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

ALL LED BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED ON RIGHT REAR OF CAR. TOTAL ASSEMBLY CAN NOT HAVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS/LIGHTS REPLACED AND IS A SEALED UNIT. GMC PRICE ON ASSEMBLY IS APPROXIMATELY $800. OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR FAILURES TELL ME THIS IS DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION IN SUPPOSEDLY SEALED ASSEMBLY.

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THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT, HAD IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF $779.00, TOTAL REPLACEMENT, A WEEK LATER THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT, AGAIN THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT COST IS $779.00. SOMETHING WRONG WHEN BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT.

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WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER AND TOLD THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT WORKING. BLINKER AND REVERSE LIGHT WORK, BUT NOT THE BRAKE LIGHT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO IMPACTS AND THERE IS NOT ANY CRACK OR MOISTURE INSIDE THE LIGHT HOUSING.

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I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THE VACUUM PUMP THAT CONTROLS THE BRAKES. MY BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND OF COURSE THEY ONLY COVERED THE RECALIBRATION OF THE VACUUM PUMP BUT NOT THE VACUUM PUMP ITSELF. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT I FEEL GMC SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IN FULL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE FAILURE PERSISTED, THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE CAREFULLY" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNLOCK AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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REAR FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTS BOTH SIDES. QUOTED 1800 TO REPLACE. WITH A QUICK SEARCH FOR REPLACEMENT/FIX OPTIONS I FOUND A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS REPAIRED OVER 2000 OF THEM. THERE ARE MANY MORE OUT THERE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND GM ACKNOWLEDGED IT BY REPLACING THE COPE THE 2 YEARS LATER BUT HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THIS. IT'S AN ABSOLUTE SAFETY HAZARD THAT SEEMS TO BE IGNORED BY GM

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PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WENT ON AND OFF, THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. LESS THAN 6 MOTHS LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THINGS. BOTH TIMES HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED DUE TO POLICE STOPS WITH A CAR THAT HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, REVIEW THE LARGE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE.

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I HAVE A 2015 YUKON DENALI WITH ABOUT 63K MILES. MY TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER SIGN WORKS RANDOMLY. AT TIME IT WORKS IN THE DAY AND NIGHT OTHERS IT APPEARS TO ONLY WORK IN NIGHT TIME OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT DIRECTLY IN THE SUN DURING THE DAY. YESTERDAY EVENING I NOTICE THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS OUT INSTEAD OF THE DRIVER SIDE. I HAVE WENT TO GMC DEALERSHIP AND THEY ALL SAY THAT THE PART NEEDS TO BE PLACE AND WILL COST AROUND $800 FOR ONE LIGHT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL GM MADE VEHICLES AND SEEMS TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE IN GMC YUKONS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE MY LIGHT WAS OUT THEN IT POPS BACK ON AND EVEN THE POLICE HAS STOP ME FOR MY TAIL LIGHT BEFORE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE WARM TO ME AND MY FAMILY (TWO SMALL TODDLER) WHICH I TRANSPORT TO AND FROM SCHOOL OR SOMEONE ELSE FAMILY DUE TO ALOT OF YOUR CUSTOMERS MAINLY PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT THEIR FAMILIES FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. IT TROUBLES ME THAT WE PAY $60K - $70K FOR THESE VEHICLES AND THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE LIGHT WITH THE SAME FAULTY PART. THIS ISSUES HAPPENS WHEN PARK AND DRIVING. I LIVE IN BATON ROUGE, LA AND I USE THE INTERSTATE TO GET TO AND FROM WORK EACH AND EVERY DAY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE GMC PROVIDE A SOLUTION THAT FIXES THIS ISSUE AND NOT PROFIT OFF OF A BAD PART BUT FORCING IT'S CUSTOMERS TO CONSTANTLY HAVE TO REPLACE BAD TAIL LIGHTS. I LOVE MY GMC YUKON AND WILL CONTINUE TO PURCHASE ONE AS LONG AS I FEEL I'M GETTING A QUALITY VEHICLE FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY I'M PAYING.

