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

REAR BRAKE/TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME. THEY GO IN AND OUT.

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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.

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REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED.

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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.

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REPLACED BOTH FRONT STRUTS AT AROUND 91,000 MILES. DEALER SAID STRUTS HAD "LOCKED UP". DEALER REPLACED STRUTS ON FEBRUARY 19, 2018 AT A COST OF $1,818.66. LED BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. NOT SURE OF EXACT DATE WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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VEHICLE STARTED HAVING A VIBRATION AT CRUISING SPEEDS AFTER 100K MILES. DEALERSHIP STATES THE DRIVESHAFT IS WHARPED AND NEEDS REPLACING.. REAR TAILLIGHTS ALSO ARE GOING IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CLAIMS THE LEDS ARE BAD AND THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACING. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH A BENT DRIVESHAFT OR DEFECTIVE TAILLIGHTS THAT REQUIRE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY TO BE REPLACED. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS $750 QUOTED BY DEALERSHIP.

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REAR PASSENGER TAILLIGHT IS OUT. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE BUT DEALERSHIP AND GM CUSTOMER CARE WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. TYPICAL RESPONSE "VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW". NOW I HAVE TO PAY $600+ ON A PART PLUS LABOR. .

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VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON NOVEMBER 2017 DUE TO REAR TAILGATE/HATCH NOT OPENING PROPERLY AND MAKING NOISE SOMETIMES. STRUTS AND OTHER COMPONENTS REPLACED. VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND REAR TAILGATE MODULE CAUGHT ON FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND BURNED UP. GM CUSTOMER CARE CASE 8-43560624XX WAS STARTED. PART SHOWS SIGNS OF FIRE, HEAVY COMPONENT DAMAGE BURN MARKS EVERYWHERE AND GROUND PLANES WITHIN THE PCB SHOW SIGNS OF EXTREME OVERHEATING, INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE BURNT PLASTIC AND THE REAR TAILGATE COULD NOT BE OPEN. GM IS NOT CALLING IT A FIRE BUT IT IS OBVIOUS FROM THE PART THAT THERE WAS A FLAME AND A LOT OF HEAT. TRIED TO ESCALATE THIS PASSED GM CUSTOMER CARE SO GM ENGINEERS CAN AT LEAST LOOK AT IT BUT CHRIS (DID NOT PROVIDE LAST NAME AND/OR ID NUMBER) INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO MORE ESCALATION AT THIS POINT. WAS GIVEN THE TYPICAL SCRIPT "WE APOLOGIZE, BLAH BLAH BLAH, VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY".GM ENGINEERS SHOULD LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND THE PART TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. PICTURES ATTACHED OF THE "THERMAL" EVENT AS GM CALLED IT AS THEY CANNOT SAY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.

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RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT

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THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. CHECKED MULTIPLE FORUMS AND THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE A CHRONIC ISSUE FOR OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE.

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FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT REAR SHOCK HAVE LEAK FLUID CAUSING THE VEHICLE HANDLING TO BE COME ERRATIC WHEN DRIVING OVER ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. 2015 WITH Z95 MAGNETIC RIDE SUSPENSION HAS APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES.

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BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS AND RUNNING LAMPS SHORT OUT AND STOP WORKING. WHEN VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, LAMPS ARE REPLACED WITH NEW UNITS, THAT ARE ALSO FAULTY AND EVENTUALLY FAIL, IN ANYWHERE FROM 1 WEEK TO 1 YEAR. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS WIDESPREAD, NATIONWIDE PROBLEM, YET REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL, AND CHARGES $1500+ THE REPLACE THE UNITS WITH NEW OEM, THAT ARE STILL FAULTY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT SHORTED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (LIBERTY GMC, 8660 W BELL RD, PEORIA, AZ 85382, (602) 730-7652) DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE CIRCUIT BOARD, WHICH IMPACTED THE REAR EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT

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DRIVER REAR BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT.

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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.

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AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. CONDENSER FAILURE SUSPECTED. FAILURE AT 56,000 MILES.

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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.

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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

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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.

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