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

BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT ILLUMINATE

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UPON PRESSING THE BRAKES WHILE PARKING, PEDAL STARTED VIBRATING AND BRAKE PEDAL BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO PRESS. PEDAL CONTINUES TO REMAIN HARD TO PRESS FOR BRAKING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, A BYSTANDER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR EXTERNAL BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE TAILLAMPS WERE INOPERABLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GUNN BUICK GMC LOCATED AT (16440 INTERSTATE 35 FRONTAGE RD, SELMA, TX 78154 (866) 468-6484) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TAILLAMP ASSEMBLIES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.*DT*JB

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GMC RECENTLY ADVISED US THAT THE TAILGATE LIGHTS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WHERE THEY "INTERMITTENTLY" DO NOT ILLUMINATE. WE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR QUITE SOMETIME WHERE DRIVERS CANNOT SEE OUR TAILGATE LIGHTS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT, IT HAS BEEN VERY HARD FOR THE SHOP TO DIAGNOSE AS WHEN THEY GET IT AND IT IS ON, THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. SINCE WE RECEIVED THE LETTER FROM GMC, WE HAVE BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT RESOLVED, BUT THEY WILL NOT DO IT BECAUSE OUR MILES ARE OVER. I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT THEY KNOW ITS AN ISSUE AND THAT IT IS INTERMITTENT AND WHEN PEOPLE TAKE IT INTO THE SHOP TO GET IT DIAGNOSE, ITS A HIT AND MISS. I HAVE NOW SEEN OVER A DOZEN OTHER GMC'S ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME ISSUE. LAST WEEK, WHILE TRAVELING WITH KIDS TO A SOCCER TOURNAMENT, BOTH WEREN'T WORKING AT NIGHT AND WE WERE PULLED OVER. I FORTUNATELY HAD THE LETTER IN THE CAR AND SHOWED IT TO HIM. HE GAVE ME A WARNING AND ADVISED THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR CARS TO SEE AT NIGHT WHEN THERE ARE NO TAILGATES ON AND THAT GMC HAD BETTER GET THIS RESOLVED. I HAVE MADE TWO REQUESTS WITH GMC AND THEY HAVE DENIED THE REQUEST. I EVEN TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD COST SHARE IF WE MEET IN THE MIDDLE AND THEY WOULD NOT. THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE, YET THEY AREN'T WILLING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY OR MAKE IT A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A LOT OF ACCIDENTS WITH GMC MODELS NATIONWIDE. I HOPE THAT THIS IS BROUGHT TO SOMEONE'S ATTENTION AND THAT GMC IS ENCOURAGED TO GET THIS RESOLVED WITH 2015 YUKON XL SUVS AND THAT WE AND MANY OTHERS ARE ABLE TO GET THEIR TAILGATES REPLACED.

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2015 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO YUKON TAIL LIGHTS SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS

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THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT LED STRIP NO LONGER WORKS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS AN ON-GOING ISSUE WITH OTHER CONSUMERS. THE DEALER WANTS $650-$750 TO REPLACE. MOST OF THE TIME, IT IS A WIRING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PLASTICS ARE GLUED TOGETHER PREVENTING ACCESS TO MAKE THE REPAIR.

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I HAVE JUST REALIZED THAT ONE OF THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER SEAT BELT (THE ONE AT THE BACK OF THE DRIVER SEAT) HAS A DELAY TO GET ACTIVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED DUE TO AN EMERGENCY, AND IN SOME CAS S IT DOES NOT GET ACTIVATED AT ALL.

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THE REAR PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHTS JUST RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING. NOT A BULB ISSUE AS IT IS AN LED PANEL OF LIGHTS. THE BACK UP BULB STILL WORKS, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T. DEALER SAYS IT HAPPENS A LOT TO THESE CARS, AND HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE NEW UNIT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE - BREAK LIGHTS FAILING DUE TO POOR WIRING. AGAIN NOT A REPLACEABLE BULB ISSUE, IT IS DUE TO A WIRING ISSUE WITHIN THE LIGHTING UNIT ITSELF

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INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. ALMOST HIT A CAR WHILE TURNING IN A ROAD DUE TO LACK OF POWER STEERING WORKING PROPERLY.

