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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 →

Electrical System
Filed Oct 14, 201866,000 milesID

BOTH LED BRAKE LIGHTS FAULTY. REPLACED RH AND NEW PART IS ALSO NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. LH DOES NOT INTERMITTENTLY.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 3, 201839,123 milesCA

BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE LED BUT WITH THE POOR QUALITY OF THE CONTROLLER BOARD. BOTH OF MY TAIL LIGHTS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS ISSUE IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS AND THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. THE PART ALONE IS OVER $ 900.00. I HAVE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF DEALERS ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE A FREQUENT PROBLEM, AND ONE DEALER SPECIFIED THAT HE HAS SOLD 4 REPLACEMENT UNITS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. THIS INDICATES THAT THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS VERY POOR QUALITY AND CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD AS THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL THAT YOUR BRAKE LIGHT ISN'T WORKING UNLESS SOMEONE TELLS YOU.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 2, 201895,000 milesLA

AC CONDENSER OUT AFTER 3 YEARS, BLOWS HOT AIR.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 21, 201851,000 milesNC

ISSUES WITH BACK LED TAIL LAMPS NOT WORKING. I HAVE SEEN MANY ISSUES WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 17, 201877,500 milesTN

MY DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT JUST WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I AM OUT ON THE ROAD DRIVING.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 13, 201837,000 milesCA

MY RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT WORKS ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT A YEAR . I HAVE 41,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND NOW THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT GOES IN AND OUT ALSO SO I POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE TWO BRAKE LIGHTS OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL OF THE SAME CAR IS ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME PROBLEM GMC DENIES THE PROBLEM AND CHARGES $800 PER TAIL LIGHT TO FIX IT'S A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE MY FAMILY IS SAFE AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THEIR FAULTY LIGHT EQUIPMENT. THEY WON'T RECOGNIZE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUE IT'S COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN LOOKING UP THE PROBLEM ONLINE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 12, 2018100,000 milesMN

LED TAILLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSANGER SIDE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN LONG TERM AND APPEARS TO BE FAILING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 2, 201885,000 milesCA

FRONT RIGHT LED DAYLIGHT LIGHT IS OUT. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND PART IS APPROXIMATELY $750 TO REPLACE, VICE JUST A BULB SWAP. CAR HAS ABOUT 90K MILES ON IT. LED DAYLIGHT IS NOT ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. I BELIEVE IT'S REFERRED TO AS DRL. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE IN WARRANTY, BECAUSE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY - AND REPLACEMENT FOR A LIGHT IS OVER $700....ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND UNSUSTAINABLE. ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS MODEL IS A 2015 MODEL. OVER THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE, HOW MANY TIMES AM I EXPECTED TO REPLACE A $750 LED HOUSING?

Electrical System
Filed Aug 28, 2018UT

MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH GMC ABOUT THEIR POOR BRAKE DESIGN ON THEIR 2015- 2019 YUKONS THE CIRCUIT BREAKS AND THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY QUITS WORKING. YUKON SAYS THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF SUCH COMPLAINTS. AND WILL NOT RECALL THEIR POOR ASSEMBLY DESIGN.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 25, 201870,000 milesMO

DRIVERS SIDE TAILLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. SIGNAL STILL OPERATING.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 20, 201866,000 milesAZ

BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED WITHIN DAYS OF EACH OTHER. THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS INDICATED HERE: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T53845_DS768963 . I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FAILED PIECE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 14, 201875,000 milesNY

RIGHT TAIL LIGHT BEGAN TO NOT WORK LAST FALL. I WENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED THEN IT WAS WORKING FINE. WENT IN FOR ABOUT A MONTH. SOMETIMES IT WORKED THEN IT WASN'T. ALMOST LIKE IT HAD A SHORT. EVENTUALLY HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE SYSTEM NOT JUST A BULB. NOW ALMOST ONE YEAR LATER THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING ON THE LEFT SIDE. THIS IS A $1,000 ITEM. I HAVE OWNED CARS FOR TEN YEARS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A LIGHT. READ ONLINE THAT THERE ARE MANY ISSUES WITH THESE TAIL LIGHTS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 14, 20188,889 milesAZ

