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2016 GMC Yukon SUV 4WD

5
Recalls
185
Complaints
Overall rating

Safety Ratings.

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Frontal Crash
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Rollover
Overall Front Star Rating

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Front Driver Side
Front Passenger Side
Overall Side Star Rating

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Driver
Passenger
Overall Side Pole Star Rating

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Rollover Star Rating

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Rollover Risk: 22.2%

Complaints
Recalls

185 Complaints

for 2016 GMC YUKON
01/24/2022
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/22/2022
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC1GR******
Summary

The trailer break service light is coming on. There is not a way to dismiss the sound and comes on every few seconds, it's very distracting a HUGE safety risk. I have contacted GMC Valencia California and they have have several vehicles with the same issue / hazard. This has apparently been going on for years yet GMC refuses to put a recall on the vehicles nor take action on correcting this on this critical issue. This is very upsetting and with all the complaints / concerns it appears nobody cares for the lives this defective issue could cause, especially when towing. Thank you.

01/19/2022
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/28/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ4GR******
Summary

Radiator is leaking antifreeze because of excessive thermocycles within the cooling system caused by excessive cycling of the thermostat. Vehicle leaking antifreeze causing environmental hazards and possible overheating causing vehicle to shut off. GM knows about this and posted a service bulletin but will not repair when out of warranty.

01/08/2022
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 12/02/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1gks1bkc8gr******
Summary

The paint is bad on the hood and top of the vehicle. It has been a year since it started.

12/29/2021
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 04/15/2020
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1gks1bkc1gr******
Summary

The contact owns a 2016 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 mph, the brake pedal was hard to depress and the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal needed to be pumped in order for the vehicle to be operated. In addition, the contact stated the vehicle failed to stop immediately. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake line needed to be flushed. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure was undetermined. The contact mentioned while the mechanic was reversing the vehicle the brakes failed to operate causing the vehicle to crash into a person and a vehicle. The contact stated that the lady sustained multiple injuries that needed medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake vacuum pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer where they informed the contact that the failure was unable to be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 54,000.

12/23/2021
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 12/01/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC5GR******
Summary

Driver side, rear lighting fixture not working. All lights for brakes, reverse, do not work. I had to replace the entire light assembly on the Passenger side previously.

12/06/2021
Components: POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/05/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1gks1akc1gr******
Summary

The contact owns a 2016 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the RPM gauge was high, and the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive to her residence. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic informed the contact that the failure could be related to the transmission. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired and remained with the independent mechanic. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the next available appointment was in January 2022. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

11/28/2021
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 03/01/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC3GR******
Summary

Rear driver taillight assembly does not work all the time! One day it works the next day it does not! I had to have the passenger side replaced about 6-8 months ago & it was replaced by the dealer at that time & there was no cost to me as it was under warranty at that time! I think there may be an issue with the LED bulbs! Now the problem is with the drivers side! This is a safety problem and a recall should be issued!!!!It is no longer under warranty & out of pocket cost may be $600 to $1000!

11/03/2021
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 11/02/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1CKJ5GR******
Summary

The rear lights on my vehicle - including brake lights - intermittently stop working. I was unaware of this issue until I had someone follow me to my destination to make me aware. This is extremely dangerous that could lead to a wreck with the potential of bodily injury. GMC has issued a service bulletin (admitting to using faulty parts) related to this problem, however, they have limited the coverage to mileage and year. GMC should be required to issue a full recall on any vehicle impacted by this serious safety concern.

10/11/2021
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/21/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1gks1ckj4gr******
Summary

I PURCHASED MY CAR BRAND NEW. AFTER ONE WEEK I NOTICE MY CAR JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP I BROUGHT IT FROM, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THATS HOW IT CHANGES GEARS FROM 4 CYLINDER TO 8 CYLINDER. SO ME BELIEVING IN THE SERVICE MANAGER, I WENT ALONG WITH HIM. WELL AFTER HAVING DIFFERENT PEOPLE RIDE WITH ME THEY ASKED ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR NEE CAR? WHY IS IT SHIFTING GEARS SO HARD. SO I TOOK IT BACK IN TO DEALERSHIP I TALK TO SAME SERVICE MANAGER THAT MY CAR IS JERKING AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE . WELL LETS JUST SAY I GOT THE RUN AROUND. THEN 6 MONTHS LATER I TOOK IT BACK AND FORTH MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. NOW THIS TIME MY TURNING SIGNALS WE BLINKING ON AND OFF, WHENEVER I WASHED MY CAR OR IT RAINED. THEN MY FRONT HEADLIGHTS WERE DOING THE SAME THING, THEN THE BACK TAIL LIGHTS WERE GOING ON AND OFF. NOW ONTO MY HEATED AND A/C SEATS WERE NOT WORKING. THEN MY INTERIOR LIGHTS WETE STAYING ON, MONITOR DISPLAY WAS SHORTING OUT. NOW IT 2020 AND MY HOOD AND TOP OF THE CAR ARE OXIDIZING. I THOUGHT I PAID $80k FOR THIS CAR AND THIS WHAT HAPPENS!! I PARK IN THE GARAGE TOO! THERE IS ALOT MORE PROBLEMS TO ADD, BUT NOT ENOUGH SPACE TO PUT DOWN. IM DEALING WITH THE GMC HEADQUARTERS NOW. MY CAR IS A LEMON!!

10/03/2021
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 10/02/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ5GR******
Summary

The Trailer Brake System has become inoperative on my 2016 GMC Yukon. . A random, constant and repetitive Service "Trailer Brake System" warning makes constant, persistent, repetitive and abrupt dashboard visual illuminations and abrupt audio disruptions while driving. This causes constant driver distractions and the inability to hear traffic and other warnings when the chiming audio warnings go off over and over. Additionally, the Trailer brake system is not functioning and other potential issues may exist. I have learned that NHTSA and GM are aware of this specific Trailer Brake System issue but have not provided a remedy for this known Manufacturers defect with the wiring harness. These disruptions prevent our family while driving from hearing other vehicle warnings (turn signal, rear collision, lane departure, lane assist, forward collision) and I am unable to make phone calls as well during these constant disruptions and also the inability to read the digital read out of my speed during these constant disruptions.

09/20/2021
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 09/18/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1gks1ckj1gr******
Summary

The contact owns a 2016 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that while reversing, his wife noticed that the driver’s side brake light was not illuminating. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,425.

09/15/2021
Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 09/10/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKF2CKJ3GR******
Summary

The contact owns a 2016 GMC Yukon. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would shake and vibrate. The cause of the failure was not determined. Also, the driver and passenger side retractable running boards would erroneously retract back and forth while driving, and on several occasions, while attempting to exit the vehicle the running board remained retracted causing the driver to fall to the ground and causing injuries to the driver's legs. The cause of the failures was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 60,000.

07/26/2021
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/22/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1CKJ5GR******
Summary

Rear Left tail light doesn't turn on. Was stopped by police and given a verbal warning of my tail light turning off and on while driving. Now its completely dead.

07/23/2021
Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Incident Date: 07/22/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1gks1akc9gr******
Summary

This is the second time it happened the first time i parked my car while the engine was on and i got down real quick got back on my car and when i tryed turning all of a sudden my steering wheel keept turning the opposite way and parking control light appear saying it was off and it keep moving my steering wheel i all of a sudden turned my car off and back on the second time that happened i was going in a parking when it did the samething i was turning in the parking and it started turning my steering wheel the opposite way it started saying again parking control off and the system started going crazy and my car completely turned off i was left in the middle of the parking lot had tu put my car in parking and turn my car off reall quick and turned it on and was able to park but i did get really scared and been really scared to drive my car ever since because i don’t know if it will do the same thing again while driving . I have not taken it to get checked but will be making an appointment because it is a really scary situation.

07/12/2021
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 07/09/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1gks2bkc3gr******
Summary

Passenger side brake light not working. Bulb replacement not available to purchase and you have to take to dealership for $800 plus repair. 72k miles on vehicle.

07/06/2021
Components: POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/02/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC8GR******
Summary

A/C Condensing Unit leaking. Appears to Leak from small tack weld on the top area of the condensing unit. All of the R134 went out and left with no A/C. Seems to be a common problem and ignored by GMC.

07/06/2021
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/06/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1gks2bkc1gr******
Summary

Vacuum pump loses vacuum, and the brakes are very hard. Occurs when sitting still with the brake applied. Also occurs in reverse at low speeds. My wife refuses to drive her car, due to numerous near fender benders.

06/24/2021
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 06/17/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC6GR******
Summary

GMC has a bulletin “recall” that stated that the tail lights of their vehicles were not illuminating on vehicles. In 2019 we took our vehicle in to have the defect covered because our passenger tail light stopped working. We are now having the same issue with our driver light but they are stating that the recall only covered one light with knowledge that both lights are defective. Only one light was replaced. They also had a recall on a defective air compressor that we paid $580 for but because of mileage it was not covered. I spoke with a rep by the name of Angellica in the complaint department that confirmed that the letters regarding the air compressors were sent in November of 2017 and I did not receive that notice during that time. I purchased the vehicle in April of 2017. If any part of a vehicle is defective, or poorly made coverage should not end and defective parts should be replaced. We are looking to be reimbursed for repairs and coverage provided for the second light on our vehicle. GM refuses to resolve this issue and is placing my family in danger with defective parts on this vehicle. I am looking for this to be resolved as soon as possible. This is poor business and the quality of this vehicle that is 5 years old is poor. Attached you will see the invoice from the dealer states that the wiring is bad but coverage was expired due to mileage. If defective parts are in a vehicle there should not be a limitation on getting them replaced. GM made this mistake and it needs to be corrected.

06/21/2021
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 04/01/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1gks2akc5gr******
Summary

Vehicle shudders, jerks excessively, and shifts erratically when accelerating. Had transmission serviced, fluid flushed, pan cleaned, transmission filter changed. Metal shavings were found in the pan and filter and covering magnet in pan. During flush metal shavings were recovered from oil cooler. Transmission continues to display same symptoms and rpms fluctuate during steady acceleration described as evidence of transmission slipping. Vehicle has not been serviced by dealer. No warning lamps or DTC indicated. Approximately 1500 miles after service during follow up inspection, metal shavings/debris were found in fluid on dipstick. All gm recommended parts and fluids used during service.

05/10/2021
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 02/01/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC2GR******
Summary

REAR TAIL LIGHTS INOPERABLE AND BRAKE LIGHTS NOT OPERATING. WHEN I ASKED DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM THEY SAID GM HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES SINCE THEY NEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THEM EXTENDING THE WARRANTY. VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY REAR LIGHTS WORKING WHICH IS EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD.

