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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 Aug 5, 201848,000 milesCO

AT LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD BOTH TAILLIGHTS HAVE QUIT. THEY ARE A SEALED ASSEMBLY SO THE WHOLE SIDE NEEDS REPLACED. WE WERE QUOTED $750 EACH. OUR THREE YEAR OLD YUKON HAS NO TAILLIGHTS AND WILL TAKE $1500 TO REPLACE. I'M DISAPPOINTED IN GM TO SAY THE LEAST.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 3, 201892,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND THE INTERIOR REAR BRAKE LIGHT FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DELANO CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (600 1ST AVE, DELANO, CA 93215, 661-735-4974) TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE DIAGNOSIS RESULTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 1, 201870,100 milesOK

I WAS TOLD MY A COLLEGUE THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. I TOOK IT INTO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND IT WAS NOT OUT. A FEW MONTHS GO BY AND I AM TOLD AGAIN, THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS OUT. I TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT SHOP AND IT IS WORKING CORRECTLY. THE VERY NEXT DAY A TRUCK TELLS ME AT A STOP LIGHT THAT I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR NOT HAVING PROPERLY WORKING BREAK LIGHTS. HE LET'S ME GO WITH A FRIENDLY NOTICE, BUT AS SOON AS I STARTED MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE AWAY HE IMMEDIATELY PULLS ME BACK OVER TO TELL ME THAT HE WAS MISTAKEN THAT ONLY MY DRIERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE LAST THREE TO FOUR MONTHS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 30, 201842,000 milesTX

BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE A WRECK. REPLACEMENT IS $800 PER LIGHT, VERY COST PROHIBITIVE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jul 30, 201838,000 milesOK

COMPONENT AFFECTED: STABILITRAC MODULE CAUSE: A POWER SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN CAUSED THE STABILITRAC (STABILITY CONTROL) MODULE TO MALFUNCTION. UNSAFE CONDITION: THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN A FULL 180 DEGREES ON ITS OWN AT IDLE/LOW SPEED. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE CAR WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE "SERVICE STABILITRAC" LIGHT WOULD ACTIVATE ON THE DASH AND MESSAGE DISPLAYED "STABILITRAC DISABLED". REMEDY: THE STEERING WHEEL WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED AND THE STABILITRAC MODULE WAS REPLACED BY MY GMC DEALERSHIP IN THE SUMMER OF 2017, THE ISSUE HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 30, 2018100 milesUT

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON 2015 AND NEWER GMC YUKON, YUKON XL, DENALI, DENALI XL VEHICLES FAIL DUE TO POOR QUALITY CIRCUIT METAL/DESIGN OF BOARD ALLOWING TOO NARROW A CONNECTION FOR METAL USED. THE RESULT IS A CRACK IN THE CIRCUITS METAL WHICH, DEPENDING ON CONDITIONS, BREAKS THE CIRCUIT AND THE TAIL LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK. SPECIFICALLY BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL FIRST PUTTING THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE IN AN SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION WITH NO INDICATION THAT THE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED. IN ADDITION, THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS BEHIND A GM VEHICLE EXHIBITING THIS PROBLEM ARE AT SERIOUS RISK AS THEY MAY NOT REALIZE THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP. GMC IS REFUSING TO COVER THE ISSUE AND REQUIRES $800 PER LIGHT AND OPENLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE NEW LIGHT CAN DO THE SAME THING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I DON'T NORMALLY GO SO FAR WITH AN ISSUE, BUT THIS SEEMS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND WARRANTS A RECALL. WITH THE LACK OF INDICATION OTHER THAN COURTEOUS DRIVERS TELLING YOU THE LIGHTS ARE OUT OR POLICE PULLING YOU OVER TO TELL YOU, THE ISSUES OFTEN START WITHIN WARRANTY PERIOD BUT NO WAY TO KNOW. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TAIL LIGHT FAILURES WITH NEW VEHICLES INDICATE THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO AGE. AS WITH MY LIGHTS, NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE LIGHT AT ALL ELIMINATES SOME KIND OF IMPACT OUTSIDE OF NORMAL ROAD BUMPS. HOPEFULLY ACTION CAN BE TAKEN.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 28, 2018CA

I WAS DRIVING AND WITH WARNING SUV STARTED ACCELERATING AND I BRAKES WOOD NOT WORK I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP INTILL I PRESS HARD ON THE PEDAL

