BOTH DRIVE SIDE AND PASSENGER TAIL BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ISSUE CAUSED BY THE LEDS BEING A 1 LARGE CHEAP CIRCUIT INSIDE THE UNIT. THE CIRCUIT CRACKS CAUSING THE LIGHTS NOT TO WORK.
2015 GMC Yukon complaints
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ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXCELLENT RIDE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT HAD NO SUSPENSION AT ALL. IT RIDES EXTREMELY ROUGH AND I WOULD SAY VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE
BRAKE LIGHT IS WILL NOT WORKING ON PASSENGER SIDE
THE PROBLEM I BEEN HAVING IS WITH THE STEERING. WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY OR JUST KINDA FAST THE STEERING ASSIST WILL LOCK UP AND ALL OF THE DASHBOARD AND AC WILL SHUT OFF AND THAN RESTARTS. NOT ALL THE TIME BUT ABOUT 6 TIMES THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT IT PUTS YOU IN THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN STATIONARY WHEN YOU TRYING TO PULL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT SLOT SPEED WHEN TRYING TO TURN THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME
MY 2015 YUKON DENALI HAD A COMPLETE SUSPENSION FAILURE ON ALL FOUR TIRES AT 67,535 MILES. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS WAY TOO SOON TO BE HAVING SUSPENSION PROBLEMS ON THIS, BUT WHEN DIAGNOSED, THAT WAS THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THAT CONDITION, AS THE STEERING COULD FAIL TO WORK CORRECTLY WHEN GOING THROUGH TIGHT TURNS AND BRAKING. THEY SAID THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY SKID DUE TO NOT HAVING ANY SHOCKS OR STRUTS FUNCTIONING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS LIFTED, THE WHEELS DID NOT LOWER FROM THE CARRIAGE AT ALL DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. WE REPLACED THE REAR SHOCKS AND FRONT STRUTS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR ALL AT ONCE, BUT RATHER OVER A PERIOD OF A COUPLE WEEKS WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RIDE ROUGHER ON EACH TIRE. ALL FOUR WENT OUT WITHIN A SPAN OF TWO WEEKS TIME.
CIRCUIT BOARDS IN LED TAIL LIGHTS FAILING. THIS RESULTS IN SPORADIC FUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHTS. THE DESIGN OF THE BUS BAR IN THE TAIL LIGHT HAS RESULTED IN CREATING WEAK SPOTS IN THE BUS BAR THAT CRACK AND UNLESS REPLACED OR REPAIRED AT SUBSTANTIAL COST THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.
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
WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FULLY, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS THE CAR CONTINUES ACCELERATING. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH INITIAL COMPLETE DEPRESSION OF GAS PEDAL TO CAUSE SOME ACCELERATION AND DEPRESSING BRAKE ALLOWED VEHICLE TO RETURN TO NORMAL DRIVING. THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED OVER TIME TO THE POINT WHERE BOTH FEET DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT AFFECT ACCELERATION AND CAUSED SMOKE TO EMIT FROM BOTH FRONT BRAKE PADS, AND THE PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE PAD FLAMED UP FROM THE HEAT. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN INTO A PARKING LOT WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED THE ENTIRE TIME, AND TURNED OFF. SO FAR, THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS FULLY DEPRESSED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE MAT CAUSED THIS EVEN THOUGH THE MAT IS CUT AROUND THE GAS PEDAL WITH PLENTY OF ROOM TO NOT OBSTRUCT PEDAL. THE MAT ALSO DOES NOT SLIDE OR MOVE ABOUT THE AREA. THE GMC DEALER TOLD ME THEY TOOK THE MAT OUT AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY AUTO ACCELERATION, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL FULL TO ATTEMPT TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM, TO NOT COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF THE OTHER CARS NEARBY.
TAILLIGHT IS OUT ON MY VEHICLE. THE LIGHTS ARE LED AND THE CAR IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD. REPLACEMENT IS $500-750 FOR A TAILLIGHT!
