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

REAR TAIL LIGHT LEDS FLICKER ON AND OFF AND EVENTUALLY STOP WORKING CAUSING THE ENTIRE HOUSING KIT TO NEED REPLACING.

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THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS WORKING ONLY INTERMITTENTLY

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SOMEONE WHO WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME TOLD ME MY DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. I CHECKED IT WITH THE HELP OF SOMEONE ELSE A COUPLE TIMES AFTERWARDS AND IT WORKED. THEN A WEEK OR SO LATER A CO-WORKER TOLD ME THE SAME THING, THAT IT WAS OUT. I CHECKED IT AGAIN LATER AND IT WORKED, SO THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 1/7/2019 AND BEFORE IT WAS OFFERED FOR SALE THE PASSENGER-SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS ALSO REPLACED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT AND PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WERE BURNED OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET (2001 S HAVANA ST, AURORA, CO 80014, (720) 746-2716) AND JOHN ELWAY CHEVROLET (5200 S BROADWAY, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113, (720) 259-0391), BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

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TAIL LIGHT ON 2015 GMC YUKON XL BROKE ON 7/18/19. AUTHORIZED GM DEALERSHIP QUOTED $902.57 PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE. I COMPLAINED THE PRICE IS TOO HIGH AND THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE TAIL LIGHT IF IT COSTS THAT MUCH TO REPLACE. LED LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST LONGER. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE TAIL LIGHT. FILED A FORMAL WRITTEN COMPLAINT WITH GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 7/22/19. PURCHASED 2 NEW TAIL LIGHTS ONLINE FROM CARID.COM FOR $495.00 AND INSTALLED THE NEW TAIL LIGHTS MYSELF. GMC FINALLY REPLIED ON 7/31/19 MY CLAIM IS DENIED BECAUSE I INSTALLED THE REPLACEMENT TAIL LIGHTS MYSELF AND DID NOT HAVE THE DEALERSHIP INSTALL. GMC ADVISED IF THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED THEN THEY WOULD HAVE REFUNDED ME $495.00. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHO INSTALLED THE NEW REPLACEMENT LIGHT? DRIVING AROUND WITH A BROKEN TAIL LIGHT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ALSO AGAINST THE LAW AND I HAD TO MAKE A QUICK DECISION WHILE IT TOOK GMC 9 DAYS TO REPLY AND IT WAS BY PHONE - STILL DO NOT HAVE WRITTEN CONFIRMATION. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE A STRANGE PROCEDURE WHEREBY YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO SPEAK TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. WHAT IF YOU HAVE SCHEDULED A BUSINESS TRIP OR HAVE TO ATTEND A MEETING? I HAVE SENT A WRITTEN APPEAL TO GMC PROTESTING THEIR DENIAL DECISION AND AT THE TIME OF WRITING HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE AND IT'S CAUSE FOR A TRAFFIC CITATION THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.

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BACK DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LED LIGHT OUT. DEALER WANTS $900 TO FIX. COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM FAULTY LED LIGHTS.

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THE BRAKE/TAIL LIGHTS WORK SOMEDAYS, AND NOT OTHER DAYS. ONE DAY THE ARE BOTH WORKING, ONE DAY ONLY ONE WORKS, AND SOME DAYS NEITHER WORK. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY PREVALENT. JUST LOOK ONLINE. I HAVE PERSONALLY PHOTOGRAPHED SEVERAL OF THE SAME ISSUE ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL IN MY HOMETOWN. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO PAY $1300 TO HAVE NEW LIGHTS INSTALLED AND GMC IS IN DENIAL OF THEIR PROBLEM.(THE BACK UP/REVERSE WHITE LIGHT WORKS ALL OF THE TIME, ITS THE RED BRAKE/TAIL LIGHT THAT DOESN'T WORK) THIS SHOWS THAT ITS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED, NOT REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.

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BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK ON PASSENGER SIDE. CANNOT BE REPLACED/REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER.

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TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS OCCASIONALLY WILL GO OUT AND COME BACK ON RANDOMLY. GMC KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND REPLACEMENTS COST ABOUT $750 PER UNIT WHICH EVEN THESE REPLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO FAIL WITHIN A YEAR. THE FACT THAT THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND SO INTERMITTENTLY THIS BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE THEY WERE BOTH WORKING. I GET HOME AND THEY ARE NOT. IS THERE A WAY TO HAVE GMC REPLACE THESE VIA A SAFETY RECALL?

