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2016 GMC Yukon Denali Xl Exterior lighting Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA

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Exterior lighting reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
15
Latest Jul 16, 2019
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
52%
of 29 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

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Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2016 GMC Yukon Denali Xl submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming exterior lighting

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 16, 2019

TAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKED, COMING BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY. $700+ FIX FROM DEALER

NHTSA ID
11232615
Incident
Jul 1, 2019
Mileage
52,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 12, 2019

PEOPLE KEPT TELLING ME ONE OF MY TAIL LIGHT WAS OUT BUT EVERY TIME I'D GET HOME MY TAIL LIGHT WAS ON! THIS KEPT GOING ON FOR A FEW WEEKS UNTIL THIS TIME I CHECKED AND IT WAS OFF. I WENT TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AND MENTIONED THE ISSUE. THEY DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF COURSE IT WAS BACK ON. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE SAME CYCLE STARTED. MY FRIEND NOTICED THAT WHEN I WENT OVER A BUMP IT WOULD FLICK BACK ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP THAT INFORMED ME IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE IN THESE VEHICLES AND THE COST TO REPLACE WAS ABOUT $1,000. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE ONLY OPTION WAS TO REPLACE AND NOT FIX. I DECIDED TO LOOK UP AN ALTERNATIVE AND FOUND OUT MANY OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES WITH YUKONS RANGING 2-3 YEARS AS MY VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING IT REPAIRED FOR A FRACTION OF THE COST OUTSIDE OF THE DEALERSHIP A MONTH AGO IT'S BACK TO NOT WORKING AGAIN! FRUSTRATING PART IS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY OTHERS... ON YOUTUBE ALONE THERE ARE SO MANY VIDEOS SHOWING HOW TO REPAIR ON OWN BECAUSE IT'S VERY COSTLY. RECENTLY, I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME HAD THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEIR LIGHT WAS OUT AS WELL. I GUESS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT.

NHTSA ID
11231221
Incident
May 10, 2019
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 18, 2019

TAILLIGHTS, BRAKELIGHTS WORK INCONSISTENTLY. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BULBS. IT IS THE ASSEMBLY AND DESIGN. IT WILL COST ABOUT 1200-2000 DOLLARS. VEHICLE BARELY HAS 32000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
11220844
Incident
Jun 1, 2019
Mileage
31,900 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 5, 2019

LED BRAKE LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE JUST STOPPED WORKING. NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE EXTERIOR.

NHTSA ID
11217998
Incident
Feb 1, 2019
Mileage
1 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed May 26, 2019

LED TAILLIGHT BRAKE LAMP WENT OUT. IT'S DEFECTIVE. TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NEW VEHICLES.

NHTSA ID
11210080
Incident
May 22, 2019
Mileage
45,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed May 23, 2019

RIGHT TAIL LIGHT IS OUT. CANT BELIEVE !! ITS BEEN ONLY 2 PLUS YEARS RUNNING THIS VEHICLE. UNDER 50K MILAGE!! NEED GMC TO REPLACE OR FIX FOR FREE.

NHTSA ID
11209460
Incident
May 19, 2019
Mileage
30,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 9, 2019

MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 47,000 MILES AND MY PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT. THERE IS ALSO WATER AND MOISTURE THAT BUILDS UP IN BOTH TAILLIGHTS. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $800 EACH TO REPLACE AND WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE LED LIGHTS SHOULD NOT GO OUT THIS QUICKLY.

NHTSA ID
11195302
Incident
Feb 22, 2019
Mileage
47,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 28, 2019

BRAKE LIGHT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU DON'T IF THEY ARE WORK OR NOT

NHTSA ID
11183118
Incident
Feb 27, 2019
Mileage
36,765 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 24, 2019

BOTH TAIL LIGHTS HAVE CEASED TO FUNCTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. GMC STATES THAT THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE, BUT WILL NOT COVER REPAIR. EACH LIGHT COSTS ~$700 PLUS LABOR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE.

NHTSA ID
11182222
Incident
Feb 18, 2019
Mileage
55,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Jan 19, 2019

INTERMITTENT TAIL LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
11170902
Incident
Jan 4, 2019
Mileage
65,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Oct 3, 2018
Crash reported

BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHTS HAVE FAILED UNDER 40,000 MILES. DEFECTIVE! PLEASE RECALL!!!

NHTSA ID
11133227
Incident
Sep 11, 2018
Mileage
40,425 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 6, 2018

LEFT REAR LED BRAKE LIGHT WORKS ON AND OFF.

NHTSA ID
11127912
Incident
Aug 31, 2018
Mileage
37,900 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 30, 2018

THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IT'S MOSTLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUT HE BOTH GO ON AND OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING AND PARKED. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO GET REAR ENDED WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN MANY VEHICLE JUST LIKE MINE WITH AT LEAST ONE BRAKE LIGHT OUT. WHEN HE LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. MY SISTER HAS THE EXACT SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. SHE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME BRAKE LIGHT ISSUES. SHE OPENED A CASE WITH GM AND THEY WORKED WITH HER TO COVER IT AND CHARGED HER THE DEDUCTIBLE. SHE WAS OVER THE 36K MILES GM CONSTANTLY REFERENCES. THIS IS SO UNSAFE. THE AIR ON THIS VEHICLE ALSO DOES LOT STAY COLD. IT TURNS WARM WHEN I SLOW DOWN.

NHTSA ID
11123487
Incident
Aug 30, 2018
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 9, 2018

TAKATA RECALL - THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON AND WE'VE BEEN STOPPED MULTIPLE TIME TO SAY THEY ARE NOT WORKING. I'VE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED AS A RESULT! EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. IT FHAS OCCURRED WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT OR DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN ON A CITY STREET. I HAVE SEEN MANY GMC YUKON XLS ON THE ROAD WITH NO TAIL LIGHT AND MY SISTER OWNS A 2016 YUKON XL AND IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA ID
11118810
Incident
Jul 14, 2018
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 27, 2018

DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT, CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. THREE WEEKS LATER PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY FOR THREE HOURS AS PEOPLE HONKED AND ROLLED THEIR WINDOWS DOWN TO LET US KNOW WE DIDN'T HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS. TOOK TO GET FIXED AND THE LIGHTBULBS, WHICH ARE LED AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN TWO YEARS, ARE NOT REPLACEABLE, THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE PURCHASED AT $700 A PIECE. WHEN PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD $1400 BEFORE LABOR THEY WILL DRIVE WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND A RIDICULOUS MANUFACTURING FLAW TO HAVE LIGHT BULBS THAT ARE NOT REPLACEABLE. GMC SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

NHTSA ID
11114026
Incident
Jul 21, 2018
Mileage
55,313 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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