RIGHT REAR LED TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. NOT EASILY FIXABLE. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND MAKE YOU PAY $700+ A PIECE FOR A WHOLE NEW ASSEMBLY. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD INSIDE. THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE TAKEN APART AND FIXED EASILY OR GM SHOULD REPLACE IT FOR FREE.
DRIVER SIDE BREAK LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER RESEARCHING MULTIPLE OWNERS IN SIMILAR MODEL YEARS HAVE NOTED THE ISSUE BEING INSIDE OF THE LIGHT ITSELF HAVING AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. BUT THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $750 FOR A NEW ONE WHEN THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD, NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND MADE RIGHT.
MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2015 YUKON DINALI WENT OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND NONE OF MY WARRANTIES WILL COVER IT.
I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHERE MY VEHICLE ENDED UP IN A DITCH AND HIT A CEMENT CULVERT HEAD ON. THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALL AIRBAGS ALONG THE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE DID, BUT NEITHER FRONT WERE ACTIVATED. ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE OTHER ITEMS IN THE SEAT THAT WERE QUITE HEAVY.
PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. IT IS AN LED LIGHT WHICH SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO BE REPLACED. OUR LOCAL GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT IS THE 'DRIVER' ATTACHED TO THE LED BULB THAT IS FAULTY, BUT IT CANNOT SIMPLY BE REPLACED. THEY HAVE TO REINSTALL AN ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT WHICH APPARENTLY IS PRETTY COSTLY. I WAS QUOTED $925. AGAIN, NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHT BULB ITSELF. SHOULDN'T COST $925 TO FIX.
DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING. APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE YEAR YUKONS, AND GMC REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. REPAIR IS EXORBITANTLY EXPENSIVE, AND GMC SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES, AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.
BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT. IT'S BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN DESIGN. THE METAL BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE LIGHT LEDS IS CRACKED AND BREAKS THE CIRCUIT, THEREFORE THE LIGHTS WON'T WORK. LED LIGHTS SHOULD WORK FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. ONLY WAY TO FIX IT THROUGH THE DEALER IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO THE TUNE OF APPROXIMATELY $1400 FOR BOTH LIGHTS. IT CAN BE REPAIRED BY CUTTING THE ASSEMBLY OPEN AND SOLDERING THE CRACK IN THE LED BRACKET. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF THIS BEING REPORTED ONLINE. DEALERS DENY ENCOUNTERING THE PROBLEM. GMC IS NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. THERE ARE REPORTED CASES ONLINE WHERE GMC YUKON OWNERS HAVE OF COURSE HAD THE REPAIRS MADE WITHIN WARRANTY WITH NO COST BUT AS SOON AS THE WARRANTY IS OUT AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURS, THEN THE OWNER HAS TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $700 PER LIGHT TO REPLACE THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NO BRAKE LIGHTS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS WRECKS AND INJURY.
DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS, SEEMS TO BE POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.
BOTH LED TAIL LIGHT UNITS ON 2015 GMC YUKON FAILED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE LED STRIPPING NO LONGER ILLUMINATES. EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF VEHICLE. WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THE ONLY OPTION FOR REPAIR IS REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE LIGHT AT A COST OF OVER $900 PER TAIL LIGHT.
BRAKE LIGHTS WONT WORK ALL OF THE TIME.
