general problems of the 2016 GMC Yukon

I have a service suspension light that continues to pop up on dashboard the most important issue that needs to be addressed is the brake lights. I have previously had the passenger side brake light stop working. In order to repair this you have to order a whole new taillight. My vehicle was approximatly 6 years old when this started happening. First incident (2022 with approximately 65000 miles) yesterday, I was pulled over by a policeman and both of my brake lights are not working. We found a way to sauder (I know this is incorrect spelling) the broken metal piece back together in the taillight; however, this is not the correct way to fix the underlying problem and clearly it is only a temporary fix because the passenger side broke again in a new spot.

The contact called on behalf of his client who owns a 2016 GMC Yukon. The contact stated while the owner was driving 30 mph, the vehicle became unstable and began bouncing. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The driver was able to drive to his independent mechanic, where it was digioanoed with needing the suspension struts to be replaced. The contact called the local dealer and was informed the parts were not available. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The contact also called champion Chevrolet (800 kietzke ln, reno, nv 89502: (775) 786-3111) and made them aware of the failure and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,116.

The contact owns a 2016 GMC Yukon. The contact stated while driving at various speeds the vehicle would shake and vibrate. The cause of the failure was not determined. Also the driver and passenger side retractable running boards would erroneously retract back and forth while driving and on several occasions while attempting to exit the vehicle the running board remained retracted causing the driver to fall to the ground and causing injuries to the drivers legs. The cause of the failures were not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Vehicle shakes and has a rough ride.

I asked my mechanic to check the rough ride on my truck when he serviced the vehicle. He said the front struts were locking up and I should take it to my dealer. My dealer said they were locked up and needed to be replaced. The dealer will replace the struts for approx. $2000. They say they haven't had problems with them but they have them in stock and they offer a lifetime warranty. The truck has virtually no front suspension and when checking different blogs on line there appear to be a lot of problems with the struts locking up. When driving down the road, the ride is as if there was no suspension. Truck has 52,000 miles and I've never replaced shocks (or struts) with that kind of mileage. It seems to get worse by the day. I think gm has a definite problem with the struts and I think it's dangerous without suspension movement.

Vehicle shakes/vibrates above 35 mph. When vehicle accelerates above 35 mph the the steering will vibrate with a feeling that the suspension is shimmying/shuddering rapidly. This is especially bad on an incline from a stopped position. As the vehicle accelerates up the incline, when approximately 35 mph is attained, the entire vehicle will steadily shudder/vibrate. Traveling at highway speeds the vehicle will randomly vibrate in the front end and in the steering wheel. This occurs with brand new tires that have been balanced and re-balanced to confirm it is not tire related.

2016 GMC Yukon denali xl 40k mint condition bounces vigorously at slow speeds and even more so at highway speeds. It is to a point the ride is unbearable and potentially down right dangerous. I have read countless complaints of this same issue and I as well as many others are wondering why is there has not been a recall issued on the shock and struts on these vehicles . (2015-2016).

Purchased vehicle used @ 32k miles. Vehicle almost un-rideable due to rough ride & terrible vibration. Took to GMC dealer, they replaced one front shock (completely leaked out) and one bad rim. Truck still rides extremely rough & has a vibration between 35-55 mph. Almost unbearable on longer rides. Tires are brand new. Dealer says that it is within spec. This should be illegal on a $75k msrp "luxury" SUV!.

I have had issues with the transmission and power of the car for over two years. I have contacted GMC and have followed everything that GMC have requested for me to do with a vehicle. I have taken the car to four different dealerships, have had everything done with it from flushing it three to four times and have had torque converter replaced the control valve body replace. Recall for the brake pedal was also done. After everything the car is in worst condition at the moment.

While driving, the car suddenly stopped absorbing any bumps in the road. The handling went from smooth to rough ride resulting in increase focus of driving. Reminder, this is a 2016 vehicle. Contacted president of company to notify of potential defect as the car only had 57,714 miles. I was turned over to executive services with my complaint and request for reimbursement. $910. 36 kindly informed they were unwilling to mitigate any cost and warranties did not apply. This incident occurred on 2/27/2018. Recently had a batter failure and im now concerned of cost shavings by the manufacture. I want to notify all current owners and future buyers of this model. It's classified as a luxery vehicle, yet the manufacturers original equipment doesn't appear to support the overall construction of this make. The sudden failure of the shocks is sufficient enough to cause momentarily distraction and a potential serious accident. Fortunately, I was in a straightaway and reduced speed to a safe condition.

Vehicle shakes and vibrates horribly at hwy speeds I have taken it to the dealership with no fix same problem.

The contact owns a 2016 GMC Yukon xl. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle violently vibrated without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician replaced the wheels, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The contact was informed that the vehicle was operating as designed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,000.

Excessive vibration/buffeting drone issues (at all speeds of the vehicle) have caused severe health issues and safety hazards from driving the vehicle. Within the first 8,000 miles of owning the car, the car has now been in service for 40 days as gm tries and remedy the problem, but there does not appear to be a fix. So far, diagnostic tests indicated that there was a faulty bearing in the rear differential that led to significant abnormal wear throughout the differential and the differential needed to be rebuilt. When rebuilding, they discovered that the disassembled differential had heavily scored bearings and metal shaving throughout every bearing. Ring gear and pinion had irregular wear causing a drone in the vehicle. Race surfaces wear ground and scarred bad. The rebuilt differential did not fix the issue and now after having four new tires and road balancing, the problems didn't diminish but were exacerbated. After rebuilding the differential again, gm has now determined that the rear axle may need to be replaced and engineers are looking into the problem further. The steering wheel shakes and the car has a terrible vibration that worsens every time gm attempts to service the vehicle. This seems to be a well-documented problem that gm has avoided fixing. We advise other consumers to be aware of the serious safety problems related to the poor manufacturing of the vehicle and inability of gm to remedy the problem.

Since the day I purchased this 2016 GMC Yukon xl denali there has been a vibration in what I think is the passenger rear end. I've taken it in 3 times and each time the dealer and the gm representative say it is "within spec. " this problem has persisted. The vehicle is now almost un-drivable due to the shaking. It affects the steering wheel at all speeds. This happens at all speeds on all terrains. This happens when the vehicle is cold as well as warm/hot. The vehicle will sometimes jerk to the left or right when the shaking gets real bad. This vehicle is becoming dangerous to drive but I have to use it. I am not the only one with this issue and would appreciate some help.

When the vehicle reaches 40-60 miles per hour a vibration occurs. . . Often sounds like a window is down and can cause nausea and headache. . .

I leased a 2016 Yukon denali xl on 9/15/15. It has two major problems. 1. Buffeting/pressure noise - a noise as if a window is cracked, except it's not cracked. This occurs at speeds from 24mph and up and causes ears to pop and is noticeable to virtually every passenger I have had. 2. Whole-truck vibration - occurs between 70-80mph in entire vehicle. Wheel replacements, tire replacements, road-force balancing, driveshaft replacement, driveshaft "balancing", etc. . . . Nothing has fixed it. I have driven 13 2016 Yukon, Yukon xl, tahoe and suburbans. Every single one has the buffeting issues. All but one has the vibration issues. Gm has issued a pi stating that the roof bows may have come disconnected and they need to be reattached. The issue here is that reattaching them doesn't fix the buffeting issue. I have a date-stamped log of every dealer visit, conversation, email, etc. And am glad to share it. These issues are ridiculous to occur in any car much less a 75k flagship car that pulls in 3-7k in profit for gm/dealers per vehicle.