GMC Yukon XL Complaints (2016)

202 consumer complaints on file.

#11331234June 27, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOTH SIDES BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY THEN COME BACK ON AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331163June 26, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR ISSUE AND WAS WORKING WHEN DEALER CHECKED IT. 90,000 MILES ON VEHICLE SO WELL OUT OF WARRANTY. DROVE HOME FROM DEALER... STOPPED WORKING ON WAY HOME. STARTED WORKING NEXT DAY. PART IS $600-800 FOR SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I DON'T CONSIDER A CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CRACKS IN THE SAME PLACE ON MANY SAME MODEL VEHICLES (AS PER INTERNET FORUMS) TO BE "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". GM WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. BRAKE LIGHT IS A SERIES OF LEDS ON A THINLY PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331165June 26, 2020
POWER TRAIN
INSTRUCTED GMC DEALER TO PERFORM 90,000 MILE TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE (AS PER GMC MANUAL: "CHANGE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, IF EQUIPPED. IF FILTER IS SERVICEABLE, CHANGE FILTER"). GMC DEALER DECIDED TO PERFORM TRANSMISSION FLUSH INSTEAD WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE A FILTER CHANGE. WITHIN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHUDDER WHEN IN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. DEALER INSISTS THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SERVICE THEY PERFORMED AND TOLD ME THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTERS. DEALER STATED ON THE PHONE "WE DO 2 OR 3 OF THESE A WEEK... OFTEN ON VEHICLES WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES". A QUICK SEARCH ON THE WEB FOR GM 6L80 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WILL SHOW ALL OF THE OWNERS WITH SIMILAR TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUES. DEALER GAVE ROUGH ESTIMATE OF $1700 TO REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329062June 15, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REAR TAIL LIGHTS (BRAKE LIGHTS) WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A "SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT" BUT IT IS SET FOR A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF MILES OR TIME (6-YEARS). I HAVE A 2016 GMC YUKON XL. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS REPLACED IN 2018 AND NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS DEFECTIVE/INOPERABLE. BUT BECAUSE WE ARE AT 96000 THEY WON'T REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329074June 15, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR MESSAGES ON THE DASH. PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME WE HAVE A BRAKE LIGHT OUT, BUT WHEN I CHECK IT LATER IT WORKS. WAS PULLED OVER FOR INOPERABLE BRAKE LIGHT, BUT LATER THAT EVENING THE TAIL LIGHT WAS WORKING. SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF INFO ON INTERNET ABOUT A BROKEN STRIP OF METAL. SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324336May 12, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT / BRAKE LIGHT QUIT WORKING. VEHICLE HAS 74,200 MILES. WHOLE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A $800 DOLLAR REPAIR FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT GM KNOWS IS DEFECTIVE AND A SAFETY ISSUE. HOW IS IT A VEHICLE MANUFACTURER CAN SELL A VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE PART? THIS IS A SEALED PART THAT THE OWNER CANNOT REPAIR ON THEIR OWN. THIS ISSUE IS NOT DUE TO OWNER NEGLECT OR MISUSE BUT MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324008May 10, 2020
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING IN LOWER GEARS. POSSIBLE TORQUE CONVERTER OR OTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322734April 29, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WHILE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DELLEN CHEVY BUICK GMC (2527 W MAIN ST, GREENFIELD, IN 46140) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED 3 TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.*DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321892April 22, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL WORK ONE MINUTE AND GO OUT THE NEXT. I HAD A FRIEND AND MY HUSBAND TELL ME THAT WHEN THEY WERE FOLLOWING ME THE LIGHT WAS OUT WHEN I STOPPED BUT AT THE NEXT STOP OR AT HOME IT WOULD WORK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS. LAST WEEK I TOOK IT FOR STATE INSPECTION AND THE INSPECTOR SAID IT WAS OUT I HAD TO GET IT REPLACED. WHEN I PULLED FORWARD IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN TO PASS INSPECTION. TODAY I TOOK MY YUKON TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN. OTHERS WAITING TOLD ME THIS IS A RECALL ON OTHER YEAR/MODELS WITH GMC. THERE IS A SHORT IN THE CIRCUIT PANEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321581April 19, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY CAR HAS 60,000 MI ON A 2016. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE AND I AM BEING TOLD BY DEALER I HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY- NOT JUST A BULB. ESTIMATED COST IS $800.00 FOR ONE SIDE. IN RESEARCHING I HAVE FOUND THIS ISSUE IS NOT UNCOMMON. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR WHAT SHOULD BE THE COST OF A BULB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320149April 3, 2020
