2015 GMC Yukon Owner Complaints

Complaint Summary
The 2015 GMC Yukon has 671 reported complaints.
- Top issues involve exterior lighting and service brakes.
Reliability Score
Reliability Score
Based on 671 complaints
Most Frequent Issues
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
258 38.5%
SERVICE BRAKES
82 12.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
79 11.8%
POWER TRAIN
45 6.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
42 6.3%
Quick Insights
The top category is EXTERIOR LIGHTING, accounting for 38.5% of all complaints.
Owners have reported issues across 41 distinct vehicle systems.
Note: Complaint data reflects owner reports and may not always indicate a verified defect. Compare with Recalls and TSBs for a complete picture.
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What owners keep reporting on the 2015 GMC Yukon
The 2015 GMC Yukon has 671 owner complaints in this dataset. EXTERIOR LIGHTING is the most common complaint category, representing about 38% of the reports shown here.
Most common complaint categories
The top complaint groups for the 2015 GMC Yukon are EXTERIOR LIGHTING (258), SERVICE BRAKES (82), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (79).
Are these complaints a serious red flag?
Potentially. 264 complaint reports involve higher-attention systems like brakes, steering, engine, powertrain, fuel, suspension, airbags, or electrical components, which is enough to justify a focused inspection.
What should buyers inspect on a used 2015 GMC Yukon?
Start with the top complaint systems, compare them against the recall report, then inspect service records for evidence that those same areas were already repaired or monitored.
Detailed Complaint Log
Showing 27 of 27 systems
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
82 Reports33% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
TRANSFER CASE ENGAGED INTO 4WD WHILE DRIVING WITH TOUCHING ANY OF THE CONTROLS. NOW IT WON'T SWITCH OUT. SERVICE 4WD LIGHT APPEARS. *TR
11/27/2014
I WOULD LIKE TO RESORT HOW HARD IT IS TO TELL IF THESE VEHICLES ARE TURNING OR BRAKING DUE TO THE "BRAKE-LIGHT-TURN-SIGNAL COMBINATION" WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON.
10/8/2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
29 Reports12% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
DOOR LATCH IN THE LOCKED POSITION WHILE DOOR IS OPEN. CAR COMPUTER THOUGHT THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND DOOR WAS OPEN. HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN ONE DAY. VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IS DRIVER IS ALLOWED TO DRIVE WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WITH NO WARNING THAT THE DOOR DID NOT CLOSE. *TR
9/20/2014
I JUST COMPLETED A CLAIM FOR MY 2015 YUKON DENALI, NHTSA ID #: 10643049 AND READ THAT ALMOST THE SAME EXACT ISSUES ARE GOING ON WITH THE 2015 CHEVY TAHOE MODELS, SEE: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10638437, 10633519 AND 10631583. WHEN WILL GM SEE THERE IS A PATTERN AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE? IN ALL CASES THESE RENDER THE CALLS UN-DRIVABLE AND HAVING TO HAVE THEM TOWED. *TR
10/7/2014
SERVICE BRAKES
27 Reports11% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
I JUST COMPLETED A CLAIM FOR MY 2015 YUKON DENALI, NHTSA ID #: 10643049 AND READ THAT ALMOST THE SAME EXACT ISSUES ARE GOING ON WITH THE 2015 CHEVY TAHOE MODELS, SEE: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10638437, 10633519 AND 10631583. WHEN WILL GM SEE THERE IS A PATTERN AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE? IN ALL CASES THESE RENDER THE CALLS UN-DRIVABLE AND HAVING TO HAVE THEM TOWED. *TR
10/7/2014
I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2015 YUKON DENALI (SHORT WHEEL BASE) WITH LESS THAN A THOUSAND MILES AND A "SERVICE 4WD" MESSAGE THAT HAS APPEARED TWICE RENDERING THE CAR EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND UN-DRIVABLE FOR A LONG DISTANCE AND HAVING TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TWICE. A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS DONE ON THE CAR THE FIRST TIME, ONLY RESOLVED THE ISSUE FOR A FEW WEEKS, THE ISSUE RE-OCCURRED AFTER 3 WEEKS. WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE ON THE DASH GIVES THE MESSAGE "SERVICE 4WD". THE CAR HAS A TRANSMISSION BUTTON TO CHANGE FROM 2WD, AUTO, 4 HIGH AND 4 LOW. I DO NOT TOUCH THIS BUTTON, I JUST LEAVE THE CAR IN AUTO AND DRIVE. I