BAD LED BRAKE LIGHTS: WE PURCHASED OUR GMC YUKON XL 2015 IN MAY 2016. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS(1 AFTER A YEAR-MARCH 2017 AND THE 2ND AFTER 2 YEARS-AUG 2018) AND HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE ONLY 2 YEARS. THEY ARE LED LIGHTS SO NOT A CHEAP REPAIR. QUOTED COST $750-$2000. SO FAR, OUR WARRANTY HAS COVERED THE REPAIRS BUT ONCE WARRANTY IS OFF, IT WILL COST TOO MUCH TO REPAIR AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT REPAIRING! WE HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE ONLY REPLACED BRAKE LIGHTS 2-3 TIMES AND FOR LESS THAN $25 EACH TIME. THIS APPEARS TO BE A BAD DESIGN OR FAULTY PARTS BY GMC. ONE OF THE FAILURES WAS DUE TO INTERNAL SHORT IN THE LED MODULE. WE WOULD LIKE GMC TO RESOLVE THE FAULTY PARTS AND RECALL THE PART AND FULLY REPLACE OUR BRAKE LIGHTS WITH RELIABLE LIGHTS VS LIGHTS THAT ONLY LAST A YEAR. THANK YOU!

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 13, 201871,245 milesTX

2015 YUKON BRAKE LIGHT NEEDS RECALL" DOES NOT WORK ...IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE AND AN EXPENSIVE FIX. NEED HELP THIS IS

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 11, 201860,000 milesVA

REAR TAIL LIGHT FAILED, WAS REPLACED AND FAILED AGAIN 2 MONTHS LATER. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR CONTINUED MALFUNCTION. NO BREAKLIGHTS, NO TURN SIGNAL, NO WARNING. DISCOVERED BY OTHER DRIVERS NOTIFYING ME ON THE ROAD.

Power Train
Filed Aug 3, 201850,000 milesTN

PROBLEM STARTED WHEN DRIVING AT 60-70 MPH YOU CAN FEEL A STRONG VIBRATION CAUAES ENTIRE TRUCK TO SHAKE DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS DEALERS CANT FIX ALSO TRANSMISIN SHIFTS INTO GEARS HARD ACCELERATES BY ITSELF CAUSES ROUGH DRIVING VERY LOUD NOISE UNDER TRUCK SOUMDS LIKE TRANSMISIN ABOUT TO COME OFF AND ALSO SHIFTS INTO 4WD BY ITSELF OR PARK TO NUETRAL AND TRUCK WONT RUN

Power Train
Filed Aug 3, 201850,000 milesTN

TRANSMISIN PROBLEMS WE WHERE DRIVING AROUND THE CITY AT AT 30-40MPH WHEN THE GEARS WENT CRAZY IT ACCELERATED BY ITSELF RPMS WENT CRAZY IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISIN HAD GEARS IN PAN LOUD GRINDING THEN ALSO THE SEATS DONT VIBRATE WITH LAND DEPARTURE IT SHOWS SERVICE LANE DEPARTURE LAST WHEN DRIVI G AT SPEEDS LF 40-70 MPH THERE IS A STRONG VIBRATION IN FRONT MAKES ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKE TOOK TO DEALER ROTATED TIRES AND BALANCED ALLIGNMENT ALSO AND PROBLEM STILL THERE IDK WHAT TO DO

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 1, 201850,500 milesAZ

PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. SIGNAL WORKS, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHT AND RUNNING LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. I GOT THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL 2014, TAILLIGHT STARTED GOING OUT EXACTLY 2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $650 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TAILLIGHT AND THAT IT WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE TAILLIGHT IS STILL OUT AND I REFUSE TO REPLACE IT SINCE I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT. I HAVE HEARD MANY OTHER SIMILAR STORIES OF OTHER YUKONS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN IN COLD WEATHER (UNDER 60 DEGREES F) THE LIGHT USED TO FLICKER BUT NOT STAY ON. IT HAS BEEN HOT MOST OF THIS YEAR SO I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS STILL TRUE.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 31, 201852,000 milesMT

