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2015 GMC Yukon 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 Jul 8, 2019OR

REAR TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE TAIL LIGHT? THIS IS NUTTS

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 5, 20191,000 milesNM

PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE DAY ONE. WE TOOK IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES BUT STILL DOESN'T WORK.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 3, 201970,000 milesTX

BRAKES DON'T WORK WELL WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW RATES OF SPEED. STOPPING REQUIRES BRAKES TO BE PRESSED TO THE GROUND AND STILL MAY NOT STOP. I HAVE ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS EVEN AFTER HAVING THE ISSUE 'REPAIRED' LAST YEAR. I'VE HAD THE PROBLEM ASSESSED AT 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS. I HAVE HAD TO THROW MY CAR INTO PARK TO AVOID HITTING CARS IN FRONT OF ME. BRAKES FAIL WHILE DRIVING IN PLACES SUCH AS TRAFFIC JAMS, DRIVE THRU, SCHOOL PICK UP, ETC. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND FEAR THAT MY CHILDREN MAY BE HURT IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. STEERING BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WHEN THE BRAKE ISSUES OCCUR. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 1.5- 2 YEARS. ALSO, THE TAIL LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO OUT EVEN AFTER PAYING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENTS.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 2, 201952,000 milesNC

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. FIRST ON DRIVER'S SIDE THEN MONTHS LATER ON PASSENGER SIDE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ARE POSTED ON THE INTERNET YET GM WILL NOT RECALL.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 2, 2019TX

VERY HARD/ STIFF BRAKE-PEDAL. IT'S VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED. I ALREADY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES, IS A VERY DANGEROUS HAZARDS TO THE DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THAT CONDITION. THE HARD /STIFF PEDESTAL IS IN THE CITY AND THE HIGHWAY.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 1, 201945,000 milesNY

PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT OUT. I SEE THERE ARE OVER 100 COMPLAINTS, AND NO RECALL. COME ON GMC, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 28, 201980,000 milesMO

REPLACED PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT DUE TO LED FAILURE IN 2017. DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED THIS WEEK. FULL REPLACEMENT OF HOUSING IS REQUIRED, AND NOTHING THAT I CAN FIND STATES ANY DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE. THIS MEANS FURTHER REPLACEMENTS OF THE ENTIRE LIGHT (PART ALONE IS QUOTED AT AROUND $700) WILL BE NECESSARY THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS FROM A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH THAT THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES EFFECTED, YET THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOT A DESIGN ISSUE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. GIVEN THIS FAILURE MAKES THE TAIL LIGHT INOPERABLE AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 25, 201976,000 milesTX

PART OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE TAIL LIGHTS WAS VERY POORLY DESIGNED. IT IS A SEALED ASSEMBLY WITHOUT SERVICEABLE PARTS. A VERY THIN STRIP OF METAL, ONE AT THE TOP, AND ONE AT THE BOTTOM BREAK DUE TO THERMAL EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION. IT GIVES NO WARNING NO LIGHTS NOTHING JUST ALL THE SUDDEN NO TAIL OR BRAKE LIGHT. IT'S NOT RIGHT IT ISN'T SERVICEABLE, AND THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES $400 PLUS FOR A NEW ONE. WHAT HAPPENS IF BOTH FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. G.M. NEEDS TO BE HELD LIABLE, AND DO THE RIGHT THING. AFTER ALL THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE "PROFESSIONAL GRADE".

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 24, 201965,000 milesSC

DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING ON 2015 YUKON W 65K MILES AND NO ACCIDENTS. DEALER SAID IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE AND PART IS $800 TO REPAIR DUE TO LED ASSEMBLY. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFERED A $100 VOUCHER TO GO TOWARDS NEW PART (IF I TOOK MY CAR IN AND PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST) WHICH IS A JOKE. AS OF TODAY THERE ARE 278 COMPLAINTS REGARDING 2015 YUKONS AND 60% OF THOSE ARE REGARDING EXTERIOR LIGHTING. HOWEVER GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD NOT ADMIT FAULTY TAIL LIGHTS WERE A "KNOWN ISSUE." WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL?! AND WHY ARE CONSUMERS STILL BE CHARGED $800 FOR FAULTY TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES? GMC IS PROFITING OFF OF KNOWN WIDE-SPREAD ISSUES AND NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON BACKORDER DUE TO THE SHEER NUMBER OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. MY CAR HAS HAD SHOCKS REPLACED AT 15K MILES, ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH INTERIOR LIGHTS, AC PROBLEMS, AND NOW THIS ALL BEFORE 70K. COME ON GMC....STEP IT UP OR ELSE I'LL BE TRADING MY POS YUKON IN FOR A CHEVY.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 21, 201948,534 milesNJ