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I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE OCTOBER 31'ST 2019 FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MILAGE WAS ABOUT 74K MILES. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A FEW MONTHS. MY CONCERN IS THE FOLLOWING. WHILE DRIVING, AT LEAST 7 TO TEN TIMES THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLS. IN OTHER WORDS IT COMPLETELY STOPS. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. ALL POWER IS LOST. NO LIGHTS NO NOTHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT INTERSECTIONS, IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN TURNING LEFT, IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN TURNING RIGHT. IT HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE YIELDING. SOMETIMES THE DASH STARTS TO FLICKER AND ALSO THE CONSOLE. SOMETIMES LIKE TODAY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THIS IS PUTS ME AND MY FAMILY IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE RESPOND ASAP. I CURRENTLY HAVE 86K MILES ON MY VEHICLE.

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REAR TAIL LAMPS ONLY WORK EVERY NOW AND THEN. HAPPENS WHILE MOVING AND STATIONARY. THE REAR TAIL LAMPS ARE CHEAPLY MADE INTERNALLY THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE LED LIGHTS EASILY BREAKS WITH REGULAR DRIVING. ITS AND OBVIOUSLY KNOW ISSUE FOR GMC BECAUSE THERE ARE BUSINESSES ONLINE THAT THERE SOLE INCOME IS TO REPAIR THESE TAIL LIGHTS ON 2015 TO CURRENT YUKON/ YUKON XL MODELS. TAKEN MY 2015 YUKON IN BEFORE WARRANTY WAS OUT AND GMC DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO WARRANTY AND DOESN'T WANT TO REPAIR. TELLS OWNERS THEY'LL HAVE TO BUY A NEW TAIL LAMP AT $800 A PIECE. TOTAL RIP OFF .

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND HIS WIFE HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE LAMP WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CRAWFORD BUICK GMC LOCATED AT (6800 MONTANA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79925) WHERE THEY REPLACED REAR PASSENGER BRAKE LAMP BULB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LAMP ALSO BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

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UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, MY CP4 FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM BLEW UP. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DIESEL REPAIR SHOP, $14.000 LATER , I WAS BACK UP AND RUNNING

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BRAKE LIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. NO CONSISTENCY TO WHEN THEY STOP WORKING OR WHEN THEY START AGAIN. MAJOR SAFTEY HAZARD. GMC KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT ARE CALLING IT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUE, AND NOT FIXING VEHICLES OUTSIDE THEIR DESIGNATED TIME/MILEAGE BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD...' IT IS!!!

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THE YUKON'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAN GET VERY JERKY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD (FIRST 10-15 MINS OF DRIVING). CITY DRIVING SEEMS TO BE THE MAIN ENVIRONMENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION JERKINESS OCCURS. THE JERKINESS STARTED SUBTLY AROUND 75,000 MILES, AND NOW AT ALMOST 100K MILES, THE ISSUE HAS ONLY GOTTEN MORE SEVERE. ACCELERATING FROM A STOP UPHILL AND AROUND TURNS ARE TIMES WHEN IT'S MORE PRONE TO JERK. THE BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE IT WOULD BE A LAG IN GEAR SHIFTING CAUSED BY SOME TYPE OF DELAY THE CAR'S ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM. THE LAG HAS OCCURRED SO VIOLENTLY AT TIMES, IT FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN IN A REAR-END COLLISION. I WOULD HESITATE TO ALLOW BABIES TO RIDE IN THIS CAR DUE TO THEIR INABILITY TO BRACE WHEN THESE JERKS OCCUR; THERE'S DEFINITELY ENOUGH FORCE TO CAUSE WHIPLASH TO A BABY. I WOULD SAY THE JERK HAPPENS 2-3 TIMES EVERY TRIP, EVEN IF I SLOWLY ACCELERATE TO PREVENT QUICK GEAR SHIFTS FROM HAPPENING.

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TAIL LAMPS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE. AT TIMES NONE WOULD WORK AT OTHERS SOME WOULD WORK. AND OTHERS ALL WOULD WORK. GMC FINALLY ADDRESSES THIS WITH: N182180270 (SPECIAL COVERAGE). GMC WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE ON OR PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 26, 2019. THEY STATED NOTIFICATIONS TO CUSTOMERS WOULD BEGIN ON DECEMBER 12, 2019. I WAS NOTIFIED TODAY 2-12-2020 WELL AFTER GMC WAS AWARE OF ISSUES. GMC ALLOWS FOR WARRANTY OF 6 YEARS AFTER PLACED IN SERVICE OR 72,000 MILES. SINCE MY VEHICLE HAD 902 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 72,902 MILES. HAD GMC MADE ME AWARE IN DECEMBER OR TOO AFTER KNOWING IN LATE NOV 2019 I WOULD STILL HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY FOR A RESOLUTION TO FIX ISSUES. THERE WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE IN FAILING TO NOTIFY ME HINDERED THEIR AVAILABLE WARRANTY UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE OF NO USE TO ME TO MY DETRIMENT OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS (~$1800 USD).

