MY TAILLIGHT STOPED WORKING. WHEN I TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON IT WONT TURN ON OR WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET(FACEBOOK AND FOURM SITES) AND FOUND THOUSAND AND THOUSAND OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THE BRAKE LIGHT/RUNNING LIGHT IS NOT A LIGHT BULB LIKE MOST CARS THAT YOU CAN JUST REPLACE WHEN IT GOES OUT. ITS LED.SO YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND IT WAS OVER $800. LED ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A LONG LIFE BEFORE THEY GO OUT.... THIS IS ONLY A 2015 I MEAN COME ON. SO I HAD TO DRIVE IN THE DARK AND DURING THIS RAIN STORM ON FREEWAY AND REGULAR STREETS WITH NO BRAKE OR RUNNING LIGHTS WHICH I S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE I DRIVE MY KIDS IN THIS CAR. THIS CANT KEEP HAPPENING. I ALSO READ THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE SAID ONCE THEY BOUGHT A NEW ASSEMBLY IT WENT OUT AGAIN AND STOPPED WORKING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS INSANE.
2015 GMC Yukon complaints
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WHERE TO START, IT SEEMS GMC YUKON XL HAS BEEN HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH ITS MODELS 2015-UP. IMAGINE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT THEN A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE OTHER AS WELL. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON GOING WITH GMC BUT NO RESPONSE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. HOW CAN THREE YEAR OLD SUV LOSE NOT ONE BUT BOTH BREAK LIGHTS AND YOUR STUCK OUT OF TOWN TRYING TO FIX OR FIND A RESOLVE. YOU CAN'T REPLACE THE BULB BUT NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY, GOD FORBID I WOULD OF BEEN DRIVING OR SOME HIT ME DUE TO BOTH BREAK LIGHTS GOING OUT. THIS ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS FOR THE GMC NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED. YOU SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS A GREAT VEHICLE ONLY TO REALIZE YOU PURCHASED A LEMON INSTEAD.
PASSENGER SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT LED'S STOP WORKING, HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT. NOT WARRANTIED
TAKATA RECALL I BELIEVE THAT THE TAIL LIGHT SYSTEM OF GMC YUKONS 2015 AND ANY OTHER YEAR THAT SHARE THE SAME LIGHTING SYSTEM NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. MY ENTIRE REAR LIGHTING SYSTEM WENT OUT AND I DID NOT KNOW IT UNTIL SOMEONE STARTED HONKING THE HORN AT ME AND TOLD ME I HAD NO LIGHTS. SOMETIMES MY LIGHTS WORK AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS ONLY ONE LIGHT. WE LOOKED ONLINE FOR OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS LIKE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM OF IT IS A DEFECT WHERE A PIECE INSIDE THE LIGHT BREAKS AND CAUSES CONNECTION ISSUES. I HAVE SEEN (ON YOUTUBE) MANY PEOPLE FIXING THE ISSUE BY SAUNTERING IT TOGETHER. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. DRIVING WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS. IT IS ALSO VERY COSTLY TO BUY NEW LIGHTS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY DO THE SAME THING. THE ISSUE HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ONCE IT STARTS. THE ONLY TIME MY REAR LIGHTS WORK 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME NOW IS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS BECAUSE THE COLD CAUSES THE PLASTIC TO SWELL AND IT MUST CONNECT THE PIECE INSIDE THE LIGHT .
WHEN TOWING A SMALL CAMPER AND TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS MY BRAKE BECOMES HARD AND MUST BE PRESSED VERY HARD TO SLOWLY STOP THE CAR. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS QUITE SCARY. THE VEHICLE TRAVELS FURTHER BEFORE STOPPING THAN WITH PROPER BRAKING WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PUTTING ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER SAYS IT IS A VACUUM PUMP BEGINNING TO FAIL BUT THERE ARE NO PUMPS AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE SO I CANNOT HAVE IT REPAIRED! NOTES ABOUT DATES AND MILEAGE ARE FOR THE LAST OCCURRENCE AND AS CLOSE AS I CAN RECALL FOR EACH.
