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

REAR TAIL LIGHTS CUT IN AND OUT. WORK ON AND OFF AND HAVE FAULTY PARTS.

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AT 75,000 MILES I WOULDN'T EXPECT TO HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES OUT OF SUCH A NICE EXPENSIVE TRUCK... THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF AND IT PLEASES. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON THE REMOTE START DOESN'T WORK. THE TAIL LIGHTS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND TO FIX A TAIL LIGHT JUST 1 IS $800.00. WHILE DRIVING ALL TYPES OF WARNINGS AND LIGHTS START COMING ON IN A RAPID WARNING ANNOYANCE. I'VE NEVER HOOKED A TRAILER TO THIS TRUCK AND IT KEEPS GIVING ME SOME TYPE OF TRAILER BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. BIG ISSUE!!!!! THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING!!!!!!!!!!!! WHEN DRIVING IT WILL GIVE A HARD JERK AS IF IT'S HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING. DOING THIS AT ANY SPEEDS, ANYTIME DURING ACCELERATING. SO MANY ISSUES OUT OF THIS TRUCK IT'S TO THE POINT WE ARE THROWING AWAY A TON OF MONEY ONTHIS THING!!!!!

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DRIVERS SIDE LED TAILLIGHT STOPPED WORKING AND THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED AT $800. LED'S SHOULD LAST LIFE OF THE VEHICLE THAT IS WHY YOU CAN'T JUST REPLACE A BULB. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF POSTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. GM SHOULD DO A RECALL OR OFFER A STEEP DISCOUNT ON THE REPLACEMENT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. SHORTLY AFTER THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THE RADIO FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE DEALER (PENSKE BUICK GMC OF CERRITOS, 17720 CRUSADER AVE, CERRITOS, CA 90703, (877) 886-6265) REPLACED THE RADIO WITH A WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. ALSO, THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND A U TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY SERVICED THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING) AND WAS AWARE THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED. THE CONDITION PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MULTIPLE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TAKATA RECALL DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY STREETS

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WITHIN THE LAST YEAR ON MY 2015 MY AC COMPRESSOR HAS GONE OUT, RADIO SCREEN QUIT WORKING, BRAKE PUMP/BOOSTER FAULTY, AND NOW REAR BRAKE LIGHT QUIT WORKING. ALL SEEM TO BE VERY COMMON IN THIS YEAR MODEL. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 70000 MILES ON IT!! GM IS EITHER DOING A CRAPPY JOB ON THEIR $60000 VEHICLES OR A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE.

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PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE AND TAIL LED STRIP LIGHT SHORT AND GOES OUT AND STOPS WORKING. WILL WORK SOMETIMES WHEN BACK HATCH SHUTS AND JARS IT OR I HIT A BUMP. DEALERSHIP SAYS LIGHT IT OUT AND NEEDS REPLACING. NOT SURE WHY THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON WHEN JARRED. HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO COVER ALL THIS ESPECIALLY BEING ELECTRICAL. SEEMS TO BE ON GOING PROBLEM

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APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES ON VEHICLE: REAR PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT IS INOP. WE WERE ON A TRIP WHEN WE NOTICED, IF YOU TAP THE SIDE OF IT THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR JUST A SECOND. LED STRIP FOR BRAKE LIGHT IS DEFECTIVE. REPLACEMENT COST IS ABOUT $800 DOLLARS. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS AND ONLINE FORUMS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. GMC REALLY NEED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSSUE. THESE RIGS COST WAY TO MUCH FOR THAT POOR QUALITY!

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THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WOULD COST $875.00 FOR THE PART TO FIX. HE SAID THAT IT WAS A BAD MANUFACTURING JOB. AND HE ALSO SAID THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF SUV'S COMING IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU

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HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING

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REAR DRIVE SIDE BREAK LIGHT IS OUT BECAUSE OF POOR CONSTRUCTION.

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LED BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED IN BOTH TAIL LAMPS. LED IS SUPPOSED TO BE A LONGER LASTING ALTERNATIVE TO STANDARD LIGHTS. UNFORTUNATELY THE WAY GM DESIGNED THESE YOU CANNOT SERVICE OR REPAIR THEM LIKE YOU CAN WITH A TRADITIONAL BULB. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A THIN STRIP THAT BREAKS IN THE CIRCUIT CAUSING BOTH TAILLAMPS TO LOOSE FUNCTIONALITY, THERE IS NO BULB OUT WARNING SO THE DRIVER IS NOT ALERTED. AND WITH NO BRAKE LAMPS THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH OR INJURY.

