What 450 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 GMC Yukon Xl 1500

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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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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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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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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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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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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LED TAIL LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. THESE TAIL LIGHTS ON THE 2015 TO PRESENT GMC AND CHEVROLET SUVS HAVE PREMATURE FAILURE. THE COST TO THE PUBLIC FOR THESE LIGHTS ARE AROUND 700$ EACH TO REPLACE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE TAILLIGHTS OR HAVE THEM WARRANTED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVERS AND NOT TO MENTION A POSSIBLE TRAFFIC TICKET COUPLED WITH THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPLACEMENT; GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE FOR THE SHEAR FACT THAT THEY COST AS MUCH AS A HOUSE PAYMENT JUST TO REPLACE ONE LIGHT.

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PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT STARTED GOING OUT THEN WILL GO BACK ON AND GO BACK OUT AND THEN IT JUST WENT OUT COMPLETELY THE CAR IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. BOUGHT IT BRAND-NEW I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. THERE IS NO REASON WHY A TAIL LIGHT SHOULD BE GOING OUT BEFORE THE CAR IS EVEN 2 YEARS OLD.

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WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING (DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES) SUCH AS AT A LEFT TURN (WAITING FOR TRAFFIC) OR A DRIVE-THRU WINDOW, THE BRAKES STOP WORKING AND THE CAR ROLLS FORWARD EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. IF YOU PRESS REALLY HARD IT WILL USUALLY STOP- BUT IT DEFINITELY ROLLS FORWARD WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO STOP. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT A VACUUM PUMP IS FAULTY BUT THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AS I ALMOST ROLLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE WAITING IN LINE TO TURN LEFT AT A "LEFT TURN YIELD ON GREEN LIGHT".

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TAILLIGHT QUIT WORKING

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REAR LED BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING - THEY WORK THEN THEY DON'T WORK IT'S NOT CONSISTENT - SOMETIMES GOING OUT FOR DAYS. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YRS OLD AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION AND DON'T WANT TO PAY 700 TO REPLACE EACH LIGHT. IT IS REALLY UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING.

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AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CONSTANTLY BLOWS OUT HOT AIR. AIR CONDITION WAS RECHARGED AND STILL HAS NEGATIVE RESULTS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON XL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHERN PINES CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (10722 US-15, SOUTHERN PINES, NC 28387, (910) 692-2002) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES AND VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, BOTH STATIONARY OR WHILE MOVING. SPORADICALLY WORKS AND THEN DOES NOT WORK.

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WATER LEAK DUE TO BAD FRONT WINDSHIELD SEAL, WATER LEAK THROUGH GPS ANTENNA, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MODULE WAS BAD, DVD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING, AND LASTLY A HORRIBLE VIBRATION THAT OCCURRED AROUND 77-83 MPH. TO THE POINT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FEEL SAFE TO HANDLE. TRIM ON THE B POST KEPT COMING LOOSE. THIS ALL OCCURRED IN OVER A YEARS PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WAS MY SECOND VEHICLE BECAUSE I TRADED IN MY 2015 TAHOE BECAUSE IT WAS HAVING MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES AND MORE. GM DID REPAIR ALL ISSUES OTHER THAN THE SHAKING, THEY WANTED ME TO BUY TIRES AND AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE SHAKING I REFUSED, THE TIRES ONLY HAD 25,800ISH MILES ON THEM

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HIGH FREQUENCY ANTENNA LEAKING WATER. THIS IS PREVENTING THE VEHICLE'S ONSTAR SYSTEM FROM ACCURATELY DETERMINING THE VEHICLE'S LOCATION; IT HAS DISABLED VEHICLE'S COMPASS, NAVIGATION, AND XM RADIO SYSTEMS; THE RED ONSTAR LED INDICATOR HAS TURNED ON ; AND WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2015 YUKON XL FOR THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I AM HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY 2016 MODEL. I HAVE ATTACHED THE RECALL ISSUED FOR THE 2015 MODELS.

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