I HAVE NOW HAD MY 3RD LED LIGHT GO OUT ON MY YUKON XL 2015 THE FIRST WAS THE PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT THEN THE PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT AND NOW THE DRIVER TAIL LIGHT
WE HAD A TAILLIGHT GO OUT AT 70,000 MILES. THE WHOLE UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WE PAID OVER $900 THROUGH A GMC DEALER. THEN WE HAD THE OTHER TAILLIGHT GO OUT AT 88,000 MILES. IT COST $1000 TO REPAIR. WE'VE RECENTLY REASEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE AND MOST PEOPLE AND REPUTABLE ELECTRICIANS HAVE STATED THAT IT'S A RESULT OF A FAULTY PART IN THE UNIT.
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN PARKING, AND DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SOEEDV( 60 MPH)ON INTERSTATE IN SUDDEN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AFTER WORKING PROPERLY BEFORE AND AGAIN AFTER WITH MORE THAN A MONTH BETWEEN INCIDENTS . THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12/31/18 AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND SERVICE THAT INCLUDED A MULTI POINT INSPECTION AT THE GMC DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE VEHICLE IS FREQUENTLY SERVICED AS REQUIRED AND HAS TIRES WITH GOOD TREAD . THE FAILURE IS ALARMING AS IT OFTEN COMES WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A NECESSARY STOP AND THE FAILURE COMES OUT OF THE BLUE THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS OCCURRENCE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY SINCE THE MATTER IS LITERALLY A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. I WILL BE MAKING AN APPOINTMENT FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED OUT AND WILL UPDATE THE DEALERSHIP FINDINGS .
THE VEHICLE'S TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER'S SIDES ARE DEFECTIVE. THE SOLDER DOES NOT HOLD AND THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DRIVER IS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THIS MAJOR ISSUE THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS OF GMC'S YUKON'S AND DENALI'S WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAFETY PROBLEM. I REALIZED THE PROBLEM WHEN ANOTHER MOTORIST ALMOST STRUCK THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT BRAKE LIGHTS AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AND BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL STILL WORK.
WE WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT TODAY BY SOMEONE TELLING US OUR TAIL LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND GOING OUT. OUR VEHICLE ONLY HAS 65000 MILES! I WOULD THINK A LED LIGHT SHOULD NOT GO OUT YET. MY VEHICLE SITS UNDER A CARPORT WHEN NOT IN USE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR SAME YEAR MODEL
POWER BRAKES FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS-IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC-PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY REQUIRES STRONG PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL AS IF THE BRAKES ARE INTERMITTENTLY LOOSING POWER ASSIST
AT SLOW SPEED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE BRAKES WILL WORK ONE TIME AND THE NEXT TIME I WOULD HAVE TO STOMP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE SUV TO STOP IT WAS ON A STREET WHEN IT HAPPENED I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT FLOW GMC OF WINSTON-SALEM MULTIPLE TIMES AND CAN'T GET ANYONE TO TALK TO ME
LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT QUIT WORKING, I WAS ABLE TO BREAK THE COVER OFF AND SOLDERED THE LED MOUNTING STRIP,. RIGHT SIDE QUIT WORKING SO I BROKE THE COVER OFF BUT THIS TIME IT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. SOLDERED IT. LEFT SIDE QUIT WORKING AGAIN SO I REPLACED BOTH SIDES WITH AFTERMARKET UNITS. DATE BELOW IS JUST TO FILL THE SPACE. IT WAS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND OVER ABOUT 6 MONTHS TIME.
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SPECIFICALLY WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED RATE SUCH AS SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC OR PULLING IN OR BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. THE BRAKES BECOME HARD TO PUSH AND THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE. YOU MUST PUSH THE BRAKES VERY HARD TO STOP. WE TOOK TO THE GM SERVICE AT OUR DEALERSHIP AND A BRAKE VACUUM PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. THANKFULLY WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT AND WERE ABLE TO STOP AGAINST BUMPER STOP. WE CALLED THE GM SERVICE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARRANGED FOR A TOW. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
THE REAR TAILLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE HOUSING UNIT AT $1500. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GMC.