DO NOT TOW ANYTHING, THIS IS JUST A FAMILY CAR USED FOR COMMUTING. WHEN THE "SERVICE 4WD' MESSAGE APPEARS, THE CAR IS BARELY DRIVABLE. WHEN IT IS PUT IN REVERSE, THE CAR JUST BRAKES AFTER A FEW FEET, AS IF THE PARKING BRAKE WERE ON, BUT IT OBVIOUS IS NOT ENGAGED. WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, THE CAR BRAKES MID-TURN AND WILL ONLY COMPLETE THE TURN IF 3/4 TO FULL ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE TURN. THE CAR SLIGHTLY BUCKS THROUGH THE TURN AND THE ENGINE SOUNDS DIFFERENT AND HAS LITTLE POWER GOING AROUND CORNERS AND GOING UP HILLS. THE CAR CANNOT SAFELY BE DRIVEN IN A STRAIGHT LINE FASTER THAN 40-50 MPH. I TELEPHONED ONSTAR AND DIAGNOSTICS WERE RUN DURING BOTH OCCURRENCES WITH THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE FROM ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS: "THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS AN ISSUE- TRANSFER CASE MODULE NOT WORKING AS EXPECTED". WHEN WILL GM ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE LETTING MY WIFE AND CHILD IN THE CAR IF IT BRAKES BY ITSELF, LOSES POWER AND CANNOT COMPLETE TURNS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR TO HAVE A SAFE/LARGE VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY: SERVICE 4WD APPEARS ON SCREEN IT RENDERS THE CAR UN-DRIVABLE AND THE TRANSMISSION BUTTON BECOMES INOPERABLE AND SELECTING OTHER TRANSMISSION MODES BECOMES NOT POSSIBLE. *TR
10/7/2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
20 Reports8% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH WHEN WE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT IN THE VEHICLE. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE SUNROOF LITERALLY EXPLODED ON THE CAR. ALL OF THE GLASS THAT WAS LEFT WAS BOWED UPWARD WHICH WOULD INDICATE THAT THE SUNROOF EXPLODE OUTWARD AND NOTHING HIT THE ROOF OF THE CAR. WHEN WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO GMC THEY CLAIMED THAT SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT THE SUNROOF TO MAKE IT EXPLODE WHICH I KNOW DID NOT HAPPEN. NEEDLESS TO SAY, GMC IS UNWILLING TO COVER THE DAMAGES TO THE CAR UNDER THE WARRANTY.
8/17/2015
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE RAIN, WATER POOLS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WINDOW AT THE BOTTOM FRONT OF THE WINDOW BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF EITHER SIDE VIEW MIRROR. I WENT TO THE DEALER IN CARSON CITY NV, AND SERVICE DIRECTOR STATED THEY HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH TRUCKS SINCE 2007 AND THERE HAS BEEN NO SOLUTION.
10/11/2015
POWER TRAIN
19 Reports8% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
I JUST COMPLETED A CLAIM FOR MY 2015 YUKON DENALI, NHTSA ID #: 10643049 AND READ THAT ALMOST THE SAME EXACT ISSUES ARE GOING ON WITH THE 2015 CHEVY TAHOE MODELS, SEE: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10638437, 10633519 AND 10631583. WHEN WILL GM SEE THERE IS A PATTERN AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE? IN ALL CASES THESE RENDER THE CALLS UN-DRIVABLE AND HAVING TO HAVE THEM TOWED. *TR
10/7/2014
I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2015 YUKON DENALI (SHORT WHEEL BASE) WITH LESS THAN A THOUSAND MILES AND A "SERVICE 4WD" MESSAGE THAT HAS APPEARED TWICE RENDERING THE CAR EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND UN-DRIVABLE FOR A LONG DISTANCE AND HAVING TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TWICE. A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS DONE ON THE CAR THE FIRST TIME, ONLY RESOLVED THE ISSUE FOR A FEW WEEKS, THE ISSUE RE-OCCURRED AFTER 3 WEEKS. WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE ON THE DASH GIVES THE MESSAGE "SERVICE 4WD". THE CAR HAS A TRANSMISSION BUTTON TO CHANGE FROM 2WD, AUTO, 4 HIGH AND 4 LOW. I DO NOT TOUCH THIS BUTTON, I JUST LEAVE THE CAR IN AUTO AND DRIVE. I DO NOT TOW ANYTHING, THIS IS JUST A FAMILY CAR USED FOR COMMUTING. WHEN THE "SERVICE 4WD' MESSAGE APPEARS, THE CAR IS BARELY DRIVABLE. WHEN IT IS PUT IN REVERSE, THE CAR JUST BRAKES AFTER A FEW FEET, AS IF THE PARKING BRAKE WERE ON, BUT IT OBVIOUS IS NOT ENGAGED. WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, THE CAR BRAKES MID-TURN AND WILL ONLY COMPLETE THE TURN IF 3/4 TO FULL ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE TURN. THE CAR SLIGHTLY BUCKS THROUGH THE TURN AND THE ENGINE SOUNDS DIFFERENT AND HAS LITTLE POWER GOING AROUND CORNERS AND GOING UP HILLS. THE