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

DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, APPROX. 10% OF THE TIME. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND SAID IT IS KNOWN ISSUE WITH MOST DENALI BRAKE LIGHTS. WAS QUOTED TO REPLACE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY $900. EACH SIDE FOR THIS KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND KNOWN BY GMC WITH NO RECALLS AVAILABLE.

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WHILE THANKFULLY DRIVING IN THE SLOW LANE ON THE INTERSTATE IN ST. LOUIS MY STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON THE TRUCK THEN SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN THEN WENT INTO FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE THEN REVVED UP TO 6000 RPMS THEN EVERY SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON ON THE DASH WHEN PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CAR THEN WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD IT STAYED IN NEUTRAL REGARDLESS OF GEARSHIFTING IT THEN BEGAN TO CYCLE THROUGH ALL OF THE SERVICE REQUEST FOR THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS THREE HOURS AWAY FROM MY HOUSE THEY INFORMED ME THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE POWER STEERING CONTROL GEARBOX HAD WENT OUT AND FRIED ALL THE ELECTRICAL'S INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 39,000 MILES AFTER CONTACTING GMC THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ON A RECALL LIST FOR MY VEHICLES VIN NUMBER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A VERY SIMILAR SITUATION IN 2018 IN SEPTEMBER. I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE VEHICLE COMPUTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING IF REQUESTED. I JUST WANTED TO DOCUMENT AND FILE A COMPLAINT SO THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS WRECK , SINCE GMC HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THIS SERIOUS OF AN ISSUE.

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PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT STOPS WORKING OCCASIONALLY. THIS AFFECT'S THE BRAKE LIGHT AND NIGHT DRIVING. IT HAS STOPPED WORKING UP TO A WEEK AT A TIME, BUT THEN STARTS WORKING AGAIN. IT MIGHT BE WEATHER RELATED.

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TAIL LIGHTS WORK INCONSISTENTLY, DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT'S COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR AND MODEL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BUICK GMC OF KIRKLAND (12335 120TH AVE NE, KIRKLAND, WA 98034, (877) 505-6211) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V761000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. *DT*JB

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BRAKE LIGHT GOES IN AND OUT AND DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME. ACCORDING TO WHAT I'M READING IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THERE IS NO FIX EXCEPT BUYING A BRAND NEW ONE AND THAT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. SEEMS LIKE A POOR DESIGN AND NOT TO MENTION I CAN GET A TICKET FOR THIS. AND MOST IMPORTANT...I HAVE A FAMILY WITH TWO SMALL KIDS AND THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK!

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CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE AND COMBUSTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING. CAR WAS EXPLODING AND ENGULFED IN FLAMES...COMPLETELY DESTROYED VIA FIRE AND THE WORST DAMAGE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOWN ALTHOUGH BASED ON RESEARCH SOUNDS LIKE NHTSA CAMPAIGN #14V007000 OR 14V152000. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE.

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REAR PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT OUT AND PASSENGER WINDOW ONLY GOES HALF WAY DOWN.

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REAR PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A RIDICULOUS COST. EXTREMELY POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN. THAT IS IF IT WASN'T INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO FAIL. ON THE LOW END $5-600 TO REPLACE A TAIL LIGHT??? WHAT A JOKE. SAD THING IS I'M LUCKY, MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD MORE THAN ONE LIGHT ASSEMBLY GO OUT. I'VE BOUGHT GM FOR MY LAST 3 VEHICLES (ENVOY, TAHOE, YUKON) THIS WILL LIKELY BE THE LAST TIME I EVER BUY GM.

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BRAKE LIGHTS WORK SPORADICALLY, UNTIL THE PASSENGER REAR FINALLY STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, THAT THEY REPLACE SEVERAL A WEEK, AND MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT. GOT A ESTIMATE OF OVER $1600 TO REPAIR IT. WAS PULLED OVER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS EACH TIME WAS TOLD IT WAS EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT NOT WORKING. THEN MIRACULOUSLY BOTH WOULD BE WORKING. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM LIKE THE DEALERSHIP STATED, THEN WHY HASN'T GM RECALLED OR DISCONTINUED USING THEM? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT AS SIMPLE AS REPLACING A BULB. WAY TO COSTLY TO JUST BRING IN FOR REPAIRS!

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MY TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT EVERY NOW AND THEN. MORE IN THE SUMMER THAN THE WINTER. THE BREAK LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL STILL WORK GREAT. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE HAVING TAIL LIGHTS ONE MINUTE AND THEN NOT HAVING TAIL LIGHTS. I ASKED GM MONTHS AGO TO DO A RECALL AND STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE IT IS IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. WE SEEN ONLINE THAT ALL THE ISSUE IS, IS A PLACE THAT COMES LOOSE IN THE TAIL LIGHT AND IT ONLY NEEDS SOLDERED TOGETHER. WE TOOK THE TAIL LIGHTS OUT AND HAD A PROFESSIONAL TO SOLDER IT AND THEY STARTED WORKING PERFECTLY. THEY NOW ARE WORKING PART TIME AGAIN. FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE I FEEL LIKE IT IS AN ISSUE GM SHOULD FIX. IF IT WAS RARE I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF I HAD TO BUY NEW TAIL LIGHTS. BUT WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE WILL NEW LIGHTS NOT DO THE SAME?

