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

2015 DENALI WITH 30K MILES (STILL UNDER MANUFACT WARRANTY) BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. DEALERSHIP STATED TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

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I HAVE A 2015 YUKON DENALI XL WITH 53K MILES.A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO ONE BAKE/TAILLIGHT STARTING FLICKERING. IT WOULD WORK AT TIMES AND THEN NOT AT ALL OTHER TIMES. LAST WEEK, BOTH OF THE BAKE/TAILLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT! I HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS PULLED OVER TWICE IN ONE WEEKEND FOR THIS!! I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE NOT KNOWING THAT BOTH OF MY LIGHTS WERE NOW NOT WORKING! IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT THEY ARE BURNT OUT BECAUSE IT I MESS WITH THEM FROM THE OUTSIDE, THEY WILL FLICKER A LITTLE BIT. OF COURSE FACTORY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND NEW LIGHTS ARE AT LEAST $800 A PIECE!! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!

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MY AIR CONDITIONER IS OUT! IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER IN GEORGIA! I HAD IT DIAGNOSED FROM SOMEONE I TRUST AND FROM THE DEALER, BOTH SAID ITS A CRACK WHICH CAUSES THE REFRIGERANT TO LEAK AND LOSE PRESSURE. THERE HAS BEEN EXACTLY ZERO DAMAGE OR ANY FOREIGN OBJECT THAT CAUSED THIS. WE KNOW IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT GM USES. ALSO, MY REAR PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT IS OUT AND HAS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $600. THIS TOO IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES THAT IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART THAT GM USES. I HAVE 2 FRIENDS WITH THE SAME YEAR MODEL VEHICLE AND THEY BOTH HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. AGAIN, NO OUTSIDE INFLUENCE SUCH AS DAMAGE OR FOREIGN OBJECT HAS CAUSED THIS. I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. I CALLED TO HAVE THE REPAIR FOR A/C COVERED BUT MY WARRANTY WAS OUT (HAD RUN OUT 600 MILES BEFORE I CALLED!) AND 2 SEPERATE REPRESENTATIVES TOLD ME THEY HAVE ABOUT 2-3 CLAIMS PER WEEK ON THIS SPECIFIC A/C PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES.

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THE REAR TAILLIGHTS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAN NOT JUST REPLACE BULB

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TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS SINGLE LED STRIP THAT HAS FAILED AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS. SAFETY ISSUE THAT THANKS TO GMC COSTS $800 FOR A SINGLE LIGHT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. GEOFF PENSKE BUICK GMC (100 S MUSEUM RD, SHILLINGTON, PA 19607, (484) 525-0979) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBERS: 9-5487572705 AND 9-5520075396. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

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BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THEY FIRST STOPPED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY BUT THEN COMPLETELY WENT OUT, WITHIN ONLY 3-4 YEARS OF NEW. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY COMMON AND REPRESENTS EITHER, AT BEST, A VERY POOR DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING OR, AT WORST, A PLANNED-IN DEFECT IN ORDER TO STEAL MONEY FROM CONSUMERS WHO ALREADY PAID HANDSOMELY FOR A VEHICLE. SINCE THE LED HOUSING IS A SINGLE SEALED UNIT, DEALERS STATE THE ENTIRE LIGHT HOUSING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $700 PER LIGHT. WHILE IT'S TRUE THAT LIGHTS CAN 'GO OUT', A CONTINUED FAILURE OF THE SAME PART (RESEARCH SHOWS THE EXACT SAME FAILURE POINT CAN BE FOUND IN EACH CIRCUMSTANCE) SHOULD REPRESENT GROSS NEGLIGENCE IN MANUFACTURING WHICH ONLY A RECALL NOTICE CAN SATISFY.

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PASSENGER BREAK LIGHT WORKS INCONSISTENTLY

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WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS I LOSE BREAKING POWER. IT TAKES BOTH FEET PRESSING AS HARD AS I CAN TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I HAVE NEARLY HIT TWO CARS WHILE PARKING AND SEVERAL IN TRAFFIC WHILE IN RUSH HOUR. IT FEELS AS THOUGH I LOSE VACUUM. IF I INCREASE THE RPM'S ON THE VEHICLE I REGAIN VACUUM. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN PARKING.

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WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED 40MPH AND UNDER YOU CAN BARELY FEEL THE VIBRATION/SHAKING BUT WHEN YOU GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED 60-75MPH THE TRUCK REALLY STARTS TO VIBRATE/SHAKE IF THE HIGHWAY HAS ANY TURNS OR CURVES IT SHAKES/VIBRATES EVEN MORE UNTIL YOU START GOING STRAIGHT AGAIN THEN IT CALMS DOWN AND SHAKES/VIBRATES AS IT ALWAYS DOES ALSO IF SLOW DOWN IT WILL SHAKE/VIBRATE LESS BUT NEVER COMPLETELY STOPS I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE I HEARD THESE TRUCKS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHUTTERS BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES NEED TO BE BALANCED WITCH DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THESE TRUCKS WITCH I DIDN'T BELIEVE I EVEN TRIED A DIFFERENT SET OF WHEELS AND TIRES WITCH DID HELP EITHER IT SHAKES/VIBRATES SO MUCH THAT I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE YOU GET A HEADACHE THIS HAS BEEN A ON GOING PROBLEM FOR A YEAR AND A HALF I REALLY STARTED NOTICING IT AROUND 75,000 MILES THERE ARE A LOT OF CLAIMS OF THE SAME PROBLEM/SYMPTOMS ON THE WEB

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TAIL LIGHT- BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING. PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT WORK.