CAR CANNOT SAFELY BE DRIVEN IN A STRAIGHT LINE FASTER THAN 40-50 MPH. I TELEPHONED ONSTAR AND DIAGNOSTICS WERE RUN DURING BOTH OCCURRENCES WITH THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE FROM ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS: "THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS AN ISSUE- TRANSFER CASE MODULE NOT WORKING AS EXPECTED". WHEN WILL GM ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE LETTING MY WIFE AND CHILD IN THE CAR IF IT BRAKES BY ITSELF, LOSES POWER AND CANNOT COMPLETE TURNS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR TO HAVE A SAFE/LARGE VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY: SERVICE 4WD APPEARS ON SCREEN IT RENDERS THE CAR UN-DRIVABLE AND THE TRANSMISSION BUTTON BECOMES INOPERABLE AND SELECTING OTHER TRANSMISSION MODES BECOMES NOT POSSIBLE. *TR
10/7/2014
STEERING
17 Reports7% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
AFTER OWNING THE 2015 YUKON DENALI FOR 6 MONTHS, I HAVE TO SAY THIS VEHICLE HAS ITS FLAWS. THE 4WD SYSTEM IS IN FOR SERVICE ALREADY AFTER 9000 MILES. NOT THE KIND OF QUALITY I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED ON AN $80,000 SUV. AT THE MOMENT, THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A 2 WD SYSTEM AND SEEMS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND TURN. ALSO, THE INTELLILINK SOFTWARE IS VERY "BUGGY" AND NEEDS MANY UPDATES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ENTIRE TOUCHSCREEN WILL GO BLANK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND IS A MAJOR DRIVING DISTRACTION. *TR
11/20/2014
PIPING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. NOT CONSISTENT. HAPPENS DAILY
7/26/2015
ENGINE
9 Reports4% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
I HAVE A 2015 YUKON DENALI AND I WAS DRIVING 65 ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. A WARNING MESSAGE SAID ENGINE POWER FAILURE. I HAD 4 CARS AND AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. I MANAGED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONTO A MEDIAN. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STARTED TRYING SAY IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BAD GAS. THEN I WAS TOLD I CRACKED VALVE AND THEY ALREADY HAD ONE OTHER JUST LIKE THIS, THEN 1 DAY LATER AFTER A TECH LEVEL 2 AND A SHOP FORUM LOOKED AT IT, AND A CONVERSATION WITH A GM PAC REP, GM APPROVED A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT! I WAS SHOCKED. I'VE HAD THE SAME 4-WHEEL DRIVE ISSUES EVERYONE ELSE HAS. I'VE ALSO HAD A/C PROBLEMS, STEER WHEEL POPPING NOISES, SUNROOF LOUD WIND NOISES. MY SEAT SHIFTS WHEN I DRIVE IT. THE A/C SEATS DON'T COOL PROPERLY, WHICH I FOUND OUT WHEN THEY PUT ME IN A LOANER YUKON THAT WORKED FINE. THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE ALSO DIDN'T WORK FOR 2 DAYS, WHICH I HAVE A PICTURE OF AND RECEIVED A WARNING TICKET FOR WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER BY AN OFFICER NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED I WAS GOING. I PASSENGER STEP GUARD DOESN'T ALWAYS RETRACT PROPERLY. MY UNIT WAS PURCHASE MAY 2014 AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST 4 X 4 UNITS THAT WAS PRODUCED AND HAS HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS. GM KEEPS DENYING A BUYBACK, THEN NO TRADE ASSISTANCE, THEN NOW HAS OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE I HAVE IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO BE RIDING IN. I CAN'T TRADE IT IN OR SELL IT TO ANYONE ELSE KNOWING THE PROBLEMS IT HAS. THE DEALER WON'T EVEN TAKE IT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH. *TR
4/20/2015
WHEN THE CAR IS AT IDLE IN DRIVE IT BECOMES VERY ROUGH (FLUCTUATES UP AND DOWN). THIS HAPPENS ON AND OFF AND I HAVE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. SOMETIMES THE CAR EVEN FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY ADMITTED THEY FEEL IT AS WELL. THEY TRIED ADJUSTING THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THAT DID NOT DO IT. AFTER HAVING IN THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL DAYS THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THEY CAN'T FIND THE ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME THEY WENT INTO ANOTHER 2015 GMC YUKON SLE AND STARTED FEELING THE SAME ISSUE. IT WAS STATED TO ME I MIGHT HAVE TO WAIT FOR MORE COMPLAINTS ON THE VEHICLE TO GET TO THE ROOT OF THE ISSUE. IT CONTINUES TO IDLE ROUGHLY AND I WANT TO GET THIS RESOLVED.
