2015 GMC Yukon XL problems
The 2015 GMC Yukon XL has 406 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (35%) concerns lighting. After that come brakes (16%) and electrical system (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 406 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 261 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 18 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 22 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 49 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 75 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 45 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 25 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 16 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 261 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 70,000 miles. For lighting specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (102 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 86% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the GMC Yukon XL with enough data (293 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
...wife stopped on hill to speak to son.. I believe at this point the vehicle went to neutral, when she try to go forward, it went down the hill hit a pole and rolled over.
My seat heater malfunctioned, burning a hole in my seat backrest, and burning a hole in my jacket! 30 seconds after leaving my home, driving on a residential street, I suddenly felt a sharp poking in my back. When I reached back I was shocked to feel the seat burning and a hole in the seat! I reacted immediately, turning off the seat heater and pulling over. My car had smoke and smelled of burning plastic. I look at the back of my drivers seat and there was a hole in the seat where it burned straight through.
Anytime the vehicle is running the fumes from the exhaust make me and my kids feel nauseous and giving headaches just from walking to/around the truck to get in. We are taking this truck to the dealer on monday. Being the 3rd dealer we have taken it to in the past year. Have had many other issues out of this vehicle and just cant seem to get them all fixed. For such a pricey vehicle you wouldnt think there would be this many problems.
Owned the car for 2 years, been in the shop three times for the same issue, car jerks going less than 25 MPH and while driving and accelerating. Both tail lights are LED and inoperable. AC quit working, recharged once and figure it's a leak. Upon reading reviews GMC is aware of faulty parts but no recall on any vehicle.