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AFTER NO APPARENT IMPACTS OR EXTERNAL DAMAGE, THREE DIFFERENT LIGHTS HAVE FAILED OR BECOME ENDANGERED BY WETNESS. FIRST A TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $827, THEN THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT FOR $280, AND NOW THERE IS WETNESS VISIBLE INSIDE A HEADLIGHT (COSTING SOMETHING LIKE $900 TO REPLACE). *BF *JB *BF*JB

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WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS, LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BECOME HARD TO PUSH AND CAR WILL NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT WILL ROLL TO A STOP. THIS CAN HAPPEN TRYING TO PULL INTO A TIGHT SPOT OR WHILE IN A DRIVE-THRU OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR SIMPLY YOUR OWN GARAGE OR BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY OR FOUR WAY STOP, THE LIST CAN GO ON AND ON. IT HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. I TOOK TO THE CERTIFIED DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED BUT APPARENTLY THE RECALL WILL NOT WORK ON MY VEHICLE AS THE VACUUM PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED WAS OCT 2018 AND HAD ABOUT 80K MILES ON IT. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IT IS A 2015 YUKON AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT GMC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WANTS TO NOT RECALL FOR THE PART TO BE REPLACED BUT HAVE ANYONE HAVING THE PROBLEM COME IN AND SEE IF THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEN AT THAT TIME LETS CHARGE THE CUSTOMER WELL OVER $600 TO HAVE THE PUMP REPLACED INSTEAD OF MAKING IT RIGHT BY THE CUSTOMERS. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR ELSE WHERE TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED FOR HALF THE COST TO ME. THIS HAS BEEN A WASTE OF TIME AND I COULD HAD TAKEN ELSE WHERE TO BEGIN WITH MONTHS AGO, IF I WOULD HAD KNOWN THE TYPE OF RECALL THAT GMC WOULD BE GIVING. WHEN YOU PAY MORE THAN $60K FOR A VEHICLE THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.

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ONE OF MY LED TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT BUT IT RANDOMLY COMES BACK ON, THEN OFF AGAIN. WHEN I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP THEY MENTIONED THIS IS OCCURRING A LOT ON THIS MODEL AND AGE.

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2015 DENALI WITH 30K MILES (STILL UNDER MANUFACT WARRANTY) BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. DEALERSHIP STATED TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

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I HAVE A 2015 YUKON DENALI XL WITH 53K MILES.A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO ONE BAKE/TAILLIGHT STARTING FLICKERING. IT WOULD WORK AT TIMES AND THEN NOT AT ALL OTHER TIMES. LAST WEEK, BOTH OF THE BAKE/TAILLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT! I HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS PULLED OVER TWICE IN ONE WEEKEND FOR THIS!! I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE NOT KNOWING THAT BOTH OF MY LIGHTS WERE NOW NOT WORKING! IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT THEY ARE BURNT OUT BECAUSE IT I MESS WITH THEM FROM THE OUTSIDE, THEY WILL FLICKER A LITTLE BIT. OF COURSE FACTORY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND NEW LIGHTS ARE AT LEAST $800 A PIECE!! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!

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MY AIR CONDITIONER IS OUT! IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER IN GEORGIA! I HAD IT DIAGNOSED FROM SOMEONE I TRUST AND FROM THE DEALER, BOTH SAID ITS A CRACK WHICH CAUSES THE REFRIGERANT TO LEAK AND LOSE PRESSURE. THERE HAS BEEN EXACTLY ZERO DAMAGE OR ANY FOREIGN OBJECT THAT CAUSED THIS. WE KNOW IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT GM USES. ALSO, MY REAR PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT IS OUT AND HAS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $600. THIS TOO IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES THAT IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART THAT GM USES. I HAVE 2 FRIENDS WITH THE SAME YEAR MODEL VEHICLE AND THEY BOTH HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. AGAIN, NO OUTSIDE INFLUENCE SUCH AS DAMAGE OR FOREIGN OBJECT HAS CAUSED THIS. I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. I CALLED TO HAVE THE REPAIR FOR A/C COVERED BUT MY WARRANTY WAS OUT (HAD RUN OUT 600 MILES BEFORE I CALLED!) AND 2 SEPERATE REPRESENTATIVES TOLD ME THEY HAVE ABOUT 2-3 CLAIMS PER WEEK ON THIS SPECIFIC A/C PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES.