THE TAIL LIGHT FAILED WITH NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE. L.E.D. FAILURE NO TAIL LIGHT OR BRAKE LIGHT. BULBS ARE NOT REPLACEABLE & THE WHOLE TAIL LIGHT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 20, 201955,000 milesNE

TAKATA RECALL: I WAS INFORMED TODAY BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT BOTH OF MY REAR BREAK LIGHTS ARE OUT, AND I CHECKED AND DONT HAVE ANY REAR BREAK LIGHTS ONLY THE STRIP LIGHT UP TOP WORKS. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND HAVE ONLY EVER DRIVER ON CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAYS. THIS IS SOME BULL CRAP CONSIDERING THE PRICE OF THESE VEHICLES AND NEED A RECALL FOR THE REAR BREAK LIGHTS, BECAUSE THEY ARE $800.00 TO REPLACE EACH BREAK LIGHT.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 19, 201924,554 milesCA

TAIL/BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO GMC DEALER FOR REPAIR. LEFT TAIL LIGHT (ACTUALLY THE ENTIRE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD) WAS REPLACED, RIGHT IS ON BACK ORDER. VEHICLE OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAD AN EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, THE WORK WAS NOT COVERED. THIS IS A FREQUENT ISSUE, I HAVE DISCOVERED ON LINE, ACCORDING TO MANY OWNERS OF GMC SUVS AND TRUCKS BETWEEN THE 2015 AND 2018 MODELS. COST OF REPAIR INCLUDING BOTH TAIL LIGHTS IS 1617.05. GMC SUPPORTED ME BY COVERING 600.00 OF THE COST SO I PAID 1017.05 OUT OF POCKET FOR 2 TAIL LIGHTS THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. I HAVE ONLY 24554 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT. ADDITIONAL TO THAT, THE 2 FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE FRAYING WHICH MAY LEAD TO WEAKNESS EVENTUALLY CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. I WANT GMC TO COVER ALL COSTS RELATED TO REPAIR OF THESE TWO PROBLEMS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL REGARDING BOTH. SEAT BELT PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR MONTHS AND THE TAIL LIGHT THING JUST HAPPENED ON MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2019.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 18, 201954,000 milesTX

LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT FIXTURE (LED STYLE) COMPLETELY FAILED AFTER 54,000 MILES. IT'S NOT THE LEDS THEMSELVES. SOMETHING ELSE IN THE POWER SUPPLY FAILED.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 18, 201953,000 milesCA

THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS OF MY VEHICLE WENT OUT IN JULY OF 2017 BOTH OF THEM WITHIN A WEEK, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD THE WHOLE LIGHT PANEL REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY ON EACH OF THEM AND NOW AGAIN MY PASSENGER-SIDE BRAKE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT. IT CAME BACK ON MOMENTARILY IN THE MORNING AND THEN WENT OUT AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ANDA FRIEND OF MINE CURRENTLY HAS ONE OUT ON HER 2017 YUKON WHICH SHE IS TAKING IN TO GET FIXED. SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE ADVISORS AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR IT. AS OF TODAY THE PART IS ALSO ON BACKORDER AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GET THE PART IN. SO IN THE MEANTIME I AM WITHOUT A BRAKE LIGHT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 14, 201978,000 milesCA

BRAKE LIGHTS GIVE OUT ON BOTH SIDES AND ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 13, 2019125,500 milesOK

BOTH OF THE VEHICLE TAIL LIGHTS HAVE BECOME NONOPERATIONAL DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. THE TAIL LIGHTS ARE A COMPLETE ASSEMBLES AND CONSIST OF LEDS.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 12, 201976,000 milesSD

VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY AT LOW SPEEDS. BRAKES BECOME 'HARD' AND VEHICLE WILL ROLL TO A STOP. BRAKE LIGHTS APPEAR TO HAVE A SHORT AND WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 10, 201950,000 milesMN

DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY DOES NOT WORK. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE IT JUST QUIT WORKING.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 6, 201956,542 milesTX

TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. THERE IS NO WAY TO REPLACE A BULB, AND GMC HAS A REPLACEMENT THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED TO FIX THE ISSUE.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 5, 201976,000 milesKY

REAR TAILLIGHT RANDOMLY GOING ON AND OFF. INTERIOR LIGHT RANDOMLY FLICKER, THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM OFTEN ACTIVATES, VEHICLE DASH SYSTEMS RANDOMLY RESET AND MOST RECENTLY VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND CAR TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND IN A SCHOOL ZONE!!!!! THIS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC AND WAS VERY SCARY!!!!