INTERMITTENT FAILED PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT ON A 2015 YUKON, WORKS OCCASIONALLY. QUOTED 650$ TO REPAIR POORLY MANUFACTURED LED LIGHTS!
AT SLOWER SPEED, BRAKES BECOME STIFF AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AS NORMAL AND INSTEAD STOPPED ABOUT 1/4 OF THE WAY AND WAS SOLID EVEN WHEN PRESSING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. ALMOST REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BUT SINCE I WAS AT SUCH A SLOW RATE OF SPEED I WAS ABLE TO ROLL A FEW FEET AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF AND START IT BACK UP AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE BUT THE NEXT TIME I WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE SLOW RATE OF SPEED, THE BRAKES THEN AGAIN WERE VERY HARD TO PRESS. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS TAKEN CARE OF. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 5 DAYS UNTIL THEY COULD GET TO IT - DISAPPOINTED IN THAT CONSIDERING THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,200.
I HAVE HAD AN ON-GOING ISSUE WITH THE STEERING, ELECTRICAL AND POWER STEERING AND STABILITY CONTROL. I HAVE HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL TURNING OFF, SUDDEN DROP IN ELECTRICAL POWER, THE STEERING WHEEL GETS VIOLENTLY YANKED OUT OF YOUR HANDS AND SOMETIME THE CAR COMPLETELY CUTS OFF. FORTUNATELY MOST HAVE BEEN AT SLOW SPEEDS OR ELSE THE CAR WOULD HAVE FLIPPED. IT IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE OTHER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. I AM AFRAID OF THIS ISSUE KILLING ME OR MY LOVED ONES SHOULD IT HAPPEN AT SPEED OR LEAVE US STUCK IN FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. ACCORDING TO MY DEALER THIS IS AN ISSUE THE MANUFACTURE HAS KNOW ABOUT FOR A WHILE. *TR
THE SUNROOF OF MY 2015 GMC YUKON SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEED WITH A FEW NORMAL SIZED VEHICLES AND NO OVERPASSES NEARBY.
AIR CONDITIONER HAS FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 18 MONTHS WE'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. FIRST REPAIR 18 MONTHS AGO RESULTED IN "DEFECTIVE AIR CONDITIONING LINES" THAT WERE LEAKING, AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP (COVERED BY AFTERMARKET EXTENDED WARRANTY). SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED JUNE 2018, AND SAME DEALERSHIP STATED COMPRESSOR DEVELOPED CRACKS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED (FORTUNATELY STILL UNDER AFTERMARKET EXTENDED WARRANTY). NOW, BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2018, SYSTEM HAS FAILED FOR A THIRD TIME AND IN LESS THAN 5 MONTHS FROM THE LATEST "REPAIR", AND UNFORTUNATELY MY EXTENDED AFTERMARKET WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I CAN UNDERSTAND A SYSTEM FAILURE ONCE, HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME WITH A SECOND FAILURE OF THE SAME SYSTEM WITHIN 3 YEARS, BUT QUESTION THE DEALERSHIP'S ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX A PROBLEM AFTER A THIRD FAILURE IN AS MANY YEARS OF THE SAME SYSTEM. ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE VEHICLE ITSELF, BUT QUESTIONING GM'S RELIABILITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. I PURCHASED A NEW ESCALADE AND LOADED SILVERADO FROM THIS DEALERSHIP NEW AND HAD A FEW MINOR PROBLEMS WITH THOSE VEHICLES THAT THE DEALERSHIP FIXED. AFTER Y EARS OF OWNING THOSE, PURCHASED A NEWER MODEL ESCALADE AND HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT SEEMED UNUSUAL FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. I'VE HAD MY CURRENT YUKON IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER FOUR TIMES IN THE 22 MONTHS I'VE OWNED IT, AND HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN THE APPARENT DOWNTURN IN GM RELIABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS. IN ADDITION TO THE AC PROBLEM, HAVE ALMOST SIMULTANEOUS
