What 839 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 GMC Yukon Xl 1500

THE REAR PASSENGER & DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS JUST RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING. NOT A BULB ISSUE AS IT IS THE LED PANEL OF LIGHTS. THE BACK-UP BULB STILL WORKS, BUT THE LED BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T. LED LIGHTS SHOULD LAST YEARS. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT HAPPENS A LOT TO THESE VEHICLES, AND I HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE NEW UNIT FOR EACH SIDE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE - BREAK LIGHTS FAILING DUE TO POOR WIRING. AGAIN NOT A REPLACEABLE BULB ISSUE, IT IS DUE TO A WIRING ISSUE WITHIN THE LED LIGHTING UNIT ITSELF.

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MY PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THIS HAS BECOME A COMMON PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED ON YOUR SITE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. LACK OF PROPERLY FUNCTIONING TAIL LIGHTS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

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POWER STEERING LOST MOMENTARILY AFTER OPERATING FOR 45 MINUTES AND RETURNING WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF FOR 10 MINUTES.

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I BOUGHT MY GMC YUKON IN MARCH OF 2019 ABOUT A WEEK LATER I HAD PEOPLE INFORM ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I WOULD CHECK AT NIGHT AND THEY WOULD. A FEW MONTHS LATER I NOTICED IT MYSELF, THEY WOULD WORK ONE MINUTE BUT NOT THE NEXT. DECEMBER OF 2019 I GET A LETTER FROM GMC STATING THEY KNOW 2015 MODEL GMC YUKON VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT ILLUMINATE. I COULD HAVE IT DONE IF MY SUV WAS NOT OVER 72K MILES BUT IT WAS WHEN I BOUGHT IT. SO THAT DOESN'T HELP ME AND THEY WANT $2K TO FIX IT. I CALLED TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THEY DO WORK AND SOMEONE DOESN'T SEE I AM BRAKING, MY KIDS OR FAMILY ARE IN THE BACK SEAT, HOW IS THAT NOT SAFETY RELATED? THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS A RECALL! *TR

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LIFTER ISSUES CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE AT 80,000 MILES. *TR

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MY YUKON HAS A LEAKING RADIATOR WHICH IS A KNOWN DEFECT NOT JUST IN YUKONS, BUT ALSO IN TAHOES, SILVERADOS, SUBURBANS AND OTHER VEHICLES. GM REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIR FOR ALL TRUCKS, ONLY CERTAIN ONES. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE CRITERIA THEY ARE USING IS...BUT IT IS THE SAME DEFECT AFFECTING ALL OF THE VEHICLES. *TR

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MAGNETIC RIDE CONTROL ISSUE POSSIBLY. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ROAD, HIGHWAY OR SIDE STREET, VEHICLE RIDES EXTREMELY ROUGH AND BOUNCES. *TR

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BOTH TAILLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REDUCED POWER WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENRY BROWN BUICK GMC LOCATED AT 1550 E. DRIVERS WAY, GILBERT, AZ 85297, (480) 835-0900, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

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MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE , FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS HIGH CONDENSATION WHICH CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. IT HAS CAUSED THE LIGHT TO MALFUNCTION AND NOW WILL NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IF NOT THE BULBS WILL CONTINUE TO BURN OUT DUE TO THE CONDENSATION. *TR

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THE REAR TAIL LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. IT WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE AT MY DEALERSHIP. NOW THE SAME LIGHT LESS THAN 3 YEARS IS NOT FUNCTIONING. POSING A SAFETY CONCERN AS OTHER VEHICLES WOULD NOT SEE ME AT A COMPLETE STOP DUE TO MY REAR PASSENGER LIGHT NOT WORKING. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. ITS A VERY COMMON THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND GMC SHOULD HAVE THIS FIXED ASAP. TRIED CALLING GMC AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME WITH THE REPAIR COST OF MY REAR PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT. I STATED THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REQUIRED THEIR ATTENTION. TO NO AVAIL I WAS DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE LIGHT ITSELF AT MY DEALERSHIP IS $800 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THIS IS MY EVERY DAY FAMILY DRIVER CAR. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY COPS AND GIVEN WARNINGS AND BY OTHER PASSER BY'S THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT FUNCTIONING SAFELY AND APPROPRIATELY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ESCALATED TO A SAFETY RECALL. AS THERE ARE MANY THREADS WITH OTHER GMC YUKON OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THANK YOU. *TR

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RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT LED KEEPS WORKING OFF AND ON. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, LOOK AT THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, AND COSTS THE CUSTOMER AROUND $700 TO FIX. THE LED STRIP BREAKS INTERNALLY AND THIS IS THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE.