05/09/2021
Components: POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 05/08/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC0GR******
Summary

MY 2016 GMC YUKON SLE VIBRATES REALLY BAD ON HIGH SPEEDS STARTS FROM 70MPH AND UP I TOOK IT TO DO A WHEEL BALANCE AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE ALSO I CHECK THE VIN FOR ANY RECALLS AND NOTHING I SEARCH AND I HAVE SEEN THAT ALL CHEVY TAHOES CADILLAC ESCALADE GMC YUKON HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAVENT FIX IT. DOES ANY ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT OR IF THERES GONNA BE ANY RECALL ON THE PROBLEM.. THANK YOU

04/13/2021
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 03/10/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC4GR******
Summary

AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER REFRIGERANT LEAK AT THE COUPLER

04/07/2021
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 03/01/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BXC3GR******
Summary

THE AC WON'T BLOW COLD. THE BRAKES AREN'T STOPPING THE VEHICLE.

03/11/2021
Components: STEERING,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS
Incident Date: 03/01/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC5GR******
Summary

OUR GMC YUKON LOCKED INTO 4WD WHILE ACCELERATING/DRIVING (APPROX 15-25MP) THE KIDS TO SCHOOL THROUGH THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, JERKED VIOLENTLY AS THOUGH BRAKING HARD, AND STEERING WAS EXTREMELY IMPAIRED. THE "SERVICE 4WD" MESSAGE APPEARED ON OUR DASHBOARD. THE YUKON IS LOCKED IN 4WD, AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND MANEVEUR. IT JERKS VIOLENLY WHEN TURNING. WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS.

02/27/2021
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/27/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ2GR******
Summary

I SEE ALMOST 200 COMPLAINTS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE? NOT SURE THE POINT OF THIS WEBSITE, BUT, I'M GOING TO PUT MY 2 CENTS IN. MY 2016 YUKON DENALI PASSANGER BRAKE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT, LIKE MANY, MANY OF OTHER PEOPLE. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AFTER MANY VIDEOS I HAVE WATCHED I SEE THAT THE CIRCIT BOARD COMES APART AND CAN'T BE REPAIRED BUT ONLY REPLACED, AT A EXTREMLY HIGH PRICE. I'VE ALSO SEEN MANY TAIL LIGHT ON THESE YUKONS WORK OFF AND ON, SO, RANDOMLY THEY CAN NOT WORK AT ANY TIME AND POSSIBLY GET YOU REAR ENDED. HOW DO I FILE A CIVIL ACTION COMPLAINT TO HAVE GMC ADDRESS THIS COMPLAINT AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE? PLEASE ADVISE.

01/28/2021
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/16/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC1GR******
Summary

BRAKE LIGHTS CUTS ON AND OFF WHEN DRIVING AND THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS OFF ON MY 2016 VEHICLE ALSO WHEN STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO FLOOR VEHICLE HARD TO STOP A FOR SURE DANGEROUS SITUATION

01/13/2021
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC8GR******
Summary

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN SEPT 2020 MY ONSTAR MODULE FAILED. STARTED NOTICING WATER IN THE DRIVER FLOORBOARD. THE SHARK FIN ANTENNA IS LEAKING, CAUSING MAJOR ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND SHORTAGES. NO GPS, ONSTAR WON'T WORK. THESE FINS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED PROPERLY.

12/28/2020
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 12/28/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC6GR******
Summary

WHILE DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO PRACTICE MY VEHICLE JERKED US FORWARD IN A VIOLENT MOTION AS IF ANOTHER CAR HIT US AND THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE ROAD. AFTERWARDS THE CAR SLOWED TO ABOUT 5-20MILES AN HOUR AND WOULD NOT DRIVE ANY FASTER. I STOPPED AT THE NEAREST INTERSECTION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND TURNED ON AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND I HAVE ALREADY BEEN TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

12/23/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 12/23/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC5GR******
Summary

THE REAR LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THEM BECAUSE MY VEHICLE MILEAGE IS OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG THE 2016 GMC YUKON'S AND I DO NOT THINK IT IS FAIR THAT I HAVE TO COVER THE REPAIR.

12/20/2020
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/18/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ8GR******
Summary

2016 YUKON SHUDDERING, HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE WHICH HELPED WITH THE SHUDDERING. WE'VE PUT 15K+M PLUS MILES ON IT SINCE THE FLUID FLUSH, IT'S STARTING TO SHIFT HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY.

12/07/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SEATS
Incident Date: 12/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT HEATER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT WAS NOT HEATING UP PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RHODEN GMC HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO H&H CHEVROLET (4645 S 84TH ST SUITE A, OMAHA, NE 68127; (402) 339-2222) FOR AN ISSUE WITH THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING AND THAT THE ANTENNA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE REPAIR, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE NORMALLY FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. ADDITIONALLY, THE BLIND SPOT INDICATOR ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE KEYFOB WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. THE RADIO SCREEN WAS ALSO OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE USING THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

11/24/2020
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 06/28/2020
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ8GR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 GMC YUKON . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND T-BONED HER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER BOTH SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AN AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A HERNIATED DISC, A CERVICAL NECK STRAIN, AND RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK PAIN. THE PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED A CERVICAL NECK STRAIN AS WELL AS INJURIES TO HER NECK. THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE OTHER DRIVER WERE UNKNOWN. A POLICE WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD; HOWEVER HER INSURANCE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ANOTHER TOW YARD FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO BODY SHOP TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE COULD BE SALVAGED; HOWEVER,THEY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. MASTER BUICK GMC(3710 WASHINGTON RD, AUGUSTA, GA 30907) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE AND THEY REFERRED HER BACK TO HER INSURANCE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. INVALID VIN.

11/19/2020
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 11/19/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC6GR******
Summary

FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER

11/03/2020
Components: ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 08/12/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC5GR******
Summary

CAR KEEPS RUNNING ROUGH, STUTTERING WHEN SWITCHING OFF, SMELLS LIKE GAS. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF EVERY OTHER DAY. STARTED AFTER FUEL INJECTOR RECALL, DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S THE FUEL PUMP LEAKING AND UNRELATED TO THE FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CHANGED THE GASKETS AND THE LINES WHEN FIXING THE INJECTORS. IT'S A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WITH DIRECT INJECTORS.

10/21/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 10/21/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC4GR******
Summary

I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT DUE TO GOING OUT AND NOW THE LEFT ONE HAS WENT OUT. THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE LIGHTS. THEY ARE FAULTY AND NEED TO BE RECALLED.

10/17/2020
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 06/29/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC2GR******
Summary

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE OIL CHANGE AND BATTERY REPLACEMENT ON 6/29/20 AND THEY TOLD ME BY RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAK. I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS LEAKING. THEY SAID THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES OF MY TYPE. MY VEHICLE HAD 56434 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. IT WAS $1204.82 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE.

10/02/2020
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 10/02/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ5GR******
Summary

VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND JERK UPON ACCELERATION AT 30K. DEALERSHIP CHANGED FLUID. AT 60K VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUDDER AND JERK UPON ACCELERATION AND LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD ALTHOUGH BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. INITIAL, BRIEF DIAGNOSES REVEALS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS ISSUE WAS NOTED IN 4 TSB. TSB ID #PIP5337K, TSB ID #PIP5337F, TSB ID #16-NA-014, AND TSB ID #PIP5337H. NOW THAT MY FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, GM MAINTAINS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM-- ALTHOUGH THEY SAW IT WHILE COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A CURRENT CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT WITH GM REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE SHUDDERING, SHAKING, JERKING AND HESITATION IS RELATED TO INTERNAL ISSUES WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AND/OR TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSING FRICTION SURFACES, HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS, AND GEARS TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND RESULTING IN METAL SHAVINGS BEING CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION. OVER TIME, DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER OCCURS. CONSUMERS FACE ESCALATING REPAIRS THAT CAN INCLUDE FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION OF METAL SHAVINGS CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION OPERATION, AND WHICH EVENTUALLY NECESSITATE THE REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER, VALVE BODY, OR THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. AS SUCH, THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT ENDANGERS THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLES, AND DIMINISHES THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLES. FURTHERMORE, THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES THAT METAL SHAVINGS DUE TO FRICITON COULD HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE SYSTEM CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE BUT WILL NOT REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FULL AND THROROUGH DIAGNOSES.

09/25/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 09/24/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC7GR******
Summary

THE REAR TAIL LAMPS SPORADICALLY WOULD LIGHT UP WITH DRIVING LIGHTS FOR AWHILE, BUT COULD NEVER GET FAILURE TO SHOW UP FOR DEALER DIAGNOSIS. FINALLY LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY EXCEPT FOR SIDE MARKER. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK, CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. DEALER WAS THEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND SHORT IN LED LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLIES HAS GONE BAD AND BOTH LIGHTS WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. LAMPS WERE REPLACED UNDER 80/20 WARRANTY OFFER. TOTAL OUT OF POCKET COST TO ME/CONSUMER: $492.75. I FEEL THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE ON NEWER MODEL VEHICLE AND LIGHTS SERVICE LIFE SHOULD BE MUCH LONGER THAN 4 YEARS. ESPECIALLY SINCE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE FOR 4 WEEKS BECAUSE OF CONCERN WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO REAR LIGHTS AT DARK AND CHANCE OF BEING STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC INFRACTION.

09/23/2020
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 03/31/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1CKJ7GR******
Summary

THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND ROOF HAVE LOST THEIR LUSTER. ACCORDING TO A GMC COLLISION CENTER (SHEEHAN CADILLAC COLLISION CENTER, POMPANO BEACH, FL) THE ISSUE IS VERY COMMON ON DARK COLOR VEHICLES AND IT IS EVEN HAPPENING TO THE ESCALADE. WAS QUOTED $5,195.30 TO REPAIR AND GM INDICATES THEY WILL ONLY COVER 30% OF THE AMOUNT. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT SHEEHAN BUICK/GMC.EVEN CONTACTED THE GM CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AND WOULD NOT BUDGE.

09/17/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 09/16/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC9GR******
Summary

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND ON WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN. WHEN REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE TRUCKS STEERING WHEEL GOT STIFF AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF OFF THEN ON THEN OFF AND ON AGAIN. WHEN REVERSING IT DID IT TWICE MORE. TURNING TO GET OUT OF A CAR WASH CURVE IT SHUT OFF AND ON. TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY IT SHUT OFF AND ON (ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS)

09/17/2020
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 09/16/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC5GR******
Summary

ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE IN A DRIVE THRU LINE, I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO BASICALLY STAND UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS HAPPEN OTHER THAN AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. I SEARCHED GMC YUKON FOR ANY RECALLS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A RECALL WITH GMC. WHEN YOU DO A SEARCH OF MY VEHICLE BY VIN, IT STATES NO RECALLS ARE FOUND. I CONTACTED A LOCAL GMC DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS MY VIN SHOWS THE ACTIVE RECALL.

