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

RADIATOR LEAK AND COOLANT SMELL, AT 72,000 MILES.

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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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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND 'PLEASE OPEN AND CLOSE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW' APPEARED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

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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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THE TAIL LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT EVEN AFTER HAVING THEM REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE AND HAVE ACTUALLY HAD TO SHOW THE INVOICE WERE I HAVE HAD THE LIGHTS.

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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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MY VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED FROM POOR SLOW SPEED BRAKING SINCE IT WAS NEW. I WAS TOLD THIS IS JUST A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I POINTED OUT THIS PROBLEM AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THAT GM RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE VACUUM PUMP, BUT SINCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. AFTER NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA, GM ISSUE A RECALL. THE RECALL DID NOT CALL FOR REPLACING THE VACUUM PUMP AS GM HAD PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED, AND INSTEAD DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I JUST HAD THIS RECALL PERFORMED, AND THE BRAKES ARE NOW WORSE THAN EVER BEFORE. TODAY, I WAS PULLING INTO A CARWASH, AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THEY WERE HARD AS A ROCK AND WOULD NOT STOP MY VEHICLE. I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO WARN THE PERSON AT THE CARWASH TO BE CAREFUL THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER HE MOVED MY VEHICLE, HE SAID THAT HE NEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THIS SITUATION CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. IT MAY CAUSE YOU TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. IF THERE IS A PERSON BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU, SUCH AS A CARWASH, THEY MAY BE CRUSHED BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY AT LOW SPEED SUCH AS PARKING LOTS OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. IT IS NOW WORSE AFTER HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE MOST RECENT OCCURENCE WAS TODAY.

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ANYTIME THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING THE FUMES FROM THE EXHAUST MAKE ME AND MY KIDS FEEL NAUSEOUS AND GIVING HEADACHES JUST FROM WALKING TO/AROUND THE TRUCK TO GET IN. WE ARE TAKING THIS TRUCK TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY. BEING THE 3RD DEALER WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO IN THE PAST YEAR. HAVE HAD MANY OTHER ISSUES OUT OF THIS VEHICLE AND JUST CANT SEEM TO GET THEM ALL FIXED. FOR SUCH A PRICEY VEHICLE YOU WOULDNT THINK THERE WOULD BE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. THE LIFT GATE IS POPPING NOT WANTING TO OPEN OR SHUTS ON YOU AS YOU WALK UNDER IT. THE WINDOW APPLIQUES ARE JUST SLOWLY FLYING OFF 1 BY 1. TRANSMISSION IS HARD SHIFTING IN LOW GEARS, DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. WE HAVE A HORRIBLE GRINDING/SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT THAT YOU CAN FEEL IN THE FLOOR BOARDS. THE BRAKES, WE HAD A MODULE REPLACED, BUT IT STILL FEELS AS IF WHEN PUSHING THE PEDAL IT LOOSES PRESSURE, CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS. THIS IS INSANE!!!!!! BOOUGHT THIS TRUCK JUST OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!

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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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ALL LED BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED ON RIGHT REAR OF CAR. TOTAL ASSEMBLY CAN NOT HAVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS/LIGHTS REPLACED AND IS A SEALED UNIT. GMC PRICE ON ASSEMBLY IS APPROXIMATELY $800. OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR FAILURES TELL ME THIS IS DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION IN SUPPOSEDLY SEALED ASSEMBLY.

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THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT, HAD IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF $779.00, TOTAL REPLACEMENT, A WEEK LATER THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT, AGAIN THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT COST IS $779.00. SOMETHING WRONG WHEN BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT.

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WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER AND TOLD THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT WORKING. BLINKER AND REVERSE LIGHT WORK, BUT NOT THE BRAKE LIGHT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO IMPACTS AND THERE IS NOT ANY CRACK OR MOISTURE INSIDE THE LIGHT HOUSING.

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I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THE VACUUM PUMP THAT CONTROLS THE BRAKES. MY BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND OF COURSE THEY ONLY COVERED THE RECALIBRATION OF THE VACUUM PUMP BUT NOT THE VACUUM PUMP ITSELF. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT I FEEL GMC SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IN FULL.

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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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PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WENT ON AND OFF, THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. LESS THAN 6 MOTHS LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THINGS. BOTH TIMES HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED DUE TO POLICE STOPS WITH A CAR THAT HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, REVIEW THE LARGE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE.

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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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