THE VEHICLE IS A 7 PASSENGER 2015 GMC YUKEN VEHICLE. BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $500.00 EACH. THE ENTIRE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE OPERATOR IS NEVER MADE AWARE BY THE VEHICLE WARNING SYSTEM THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE OR TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE ONLY WAY THE HAZARD IS IDENTIFIED IS IF ANOTHER OPERATOR NOTIFIES THE OWNER. BEING THAT THE VEHICLE IS A 7 PASSENGER AND USUALLY CARRYING CHILDREN ARE IN THE THIRD ROW THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. A REAR END COLLISION DUE TO NO LIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHTS IS VERY POSSIBLE. I CONTACTED GMC AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE LED LIGHTS FAILING HOWEVER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO RECALL THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE NEW LED LIGHTS. DOES IT HAVE TO TAKE A VEHICLE BEING REAR ENDED AND A CHILD INJURED OR KILLED TO HAVE THESE VEHICLES RECALLED? THIS ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, ONE HAS TO TYPE GMC LED LIGHT FAILURE AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
OVER THE LIFE OF OWING THIS NEW CAR, FROM MARCH 2016 TO JULY 2019, THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVE EACH FAILED ONCE AND WERE REPLACED BY MY OWN EXPENSE. AGAIN FOR A THIRD TIME TOTAL, THIS MONTH THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPEATED ITS FAILURE TO HAVE THE BREAK LIGHT TO FUNCTION. I FEEL THIS AMOUNT OF PART FAILURE INSIDE 3 YEARS IS TOO EXTREME AND IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER. THESE FAILED PARTS HAPPENED AT 16,000, 30,000 AND 50,000 MILES OF VEHICLE USE. NONE OF THE TAILLIGHT PARTS WERE EVER PHYSICALLY DAMAGED BEFORE. THE COST OF THE PART ALONE IS $795.00. THAT IS EVEN MORE REDICULOUS CONSIDERING A HOME LED BULB LASTS LONGER AND COSTS MUCH LESS.
TAIL LIGHT KEEP GOING OFF, DEALER WONT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY, THEY $700 WHEN ITS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE, SOMETHING WRONG THAT KEEP BURNING THE LED LIGHTS.
LEFT TAIL LIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY FAULTY. BRAKE LIGHT ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.
REAR LED TAILLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. FOUND SEVERAL FORUMS WHERE THIS HAPPENS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. IF YOU TAP THE TAILLIGHT IT SOMETIMES BEGINS WORKING AGAIN. TRUCK ONLY HAS 60K MILES AND GM WANTS OVER $1200 TO FIX (REPLACE BOTH TAILLIGHTS). EVIDENTLY THERE'S A CIRCUIT BOARD THAT GOES BAD INSIDE. I HAD THIS AT GM TO BE FIXED BUT BECAUSE TAILLIGHTS WERE WORKING AT THE TIME, THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM.
REAR BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILING TO LIGHT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AND THERE IS NOT A NOTIFICATION TO THE DRIVER. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE FLAW WITH THE LED LIGHT CIRCUIT INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY. THERE IS NOT A LIGHT OUT NOTIFICATION SO THE DRIVER IS NOT AWARE THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS FAILED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS AN WELL KNOWN ISSUE ON THE 2015-2019 YUKON. THIS IS OCCURRING OFTEN AND GMC IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SUPPLYING REPLACEMENTS BECAUSE THE DEMAND IS SO HIGH FROM THE FAILURE. GMC HAS ALSO RAISED THE PRICE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT BY 30% FROM $425 TO $675 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED IT WAS A HIGH FAILING ITEM AND WAS ON BACKORDER AND NOT SURE WHEN THEY WOULD GET ONE. DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT PROPER BRAKE LIGHTS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND NOT LEGAL SO LEFT WITH LITTLE OPTION BUT TO STOP DRIVING THE YUKON.
REAR TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT FAILED AFTER FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY FOR A MONTH. GMC DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW GM PART AT A COST OF OVER $800. GMC DEALER EXPLAINED THAT DESPITE CHRONIC FAILURES OF THIS PARTICULAR PART, GM REFUSES TO RECALL. FAILURE APPEARS TO RESULT FROM A FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED EASILY. INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE FAILURE IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT OR IN FOUL WEATHER.
PURCHASED VEHICLE (USED) FROM DEALER LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. DRIVER TAILLIGHT WENT OUT. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT ACCORDING TO SEVERAL FORUMS IN A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE TAILLIGHT IS ARCHITECTED, ENGINEERED, AND BUILT IN SUCH A WAY AS TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE, BREAK OFTEN, AND DISCOURAGE DIY OR NON-DEALER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED.