09/08/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/12/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC2GR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHICH SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED IN REGARDS TO THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COVERT BUICK GMC (11750 RESEARCH BLVD, STE D, AUSTIN, TX 78759, (512) 371-6075) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURES OR ISSUES FOUND WITH THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THE DEALER DISREGARDED THE LETTER AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ISSUE RECURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HER CUSTODY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE FORMER DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME DEALER DECLINED THE PURCHASE OF THE PART NEEDED TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,655.

08/28/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 07/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ1GR******
Summary

THE LED BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING DUE TO FAULTY CIRCUIT.

08/19/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 08/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC0GR******
Summary

RIGHT REAR LED TAILLIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKING. NOT SURE WHY IT WORKS AT TIMES, AND NOT AT OTHER TIMES, BUT WHEN THE TAILLIGHT IS NOT WORKING NEITHER IS THAT BRAKE LIGHT. THIS STARTED ABOUT AUGUST 1, 2020.

08/12/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 07/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC9GR******
Summary

FAULTY TAIL LIGHTS. TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY STAY LIT. THIS FAULTY LIGHT IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT

07/24/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 07/15/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC2GR******
Summary

THE PASSENGER SIDE BLIND SPOT MONITORING SENSOR NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE SENSOR CAME DETACHED FROM REAR BUMPER FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND NOW IS JUST DANGLING. NEEDS TO BE WELDED BACK ON THE BUMPER.

06/22/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/18/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJXGR******
Summary

DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT, WHEN YOU PULL THE LIGHT OUT IT STARTS TO WORK, REPLACE THE LIGHT BACK INTO THE CAR AND IT DIES AGAIN. THIS SEEM TO BE A ISSUES WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE. ITS VERY COSTLY TO HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING LED TAIL LIGHTS! *TR

06/16/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1CKJ8GR******
Summary

2016 YUKON DENALI, BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION WITH ON 78K MILES. I CAN'T AFFORD NEW BRAKE LIGHTS AS THEY ARE MANUFACTURER ONLY AND $800 A POP. I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER ANY OF THESE EXPENSES AT ANOTHER 3K, AND THE DEALER TELLS ME HEADLIGHTS, TAIL-LIGHTS ARE NOT COVERED. I SHOULD HAVE RESEARCHED BETTER, OR WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT A VEHICLE WITH ANY LED LIGHTS. *TR

06/16/2020
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 06/02/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC4GR******
Summary

VEHICLE HAVING ISSUES WITH JERKING AND ACCELERATION WHILE IN MOTION HAPPENED TO VEHICLE IN ALL SETTINS HIGHWAY STREET HILLS FLAT SURFACE ROADS AND TURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED NOTIFIED BY GMC DEALER THAT TORQUE CONVERTER CRUMBLING INSIDE OF 2016-2017 YUKON RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION DUE TO CRUMBLING AND ISSUES CAUSED BY CRUMBLING . CRUMBLING NOT FROM ACCIDENT OR WEAR OR TEAR IN VEHICLE OPERATIONS IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW/MANUFACTURER DEFECT. GMC WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE OR FAILURE. ONLINE RESEARCHED PROVIDED SHOWS MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THIS ISSUE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT PART $500 NEW TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT IS $5634.00 CONTACTED GMC HEADQUARTERS, CUSTOMER SERVICE AN DEALERSHIP WITH NO RESOLUTION. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTS UNTIL I PAY FOR REPAIRS.ORIGINAL ESTIMATE COST OF $5634.00 NOW ESCALATED TO 6300.00 FOR A REPLACEMENT PART THAT COST APPROX $500. UNETHICAL, PREDATORY, UNFAIR. *TR

06/16/2020
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/16/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ3GR******
Summary

YUKON HAS 27,855 MILES ON IT AND THE FUEL INJECTORS HAVE GONE BAD AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. IDLES ROUGH AND WHEN ACCELERATING THE YUKON JOLTS. COST IS $2,200 DEALER IN CHANTILLY VA. CHECK ENGINE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE MISFIRES BASED ON DEALER'S DIAGNOSTIC. NO WARRANTY TO COVER THE VEHICLE. OTHER COMPLAINTS OF OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYSTEMATIC FAILURES OF THE FUEL INJECTORS AND THERE IS BACK LOG FOR THE PART. NOT SURE HOW A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE FUEL INJECTORS WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. *TR

06/10/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 04/23/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC3GR******
Summary

TAILLIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE GOES OUT. IT'S BEEN AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE AS IT COMES ON AND GOES OUT. *TR

05/27/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/04/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJXGR******
Summary

MY PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHT WORKS SOMETIMES, AND OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. I TOOK IT IN TO BE CHECKED OUT TO FIND OUT A REPLACEMENT IS 800.00 AS THE TAILLIGHT NEEDS TO COMPLETELY BE REPLACED NOT JUST A BULB. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL VEHICLES LIKE MINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE ALSO READ MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN STATED AT DEALERSHIP THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A RECALL ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM. *TR

05/15/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/15/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC1GR******
Summary

AFTER REFUELING MY YUKON, PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE YUKON'S RPM GAGE STARTED JUMPING UP AND UPON ACCELERATING, THE YUKON WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE YUKON IN 'M' GEAR AND SLOWLY DRIVE ANOTHER MILE BEFORE I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE YUKON AT ALL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR

05/13/2020
Components: VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 08/01/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC1GR******
Summary

CLIMATE CONTROL HAS NOT BEEN RIGHT WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF OWNING IT. THE AC AND HEATER DO NOT WORK RIGHT, RESULTING IN DEFROST ISSUES AT TIMES, CREATING A VISION ISSUE. YOU CAN NEVER REGULATE THE CABIN. NOW THERE IS NO AC AT ALL. WAS TOLD IT HELD CHARGE, BUT BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. *TR

05/13/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/12/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC1GR******
Summary

MY LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD WORK AND THEN NOT WORK AND I HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE TELLING ME MY LEFT BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. THEN OTHER DAYS I WAS TOLD IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. NOW IT IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. *TR

05/12/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/04/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKCXGR******
Summary

REAR PASSENGER SIDE RED LED LIGHT DOESN'T WORK. HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH IS A LOT OF MONEY. *TR

05/11/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 10/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC6GR******
Summary

BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHTS ARE OUT. THE REPLACEMENT FOR THESE ARE OVER 800.00 AND GM HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. PLEASE HELP, AS I CANNOT GET MY CAR INSPECTED WITH THE LIGHTS BEING OUT. *TR

05/09/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/16/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC9GR******
Summary

DEFECTIVE LED TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FROM A 50,000$+ SUV. GM WILL NOT COVER REPAIR IF YOU GO OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILES. MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THESE YUKON'S. TAILLIGHTS ARE ABOUT 1200 EACH TO FIX RIDICULOUS. *TR

05/01/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1CKJ3GR******
Summary

PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS OUT AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE HAZARDOUS WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND A LAW THAT EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH AT LEAST TWO WORKING TAIL LAMPS. GM HAS MANUFACTURED INADEQUATE AND FAULTY PARTS THAT ONE DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE LAW THAT VEHICLES SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH AT LEAST 2 WORKING TAIL LAMP AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO THE CUSTOMERS WHOSE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED CONCERN BUT GM HAS FAILED TO FIND RESOLUTION FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AND WILL ONLY BE REPLACED BY GM UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE WHICH HAS EXPIRED IN MOST 2015-2016 VEHICLES. DEFECTIVE PARTS NEED TO BE RE-CALLED FOR THE 2015-2016 YUKON VEHICLES AND REPLACED BY PRODUCTS THAT ARE SAFER AND NON HAZARDOUS TO CUSTOMERS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

04/06/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 04/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC0GR******
Summary

BOTH OF MY LED TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLIES HAVE FAILED OVER THE PAS YEAR. GMC HAS REPLACED THAT OEM WITH NEW PARTS AND HAS MD THE OLD PARTS. GENERALLY, IF A BREAK LIGHT FAILS YOU CAN REPLACE THE BULB FOR AROUND $5 BUT WHEN THESE ASSEMBLIES FAIL IT COSTS THE OWNER AROUND $700 TO REPLACE. DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS IS A TRAFFIC VIOLATION. A CAR CAN NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS SO THE OWNER IS FORCED TO PAY THE MONEY FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART FROM WHICH GMC PROFITS.. WHY IS THIS NOT A SAFETY RECALL? GMC KNOWS IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS A RESULT.WHAT IS THE NHTSA STAND ON THIS?

03/26/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 03/26/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC8GR******
Summary

PASSENGER TAILLIGHT, RUNNING LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT LED STRIP NOT WORKING

03/12/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 03/04/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1CKJ8GR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAILLAMPS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE ONE SET OF TAILLAMP AND BRAKE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SECOND SET WAS ALSO REPLACED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. THE CONTACT CALLED WIESNER BUICK GMC LOCATED AT (1645 INTERSTATE 45 N, CONROE, TX 77304) AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF SIMILAR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

03/04/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 03/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC8GR******
Summary

PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM. THERE IS POOR MANUFACTURING WHICH HAS CAUSED THIS CHRONIC FAILURE. CAN NOT REPLACE THE BULB, YOU MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY.

03/02/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 02/17/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC0GR******
Summary

THE BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT. ALL OTHER LIGHTS ARE WORKING, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHT. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A NORMAL THING FOR THE GMC. I CAN NOT JUST CHANGE A BULB, THEY SAID I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE LIGHT KIT FOR A $850.

02/28/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 02/24/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC1GR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY A POLICE OFFICER THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TAILLAMP WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EDWARDS MOTORS LOCATED AT (1825 VETERANS PKWY S, MOULTRIE, GA 31788), WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TAILLAMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,200.

02/26/2020
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 10/08/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ9GR******
Summary

I PURCHASED MY TRUCK FROM GILROY CHEVROLET IN SEPTEMBER 2019. THE WEEK WE BOUGHT IT MY HUSBAND HAD TO CHANGE THE BREAKS AS THEY NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. SHORTLY AFTER WITHIN A WEEK FROM THAT WE STARTED HEARING A POPPING SOUND FROM THE LEFT FRONT PART OF THE TRUCK. SOMEWHERE NEAR THE AXEL OR TIRE BARING. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND STATED THEY HAD SOLD ME A CAR WITH NO BREAKS AND WITH THIS MYSTERIOUS NOISE. THEY DIAGNOSED THE CAR, CHARGED ME AND DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM I DIDN'T EVEN GET REIMBURSED OR AN APOLOGY FOR BEING SOLD A CAR THAT HAD NO BREAKS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A NEW DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. WHERE THEY ARE ASKING ME TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND DEDUCTIBLE I FEEL THE ORIGINAL DEALER WHO SOLD ME THIS DEFECTIVE CAR SHOULD HAVE TO PAY SINCE I HAVE PAID THESE DUE ONCE ALREADY. ANY TIME THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY YOU FEEL AND HEAR THE POPPING NOISE.

