GMC lighting problems
Across all GMC models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,741 complaints involve lighting. The Yukon accounts for the largest share (17%). The single worst model year is the 2015 Yukon with 269 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,741 about lighting, all GMC models
- Most affected
- Yukon 17% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 1,617 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 30 and 34
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which GMC models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yukon | 466 | 17% |
| Sierra 1500 | 340 | 12% |
| Yukon XL | 291 | 11% |
| Acadia | 282 | 10% |
| Envoy | 279 | 10% |
| Canyon | 216 | 8% |
| Sierra | 181 | 7% |
| Jimmy | 102 | 4% |
| Terrain | 101 | 4% |
| Sierra 2500 | 66 | 2% |
Worst model years for lighting
- 2015 GMC Yukon269 complaints
- 2024 GMC Canyon159 complaints
- 2014 GMC Sierra 1500148 complaints
- 2015 GMC Yukon XL141 complaints
- 2016 GMC Yukon105 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 21 |
| 1995 | 34 |
| 1996 | 30 |
| 1997 | 36 |
| 1998 | 40 |
| 1999 | 40 |
| 2000 | 60 |
| 2001 | 57 |
| 2002 | 60 |
| 2003 | 71 |
| 2004 | 94 |
| 2005 | 89 |
| 2006 | 87 |
| 2007 | 111 |
| 2008 | 74 |
| 2009 | 51 |
| 2010 | 36 |
| 2011 | 55 |
| 2012 | 34 |
| 2013 | 25 |
| 2014 | 254 |
| 2015 | 690 |
| 2016 | 233 |
| 2017 | 136 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2024 | 188 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 1,617 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.