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

REAR LED TAIL LAMPS HAVE A HIGH FAILURE RATE, LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN THE DARK AT NIGHT. THIS HAS OCCURRED 2 TIME OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. LIGHT HAS NOW BEEN OUT SINCE JAN 2019 AND GM CLAIMS THEY ARE STILL WAITING ON THE PART.

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DRIVERS' SIDE BRAKE LIGHT/TAIL LIGHT FAILURE AT 44K MILES. GMC REFUSES TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY (EVEN WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED) DESPITE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE. DEALER QUOTED $1,000 TO FIX JUST THE ONE SIDE AND ADMITTED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I WAS STOPPED BY ANOTHER DRIVER AT A RED LIGHT TO INFORM ME OF THE ISSUE - HE SAID HE NEARLY HIT ME BECAUSE OF IT AND WAS SCARED.

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THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHT ON THE VEHICLE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. AS OF LATE IS HAS BEEN COMPLETELY OUT AND NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL.

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MY REAR TAIL LIGHTS (BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE) KEEP FLICKERING AND GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THEY ARE LED LIGHTS, NOT BULBS; THEREFORE, THEY CANT SIMPLY BE REPLACED WITHOUT INCURRING A COST OF $800+ PER LIGHT. THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE LIGHTS.

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BRAKE LIGHTS OUT. !! FIRST WAS DRIVER SIDE NOW BOTH SIDES !! DEALERSHIP SAYS MODULES NEED TO BE REPLACED AND NO LONG HAVE WARRANTY COVERAGE . IT WAS 3 YR /30,00 !! I'M JUST 38,000 AND JUST PAST 3 YRS !! ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS $1,500.00 FOR EACH SIDES JUST FOR THE PARTS !! UNBELIEVABLE!! THAT'S NOT INCLUDED TIME AND LABOR. !! SO VERY ANGRY!! NO RECALL ON THIS BUT IN MY FINDING, I AM HEARING THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM.

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THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE COMPLETELY OUT. THESE ARE ONE SOLID HOUSING AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO SIMPLY FIX THE BRAKE LIGHT. REVERSE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE OK. THE HOUSINGS COST 600-700 DOLLARS EACH TO REPLACE WHICH IS A LUDICROUS AMOUNT TO HAVE TO SPEND. IN ORDER TO BE WITHIN REGULATIONS FOR INSPECTION, THESE HAVE TO BE WORKING. WE FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THESE HOUSINGS.

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TAILLIGHTS, BRAKELIGHTS WORK INCONSISTENTLY. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BULBS. IT IS THE ASSEMBLY AND DESIGN. IT WILL COST ABOUT 1200-2000 DOLLARS. VEHICLE BARELY HAS 32000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.

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LED TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTION. UNKNOWN WHEN ISSUE STARTED, BUT LED LIGHTS SHOULD OUTLIVE USEFUL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

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A FEW MONTHS AGO THE DRIVER SIDE TAILLIGHT STOPPED WORKING (OR WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY). TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS $850 TO REPAIR. FILED COMPLAINT WITH GMC AND AS I WAS WORKING THROUGH THAT WITH THEM THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHT STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD WITHOUT WORKING TAILLIGHTS. THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS. A $65,000 'PROFESSIONAL GRADE' VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS ISSUE AT 55,000 MILES. GMC NEEDS TO WAKE UP AND RECALL THESE. WILL IT TAKE A FATAL ACCIDENT TO SPUR A RECALL??

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DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT OUT . ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE LIGHTS AND GMC REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ITS AN ISSUE...

