2016 Gmc YUKON XL 1500 - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"the rear taillights both went out due to a design issue with the led circuit board - where the connections on the board crack and cause the lights to fail"

"the oem led taillights can fail due to a manufacturing deficiency. a metal strip that connects the led's to the cars taillight circuit develops a crack and interrupts current flow to the taillight led's. the above is common knowledge to the car community and is searchable on line. concerns: 1) if both taillights are failed at the same time the vehicle doesn't have any of the required visible markings, especially at night. 2) from an economic point of view, unlike vehicles that use incandescent light bulbs that are easily replaced when burnt out, these led light assemblies have to be completely replaced to the cost of several hundred dollars plus labor which could/will lead to the neglecting of this repair because of the economics. 3) unlike incandescent bulbs, led's are should last much longer to the point of outlasting the life of the vehicle. this isn't the case when there is a manufacturing defect. in my case on 10/21/21 the defective taillight assemblies was replace under a defective taillight extended warranty agreement. i requested to have both replaced because of the odds of the second one failing. they refused. so when the opposite side assembly failed recently i was out of the extended warrant date resulting in a cost to me of $392.88 labor included. in conclusion, the well documented failure of the above taillight assemblies leads to vehicles being non conforming to fmvss."

"passenger taillight goes out. replaced it twice now and now i have to do it again a 3rd time. they know of this issue but have done nothing to fix it or offer anything to help cover cost"

"both rail lights went out at the same time. no reason whatsoever"

"the taillights, which included both the brake lights and running lights, quit working or only worked intermittently. safety was put at risk because anytime we drove the vehicle in the dark (which is often!) the rear of the vehicle could not be seen, and the brake lights would not be activated when braking would occur, either day or night. this made us more likely to be in an accident, in my opinion, though thankfully we were not. our regular mechanic did confirm that the lights were only working only intermittently, thought he did not have a solution but for replacing them, which would cost $800 a piece. there was no warning for this problem, the issue first appeared a year ago and we've been dealing with it since. i was finally able to purchase remanufactured taillights."

"r rear taillight and brake light does not work and no indicator light to warn me. do not know how long its been out. afraid to drive. had it checked and found special policy n182180270 . i contacted dealer and they said it would be $69.00 to just verify issue. contacted manufacture and was told it was out of coverage by less than 100 days. the vehicle has less than 40,000 miles and stays in garage. case # 9-8269822 they said it had to be inspected by dealer that is a 40 mile round trip though traffic with no brake light , not safe especially when the instructions on the policy states just to turn light on and verify if it works ,if not replace unit."

"left tail light flickers, after reading internet comments learned that tail light board connections are made of very flimsy metal material, they crack with normal vehicle operations. led lamps are fine but the power connections to the lamps breaks therefore it renders taillights useless. replacement cost of those lamps are $700-$800 parts alone. on the internet there is some information i’ll attach that pdf"

"the contact owns a 2016 gmc yukon. the contact stated that she was notified by a police officer that the passenger’s side taillight was inoperable. additionally, the driver’s side taillight was flashing. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 81,000."

"the contact owns a 2016 gmc yukon. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, he was notified by other motorists that the brake lights were inoperable. upon inspection, the contact discovered that the brake lights were intermittently inoperable while depressing the brake pedal. the dealer was notified about the failure and scheduled an appointment. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 77,000."

"passage tail, brake light works when it want. one day it work the next day it don’t! i’m scared that i will get pulled by the police or somebody hit me in the back."