SOMEONE WHO WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME TOLD ME MY DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. I CHECKED IT WITH THE HELP OF SOMEONE ELSE A COUPLE TIMES AFTERWARDS AND IT WORKED. THEN A WEEK OR SO LATER A CO-WORKER TOLD ME THE SAME THING, THAT IT WAS OUT. I CHECKED IT AGAIN LATER AND IT WORKED, SO THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 1/7/2019 AND BEFORE IT WAS OFFERED FOR SALE THE PASSENGER-SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS ALSO REPLACED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT AND PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WERE BURNED OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET (2001 S HAVANA ST, AURORA, CO 80014, (720) 746-2716) AND JOHN ELWAY CHEVROLET (5200 S BROADWAY, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113, (720) 259-0391), BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
WHILE SITTING STILL AT A DRIVE THROUGH, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AS IF IT HAD NO PRESSURE. HAD NO BRAKES! NO MATTER HOW HARD I STOOD ON PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT COME TO COMPLETE STOP WHEN ROLLING. BLEW THROUGH STOP SIGNS AND LIGHTS BECAUSE EVEN AT 10 MPH COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. HAD JUST GOT OFF INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH. DOWN HILL GRADE WAS IMPOSSIBLE. FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM INVOLVING FAILURE OF VACUUM PUMP BOOSTER. MANY REPORTS, HOPEFULLY NOT MANY DEATHS CAUSED.
REAR BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.
TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS OCCASIONALLY WILL GO OUT AND COME BACK ON RANDOMLY. GMC KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND REPLACEMENTS COST ABOUT $750 PER UNIT WHICH EVEN THESE REPLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO FAIL WITHIN A YEAR. THE FACT THAT THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND SO INTERMITTENTLY THIS BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE THEY WERE BOTH WORKING. I GET HOME AND THEY ARE NOT. IS THERE A WAY TO HAVE GMC REPLACE THESE VIA A SAFETY RECALL?
2015 GMC YUKON DENALI REAR TAIL LIGHTS FAIL DUE TO DEFECTED PARTS. GMC WILL NOT REPLACE THE FAILED PARTS WHICH IS A KNOW SAFETY ISSUE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THE GMC YUKON 2015-2019 MODELS.
REAR TAIL/BRAKE/TURN LIGHTS RANDOMLY DON'T WORK. THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON AND COMPLAINED ABOUT REPEATEDLY ON THE INTERNET. I HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT.
APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING OUR 2015 GMC YUKON DENALI, HAVING ONLY DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS AND SURFACE STREETS FOR 15K MILES, THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL / BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR WARRANTY AND REPLACED BY THE DEALER. APPROX 6 MONTHS LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL / BRAKE LIGHT DID THE SAME THING, AND WAS ALSO REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. NOW APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER THE REAR PASSENGER LIGHT IS OUT AGAIN AND DEALER WANTS $600.00 TO REPLACE THE FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT LAMP, BUT CAN'T BECAUSE THEY'RE IN SUCH DEMAND BASED ON THE DEFECTIVE PART, THAT THEY ARE BACKORDERED. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES.
TAIL LIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY
REAR BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES ONE DOESN'T WORK, SOMETIMES BOTH ARE OUT, SOMETIMES BOTH WORK. SEEMS WORSE IN THE HOT WEATHER. TAKEN IT IN MULTIPLE TIME, 1ST 2 TIMES COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE OUTAGE, 3RD TIME THEY SAID IT NEEDED BOTH TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES REPLACES FOR $1200. THEN THEY WORKED ALL WINTER, NOW NOT WORKING CONSISTENTLY.
THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MAY FAIL MOMENTARILY AND THEN SUDDENLY FUNCTION AGAIN. THIS CAN CAUSE DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS, INCREASING RISK OF A CRASH. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL WHICH DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING RECALL 18V586000 THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN I BACK UP OR TURN I LOSE POWER MOMENTARILY THEN IT COMES BACK
DRIVER SIDE REAR TAILLIGHT NOT WORKING, WAS TOLD IT WAS A BROKEN SOLID CIRCUIT BY THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WANT CLOSE TO $1000 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM IS NOT RECALLING!!!!