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 5, 201940,000 milesKY

VEHICLE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY LOCK UP OFTEN I HAVE TO PUSH AS HARD AS I CAN, THE DASH SAYS "BRAKE ASSIST" OR SOMETHING WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE THEY LOCK UP. I'VE ALMOST HIT CARS SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THEY LOCK UP LIKE THIS AND THERES NOTHING I CAN DO. HAPPENS OFTEN AND VARYING SPEEDS 10-70!

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 4, 2019TX

THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS WORK PERIODICALLY. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE LEFT SIDE AND NOW THE RIGHT SIDE HAS WENT OUT. COST IS $750 TO REPLACE. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING TO WAIT ON A TAIL LIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE BACKORDERED DUE TO SO MANY OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM (ACCORDING TO DEALER). IT WILL WORK PERIODICALLY AT FIRST BUT IF THIS IS LIKE THE PREVIOUS, IT WILL EVENTUALLY QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. SOMETIME THE BOTTOM HALF IS LIT BUT NOT THE WHOLE LAMP. DEALER COULDN'T TELL ME IF THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM OR IF I WILL BE GETTING ANOTHER FAULTY PART.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 3, 201980,000 milesLA

MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT RANDOMLY WORKS. NO RHYME NOR REASON. WE NOTICED THIS AFTER BCM WAS REPLACED.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 2, 201947,000 milesCA

REAR LED TAILLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL DUE TO WEAK CIRCUIT BRIDGE DESIGN

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 2, 2019GA

MY TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY LED LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. I'VE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT'S A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALER CHARGES CLOSE TO $1000 PER LIGHT TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 1, 201924,535 milesNY

BOTH LED TAILLIGHTS FAILED WITHIN ONE MONTH ON A TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 25000 MILES.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 22, 2019PA

FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAD BEEN GETTING REPORTS THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WASN'T WORKING- WHEN WE CHECKED IT IT WAS... FINALLY SOMEONE TOLD ME IT GOES ON AND OFF. MY YUKON WAS GOING INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL AND I ASKED THEM TO CHECK. THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE LIGHT AT $800!!! A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 21, 201939,000 milesPA

THIS IS THE SECOND TAILLIGHT TO FAIL. THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED AT 35,500 MILES IN OCTOBER 2018. THE DRIVER SIDE HAS NOW FAILED AT 39,000 MILES AND 4 MONTHS LATER. THESE PARTS COST $800 EACH TO REPLACE. A MAJOR REPAIR COST ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY THIS MUCH MILEAGE. A DESIGN PROBLEM OBVIOUSLY EXISTS AND THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD!!! JUST WAITING FOR A CRASH TO HAPPEN TO START A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE.

Electrical System
Filed May 21, 201952,000 milesCA

BOTH LED TAIL LIGHT FIXTURES WENT OUT AT ONCE, BOTH NON FUNCTIONING. HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH FIXTURES COSTING OVER $1400 FROM A GM DEALERSHIP.

Service Brakes
Filed May 20, 201982,000 milesIA

PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT LOW SPEED BRAKING POWER WAS LOST.. HARD BRAKE PEDAL.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 20, 201980,000 milesCA

FAULTY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THE RIGHT LED MODULE FAILED, AND WAS REPLACED. THEN THE LEFT LED MODULE FAILED ABOUT A YEAR LATER. NOW THE REPLACED RIGHT LED MODULE HAS FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME! EACH REPAIR IS APPROX $650.00 FOR A 'DO IT MYSELF' REPAIR. THESE LED MODULES SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND NOT FAIL. WIDELY NOTED AS BEING A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. GM SHOULD REDESIGN AND MAKE GOOD ON REPAIRS BEYOND THE STANDARD WARRANTY FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE OUT OF POCKET.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 17, 201954,575 milesIN

PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 17, 201966,707 milesWV

TAIL LED LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING THEN START WORKING PARTIALLY THEN BACK TO NOT WORKING, WENT TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND IT COST $1500.00 AND THEN 6 MONTHS LATER BACK TO PARTIAL WORKING TAIL LED LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHT THEN A SMALL STRIP OF THEM WORKING THEN NOTHING AT ALL THEN BACK TO WORKING THEN BACK TO NO LIGHT PERMANENTLY AGAIN!!

