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

IN MARCH 2019 PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY- TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT REPLACED ($800) ONE YEAR LATER (MAY 2020) DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. *TR

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REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ASSEMBLY FAILURE (LEDS) BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER. COMMON FAILURE KNOWN TO GMC YUKON CUSTOMERS. *TR

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ONSTAR/ GPS ANTENNA ELECTRICAL SHORT AND CORROSION. SEAL ON ANTENNA COVER INCORRECTLY INSTALLED/ DEFECTIVE. *TR

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REAR TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING. BOTH TAIL LIGHTS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR 2016 GMC YUKON'S WHY IS THERE NOT AN OPEN RECALL FOR 2015? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS MADE / REPORTED HERE. *TR

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REAR TAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING GOING ON AND OFF AND ACCORDING TO THE AUTO ELECTRICIAN MY VEHICLE COULD HAVE GOTTEN ON FIRE DUE TO THE FAULTY LIGHTS. UPON SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS TO WHY MY VEHICLE'S BACK LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, I CAME UPON MANY OTHER CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. NOT ONLY IS THE COST TO REPLACE THE LAMPS SO HIGH, WE RISK IN DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT COULD CATCH FIRE FOR SUCH CHEAPLY MADE LIGHTS. AND I STATE THIS BECAUSE THE AUTO ELECTRICIAN SAID THAT THE WIRE WOULD HEAT UP WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGES TO MY YUKON. WHILE DRIVING, YOU CAN HEAR A CLEAR CHIRPING NOISE THAT IS PRODUCED WHEN YOU BRAKE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. *TR

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BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT DUE TO WIRING ISSUES. *TR

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REAR DEFROSTER STARTED EMITTING SMOKE, OVERHEATED AND CRACKED REAR WINDSHIELD. PLEASE SEE EXISTING RECALL N192220470. ALTHOUGH VEHICLE NOT LOCATED IN CANADA, CAN ASSURE YOU THIS IS HAPPENING IN UNITED STATES AS WELL. *TR

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BREAK LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES ON DRIVER'S SIDE. RECEIVED LETTER FROM GMC DATED DECEMBER 2019, "INTENDED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT SOME 2015 MODEL YEAR GMC YUKON XL VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT ILLUMINATE". THE WOULD REPAIR IT WITH NO COST ONLY IF THIS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN 6 YEAR OF THE DATE YOUR VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE OR 72,000 MILES. OF COURSE, WE ARE WAY ABOVE THAT. DEALER QUOTED $800 COST REPAIR.

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THE PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT WAS ONLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY SO I HAD THE WHOLE THING REPLACED FOR $750. NOW MY DRIVER SIDE ONE IS ONLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT STARTED ACCUMULATING MOISTURE AND NOW THE WHOLE LED STRIP DOESN'T WORK. THERE HAS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPANY MAKING THEM!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE PAD DISENGAGED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR BOTTLE AND NOTICED THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAGGIO BUICK GMC (310 NEW ROADS ST, NEW ROADS, LA 70760), TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

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THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHEN IT BEGAN, WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT IT WOULD SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES NOT, NOW IT HAS BE STAYING COMPLETELY OFF.

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WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A DESERTED FLAT STRETCH OF ROAD SURROUNDED BY FARMLAND, MY SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE SCREEN WAS OPEN TO PROVIDE LIGHT BUT THE GLASS WAS SHUT. NO OTHER CARS WERE NEARBY NOR WERE ANY HILLS WHERE A ROCK COULD FLY FROM. IT WAS JUST SUDDEN. IT SOUNDED LIKE A LOUD EXPLOSION AND SUDDENLY GLASS WAS FLYING ALL OVER THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T CRASH THE CAR. MYSELF AND MY SON WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WE WERE BOTH COVERED IN GLASS. *TR

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BOTH TAIL LIGHTS (BRAKE LIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS IN RED) STOP WORKING WITH NO WARNING TO THE DRIVER. THIRD BRAKE LIGHT DOES CONTINUE TO WORK. THIS IS NOTICED WHEN PARKED AND WHEN IN MOTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OTHER DRIVERS CRASHING INTO OUR VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW THAT WE ARE BRAKING. A FRIEND HAD TO POINT THIS OUT TO US IN THE SCHOOL PICKUP LINE. FIRST NOTICED ON 2/13/20. HAD TO BUY TWO NEW TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AND INSTALL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V586000 (STEERING) AND 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). STANLEY WOOD CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (1674 BATESVILLE BLVD, BATESVILLE, AR 72501, (870) 390-4093) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE MILEAGE WAS EXCEEDED UNDER THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

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HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES SEVERAL TIMES. TWO OF THE TIMES, ISSUES WERE DUPLICATED AND PARTS REPLACED, BUT SAME ISSUES CONTINUE AS SOON AS I GET IT BACK. MY COMPLAINT WHEN I TAKE IT IN IS ALWAYS THE SAME. NORMALLY WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP FORWARD OR REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A THUMPING NOISE. IT HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE. A LOT OF TIMES NOW IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF GAS FOR A SECOND, AT FASTER SPEEDS, AND THEN PUT FOOT RIGHT BACK ON GAS, IT MAKES THE SAME THUMPING NOISE AND SOMETIMES A GRINDING NOISE LIKE IT'S STUCK BETWEEN GEARS. THIS LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND WOULD MOST LIKELY GET WORSE AS VEHICLE GETS OLDER.

