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

BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES WENT BAD. THE LEFT ONE IN APRIL OF 2019 AND THE RIGHT ONE IN JANUARY OF 2021. SERVICE ADVISORS IN THE 2 DEALERSHIPS I DEAL WITH CLAIM THE DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. YET A NUMBER OF REPAIR SHOPS ON THE INTERNET KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM IN 2015 TO 2019 YUKON'S BECAUSE THEY REPAIR THEM. FUNNY THAT GM DOES NOT. I SENT THE 1ST ONE OUT AND IT WAS REPAIRED FOR WELL UNDER THE COST OF A NEW ONE. I COMPLAINED AGAIN TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR ABOUT THIS ONE TO NO AVAIL. GOING TO SEND IT OUT FOR REPAIR AS WELL. INCIDENTALLY THEY COVER THE REPAIR WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND WAS UNABLE TO UPSHIFT INTO THE HIGHER GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER STERLING BUICK GMC (5853 FRONTAGE RD. I 49 SOUTH, OPELOUSAS, LA 70570, (337) 942-3516) AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

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WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40-70 MILES AN HOUR. I FEEL A VIBRATION SOMEWHERE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VIBRATION FEELS LIKE U ARE ROLLING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. THIS HAPPENS TIME AND TIME AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY, WHILE IN MOTION ONLY.

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THE AIR IN OUR 2015 YUKON HAS WENT OUT AND IS CONSTANTLY BLOWING WARM AIR. ITWILL NOT HOLD FREON. THE TEMPS IN LAS VEGAS GET INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS. MY 78 YEAR MOTHER CONSTANTLY USES THE VEHICLE TO GET PLACES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE AC CONDENSER AND HOSE DESIGN. WE HAVE BEEN SMELLING FREON FOR SOME TIME SO IT MUST HAVE BEEN SLOWLY LEAKING OUT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL PROBLEM SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM HERE IN DESERT. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT, IN MOTION OR SITTING STILL.

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REAR LED TAIL LIGHTS FAILING. 1 HAS BEEN REPLACED ALREADY, SECOND, OPPOSITE SIDE IS NOW FAILING.

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THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND THE DISPLAY ON DASH READS POWER STEERING LOSETHIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES AND EACH TIME I'VE HAD TO GO RESCUE MY WIFE THIS IS HER CAR. I FOUND OUT THAT I COULD REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE FROM BATTERY TO RESET THE PROBLEM BUT IT ONLY LAST FOR A SHORT WHILE

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MY 2015 YUKON XL SLT TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED A STUTTER WHILE GOING ALONG ACCELERATING BUT WOULD GO AWAY AS YOU DRIVE. UNFORTUNATELY THIS CAME TO AN ABRUPT END THIS PAST JANUARY WHEN I JUMPED IN IT AND WENT ABOUT 50 FEET AND THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND I COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT CUTTING IT OFF AND STARTING OVER WHICH ONLY CAUSED THE PROCESS TO REPEAT.. I HAD MY MECHANIC TOW IT TO THEIR SHOP AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I HAD A SECOND OPINION FROM THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THE CONCLUSION WAS THE SAME. THE VEHICLE HAD 162K ON IT AND I WAS EXPECTING IT TO MATCH WHAT MY PREVIOUS YUKON REACHED AND WAS STILL GOING. OVER $4K LATER WITH NEW TRANSMISSION, I'M KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED. THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED THIS SOON.

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BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE AND THE DEALER WANTS OVER $800 TO REPLACE. I'M OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT FOR THE RECALL SO I'M OUT OF LUCK.

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PASSENGER REAR BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT. ALL LED LIGHTS WILL NOT LIGHT UP WITH RUNNING LIGHTS ON OR THE BRAKE DEPRESSED

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REAR LIFTGATE WILL NOT OPEN. REPLACED LIFTGATE CONTROL MODULE AND STILL WILL NOT WORK. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS NOW BODY CONTROL MODULE. LIGHTS STAY ON INSIDE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES AND HORN IS DISABLED