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 17, 201985,000 milesTX

I PURCHASED MY 2015 YUKON IN 8/2016 AND IN THE BEGINNING OF 2017 THE TAIL LIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE BURNT OUT THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT WORK DURING THE DAY BUT AT NIGHT IT WOULD WORK . I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE LED LAMP HAD GONE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE . I CAME FIND OUT THIS LAMP IS ALL ONE PART AND THE COST FOR A SUPPOSEDLY IS OVER $600 JUST THE LAMP . SO I HAD TO BUY THE LAMP AND REPLACED IT MYSELF BUT THEY ASKED ME FOR THE CORE . SO THIS WAS IN 2917 AND NOW TWO YEARS LATER THE SAME LIGHT THAT BROUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2017 IS OUT AGAIN AND I'M HAVING TO SPEND ANOTHER 600 TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. I FEEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO HELP THE CONSUMER BECAUSE GM DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THIS AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE VONSUR . CAN SOMETHING BE DONE ?

Service Brakes
Filed May 16, 201990,000 milesNY

THE MOST DISTURBING CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT I LOST MY BRAKES AS A RESULT OF A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM HAS EVEN RECOGNIZED RELATING TO A FAULTY VACUUM BOOSTER PUMP. I INCURRED A $500 REPAIR BILL DESPITE GM'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE PROBLEM AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CARS WITH LESS THAN 70000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY, MINE WAS OVER THE ALLOWABLE MILEAGE. ADDITIONALLY, I AM LOOKING AT A $1500 REPAIR BILL FOR A SEALED HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT AND ANOTHER $300 BILL FOR A SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM ( LANE DEPARTURE WARNING). GM MADE A POOR CAR THAT IS UNSAFE AND IS NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 15, 2019WA

PASSENGER BREAK LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. TOOK TO GMC THEY SAID THERE IS NO KNOWN ISSUE WHICH IS A LIE! HUNDREDS OF OWNERS ONLINE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THEY SAID THEY CAN'T NAIL DOWN THE ISSUE SINCE THERE'S CLEARLY POWER THERE. THEY WANT ME TO BUY A WHILE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY! ABOUT 900 DOLLARS FOR THE SAME FAULTY PART!

Unknown or Other
Filed May 14, 2019114,000 milesGA

MY LIFT GATE FAILED TO CLOSE WHILE AT GROCERY STORE. IT WAS STUCK IN RAISED /OPEN POSITION. COULD NOT CLOSE MANUALLY. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME AND TO GMC SERVICE CENTER W/ LIFT GATE RAISED. THERE IS A GMC RECALL BULLETIN ON FILE14300A BUT MY VEHICLE VIN # IS NOT TAGGED, INOPERABLE LIFT GATE. I WAS ADVISED BY SERVICE MANAGER, MY LIFT GATE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS MY 3RD CHEVY/GMC SUV AND MY FIRST TWO SUBURBANS HAD OVER 250K MILES AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE W/ MY LIFT GATE. MY YUKON HAS ONLY 114K MILES, WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND THE LIFT GATE FAILS ME. THE EXISTING RECALL SHOULD APPLY TO MY REPAIRS, ESTIMATE COST $700.00.

Electrical System
Filed May 14, 201955,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKING TO WALKER BUICK GMC (1616 MACARTHUR DR, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301 (318) 542-7481) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT PIG TAIL WIRING WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 14, 2019TX

BOTH TAIL LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY OTHER DRIVERS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO TELL ME THAT ONE OF MY TAIL LIGHTS WAS NOT WORKING. BOTH LIGHTS ARE EFFECTED, BUT NOT USUALLY AT THE SAME TIME, SO I AT LEAST HAVE ONE WORKING LIGHT AT A TIME. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP USED CAR LOT ON 01/23/2019 WHETHER I AM SITTING STILL OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OFF, YOU CAN HIT THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH YOUR HAND AND IT WILL MOMENTARILY COME BACK ON.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 10, 201945,000 milesCA

OUR 2015 GMC YUKON DENALI HAS HAD THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING FOR SOME TIME NOW. WE EVEN GOT PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE AND WERE ISSUED A FIX IT TICKET!

