2025 GMC Yukon XL problems
The 2025 GMC Yukon XL has 46 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (37%) concerns engine. After that come electrical system (13%) and forward collision avoidance (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 46 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 90% 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 2025 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the GMC Yukon XL with enough data (46 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
On August 9th at 5:30PM roughly, while attempting to park using the vehicle’s Park Assist feature, the system failed to function properly—specifically, it failed to detect a pole at the rear of a parking space, did not slow or brake the vehicle, and was not even aware it would contact the pole. It then collided with the pole. Also, intermittently the forward collision alert system either does not alert for similar circumstances as it just previously did. Seem untrustworthy. Scary.
Roughly one to two times per day, a notification pops up on the infotainment screen stating that the brakes need to be serviced due to the brake assist system failing. The vehicle has been brought to 3 different dealerships and none of them know what the problem is, how to fix it, or whether it is safe to drive the vehicle still.
The contact owns a 2025 GMC Yukon XL. The contact stated that the rear passenger-side second-row seat failed to move or close. The contact was concerned about the warranty expiring soon. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was determined that the seat needed to be replaced; however, the part was backordered and had not been delivered. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
The contact owns a 2025 GMC Yukon XL. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, there was a tapping sound coming from the vehicle and the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated and then turned off. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The dealer was contacted by phone and made aware of the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the failure was not duplicated. The failure reoccurred. The contact stated that the tapping sound was louder and more persistent.