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

BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE A WRECK. REPLACEMENT IS $800 PER LIGHT, VERY COST PROHIBITIVE.

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THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON 2015 AND NEWER GMC YUKON, YUKON XL, DENALI, DENALI XL VEHICLES FAIL DUE TO POOR QUALITY CIRCUIT METAL/DESIGN OF BOARD ALLOWING TOO NARROW A CONNECTION FOR METAL USED. THE RESULT IS A CRACK IN THE CIRCUITS METAL WHICH, DEPENDING ON CONDITIONS, BREAKS THE CIRCUIT AND THE TAIL LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK. SPECIFICALLY BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL FIRST PUTTING THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE IN AN SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION WITH NO INDICATION THAT THE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED. IN ADDITION, THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS BEHIND A GM VEHICLE EXHIBITING THIS PROBLEM ARE AT SERIOUS RISK AS THEY MAY NOT REALIZE THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP. GMC IS REFUSING TO COVER THE ISSUE AND REQUIRES $800 PER LIGHT AND OPENLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE NEW LIGHT CAN DO THE SAME THING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I DON'T NORMALLY GO SO FAR WITH AN ISSUE, BUT THIS SEEMS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND WARRANTS A RECALL. WITH THE LACK OF INDICATION OTHER THAN COURTEOUS DRIVERS TELLING YOU THE LIGHTS ARE OUT OR POLICE PULLING YOU OVER TO TELL YOU, THE ISSUES OFTEN START WITHIN WARRANTY PERIOD BUT NO WAY TO KNOW. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TAIL LIGHT FAILURES WITH NEW VEHICLES INDICATE THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO AGE. AS WITH MY LIGHTS, NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE LIGHT AT ALL ELIMINATES SOME KIND OF IMPACT OUTSIDE OF NORMAL ROAD BUMPS. HOPEFULLY ACTION CAN BE TAKEN.

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BOTH LED BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED. IF YOU TAP THEM THEY WOK FOR A MINUTE BUT WHEN DRIVING THEY GO OUT AGAIN. THE SEAT VIBRATES TO ALERT YOU OF OBSTACLES BUT THE MOTOR IN THE SEAT ONLY WORK PERIODICALLY. THE REAR WINDOW WIPER HAS FAILED. THE YUKON HAS BEEN DRIVEN 3 YEARS AND 50K MI AND NOW NEEDS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS USED.

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THE RIGHT & LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS INTERMEDATLY FAIL. I HAVE HAD MY RIGHT ONE FAIL, MY LEFT ONE FAIL AND ON ONE OCCASION BOTH FAILED (RIGHT, LEFT, BRAKE & RUNNING LIGHTS AT NIGHT TIME. I HAD PEOPLE FLAGGING ME DOWN AT INTERSECTIONS AND HAD FRIENDS TEXT ME WHILE THEY OBSERVED ME DRIVE AWAY. THE LIGHTS WOULD SOMEHOW BEGIN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY BUT IT IS UNKNOWN HOW LONG THEY WOULD REMAIN NON FUNCTIONING. THIS IS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY CONCERN! IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT GM HAS NOT RECALLED THE POORLY MANUFACTURED LED LIGHTS ON THEIR VEHICLES. THE FACT THAT THEY FUNCTION PROPERLY ONE DAY AND THEN DON'T FUNCTION THE NEXT IS UNACCEPTABLE. MY INITIAL QUOTE FROM GM TO HAVE THE LIGHT REPLACED WAS $1,600 FOR BOTH LIGHTS. RIDUCLOUS COST FOR A FOUR YEAR OLD $60K + VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE TOP /THIRD BRAKE LIGHT SEEMED TO FUNCTION AT ALL TIMES OR WAS NEVER REPORTED TO ME AS NOT FUNCTIONING. I DON'T HAVE PHOTOS OF THE INOPERABLE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. BOTH

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MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR THE LAST 2.5 YEARS. I AM HIGHLY UPSET THAT THE VEHICLE IS IN GREAT CONDITION, HOWEVER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LED STRIP IN THE HEAD LIGHT IS OUT. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR ALMOST $2000 WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WHICH THEY WILL NOT COVER. I ALSO HAVE THE BACK PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT OUT AND I AM TOLD THAT THE WHOLE PANEL NEEDS REPLACING. A TOTAL FOR THE LED STRIP AND BACK PANEL WILL COST CLOSE TO $1900. WHY IN THE WORLD IS IT THAT AND LED LIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO LAST 5X LONGER THAN A REGULAR LIGHT, BUT IT JUST GOES OUT? THAT MAKES NO SENSE. IF THE VEHICLE WAS 10 YEARS OLD, THAT IS ONE THING, BUT IT BEING STILL ON THE NEW END, MAKES NO SENSE. ALSO, HOW DOES THE WHOLE BACK LIGHT PANEL JUST GO OUT? AND WHY DO DEALERSHIPS ACT LIKE " OH WELL, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO!" GMC MUST BE LOWERING THEIR STANDARDS. HAD I KNOWN THIS VEHICLE WOULD HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO HELP, THEN I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE SPEND THE LAST 30 MINUTES READING A FORUM OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF OTHERS HAVING HAD THE SAME ISSUE.

