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

FAULTY TAIL LIGHT. SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2015 GMC YUKON.

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DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS, SEEMS TO BE POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

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BOTH LED TAIL LIGHT UNITS ON 2015 GMC YUKON FAILED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE LED STRIPPING NO LONGER ILLUMINATES. EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF VEHICLE. WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THE ONLY OPTION FOR REPAIR IS REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE LIGHT AT A COST OF OVER $900 PER TAIL LIGHT.

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BRAKE LIGHTS WONT WORK ALL OF THE TIME.

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THE VEHICLE IS A 7 PASSENGER 2015 GMC YUKEN VEHICLE. BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $500.00 EACH. THE ENTIRE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE OPERATOR IS NEVER MADE AWARE BY THE VEHICLE WARNING SYSTEM THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE OR TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE ONLY WAY THE HAZARD IS IDENTIFIED IS IF ANOTHER OPERATOR NOTIFIES THE OWNER. BEING THAT THE VEHICLE IS A 7 PASSENGER AND USUALLY CARRYING CHILDREN ARE IN THE THIRD ROW THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. A REAR END COLLISION DUE TO NO LIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHTS IS VERY POSSIBLE. I CONTACTED GMC AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE LED LIGHTS FAILING HOWEVER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO RECALL THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE NEW LED LIGHTS. DOES IT HAVE TO TAKE A VEHICLE BEING REAR ENDED AND A CHILD INJURED OR KILLED TO HAVE THESE VEHICLES RECALLED? THIS ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, ONE HAS TO TYPE GMC LED LIGHT FAILURE AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING

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DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CIRCUIT ON THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS GOING BAD.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON DENALI. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW OR STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT CALLED COULTER BUICK GMC PHOENIX (1202 E CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85014, (602) 396-5994) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

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THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE LIGHT HAS STOPPED WORKI GON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 60 THOUSAND MILES

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OVER THE LIFE OF OWING THIS NEW CAR, FROM MARCH 2016 TO JULY 2019, THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVE EACH FAILED ONCE AND WERE REPLACED BY MY OWN EXPENSE. AGAIN FOR A THIRD TIME TOTAL, THIS MONTH THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPEATED ITS FAILURE TO HAVE THE BREAK LIGHT TO FUNCTION. I FEEL THIS AMOUNT OF PART FAILURE INSIDE 3 YEARS IS TOO EXTREME AND IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER. THESE FAILED PARTS HAPPENED AT 16,000, 30,000 AND 50,000 MILES OF VEHICLE USE. NONE OF THE TAILLIGHT PARTS WERE EVER PHYSICALLY DAMAGED BEFORE. THE COST OF THE PART ALONE IS $795.00. THAT IS EVEN MORE REDICULOUS CONSIDERING A HOME LED BULB LASTS LONGER AND COSTS MUCH LESS.

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TAIL LIGHT KEEP GOING OFF, DEALER WONT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY, THEY $700 WHEN ITS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE, SOMETHING WRONG THAT KEEP BURNING THE LED LIGHTS.

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LEFT TAIL LIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY FAULTY. BRAKE LIGHT ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.

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REAR LED TAILLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. FOUND SEVERAL FORUMS WHERE THIS HAPPENS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. IF YOU TAP THE TAILLIGHT IT SOMETIMES BEGINS WORKING AGAIN. TRUCK ONLY HAS 60K MILES AND GM WANTS OVER $1200 TO FIX (REPLACE BOTH TAILLIGHTS). EVIDENTLY THERE'S A CIRCUIT BOARD THAT GOES BAD INSIDE. I HAD THIS AT GM TO BE FIXED BUT BECAUSE TAILLIGHTS WERE WORKING AT THE TIME, THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM.

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MY 2015 YUKON XL HAS NO BRAKE LIGHT THAT IS WORKING ON THE LEFT SIDE. I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD REPLACE THE BULB BUT AS I FOUND OUT, IT IS A LED SEALED UNIT THAT WAS NEVER MEANT TO GO OUT. NOW AS I LOOK UP THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER YUKON XL OWNERS, I SEE THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH LOTS OF OWNERS! SO WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL ITEM BY NOW. APPARENTLY IT IS A BIG ISSUE! A NEW WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS OVER 800 BUCKS! THESE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING ARE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!