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RIGHT TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. GMC WILL NOT COVER THIS REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS OVER 72,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED INDEFINITELY.

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REAR TAILLIGHT DOES NOT WORK. SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE, GM REFUSES TO FIX AND TRIES TO CHARGE $800 TO REPLACE WHOLE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY, AND THEY REPLACE WITH SAME FAULTY LIGHTS! FIX IT GMC, RIDICULOUS

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REAR BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. GM DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS LED BRAKE LIGHT WAS DESIGNED TO BE LIFETIME. RECEIVED LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT THEY ARE ONLY COVERING THE FREE REPLACEMENT THRU 72,000 MILE. MY VEHICLE HAS MORE THAN 72,000 MILES. COST TO REPAIR $800.

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BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS GONE OUT FOR 3RD TIME. $700 TO REPAIR EACH TIME. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS. GM HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS AND ALL OF US WHO HAVE HAD TO REPAIR THIS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. THEY ARE REPLACING FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT UNITS WITH FAULTY UNITS SO IT REPEATEDLY RECURS. THEY HAVE ALSO FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE UNTIL VEHICLES HAVE ACCUMULATED OVER 72,000 MILES SO THEY CAN CLAIM OUTSIDE SPECIAL WARRANTY PERIOD

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THE BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS ON THIS GMC YUKON ONLY RANDOMLY LIGHT UP. HAVE BEEN TOLD RANDOM TIMES BY OTHER MOTORIST THAT BRAKE OR TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING ON HIGHWAY. I'VE CONTACTED GM MULTIPLE TIMES ON PHONE AND AT DEALER AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THEY FINALLY SENT A LETTER OUT TODAY NOTING THERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT STILL WANT FIX MINE BECAUSE IT'S OVER 72K ON YUKON. SAFETY HAS NO MILEAGE LIMIT AND GM NEEDS TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. GOOGLE THIS ISSUE AND YOU WILL SEE THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT GM LED BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS GOING BAD. THANKS FOR ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER.

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MY SEAT HEATER MALFUNCTIONED, BURNING A HOLE IN MY SEAT BACKREST, AND BURNING A HOLE IN MY JACKET! 30 SECONDS AFTER LEAVING MY HOME, DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, I SUDDENLY FELT A SHARP POKING IN MY BACK. WHEN I REACHED BACK I WAS SHOCKED TO FEEL THE SEAT BURNING AND A HOLE IN THE SEAT! I REACTED IMMEDIATELY, TURNING OFF THE SEAT HEATER AND PULLING OVER. MY CAR HAD SMOKE AND SMELLED OF BURNING PLASTIC. I LOOK AT THE BACK OF MY DRIVERS SEAT AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SEAT WHERE IT BURNED STRAIGHT THROUGH. AND WHEN I TOOK OFF MY JACKET I FOUND A HOLE THERE AS WELL WHERE THE SEAT BURNED THROUGH IT AS WELL. I HAD A SMALL BURN, BUT IT WAS ONLY MINOR. IT WAS A DISTURBING SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF I DIDN'T REACT IMMEDIATELY OR WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. TODAY I TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL GMC DEALER WHO DIDN'T SEEM VERY CONCERNED AND LET ME KNOW IT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE TO GET IF FIXED. I DECLINED THE SERVICE AT THIS TIME. I THEN CALLED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO DOCUMENTED MY SITUATION, BUT ALSO DIDN'T SEEM CONCERNED. I WOULD HAVE HOPED GMC WOULD HAVE WANTED TO AT LEAST DIAGNOSE ROOT CAUSE TO ENSURE THERE IS NOT A LARGER PROBLEM ON THEIR HANDS. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR A PAYDAY HERE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO OTHERS AT A TIME THAT IT COULD CAUSE A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR INJURY.

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LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS COMPLETELY DEAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS. WILL BE THE THIRD ASSEMBLY ON THE VEHICLE IN THE FIVE YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT.THE ASSEMBLY DOES NOT LAST. ALL THE LED'S STOP WORKING. THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY PARTICULAR REASON THAT THE SHOP CAN FIND THAT IT CAUSING IT.

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THE LED BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY PASSENGER SIDE ARE MALFUNCTIONING AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON THEME FOR YUKON OWNERS. I HAVE CALLED 5 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ARE ALL OUT OF THIS PART BECAUSE IT KEEPS FAILING

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2015 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS RELATED TO SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS

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