02/24/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/22/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC9GR******
Summary

BRAKE LIGHT TAILLIGHTS INTERMITTENT TURNS ON AND OFF

02/17/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 02/03/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ2GR******
Summary

BOTH HEAD LAMPS HAVE MOISTURE AND IT IS HARD TO SEE THE ROAD. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WILL NOT COVER LENSES. NO WARRANTY WILL. EVENTUALLY THE MOISTURE WILL HARD THE LED AND HID COMPONENTS AND THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL CAUSING A HAZARD TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. MY CAR HAS 37000 MILES ON IT AND IS GARAGE KEPT. THESE LAMPS ARE OVER $2000.00 TO REPLACE.

02/14/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/12/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC7GR******
Summary

BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ALMOST WAS PLOWED INTO BY 18 WHEELER ON I-75. DRIVER WAVED US OVER AND INFORMED US THAT HE DID NOT SEE US TILL RIGHT ON TOP OF US. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE SYSTEMIC ENOUGH THAT THE GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD US THAT IT WAS COMMON ENOUGH THAT THEY KEPT THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN STOCK. ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE NUMEROUS THREADS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND EVEN UTUBE VIDEOS ON WHERE TO REMOVE MATERIAL TO ACCESS THE OFFENDING CIRCUIT BOARD TO REPAIR THE KNOWN FAULTY CIRCUIT. THE FAILURE OF THESE BRAKE LIGHTS COULD HAVE COST MY FAMILY AND ME OUR LIVES. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE 1600$ TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHTS. I REITERATE THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE IS COMMON ENOUGH THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS THREADS ON THE INTERNET TO DISCUSS THE KNOWN WEAKNESS OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD

02/04/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 01/10/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC0GR******
Summary

BRAKE AND TAILLIGHT ARE GOING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I CAN HIT THE SIDE OF THE TAILLIGHT AND IT WILL BLINK ON AND OFF SOMETIMES. LOOKED UP ONLINE AND FOUND IT IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE THAT GMC WILL NOT FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

01/23/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 11/06/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC2GR******
Summary

MY COMPLAINT RELATES TO A KNOWN DEFECT IN 2015-18 GMC YUKON (AND SIMILAR GM MODELS) AND DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT IN MY 2016 GMC YUKON WENT OUT IN APPROX EARLY 2019. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. IN NOVEMBER 2019, BY RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE EARLY BROKEN LIGHT. I HAD LESS THAN 36,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I LEASED THE VEHICLE IN APPROX SEPT 2016 AND THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PAST (LESS THAN 75 DAYS) EXPIRATION OF THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY. SO, THE DEALER QUOTED ME $950+/- DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HOUSING. THE DEALER REP EXPLAINED THAT THE ENTIRE HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LED AND DIDN'T USE A BULB. THE DEALER REP TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WAS INCENSED AND REFUSED TO PAY. I WENT HOME AND GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS PERVASIVE WITH THE 2015-18 YUKON AND OTHER SIMILAR GM PRODUCTS. I ALSO FOUND A FIX THAT WAS MUCH LESS MONEY ONLY REQUIRED ABOUT 2 HOURS OF MY TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND, BASED ON THE DEALER REP COMMENT AND GOOGLE RESEARCH, IT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T53845_DS768963 HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/GMC/YUKON/BRAKE-LIGHT-PROBLEMS.PHP NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11291414 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11299968 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11297087 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11291113 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11286914 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11282957 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11282130 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11282097 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11278307 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11265307 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11265384 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11256174 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11254155 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11253481 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11246544 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11246035 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11241057 THERE ARE MANY OTHERS AS WELL. A BROKEN BRAKE LIGHT IS A SAFETY DEFECT. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL OF THE 2015 - 2019 AND REPLACE THE BRAKE LENSES.

01/20/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 01/20/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ2GR******
Summary

THIS CAN BE RESEARCHED BY HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE. POOR DESIGN CAUSES THE METAL TO BREAK INSIDE THE LED REAR TAIL LIGHTS WHICH MAKES THEM INOPERABLE. THESE ARE UNSAFE WHEN THESE GO OUT AND IT IS VERY COMMON. GENERAL MOTORS DOES WARRANTY THEIR LIGHTS NOR IS THERE A RECALL.THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND A SAFETY ISSUE

01/16/2020
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/16/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AECXGR******
Summary

BRAKE LIGHT ON VEHICLE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND IS NO LONGER SAFE. THIS IS A PROBLEM GMC IS WELL AWARE OF AND NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT. CHEAP METAL BOARD BRAKES INSIDE THE LENS AND LEAVES YOU WITH NO BRAKE LIGHT. I DO NOT WANT MY FAMILY TO BE REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS PROFESSIONAL GRADE? BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE, AT ANY TIME ON ROAD.THIS IS A 2016 GMC YUKON WITH 22710 MILES AS I WRITE. BRAKE LIGHT HAS FAILED WHILE MOVING ON THE CITY STREETS. THIS FAILURE IS CURRENTLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT. TRYING TO MAKE APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIR OF THIS PROFESSIONAL GRADE BRAKE LIGHT? BEFORE THE OTHER ONE BRAKES AND PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK OF A ACCIDENT.

01/04/2020
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 11/20/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1CKJ6GR******
Summary

REAR LED TAILLIGHT WENT OUT OUR ONLY 3 YEAR OLD 2016 GMC DENALI. THIS EFFECTS THE STOP, TAIL, AND TURN LIGHTS. THESE LED LIGHTS ARE NOT REPAIRABLE AND THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. GM CHARGES AN ASTRONOMICAL PRICE OF AROUND $700 FOR EACH SIDE. IT IS VERY HARD TO FIND ANY USED ONES AND ACCORDING TO PART DEALERS GM HAS A 'BOUNTY' ON ANY USED ONES TO TURN BACK IN. OBVIOUSLY GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT AS NOT ONLY AS GOOD CUSTOMER RELATIONS BUT IT'S REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL.

12/27/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 12/06/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER COMING FROM THE HIGH FREQUENCY ANTENNA, WHICH CAUSED A SHORTAGE TO THE GPS AND RENDERED IT INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERRA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF NASHVILLE (2340 GALATIANS PIKE N, MADISON, TN 37115, (615) 543-5456) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH FREQUENCY ANTENNA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5724166813. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

12/26/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 10/10/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC6GR******
Summary

MY TAIL LIGHT IS OUT ONLY ON THE BRAKE PART THE DEALERS SAID I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HOLE LIGHT IVE HAD MY CAR NO MORE THAN 2 YEARS RUNNING WELL JUST THE LIGHT PROBLEM THE DEALER SAID IT HAPPENS ALOT BUT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY THEY WANT TO CHARGE 600 DLLS I THINK THEY SHOULD FIX THEIR ISSUE AN NOT HAVE PEOPLE SPENDING THIS MUCH FOR SOMETHING THEY KNOW THEY SHOULD FIX

12/24/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 06/03/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC5GR******
Summary

DRIVER SIDE REAR LED BRAKE LIGHT NO LONGER WORKS.

12/04/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1CKJ8GR******
Summary

LEFT TAILLIGHT WENT OUT AND I WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT BUT HAD THE RIGHT TAILLIGHT GO OUT AT 40,000 MILES. I HAVE REFERRED 4 FRIENDS THAT PURCHASED THE SAME VEHICLE AS US AND HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC AND THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS.

11/30/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 11/11/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC4GR******
Summary

2016 GMC YUKON TAIL LIGHT NOT WORKING. STARTED NOT WORKING FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN WORKED AGAIN AND THEN QUIT COMPLETELY.

11/27/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 08/28/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC5GR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GMC DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO JIM TAYLOR CHEVROLET (139 GRIMSHAW ST, RAYVILLE, LA 71269, (318) 303-6475) WHERE A DRIVING TEST WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

11/25/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 11/24/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC5GR******
Summary

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE SHORTING OUT CAUSING THEM TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CIRCUIT IS BROKEN INSIDE THE SEALED PORTION OF THE LIGHT PREVENTING REPAIR.

11/24/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 11/18/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ5GR******
Summary

THE TAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING AND CANNOT CHANGE OUT THE LED BULBS, IT IS A BREAK SOME WHERE THE THE WIRING.

11/19/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 09/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ4GR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY SHOULD INCLUDE REPLACING THE ENGINE VACUUM PUMP INSTEAD OF REPROGRAMMING THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CONTACT'S CONCERNS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

11/05/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 11/02/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC1GR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE FOR A TAIL LIGHT FAILURE. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH CARMAX (916-782-2404, LOCATED AT 1450 EUREKA RD, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661) TO REPLACE THE TAIL LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THE LED LIGHT BULB IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY COULD NOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,400.

10/28/2019
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 10/25/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC2GR******
Summary

AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP WHEN GETTING THE BRAKE RECALL UPDATED WITHIN 48HRS MY TRANSMISSION STARTS SHUDDERING! NEVER HAD A SINGLE PROBLEM UNTIL THE RECALL WAS UPDATED! WAS TOLD THERE IS ONLY A FLUID FLUSHING AVAILABLE FOR THE 8CYL TRANSMISSION NOT THE 6CYL! WAS TOLD THAT I WAS OUT OF MY POWER TRAIN AT 82K MILES AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THE TOURQUE CONVERTER OR BY A NEW TRANSMISSION! PLUS WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TILL AFTER JANUARY 2020 BECAUSE THEY ARE BACKED UP FROM OTHER VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME ISSUES! THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THE 8CYL BUT NOTHING FOR THE 6! WHY? I LOVE MY CAR AND YOU WOULD THINK AT 70K IT WOULD BE MORE RELIABLE AND GM WOULD BACK THEIR PRODUCT! I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE MAKERS OF GM AND WITH THE ISSUES I'M LOOKING AT WITH NO RELIEF IN SIGHT I WOULD BE BETTER OFF TRADING FOR A FORD OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN GM! I'M REALLY HOPING THAT IS NOT THE CASE AND GM WILL OFFER A FIX FOR THESE ISSUES!

10/17/2019
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC5GR******
Summary

2016 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE STARTED IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD THEN REVERSE, 3 INCHES BOTH WAYS. WHEN IDLE THE ENGINE WOULD REV BETWEEN 400-600. UPON ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WOULD VIBRATE AND HESITATE. IT WAS DISCOVERED UNFILTERED AIR WAS BEING RELEASED INTO THE ENGINE. THE FILTER WAS REPAIRED. THE ENGINE LONGER REVVED, BUT CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING AWAY AFTER BEING PARKED. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED REENTER THE VEHICLE THUS BEING THROWN TO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER STATED THE GEAR SHIFT FREELY MOVES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE BACKWARD WHILE ON A HILL. THE VEHICLE ROCKS WHEN IN PARK AND OFF AND OIL IN THE WINDSHIELD CENTER CONSOLE LEAKED *JS

10/15/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 10/15/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC0GR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED. AAA WAS CONTACTED AND TOWED THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AFTER OURISMAN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF ALEXANDRIA (1800 OLD RICHMOND HWY, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22303) UPDATED THE SERVICE BRAKES PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,200.