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STOP LIGHT DONT WORK

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WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY TO WORK-RELATED CAMP, UPON ARRIVAL, CO-WORKERS INFORMED ME ONE OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WAS OUT. BRAKELIGHT WORKED SPORADICALLY BEFORE COMPLETELY GOING OUT FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS FINALLY BEING ABLE TO SHOW SERVICE DEPARTMENT. RESEARCHED CARGURUS AND NUMEROUS PEOPLE REPORTED THE CIRCUIT CRACKS AND EVENTUALLY BURNS OUT. DESIGN FLAW WHICH TURNS INTO A SAFETY ISSUE!!! RECALL IS NEEDED!!!

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THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK AND THEN STOP WORKING. IT IS NOT THE BULB NOR THE FUSE. I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES WHICH IS VERY COSTLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW WEEKS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. MANY PEOPLE STATE THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

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THE REAR LIGHT WENT OUT. IT CANNOT BE FIXED WITH THE CHANGE OF A BULB. THE ENTIRE PIECE HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND TALKING TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND GMC HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

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THE REAR TAIL LIGHT SPORADICALLY QUITS WORKING. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SHORT OR MALFUNCTION IN THE LED LIGHT STRUCTURE. THIS OCCURS WHEN STOPPED AND IN MOTION. MALFUNCTIONING BREAK LIGHTS ARE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.

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BOTH DRIVE SIDE AND PASSENGER TAIL BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ISSUE CAUSED BY THE LEDS BEING A 1 LARGE CHEAP CIRCUIT INSIDE THE UNIT. THE CIRCUIT CRACKS CAUSING THE LIGHTS NOT TO WORK.

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ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXCELLENT RIDE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT HAD NO SUSPENSION AT ALL. IT RIDES EXTREMELY ROUGH AND I WOULD SAY VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE

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BRAKE LIGHT IS WILL NOT WORKING ON PASSENGER SIDE

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PASSENGER SIDE LED TAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. SAW THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON NHTSA MANY TIMES (OVER 400) BUT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL. TO FIX THE TAIL LIGHT THE ENTIRE FIXTURE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT DEALER FOR A COST OF $900 WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AS THERE WAS NO INDICATOR TO TELL ME THAT THE TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE OUT! ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHEN A FRIEND WAS FOLLOWING ME HOME AND TOLD ME ABOUT IT. SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NEITHER A VOLUNTARY RECALL BY GM OR A MANDATED RECALL BY THE NHTSA. DEFINITELY NEEDS ADDRESSING. ALSO, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON 2015-2017 YUKONS SO THERE APPEARS TO BE EITHER A DEFECTIVE PART OR BAD DESIGN.

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THE PROBLEM I BEEN HAVING IS WITH THE STEERING. WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY OR JUST KINDA FAST THE STEERING ASSIST WILL LOCK UP AND ALL OF THE DASHBOARD AND AC WILL SHUT OFF AND THAN RESTARTS. NOT ALL THE TIME BUT ABOUT 6 TIMES THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT IT PUTS YOU IN THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN STATIONARY WHEN YOU TRYING TO PULL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT SLOT SPEED WHEN TRYING TO TURN THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME

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MY 2015 YUKON DENALI HAD A COMPLETE SUSPENSION FAILURE ON ALL FOUR TIRES AT 67,535 MILES. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS WAY TOO SOON TO BE HAVING SUSPENSION PROBLEMS ON THIS, BUT WHEN DIAGNOSED, THAT WAS THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THAT CONDITION, AS THE STEERING COULD FAIL TO WORK CORRECTLY WHEN GOING THROUGH TIGHT TURNS AND BRAKING. THEY SAID THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY SKID DUE TO NOT HAVING ANY SHOCKS OR STRUTS FUNCTIONING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS LIFTED, THE WHEELS DID NOT LOWER FROM THE CARRIAGE AT ALL DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. WE REPLACED THE REAR SHOCKS AND FRONT STRUTS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR ALL AT ONCE, BUT RATHER OVER A PERIOD OF A COUPLE WEEKS WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RIDE ROUGHER ON EACH TIRE. ALL FOUR WENT OUT WITHIN A SPAN OF TWO WEEKS TIME.

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ALL THE RUBBER WINDOW MOLDINGS ARE CURLING OUT UNDER PLASTIC TRIM BOTH TAIL LIGHTS WORK INTERMEDIATELY

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CIRCUIT BOARDS IN LED TAIL LIGHTS FAILING. THIS RESULTS IN SPORADIC FUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHTS. THE DESIGN OF THE BUS BAR IN THE TAIL LIGHT HAS RESULTED IN CREATING WEAK SPOTS IN THE BUS BAR THAT CRACK AND UNLESS REPLACED OR REPAIRED AT SUBSTANTIAL COST THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

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REPLACED DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LIGHTS ON 9-4-18. NOW, 9-10-19 NEED TO REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE REAR LIGHT. WAS STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY AND TOLD LIGHT IS OUT.

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