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THE BACK PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST 15 MONTHS. WE HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY OTHER VEHICLES LETTING US KNOW 'YOUR TAILIGHT IS OUT' BUT WHEN WE GET HOME TO LOOK AT IT, THE LIGHT IS FUNCTIONING JUST FINE. AFTER MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES BEING TOLD THE SAME THING, WE TOOK THE YUKON INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE DEALER LET US KNOW THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS DESIGN, AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL/WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER - OUR YUKON HAD 76,000 MILES AT THE TIME WE TOOK IT IN, AND THE RECALL ONLY COVERED VEHICLES LESS THAN 72,000 MILES OR 6YEARS FROM DATE OF SERVICE. NOW - I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS AND SEEN ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING DUE TO A POOR DESIGN FROM GM. LIMITING THE RECALL TO A CERTAIN MILEAGE IS [XXX] WHEN YOU KNOW THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE TAILLIGHT NOT WORKING, BUT GM IS NOW REFUSING TO REPLACE IT? I EXPECT THIS ITEM TO BE COVERED IN FULL, AS I DON'T SPEND $70K ON A VEHICLE ONLY TO HAVE TO REPLACE DEFECTS ON MY OWN DIME. $1000 FOR A REPLACEMENT TAILLIGHT, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I WOULD LIKE OUR TAILLIGHT REPLACED AT NO COST DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT - BOTH OF WHICH ARE NO FAULT OF THE USE AND OWNERSHIP OF MY YUKON. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN 4WD, UNABLE TO SWITCH OUT OF IT. CANNOT TURN VEHICLE.

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THE BRAKES FAILED IN MY CAR CAUSING A REAR COLLISION WITH AN OBJECT IN MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER INSPECTION FROM A CERTIFIED GMC DEALERSHIP, THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY SERVICE NEGLECT OR AGE OF BRAKES, IT WAS DUE TO THE VACCUM PUMP FAILURE TO PROVIDE PRESSURE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS THIS PART HAS CAUSED MY BRAKES TO FAIL. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART AT NO COST THOUGH THERE IS NOT FORMAL RECALL ON THIS PART. BOTH TIMES THIS PART FAILED THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS TOWED OUT OF A CITY TO BE REPAIRED AS IT WAS DANGERSOUS TO DRIVE AND THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH A LARGE DUMPSTER IN MY DRIVEWAY CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NOT PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO ANY PERSONS IN EITHER OF THESE TWO INCIDENTS WHICH BOTH WERE NO FAULT OF THE DRIVER OR OWNER OF THE CAR.

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WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY INSTITUTE STEERING POWER AND COULD BARELY CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE POWER ASSIST WARNING, STABILIZE,AIRBAG LIGHT AND PASSENGER WINDOWS WOULDN'T GO UP.

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SO MY BRAKE LIGHT ON REAR ALL HAVE GONE OUT DUE TO BAD LED LIGHTS OR SOME KNOWN COMPONENT GOES BAD. #2. FUEL PUMP IS BAD. #3 RADIATOR HAS A CRACK IN IT. THIS IS A 2015 YUKON

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AT 38,000 (2018) THIS VEHICLE REQUIRED A FRONT LEFT AND REAR RIGHT SHOCK REPLACEMENT DUE TO LOCKING UP. AT 61,000 MILES BOTH REAR SHOCKS LOCKED AGAIN. THIS TIME NOT REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND COSTING $1500 TO FIX. GMC CARE OFFERED ME $100 SERVICE VOUCHER AND NO ASSISTANCE ON THEIR FAULTY PRODUCTS. THE GMC DEALER OFFERED ME A $1500 COUPON GOOD FOR MY NEXT PURCHASE OR POSSIBLY $1500 TOWARD WHEN MY FRONT SHOCKS HAVE ISSUES. WHAT??? THE $1500 COUPON IS GOOD FOR 1 YEAR TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A NEW GMC. EVERYONE NEEDS TO CALL GMC CARE TO COMPLAIN.1-866-790-5600 SO WE GET REIMBURSED FOR AN OBVIOUS RECALLABLE ITEM. NO VEHICLE LESS THEN 5 YEARS OLD SHOULD NEED SHOCKS REPLACED TWICE. THIS IS MY THIRD GMC YUKON DENALI AND MY LAST DUE TO GMC NOT WORKING WITH ME. DOES ANYONE THINK A VEHICLES SHOCKS SHOULD NEED TO BE REPLACE TWICE IN A 5 YEAR LIFE??