10/02/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 09/19/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC2GR******
Summary

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER USED. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 62,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AFTER WORKING FINE THE DAY BEFORE. WENT TO USE AIR CONDITIONING AND IT WOULD ONLY BLOW HOT AIR. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE, AND WITH EXPERIENCES FROM OTHER OWNERS, THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILURES APPEARS TO BE A VERY COSTLY COMMON ISSUE BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN FOR REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. ALTHOUGH THIS ISSUE WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY SAFETY RELATED IN MY SITUATION, THE POTENTIAL FOR SAFETY CONCERNS EXIST. HAD THE AC FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITH CHILDREN OR ANIMALS INSIDE COULD BE FATAL.

10/01/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 09/29/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ8GR******
Summary

INTERNAL CIRCUITRY OF PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS CAUSING THE LED'S THAT PROVIDE RUNNING AND STOP FUNCTIONS OF THE LIGHT TO FAIL. THE CAR WAS NOT WRECKED OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. APPEARS AS IF METAL FATIGUE FROM BUMPY ROADS PERHAPS CAUSES THE CIRCUITRY TO FAIL AT AT LEAST 2 WEAK POINTS IN THE METAL CIRCUIT. THE PROBLEM WAS POINTED OUT BY A TRAILING POLICEMAN WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, HE KINDLY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE ENTIRE LIGHT WAS OUT.

10/01/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 07/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC3GR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREINER BUICK GMC (14555 CIVIC DR, VICTORVILLE, CA 92394, (760) 245-3451) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

09/28/2019
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 09/28/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ7GR******
Summary

CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING, I STARTED THE CAR, DROVE ABOUT 50 YARDS TO A STOP SIGN, STOPPED, STARTED TO PULL AWAY AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED. NO WARNING LIGHTS. I WAS HALFWAY INTO THE STREET. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 37,000 MILES AND WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER 11 DAYS PRIOR (ROUTINE SERVICE).

09/17/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 09/10/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC1GR******
Summary

LEFT REAR LED BRAKE/TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES. IN DOING RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN GMC YUKON. IT SEEMS TO BE JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES AS MINE DID. THE COST TO REPLACE IS ANYWHERE AROUND $800.00. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GET IT REPLACED AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. RESEARCH ALSO SAYS THESE LED'S SHOULD BE LASTING MUCH LONGER THAN THEY ARE ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I FEEL WITH THE NUMBERS SO HIGH GMC REALLY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO A RECALL AND GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED OR HELP COMPENSATE SOME OF THE COST. ALSO, THIS PART IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE SO WE GO WEEKS WITH NO BRAKE OR TAIL LIGHT UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED. THIS IS SO NOT SAFE!!

09/16/2019
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 09/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKF1FKCXGR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE WHILE IN THE DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SHEEHAN BUICK GMC (2800 SEVERAL HWY, POMPANO BEACH, FL 33064) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

09/09/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 01/15/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ0GR******
Summary

DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT/BRAKE STARTED FAILING, ONLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED. NOW ONLY A SMALL OUTER CORNER OF THE THE LIGHT IS WORKING.

09/05/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 07/05/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC4GR******
Summary

BOTH OF THE TAILLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE GMC DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WILL BE 2000.00 TO REPLACE THEM BOTH. THIS IS A FACTORY PROBLEM. SOMETIMES ONE WORKS, SOMETIMES THEY BOTH WORK AND SOMETIMES NEITHER WORK, IN MOTION, STATIONARY, ALL STREETS AND AT ANY TIME.

08/26/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 08/20/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ2GR******
Summary

THE LED LIGHTS ON THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY FLICKER OR DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 43,000 MILES. TO FIX THE ISSUE REQUIRES REPLACING THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT AT A COST OF MORE THAN $800. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON A DEFECTIVE PART.

08/23/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJXGR******
Summary

TAIL LIGHTS ALTERNATING NOT WORKING. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE LED TAIL LIGHTS. THIS IS A MASSIVE PROBLEM AND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. GMC IS CHARGING $1000 PER TAIL LIGHT TO FIX DESPITE THIS BEING A DEFECT. MANY COMPANIES AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS POPPING ABOUT A BOUT THIS: HTTP://WWW.LEDFIX.COM/YUKONTAILLIGHTREPAIR.HTML HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=NNLDJPYMDZC

08/13/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 07/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC4GR******
Summary

AIR CONDITIONING - WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP JULY 1ST 2019, AN AIR CONDITIONING HOSE HAS A CRACK IN IT, AND THUS THE REFRIGERANT HAS LEAKED OUT. A NEW HOSE WAS ORDERED. IT IS NOW AUGUST 13TH AND WE STILL DO NOT HAVE OUR VEHICLE BACK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DOZENS OF VEHICLES THAT ARE IN NEED OF THIS FIX ( WHICH, WE ARE TOLD IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY SINCE WE HAVE 50,000 MILES ON IT). PLEASE PUSH GM FOR A RECALL, SINCE THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN RELATED FLAW. 2016 GMC YUKON THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

08/12/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
Incident Date: 08/11/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC2GR******
Summary

VACUUM PUMP. ENGINE LIGHT ON. BRAKE LIGHT ON. DROVE HORRIBLE & COULD HARDLY STOP AT TIMES. CITY STREET

08/06/2019
Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 08/04/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1CKJ6GR******
Summary

BRAKE LIGHTS & TORQUE CONVERTER 2016 YUKON DENALI. THE BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND IT IS WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF THE WARRANTY EXPIRING. THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART BECAUSE THERE'S A NATIONAL BACKORDER FOR THE ASSEMBLY. SO CLEARLY I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS APPARENTLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A HASSLE FROM THE START. I'M BEGINNING TO BELIEVE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AS WELL. I HAD A BATTERY ISSUE THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIGURE OUT EVEN AFTER SHOWING THEM THE ONSTAR ALERT. ORIGINALLY I WAS TOLD ONSTAR WAS PROBABLY JUST SENDING IT AS A MILEAGE ALERT. TURNS OUT AFTER I INSISTED THEY PUT THE VEHICLE ON A MACHINE AND IT SHOWED THE BATTERY WAS INDEED FAULTY. MULTIPLE THINGS HAVE GONE OUT ON A VEHICLE WITH BARELY 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS ALSO A MAJOR CONCERN BECAUSE IT 'SHED' METAL PIECES WITH THE CAR HAVING LESS THAN 20,000 MILES THEY ONLY DRAINED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE BULLETIN TOLD THEM TO DO. HOW IS THIS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN? MY YUKON DROVE LIKE A LAWNMOWER VIBRATING AND HOPPING. THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I'VE EVER PURCHASED, AND WITH THE ISSUES THAT KEEP PILING UP IT LOOKS LIKE WE AREN'T ANYWHERE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE PROBLEMS.

08/01/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 07/30/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ2GR******
Summary

BRAKE LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL FAIL WITH NO WARNING TO DRIVER. THE FAILURE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE COMPONENT. DEALER QUOTED $826 TO REPLACE ASSEMBLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE HAVE A VERY HIGH FAILURE RATE. ALONG WITH THE LACK OF WARNING TO THE DRIVER THAT THEIR REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING THIS IS SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE FAILURE RATE IS SO HIGH THAT SEVERAL INDEPENDENTS ARE REPAIRING THEM

07/30/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/15/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ1GR******
Summary

PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT/BREAKLIGHT WORKS INTERMITTANTLY OR NOT AT ALL.

07/22/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/21/2019
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2GKC2GR******
Summary

WHILE IN SLOW TRAFFIC, I PRESSED BRAKES TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDDLE DID NOT COMPRESS DOWN, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY MEDIAN TO KEEP FROM STRIKING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE MEDIAN WAS WET AND MUDDY. OUR YUKON HAD TO BE PULLED FROM THE MEDIAN BY A GOOD SAMARITAN.

07/21/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 06/03/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC8GR******
Summary

REAR BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND NOW WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND NO DAMAGE HAS OCCURED TO THE PART. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS AN LED AND IS NOT SUPPOSED TO GO OUT ACCORDING TO GM. GM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUR AND WILL NOT FIX IT.

07/17/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 07/16/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC4GR******
Summary

THE RIGHT SIDE TAIL LIGHT HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT'S GOING TO COST $850 TO REPLACE THE LIGHT. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 42K MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM WITH A $58K VEHICLE. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE SHOWS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. SO MUCH SO THAT THERE IS NOT A TAIL LIGHT TO BE HAD FOR MY VEHICLE! THERE IS A SHORTAGE FROM ALL THAT HAVE WENT OUT.

07/16/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 07/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC9GR******
Summary

BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING BUT IT CANT BE REPAIRED UNLESS YOU REPLACE THE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SO MUCH SO, IT IS A 3 MONTH WAIT TO GET IT! NOT TO MENTION IT COSTS $500-800!! NOW I CANT EVEN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERN OF SOMEONE REAR ENDING ME. GMC NEEDS TO RECALL THESE OR PAY THE 3 MONTH CAR RENTAL FEE.

07/09/2019
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 10/17/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC5GR******
Summary

1. LOSS OF BRAKING FUNCTION AND COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AND STREET AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. BRAKE VACUUM PUMP WAS CONFIRMED DEFECTIVE AT DEALERSHIP 10/17/18. 2. AFTER REPAIR BY DEALERSHIPS BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECT AGAIN, CONFIRMED AND STATED ON DEALERSHIP INVOICE 6/28/19 SAME PART NUMBER WAS DEFECTIVE AGAIN, DEALERSHIP THAT CONDUCTED REPAIR ON 10/17/19 REPAIRED DEFECTIVE BRAKE WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. THERE WAS ANOTHER BRAKE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN FEBRUARY AS WELL. 3 BRAKE ISSUES UNDER 1 YEAR AND REPEAT DEFECTIVE PART USED IN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. MULTIPLE DATES BELOW BUT 10/17/19 SPECIFIES DATE CONFIRMED AT GM DEALERSHIP ED RINKE.

06/24/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 06/03/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC0GR******
Summary

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.

06/19/2019
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 06/19/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC5GR******
Summary

SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE ALERT APPEARS ON MY DASH

06/17/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 06/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC2GR******
Summary

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

06/17/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 06/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC2GR******
Summary

GPS/SATELLITE ANTENNA FAULTY DUE TO WATER INTRUSION

06/15/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/15/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC1GR******
Summary

LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES FAIL , WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES YOU GET A HARD BRAKE PEDAL WITH NO BRAKES .

