2016 GMC YUKON XL Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TEXAN GMC BUICK LOCATED AT 18225 EASTEX FWY, HUMBLE, TX 77338, (281) 973-3117, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BRAKE LAMP BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

MY DRIVER SIDE TAILLIGHT WENT OUT. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE AS MY 2016 WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF LIGHTS THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE. I HAD TO ORDER AND AFTERMARKET LIGHT TO REPLACE MYSELF. THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER REPLACING THE LIGHT, MY PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHT IS NOW OUT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!! SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ONLINE. THIS FIRST HAPPENED TO DRIVE SIDE AROUND JULY 2019.WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO REPLACE THE LIGHT IN JAN 2020. THE PASSENGER TAILLIGHT WENT OUT 1/13/2020.

BOTH TAIL LIGHTS AND BREAK LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THEY ARE MORE THAN $700 EACH AND GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE NO LIGHTS AVAILABLE, THEY ARE ON BACKORDER FOR WEEKS. YOU CAN FIND A FIX ONLINE BY RESOLDERING A METAL PIECE THAT CAN TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM.

MY VEHICLE IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. THE RIGHT REAR LED TAILLIGHT HAS FAILED. THE TAILLIGHT NO LONGER WORKS. IT DOES NOT WORK WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS OR WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2016 GMC YUKONS. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $900.00 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE LIGHT HOUSING.

WE HAVE HAD OUR 2016 YUKON XL FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. LAST YEAR WE STARTED EXPERIENCING EPISODES WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT DOWN INTO REDUCED POWER MODE WITH P0090 AND P0091 AS THE FAULT CODES. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEALER, BUT ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR SO IT CLEARS AND LEAVES NO TRACE OF AN ISSUE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND RECENTLY SHIFTED INTO REDUCED POWER LEAVING US ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE 35 MILES PER HOUR. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY IN MARYLAND WITH CARS FLYING AROUND US AT ~80 MILES PER HOUR. WE HAD ALL OF OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WERE IN THE FAR LEFT LANE. THE REDUCED POWER MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER SAFELY. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH A NEW GMC SIERRA THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUE. HE DROPPED IT OFF AT HIS DEALER FOR 3 WEEKS AND RETURNED IT FINDING ANY ISSUES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ALL IT WILL TAKE IS SOMEONE DYING TO TURN IT INTO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

MY REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING $800 TO REPLACE THE MODULE. PREVIOUSLY I HAD A 2016 YUKON XL AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AROUND 40K MILES. MY SISTER-IN-LAW ALSO HAS A 2016 YUKON XL AND ONE OF HER TAIL LIGHTS DID THE SAME THING. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2015 AND 2016 YUKON XL MODELS AND GM SHOULD BE REPLACING THESE PARTS AT NO COST TO THESE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR ISN'T EVEN 5 YEARS OLD.

BRAKES WERE NOT 100% RESPONSIVE STARTING IN SUMMER 2019; VACUUM PUMP WAS REPLACED PURSUANT TO RECALL IN LATE 2019 AND SOFTWARE ERROR RELATED TO BRAKING WAS ADDRESSED BY DEALER IN JANUARY 2020. CUSTOMER STATED TO DEALER THAT BRAKES ARE STILL NOT 100% RESPONSIVE, AND THAT BRAKES WILL PULSE A FEW TIMES WHEN PRESSED AND BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY STARTS TO STOP. DEALER REFUSED TO CONSIDER THAT EXISTING ISSUES WITH LAST TWO RECALLS IN 2019 RELATED TO BRAKES COULD BE CAUSING NON-RESPONSIVE BRAKES.

RIGHT TAIL LIGHT WENT PUT, TOOK IT TO GET FIXED. THEY SAID IT WAS THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND I HAD TO PAY $900 TO GET IT FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE HAD A TON OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACEMENTS AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY GM DIDN'T DO A RECALL. NOW, MY LEFT SIDE CIRCUIT BOARD IS OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

REAR PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT FIXTURE LED FAILED AS A RESULT OF FAILURE OF METAL CONTACT POINT WITHIN LED ENCLOSURE. ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET HOWEVER GMC HAS FAILED TO RESPONSE. VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 79,300 MILES. REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $913.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER SERVICED AT MICK DONALD'S GMC(5155 STATE ST, SAGINAW, MI) PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000(SERVICE BRAKES) IN WHICH THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED. AFTERWARDS, THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.