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LEFT BRAKE LIGHT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN WENT OUT COMPLETELY. RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY AFTER. DEALER WANTS 1550.00 TO REPLACE

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ALL LED LIGHTS HAVE WENT OUT ON RIGHT SIDE, AS WELL AS BREAK LIGHTS. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE TO GMC, AND YET THEY WILL NOT CORRECT IT. MY QUOTE TO HAVE IT FIXED WAS 2493.00 FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THAT IS CRAZY. LED LIGHTS SHOULD LAST A WHOLE LOT LONGER THAN THIS. ALSO CONDENSATION IS IN THE FRONT HEADLIGHT WITH NO HOLES OR CRACKS. IF THIS HAPPENS WITH HOUSE WINDOWS, THEY ARE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS, I WILL ALSO BE CONTACTING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. GMC KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS.

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WIRING TO RADIATOR FAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN I SMELLED SMOKE. WHEN I PULLED OVER SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS OPEN FLAMES ON THE FAN WIRING WIRING.

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'TAKATA RECALL' WE JUST PURCHASED OUR 2015 YUKON DINALI XL DECEMBER 20, 2018 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LIGHT ( WHILE IN MOTION ) ON DRIVER-SIDE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, SO WE REPLACED BOTH TAILLIGHTS WITH BRAND NEW ($700) ENCLOSED REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND NOW WE ARE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH DRIVER SIDE ONCE AGAIN. I'M VERY PROUD TO BUY AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS BUT AFTER SEEING HOW MANY GMC MONTHLY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, YOU WOULD THINK THAT GM WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I KNOW MYSELF BEING IN BUSINESS IF I HAD A COMPLAINS MORE THAN THREE TIMES A MONTH I WOULD TRY MY BEST TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM TO KEEP FROM HAVING A BAD REPUTATION AND HAVE A FUTURE CUSTOMERS!! I TAKE PRIDE IN MY WORK FOR WHAT OUR CUSTOMER PAYS, AND EXPECT THE SAME FOR WHAT I PAY!!

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WE OWN A 2015 GMC YUKON WITH ONLY 51,000 MILES ON IT. THE REAR TAILLIGHTS ARE BOTH INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES THEY WORK, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND THEY SAID REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE LIGHT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT THEY HAVE SERVICED MANY VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE SERVICE PERSON ADVISED THAT THERE IS A CIRCUIT THAT OVER TIME BREAKS AND THE CONNECTION BECOMES LOOSE. WHEN THE METAL TOUCHES AND A COMPLETE CIRCUIT IS MADE, THE LIGHT WILL TURN ON. WHEN IT DOESN'T TOUCH (FAULTY), THE TAILLIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON AND GM DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE DOING ANYTHING TO ADDRESS IT. BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THE BRAKE LIGHTS, THIS IS VERY CONCERNING. NOT TO MENTION, THAT A REPLACEMENT IS $800. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $800 FOR ONE SIDE, NOW THE OTHER SIDE IS OUT AS WELL. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE SINCE IT'S AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS CAUSED BY FAULTY PARTS. HERE IS JUST ONE OF THE LINKS THAT DESCRIBE THIS ISSUE IN DETAIL: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T53845_DS768963

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CAR WAS PARKED IN COVERED GARAGE FOR 2 MONTHS. BATTERY WENT DEAD. ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE BATTERY WITH 20 AMP CHARGER AND BATTERY WOULD NOT TAKE A CHARGE. ATTEMPTED TO START CAR WITH BATTERY BOOSTER PACK AND LIGHTS WOULD COME ON, BUT CAR WOULD NOT START SITTING IN VEHICLE WITH KEY FOB. CONSOLE DISPLAY SAID THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. CALLED AAA AND THEY CAME OUT TO REPLACE BATTERY. IT WAS THE ORIGINAL BATTERY...BUT HAD WORKED PERFECTLY WHEN CAR WAS PARKED EARLIER. NEW BATTERY ALLOWED LIGHTS AND ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS TO WORK, BUT CAR WOULD STILL NOT START. I CLOSED DOORS....HOOD AND THEN WAS ABLE TO START CAR WITH KEY FOB REMOTE STARTER. CAR WORKED PERFECTLY. SHUT CAR OFF AND TRIED TO START AGAIN AND WOULD NOT START NORMALLY, BUT WOULD START FINE REMOTELY. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS ISSUE, AND I MADE APPOINTMENT TO BRING IN. TWO DAYS BEFORE APPOINTMENT, CAR WOULD NOT EVEN START REMOTELY. ONLY THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THAT OUTSIDE MIRRORS WOULD RETRACT WHEN I TRIED TO START REMOTELY. PAID $90 TO HAVE CAR FLATBED TOWED TO DELEARSHIP. PAID $234.99 FOR DEALERSHIP TO CLEAR ALL CODES AND REPROGRAM. HAVE CALLED GMC SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM OR REIMBURSE ME. DEALERSHIP HAD NEVER SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE AND TOLD ME WHEN THEY SPOKE WITH GMC TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT THAT THIS ISSUE HAD NEVER OCCURRED. I FIND THAT VERY SUSPICIOUS. HOW COULD A BAD BATTERY TRIGGER A COMPUTER TO NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IF I WAS STRANDED ON A HIGHWAY AND THE BATTERY WENT DEAD AND A NEW BATTERY OR JUMP START WOULD NOT ALLOW COMPUTER TO START CAR, THERE COULD BE UNFORTUNATE CONSEQUENCES. I HAVE OWNED DOZENS OF CARS WITH THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEMS AND A BAD BATTERY THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED HAS NEVER TRIGGERED THE SYSTEM TO MAKE THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO START. PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS

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VEHICLE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. THE LED CIRCUITS BREAK CAUSING THE CONNECTION TO SHORT OUT. BOTH THE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ONCE THE CIRCUIT IS BROKE. THE OWNER CAN'T SIMPLY FIX THE BURNT OUT TAIL LIGHT. ONE MUST COMPLETELY REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY, COSTING UPWARDS OF $1,000 FOR BOTH. THIS IS NOT COST EFFECTIVE AND IS DOWNRIGHT HAZARDOUS WHEN BOTH TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT, FOR BOTH THE OWNER AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE ABLE TO RESIST ROAD BUMPS AND VIBRATIONS.

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MY TAILLIGHT STOPED WORKING. WHEN I TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON IT WONT TURN ON OR WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET(FACEBOOK AND FOURM SITES) AND FOUND THOUSAND AND THOUSAND OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THE BRAKE LIGHT/RUNNING LIGHT IS NOT A LIGHT BULB LIKE MOST CARS THAT YOU CAN JUST REPLACE WHEN IT GOES OUT. ITS LED.SO YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND IT WAS OVER $800. LED ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A LONG LIFE BEFORE THEY GO OUT.... THIS IS ONLY A 2015 I MEAN COME ON. SO I HAD TO DRIVE IN THE DARK AND DURING THIS RAIN STORM ON FREEWAY AND REGULAR STREETS WITH NO BRAKE OR RUNNING LIGHTS WHICH I S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE I DRIVE MY KIDS IN THIS CAR. THIS CANT KEEP HAPPENING. I ALSO READ THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE SAID ONCE THEY BOUGHT A NEW ASSEMBLY IT WENT OUT AGAIN AND STOPPED WORKING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS INSANE.

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LED LIGHTS IN THE REAR ARE REPEATEDLY DEFECTIVE

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THE VEHICLE'S TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER'S SIDES ARE DEFECTIVE. THE SOLDER DOES NOT HOLD AND THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DRIVER IS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THIS MAJOR ISSUE THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS OF GMC'S YUKON'S AND DENALI'S WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAFETY PROBLEM. I REALIZED THE PROBLEM WHEN ANOTHER MOTORIST ALMOST STRUCK THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT BRAKE LIGHTS AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AND BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL STILL WORK.

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THE REAR TAILLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE HOUSING UNIT AT $1500. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GMC.

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WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 11.21.18 AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T WORK. THEY WERE WORKING AT THE TIME WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. THE BULBS WERE TESTED BY OUR MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE GMC YUKON OF THIS YEAR ARE KNOWN TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING UNITS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRICAL BOARD ASSOCIATED WITH IT HAS ISSUES THE MECHANIC STATED. I REVIEWED MANY POST ONLINE AND WONDER WHY THIS ISN'T A REQUIRED RECALL. TO ME THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY KIDS AND WIFE. I'D LIKE THIS TO BE CONSIDERED A RECALL IMMEDIATELY.

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I HAVE HAD AN ON-GOING ISSUE WITH THE STEERING, ELECTRICAL AND POWER STEERING AND STABILITY CONTROL. I HAVE HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL TURNING OFF, SUDDEN DROP IN ELECTRICAL POWER, THE STEERING WHEEL GETS VIOLENTLY YANKED OUT OF YOUR HANDS AND SOMETIME THE CAR COMPLETELY CUTS OFF. FORTUNATELY MOST HAVE BEEN AT SLOW SPEEDS OR ELSE THE CAR WOULD HAVE FLIPPED. IT IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE OTHER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. I AM AFRAID OF THIS ISSUE KILLING ME OR MY LOVED ONES SHOULD IT HAPPEN AT SPEED OR LEAVE US STUCK IN FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. ACCORDING TO MY DEALER THIS IS AN ISSUE THE MANUFACTURE HAS KNOW ABOUT FOR A WHILE. *TR

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