06/12/2019
Components: STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 06/18/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC3GR******
Summary

MY AC STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS CHANGED TWICE. AFTER CHANGING IT THE LAST TIME I STARTED GETTING THE SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON AND Y STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. NO POWER STEERING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SEEMS TO BE COME TYPE OF WIRING PROBLEM.

06/10/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 06/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC7GR******
Summary

ANOTHER MESS WITH MY 2016 YUKON SLE. THE A/C CONDENSER WENT OUT AT JUST OVER 60K MILES -- $1600 TOTAL IN REPAIR COST. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND GM HAS ISSUED SPECIAL REFUNDS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM IN PRIOR YEARS 2015 AND BEFORE -- BUT HAS NOT YET DONE SO WITH THE 2016 YEAR EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PART AND ISSUE. I AM PAYING TO GET THIS FIXED TODAY AND COUNTING ON THE SPECIAL REFUND IF NOT A RECALL.

06/07/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/06/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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,

05/31/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/23/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC0GR******
Summary

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.

05/29/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/29/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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!!

05/29/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/15/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC7GR******
Summary

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

05/27/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/25/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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.

05/24/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1GKC0GR******
Summary

I HAVE 3 YEAR OLD GMC YUKON XL AND THE CONDENSER HAS GONE OUT ON IT. THIS IS ABOUT A $1,600 REPAIR DUE TO GMC'S POOR DESIGN OF THE LOCATION OF THE CONDENSER. THE LABOR ALONE IS ABOUT 8 HOURS TO REPLACE AND I FIND THIS VERY WRONG OF GMC TO DO TO CUSTOMERS OF SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE.

05/22/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/18/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC9GR******
Summary

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.

05/13/2019
Components: POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 05/12/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GK2BKC4GR4******
Summary

WHEN IN TRAFFIC AT SLOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND TAKES MY BODY WEIGHT TO STOP CAR. HAD CHECKED AND NO VISIBLE LEAK. NOW GMC HAS A FIX BUT CHARGE TO FIX IF OVER WARRANTY MILEAGE. SECOND ISSUE IS THE TRANSMISSION WENT AT 96,000 MILES WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING LOOSING ALL TOP END GEARS AT 65 MPH. GMC DID NOTHING BUT DEALER HELPED ON THO AS WELL

05/08/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 04/25/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC3GR******
Summary

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.

05/07/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 04/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AEC9GR******
Summary

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT, PARKING ASSIST SENSORS DO NOT WORK, SATELLITE ANTENNA LEAKS WATER ON TO STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT RAINS

05/03/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC5GR******
Summary

AIR CONDITIONING BLOWING HOT AIR

05/03/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 02/06/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC1GR******
Summary

REAR TAIL LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING A RISK OF BEING REAR ENDED. THROUGH RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MANY VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. GMC ALSO CHARGES AN OUTRAGEOUS PRICE FOR THE REPLACEMENT AT $1000 FROM THE DEALER.

04/30/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 02/05/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ6GR******
Summary

LED TAILLIGHT ON 2016 YUKON DENALI IS NOT WORKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND GM WILL NOT COVER A KNOWN ISSUE.

04/30/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 04/30/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC1GR******
Summary

THE REAR TAIL/BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE GMC YUKON SERIES HAVE A DEFECT THAT KEEP CAUSING THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I HAD AN ENTIRE NEW LIGHT INSTALLED AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES. GMC IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE DEFECTIVE LIGHTS. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS OF MERE PRESENCE, BRAKING, AND TURNING ACTIONS.

04/30/2019
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 04/23/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC1GR******
Summary

THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSERS AND ASSOCIATED PARTS ARE FAILING ON THE 2016 GMC YUKON. GMC HAS YET TO ISSUE ANY RECALL EVEN THOUGH THESE AC UNITS ARE CONSTANTLY BREAKING ON THESE VEHICLES.

04/27/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/19/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC3GR******
Summary

STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR AND THE GAUGES DID THEIR REGULAR CHECK SWEEP FROM LEFT-TO-RIGHT, THEN THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS APPEARED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY SCREEN: 1) SERVICE AIR BAG; 2) SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE, AND; 3) SERVICE FRONT CAMERA. AFTERWARDS, THERE WERE NO GAUGES EXCEPT THE VOLTMETER (TACHOMETER, FUEL, TEMPERATURE, OIL PRESSURE AND SPEEDOMETER WERE ALL AT RESTING POSITIONS). THE DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN WOULD NOT SHOW THE GEAR SELECTOR, THE MILEAGE OR THE SPEED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE AIRBAG, EMERGENCY BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL AND TPMS STAYED ON. I DROVE THE VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE AND SHUT IT OFF, RESTARTED, AND IT DID NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. THERE WAS NO OPTION TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE WE HAD A TRAIN TO CATCH, SO WE HAD TO DRIVE IT ABOUT 20 MILES WITH NO SPEEDOMETER, BUT WE CALLED OUR GMC DEALER AND MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR APRIL 22, 2019 ONCE WE PARKED AT THE TRAIN STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED UNTIL APRIL 21, 2019, AND, WHEN STARTED AT THAT TIME, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN WORKED CORRECTLY. ON APRIL 22, 2019, OUR GMC DEALER (WOODBRIDGE BUICK-GMC) PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTICS AND DISCOVERED A B3980 (NO ENVIRONMENT IDENTIFIER RECEIVED) IN THE HISTORY. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE ADVISER I SPOKE TO, THIS CODE WILL INVOLVE THE RELAYS FOR THE TRAILER BRAKING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO; THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BATTERY CABLE WAS LOOSE, SO THEY TIGHTENED THAT AS WELL. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THIS AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS DUE TO OUR MANUFACTURE WARRANTY EXPIRING 2 MONTHS BEFOREHAND. AS OF NOW, THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT IT IS WORTH REPORTING DUE TO POSSIBLY BEING A SAFETY ISSUE.

04/26/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 04/26/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE LED TAIL LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON AND THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT

04/21/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 04/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC9GR******
Summary

PASSENGER SIDE LED BRAKE LIGHT FAILED AT 60000 MILES. $800 DEALER REPAIR QUOTE TO REPLACE. NO MANUFACTURE SUPPORT.

04/20/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 04/04/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC5GR******
Summary

PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING. YUKON HAS UNDER 40,000 MILES AND IS METICULOUSLY CARED FOR. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A QUALITY ISSUE. THERE IS NO EASY FIX AND A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE GIVEN IT IS A BRAKE LIGHT. BRAKE LIGHTS SHOULD NOT MALFUNCTION IN THIS MANNER. A RECALL IS CERTAINLY IN ORDER AS FAILURE TO SIGNAL BRAKING CAN BE A RISK FOR MYSELF AS THE DRIVER AND OTHERS.

04/19/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 02/08/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC1GR******
Summary

RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED. IT IS A SEALED ASSEMBLY AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT BREAKING THE SEALED/SONIC WELDED ASSEMBLY. REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY IS $700+ DOLLARS.

04/18/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 04/18/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1GKC0GR******
Summary

THE ANTENNA ON THE YUKON GETS WATER IN IT WHEN IT RAINS. IT HAS MESSED UP MY GPS SYSTEM AND MY ON STAR SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. IT HAS LEAKED INTO THE SUV. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT RAINS.

04/04/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 03/26/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC7GR******
Summary

VEHICLE IN MOTION AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS YOU PUT ALL YOUR BODY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKES, AND THEN JUST BARELY. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON AND OFF BOTH AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS. TOOK INTO GMC DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE VACUUM PUMP FOR THE BRAKES -- PROBLEM SOLVED AFTER SPENDING $800. WE ARE LUCKY THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I UNDERSTAND THIS EXACT PROBLEM IS A KNOWN PROBLEM CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED. PLEASE FINISH YOUR INVESTIGATION QUICKLY AND ISSUE A RECALL -- SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS IS NOT FIXED. I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING REIMBURSED FROM GMC WHEN THE RECALL IS FINALLY ISSUED.

04/02/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 04/02/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC1GR******
Summary

MY WIFE'S 2016 GMC PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT FLICKERING WORKING WHEN IT WANTS. TRUCK HAS 50K NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT AND WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS.

02/20/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 02/16/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AECXGR******
Summary

VACUUM PUMP WENT OUT ON MY VEHICLE RESULTING IN ALMOST BEING HIT BY A SEMI TRAVELING 65MPH. I HAD TO CALL A WRECKER TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE WRECKER AND THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VACUUM PUMP WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT 38,633 MILES. I WAS LEAVING A DRIVEWAY AT A SLOW SPEED TO TURN ONTO A FARM TO MARKET ROAD AND MY BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK.

02/20/2019
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 02/20/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERED AND FAILED TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY. THE RPM GAUGE WAS ERRATIC AND FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MARVIN K. BROWN AUTO CENTER (1441 CAMINO DEL RIO SOUTH, AUTO CIR, SAN DIEGO, CA 92108) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A POWER TRAIN WARRANTY PROVISION WAS NOT AN AVAILABLE OPTION AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED A POWER TRAIN RECALL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,268.

02/15/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/13/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKCXGR******
Summary

THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED, FIRST TWO TIMES MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING(HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS) AND WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME IT WAS SCARY. I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR, NO INJURIES AND NO ONE WAS HURT, THANK GOD. I WAS GOING THROUGH THE DRIVE THRU STOPPED AT THE FIRST WINDOW, ACCELERATED TO NEXT WINDOW (LOW SPEED) AND DIDN'T STOP... IT WAS THE LIKE THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, COULDN'T PRESS DOWN AT ALL. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, SAME THING DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY ISSUES. WELL I GOOGLED IT AND IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, SO I KINDLY PRINTED OFF ALL THE ARTICLES SO THEY COULD LET OTHER CUSTOMERS KNOW THERE WAS AN ISSUE (THEY DIDN'T CARE TO KEEP THAT BUT DID ADMIT THEY KNEW THERE HAD BEEN SOME ISSUES). OF COURSE MY CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEY SAID I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ISSUES. AGAIN, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! THEY SHOULD BE PAYING FOR IT AND THANKING THERE LUCKY STARS NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE TOTAL CAME TO $950, THEY ASKED IF I WANTED THEM TO FIX THE PUMP, BELT AND BELT KIT (I ASKED IF THIS WAS THE ISSUE OTHERS WERE HAVING AND HE SAID HE BELIEVES SO). WHAT WAS I GOING TO SAY NO? DID I REALLY HAVE AN OPTION?? THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING!!!! KIND OF A BIG DEAL!! OF COURSE I WOULD LIKE THEM TO PAY ME BACK (THEY DID GIVE ME A CREDIT OF $208) BUT I DO BELIEVE THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

02/11/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 02/02/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC4GR******
Summary

THE LED BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. THE LIGHT IS AN ENTIRE ASSEMBLY THAT OWNERS MUST REPLACE BY BUYING A NEW UNIT FOR $700. THE UNIT IS SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. IT'S A DEFECTIVE PIECE THAT IS DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE.