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THE REAR TAILLIGHTS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAN NOT JUST REPLACE BULB

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TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS SINGLE LED STRIP THAT HAS FAILED AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS. SAFETY ISSUE THAT THANKS TO GMC COSTS $800 FOR A SINGLE LIGHT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. GEOFF PENSKE BUICK GMC (100 S MUSEUM RD, SHILLINGTON, PA 19607, (484) 525-0979) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBERS: 9-5487572705 AND 9-5520075396. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

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BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THEY FIRST STOPPED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY BUT THEN COMPLETELY WENT OUT, WITHIN ONLY 3-4 YEARS OF NEW. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY COMMON AND REPRESENTS EITHER, AT BEST, A VERY POOR DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING OR, AT WORST, A PLANNED-IN DEFECT IN ORDER TO STEAL MONEY FROM CONSUMERS WHO ALREADY PAID HANDSOMELY FOR A VEHICLE. SINCE THE LED HOUSING IS A SINGLE SEALED UNIT, DEALERS STATE THE ENTIRE LIGHT HOUSING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $700 PER LIGHT. WHILE IT'S TRUE THAT LIGHTS CAN 'GO OUT', A CONTINUED FAILURE OF THE SAME PART (RESEARCH SHOWS THE EXACT SAME FAILURE POINT CAN BE FOUND IN EACH CIRCUMSTANCE) SHOULD REPRESENT GROSS NEGLIGENCE IN MANUFACTURING WHICH ONLY A RECALL NOTICE CAN SATISFY.

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PASSENGER BREAK LIGHT WORKS INCONSISTENTLY

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WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS I LOSE BREAKING POWER. IT TAKES BOTH FEET PRESSING AS HARD AS I CAN TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I HAVE NEARLY HIT TWO CARS WHILE PARKING AND SEVERAL IN TRAFFIC WHILE IN RUSH HOUR. IT FEELS AS THOUGH I LOSE VACUUM. IF I INCREASE THE RPM'S ON THE VEHICLE I REGAIN VACUUM. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN PARKING.

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WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED 40MPH AND UNDER YOU CAN BARELY FEEL THE VIBRATION/SHAKING BUT WHEN YOU GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED 60-75MPH THE TRUCK REALLY STARTS TO VIBRATE/SHAKE IF THE HIGHWAY HAS ANY TURNS OR CURVES IT SHAKES/VIBRATES EVEN MORE UNTIL YOU START GOING STRAIGHT AGAIN THEN IT CALMS DOWN AND SHAKES/VIBRATES AS IT ALWAYS DOES ALSO IF SLOW DOWN IT WILL SHAKE/VIBRATE LESS BUT NEVER COMPLETELY STOPS I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE I HEARD THESE TRUCKS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHUTTERS BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES NEED TO BE BALANCED WITCH DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THESE TRUCKS WITCH I DIDN'T BELIEVE I EVEN TRIED A DIFFERENT SET OF WHEELS AND TIRES WITCH DID HELP EITHER IT SHAKES/VIBRATES SO MUCH THAT I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE YOU GET A HEADACHE THIS HAS BEEN A ON GOING PROBLEM FOR A YEAR AND A HALF I REALLY STARTED NOTICING IT AROUND 75,000 MILES THERE ARE A LOT OF CLAIMS OF THE SAME PROBLEM/SYMPTOMS ON THE WEB

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TAIL LIGHT- BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING. PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT WORK.

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STOP LIGHT DONT WORK

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WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY TO WORK-RELATED CAMP, UPON ARRIVAL, CO-WORKERS INFORMED ME ONE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WAS OUT. BRAKELIGHT WORKED SPORADICALLY BEFORE COMPLETELY GOING OUT FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS FINALLY BEING ABLE TO SHOW SERVICE DEPARTMENT. RESEARCHED CARGURUS AND NUMEROUS PEOPLE REPORTED THE CIRCUIT CRACKS AND EVENTUALLY BURNS OUT. DESIGN FLAW WHICH TURNS INTO A SAFETY ISSUE!!! RECALL IS NEEDED!!!

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THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK AND THEN STOP WORKING. IT IS NOT THE BULB NOR THE FUSE. I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES WHICH IS VERY COSTLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW WEEKS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. MANY PEOPLE STATE THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

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