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

MY TAILLIGHT STOPED WORKING. WHEN I TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON IT WONT TURN ON OR WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET(FACEBOOK AND FOURM SITES) AND FOUND THOUSAND AND THOUSAND OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THE BRAKE LIGHT/RUNNING LIGHT IS NOT A LIGHT BULB LIKE MOST CARS THAT YOU CAN JUST REPLACE WHEN IT GOES OUT. ITS LED.SO YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND IT WAS OVER $800. LED ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A LONG LIFE BEFORE THEY GO OUT.... THIS IS ONLY A 2015 I MEAN COME ON. SO I HAD TO DRIVE IN THE DARK AND DURING THIS RAIN STORM ON FREEWAY AND REGULAR STREETS WITH NO BRAKE OR RUNNING LIGHTS WHICH I S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE I DRIVE MY KIDS IN THIS CAR. THIS CANT KEEP HAPPENING. I ALSO READ THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE SAID ONCE THEY BOUGHT A NEW ASSEMBLY IT WENT OUT AGAIN AND STOPPED WORKING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS INSANE.

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WHERE TO START, IT SEEMS GMC YUKON XL HAS BEEN HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH ITS MODELS 2015-UP. IMAGINE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT THEN A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE OTHER AS WELL. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON GOING WITH GMC BUT NO RESPONSE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. HOW CAN THREE YEAR OLD SUV LOSE NOT ONE BUT BOTH BREAK LIGHTS AND YOUR STUCK OUT OF TOWN TRYING TO FIX OR FIND A RESOLVE. YOU CAN'T REPLACE THE BULB BUT NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY, GOD FORBID I WOULD OF BEEN DRIVING OR SOME HIT ME DUE TO BOTH BREAK LIGHTS GOING OUT. THIS ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS FOR THE GMC NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED. YOU SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS A GREAT VEHICLE ONLY TO REALIZE YOU PURCHASED A LEMON INSTEAD.

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PASSENGER SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT LED'S STOP WORKING, HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT. NOT WARRANTIED

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THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2015 GMC YUKON XL HAVE BOTH GONE OUT. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER AND QUESTIONED ABOUT IT SEVERAL TIMES BY MY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER STATE THAT THEY HAVE A LIFE OF 40,000 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS USE BUT, ONLY FUNCTION FOR A FRACTION OF THIS AMOUNT & THEY ARE $600-700 TO REPLACE.

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TAKATA RECALL I BELIEVE THAT THE TAIL LIGHT SYSTEM OF GMC YUKONS 2015 AND ANY OTHER YEAR THAT SHARE THE SAME LIGHTING SYSTEM NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. MY ENTIRE REAR LIGHTING SYSTEM WENT OUT AND I DID NOT KNOW IT UNTIL SOMEONE STARTED HONKING THE HORN AT ME AND TOLD ME I HAD NO LIGHTS. SOMETIMES MY LIGHTS WORK AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS ONLY ONE LIGHT. WE LOOKED ONLINE FOR OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS LIKE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM OF IT IS A DEFECT WHERE A PIECE INSIDE THE LIGHT BREAKS AND CAUSES CONNECTION ISSUES. I HAVE SEEN (ON YOUTUBE) MANY PEOPLE FIXING THE ISSUE BY SAUNTERING IT TOGETHER. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. DRIVING WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS. IT IS ALSO VERY COSTLY TO BUY NEW LIGHTS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY DO THE SAME THING. THE ISSUE HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ONCE IT STARTS. THE ONLY TIME MY REAR LIGHTS WORK 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME NOW IS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS BECAUSE THE COLD CAUSES THE PLASTIC TO SWELL AND IT MUST CONNECT THE PIECE INSIDE THE LIGHT .