7/16/2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
8 Reports3% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
ALL DOORS ON THE VEHICLE LOCK WHEN TRANSMISSION IS PUT INTO GEAR AND ALL DOORS LOCK SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER DOOR IS SHUT WITH ENGINE OFF. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS CAN NOT BE DEACTIVATED BY MYSELF OR BY THE DEALER. I FIND THIS BOTH A SAFETY ISSUE AND A INCONVENIENCE. AS A COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVER DRIVEN MILLIONS OF MILES I HAVE BOTH WITNESSED AND HAVE DIRECTLY BEEN INVOLVED WITH TRYING TO GET PEOPLE EXTRACTED FROM WRECKS. DUE TO LOCKED DOORS IN SEVERAL CASES THIS HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT BREAKING A SIDE GLASS AND PHYSICALLY UNLOCKING THE DOOR FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ONE ACCIDENT TWO PEOPLE WERE UNCONSCIOUS AFTER A CRASH WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. IN ANOTHER, A PERSON WAS HAVING AN EPILEPTIC SEIZURE AFTER A CRASH AND AGAIN DOORS WERE LOCKS. IN THE LAST EXAMPLE A MAN DIED AFTER DRIVING INTO A CANAL, RESCUERS WERE UNABLE TO BREAK THE GLASS IN TIME TO SAVE THE DRIVER. I SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO DECIDE WHETHER TO HAVE THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK; NOT THE MANUFACTURER. THE 2013 AND OLDER GMC TRUCKS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS CAN BE DEACTIVATED BUT 2014 AND NEWER GM REFUSED TO RELEASE THE PROGRAM TO THE DEALERS OR PUBLIC SO I HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO DRIVE WITH LOCKED DOORS. I AM ASKING TO HAVE GM RELEASE THE PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE DISABLING THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. *TR
2/2/2015
OUR VEHICLE HAS A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION IN V4 MODE WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 45-65 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VIBRATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASED CABIN PRESSURE. THESE ISSUES ARE CAUSING HEADACHES, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, AND ARE FURTHER EXACERBATING MY WIFE'S MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. WE ALSO HAVE A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING THAT MAKES US FEEL UNSAFE. THE VIBRATION STARTED RIGHT AFTER WE TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR AND HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN APRIL 2015 AND THE ISSUE CONTINUES UNFIXED TO THIS DAY. THE POPPING NOISE STARTED ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS AGO AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A SUSPENSION COMPONENT. OUR AC RECIRCULATING FEATURE ALSO DOES NOT WORK AND IT ALLOWS HARMFUL EXHAUST SMOKE IN.
7/19/2016
SEATS
5 Reports2% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
THE HEATED SEATS DO NOT HEAT UP. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM WITHIN THE 1ST 1000K MILES. THEY TOLD ME TO "BE PATIENT" AND THEY'LL GET WARM. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A TOTAL OF 7 DAYS FOR THE SEATS NOT WORKING AND I HAVE YET TO GET IT RESOLVED. EMAILED THE CEO OF GM AND GOT A PHONE CALL FROM A PERSON WHO STATED GM CONSIDERS THE SEATS ARE WORKING ALTHOUGH THEY DON'T WORK MOST OF THE TIME AND WHEN THEY DO GET SOME SORT OF HEAT (THE SHOP TOLD ME THEY GOT ONE SEAT TO HEAT UP TO 87 DEGREES! WOW!) IT IS INTERMITTENT AND UNEVEN. THE SEATS HAVEN'T WORKED AT ALL IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS AND THE AVERAGE TEMP HASN'T BEEN ABOVE 32 DEGREES. I SPENT A FORTUNE FOR THIS CAR AND I CAN'T GET ANYONE AT THE DEALERSHIP NOR IN DETROIT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS CAR IS A LEMON OR THEY HAVE A DESIGN FLAW SINCE THEY SWITCHED TO BLOWERS FROM HEATED COILS. I AM SUPPOSING THE A/C IN THE SEATS WON'T WORK WHEN IT'S 100 OUTSIDE AND I'LL BE TOLD TO BE PATIENT AGAIN. I'VE ASKED FOR MY $$ BACK AND I'LL RETURN THE CAR. IT'S GOT 4,200K MI AND I AM SO DONE WITH THIS LEMON BUCKET. *TR
3/21/2015
I HAVE A 2015 YUKON DENALI AND I WAS DRIVING 65 ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. A WARNING MESSAGE SAID ENGINE POWER FAILURE. I HAD 4 CARS AND AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. I MANAGED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONTO A MEDIAN. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STARTED TRYING SAY IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BAD GAS. THEN I WAS TOLD I CRACKED VALVE AND THEY ALREADY HAD ONE OTHER JUST LIKE THIS, THEN 1 DAY LATER AFTER A TECH LEVEL 2 AND A SHOP FORUM LOOKED AT IT, AND A CONVERSATION WITH A GM PAC REP, GM APPROVED A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT! I WAS SHOCKED. I'VE HAD THE SAME 4-WHEEL DRIVE ISSUES EVERYONE ELSE HAS. I'VE ALSO HAD A/C PROBLEMS, STEER WHEEL POPPING NOISES, SUNROOF LOUD WIND NOISES. MY SEAT SHIFTS WHEN I DRIVE IT. THE A/C SEATS DON'T COOL PROPERLY, WHICH I FOUND OUT WHEN THEY PUT ME IN A LOANER YUKON THAT WORKED FINE. THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE ALSO DIDN'T WORK FOR 2 DAYS, WHICH I HAVE A PICTURE OF AND RECEIVED A WARNING TICKET FOR WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER BY AN OFFICER NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED I WAS GOING. I PASSENGER STEP GUARD DOESN'T ALWAYS RETRACT PROPERLY. MY UNIT WAS PURCHASE MAY 2014 AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST 4 X 4 UNITS THAT WAS PRODUCED AND HAS HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS. GM KEEPS DENYING A BUYBACK, THEN NO TRADE ASSISTANCE, THEN NOW HAS OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE I HAVE IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO BE RIDING IN. I CAN'T TRADE IT IN OR SELL IT TO ANYONE ELSE KNOWING THE PROBLEMS IT HAS. THE DEALER WON'T EVEN TAKE IT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH. *TR
4/20/2015
SUSPENSION
4 Reports2% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
VEHICLE HAS A TERRIBLE VIBRATION. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES, FOR A TOTAL OF 4 WEEKS. A GM ENGINEER HAS LOOKED AT IT TWICE. THEY HAVE REPLACED RING/PINION, DRIVESHAFT, AXLE .. TRIED IT WITH 4 SETS OF TIRES/WHEELS. LAST IDEA WAS TO REPLACE SHOCKS, STRUTS, SWAY BARS WITH HAND BUILT PARTS, CUT BRACKETS OFF CAR AND WELD NEW BRACKETS ON. WHEN LIABILITY WAS BROUGHT UP, THEY CHANGED THEIR STORY. THERE IS A LARGER ISSUE AS WAS RELAYED BY ENGINEER TO SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP. ISSUE IS WITH ALL 2015 TAHOE, YUKON, ESCALADES. IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT ROLL OVERS, THEY DESIGNED THE FRAME AND BODY MOUNTS TOO STIFF. THERE ARE 40 ENGINEERS WORKING ON ISSUES, THEY HAVE NO SOLUTIONS THAT WORK ACROSS THE BOARD. ACCORDING TO ENGINEER, GM IS KEEPING AN EYE ON HOW MANY UNITS THEY HAVE TO BUY BACK, OR TRADE FOR ... IF NUMBER IS LOW ENOUGH, THEY WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO DESIGN. I WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE A MEETING NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE AND THE LARGER ISSUE IN PERSON. SINCE THEY ARE REFUSING TO BUY BACK MY VEHICLE, I AM TURNING MATTER OVER TO ATTORNEY. *TR
2/5/2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND AXLE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED FINGER AND CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGING, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE.
11/10/2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
4 Reports2% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
THE NEW 2015 VEHICLE FREEZES UP IN FULL TIME 4WD MODE AND WILL NOT SHIFT OUT. THE DEALER INDICATES THAT IT IS A "KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM" AND THAT THEY ARE "WORKING ON IT". THEIR FIX AT THIS POINT IS TO HAVE YOU RUN THE VEHICLE IN 2WD MODE WHICH IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DURING OUR WINTER MONTHS AS IT IS THEN A REAR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN ON ICY ROADS.THE OTHER FIX IS TO RUN IT IN 4WD MODE BUT TURN IT INTO 2WD MODE EVERY TIME YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. OBVIOUSLY, MANY DRIVERS WILL FORGET TO DO THIS AND THEREFORE MY FAMILY AT TIMES IS JUST RUNNING IT IN 2WD MODE THEREBY INCURRING A RISKY DRIVING SITUATION. DESPITE NUMEROUS DISCUSSION, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL BE FIXED. *TR
3/20/2015
COMPONENT AFFECTED: STABILITRAC MODULE CAUSE: A POWER SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN CAUSED THE STABILITRAC (STABILITY CONTROL) MODULE TO MALFUNCTION. UNSAFE CONDITION: THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN A FULL 180 DEGREES ON ITS OWN AT IDLE/LOW SPEED. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE CAR WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE "SERVICE STABILITRAC" LIGHT WOULD ACTIVATE ON THE DASH AND MESSAGE DISPLAYED "STABILITRAC DISABLED". REMEDY: THE STEERING WHEEL WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED AND THE STABILITRAC MODULE WAS REPLACED BY MY GMC DEALERSHIP IN THE SUMMER OF 2017, THE ISSUE HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE.
7/30/2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
3 Reports1% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE EXTERIOR DOOR APPLIQUE COVERS RATTLED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT A NON-SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,600.
4/17/2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALLEN CADILLAC GMC (28332 CAMINO CAPISTRANO, LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92677, (949) 485-3700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LED CIRCUIT PANEL WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,800.