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REAR BRAKE LIGHT LED STRIP IS OUT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 37K MILES ON IT. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR IT BUT WANTS TO SELL A NEW BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR $750 EACH. IF YOU TAP ON THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, IT COMES ON MOMENTARY AND GOES OUT AGAIN. BRAKE LIGHTS ON BOTH SIDE OF VEHICLE CONTINUE TO FLASH RAPIDLY, THERE HAS TO BE SOME TYPE O OFELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO CAUSE THIS ISSUE,

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THE DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE/RAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING AND VEHICLE ONLY HAS 27,800 MILES ON IT. HAVE SEEN AND HEARD OF MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. LED LIGHTS SHOULD LAST LONGER THEN INCANDESCENT LIGHTS.

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LED BRAKE LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE JUST STOPPED WORKING. NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE EXTERIOR.

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REAR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT DUE TO KNOWN DEFECT. METAL PIECE BROKE THAT ALLOWS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE LED LIGHTS. GMC SHOULD RECALL THESE LIGHTS SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAFETY ISSUES WITH THEM.

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MY PASSENGER TAILLIGHT HAS GONE OUT. THE GMC DEALER HAS SAID THEY HAVE HAD THREE INSTANCES THIS WEEK ALONE. THEY CAN REPAIR IT AND MUST BE REPLACED THE TAILLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED.

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REAR BRAKE LIGHT LED STRIP IS OUT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 37K MILES ON IT. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR IT BUT WANTS TO SELL A NEW BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR $750 EACH. IF YOU TAP ON THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, IT COMES ON MOMENTARY AND GOES OUT AGAIN.

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WAS JUST TOLD MY RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT. DEALERSHIP SAID $700 TO FIX!! AND THEY ARE OUT OF STOCK. CAR IS LESS THEN 3 YEARS OLD. WHAT IN THE WORLD!!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE ENTIRE UNIT WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WITH MANUFACTURER APPROVED PARTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500. *BF *JB

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THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN THE 2016 GMC YUKON VEHICLE FAILED. THE DESIGN REQUIRES A WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER QUOTED $750 PER LIGHT. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD AND CAUSED BY FAULTY LIGHT ASSEMBLY.

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LED TAILLIGHT BRAKE LAMP WENT OUT. IT'S DEFECTIVE. TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NEW VEHICLES.

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RIGHT TAIL LIGHT IS OUT. CANT BELIEVE !! ITS BEEN ONLY 2 PLUS YEARS RUNNING THIS VEHICLE. UNDER 50K MILAGE!! NEED GMC TO REPLACE OR FIX FOR FREE.

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2016 GMC YUKON HAS ONLY 40K MILES, YET BRAKE LIGHTS ON REAR DRIVER SIDE ARE OUT. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE RE:SAME ISSUE; COST TO REPAIR IS $650-$800. THIS SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS AGE OF THE VEHICLE. CONCERN IS THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL GO OUT NEXT AND COST ANOTHER $650-$800.

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THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING CONSISTENTLY. THE TURN LIGHT AND REVERSE LIGHT WORK BUT NOT THE BREAK LIGHTS. THEY ARE THEIR OWN ASSEMBLY AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $650/EACH AT THE DEALERSHIP. ONLINE I FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE.

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MY CAR IS BARELY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 24,000 MILES ON IT BECAUSE I WORK FROM HOME. I SPECIFICALLY LEASE CARS SO I DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH ISSUES. THIS CARS REAR PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT NO LONGER WORKS! THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE GMC DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY HAVE TO REPLACE A GREAT DEAL OF THESE IN CARS NOT VERY OLD LIKE MINE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR BRAKE LIGHTS TO BE GOING OUT ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR! IT HAS BEEN OUT FOR MONTHS AND I WAS JUST PROCRASTINATING BECAUSE YOU MUST GO TO A DEALERSHIP SHOP TO GET IT REPLACED. YOU CANNOT GET IT AT A PART STORE YOURSELF SO MY CAR PROBABLY ONLY HAD 20,000-21,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS STARTED.

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RIGHT LED BRAKE LIGHT HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THROUGH ONLINE SEARCH ENGINE, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN INCREASINGLY FRQUENT PROBLEM THAT GMC HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS.

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