What 497 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 GMC Yukon Denali Xl 1500

RADAR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE SMALLER CAR ON THE RIGHT LANE LEFT SIDE DOES NOT SEE A CAR WHEN CHANGING LANE WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ON. INTERSTATE. OFF RAMP SUNNY DAY HIGH SUN 09/05/2018

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BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHTS HAVE FAILED UNDER 40,000 MILES. DEFECTIVE! PLEASE RECALL!!!

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ON 9/25/18 WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO PRESS AND VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THANK GOD IT WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY THIS OCCURRED. MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER CAME HOME FROM WORK ON 9/27/18 AND CHANGED PADS, LUBED CALIPER SLIDERS, AND VERIFIED PROPER CALIPER OPERATION. SPENT 9/26/18 TALKING WITH THE DEALER AND CHECKING RECALLS. ALL THESE REPAIRS WERE SUGGESTED BY THE LOCAL DEALER, BY THEM OF COURSE. UPON TEST DRIVE AFTER NEW PADS WERE INSTALLED, THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED. DRIVING FORWARD THE BRAKES OPERATE AS THEY SHOULD OR AT LEAST FEEL NORMAL.

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LED BULBS IN BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND EVENTUALLY GO OUT.

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BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL. BECAUSE IT IS AN LED LAMP, THE ENTIRE TAIL LAMPS ASSEMBLY REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AT A SIGNIFICANT COST.

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LEFT REAR LED BRAKE LIGHT WORKS ON AND OFF.

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THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IT'S MOSTLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUT HE BOTH GO ON AND OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING AND PARKED. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO GET REAR ENDED WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN MANY VEHICLE JUST LIKE MINE WITH AT LEAST ONE BRAKE LIGHT OUT. WHEN HE LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. MY SISTER HAS THE EXACT SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. SHE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME BRAKE LIGHT ISSUES. SHE OPENED A CASE WITH GM AND THEY WORKED WITH HER TO COVER IT AND CHARGED HER THE DEDUCTIBLE. SHE WAS OVER THE 36K MILES GM CONSTANTLY REFERENCES. THIS IS SO UNSAFE. THE AIR ON THIS VEHICLE ALSO DOES LOT STAY COLD. IT TURNS WARM WHEN I SLOW DOWN.

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PROGRESSIVE INTERMITTENT BRAKE LIGHT FUNCTIONALITY THAT EVENTUALLY CULMINATED WITH COMPLETE INOPERABILITY; ONLY THE RIGHT/LEFT BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE AFFECTED; REVERSE LAMPS OPERATE; UPPER CENTER BRAKE LIGHT FUNCTIONS NORMALLY; THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GMC BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES PER MULTIPLE FORUMS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING, THE TAIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOTOR CITY BUICK GMC (3101 PACHECO RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313, (855) 393-2841) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

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TAKATA RECALL - THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON AND WE'VE BEEN STOPPED MULTIPLE TIME TO SAY THEY ARE NOT WORKING. I'VE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED AS A RESULT! EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. IT FHAS OCCURRED WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT OR DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN ON A CITY STREET. I HAVE SEEN MANY GMC YUKON XLS ON THE ROAD WITH NO TAIL LIGHT AND MY SISTER OWNS A 2016 YUKON XL AND IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE.

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DRIVERSIDE TAIL LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. CAR MILAGE IS IN THE 40,000'S. DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED CONFIRMS " DRIVER REAR TAIL LIGHT SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY. RECOMMEND REPLACING DRIVER TAIL LIGHT. RECOMMEND TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY $899" . MY SISTER HAS A YUKON XL DENALI 2016 AND HAS THE SIMILAR ISSUE BUT BOTH OF HER TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING POSING A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. DRIVING IN MY AREA I SEE MANY NEWER YUKON XL WITH THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT OUT. LIGHTING IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND COST TO FIX IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, WHICH COULD MAKE THE AVERAGE DRIVER PUT OFF THE LARGE EXPENSE. THE TAIL LIGHT INTERMITTANTLY STOPS WORKING WHILE THE CAR IS ON, DOES NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. SERVICE REP AT DEALERSHIP STATED THIS PROBLEM IS "COMMON".

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BOTH TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. NO BULB TO REPLACE AS THEY ARE LEDS AND ENTIRE HOUSING HAS TO BE REPLACED.

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FAULTY WIRING ON TAIL LIGHTS. LIGHT WENT OUT VERY QUICKLY. NON-FUNCTIONING NOW.

