAL WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. COINCIDENCE, OR NOT VERY DISPLEASED? I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE CONTACT ME AT ***-***-**** OR BY EMAIL AND OFFER ASSISTANCE TO REPLACE THESE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES DUE TO THE QUALITY OR LACK THERE OF, IN THE PART. **SINCERELY DISGRUNTLED GM CUSTOMER!!! *TR
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2015 GMC YUKON XL HAVE BOTH GONE OUT. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER AND QUESTIONED ABOUT IT SEVERAL TIMES BY MY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER STATE THAT THEY HAVE A LIFE OF 40,000 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS USE BUT, ONLY FUNCTION FOR A FRACTION OF THIS AMOUNT & THEY ARE $600-700 TO REPLACE.
ROOF LEAK. DETERMINED TO BE SHARKFIN ANTENNA.
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND DID NOT ENGAGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST, AND HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 5MPH). THE ISSUE IS A FAULTY POWER BREAK PUMP.
TODAY, WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND DID NOT ENGAGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST, AND HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 5MPH).
THERE IS A KNOWN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE YUKON TAIL LIGHTS. THE ENCLOSED LED RUNNING LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND NOT OPERATE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS THERE IS NO BRAKE LIGHT THAT WILL ILLUMINATE AND NO RUNNING LIGHT. BOTH OF MY TAIL LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT ON MY VEHICLE. DURING A RECORD CHECK I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE YUKON'S. GMC HAS FAILED TO TAKE ACTION ABOUT THE KNOWN PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT WHILE BEING STOPPED AND DRIVING. SECONDLY THE BRAKING VACUUM SYSTEM WILL GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS CAUSES THE ASSISTED BRAKES TO FAIL CAUSING THE BRAKING SYSTEM NOT TO TAKE AFFECT AND STOP THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY STOP YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND WILL CAUSE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD FILLED WHILE BEING STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND ALSO WHILE BEING MOBILE AND DRIVING.
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 11.21.18 AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T WORK. THEY WERE WORKING AT THE TIME WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. THE BULBS WERE TESTED BY OUR MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE GMC YUKON OF THIS YEAR ARE KNOWN TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING UNITS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRICAL BOARD ASSOCIATED WITH IT HAS ISSUES THE MECHANIC STATED. I REVIEWED MANY POST ONLINE AND WONDER WHY THIS ISN'T A REQUIRED RECALL. TO ME THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY KIDS AND WIFE. I'D LIKE THIS TO BE CONSIDERED A RECALL IMMEDIATELY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES SEIZED. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE BRAKES PERFORMED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND REV THE ENGINE FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEILVEIRA BUICK GMC (985 HEALDSBURG AVE, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, (866) 572-7256) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
WHILE IN MOTION THE BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY IN JULY 2015. THEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH THE BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY IN 2018. BOTH TIMES I WAS CHARGED A DEDUCTIBLE. BOTH TIMES THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED BY A DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT I CONTACTED GMC. AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS THE OFFERED ME $2000 TOWARDS A NEW VEHICLE. I WAS VERY UPSET WITH THEM AND THREATENED TO GET A LAWYER IF I WAS HURT IN THIS VEHICLE OR HURT OTHERS IN THE FUTURE. IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND I FELT LIKE I DESERVED MORE. THEY WOULDN'T EVEN PAY FOR THE RENT A CAR I HAD TO USE ON MY VACATION WHILE THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. I PAID $70,0000 FOR THIS CAR, BUT DON'T WANT TO FEAR LOOSING BRAKES EVER AGAIN!
WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING A STOP THE BRAKING BECAME POOR AND I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD. HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY AND TOOK MORE DISTANCE TO COME TO A FULL STOP. THE BRAKE FELT "SOFT" AND NOT LIKE IT USUALLY DOES. INTERESTINGLY...THE BRAKE WOULD SEEM TO WORK AGAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT. I'VE HAD PROBABLY 3 OR 4 INCIDENTS, OVER THE PAST YEAR, WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED. NONE OF THE INCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED IN ANY TRAFFIC INCIDENTS, BUT ALL HAVE REQUIRED MORE STOPPING DISTANCE THAN NORMAL. ALL OF THE INCIDENTS HAVE TYPICALLY OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS (LESS THAN 40 MPH).
WHEN MOVING IN A PARKING SPOT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AS IF IT LOST POWER BRAKES, BUT THEN RETURNED. A FEW DAYS LATER ON THE FREEWAY TRAFFIC STOPPED IN FRONT OF US AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS CAUSED US TO NEED TO SWERVE TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. AFTER SEVERAL MILES THE POWER BRAKES HAVE NOT RETURNED. THERE IS OIL IN THE VACUUM LINE AT THE BOOSTER AND GAS MILEAGE YA BEEN POOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS. IT ALL POINTS TO A FAULTY VACUUM PUMP. 121,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK.
AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE YESTERDAY AFTER IT WAS RAINING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR LEAKED WATER. I WAS TOLD BY MY GMC DEALERSHIP THAT THE VISOR IS LEAKING DUE TO THE ANTENNA ON THE TOP OF MY VEHICLE. (I DO NOT HAVE A SUN ROOF) SO, MY HEADLINER IS WET AND THE ANTENNA NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY MY GMC DEALERSHIP (I WORK FOR THE FAMILY THAT OWNS THE DEALERSHIP) THAT THE ANTENNA IS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT IN MY ANTENNA! THE MANUFACTURER THAT MADE MY VEHICLE SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ANTENNA NOT ME! IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I HAVE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. IT IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING! I WOULD LIKE FOR GM TO PLACE A RECALL FOR THE ANTENNA TO BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. AGAIN, I WORK WITH THE GMC DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE HAD OTHER CUSTOMERS COME IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT! AGAIN, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ANTENNA OR FILE A CLAIM WITH MY WARRANTY COMPANY. THIS IS A DEFECT!
REAR TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN STATIONARY OR MOVING, CAN CHANGE FROM FUNCTIONING TO NOT FUNCTIONING AND BACK WHILE IN MOTION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY LEAKS COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL TANK PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER (RYAN GMC BUICK CADILLAC, 1111 20TH AVE SW, MINOT, ND 58701, (701) 864-3009) WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILED. WHILE TOWING A BOAT AND BACKING UP MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT HARD WHEN I PUSHED DOWN AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS ABLE TO STEER OUT OF DANGER AND EVENTUALLY COME TO A STOP.
MY PASSENGER FRONT LIGHT COVER IS ACQUIRING CONDENSATION WHICH MAKES THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON, AND MY DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. MY INSURANCE OR WARRANTY WON'T COVER ANYTHING TO FIX THESE LIGHT ISSUES. THESE ISSUES STARTED ABOUT MAY 2018. WE WEREN'T IN A WRECK OR SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGES THAT WOULD HAVE LED TO THESE ISSUES. I HAVE TALKED TO TWO OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE AND WE ALL HAVE SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT BEING RESOLVED BY GM VWARRANTIES. I WANT TO SEE GM ISSUE RECALLS AND ACCEPT COMPLETE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE REAR LIGHTING SYSTEM REDESIGNED SO THE COMPONENTS ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON EACH OTHER. MY BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT AND INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO REPLACE A BULB THE ENTIRE UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED AT $1700.00 THAT WE JUST SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE.
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