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 27, 2018LA

MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR THE LAST 2.5 YEARS. I AM HIGHLY UPSET THAT THE VEHICLE IS IN GREAT CONDITION, HOWEVER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LED STRIP IN THE HEAD LIGHT IS OUT. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR ALMOST $2000 WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WHICH THEY WILL NOT COVER. I ALSO HAVE THE BACK PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT OUT AND I AM TOLD THAT THE WHOLE PANEL NEEDS REPLACING. A TOTAL FOR THE LED STRIP AND BACK PANEL WILL COST CLOSE TO $1900. WHY IN THE WORLD IS IT THAT AND LED LIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO LAST 5X LONGER THAN A REGULAR LIGHT, BUT IT JUST GOES OUT? THAT MAKES NO SENSE. IF THE VEHICLE WAS 10 YEARS OLD, THAT IS ONE THING, BUT IT BEING STILL ON THE NEW END, MAKES NO SENSE. ALSO, HOW DOES THE WHOLE BACK LIGHT PANEL JUST GO OUT? AND WHY DO DEALERSHIPS ACT LIKE " OH WELL, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO!" GMC MUST BE LOWERING THEIR STANDARDS. HAD I KNOWN THIS VEHICLE WOULD HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO HELP, THEN I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE SPEND THE LAST 30 MINUTES READING A FORUM OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF OTHERS HAVING HAD THE SAME ISSUE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 26, 201850,000 milesTX

LED BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AND THERE IS NOT A REASONABLE REPAIR.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 23, 201842,000 milesNC

ON JULY 13 OF 2018 AC IN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR, I WAS WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD, DURING THIS DAY IT WAS 98 DEGREES OUT, MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY FOUND A LEAK IN THE CONDENSER, APPERANTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MANY GM VEHICLE WITH 5.3 L V8 ENGINE FROM 2014 AND UP, WHEN WE CALLED LOCAL GM DEALERS THEY WERE AWARE OF THE AC PROBLEMS ON THESE CARS, WE WERE TOLD THAT AC LINES DEVELOP A CRACK AND FREON LEAKS OR AC CONDENSER STARTS LEAKING FREON AND IN OUR CASE IT'S A CONDENSER, AFTER DOING A RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND READING ON THE GM FORUMS MANY OWNERS HAVE THESE LEAKS DUE TO BAD DESIGN OF AC COMPONENTS, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT GM SHOULD ISSUE S RECALL BECAUSE TOO MANY VEHICLES HAVE SAME ISSUE, AND SINCE OUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED 6,000 MILES AGO WE HAVE TO PAY OVER $1000 FOR A REPAIR, I HOPE YOUR ORGANIZATION WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE A CALL FOR A RECALL.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 21, 201820,000 milesTX

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 19, 201840,000 milesNJ

BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. AT TIMES IT'S JUST ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, OCCASIONALLY BOTH SIDES FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A 2015 VEHICLE WITH 40K MILES AND BOTH LIGHTING ASSEMBLY'S ARE FAILING.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 16, 201822,000 milesCO

PASSENGER SIDE LED TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS OUT WITH ONLY 22,000 MILES ITS PAST THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. THE DEALERSHIP IS ASKING APPROX $700 TO REPLACE/REPAIR.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 16, 201840,000 milesCA

DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LED LIGHTING IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LED LIGHTING NOW WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, NEW ISSUE. HAVE NOT HAD REPLACED YET DUE TO OUTRAGEOUS COST($700) FOR FIXTURE REPLACEMENT. ONLY 40,000 MILES ON VEHICLE OBVIOUSLY REFLECTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO FINANCIALLY STRAPPED CONSUMERS.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 13, 201848,760 milesAZ

REAR LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WITH NO WARNING WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT IN THE CITY. APPARENTLY SEVERAL GMC YUKON 2015 OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT'S AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT WITH THE TAILLIGHTS IT'S NOT THE BULBS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 11, 201890,000 milesTX

REAR TAIL LIGHT IS OUT AND DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $900 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. THIS VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON AN LED BULB WOULD OR SHOULD BURN OUT THIS FAST NOR SHOULD THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY BE REPLACED. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL OR REPLACE JUST THE BULBS AT COST.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 11, 201884,000 milesCA

I WAS PULLED OVER FOR NO BRAKE LIGHTS, OFFICER TOLD ME HE HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND THAT HE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF WHEN EVER THEY WANT TO. VERY VERY UNSAFE

