What 606 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 GMC Yukon Denali Xl

I WAS TOLD MY A COLLEGUE THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. I TOOK IT INTO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND IT WAS NOT OUT. A FEW MONTHS GO BY AND I AM TOLD AGAIN, THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS OUT. I TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT SHOP AND IT IS WORKING CORRECTLY. THE VERY NEXT DAY A TRUCK TELLS ME AT A STOP LIGHT THAT I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR NOT HAVING PROPERLY WORKING BREAK LIGHTS. HE LET'S ME GO WITH A FRIENDLY NOTICE, BUT AS SOON AS I STARTED MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE AWAY HE IMMEDIATELY PULLS ME BACK OVER TO TELL ME THAT HE WAS MISTAKEN THAT ONLY MY DRIERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE LAST THREE TO FOUR MONTHS.

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BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE A WRECK. REPLACEMENT IS $800 PER LIGHT, VERY COST PROHIBITIVE.

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BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS RECOMMENDED REPLACING BOTH TAIL LIGHT HOUSING ASSEMBLIES AT A SIGNIFICANT COST OF $750 EACH. DEALER HAS ALSO STATED THIS IS A "COMMON PROBLEM" OF THE 2015 GMC VEHICLES WITH AN LED BRAKE LIGHT DESIGN; NO EASY OR AFFORDABLE SOLUTION OUT THERE.

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COMPONENT AFFECTED: STABILITRAC MODULE CAUSE: A POWER SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN CAUSED THE STABILITRAC (STABILITY CONTROL) MODULE TO MALFUNCTION. UNSAFE CONDITION: THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN A FULL 180 DEGREES ON ITS OWN AT IDLE/LOW SPEED. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE CAR WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE "SERVICE STABILITRAC" LIGHT WOULD ACTIVATE ON THE DASH AND MESSAGE DISPLAYED "STABILITRAC DISABLED". REMEDY: THE STEERING WHEEL WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED AND THE STABILITRAC MODULE WAS REPLACED BY MY GMC DEALERSHIP IN THE SUMMER OF 2017, THE ISSUE HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE.

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THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON 2015 AND NEWER GMC YUKON, YUKON XL, DENALI, DENALI XL VEHICLES FAIL DUE TO POOR QUALITY CIRCUIT METAL/DESIGN OF BOARD ALLOWING TOO NARROW A CONNECTION FOR METAL USED. THE RESULT IS A CRACK IN THE CIRCUITS METAL WHICH, DEPENDING ON CONDITIONS, BREAKS THE CIRCUIT AND THE TAIL LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK. SPECIFICALLY BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL FIRST PUTTING THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE IN AN SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION WITH NO INDICATION THAT THE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED. IN ADDITION, THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS BEHIND A GM VEHICLE EXHIBITING THIS PROBLEM ARE AT SERIOUS RISK AS THEY MAY NOT REALIZE THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP. GMC IS REFUSING TO COVER THE ISSUE AND REQUIRES $800 PER LIGHT AND OPENLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE NEW LIGHT CAN DO THE SAME THING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I DON'T NORMALLY GO SO FAR WITH AN ISSUE, BUT THIS SEEMS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND WARRANTS A RECALL. WITH THE LACK OF INDICATION OTHER THAN COURTEOUS DRIVERS TELLING YOU THE LIGHTS ARE OUT OR POLICE PULLING YOU OVER TO TELL YOU, THE ISSUES OFTEN START WITHIN WARRANTY PERIOD BUT NO WAY TO KNOW. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TAIL LIGHT FAILURES WITH NEW VEHICLES INDICATE THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO AGE. AS WITH MY LIGHTS, NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE LIGHT AT ALL ELIMINATES SOME KIND OF IMPACT OUTSIDE OF NORMAL ROAD BUMPS. HOPEFULLY ACTION CAN BE TAKEN.

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BOTH LED BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED. IF YOU TAP THEM THEY WOK FOR A MINUTE BUT WHEN DRIVING THEY GO OUT AGAIN. THE SEAT VIBRATES TO ALERT YOU OF OBSTACLES BUT THE MOTOR IN THE SEAT ONLY WORK PERIODICALLY. THE REAR WINDOW WIPER HAS FAILED. THE YUKON HAS BEEN DRIVEN 3 YEARS AND 50K MI AND NOW NEEDS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS USED.

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I WAS DRIVING AND WITH WARNING SUV STARTED ACCELERATING AND I BRAKES WOOD NOT WORK I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP INTILL I PRESS HARD ON THE PEDAL

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MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR THE LAST 2.5 YEARS. I AM HIGHLY UPSET THAT THE VEHICLE IS IN GREAT CONDITION, HOWEVER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LED STRIP IN THE HEAD LIGHT IS OUT. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR ALMOST $2000 WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WHICH THEY WILL NOT COVER. I ALSO HAVE THE BACK PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT OUT AND I AM TOLD THAT THE WHOLE PANEL NEEDS REPLACING. A TOTAL FOR THE LED STRIP AND BACK PANEL WILL COST CLOSE TO $1900. WHY IN THE WORLD IS IT THAT AND LED LIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO LAST 5X LONGER THAN A REGULAR LIGHT, BUT IT JUST GOES OUT? THAT MAKES NO SENSE. IF THE VEHICLE WAS 10 YEARS OLD, THAT IS ONE THING, BUT IT BEING STILL ON THE NEW END, MAKES NO SENSE. ALSO, HOW DOES THE WHOLE BACK LIGHT PANEL JUST GO OUT? AND WHY DO DEALERSHIPS ACT LIKE " OH WELL, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO!" GMC MUST BE LOWERING THEIR STANDARDS. HAD I KNOWN THIS VEHICLE WOULD HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO HELP, THEN I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE SPEND THE LAST 30 MINUTES READING A FORUM OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF OTHERS HAVING HAD THE SAME ISSUE.

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LED BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AND THERE IS NOT A REASONABLE REPAIR.

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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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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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RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT

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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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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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