02/04/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 02/03/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC0GR******
Summary

I DRIVE 2016 GMC YUKON, AND THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE HAS GONE OUT ON IT. I READ ABOUT SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK HAVING THIS ISSUE. I FEEL LIKE GMC SHOULD DO A RECALL BECAUSE MY VEHICLE ISN'T THREE YEARS OLD YET.

01/31/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 01/07/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC6GR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALEXANDER BUICK GMC OF SIMI VALLEY (2100 FIRST ST, SIMI VALLEY, CA, (805) 582-6100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LED CONSOLE PANEL AND BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

01/24/2019
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 12/17/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC5GR******
Summary

THE REAR TAIL LIGHT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AROUND DECEMBER 17, 2018 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY WHEN SEVERAL PEOPLE ADVISE ME MY LIGHT WAS OUT AND NOT WORKING. I CHECK IT ONCE ARRIVED AT HOME AND IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY AND DIDN'T PROBLEM. AND A WEEK LATER SAME ISSUE FROM PEOPLE PULLING ME OVER TO ADVISE ME MY TAIL LIGHT WAS OUT. AROUND JANUARY 10, 2019, I WENT IN TO HUTCHINSON AUTO MALL GMC DEALER AND THEY ADVISE ME EVERYTHING IS WORKING PROPERLY AND DOESN'T SEE A PROBLEM, AND ADVISE ME TO BRING BACK SHOULD I EXPERIENCE THE OUTAGE AGAIN. I INSPECT VEHICLE AS WELL AND SEEM NO PROBLEM. 23 JANUARY 19 SAME PROBLEM AND WENT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY DISCOVER THE OUTAGE AND ADVISE ME THE LED TAIL LIGHT STRIP WAS OUT AND NEED TO REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY. IT APPEARS THEIR SEEM TO BE A WIRING ISSUE WHERE THE LIGHT IS AND OUT. TO KEEP FROM A SERIOUS PROBLEM OR FIRE. REQUEST IMMEDIATELY INVESTIGATION. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ADVISE ME THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM.

01/21/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/21/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC4GR******
Summary

BRAKES FAIL AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN REVERSING SLOWLY. CAN REPLICATE PROBLEM. SEARCHED INTERNET AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE EVEN BEEN WRITTEN. WHY NO RECALL FOR A WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. . VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50000 MILES.

01/14/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 01/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2FKCXGR******
Summary

LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT IS OUT. CAR HAS <40K MILES AND REQUIRED A $675 PART TO FIX

01/14/2019
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 01/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC6GR******
Summary

WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PETAL AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD TO PRESS AND VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM ALSO IS NOTICED WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND INTO A PARKING SPOT.

01/09/2019
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 05/01/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKFK13037J******
Summary

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) IN 2016. COURTESY AUTOMOTIVE CENTER (2520 COHASSET RD, CHICO, CA 95973) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

01/06/2019
Components: SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/15/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED @ 32K MILES. VEHICLE ALMOST UN-RIDEABLE DUE TO ROUGH RIDE & TERRIBLE VIBRATION. TOOK TO GMC DEALER, THEY REPLACED ONE FRONT SHOCK (COMPLETELY LEAKED OUT) AND ONE BAD RIM. TRUCK STILL RIDES EXTREMELY ROUGH & HAS A VIBRATION BETWEEN 35-55 MPH. ALMOST UNBEARABLE ON LONGER RIDES. TIRES ARE BRAND NEW. DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS WITHIN SPEC. THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL ON A $75K MSRP "LUXURY" SUV!

01/03/2019
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 12/14/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC8GR******
Summary

READ LED BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKING. BECAUSE THEY ARE A SEALED UNIT, CANNOT CHANGE THE BULB, NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. DEALER IS QUOTING $831 PER ASSEMBLY TO REPLACE, FOR A TOTAL OF $1662. GM IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE CAR IS JUST OVER 4K MILES OVER WARRANTY MILEAGE. I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR JUST TO "REPLACE THE BULBS". THERE ARE THIRD PARTY SERVICES THAT REPAIR THIS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE UNITS: HTTP://WWW.LEDFIX.COM/YUKONTAILLIGHTREPAIR.HTML HTTPS://WWW.YUKONTAILLIGHTREPAIR.COM/ OTHER GMC OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM: HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/GMC/YUKON/2015/LIGHTS/TAILLIGHT_NOT_WORKING_PROPERLY.SHTML ATTACHED IS A COPY OF MY SERVICE INVOICE WITH THE DEALERS QUOTE. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED GM TWICE ABOUT THIS. THE REFERENCE NUMBER FOR EACH CALL ARE 8-4782652601 AND 9-4950899453. HOW IS THIS ISSUE NOT A RECALL? WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET GM TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES? THANK YOU.

12/13/2018
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 12/10/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1GKC0GR******
Summary

WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PETAL AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD TO PRESS AND VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM ALSO IS NOTICED WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND INTO A PARKING SPOT.

11/01/2018
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 10/18/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC7GR******
Summary

10/1/2018 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE 99 FREEWAY SOUTH BOUND IN LATHROP, CA AND OUT OF NOWHERE MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS TO THE VERY TOP, I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE TO DRIVE TO A NEARBY GAS STATION, DUE TO THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED AND IT WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE DURING THAT TIME THE ENGINE IDLE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER ON A VERY NARROW SOFT SHOULDER, THEN IMMEDIATELY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. THERE WAS A LIGHT SMOKE A LOT OF NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. EVERYTHING HAPPENS SO FAST IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING DUE TO THE HEAVY ONCOMING TRAFFIC PASSING ME BY. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOED TO STOCKTON FOR REPAIR.

10/22/2018
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 10/16/2018
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC1GR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 65 MPH, A TRACTOR TRAILER REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REAR END THE PRECEDING VEHICLE AND PUSHED BOTH VEHICLES INTO THE RIGHT LANE. THE TWO VEHICLES CAME TO A STOP WHEN THEY ENTERED A DITCH. THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO O'CONNOR AUTO PARK (199 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, AUGUSTA, MAINE 04330, (866) 483-3057), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED (REPORT NUMBER: 18S091850). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

10/04/2018
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 09/05/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKCXGR******
Summary

RADAR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE SMALLER CAR ON THE RIGHT LANE LEFT SIDE DOES NOT SEE A CAR WHEN CHANGING LANE WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ON. INTERSTATE. OFF RAMP SUNNY DAY HIGH SUN 09/05/2018

09/24/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 09/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2GKC9GR******
Summary

LED BULBS IN BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND EVENTUALLY GO OUT.

09/12/2018
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 06/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC7GR******
Summary

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.

08/13/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 11/15/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1FKCXGR******
Summary

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.

08/06/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 06/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC2GR******
Summary

FAULTY WIRING ON TAIL LIGHTS. LIGHT WENT OUT VERY QUICKLY. NON-FUNCTIONING NOW.

07/17/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 06/16/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS ON MY 2016 YUKON SLT BOTH WENT OUT.

07/17/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/20/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC8GR******
Summary

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.

07/13/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 07/13/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC1GR******
Summary

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.

07/03/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 05/24/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC5GR******
Summary

BOTH BREAK LIGHTS WENT OUT.

06/20/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 06/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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.

06/19/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 04/02/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2AKC8FR******
Summary

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.

06/11/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 06/10/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2HKJ6GR******
Summary

TAILLIGHT QUIT WORKING

05/22/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 04/04/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKCXGR******
Summary

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.

04/13/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 04/01/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

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

04/07/2018
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 04/02/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC3GR******
Summary

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

02/02/2018
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 01/18/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GK51BKC4GR******
Summary

REAR TAIL LIGHTS HAVE MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND ENTIRE PANEL NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE DUE TO LIGHTING FAILURE. SAFETY ISSUE OF BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING AND MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO REPAIR ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT.

01/23/2018
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 01/22/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC0GR******
Summary

WIFE DRIVING CHILDREN HOME AT NIGHT. USED DASH LIGHT DIMMER WHEEL TO ADJUST DASH BRIGHTNESS. CAUSED ALL LIGHTS, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF

10/03/2017
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 09/15/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC3GR******
Summary

ENGINE STUMBLES AND SHAKES FEELS HARD AND VERY ROUGH EXTREMELY. STARTS AT ABOUT 5-10 MPH AND SHAKES EVEN WHEN IN PARK. AND THERE IS AN OIL CONSUMPTION WE TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON IN THE ENGINE BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT TILL IT BREAKS DOWN COMPLETELY. BEING THE MOTHER OF 2 LITTLE KIDS AND ALSO BEING PREGNANT I CAN'T HAVE THAT HAPPEN AND NEED HELP ASAP

09/19/2017
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 08/26/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC6GR******
Summary

I WAS TRAVELING TO PHOENIX, AZ OF ALL PLACES AND MY AIR WENT OUT IN 110 DEGREE HEAT. I'VE SEEN THE OTHER COMPLAINTS SO I JUST WANTED TO SUBMIT MINE. THIS WAS AUGUST 26, 2017.

07/31/2017
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 07/16/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC6GR******
Summary

WHILE EXITING THE OHIO TURNPIKE, MY BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO STOP DEPRESSING COMPLETELY- TO THE POINT WHERE I COULDN'T PUSH DOWN AT ALL. IT FELT LIKE AN OVER-PUMPED KEG. AS I CONTINUED MY EXIT TOWARD THE TOLL BOOTH, IT SEEMED THAT THE ABS WERE ENGAGING, BUT I WASN'T IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION. THE REST OF MY JOURNEY HOME WAS UNEVENTFUL, UNTIL I ARRIVED HOME. I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, AND ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT SO I CHECK UNDER THE VEHICLE TO MAKE SURE THERE WASN'T ANYTHING LEAKING. AS I BACKED OUT, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AGAIN AND MY CAR ROLLED BACK DOWN MY DRIVE WAY. THE CAR STOPPED AND I PARKED IT WHERE IT WAS. LATER IN THE DAY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR INTO MY GARAGE WITHOUT INCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO CHESROWN GMC (THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE). THEY ADVISED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A SITUATION AND HAD ME BEING VEHICLE TO THEM. I COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE WITH THEM, BUT LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM SO THEY COULD CHECK IT OUT FOR ISSUES. THEY REPLACED THE THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. TODAY (7/31/17), THE BRAKES STARTED TO BEHAVE IN THE SAME MANNER AS WHEN THEY FAILED ON 7/16/17.