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 11, 201855,000 milesCA

BOUGHT 2015 YUKON IN SEPTEMBER 17, CERTIFIED BY DEALER AND JUNE 18 I NOTICED REAR LIGHT FLICKERING ON DRIVER SIDE. BOUGHT WARRANTY FOR TRUCK AND IT'S NOT COVERED. DEALER SAYS 876$ FOR ONE NEW LIGHT . I HAVE READ ONLINE NOW WHERE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ARE BEING MADE FOR SAME ISSUE. ALSO HAVE EXTERIOR BLACK DOOR PANEL FLAPPING IN THE WIND AND DEALER SAYS THAT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EITHER. LOOKS LIKE I WILL BE TRADING THIS TRUCK IN ASAP

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 4, 201855,000 milesMI

LED TAIL LIGHTS/BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING DUE TO BAD CIRCUIT BOARDS IN THE LAMP HOUSING WHEN IN MOTION OR IN PARK. GM SAYS THERE IS A UPGRADE KIT BUT THEY MADE THEM WHERE YOU CAN NOT GET INTO THEM AND FIX THEM WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE UNIT WHICH RUNS AN AVERAGE OF $650 AND UP EACH. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IF THEY DO NOT WORK. I HAVE BEEN ON MANY BLOG SITES WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES ON THE SAME VEHICLE. GM SHOULD RECALL THEM AND REPLACE THEM WITH THE UPGRADE KIT BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 3, 201866,254 milesPA

THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 2015 GMC YUKON NO LONGER WORKS. THE COST TO REPLACE IT IS OVER $500. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LED LIGHTS I BELIEVE THE BRAKE LIGHT IS FAULTY OR CHEAPLY MADE AND THAT IT SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER THAN 3 YEARS AND 66,000 MILES.

Engine
Filed Jul 3, 201819,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND IDLE HIGHLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK NORRIS BUICK GMC CLEARWATER (18200 US HWY 19 NORTH, CLEARWATER, FL, (727-536-1967) AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE ADJUSTED AND THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE HIGHLY AND SHAKE WHILE STOPPED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. *TT

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Filed Jul 3, 201854,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Seat Belts
Filed Jul 3, 201893,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH DETACHED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DUBLIN GMC (4400 JOHN MONEGO CT, DUBLIN, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCHING SYSTEM WAS JAMMED DUE TO AN OBJECT. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING INSIDE OF THE BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 2, 201870,000 milesNY

REAR TAIL LIGHT NOT WORKING

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 30, 201850,000 milesTX

WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON, THE PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS MALFUNCTIONING AND INCONSISTENTLY WORK, BUT THE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING IN THE SAME ASSEMBLY.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 23, 201892,000 milesCA

RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT NO LONGER WORKS. UNABLE TO REPLACE BULB AND HAVE TO SPEND 775 ON A NEW LIGHT HOUSING SINCE THESE ARE NOT SERVICEABLE LIGHTS

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 22, 201828,000 milesNY

BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT WILL NOT LIGHT UP. NOT REPEATABLE OR CONSISTENT AND DEALER NOTES NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR CODES.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 22, 201844,000 milesOR

THE REAR LED BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKING. IT APPEARS TO BE A BAD CONNECTION OR FAULTY LIGHT BOARD INSIDE THE HOUSING. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GETS HOT, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, WHEN DRIVING OR PARKED. NOT HAVING BREAK LIGHTS ON A VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THERE IS NOT A WAY TO CHANGE THE BULBS OR BOARD WITHOUT CHANGING THE ENTIRE LIGHT HOUSING. AFTER A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AFFECTING A HUGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING KNOWN ISSUE THAT THE DEARLERAHIPS ARE CASHING IN ON.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 22, 201834,000 milesPA

BRAKE LIGHT BURNT OUT REQUIRING THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT LENS TO BE REPLACED AT A SUBSTANTIAL AND EXCESSIVE COST OVER $800 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. VEHICLE MILEAGE UNDER 36,000 MILES.