6/22/2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
3 Reports1% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LAMP FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BEAMAN BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 1531 BROADWAY, NASHVILLE, TN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY PREVIOUSLY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
9/20/2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE, ONCE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE SECOND FAILURE WAS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOULEVARD BUICK GMC (2800 CHERRY AVE, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755, (562) 492-1000) FOR BOTH FAILURES AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
9/28/2018
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
2 Reports1% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
2015 GMC YUKON XL HAD BEEN IN SERVICE LESS THAN 4 MONTHS, ONLY 5000 MILES. DRIVER WAS DRIVING 65 MPH IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 15 WHEN THE SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED INTO TINY PIECES. NO AIRBORNE ROCKS OR OTHER DEBRIS WAS PRESENT THAT COULD HAVE STRUCK THE WINDOW. ABOUT 4PM, WEATHER WAS SUNNY, TEMPERATURE MID 90'S. THE SUNROOF COVER WAS CLOSED WHICH PREVENTED MOST OF THE GLASS SHARDS FROM ENTERING THE VEHICLE, BUT DID SCATTER GLASS SHARDS ACROSS THE INTERSTATE. *TR
7/15/2014
ON FEBRUARY 10, 2016, WE WERE DRIVING ON I-25 HEADED TO ARIZONA FOR A VACATION. AS WE WERE JUST ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF SANTA FE, NM, WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND IT SOUNDED LIKE OUR ENTIRE CAR WAS BLOWING UP. WE WERE DRIVING AT 75 MPH AND THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS CLOSE TO US. WE STARTED HEARING GLASS BOUNCING AROUND ON THE SUNROOF CURTAIN AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS OUR SUNROOF THAT HAD EXPLODED. WE PULLED INTO THE FIRST EXIT IN SANTA FE AND CHECKED THE CAR AND THE GLASS APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED UPWARDS. WE DROVE TO THE NEXT GAS STATION AND PULLED OUT ALL THE LARGE PIECES AND VACUUMED UP WHAT WE COULD OF THE SMALL PIECES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE HAD TO END OUR VACATION AND WE TURNED AROUND AND DROVE HOME THE SAME DAY. ALL WE COULD HEAR ON THE WAY HOME WAS GLASS BOUNCING AROUND AND THE ROAD NOISE. WE CONTACTED GMC AND THEY SAID WE SHOULD CLAIM THROUGH OUR INSURANCE. EVENTUALLY, THEY RELENTED AND REPLACED THE SUNROOF. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING WITH MANY MAKES OF VEHICLES NOT JUST GMCS. IT APPEARS THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH SUNROOFS. IF PICTURES ARE NEEDED, WE TOOK SEVERAL AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE. THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THE ISSUES WITH SUNROOFS. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT WE PURCHASED FOR ROAD TRIPS AS WE HAVE TWO OTHER VEHICLES WHICH ARE OUR EVERY DAY VEHICLES. IT WAS THE SCARIEST THING WE HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. *TR
3/3/2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2 Reports1% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
DOOR LATCH IN THE LOCKED POSITION WHILE DOOR IS OPEN. CAR COMPUTER THOUGHT THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND DOOR WAS OPEN. HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN ONE DAY. VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IS DRIVER IS ALLOWED TO DRIVE WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WITH NO WARNING THAT THE DOOR DID NOT CLOSE. *TR
9/20/2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE EXTERIOR DOOR APPLIQUE COVERS RATTLED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT A NON-SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,600.
4/17/2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2 Reports1% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE RAIN, WATER POOLS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WINDOW AT THE BOTTOM FRONT OF THE WINDOW BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF EITHER SIDE VIEW MIRROR. I WENT TO THE DEALER IN CARSON CITY NV, AND SERVICE DIRECTOR STATED THEY HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH TRUCKS SINCE 2007 AND THERE HAS BEEN NO SOLUTION.
10/11/2015
CRACK DEVELOPED AT EDGE OF WINDSHIELD AT DEICER STRIP. NO APPARRENT CAUSE SUCH AS ROCK DAMAGE. GMC WILL NOT COVER THIS REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. MY WIFE'S 2015 SUBARU OUTBACK RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION NOTICE FOR THIS VERY DEFECT STATING THAT "DURING THE MFG PROCESS CERTAIN COMPOUNDS USED TO ADHERE THE DEICER TO THE WINDSHIELD CREATED A CONDITION WHERE THE GLASS BECAME MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CRACKING FOLLOWING A MINOR WOUND." I'M QUITE CERTAIN THIS DEFECT IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY YUKON. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT SUBARU AND GMC WINDSHIELDS ARE PROVIDED BY THE SAME SUB-CONTRACTOR?
12/29/2015
WHEELS
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND AXLE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED FINGER AND CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGING, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE.
11/10/2015
DURING MANEUVER IN PARKING LOT TRYING TO TURN AROUND STEERING GOT EXTREMELY STIFF WHICH RESULTED IN ME RUNNING INTO SIDE WALK, RAMP. THE ONLY PART OF MY VEHICLE THAT WAS DAMAGE WAS THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. CURB RASH BEYOND REPAIR. AT THE TIME I WAS NOT AWARE OF VEHICLE RECALL AND DID NOT FILE AN ACCIDENT REPORT.