MY RIGHT SIDE BRAKE ASSEMBLY SEEMS TO ONLY WORK WHEN IT WANTS TOO. WORKS ON COLD MORNINGS, BUT AS THE DAY GETS WARMER THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. NO LIGHTS, OR BRAKE LIGHTS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 27, 2018CA

THE RIGHT & LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS INTERMEDATLY FAIL. I HAVE HAD MY RIGHT ONE FAIL, MY LEFT ONE FAIL AND ON ONE OCCASION BOTH FAILED (RIGHT, LEFT, BRAKE & RUNNING LIGHTS AT NIGHT TIME. I HAD PEOPLE FLAGGING ME DOWN AT INTERSECTIONS AND HAD FRIENDS TEXT ME WHILE THEY OBSERVED ME DRIVE AWAY. THE LIGHTS WOULD SOMEHOW BEGIN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY BUT IT IS UNKNOWN HOW LONG THEY WOULD REMAIN NON FUNCTIONING. THIS IS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY CONCERN! IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT GM HAS NOT RECALLED THE POORLY MANUFACTURED LED LIGHTS ON THEIR VEHICLES. THE FACT THAT THEY FUNCTION PROPERLY ONE DAY AND THEN DON'T FUNCTION THE NEXT IS UNACCEPTABLE. MY INITIAL QUOTE FROM GM TO HAVE THE LIGHT REPLACED WAS $1,600 FOR BOTH LIGHTS. RIDUCLOUS COST FOR A FOUR YEAR OLD $60K + VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE TOP /THIRD BRAKE LIGHT SEEMED TO FUNCTION AT ALL TIMES OR WAS NEVER REPORTED TO ME AS NOT FUNCTIONING. I DON'T HAVE PHOTOS OF THE INOPERABLE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. BOTH

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 26, 201865,000 milesTX

THE SUBURBAN IS NOT FULLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TAIL LIGHTS. IT IS 1700.00 TO REPAIR TAIL LIGHTS. THAT IS CRAZY. THE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. DAYS IT WORKS DAYS IT DOESN'T. I HAVE HAD 2 WARNINGS TO GET THEM FIXED. FIRST IT WAS JUST THE RIGHT ONE AND THE OFFICER NOTICED THAT THE LEFT KEEP GOING ON AND OFF.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 24, 201855,000 milesCA

REAR BRAKE/TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME. THEY GO IN AND OUT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 10, 201873,000 milesMI

REAR PASSENGER TAILLIGHT IS OUT. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE BUT DEALERSHIP AND GM CUSTOMER CARE WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. TYPICAL RESPONSE "VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW". NOW I HAVE TO PAY $600+ ON A PART PLUS LABOR. .

Electrical SystemFire
Filed Jul 10, 201873,000 milesMI

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON NOVEMBER 2017 DUE TO REAR TAILGATE/HATCH NOT OPENING PROPERLY AND MAKING NOISE SOMETIMES. STRUTS AND OTHER COMPONENTS REPLACED. VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND REAR TAILGATE MODULE CAUGHT ON FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND BURNED UP. GM CUSTOMER CARE CASE 8-43560624XX WAS STARTED. PART SHOWS SIGNS OF FIRE, HEAVY COMPONENT DAMAGE BURN MARKS EVERYWHERE AND GROUND PLANES WITHIN THE PCB SHOW SIGNS OF EXTREME OVERHEATING, INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE BURNT PLASTIC AND THE REAR TAILGATE COULD NOT BE OPEN. GM IS NOT CALLING IT A FIRE BUT IT IS OBVIOUS FROM THE PART THAT THERE WAS A FLAME AND A LOT OF HEAT. TRIED TO ESCALATE THIS PASSED GM CUSTOMER CARE SO GM ENGINEERS CAN AT LEAST LOOK AT IT BUT CHRIS (DID NOT PROVIDE LAST NAME AND/OR ID NUMBER) INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO MORE ESCALATION AT THIS POINT. WAS GIVEN THE TYPICAL SCRIPT "WE APOLOGIZE, BLAH BLAH BLAH, VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY".GM ENGINEERS SHOULD LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND THE PART TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. PICTURES ATTACHED OF THE "THERMAL" EVENT AS GM CALLED IT AS THEY CANNOT SAY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 9, 2018IL