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THE BRAKES ON MY 2015 GMC YUKON SUDDENLY BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE WITH VERY HARD BRAKE PEDAL AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO OUTPUT FROM THE ENGINE VACUUM PUMP TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND IT WOULD BE ADDRESSED UNDER A SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY FROM GM REPAIRED. HOWEVER, AFTER FIXING THE COVERED PART OF THE VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY, THEY INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL PREVALENT AND DETERMINED THEY ALSO NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER THAT WAS ALSO AT FAULT. THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE AND RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT CHARGE. IT SEEMS THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM ISSUES ARE RELATED AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER.

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WHEN I GET TO A RED LIGHT OR A PARKING SPOT SOMETIMES THE POWER STEERING GETS HARD AND IT GETS HARD FOR ME TO STEER IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT I HAS DONE IT MORE THAN 3 TIMES AND SCARED VEHICLES POWER STEERING MIGHT STOP WORKING ONE DAY

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 GMC DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THEIR HUSBAND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WHEN THE TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP CAUSING THE CONTACT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKING PEDAL EXCESSIVELY, HOWEVER, THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP AND THE BRAKES WERE FLOORED. THE VEHICLE ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND LOWER ABDOMEN AREA. THE ONLY MEDICAL ATTENTION RECEIVED WAS BY EMT AT TIME OF THE CRASH. THE DEALER (CARDINALE GMC 2 HEITZINGER PLAZA, SEASIDE, CA 93955, (831) 322-4112) WAS MADE AWARE. THE CONTACT STATED THEY RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING THEIR VEHICLE HAVING ANTI-LOCK BRAKING ISSUES AFTER THE CRASH HAD OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *LN*DT*DT*JB THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS. *TR

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REAR BRAKE/TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY NOT WORKING CONSISTENTLY IN MOTION.

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TAIL LIGHT/BREAK LIGHT WENT OUT FOR 2ND TIME. YOU CANNOT JUST PURCHASE A NEW TAIL LIGHT. THE DEALER STATES YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW TAIL LIGHT. THE DEALER WANTS $800 DOLLARS TO A NEW TAILLIGHT POD TO MAKE THE CAR SAFE AGAIN. CALLING GMC YOU NEED TO SPEND $100 DOLLARS FOR A DIAGNOSIS IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM GM WITH NO PROMISE OF ASSISTANCE.

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LEFT REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY INTERMITTENT OPEN CIRCUIT. WIRING CHECKS OKAY. GOOD POWER AND GROUNDS. NOTED THAT THE LAMP HOUSING HAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION AT THE BASE OF THE MAIN CONNECTOR. THE HOUSING IS A SEALED UNIT (NO SERVICEABLE PARTS) SO THE NATURE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM A 37+YEAR A.S.E. MASTER TECHNICIAN AND STATE OF MICHIGAN MASTER TECHNICIAN SO I AM WELL SEASONED AT PROPER AUTO/LIGHT TRUCK ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS. THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT WHILE SITING STILL AND/OR IN MOTION. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.

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DRIVER TAIL LIGHT WORKS INCONSISTENTLY

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PASSENGER REAR BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN THAT CAUSES A BREAK IN THE CIRCUIT ON THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. REPAIR CAN BE MANUALLY DOWN BY CUTTING THROUGH PLASTIC OF ASSEMBLY AND SOLDERING BREAK, OR REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. NO ACCIDENTS - JUST NORMAL DRIVING.

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ONE OF THE BREAK LIGHTS IS OUT. THEY HAVE MADE THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU CAN NO LONGER JUST REPLACE THE BULBS BUT HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT AT A COST OF $885. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE 2015 AND 2016 MODELS THAT CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL. GMC IS AWARE OF IT AND DID EXTEND WARRANTY COVERAGE SO THAT IF YOU ARE "LUCKY" ENOUGH TO HAVE THEM FAIL WITH LESS THAN 72,000 ON YOUR VEHICLE THEY WILL REPLACE THEM AT NO COST BUT AFTER THAT THEY WILL NOT. THEY KNOW THE PRODUCT AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE TO DRIVE AROUND WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS BECAUSE IT COSTS NEARLY $900 A PIECE TO REPLACE THEM! PERHAPS THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TURNED WHAT USED TO BE AN CHEAP, EASY THING TO FIX ON YOUR OWN INTO A $900 REPAIR IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOW THAT THEY HAVE THEY SHOULD AT LEAST STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT.

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