10/4/2018
VISIBILITY
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WINDOW APPLIQUS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE BECAME LOOSE AND WERE FLAPPING WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS CONCURRENT WITH A VERY NOISY CABIN, LIKENED TO THE SOUND OF A WINDOW BEING OPEN WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THESE APPLIQUES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY DEALER AFTER INCIDENTALLY BEING FOUND LOOSE. THE NOISY ENVIRONMENT IN CABIN IS VERY LOUD AND DISTRACTING, CAUSING DRIVER AND PASSENGERS TO GET HEADACHES AND CAUSING DRIVER TO BECOME DISTRACTED. *TR
11/28/2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROL FUNCTION SUDDENLY FAILED TO WORK, WHICH PREVENTED THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT FROM WORKING. THE DEALER (SUNRISE BUICK GMC CHEVROLET AT COLLIERVILLE, 4605 S HOUSTON LEVEE RD, COLLIERVILLE, TN 38017, (888) 484-2878) INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE CONDENSER FAILED AND THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONDENSER WAS ENGINEERED INCORRECTLY AND SHOOK AND RATTLED, WHICH CAUSED A CRACK THAT SPLIT THE CONDENSER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ONLY PROVIDED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FROM 36,000 TO 60,000 MILES, BUT HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE CONTACT CORRESPONDED WITH THE MANUFACTURER BY EMAIL AND PHONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE A FOLLOW-UP RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FOR MONTHS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
4/26/2018
SEAT BELTS
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THE SHOULDER STRAPS ON THE 2 OUTBOARD 2ND ROW SEAT BELTS ARE FRAYED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY GMC DEALER TODAY AND HE INFORMED ME THAT SEAT BELTS ARE ONLY COVERED BY THE 36 MONTH/36000 MILE WARRANTY, I WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR THIS. MY VEHICLE HAS 57626 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT BELT IS FAULTY. WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY OCCURRING IS THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS RUBBING AGAINST AND THROUGH THE SHOULDER STRAP WHEN THE BELT IS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE BELTS, BUT I CONTEND THAT GMC SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO CORRECT A FAULTY DESIGN. I HIGHLY DOUBT THIS CONDITION IS UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE ATTACHED 2 PHOTOS OF THE PASSENGER SIDE BELT. THE BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS THE IDENTICAL CONDITION. THANK YOU.
4/11/2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH DETACHED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DUBLIN GMC (4400 JOHN MONEGO CT, DUBLIN, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCHING SYSTEM WAS JAMMED DUE TO AN OBJECT. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING INSIDE OF THE BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.
7/3/2018
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
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ALL DOORS ON THE VEHICLE LOCK WHEN TRANSMISSION IS PUT INTO GEAR AND ALL DOORS LOCK SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER DOOR IS SHUT WITH ENGINE OFF. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS CAN NOT BE DEACTIVATED BY MYSELF OR BY THE DEALER. I FIND THIS BOTH A SAFETY ISSUE AND A INCONVENIENCE. AS A COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVER DRIVEN MILLIONS OF MILES I HAVE BOTH WITNESSED AND HAVE DIRECTLY BEEN INVOLVED WITH TRYING TO GET PEOPLE EXTRACTED FROM WRECKS. DUE TO LOCKED DOORS IN SEVERAL CASES THIS HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT BREAKING A SIDE GLASS AND PHYSICALLY UNLOCKING THE DOOR FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ONE ACCIDENT TWO PEOPLE WERE UNCONSCIOUS AFTER A CRASH WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. IN ANOTHER, A PERSON WAS HAVING AN EPILEPTIC SEIZURE AFTER A CRASH AND AGAIN DOORS WERE LOCKS. IN THE LAST EXAMPLE A MAN DIED AFTER DRIVING INTO A CANAL, RESCUERS WERE UNABLE TO BREAK THE GLASS IN TIME TO SAVE THE DRIVER. I SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO DECIDE WHETHER TO HAVE THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK; NOT THE MANUFACTURER. THE 2013 AND OLDER GMC TRUCKS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS CAN BE DEACTIVATED BUT 2014 AND NEWER GM REFUSED TO RELEASE THE PROGRAM TO THE DEALERS OR PUBLIC SO I HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO DRIVE WITH LOCKED DOORS. I AM ASKING TO HAVE GM RELEASE THE PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE DISABLING THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. *TR
2/2/2015
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