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LED BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AND THERE IS NOT A REASONABLE REPAIR.

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THE SUBURBAN IS NOT FULLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TAIL LIGHTS. IT IS 1700.00 TO REPAIR TAIL LIGHTS. THAT IS CRAZY. THE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. DAYS IT WORKS DAYS IT DOESN'T. I HAVE HAD 2 WARNINGS TO GET THEM FIXED. FIRST IT WAS JUST THE RIGHT ONE AND THE OFFICER NOTICED THAT THE LEFT KEEP GOING ON AND OFF.

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REAR BRAKE/TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME. THEY GO IN AND OUT.

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REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED.

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BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. AT TIMES IT'S JUST ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, OCCASIONALLY BOTH SIDES FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A 2015 VEHICLE WITH 40K MILES AND BOTH LIGHTING ASSEMBLY'S ARE FAILING.

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PASSENGER SIDE LED TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS OUT WITH ONLY 22,000 MILES ITS PAST THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. THE DEALERSHIP IS ASKING APPROX $700 TO REPLACE/REPAIR.

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DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LED LIGHTING IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LED LIGHTING NOW WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, NEW ISSUE. HAVE NOT HAD REPLACED YET DUE TO OUTRAGEOUS COST($700) FOR FIXTURE REPLACEMENT. ONLY 40,000 MILES ON VEHICLE OBVIOUSLY REFLECTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO FINANCIALLY STRAPPED CONSUMERS.

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REAR TAIL LIGHT IS OUT AND DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $900 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. THIS VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON AN LED BULB WOULD OR SHOULD BURN OUT THIS FAST NOR SHOULD THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY BE REPLACED. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL OR REPLACE JUST THE BULBS AT COST.

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I WAS PULLED OVER FOR NO BRAKE LIGHTS, OFFICER TOLD ME HE HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND THAT HE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF WHEN EVER THEY WANT TO. VERY VERY UNSAFE

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BOUGHT 2015 YUKON IN SEPTEMBER 17, CERTIFIED BY DEALER AND JUNE 18 I NOTICED REAR LIGHT FLICKERING ON DRIVER SIDE. BOUGHT WARRANTY FOR TRUCK AND IT'S NOT COVERED. DEALER SAYS 876$ FOR ONE NEW LIGHT . I HAVE READ ONLINE NOW WHERE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ARE BEING MADE FOR SAME ISSUE. ALSO HAVE EXTERIOR BLACK DOOR PANEL FLAPPING IN THE WIND AND DEALER SAYS THAT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EITHER. LOOKS LIKE I WILL BE TRADING THIS TRUCK IN ASAP

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REAR PASSENGER TAILLIGHT IS OUT. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE BUT DEALERSHIP AND GM CUSTOMER CARE WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. TYPICAL RESPONSE "VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW". NOW I HAVE TO PAY $600+ ON A PART PLUS LABOR. .

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RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT

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THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. CHECKED MULTIPLE FORUMS AND THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE A CHRONIC ISSUE FOR OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE.

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LED TAIL LIGHTS/BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING DUE TO BAD CIRCUIT BOARDS IN THE LAMP HOUSING WHEN IN MOTION OR IN PARK. GM SAYS THERE IS A UPGRADE KIT BUT THEY MADE THEM WHERE YOU CAN NOT GET INTO THEM AND FIX THEM WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE UNIT WHICH RUNS AN AVERAGE OF $650 AND UP EACH. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IF THEY DO NOT WORK. I HAVE BEEN ON MANY BLOG SITES WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES ON THE SAME VEHICLE. GM SHOULD RECALL THEM AND REPLACE THEM WITH THE UPGRADE KIT BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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REAR TAIL LIGHT NOT WORKING

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WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON, THE PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS MALFUNCTIONING AND INCONSISTENTLY WORK, BUT THE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING IN THE SAME ASSEMBLY.

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BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT (BOTH SIDES) INTERMITTENTLY. STARTED HAPPENING AT LESS THAN 1YR OLD, AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

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THE FIRST COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE TAII LIGHTS. ONE OF THE RUNNING LIGHTS DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. I FIGURED IT WOULD BE A LAMP. NOPE. $500-$800 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY! APPARENTLY IT IS SO COMMON THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE ONLINE THAT HAVE BUSINESSES REPAIRING THEM.

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RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT NO LONGER WORKS. UNABLE TO REPLACE BULB AND HAVE TO SPEND 775 ON A NEW LIGHT HOUSING SINCE THESE ARE NOT SERVICEABLE LIGHTS

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