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I HAVE NOW HAD MY 3RD LED LIGHT GO OUT ON MY YUKON XL 2015 THE FIRST WAS THE PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT THEN THE PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT AND NOW THE DRIVER TAIL LIGHT

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WE HAD A TAILLIGHT GO OUT AT 70,000 MILES. THE WHOLE UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WE PAID OVER $900 THROUGH A GMC DEALER. THEN WE HAD THE OTHER TAILLIGHT GO OUT AT 88,000 MILES. IT COST $1000 TO REPAIR. WE'VE RECENTLY REASEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE AND MOST PEOPLE AND REPUTABLE ELECTRICIANS HAVE STATED THAT IT'S A RESULT OF A FAULTY PART IN THE UNIT.

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WE WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT TODAY BY SOMEONE TELLING US OUR TAIL LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND GOING OUT. OUR VEHICLE ONLY HAS 65000 MILES! I WOULD THINK A LED LIGHT SHOULD NOT GO OUT YET. MY VEHICLE SITS UNDER A CARPORT WHEN NOT IN USE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR SAME YEAR MODEL

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LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT QUIT WORKING, I WAS ABLE TO BREAK THE COVER OFF AND SOLDERED THE LED MOUNTING STRIP,. RIGHT SIDE QUIT WORKING SO I BROKE THE COVER OFF BUT THIS TIME IT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. SOLDERED IT. LEFT SIDE QUIT WORKING AGAIN SO I REPLACED BOTH SIDES WITH AFTERMARKET UNITS. DATE BELOW IS JUST TO FILL THE SPACE. IT WAS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND OVER ABOUT 6 MONTHS TIME.

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THERE IS A KNOWN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE YUKON TAIL LIGHTS. THE ENCLOSED LED RUNNING LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND NOT OPERATE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS THERE IS NO BRAKE LIGHT THAT WILL ILLUMINATE AND NO RUNNING LIGHT. BOTH OF MY TAIL LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT ON MY VEHICLE. DURING A RECORD CHECK I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE YUKON'S. GMC HAS FAILED TO TAKE ACTION ABOUT THE KNOWN PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT WHILE BEING STOPPED AND DRIVING. SECONDLY THE BRAKING VACUUM SYSTEM WILL GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS CAUSES THE ASSISTED BRAKES TO FAIL CAUSING THE BRAKING SYSTEM NOT TO TAKE AFFECT AND STOP THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY STOP YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND WILL CAUSE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD FILLED WHILE BEING STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND ALSO WHILE BEING MOBILE AND DRIVING.

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THE REAR TAILLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE HOUSING UNIT AT $1500. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GMC.

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INTERMITTENT FAILED PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT ON A 2015 YUKON, WORKS OCCASIONALLY. QUOTED 650$ TO REPAIR POORLY MANUFACTURED LED LIGHTS!

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WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 11.21.18 AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T WORK. THEY WERE WORKING AT THE TIME WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. THE BULBS WERE TESTED BY OUR MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE GMC YUKON OF THIS YEAR ARE KNOWN TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING UNITS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRICAL BOARD ASSOCIATED WITH IT HAS ISSUES THE MECHANIC STATED. I REVIEWED MANY POST ONLINE AND WONDER WHY THIS ISN'T A REQUIRED RECALL. TO ME THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY KIDS AND WIFE. I'D LIKE THIS TO BE CONSIDERED A RECALL IMMEDIATELY.

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REAR LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON BOTH SIDES.

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LED BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT QUICKLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD. MULTIPLE ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE TO THE POINT THAT MULTIPLE BUSINESSES ADVERTISE ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC FIX. DEALERSHIP WANTS $1500 FOR REPAIR OF BOTH AND DESPITE ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS THEY DENY THIS IS A PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE WHATEVER THE CAUSE IT BYPASSES THE DASHBOARD ALARM. YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT VIA ACCIDENT, COLLISION, OR BY RECEIVING A TICKET.

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BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS BEFORE FINALLY GOING OUT. DEALERSHIP REFUSED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW THE REPAIR WILL COST $1700

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REAR TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN STATIONARY OR MOVING, CAN CHANGE FROM FUNCTIONING TO NOT FUNCTIONING AND BACK WHILE IN MOTION.