MY VEHICLE HAS A CRACK IN THE COMBI-COOLER AS DESCRIBED IN NHSTA REFERENCE NUMBER: N162080780 AND GM SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 17336. IN THE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE SPECIAL COVERAGE IT STATES THAT THE COVERAGE PERIOD IS 5 YEARS OF 60,000 MILES BASED ON THE DATE THE VEHICLE ENTERED SERVICE. THIS VEHICLE WAS A GM EXECUTIVE VEHICLE UNTIL PURCHASED WITH 15102 MILES VIA THE GM PEP PROGRAM. GM IS NOT INCLUDING MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLEARLY STATED IN THE COVERAGE SINCE THEIR SYSTEMS DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR A VEHICLE THAT ENTERS SERVICE WITH THIS MANY MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VIOLATION OF THEIR AGREEMENT WITH NHTSA AND REQUEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER UNIT FAILURES USED IN SUCH VEHICLES TO IDENTIFY IF A FULL FLEDGED RECALL IS WARRANTED.
LEFT TAILLIGHT WENT OUT AT AROUND 82,000 MILES, FIRST FLICKERED FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WITHIN ONE WEEK, THE RIGHT TAILLIGHT WENT COMPLETELY OUT ALSO.
THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE ISSUES ONE SIDE STOPPED WORKING A FEW WEEKS AGO AND NOW THE OTHER SIDE STOPPED WORKING THEY ARE NOT CHEAP TO REPAIR AND THE CAR IS NOT EVEN GOT 40,000 MILES ON IT I WOULD EXPECT THAT THEY WOULD AT LEAST LAST ABOUT 80,000 MILES.
BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IF YOU TAP HARD ON IT THEY SOMETIMES COME BACK ON BUT DON'T STAY ON. I TOOK TO GMC DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THEY'VE HAD A DOZEN YUKON'S IN RECENTLY WITH THE SAME ISSUE. DEALER INDICATED ISSUE IS FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD THAT OVERHEATS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO SHORT OUT. I'M OUT OF MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER LIGHTS. DEALER CHARGES $800 PER LIGHT (PART ONLY).
TAILLIGHT FAILURE. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET. NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALER WANTS $800+ EACH TO FIX.
TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES KEEP FAILING. DEALER REPLACED ONE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT OTHER NOW FAILED AND CHARGING $800+ TO FIX. DEFECT IN DESIGN/MANUFACTURING OF CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT. IT'S A COMMON AND KNOWN DEFECT IN THE PART. OUR OTHER YUKON'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUES.
DEFECTIVE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. INADEQUATE MATERIAL/DESIGN DEFECT LEADS TO CIRCUIT CONNECTION FAILURE. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT STILL CHARGES $800-900 TO REPAIR THE OEM DEFECT. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE HAVING TAIL LIGHT FAILURE. WE HAVE MANY YUKONS IN OUR FLEET AND ALL HAVE HAD FAILURES.
DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. DEALER WANTS $800 TO REPLACE BRAKE LIGHT
MY PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT A FEW MONTHS AGO. TURN SIGNAL WORKS. NOW MY DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT. TURN SIGNAL DOES WORK. TO GET BOTH FIXED, I HAVE TO HAVE THE ENTIRE UNIT REPLACED WHICH IS QUITE EXPENSIVE. I ALREADY REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER UNIT DUE TO THE RUNNING LIGHT GOING OUT 2 YEARS AGO. BRAKE LIGHTS, ARE NECESSARY FOR SAFETY WHICH IS A PROBLEM. THESE LED LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A LONGER FUNCTIONALITY. AND THEY CANNOT BE REPLACED EASILY OR COST-EFFECTIVELY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS TO SHORT OUT. IN ADDITION, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, OTHER MOTORISTS ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT EITHER ONE OR BOTH TAIL LIGHTS WERE OUT. GETTEL CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (1901 TAMIAMI TRAIL, PUNTA GORDA, FL 33950, (941) 347-6817) WAS NOTIFIED, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM VISION BUICK GMC (800 PANORAMA TRAIL S, ROCHESTER, NY 14625, (585) 200-3905) AND THEY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER AND WAS TO FOLLOW-UP WITH THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
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