SUSPENSION
I ASKED MY MECHANIC TO CHECK THE ROUGH RIDE ON MY TRUCK WHEN HE SERVICED THE VEHICLE. HE SAID THE FRONT STRUTS WERE LOCKING UP AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO MY DEALER. MY DEALER SAID THEY WERE LOCKED UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE STRUTS FOR APPROX. $2000. THEY SAY THEY HAVEN'T HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM BUT THEY HAVE THEM IN STOCK AND THEY OFFER A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THE TRUCK HAS VIRTUALLY NO FRONT SUSPENSION AND WHEN CHECKING DIFFERENT BLOGS ON LINE THERE APPEAR TO BE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE STRUTS LOCKING UP. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE RIDE IS AS IF THERE WAS NO SUSPENSION. TRUCK HAS 52,000 MILES AND I'VE NEVER REPLACED SHOCKS (OR STRUTS) WITH THAT KIND OF MILEAGE. IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE BY THE DAY. I THINK GM HAS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THE STRUTS AND I THINK IT'S DANGEROUS WITHOUT SUSPENSION MOVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11318060March 14, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LED BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT BROKEN - BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T ILLUMINATE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311829February 27, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED ON TWO OCCASIONS ON THE ROAD THAT MY TAIL LIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO CHECK THEM, BOTH TAIL LIGHTS LIT UP THEN TURNED ON. IT MUST BE AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311484February 25, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE'S ROOF MOUNTED ANTENNA. THIS CONDITION PREVENTED THE VEHICLE'S ONSTAR SYSTEM FROM ACCURATELY DETERMINING THE VEHICLE'S LOCATION; DISABLED THE VEHICLE'S COMPASS, NAVIGATION, AND XM RADIO SYSTEMS; ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE'S RED ONSTAR INDICATOR; AND ALLOWED WATER INTO THE INTERIOR DRIVER COMPARTMENT. THIS CONDITION OCCURRED IN BOTH THE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION STATES. GM ISSUED PRODUCT BULLETIN # 15155 FOR 2015 MODEL YEAR FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT DID NOT CORRECT FOR 2016 MODEL YEAR. ISSUE RELATED TO REPLACEMENT OF PART # 23258460. THIS PART WAS REDESIGNED FOR 2017 MODEL YEAR TO ELIMINATE THE DESIGN DEFECT BY RELOCATING THE MOISTURE WEEP HOLE ON THE BASE GASKET FROM THE REAR TO THE FRONT TO ACCOMMODATE THE ROOF SLOPE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308410February 11, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE/RUNNING LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY ONE SIDE WILL WORK AND THE OTHER DOESN'T AND VISE VERSA. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, NEITHER SIDE WORKS. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT THEIR MANUFACTURING CAUSED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS MY WIFE AND THREE YOUNG CHILDREN USE THIS VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307732February 7, 2020
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THERE WAS A DELAY FOR THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED WAS AWAITING AN INSPECTION BY A MANUFACTURER FIELD INSPECTOR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN BRAKE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,600. *DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306887February 3, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LED BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK CAR SHAKES AND TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHILE DRIVING 35-45MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306161January 30, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TAIL LIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD $800. TO REPLACE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM WHY IS IT NOT A RECALL? I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND EVERYBODY IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299658January 16, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT TWICE IN 3 YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299808January 16, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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