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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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