2015 YUKON PASSENGER LED TAIL LIGHT HAS FAILED. VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, AND IN ADDITION TO THE TAIL LIGHT FAILURE, HAVE HAD 3 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILURES TO DATE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE TAIL LIGHT HAS BEEN INOPERABLE AS THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATOR TO NOTIFY THE DRIVER OF A TAIL LIGHT PROBLEM. I ONLY DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM WHILE FOLLOWING MY WIFE IN ANOTHER VEHICLE AS SHE WAS DRIVING THE YUKON. LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS LODGED ON BOTH ISSUES, I'M BEGINNING TO SERIOUSLY QUESTION GM'S RELIABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLE AND PARTS. ALWAYS THOUGHT LEDS WERE MORE RELIABLE, BUT LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LODGED, MY ASSUMPTIONS ARE APPARENTLY WRONG. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH ON YUKON TAIL LIGHT REPAIR ALSO SHOWS A COTTAGE INDUSTRY IN REPAIRING THESE LED TAIL LIGHTS HAS POPPED UP, WHICH INDICATES A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN AND RELIABILITY OF THESE TAIL LIGHTS. IF THESE BUSINESSES ADVERTISE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THEIR REPAIRS, WHY CAN'T GM MAKE THE NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR TAIL LIGHTS TO IMPROVE THEIR RELIABILITY. ANY REASONABLE SEARCH SHOWS THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS ISSUE, SO WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. WITH NO NOTIFICATION TO THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE OF A TAIL LIGHT ISSUE, THIS WOULD SEEM TO ME TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTS AND OR INJURIES/FATALITIES FROM ONE OR BOTH TAIL LIGHT FAILURES. IF LEDS ARE LESS RELIABLE THAN THE OLDER INCANDESCENT BULBS, THEN GO BA
WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR CITY DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BECOME HARD TO PUSH AND LITTLE TO NO BRAKING POWER. BRAKES ARE FINE AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS.
HAD RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT REPLACED IN WARRANTY. THE LEFT REAR IS NOW OUT. THIS IS A DRIVING SAFETY ISSUE FM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
REAR LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON BOTH SIDES.
LED BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT QUICKLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD. MULTIPLE ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE TO THE POINT THAT MULTIPLE BUSINESSES ADVERTISE ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC FIX. DEALERSHIP WANTS $1500 FOR REPAIR OF BOTH AND DESPITE ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS THEY DENY THIS IS A PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE WHATEVER THE CAUSE IT BYPASSES THE DASHBOARD ALARM. YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT VIA ACCIDENT, COLLISION, OR BY RECEIVING A TICKET.
BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS BEFORE FINALLY GOING OUT. DEALERSHIP REFUSED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW THE REPAIR WILL COST $1700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING) LAST WEEK FOR HER POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FROM A PARKED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DON SHETLER BUICK CHEVROLET (19400 CROWLEY EUNICE HWY, CROWLEY, LA 70526 (337) 514-4309) WHO THOUGHT THEY WOULD DO THE RECALL REPAIR BUT THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS DISCONNECTED. THEY DEALER CHARGED THE CONTACT FOR TWO HOURS OF LABOR SINCE THOSE REPAIRS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
DRIVER SIDE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT LED POOR QUALITY, FAILED. TURN SIGNAL WORKS, BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T. LEDS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST LONGER THAN INCANDESCENT BULBS (AND AT THE EXPENSIVE PRICE OF $500+ TO FIX THIS EACH TIME IT GOES OUT PEOPLE WILL BE LESS APT TO FIX), BUT THIS IS APPARENTLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FROM LOOKING INTO IT. THERE WAS NO CATALYST THAT SET THE PROBLEM OFF, JUST FAILED ON ITS OWN.
DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH AND MY BRAKES FAILED WHEN I TRIED TO STOP BEFORE PULLING OUT ONTO A CROSS STREET. PEDAL LOCKED, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. AFTER STEPPING ON THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES THEY ENGAGED AGAIN. SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT, ONLY THIS TIME THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. I COASTED INTO A POTTED DECORATIVE TREE THAT STOPPED ME, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE AND THEY BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. NO WARNING SIGNALS APPEARED ON DASH, AND BRAKES AND BRAKE FLUID HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ALL ARE SATISFACTORY.
THE REAR LEFT LIGHT DOES NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACE AT A COST OF $800. THE YUKON IS PASSED THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY BY A FEW MONTHS BUT BELOW THE 36000 MILES. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY EITHER. GO FIGURE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE REAR LED LIGHTS ON THIS GMC SUV ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS WEB SITES.
PURCHASED MY 2015 GMC YUKON IN JUNE 2017. WHEN I INITIALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AROUND MAY OR JUNE OF 2018 THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS FILLED WITH CONDENSATION AND I WAS QUOTED $1462 FOR LABOR AND PARTS. MIND YOU THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50K MILES ON IT. I SENT A COMPLAINT TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND ENDED UP PAYING $860 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. HERE IT IS NOW OCTOBER AND NOW BOTH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. I JUST TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR A RECENT RECALL FOR A STEERING ISSUE. I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES RELATED TO THE LIGHTS. SO I WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY GET THE TAILLIGHTS FIXED. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER ISSUES NOT TESTED AND I AM CURRENTLY FLU AT THE POINT OF READING THIS VEHICLE IN.
DURING MANEUVER IN PARKING LOT TRYING TO TURN AROUND STEERING GOT EXTREMELY STIFF WHICH RESULTED IN ME RUNNING INTO SIDE WALK, RAMP. THE ONLY PART OF MY VEHICLE THAT WAS DAMAGE WAS THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. CURB RASH BEYOND REPAIR. AT THE TIME I WAS NOT AWARE OF VEHICLE RECALL AND DID NOT FILE AN ACCIDENT REPORT.
THE REAR RIGHT TAIL LIGHT DON'T WORK PROPERLY HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SOMETIMES WORK SOMETIME DON'T. DEALER TOLD ME CAN'T BE COVER UNDER WARRANTY, BECAUSE WAS EXPIRED. I'M AFRAID MAY BOTH TAIL LIGHT STOP WORKING AND GET REAR ENDED. GMC SHOULD DO SOMETHING, BECAUSE IS THEY PROBLEMS I SAW ON THOSE SUV
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE, ONCE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE SECOND FAILURE WAS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOULEVARD BUICK GMC (2800 CHERRY AVE, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755, (562) 492-1000) FOR BOTH FAILURES AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
PASSENGERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL IT QUIT ALL TOGETHER THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DID THE SAME THING. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER ABOUT IT LAST YEAR AND THEY STATED THEY WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE COST TO REPLACE THEM WAS OVER $800 EACH.
PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT INCONSISTANLY WILL WORK ONE DAY THEN STOP WORKING. THE NEXT DAY IT WILL BE WORKING AGAIN. THE BRAKE LIGHT IS AN LED STRIP AND CANNOT BE REPLACED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND THE CAR HAS 10K MILES. WE NEVER KNOW IF AND WHEN THE LIGHT WILL BE WORKING. I HAVE BEEN TAKING PICTURES DOCUMENTING THE BRAKE LIGHT AND IT APPEARS TO WORK FOR 2 WEEKS THEN GOES OUT FOR A WEEK AND THEN COMES BACK ON FOR TWO WEEKS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LAMP FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BEAMAN BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 1531 BROADWAY, NASHVILLE, TN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY PREVIOUSLY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
REAR PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. INTERNET SEARCHES INDICATE THAT IT IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH MANY COMPLAINTS. MOST NOTABLE IS THE DEALER COST TO REPLACE - $600 - $800 PER FIXTURE DUE TO IT BEING A SEALED UNIT AFTER WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. A RECALL IS DEFINITELY IN ORDER.
THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY WORK AND THEN DON'T WORK. THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN THESE CARS. PLEASE REPORT YOUR ISSUES SO GM CAN STOP ROBBING US.
THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND RUNNING LIGHT HAS GONE OUT. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. YOU CAN'T REPLACE THE BULB LIKE OLDER CARS. YOU NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR $700!!! GM KNOWS ABOUT THE COMMON ISSUE BUT IS NOT COVERING IT.
REAR SIDE TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING
REAR BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE RIGHT SIDE FOR A COST OF $600.00 FOR THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY ONLY.
BRAKE LIGHTS TAIL LIGHTS QUIT WORKING
WHEN USING STEERING TO TURN AROUND, TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE OR BACK IN, 'PARKING ASSIST OFF' SHOW UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THEN THE STEERING WHEELS LOCKS AND THE CAR TURNS OFF WHILE STILL ENGAGED IN DRIVE. SOMETIMES 'BRAKE ASSIST' COMES ON FIRST. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. CAR SHUTS DOWN AND DOORS LOCK. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. SOMETIMES IT DOES IT MORE THAN ONCE AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A GMC DEALER FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT TIMES. WHEN DRIVING, I AM ALWAYS AFRAID TO MAKE SHARP TURNS. HOWEVER, IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO TURN IN TO A DRIVEWAY OR TURN AROUND SUCH AS IN A PARKING LOT. *DT CONSUMER STATED AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO GMC DEALER AND BEING TOLD MY VEHICLE NEEDED A SORTWARE UPDATE, MY CAR WENT A FEW WEEKS WITHOUT AN EPISODE UNTIL THIS EVENING AT 7:52PM EASTERN TIME, WHILE BACKING IN TO MY DRIVEWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL KICKED IN PLACE AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND DOORS LOCKED, LEAVING ME OUT IN THE STREET, UNABLE TO CONTROL MY CAR FOR SECONDS. UPDATED 10/18/18*JB UPDATED 10/26/18*JB
THE PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ONLY FIX IS TO BUY A NEW BRAKE LIGHT UNIT @ $650. AFTER SEARCHING ON LINE, OTHER OPTIONS ARE TO SEND BRAKE LIGHT UNIT OFF FOR REPAIR, OR PURCHASE AFTER MARKET BRAKE LIGHT UNIT. AS MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, IT SURE SEEMS LIKE GMC WOULD CORRECT THIS FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT.
BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHTS (BRAKE AND RUNNING LIGHTS) ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE ISN'T WORKING ALL TOGETHER AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL SOMETIMES BE ON AND OTHER TIMES NOT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $679 EACH SIDE FOR REPLACEMENTS. THIS SEEMS LIKE QUITE A BIG EXPENSE FOR A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS.
LED BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. WHEN I DID A SEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR YUKONS. DEALERS CHARGING ASTRONOMICAL PRICES TO FIX. LEDS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST LONGER THAN REGULAR BULBS. THESE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE A WELL KNOWN WEAK SPOT THAT CAUSES THEM TO GO OUT. GMC HAS COME UP WITH AN UPDATED ASSEMBLY. THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REPLACE THE ORIGINAL WEAK ASSEMBLIES WITH THE NEW ONES.
RIGHT TAIL LIGHT (ONLY RED LIGHT) DOESN'T WORK. REVERSE LIGHT WORKS AND SIGNAL LIGHT WORKS ALL THE TIME BUT RED PART DOESN'T. IT WORKS AND THEN IT DOESN'T. IT DOES IT RANDOMLY.
BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY GOT ROCK HARD WHEN I WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, OUR TRUCK JUST KEPT GOING FORWARD, I WAS HELPLESS IN THAT SITUATION AND REALLY THOUGHT THAT ACCIDENT IS UNAVOIDABLE BECAUSE I WAS GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AFTER PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL MANY MORE TIMES I WAS ABLE TO STOP OUR YUKON LITERALLY ONE INCH FROM A CAR IN FRONT OF ME
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