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RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. IT IS AN LED LIGHT AND VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS LACK OF A BRAKE LIGHT ON ONE SIDE IS IN VIOLATION OF LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. LED LIGHTS SHOULD NOT QUIT FUNCTIONING AFTER 5 YEARS AND 85,000 MILES. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE REAR BRAKE TAILLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEWEENAW BUICK GMC LOCATED AT 608 QUINCY ST, HANCOCK, MI 49930, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

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REAR TAIL LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARDS BREAKING AND CAUSING BRAKE LIGHTS OR TAIL LIGHTS TO FAIL OR NOT WORK. *TR

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THE TAIL LIGHTS STOP WORKING OR THEY FLICKER LIKE THERE'S A LOOSE CONNECTION OR SOMETHING NOT MAKING CONTACT I E SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING AND GM NOW HAS A NEW IMPROVED TAIL LIGHT BUT THE OLD ONES ALL FAIL ALL STOP WORKING . ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM IT DOESN'T BRAKE WHEN GOING A LOW SPEED WITHOUT GIVING IT GAS I HAVE TO PUMP N PUSH THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN OR GIVE IT A LIL GAS TO BE ABLE TO STOP OR BRAKE THE LIGHTS FLICKER OR STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING STOP ALL THE TIME THE DEALER WANTS 1500-2000 TO REPLACE EM THE LIGHTS.. THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED THEIR BAD WORKMANSHIP SHOULDN'T BE MINE OUR ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS THIS VEHICLE BURDEN THIS IS NOT A CHEAP VEHICLE I PAID OVER $50,000 USED FOR ABOUT A YEAR.. I NEED YOUR HELP. THE BRAKES NEED TO BE FIXED ALSO BECAUSE AT LOW SPEEDS WITH NO GAS ON THE PEDAL I CAN ROLL INTO SOMETHING HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. *TR

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BOTH LED BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THEY WERE BOTH REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. NOW APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT HAS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART, WHICH COST $700.00 EACH SIDE, AND HAS FAILED TWICE IN YEAR. FROM A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR GMC YUKON'S AND DENALI'S BUT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY DESIGN. THE SOLDER CONNECTION PREMATURELY BREAKS AND CAUSES THE LED BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT WORK. *TR

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WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2019. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER OUR RIGHT TAIL LIGHT STARTED GOING OUT RANDOMLY. THEN IT COMPLETELY WOULD NOT WORK. WE PAY FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT DIDN'T COVER IT. THEN SHORTLY AFTER THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT DID THE SAME THING. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 84K MILES ON OUR VEHICLE. DUE TO NEGLIGENCE, AND A DISHONEST COMPANY (GMC), THIS MILITARY FAMILY IS DOWN TO 1 VEHICLE AS WE CANNOT AFFORD THE ALMOST $2K IT WILL COST TO FIX THE TAIL LIGHTS. THIS IS NOT DUE TO ANYTHING WE DID, IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH FAULT BRAKE LIGHTS THAT GMC WILL NOT FIX PAST 72K MILES WHICH IS DISGUSTING AND A SLAP IN THE FACE TO PEOPLE WHO GIVE THEM THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. THERE ARE DOZENS OF BLOGS, POSTS, WEBSITES, ETC OF CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING OF THIS ISSUE AND GMC NOT HELPING PAST 72K MILES WHICH IS A HORRIBLE EXPLANATION AND IS NOT HELPFUL TO MOST OF US. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THINGS THAT HAVE BROKEN (NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE) THAT WASN'T COVERED UNDER OUR PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, GMC NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING ESPECIALLY FOR OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM, AND FIX WHAT THEIR COMPANY HAS DEEMED AS FAULTY PAST 72K MILES!!! *TR