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. CHECKED MULTIPLE FORUMS AND THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE A CHRONIC ISSUE FOR OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 28, 201815,000 milesCA

BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT (BOTH SIDES) INTERMITTENTLY. STARTED HAPPENING AT LESS THAN 1YR OLD, AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 26, 201869,000 milesAZ

THE FIRST COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE TAII LIGHTS. ONE OF THE RUNNING LIGHTS DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. I FIGURED IT WOULD BE A LAMP. NOPE. $500-$800 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY! APPARENTLY IT IS SO COMMON THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE ONLINE THAT HAVE BUSINESSES REPAIRING THEM.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 23, 201839,484 milesCA

PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THE TURN SIGNAL STILL FUNCTIONS, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHT ITSELF FAILS. I WAS PULLED OVER MY POLICE FOR A NON-FUNCTIONING TAIL LIGHT. NEW LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS $660 PER LIGHT TO REPLACE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLE BEING IN MOTION OR NOT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 14, 2018TX

TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTEDLY DO NOT WORK. SOMETIMES IT'S THE RIGHT SIDE AND SOMETIMES IT'S THE LEFT SIDE. I'VE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON LINE AS I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING FOR PRICING.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 13, 201859,000 milesMI

RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WHEN THE CAR IS BOTH PARKED AND IN MOTION.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 13, 2018TX

I HAVE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM...I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING, GMC WANTS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY FOR $800. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED BUT I THINK GMC SHOULD HAVE AWAY TO REPAIR THE LIGHT INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. A RECALL ON THIS SHADY WAY OF GETTING THE CONSUMER HARD EARNED MONEY. BECAUSE IT SHOULD LAST LONGER. I CAN?T DRIVE MY CAR IN FEAR OF GETTING A TICKET. PLEASE HELP

Electrical System
Filed Jun 12, 201860,000 milesTX

THE PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT AND THE SMALL LED CANNOT BE INDIVIDUALLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER. GMC ONLY SELLS THE ENTIRE UNIT FOR OVER $850.00. THIS IS A KNOWN WARRANTY ISSUE THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 12, 201840,000 milesAZ

MY TAIL LIGHT WILL QUIT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT IS COOL, THEY WORK, WHEN IT GETS HOT, THEY QUIT WORKING.

Steering
Filed May 23, 201862,939 milesIN

I'VE EXPERIENCED 2 POWER STEERING FAILURES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. FIRST, THE EPS FAILED (WHICH WAS RECALLED FOR MANY OF THE SAME MODEL--BUT NOT MINE) WHICH I REPLACED. NOW, POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN, THIS TIME THE STEERING GEAR PER THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! WITH THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, IF YOUR HANDS ARE NOT GRASPING THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY, THE CAR WILL VEER SHARPLY TO EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT. AND STEERING THIS BEAST WITH NO POWER STEERING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. MANY DRIVERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OVERPOWER THE DEAD ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM. THE FIRST WARNING CAME AS LOUD SCREECHING SOUNDS FROM THE STEERING AT LOW SPEED. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS INTERMITTENT, AND "JOLTING" THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SCREECHING STOPPED AT SPEED, BUT THE JITTERING/JOLTING OF THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM CONTINUED. THIS IS A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION, ESPECIALLY WITH SO FEW MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 14, 201840,000 milesMI