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2015 GMC YUKON DENALI REAR TAIL LIGHTS FAIL DUE TO DEFECTED PARTS. GMC WILL NOT REPLACE THE FAILED PARTS WHICH IS A KNOW SAFETY ISSUE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THE GMC YUKON 2015-2019 MODELS.

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LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

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REAR TAIL/BRAKE/TURN LIGHTS RANDOMLY DON'T WORK. THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON AND COMPLAINED ABOUT REPEATEDLY ON THE INTERNET. I HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT.

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ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE LED BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER FUNCTION. SOME TYPE OF ISSUE WITH THE CIRCUITS

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APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING OUR 2015 GMC YUKON DENALI, HAVING ONLY DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS AND SURFACE STREETS FOR 15K MILES, THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL / BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR WARRANTY AND REPLACED BY THE DEALER. APPROX 6 MONTHS LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL / BRAKE LIGHT DID THE SAME THING, AND WAS ALSO REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. NOW APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER THE REAR PASSENGER LIGHT IS OUT AGAIN AND DEALER WANTS $600.00 TO REPLACE THE FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT LAMP, BUT CAN'T BECAUSE THEY'RE IN SUCH DEMAND BASED ON THE DEFECTIVE PART, THAT THEY ARE BACKORDERED. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES.

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TAIL LIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. RICHARD KAY SUPERSTORE (LOCATED AT 1935 PEARMAN DAIRY RD, ANDERSON, SC 29625, (864) 332-4031) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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2015 GMC YUKON XL DRIVER SIDE LED BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. LED CIRCUIT BOARD IS BROKE. THIS IS A SEALED BRAKE LIGHT, SO THERE IS NO FIX AND HAS TO BE REPLACED.

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REAR BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES ONE DOESN'T WORK, SOMETIMES BOTH ARE OUT, SOMETIMES BOTH WORK. SEEMS WORSE IN THE HOT WEATHER. TAKEN IT IN MULTIPLE TIME, 1ST 2 TIMES COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE OUTAGE, 3RD TIME THEY SAID IT NEEDED BOTH TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES REPLACES FOR $1200. THEN THEY WORKED ALL WINTER, NOW NOT WORKING CONSISTENTLY.

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DRIVER SIDE REAR TAILLIGHT NOT WORKING, WAS TOLD IT WAS A BROKEN SOLID CIRCUIT BY THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WANT CLOSE TO $1000 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM IS NOT RECALLING!!!!

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TAIL LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEW YUKONS. CUTS IN AND OUT NONE WORKING LEDS BRAKE LIGHTS.

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LEFT TAILLIGHT WENT OUT AT AROUND 82,000 MILES, FIRST FLICKERED FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WITHIN ONE WEEK, THE RIGHT TAILLIGHT WENT COMPLETELY OUT ALSO.

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THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE ISSUES ONE SIDE STOPPED WORKING A FEW WEEKS AGO AND NOW THE OTHER SIDE STOPPED WORKING THEY ARE NOT CHEAP TO REPAIR AND THE CAR IS NOT EVEN GOT 40,000 MILES ON IT I WOULD EXPECT THAT THEY WOULD AT LEAST LAST ABOUT 80,000 MILES.

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BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IF YOU TAP HARD ON IT THEY SOMETIMES COME BACK ON BUT DON'T STAY ON. I TOOK TO GMC DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THEY'VE HAD A DOZEN YUKON'S IN RECENTLY WITH THE SAME ISSUE. DEALER INDICATED ISSUE IS FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD THAT OVERHEATS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO SHORT OUT. I'M OUT OF MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER LIGHTS. DEALER CHARGES $800 PER LIGHT (PART ONLY).

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TAILLIGHT FAILURE. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET. NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALER WANTS $800+ EACH TO FIX.

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TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES KEEP FAILING. DEALER REPLACED ONE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT OTHER NOW FAILED AND CHARGING $800+ TO FIX. DEFECT IN DESIGN/MANUFACTURING OF CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT. IT'S A COMMON AND KNOWN DEFECT IN THE PART. OUR OTHER YUKON'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUES.

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