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THE REAR LED TAILLIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THE PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS WHILE BEFORE FAILING COMPLETELY, WHILE THE TAILLIGHT REMAINED WORKING. ANOTHER 6 MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND NEITHER THE BRAKE OR TAILLIGHT OPERATES. CURRENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM SHOWS THAT THEY CAN BE CORRECTED, YET GMC DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED $700 FOR EACH LIGHT ASSEMBLY.

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REAR BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILING TO LIGHT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AND THERE IS NOT A NOTIFICATION TO THE DRIVER. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE FLAW WITH THE LED LIGHT CIRCUIT INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY. THERE IS NOT A LIGHT OUT NOTIFICATION SO THE DRIVER IS NOT AWARE THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS FAILED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS AN WELL KNOWN ISSUE ON THE 2015-2019 YUKON. THIS IS OCCURRING OFTEN AND GMC IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SUPPLYING REPLACEMENTS BECAUSE THE DEMAND IS SO HIGH FROM THE FAILURE. GMC HAS ALSO RAISED THE PRICE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT BY 30% FROM $425 TO $675 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED IT WAS A HIGH FAILING ITEM AND WAS ON BACKORDER AND NOT SURE WHEN THEY WOULD GET ONE. DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT PROPER BRAKE LIGHTS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND NOT LEGAL SO LEFT WITH LITTLE OPTION BUT TO STOP DRIVING THE YUKON.

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REAR TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT FAILED AFTER FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY FOR A MONTH. GMC DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW GM PART AT A COST OF OVER $800. GMC DEALER EXPLAINED THAT DESPITE CHRONIC FAILURES OF THIS PARTICULAR PART, GM REFUSES TO RECALL. FAILURE APPEARS TO RESULT FROM A FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED EASILY. INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE FAILURE IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT OR IN FOUL WEATHER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A FUEL STATION, SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO ROLL ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT'S 12 YEAR OLD SON STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH HIS HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

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THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD AND WOULD NOT COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE AS VERY LOW SPEED IN THE DRIVEWAY. STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE OPERATION WAS NORMAL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ONE TIME EARLIER SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE AND HAS OPERATED NORMALLY SINCE.

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PURCHASED VEHICLE (USED) FROM DEALER LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. DRIVER TAILLIGHT WENT OUT. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT ACCORDING TO SEVERAL FORUMS IN A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE TAILLIGHT IS ARCHITECTED, ENGINEERED, AND BUILT IN SUCH A WAY AS TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE, BREAK OFTEN, AND DISCOURAGE DIY OR NON-DEALER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED.

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REAR LED BRAKE LIGHT ON RIGHT DOES NOT WORK AT 60000 MILES. THE LEFT REAR LED BRAKE LIGHT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTEE IN 2016. MY MECHANIC SAYS HE HAS SEEN THIS ON NUMEROUS GMC YUKONS OF THIS MODEL. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME ISSUE. REPLACEMENT UNIT COST IS $700. CALLED GMC WHO SAID THIS WAS FIRST TIME THEY HEARD OF PROBLEM WITH LED REAR LIGHT UNIT.

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2015 YUKON DENALI XL INTERMITTENTLY FAILING TAIL LIGHTS/BRAKE LIGHTS DUE TO CIRCUIT BOARD GETTING TOO HOT AND NOT COMMUNICATING PROPERLY BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT TAIL LIGHTS...PART FAILURE/POOR MANUFACTURING/SAFETY ISSUE

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REAR TAIL LIGHT LEDS FLICKER ON AND OFF AND EVENTUALLY STOP WORKING CAUSING THE ENTIRE HOUSING KIT TO NEED REPLACING.

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THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS WORKING ONLY INTERMITTENTLY

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AFTER GETTING PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE FOR A TAIL LIGHT THAT WAS OUT,I WAS IN MOTION AND THIS IS WHEN I STARTED MY RESEARCH. RIGHT TAIL LIGHT IS OUT, FAULTY PARTS. CHECKED ALL FUSE AND WIRE CONNECTION FOR CORROSION, BUT THER WAS NO SIGN OF DAMAGE. GMC WANTS TO CHARGE $1,500 TO FIX. THE NEXT ISSUE IS THE PAINT JOB. I AM AT 50,000 MILES AND THE PAINT IS ALREADY FADING. THE CLEAR COAT WAS SUPER THIN AND CHEAPLY DONE. GMC SAID THEY WOULD COVER ONLEY 25% OF A $6000 - $12,000 PAINT JOB

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