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VEHICLE HAS A TERRIBLE VIBRATION. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES, FOR A TOTAL OF 4 WEEKS. A GM ENGINEER HAS LOOKED AT IT TWICE. THEY HAVE REPLACED RING/PINION, DRIVESHAFT, AXLE .. TRIED IT WITH 4 SETS OF TIRES/WHEELS. LAST IDEA WAS TO REPLACE SHOCKS, STRUTS, SWAY BARS WITH HAND BUILT PARTS, CUT BRACKETS OFF CAR AND WELD NEW BRACKETS ON. WHEN LIABILITY WAS BROUGHT UP, THEY CHANGED THEIR STORY. THERE IS A LARGER ISSUE AS WAS RELAYED BY ENGINEER TO SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP. ISSUE IS WITH ALL 2015 TAHOE, YUKON, ESCALADES. IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT ROLL OVERS, THEY DESIGNED THE FRAME AND BODY MOUNTS TOO STIFF. THERE ARE 40 ENGINEERS WORKING ON ISSUES, THEY HAVE NO SOLUTIONS THAT WORK ACROSS THE BOARD. ACCORDING TO ENGINEER, GM IS KEEPING AN EYE ON HOW MANY UNITS THEY HAVE TO BUY BACK, OR TRADE FOR ... IF NUMBER IS LOW ENOUGH, THEY WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO DESIGN. I WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE A MEETING NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE AND THE LARGER ISSUE IN PERSON. SINCE THEY ARE REFUSING TO BUY BACK MY VEHICLE, I AM TURNING MATTER OVER TO ATTORNEY. *TR
2/5/2015
BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
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MY NEW, 2015 GMC DENALI IS EQUIPPED WITH A BACKUP CAMERA AND THE QUALITY IS SO POOR AT NIGHT, AS TO MAKE IT NEARLY MORE DANGEROUS TO USE THAN TO IGNORE IT. I HAVE HAD 3 PRIOR GMC DENALI AUTOMOBILES. THE MOST RECENT WAS A 2011 WHICH WAS TRADED IN FOR THIS NEW ONE. THE QUALITY OF THE BACKUP CAMERA IN THE 2011 MODEL WAS EXCELLENT. MY WIFE AND I IMMEDIATELY NOTED ON THE NEW CAR THAT THE CAMERA IMAGE WAS SO BLURRY AND POOR RESOLUTION AT NIGHT, WE COULD NOT SAFELY USE THE CAMERA TO BACK OUT OF OUR GATED DRIVEWAY. IN THE DAYTIME, THE IMAGE IS BLURRY AS WELL, BUT USABLE. GMC HAS HAD THE CAR TWICE FOR SERVICE AND WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO GMC CORPORATE AND ALL WE GET IS A STATEMENT THAT THE "SYSTEM IS WORKING NORMALLY" WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT. THE NHTSA'S OWN STATISTICS SHOW THAT EACH YEAR APPROX. 20 PEOPLE DIE AND 15,000 ARE INJURED DUE TO BACKUP INCIDENTS. THEIR GUIDELINES STATE A CAMERA NEEDS TO DISPLAY (CLEARLY I WOULD ASSUME) A 10 X 20 FOOT ZONE BEHIND THE VEHICLE. AT NIGHT, YOU CANNOT SEE 20 FEET CLEARLY BEHIND THIS VEHICLE, EVEN IN A WELL LIGHTED STREET. I AM CONVINCED THAT THIS POOR QUALITY SYSTEM IS GOING TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF IT HAS NOT DONE SO ALREADY. GMC HAS AN OBLIGATION TO ADDRESS WHAT I BELIEVE IS A SUB-STANDARD QUALITY IMAGE. THEY CANNOT DEFEND THE FACT THAT THE IMAGE IS MUCH WORSE THAN OLDER MODELS OF THEIR VEHICLES. FORTUNATELY, THE NEW DENALI MODEL DOES HAVE A SENSOR SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES A VIBRATORY WARNING IF YOU ARE ABOUT TO CONTACT AN OBJECT, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE DRIVER NEEDS TO SEE CLEARLY BEHIND THEM, BEFORE THEY ARE ABOUT TO STRIKE AN OBJECT IN THEIR PATH. I AM HOPING YOUR AGENCY CAN CONTACT GMC TO HELP MOTIVATE THEM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLE(S) BEFORE THE DEFECT CONTRIBUTES TO AN UNNECESSARY INJURY OR DEATH. IN THE MEANTIME, WE DO NOT USE THE SCREEN IMAGE AT NIGHT. THANK YOU. *TR
3/22/2015
AIR BAGS
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND AXLE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED FINGER AND CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGING, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE.
11/10/2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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JULY 26, 2016 WE WERE IN LAS VEGAS TRAVELING ON THE STRIP AND OUR VEHICLE LOSS POWER AND DIED, IT STARTED UP AFTER A FEW MINUTES. A CODE WAS SET FOR FUEL PUMP PRESSURE, THEN TODAY WE WERE IN MARNA AZ, AND OUR VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. A POLICEMAN FOLLOWED US TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND WE TOLD HIM. TO OUR SURPRISE HE HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH HIS 2015 TAHOE. HE BROUGHT HIS VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM IT HERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP WHEN THE TEMP IS TOO HOT.
7/28/2016
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC YUKON EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CROSSCONTACT LX20 TIRES, SIZE: P275/55R20 111S. AFTER THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16T016000 (TIRES), THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE TIRES AND FOUND EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR, VIBRATIONS, AND NOISE FROM ONE OF THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16T016000 (TIRES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
12/6/2016
TIRES
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2015 GMC YUKON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BAD TIRE VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES ON HIS SUV DO NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE RECALL, BECAUSE OF THE YEAR THEY WERE MANUFACTURED. *JB
1/12/2017
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1 Report0% of totalPreviewing the first 1 complaint summaries.
2015 GMC YUKON SLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PRESSURE BOOMING SENSATION WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *LD *TR
3/13/2019
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