THE LED BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS AND 40,000 MILES THE VEHICLE HAS GONE THROUGH 3 LED BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THEY FAIL.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Mar 30, 201825,000 milesKS

REAR TAILLIGHT & BRAKE LIGHT - INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF REAR LED MARKER AND BRAKE LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE. VEHICLE HAS < 30,000 MILES. GM SELLING DEALER AWARE OF ISSUE WITH NO ACTION TAKEN.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 26, 2018CA

THE REAR TAILLIGHTS WILL NOT WORK SOMETIMES! THERE'S TIMES WHERE THERE OFF AND GMC IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE!!

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 2, 201824,000 milesUT

SUNROOF EXPLODED DURING A RIDE ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A RAIN STORM

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 18, 201775,000 milesMI

FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED. EXTENDED CRANK AFTER (OVERNIGHT) ENGINE OFF PARK. FUEL PUDDLE NOTICED UNDER PARKED VEHICLE ON GARAGE FLOOR AND DRIVEWAY AFTER OVERNIGHT PARKING. SMELL AND FUEL LEAK SEEMED WORSE WITH A FULL TANK. ALSO NOTICED MORE FREQUENT AUTO SHUT OFF AT FUEL STATION DURING AUTOMATIC FILLING. DEALER DROPPED TANK AND FOUND A FUEL LINE THAT WAS 'RUBBED' THROUGH TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. I WILL DOCUMENT WITH PICTURES UPON MY RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP IF NEEDED FOR FUTURE. I FIND THIS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT ON A ($70K) 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE THERE IS A FUEL LEAK THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH A 10 CENT PIECE OF INSULATION TO PROTECT THE LINES FROM RUBBING. SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE CHOOSE TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY DURING VALIDATION TESTING! TOTAL BS.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 16, 201756,000 milesIL

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED IN SCHOOL PARKING LOT BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN USING NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE. PEDESTRIAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY TO AVOID BEING STRUCK.

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 30, 201718,500 milesCA

MY VEHICLE HAS A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION WHEN TRAVELING 40MPH AND ABOVE WITH A REAR WINDOW DOWN. THE VIBRATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASED CABIN PRESSURE. THESE ISSUES ARE CAUSING HEADACHES, NAUSEA, AND DIZZINESS. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMS ISSUE AND TRIED TO REPAIR, BUT UNABLE TO. THE VIBRATION STARTED RIGHT AFTER WE TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR AND HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2015 AND THE ISSUE CONTINUES UNFIXED TO THIS DAY AFTER 5 VISITS.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 26, 201750,000 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE AIR CONDITIONER EMITTED HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERB CHAMBERS CHEVROLET OF DANVERS (90 ANDOVER ST, DANVERS, MA 01923) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 19, 2017IL

AC CONDENSER FAILURE

Engine
Filed May 25, 201752,000 milesMA

AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED. REPLACEMENT PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING 5 WEEKS SO FAR AND NO UPDATE FROM GM.

Power TrainCrash
Filed Dec 22, 201662,000 milesMN

DRIVING IN SNOWY CONDITIONS WITH THE VEHICLE IN 4WD, BEGAN NAVIGATING A TURN AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, AND THE DASH DISPLAYED THE "4WD SHIFT ON PROGRESS" ON THE DASH WITHOUT DRIVER TOUCHING THE 4WD BUTTONS. COULD NOT STEER OR BRAKE OR DO ANYTHING. VEHICLE ENDED UP HITTING A WALL CAUSING A FAIR AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. VEHICLE DOES NOT GO IN FOR REPAIRS UNTIL NEXT WEEK BUT THE DEALERSHIP MADE IT SOUND LIKE IT'S A TRANSFER CASE ISSUE WHICH APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Wheels
Filed Dec 5, 2016IN