06/19/2017
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 06/02/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1CKJ0GR******
Summary

PRESSURE, SOUND AND SENSATION AT LOW TO MID RANGE SPEEDS. CREATES A IN CABIN VIBRATION LIKE A SINGLE WINDOW IS DOWN CAUSING A HELICOPTER LIKE SOUND. SEEMS TO BE MOSTLY WHEN IT DROPS INTO THE 4 CYLINDER MODE AND YOU ARE ACCELERATING. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AS NOTED FOR MANY PEOPLE AS NOTED ON MULTIPLE INTERNET SEARCHES. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!

04/21/2017
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 01/01/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1BKC4GR******
Summary

VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES HORRIBLY AT HWY SPEEDS I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO FIX SAME PROBLEM

01/31/2017
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 01/14/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC2GR******
Summary

SAID VEHICLE MAINTAINS A DEFECT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRS ITS USE AND SAFETY AND DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPLICABLE WARRANTY PROVISIONS. THE VEHICLE'S INFOTAINMENT/INTELLILINK SYSTEM BECAME COMPLETELY DYSFUNCTIONAL ON JANUARY 14, 2017, AND SAID CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO GMC'S INFOTAINMENT CUSTOMER SUPPORT VIA TELEPHONE ON THIS DATE (SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER: 8-2666432517). AS GMC'S INFOTAINMENT CUSTOMER SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE WAS NOT ABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE ISSUE, A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 17, 2017 AT AN AUTHORIZED GMC SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIR OF THE INTELLILINK SYSTEM ON JANUARY 17, 2017. THE INTELLILINK SYSTEM WAS NOT REPAIRED OR RENDERED FUNCTIONAL BY GMC AND/OR ITS AUTHORIZED DEALER/SERVICE CENTER ON JANUARY 17, 2017. GMC PERSONNEL HAVE STATED THAT THE NECESSARY PART TO REPAIR THE DISABLED INTELLILINK SYSTEM IS ON BACK ORDER AND COULD TAKE UP TO TEN WEEKS TO BE DELIVERED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DISABLED INTELLILINK SYSTEM AND THE NON-USABILITY OF ITS INTEGRATED SAFETY FEATURES RENDER THE VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR USE.

12/05/2016
Components: TIRES
Incident Date: 11/15/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1AKC3FR******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CROSSCONTACT LX20 TIRES, SIZE: P275/55R20 111S. AFTER THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16T016000 (TIRES), EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR AND VIBRATION FROM THE WHEEL NOISE WERE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16T016000 (TIRES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. *TR

08/16/2016
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 08/16/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS1HKJ2GR******
Summary

4 WEEK OLD 2016 YUKON DENALI XL, HAS STALLED 3 TIMES IN LAST 4 WEEKS, ENGINE CUTS OFF AFTER A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, AND IT HAS TO BE RESTARTED! COULD HAVE EASILY HAD AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, 3 TIMES. 1ST TWO TIMES, ALL OF SERVICE DEPT. COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. TODAY, AFTER A STALL, CALLED ONSTAR, RAN A DIAGNOSTICS, FOUND NOTHING OF VALUE , I LEFT IT AT DEALERSHIP AND CONTACTED DISTRICT MGR. MATT TILLSON . I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD ESCALATE THE ISSUE. I DID TELL DEALER THAT GMC AND DEALERSHIP WOULD BE AT FAULT IF VEHICLE IS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DIES WHILE I AM DRIVING. I DID NOT WANT THE VEHICLE BACK WITHOUT THE PROBLEM HAVING BEEN FIXED.

07/06/2016
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 03/16/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ4GR******
Summary

MY 2016 YUKON DENALI HAS A VIBRATION PROBLEM, WHICH I BELIEVE IS CAUSED BY THE MAGNETIC RIDE CONTROL. THE VIBRATION DOES NOT SPEED UP, NOR SLOW DOWN, DEPENDING ON SPEED. IT IS, HOWEVER, MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THERE IS ANY ROAD IMPERFECTION. THE GMC SERVICE DEPT. HAS BALANCED AND ROTATED TIRES, EVEN SENT IT TO TWO OTHER BUSINESSES TO TRY AND FIX -- ALIGNMENT, ETC. VIBRATION CONTINUES. I'VE HAD PASSENGERS WHO ASK "WHY DOES YOUR CAR HAVE THE SHIVERS?" GM DEALER DID GET AHOLD OF A GMC TECHNICIAN WHO FLEW IN, AND DROVE THE CAR AND SAID -- YES IT HAS A VIBRATION, BUT IT IS IN ACCEPTABLE PARAMETERS. MY DEALER HAS PROVIDED ME 3 DIFFERENT RENTAL CARS WHILE WORKING TO TRY AND FIX THE "SHIVERS" ... ALL THREE WERE FAIRLY NEW, SMALL BUICKS, AND ALL 3 RODE BETTER THAN THIS NEW $75,000 DENALI. I LOVE THE VEHICLE, HATE THE VIBRATION. GMC ITSELF HAS NOW TOLD ME -- YOUR CASE IS CLOSED! THE VIBRATION IS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. THE DEALER HAS LET ME DRIVE TWO OTHER YUKON DENALI'S ... BOTH HAVE SIMILAR VIBRATIONS... JUST NOT AS BAD AS THIS VEHICLE. VIBRATION IS NOTICEABLE AT 25 MPH, AS WELL AS AT 80 MPH; ALTHOUGH IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE ON ROUGHER ROADS. I AM HAPPY TO SHARE THE REPORTS FROM MY LOCAL GM DEALER, WHO COMPLETELY AGREES THAT THE CAR SHIMMIES. WE TRIED THE GMC BUYBACK PROGRAM, AND I WAS TOLD BY GMC THAT PROGRAM IS NOT AVAILABLE TO ME, EVEN THOUGH I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN I HAD LESS THAN 100 MILES ON IT. AND HAVE BEEN TAKING IT BACK REGULARLY SINCE.

06/18/2016
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 05/02/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJOGR******
Summary

VIBRATES WHEN AT SPEED 70-85.

06/09/2016
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 02/28/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2FKC3GR******
Summary

ON FEBRUARY 27, 2016 PURCHASED A BRAND NEW GMC, YUKON SLE, 2016, AND VIN# ([XXX]). ON FEBRUARY 28 2016 I NOTICED A RUMBLE IN THE ENGINE, A VIBRATION OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, A LOUD HISSING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND AN EXTREME JERK WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL. ON FEBRUARY 29, 2016 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO CLYDE REVORD MOTORS, 7900 EVERGREEN WAY EVERETT, WA. 98203 FOR THE MECHANIC TO TEST DRIVE. MECHANIC CONCLUDED THE NONCONFORMITIES DID EXIST. ON MARCH 3, 2016 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO CLYDE REVORD MOTORS, 7900 EVERGREEN WAY EVERETT, WA. 98203 FOR REPAIRS. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIX THE NONCONFORMITIES AND ORDERED A TORQUE CONVERTER. ON MARCH 8, 2016 I CALLED CLYDE REVORD MOTORS, 7900 EVERGREEN WAY EVERETT, WA. 98203 AND WAS TOLD INCORRECT TORQUE CONVERTER WAS ORDERED AND CORRECT TORQUE CONVERTER REORDERED. ON MARCH 14, 2016 WHEN TORQUE CONVERTER ARRIVED I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO CLYDE REVORD MOTORS, 7900 EVERGREEN WAY EVERETT, WA. 98203 TO INSTALL. ON MARCH 15, 2016 VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME WITH THREE OF THE SAME NONCONFORMITIES REMAINING A RUMBLE IN THE ENGINE, A VIBRATION OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, A LOUD HISSING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. ON MARCH 22, 2016 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO CLYDE REVORD MOTORS, 7900 EVERGREEN WAY EVERETT, WA. 98203, FOR REPAIRS OF THE THREE REMAINING NONCONFORMITIES. ON MARCH 24, 2016 VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME WITH THE SAME THREE REMAINING NONCONFORMITIES. ON MARCH 30, 2016 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO CLYDE REVORD MOTORS, 7900 EVERGREEN WAY EVERETT, WA. 98203 FOR THE MANAGER TO TEST DRIVE. MANAGER CONCLUDED SAME THREE REMAINING NONCONFORMITIES. MECHANIC REPLACED EXHAUST FLEX JOINT. VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME WITH TWO OF THE SAME REMAINING NONCONFORMITIES, A RUMBLE IN THE ENGINE AT 1300 RPM ROLLING AND A VIBRATION OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TRAVELING UP HILL. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHAKES WHEN DECELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

06/02/2016
Components: ENGINE
Incident Date: 12/17/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION & NOISE WIHEN IN 4 CYLINDER MODE OF OPERATION. GIVES HEADACHE ON LONG DRIVES. GM SAYS THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. MOST AGRIVATING.

05/25/2016
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 05/25/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2HKJ8GR******
Summary

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURS, PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR MERELY REVS THE ENGINE, WITHOUT FORWARD MOTION. THIS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN THE FIRST 600 MILES OF OPERATION. WITHOUT POWER, I CAN'T NAVIGATE OUT OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

01/31/2016
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Incident Date: 11/30/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2BKC1GR******
Summary

HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM AND DO NOT PROVIDE APPROPRIATE VISIBILITY FOR SAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT, PARTICULARLY WHEN NAVIGATING CURVY ROADS AS THE LIGHTS DO NOT PROJECT AN ADEQUATE DISTANCE. FACTORY BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND WITH MINIMAL IMPROVEMENT.

01/05/2016
Components: SUSPENSION,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 12/22/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 1GKS2CKJ8GR******
Summary

WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 40-60 MILES PER HOUR A VIBRATION OCCURS... OFTEN SOUNDS LIKE A WINDOW IS DOWN AND CAN CAUSE NAUSEA AND HEADACHE...

5 Recalls

for 2016 GMC YUKON
28/04/2016
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V256000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
Inadequate welds may allow the control arm to separate from the bushing, compromising steering and increasing the risk of a crash.
Campaign Number: 16V256000
Manufacture: General Motors LLC
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2016 Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Sierra, GMC Yukon and GMC Yukon XL vehicles. The front upper control arms may have inadequate welds near the control arm bushing.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

08/09/2016
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V651000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Campaign Number: 16V651000
Manufacture: General Motors LLC
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

10/07/2017
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V437000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Campaign Number: 17V437000
Manufacture: General Motors LLC
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

06/09/2019
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
As the vacuum level drops, the brake assist decreases, increasing braking effort, extending the distance required to stop the vehicle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
Campaign Number: 19V645000
Manufacture: General Motors LLC
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

24/10/2019
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V761000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
Unintended activation of the driveline-protection system will cause unintended braking on the wheel on the opposite side of the failed sensor, causing the vehicle to pull to one side unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
Campaign Number: 19V761000
Manufacture: General Motors LLC
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode, the Electronic-Brake Control Module (EBCM) software may activate the driveline-protection system.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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