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BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY NOT ILLUMINATING AND GOING OUT. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR

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THE BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT WORKING. ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS IN THE ASSEMBLY ARE FINE. REVERSE AND TURN SIGNAL, NO BRAKE INDICATION. IT DOES NOT ACTIVATE A WARNING ON THE DASH FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. THIS HAPPENS 24/7... THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR WITH AN ITEM PRICED AT OVER $700.00 TO REPLACE. *TR

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I PURCHASED BY VEHICLE IN THE SUMMER OF 2015. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR VARIOUS ISSUES, MOSTLY ELECTRICAL INVOLVING THE COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE, OR ISSUES INVOLVING MY TIRES OR STEERING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL.. MY "DRIVER ASSIST" HAS MALFUNCTIONED MANY TIMES AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. LAST SUMMER MY FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING AND STOPPED WORKING. I SPENT $800 FOR THE BACK PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT AND ALMOST $1000 FOR THE FRONT DRIVER HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY. I ALSO HAD TO GET A NEW BATTERY FOR THIS VEHICLE. MY 2015 GMC YUKON XL IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN AND THIS TIME, I AM TOLD THAT THE SEAT MOTOR (THAT ALERTS YOU WHEN YOU ARE NEAR AN OBSTACLE HAS BURNED OUT.) ABOUT 4 DAYS AGO, I BECAME AWARE OF TICKING NOISE WHILE MY CAR HAS BEEN IDLE. I IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED A MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT. TODAY, I AM ALSO INFORMED THAT MY "LIFTERS" ARE BAD ON THE VEHICLE AND MY ENGINE IS GOING BAD. I AM TOLD THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER HAS BURNED OUT, I AM TOLD THE MOTOR UNDER MY SEAT IS BURNED OUT. I HAVE PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, I GET OIL CHANGES REGULARLY AND USE HIGH QUALITY SYNTHETIC OILS. I TAKE MY CAR TO THE SHOP AT LEAST 2X PER YEAR FOR PROBLEMS AND SOME MAJOR REPAIR IS ALWAYS REQUIRED. THIS IS A CAR THAT I AM GOING INTO THE 5TH YEAR OF OWNERSHIP THIS SUMMER. ORIGINALLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR BRAKES, NOW I AM TOLD THERE IS NOT, BUT I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR VARIOUS RECALLS AT LEAST 3X. THIS IS AN UNSAFE, DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. EVERY SYSTEM FAILS. I AM NOW IN SEARCH OF A NEW VEHICLE. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER GM VEHICLES (GRAND AM, HUMMER) AND NONE HAVE REQUIRED SO MUCH REPAIR COSTS. TODAY I AM TOLD THAT IT WILL COST $6800 TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE TO MAKE IT SAFE. MY REPAIR RECORDS WILL SHOW THE REPAIRS AND SERVICE CHARGES I HAVE PAID SINCE PURCHASE. THIS IS A LEMON. *TR

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REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A COMMON ISSUE AMONG THESE CARS. IT IS HORRIBLE THAT GM WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR FREE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE AND SATURATED THE AIR BAG AND THE MAIN FUSE BOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RENO BUICK GMC CADILLAC DEALER, LOCATED AT 900 KIETZKE LANE, RENO, NV 89502, (775)-815-7660, WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. THE TECHNICIAN REACHED OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND, THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO COVER TEN PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

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WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE ESP LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HOME SO I DROVE BACK HOME AND AS I STOPPED THE CAR IT STARTED SHAKING AND I TURNED IT OFF. BROUGHT IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE FUEL INJECTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 11 DAYS NOW AS THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT ALL THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ESPECIALLY AS IT IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM. FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE CAR THESE KINDS OF THINGS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. HOPING FOR A RECALL SOON SO THAT I CAN RECEIVE MY MONEY BACK. *TR

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MY 2015 GMC YUKON XL BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T WORK FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED IT AND CANT THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

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