I PURCHASED OUR 2015 GMC YUKON XL IN OCTOBER OF 2014. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND HAD MANY PARTS REPLACED ONLY FOR THE NOISE TO COME RIGHT BACK. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES AND ALL THE TIRES ARE WEARING TO THE POINT THAT BELTS ARE NOW SHOWING. WHEN TALKING TO CONTINENTAL THESE FACTORY TIRES HAVE AN 80,000 MILE WARRANTY BUT THAT TIRE WEAR WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER FACTORY TIRES. AFTER CALLING GMC, CONTINENTAL AND MY LOCAL DEALER, I FINALLY WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GIVE ME $250 TOWARD NEW TIRES BUT I COULD ONLY USE THAT TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF CONTINENTAL TIRES. RECENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME TIRES THAT ARE ON MY VEHICLE FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN HAVING. WHEN I CALLED CONTINENTAL, I WAS TOLD THAT MY TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOW CAN I HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL BUT THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE MY DOT IS NOT IN THE 1 MONTH RECALL. I HAVE NOW HAD TO SPEND $1000 TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT AND COST $70,000 TO PURCHASE 2 YEARS AGO. *TR

Wheels
Filed Dec 4, 201630,011 milesTX

THREAD OF THE LEFT BACK TIRE FLOWERED UP AND IT POPPED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT ON A FLAT. A COLLISION ALMOST TOOK PLACE, MY HUSBAND WAS ALMOST SMASHED BETWEEN THE CONCRETE WALL AND THE TRUCK WHILE TRYING TO CHECK THE TIRE, ON STAR RESPONSE WAS GOING TO TAKE 1HR 45 MIN. AFTER GETTING TO A SAFE PLACE WE CHECKED THE OTHER 3 TIRES AND NOTICE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE PRESENTED MISSING PART OF THE TIRE WALL AS A PUZZLE PIECE MISSING, TIRES HAD EXACTLY 30K MILES WITH THIS TRIP. TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL P275-55R20-111S WE TOLD THE DEALER TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

Tires
Filed Nov 30, 201631,906 milesTN

I PURCHASED A NEW, 2015 GMC YUKON XL IN DECEMBER OF 2014. I HAD BEEN DEALING WITH A VIBRATION RELATED PROBLEM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STARTING IN OCTOBER OF 2015 IN MY SUV THAT THE DEALER BALANCED, ALIGNED, ETC. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED IN DECEMBER OF 2015, AGAIN RAN TESTS AND FOUND NOTHING. CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN EVERY TIME I WENT INTO DEALER AND ON JUNE 28, 2016 AND WAS TOLD MY TREAD WAS WEARING UNEVENLY, AND AFTER A ROAD TEST WITH THE HEAD TECHNICIAN IT WAS FOUND THERE WAS HIGH ROAD FORCE ON THE TIRES. TODAY I CAME IN FOR MY OIL CHANGE AND MY DEALER HAD AN ALERT TO CHECK MY TIRES (ORIGINAL ONES THAT I REPLACED AT MY COST ON 6/28/16) FOR THE EXACT TIRE ON MY TRUCK GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE A HIGH SPEED VIBRATION AND TREAD WEAR PROBLEMS. MY OLD TIRES WERE OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL BUT I FEEL THAT THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. MY DOT# WAS A32AWBDE2414 AND I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES. GM PAID PARTIAL WARRANTY ON THEM. MY COST WAS $519.45. *TR

Engine
Filed Sep 26, 201664,712 milesNJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,712.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 23, 201640,000 milesIN

A/C WON'T GET COLD! ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS BRAND NEW TRUCK THAT IS A YEAR OLD! TV'S HAVE HAD PROBLEMS, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, GIVING IT GAS WAS ALSO A PROBLEM! I HAVE JUST HIT 40,000 ON THE TRUCK AND THEY WANT TO TELL ME IT NOT UNDER WARRANTY! A/C SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM YET! NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT THIS TRUCK! CAN SOMEONE HELP ME? A DISAPPOINTED TRUCK OWNER!

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