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Filed Jun 22, 201830,800 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALLEN CADILLAC GMC (28332 CAMINO CAPISTRANO, LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92677, (949) 485-3700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LED CIRCUIT PANEL WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,800.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 21, 2018CO

LED CIRCUIT BOARD FAIL. DEALERSHIP WILL FIX FOR OVER $2000 WITH THE OLD FAULTY PARTS INSTEAD OF THE NEW PARTS. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 19, 201849,000 milesPA

HEADLIGHT HAS WATER CONDENSATION IN IT AND DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S A SEALED UNIT SO THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT NEEDS REPLACED AND IF IT HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE IT'S MOST LIKELY GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE DRIVER SIDE 1 HEADLIGHT COST $1,200 TO REPLACE AND LABOR IF GMC KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2015 YUKONS HOW COME SOMETHING IS NOT BEING DONE ABOUT IT BECAUSE $1,200 IS NOT A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY!

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 18, 201861,902 milesTN

RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS AN LED ASSEMBLY, NO BULBS CAN BE REPLACED. ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IS TO REPLACE TOTAL ASSEMBLY AT COST OD WELL OVER $650.00. THIS IS A DESIGN OR PRODUCT FLAW THAT GM IS AWARE OF AND SHOULD BE REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 15, 201863,000 milesCA

TAIL LIGHT LED STOPPED WORKING. CONNECTION FAILED

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 14, 2018GA

LED TAILLIGHT IS ALREADY OUT - SHOULD LAST FOR 10+ YEARS, CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, DEALER CHARGES $750 TO REPLACE AND CAN'T GUARANTEE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. DEALER CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY THE LIGHT IS OUT, SAYS IT JUST HAPPENS

Steering
Filed Jun 14, 201890,000 milesMI

STEERING WHEEL CREATES A LOCKING/POPPING/CLICKING NOISE WHILE MAKING TURNS. THIS IS CAUSED BY A LOOSENING OF THE BOLT WHICH MAY AFFECT THE WHEEL BEARINGS CREATING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS. THE CONDITION OCCURS WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, FROM 0-35 MPH.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 6, 2018CA

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

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 5, 201870,000 milesOK

2015 BRAKE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 5, 2018LA

DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT QUIT WORKING

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 3, 201830,000 milesPA

DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT AND BREAK LIGHT DOES NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. UNDER 32K MILES. DEALER DOES NOT COVER AS THERE IS NO RECALL.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 3, 201855,000 milesTN

LED BRAKE LIGHT IS FAULTY. DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER $800 FOR REPAIR OF SINGLE LIGHT. SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 1, 201834,000 milesKS

THE VEHICLE HAS UNDER 40,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED. THESE ARE LED TYPE BRAKE LIGHTS SO THEY SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER. YOU CAN NOT REPLACE THE INDIVIDUAL BULBS. YOU MUST REPLACE THE WHOLE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT THE COST OF $750 EACH. A WARNING ON THE DASH NEVER APPEARED TO NOTIFY ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING.

Service Brakes
Filed May 31, 2018MI

BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER - AROUND 60K MILES. FAULTY LED CIRCUIT BOARDS. LIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE NOT REPAIRABLE BY DEALERSHIP. NEW ASSEMBLY OVER $500 EACH. GM TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY IN RESOLVING THE ISSUE. UNACCEPTABLE! NO MORE GMS FOR MY FAMILY! .. AND THAT INCLUDES CHEVY.

Electrical System
Filed May 31, 2018FL

TAIL LIGHT HAS BEEN FLICKERING FOR MONTHS AND NOW IS OUT. GMC WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE I AM 4 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. I ONLY HAVE 18,000 MILES ON MY YUKON.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 29, 2018GA

VEHICLE FRONT HEADLIGHT AND TAILLIGHT LEDS ARE OUT. THREE OUT OF THE FOUR LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT IN THE LAST MONTH.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 29, 201858,000 milesCA

FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTS. GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN STOPS WORKING ALTOGETHER. CANNOT BE FIXED OR REPAIRED WHETHER IT IS ONE LED LIGHT OR MANY- THE WHOLE LED DISPLAY IS FAULTY AND STOPS WORKING. DEALER WAS GOING TO CHARGE $750 TO FIX- FOR JUST 1 REAR BRAKE LIGHT. NOT HAVING FULLY FUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHTS ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR IS UNACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL- IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY PART WHEN THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND BLOG POSTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE.

