2015 GMC YUKON XL Complaints

I HAVE A 2015 YUKON DENALI XL WITH 53K MILES.A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO ONE BAKE/TAILLIGHT STARTING FLICKERING. IT WOULD WORK AT TIMES AND THEN NOT AT ALL OTHER TIMES. LAST WEEK, BOTH OF THE BAKE/TAILLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT! I HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS PULLED OVER TWICE IN ONE WEEKEND FOR THIS!! I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE NOT KNOWING THAT BOTH OF MY LIGHTS WERE NOW NOT WORKING! IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT THEY ARE BURNT OUT BECAUSE IT I MESS WITH THEM FROM THE OUTSIDE, THEY WILL FLICKER A LITTLE BIT. OF COURSE FACTORY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND NEW LIGHTS ARE AT LEAST $800 A PIECE!! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!

TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS SINGLE LED STRIP THAT HAS FAILED AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS. SAFETY ISSUE THAT THANKS TO GMC COSTS $800 FOR A SINGLE LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. GEOFF PENSKE BUICK GMC (100 S MUSEUM RD, SHILLINGTON, PA 19607, (484) 525-0979) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBERS: 9-5487572705 AND 9-5520075396. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THEY FIRST STOPPED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY BUT THEN COMPLETELY WENT OUT, WITHIN ONLY 3-4 YEARS OF NEW. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY COMMON AND REPRESENTS EITHER, AT BEST, A VERY POOR DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING OR, AT WORST, A PLANNED-IN DEFECT IN ORDER TO STEAL MONEY FROM CONSUMERS WHO ALREADY PAID HANDSOMELY FOR A VEHICLE. SINCE THE LED HOUSING IS A SINGLE SEALED UNIT, DEALERS STATE THE ENTIRE LIGHT HOUSING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $700 PER LIGHT. WHILE IT'S TRUE THAT LIGHTS CAN 'GO OUT', A CONTINUED FAILURE OF THE SAME PART (RESEARCH SHOWS THE EXACT SAME FAILURE POINT CAN BE FOUND IN EACH CIRCUMSTANCE) SHOULD REPRESENT GROSS NEGLIGENCE IN MANUFACTURING WHICH ONLY A RECALL NOTICE CAN SATISFY.

WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS I LOSE BREAKING POWER. IT TAKES BOTH FEET PRESSING AS HARD AS I CAN TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I HAVE NEARLY HIT TWO CARS WHILE PARKING AND SEVERAL IN TRAFFIC WHILE IN RUSH HOUR. IT FEELS AS THOUGH I LOSE VACUUM. IF I INCREASE THE RPM'S ON THE VEHICLE I REGAIN VACUUM. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN PARKING.

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED 40MPH AND UNDER YOU CAN BARELY FEEL THE VIBRATION/SHAKING BUT WHEN YOU GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED 60-75MPH THE TRUCK REALLY STARTS TO VIBRATE/SHAKE IF THE HIGHWAY HAS ANY TURNS OR CURVES IT SHAKES/VIBRATES EVEN MORE UNTIL YOU START GOING STRAIGHT AGAIN THEN IT CALMS DOWN AND SHAKES/VIBRATES AS IT ALWAYS DOES ALSO IF SLOW DOWN IT WILL SHAKE/VIBRATE LESS BUT NEVER COMPLETELY STOPS I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE I HEARD THESE TRUCKS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHUTTERS BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES NEED TO BE BALANCED WITCH DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THESE TRUCKS WITCH I DIDN'T BELIEVE I EVEN TRIED A DIFFERENT SET OF WHEELS AND TIRES WITCH DID HELP EITHER IT SHAKES/VIBRATES SO MUCH THAT I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE YOU GET A HEADACHE THIS HAS BEEN A ON GOING PROBLEM FOR A YEAR AND A HALF I REALLY STARTED NOTICING IT AROUND 75,000 MILES THERE ARE A LOT OF CLAIMS OF THE SAME PROBLEM/SYMPTOMS ON THE WEB

THE REAR LIGHT WENT OUT. IT CANNOT BE FIXED WITH THE CHANGE OF A BULB. THE ENTIRE PIECE HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND TALKING TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND GMC HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

PASSENGER SIDE LED TAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. SAW THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON NHTSA MANY TIMES (OVER 400) BUT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL. TO FIX THE TAIL LIGHT THE ENTIRE FIXTURE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT DEALER FOR A COST OF $900 WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AS THERE WAS NO INDICATOR TO TELL ME THAT THE TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE OUT! ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHEN A FRIEND WAS FOLLOWING ME HOME AND TOLD ME ABOUT IT. SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NEITHER A VOLUNTARY RECALL BY GM OR A MANDATED RECALL BY THE NHTSA. DEFINITELY NEEDS ADDRESSING. ALSO, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON 2015-2017 YUKONS SO THERE APPEARS TO BE EITHER A DEFECTIVE PART OR BAD DESIGN.

REPLACED DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LIGHTS ON 9-4-18. NOW, 9-10-19 NEED TO REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE REAR LIGHT. WAS STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY AND TOLD LIGHT IS OUT.

ALL THE RUBBER WINDOW MOLDINGS ARE CURLING OUT UNDER PLASTIC TRIM BOTH TAIL LIGHTS WORK INTERMEDIATELY