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THE A/C HAS QUICK WORKING. WE TOOK IT IN TO GET FIXED, THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG EXCEPT LOW ON FREON. REPLACED AND IT IS GONE (HAS DYE IN IT & NO DETECTION WHERE IT HAS GONE). I DIDN'T DRIVE THIS CAR FOR 6 MOS. BECAUSE OF THIS (TOO HOT). I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING WRONG ON THIS CAR. SAME DAY A/C WENT OUT, THE HEAT SYSTEM WENT OUT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. JUST BLOWS COLD AIR! THIS IS RIDICULOUS! THE SUSPENSION IS NOW SLAMMING HARD AND SUPER LOUD (ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COOL/COLD OUT). I AM GLAD THEY ARE FINALLY FIXING THE BRAKE ISSUE BUT REALLY? ALL THIS OTHER BS ON THIS EXPENSIVE CAR? THE DAY WE GOT BACK FROM SHOP FOR THE A/C, THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. OMG!! TALK ABOUT EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR!! 650-800 FOR JUST THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY THROUGH GMC AND THAT IS RECONDITIONED PARTS! WHY WOULD WE PUT MORE CRAP PARTS IN? WAITED ANOTHER 2 MOS TO SAVE MONEY TO GO TO AN AFTERMARKET PERSON TO FIX THIS. JUST WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE TO GO OUT! LIGHTS GO OUT ALL THE TIME, WHY WOULD YOU MAKE THEM WHERE THEY ARE NOT AFFORDABLE? WE BABY OUR CAR, PARK AWAY FROM EVERYONE AND YET IT IS FALLING APART DUE TO THE CRAPPY PRODUCTS THAT GM USED TO MANUFACTURE IT. ALL THESE PROBLEMS HAPPENED (EXCEPT THE BRAKING ISSUE AND THE SUSPENSION) WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR AND I NOTICED IT. THE SUSPENSION IS WHEN I AM DRIVING AND THE ROAD CAN JUST HAVE A 'WAVE" IN IT. IF THERE IS ANY SORT OF BOUNCE, THIS CAR WILL BOTTOM OUT AND IS SUPER LOUD.THE AIR STARTED 3/28/19 AND ALL HAS FOLLOWED. WE BOUGHT IT USED WITH 74K-ISH ON IT. HAVE ONLY HAD IT SINCE LAST JULY, 2018

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A FEW DAYS AGO I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK TO RETRIEVE A PACKAGE LEFT AT MY GARAGE DOOR. I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK WALKED AROUND MY CAR DOOR WALKED BY THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK TO RETRIEVE THE PACKAGE AND ALL THE SUDDEN I WAS KNOCKED DOWN. I DID NOT REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL I LOOKED UP AND SAW MY TRUCK DRIVING TOWARDS ME. I SCREAM FOR HELP AS I CRAWLED BACKWARDS TO SAFETY. A FEW MINUTES LATER I REALIZE THE TRUCK WAS NO LONGER MOVING AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD MY WHEELS WERE TURNED SLIGHTLY AND IT HAD STOPPED BECAUSE IT HIT THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS FOR THE SHOCK TO WEAR OFF OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME OR MY KIDS IF THEY WERE PLAYING OUTSIDE. MY HUSBAND AND I SPOKE TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE INCLUDING A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WE FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ON THE 2015 YUKONS. I AM ATTACHING PICTURES OF WHAT WE FOUND FROM GMC ALONG WITH MY TRUCK.

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TAIL LAMPS, TAIL LAMPS TAIL LAMPS! NON SERVICEABLE LED ILLUMINATION BULB CIRCUIT IS FAULTY LEADING TO INTERMITTENT OPERATION. HAVING PART TIME BRAKE LIGHT IS AGAINST THE LAW AND MORE IMPORTANT TO ME, LEAVES MY FAMILY IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION. WEB SEARCH LEADS TO MANY MOTORIST HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I. AS A PAYING TAXPAYER WE SHOULD NOT BE SOLD FAULTY GOODS THAT MAY HAVE DIRE CONSEQUENCES.

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THE REAR LEFT TAIL LIGHT HAS GONE OUT, WHICH IS A COMMON FAILURE MODE OF THIS DESIGN. THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT MODULE MUST BE REPLACED, PUSHING $1000 FOR A BAD DESIGN. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED, AS IT IS EXTREMELY AFFORDABLE AND A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GMC WILL NOT ADDRESS.

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THE ONYX BLACK PAINT IS FADING AWAY THROUGH THE CLEAR COAT ON THE HOOD AND ROOF.THE SUV HAS 66,700 MILES.IVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER BLACK GM SUV'S.

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

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