Structure › Body
Filed May 23, 201892,000 milesMI

THERE IS A WATER LEAK IN THE ROOF, ON THE DRIVER SIDE, RIGHT ABOVE THE A-PILLAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM. THE LEAK OCCURS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME GAPPING IN THE VEHICLE BODY ROOF DITCH DRIVER SIDE, WHICH MAY ALLOW WATER TO LEAK THROUGH. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AS THIS SITUATION COULD CREATE MOLD AND MILDEW IN THE INTERIOR LINER. ALSO, IT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE GAPS/VOIDS IN THE BODY BECOME LARGER, ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK THROUGH AT A GREATER VELOCITY DURING HIGH SPEEDS OR ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON MULTIPLE VEHICLES FROM GM DURING THE SELECTED MODEL YEAR. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO SERVICE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THERE IS STILL A WATER LEAK.

Electrical System
Filed May 17, 201847,000 milesTX

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SOMEONE CLEARLY (DUE TO THE LOUD SCREECHING OF THE TIRES) ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. THANKFULLY THEY WERE ABLE TO STOP JUST BEFORE HITTING MY VEHICLE. HE CAUGHT ME AT A STOP LIGHT AND INFORMED ME THAT BOTH OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT UNBEKNOWNST TO ME. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM/PARTS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL WORK SPORADICALLY (WITHOUT ANY KNOWLEDGE OF AN ISSUE). THE MANUFACTURER HAD TO HAVE KNOWN THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS PART DUE TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL EVEN STATING "CONTACT GMC DEALERSHIP" WITHOUT GIVING ANY TROUBLESHOOTING ADVISE ON THE LIGHT. THE PART IS ~$650 TO REPLACE, BOTH OF MY BRAKE/TAIL LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT WITHIN A 3 WEEK PERIOD OF EACH OTHER AND THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T SEEM SURPRISED AT ALL OF THIS ISSUE.

Steering
Filed Apr 26, 2018110,000 milesVA

I WAS DRIVING ON HEAVILY-CONGESTED I-66 EASTBOUND IN THE DC METRO AREA (NORTHERN VIRGINIA) AT 70MPH. MY VEHICLE ALERTS ME WITH CHIME, SO I LOOK DOWN AT THE COMMUNICATION CENTER. I SEE AN ALERT THAT SAYS: SERVICE POWER STEERING ASSIST. I DECREASE MY SPEED AND SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I TURN OFF MY VEHICLE TO SEE IF THE ISSUE WOULD RESET. I TURNED IT BACK ON, AND IT DID NOT. I CALL MY HUSBAND TO ALERT HIM OF THE ISSUE. I SAFELY REENTERED THE HIGHWAY, AND IT TOOK ALL MY MIGHT TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK ON THE ROAD. I ARRIVED AT WORK AND COULD BARELY STEER TO PARK MY VEHICLE. I CALLED MY DEALER TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. HE LOOKED UP MY TRUCK BY VIN AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT; HOWEVER, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON OTHER VEHICLES IDENTICAL TO MINE. APPARENTLY, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS PART ON MORE THAN THE VINS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LISTED, AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED ASAP. I AM HOPING THAT THE SAME THING WITH MY A/C CONDENSER DOES NOT HAPPEN: I PAID $1,000 AND HAD TO WAIT 3 MONTHS TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER, AND MONTHS LATER, I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL SAYING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PART AND GM WOULD FIX IT -- WELL AFTER THE FACT -- AND THAT SAME ISSUE AFFECTED SO MANY PEOPLE. I WILL ADMIT, THIS IS THE VERY LAST GM VEHICLE I WILL PURCHASE IF I HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS POWER STEERING ASSIST ISSUE. SOMETIMES I WONDER IF CERTAIN PERSONAL DEMOGRAPHICS ARE TIED TO THESE VINS AFTER A SALE.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 26, 201870,000 milesMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROL FUNCTION SUDDENLY FAILED TO WORK, WHICH PREVENTED THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT FROM WORKING. THE DEALER (SUNRISE BUICK GMC CHEVROLET AT COLLIERVILLE, 4605 S HOUSTON LEVEE RD, COLLIERVILLE, TN 38017, (888) 484-2878) INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE CONDENSER FAILED AND THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONDENSER WAS ENGINEERED INCORRECTLY AND SHOOK AND RATTLED, WHICH CAUSED A CRACK THAT SPLIT THE CONDENSER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ONLY PROVIDED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FROM 36,000 TO 60,000 MILES, BUT HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE CONTACT CORRESPONDED WITH THE MANUFACTURER BY EMAIL AND PHONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE A FOLLOW-UP RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FOR MONTHS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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