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MY PASSENGER FRONT LIGHT COVER IS ACQUIRING CONDENSATION WHICH MAKES THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON, AND MY DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. MY INSURANCE OR WARRANTY WON'T COVER ANYTHING TO FIX THESE LIGHT ISSUES. THESE ISSUES STARTED ABOUT MAY 2018. WE WEREN'T IN A WRECK OR SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGES THAT WOULD HAVE LED TO THESE ISSUES. I HAVE TALKED TO TWO OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE AND WE ALL HAVE SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT BEING RESOLVED BY GM VWARRANTIES. I WANT TO SEE GM ISSUE RECALLS AND ACCEPT COMPLETE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE REAR LIGHTING SYSTEM REDESIGNED SO THE COMPONENTS ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON EACH OTHER. MY BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT AND INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO REPLACE A BULB THE ENTIRE UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED AT $1700.00 THAT WE JUST SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE.

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DRIVER SIDE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT LED POOR QUALITY, FAILED. TURN SIGNAL WORKS, BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T. LEDS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST LONGER THAN INCANDESCENT BULBS (AND AT THE EXPENSIVE PRICE OF $500+ TO FIX THIS EACH TIME IT GOES OUT PEOPLE WILL BE LESS APT TO FIX), BUT THIS IS APPARENTLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FROM LOOKING INTO IT. THERE WAS NO CATALYST THAT SET THE PROBLEM OFF, JUST FAILED ON ITS OWN.

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THE REAR LEFT LIGHT DOES NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACE AT A COST OF $800. THE YUKON IS PASSED THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY BY A FEW MONTHS BUT BELOW THE 36000 MILES. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY EITHER. GO FIGURE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE REAR LED LIGHTS ON THIS GMC SUV ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS WEB SITES.

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PURCHASED MY 2015 GMC YUKON IN JUNE 2017. WHEN I INITIALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AROUND MAY OR JUNE OF 2018 THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS FILLED WITH CONDENSATION AND I WAS QUOTED $1462 FOR LABOR AND PARTS. MIND YOU THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50K MILES ON IT. I SENT A COMPLAINT TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND ENDED UP PAYING $860 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. HERE IT IS NOW OCTOBER AND NOW BOTH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. I JUST TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR A RECENT RECALL FOR A STEERING ISSUE. I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES RELATED TO THE LIGHTS. SO I WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY GET THE TAILLIGHTS FIXED. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER ISSUES NOT TESTED AND I AM CURRENTLY FLU AT THE POINT OF READING THIS VEHICLE IN.

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BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE LED BUT WITH THE POOR QUALITY OF THE CONTROLLER BOARD. BOTH OF MY TAIL LIGHTS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS ISSUE IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS AND THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. THE PART ALONE IS OVER $ 900.00. I HAVE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF DEALERS ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE A FREQUENT PROBLEM, AND ONE DEALER SPECIFIED THAT HE HAS SOLD 4 REPLACEMENT UNITS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. THIS INDICATES THAT THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS VERY POOR QUALITY AND CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD AS THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL THAT YOUR BRAKE LIGHT ISN'T WORKING UNLESS SOMEONE TELLS YOU.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE, ONCE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE SECOND FAILURE WAS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOULEVARD BUICK GMC (2800 CHERRY AVE, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755, (562) 492-1000) FOR BOTH FAILURES AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

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PASSENGERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL IT QUIT ALL TOGETHER THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DID THE SAME THING. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER ABOUT IT LAST YEAR AND THEY STATED THEY WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE COST TO REPLACE THEM WAS OVER $800 EACH.

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PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT INCONSISTANLY WILL WORK ONE DAY THEN STOP WORKING. THE NEXT DAY IT WILL BE WORKING AGAIN. THE BRAKE LIGHT IS AN LED STRIP AND CANNOT BE REPLACED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND THE CAR HAS 10K MILES. WE NEVER KNOW IF AND WHEN THE LIGHT WILL BE WORKING. I HAVE BEEN TAKING PICTURES DOCUMENTING THE BRAKE LIGHT AND IT APPEARS TO WORK FOR 2 WEEKS THEN GOES OUT FOR A WEEK AND THEN COMES BACK ON FOR TWO WEEKS.

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