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ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I BEGAN TO RECEIVE AN ALERT THAT MY SIDE DETECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. UPON INSPECTION, MY RIGHT SIDE MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER COMPLETING THE REPAIR, THE NEW MODULE WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE LEFT MODULE WHICH IS HOW THE RIGHT MODULE GETS PROGRAMMED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO ALERT THAT THE LEFT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN THAT THESE MODULES WOULD FAIL THIS SOON INTO THE VEHICLE'S LIFE (68,000 MILES). THERE ARE NO MOVING PARTS, ETC. NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY ISSUES OF NOT HAVING A WORKING SIDE COLLISION ALERT SYSTEM.

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THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT TURNING ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR. LEFT TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN PRESSING BRAKE. AT FIRST, IT WAS INTERMITTENT AND NOW IT DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL.

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AFTER DRIVING A 100 MILE ROUND TRIP ON A US HWY, COUNTY ROADS, AND CITY STREETS, WE ARRIVED BACK HOME AND BEFORE WE COULD TURN OUR 2015 GMC YUKON XL, WE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE. DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH WHERE OUR 8 MONTH CHILD WAS JUST SITING, IS WHERE WE NOTICED 87 OCTANE FUEL DRIPPING RAPIDLY. AS I WAS LOOKING, MY WIFE WAS REMOVING OUR CHILD OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE SHE WAS SITTING. WE HAD SO MUCH GAS ON THE GROUND AND THE FUMES WHERE SO STRONG. I CAN NOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW QUICKLY THE FUMES ENGULFED OUR WHOLE VEHICLE, WITH ALL OF US STILL IN THE VEHICLE. HAD THERE BEEN A SPARK OF ANY KIND, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO CATCH OUR VEHICLE ON FIRE WITH US POSSIBLE STILL IN THE VEHICLE AND MAINLY OUR INFANT STILL IN THE VEHICLE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE BROUGHT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND HAD TO HAVE OUR FUEL FEED LINE (ACDELCO PART# 84200274) REPLACED. THE ENGINEERS FOR GM, STUPIDLY HAD THIS FUEL LINE RUNNING THROUGH A MOLDED CLIP, THAT IS PART OF THE FUEL TANK, AND THE HOSE WAS 'SNAPPED' INTO IT TIGHTLY. THIS CAUSED ENOUGH FRICTION IN THE LINE MOVING BACK AND FORTH TO FINELY PLACE A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE. NHTSA MUST TAKE THIS REPORT SERIOUSLY BEFORE IT COST THE LIFE OF SOMEONE THAT DOES NOT DESERVE BURNING ALIVE IN A VEHICLE. ISSUE THE RECALL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THIS HAPPENS! MOST PEOPLE CAN NOT AFFORD A $350-$1,000 FIX OR MUCH LESS THE VALUE OF SOMEONE'S LIFE!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE RPM WENT UP AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHARLIE O' BAUGH RV LOCATED AT (382 LEE JACKSON HWY, STAUNTON, VA 24401). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

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I BOUGHT THIS YUKON AND THE NEXT DAY A GENTLEMAN THAT WAS RIDING BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME HE CAME TO THE SIDE OF ME AND SAID MY TAIL LIGHT IS NOT WORKING THEY COME ON WHEN THEY WANT TO IN AND OUT AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM ITS HAPPENING TO ALL OF THE NEWER MODELS AND THEY ARE 800 FOR A NEW TAIL LIGHT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE TAIL LIGHTS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE LED STRIP IN THEM THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET HURT I HAVE 4 SMALL CHILDREN AND I DO NOT NEED TO GET INTO A CRASH AND I DO NOT NEED TO SPEND 1600 PLUS TO GET NEW ONES.

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THE REAR TAIL LIGHT LED HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND WILL NOT WORK OR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.

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NO BRAKE LIGHT IN BOTH REAR LIGHTING ASSEMBLIES. STARTED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE. GMC ISSUED A LETTER IN DECEMBER 2019 STATING THEY'D PAY FOR REPAIRS IF VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 6 YEARS OR 75,000 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. WE'LL I'M OVER ON BOTH. GMPP EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THIS REPAIR. SPEND $75K FOR THIS TRUCK AND NOW THIS.

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BOTH TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON THE FREEWAY DURING MY TRIP TO SAN DIEGO FROM PHOENIX. ABOUT HALFWAY HERE ONE TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT IN ABOUT 20 MILES LATER THE OTHER ONE STOPPED WORKING. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE A FRIEND WAS FOLLOWING ME.I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, HE STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND WON'T BE IN FOR A WEEK PLUS. NOW I AM DRIVING AROUND CALIFORNIA WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS.. I ONLY HAVE 48,000 MILES ON THIS SUV, EACH TAIL LIGHT IS $760 THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR THIS IS TO REPLACE THEM. THANK YOU GM I WILL BE FORWARDING YOU MY TICKET..

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FIRST, PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES THE WHOLE PANEL WOULD NOT TURN ON. THEN, A FEW WEEKS LATER THE OTHER TAIL LIGHT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AND NOW BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. THEY WILL SPORADICALLY START WORKING AGAIN EVER SO OFTEN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V761000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE KELLER MOTORS LOCATED AT (700 CADILLAC LN, HANFORD, CA 93230) WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPROGRAMMING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WITH SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEATBELT UNBUCKLED AND OPEN OR CLOSE DRIVER'S WINDOW WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE REPROGRAMMING WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

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