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2016 GMC Yukon Denali XL exterior lighting problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2016 GMC Yukon Denali XL52% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Exterior Lighting complaints
52%
share of all complaints
45,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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…

    filed Jul 12, 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.

    filed Jun 18, 2019

  • Led taillight brake lamp went out. It's defective. Too many people are having the same problem with new vehicles.

    filed May 26, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Other reported problem areas on the 2016 GMC Yukon Denali XL

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.