What 977 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 GMC Yukon Denali Xl 1500

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

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THE TAIL LIGHT FAILED WITH NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE. I FEEL THIS IS A LATENT DEFECT THAT GM IS AWARE OF BUT WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. THIS A SEALED UNIT CAUSING OWNERS TO PAY EXORBITANT AMOUNTS TO REPLACE THE UNIT. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS ITEM FAILING IN THE FIELD WITHIN AN UNACCEPTABLE TIME PERIOD. PRODUCTION DATE ON OUR UNIT IS APR/24/14, SO JUST OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 80K MILES.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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MY RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT WAS GOING IN AND OUT AND THEN IT TOTALLY WENT OUT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AS PLENTY OF PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. LED LIGHTS SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER.

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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.

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MY VEHICLE IS A 2015 YUKON XL. IN 2018 I HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE LED LIGHTS AND MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT FOR A COST OVER $2,000. I LITERALLY HAD TO CANCEL A FAMILY VACATION IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THE LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE. IT IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITHOUT WORKING BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS YEAR, JUNE 2019, I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE BREAK LIGHT AT A COST CLOSE TO $1,000.

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

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FAULTY BRAKE-LIGHT AND COSTLY FIX. DEALERSHIP HAS TAILLIGHT ON BACK ORDER SO A REPLACEMENT ISNT EVEN AVAILABLE. DEALERSHIP WANTS $675 JUST FOR THE PART THAT CANT EVEN BE ORDERED. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH NO SOLUTION AVAILABLE.

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TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY

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THE HEADLIGHTS HOUSINGS HAVE CONDENSATION IN THEM AND IT HAS CAUSE THE TURN SIGNAL AND LED LIGHTS TO SHORT OUT. THE LED LIGHTS IN THE TAIL LIGHT HOUSING INCLUDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE ALSO SHORTED OUT. THE LED SCREEN AND COMPUTER IN THE CENTER CONSOLE HAS ALSO SHORTED OUT.

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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.

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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!!!!

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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.

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

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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.

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

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WE HAVE HAD BOTH OUR TAILLIGHTS FAIL. THE BLINKERS STILL FUNCTION BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE LED THEY SAY THEY MUST REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT. EACH SIDE COST $672. THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS FOR A TAILLIGHT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A WAY TO REPLACE EACH PIECE.

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VEHICLE HAS UNDER 45,000 MILES AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING LED'S FROM WATER INTRUSION. THIS HAPPENS AFTER WASHING MY CAR AND NOW IT WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION DUE TO DRIVER SIDE DAYTIME LED NOT TURNING ON, AND PASSENGER SIDE DRL NOT TURNING OFF. I CAN NOT GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT IS ON BACKORDER, YET MY LOCAL DEALER SAID THIS ISN'T A KNOWN PROBLEM. TAKE A LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND IT'S CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE (HENCE BACKORDERED HEADLIGHTS)

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DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO IN AND OUT FROM WORKING AND NOT WORKING. THE TAIL LIGHT WOULD DO THIS WHILE IN MOTION, WHILE STATIONARY, IT DID NOT MATTER. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT WE BOUGHT IT FROM SAID WE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE IT. OVER $750. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. CLEARLY A FAULTY PART, NOT JUST A BULB GOING OUT, BUT THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL DESIGN OF THE THE TAIL LIGHT IS FLAWED. GM CHARGES YOU TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HOUSING WITH THE SAME EXACT FAULTY PART THAT WAS ON THERE BEFORE.

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BOTH REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE HAD ISSUES. DRIVERS SIDE WAS FIRST, BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT HAVE NOW STOPPED WORKING, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. PROBLEM COMES AND GOES DEPENDING ON TEMPERATURE. I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL SINCE IT IS WIDE SPREAD.

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