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MODEL YUKON XL 2016, LESS THAN 50K MILES, BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY. NO REAR BRAKING LIGHTS. ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. FIRST NOTICED IN JULY, HAVE ONLY HAD VEHICLE FOR 14 MONTHS.

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THE PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

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DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT, CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. THREE WEEKS LATER PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY FOR THREE HOURS AS PEOPLE HONKED AND ROLLED THEIR WINDOWS DOWN TO LET US KNOW WE DIDN'T HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS. TOOK TO GET FIXED AND THE LIGHTBULBS, WHICH ARE LED AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN TWO YEARS, ARE NOT REPLACEABLE, THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE PURCHASED AT $700 A PIECE. WHEN PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD $1400 BEFORE LABOR THEY WILL DRIVE WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND A RIDICULOUS MANUFACTURING FLAW TO HAVE LIGHT BULBS THAT ARE NOT REPLACEABLE. GMC SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

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GMC BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE - I OWN A 2016 GMC YUKON XL AND AFTER ABOUT 45,000 MILES THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE STARTED INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKING. AFTER HAVING A GMC TECHNICIAN TELL ME THAT ITS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SEEING HUNDREDS OF OTHERS POSTS ONLINE, IT IS EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE THE DRIVER TOLD ME I DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND GMC NEEDS TO CORRECT IT. THEY WANT ME TO PURCHASE 2 REPLACEMENT LIGHT UNITS AT 750.00 EACH.

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AT 76,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY AND HESTITATE. DEALERSHIP GMC WANTS ME TO SPEND 400 ON A FLUID UPGRADE AND HOPE IT FIXES IT IF NOT, I WILL HAVE TO BUY A NEW UPDATED TORQUE CONVERTER BECAUSE THEY SHREWDLY TOOK THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY DOWN TO 60000 MILES MONTHS BEFORE I BOUGHT NEW

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MY DRIVER SIDE LED TAILLIGHT WENT OUT. YOU CAN NOT JUST CHANGE A BULB OR THE LED STRIP. IT REQUIRES THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE IS 2 YEARS OLD. IT SHOULD NOT GONE OUT AFTER 2 YEARS, LET ALONE IT BEING AN LED WHICH IS SUPPPSE TO LAST MUCH MUCH LONGER THAN THAT. I WAS TOLD WHILE DRIVING, IT WOULD GO ON THEM OFF. IT WAS DUSK AND I WAS DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET WITH LOTS OF TRAFFIC. THAT IS NOT SAFE. I HAVE MULTIPLE FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE INTERNET THREADS HAVE MANY MORE COMPLAINTS AS WELL.

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THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS ON MY 2016 YUKON SLT BOTH WENT OUT.

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FROM PARK ON A FLAT GROUND WITH ENGINE RUNNING WNEN I TRIED TO STOP THE ENGINE IT WENT INT REVERSE ,KNOCKED ME TO GROUND BY DRIVER OPEN DOOR ANDALMOCT KILLEDME. IT WAS TOTALLED BY USAA

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GMC YUKON 2016 REAR LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THEY HAVE GONE OUT AND IT IS NOT A QUICK FIX TO REPLACE. COST IS APPROXIMATELY $750 TO REPLACE A LIGHT THAT WILL GO OUT AGAIN DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING AND QUALITY. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT WAS ONLY A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS GONE OUT AND IS NOT D=COVERE UNDER WARRANTY. THESE LIGHTS ARE NOT MADE TO LAST A DECENT AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ISSUES REPORTED REGARDING THESE REAR LIGHTS.

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REAR TAIL LIGHT SEEMS TO WORK INTERMITTENT. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOES UP IT DOES NOT WORK, COOL DOWN IT WORKS. MY YUKON IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, I THOUGHT LED LAST LONGER, THAT IS A BIG JOKE. TO REPLACE IT AT THE DEALERS WOULD BE $803.00 FOR A TAIL LIGHT. THAT IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY. THE DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS TO SEE WHY THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS FROM OTHER INDIVIDUALS. I WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE I PURCHASE ANOTHER GMC VEHICLE.

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BOTH BREAK LIGHTS WENT OUT, WEATHER HAS BEEN HOT IN THE HIGH 90S WHICH GMC DEALER EXPRESSED COMMON CONCERN AMONG OWNERS DURING SUMMER. VEHICLE IS USED 15MILES/DAY ON AVERAGE.

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BOTH BREAK LIGHTS WENT OUT.

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