Service Brakes
Filed May 10, 201975,000 milesMS

TAIL LIGHT LIGHTING STRIP SPONTANEOUSLY MALFUNCTIONED AND STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE HAS NO LIGHT AND NO BRAKE LIGHTING WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AUTO ACCIDENT. WITHIN A MONTH THE HEADLIGHT HAS BURNED OUT RESULTING IN A BLINKER MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE WAS ON HIGHWAY WHEN BOTH LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 9, 2019TX

THE CIRCUIT BOARDS ON MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT. I HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN MOISTURE GETS IN THEM OR WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THEY STOP WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THIS HAPPENS DAILY...WHEN THEY VEHICLE STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR ON A HIGHWAY.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 9, 2019FL

REAR TAIL LIGHT IS NO LONGER WORKING. LIGHTS ARE LED, SO THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 8, 201955,269 milesGA

SHORTAGE IN PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT. DEALERSHIP QUOTED $800 TO REPLACE COMPLETE LIGHT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 8, 201954,000 milesCA

BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I'VE BEEN STOPPED MULTIPLE TIMES ON ROAD WITH OTHER DRIVERS TELLING ME. I ALSO HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH SAME MODEL TELLING ME THIS HAPPENED TO THEM.

Electrical System
Filed May 8, 201993,000 milesAR

REAR TAIL LAMP AT BRAKE LIGHT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS KNOWN THAT THE CIRCUITRY CONNECTING THE LEDS BREAK.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 7, 201985,000 milesCA

BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 7, 2019CA

THE TAIL LIGHTS/ BRAKE LIGHTS THE CHEAPLY MADE AND HAVE READ OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE I'M HAVING THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKS AND THEY STOP WORKING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE

Unknown or Other
Filed May 7, 201948,000 milesMI

THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS FAILED IN BOTH OF THE YUKON'S WE OWN SO WE DECIDED TO TAKE ONE OF THEM TO A FRIENDS BODY SHOP WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE CONDENSER DESIGN IS ASSEMBLED TO THE VEHICLE FRAME WITH THE PIPE ENTERING THE CONDENSER IN COMPLETELY RIGID STATE MEANING THAT WHEN THERE IS FLEX TO THE VEHICLE FRAME THE PIPE DOES NOT MOVE AND THUS CRACKS OVERTIME FROM THE CONDENSER, MAKING THE CONDENSER LEAK AND RENDERING THE AIR CONDITIONING USELESS. WE WERE TRAVELING IN SOUTH CAROLINA WITH A 11 MONTH OLD, A 2 YEAR OLD AND A TEN YEAR OLD. WE PULLED OVER SO MY BOYFRIEND COULD RUN INTO A PIGGLY WIGGLY TO GRAB SOME GROCERIES AND I STAYED IN THE CAR WITH THE KIDS. THE AIR WAS RUNNING AND WITHIN MINUTES THE CAR SUDDENLY BECAME VERY WARM AND UNCOMFORTABLE AND I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE AC AND IT WAS RUNNING BUT NO COLD AIR WAS COMING OUT. IN FACT THE CAR WAS BECOMING LIKE A SAUNA. OUR KIDS GET VERY CAR SICK. BEFORE I COULD GET ALL THREE OF THE OUT OF THE CAR THE 2 YEAR OLD HAD ALREADY VOMITED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE REST OF THE TRIP WAS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE TO GO ANYWHERE BY CAR AND THE DRIVE HOME WAS MISERABLE WITH A PUKING 2 YEAR OLD AS WE HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN FOR FRESH AIR BUT IT WAS STEAMY AND UNCOMFORTABLE. WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF SAFETY ISSUES THEY NORMALLY THINK OF BRAKES, ENGINES, ETC WHILE DRIVING. WHEN YOUR AC GOES OUT AND YOU HAVE VERY YOUNG CHILDREN THAT YOU NORMALLY WOULD NOT PUT IN THAT SITUATION SUCH AS A NEW BORN IT PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 6, 201943,000 milesAR

THE LED TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND COST 500 TO REPLACE IT WHICH IS RIDICOULOUS.

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