NHTSA Complaint #11301427 — 2016 GMC YUKON

MY COMPLAINT RELATES TO A KNOWN DEFECT IN 2015-18 GMC YUKON (AND SIMILAR GM MODELS) AND DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT IN MY 2016 GMC YUKON WENT OUT IN APPROX EARLY 2019. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. IN NOVEMBER 2019, BY RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE EARLY BROKEN LIGHT. I HAD LESS THAN 36,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I LEASED THE VEHICLE IN APPROX SEPT 2016 AND THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PAST (LESS THAN 75 DAYS) EXPIRATION OF THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY. SO, THE DEALER QUOTED ME $950+/- DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HOUSING. THE DEALER REP EXPLAINED THAT THE ENTIRE HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LED AND DIDN'T USE A BULB. THE DEALER REP TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WAS INCENSED AND REFUSED TO PAY. I WENT HOME AND GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS PERVASIVE WITH THE 2015-18 YUKON AND OTHER SIMILAR GM PRODUCTS. I ALSO FOUND A FIX THAT WAS MUCH LESS MONEY ONLY REQUIRED ABOUT 2 HOURS OF MY TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND, BASED ON THE DEALER REP COMMENT AND GOOGLE RESEARCH, IT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T53845_DS768963 HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/GMC/YUKON/BRAKE-LIGHT-PROBLEMS.PHP NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11291414 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11299968 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11297087 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11291113 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11286914 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11282957 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11282130 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11282097 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11278307 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11265307 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11265384 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11256174 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11254155 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11253481 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11246544 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11246035 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11241057 THERE ARE MANY OTHERS AS WELL. A BROKEN BRAKE LIGHT IS A SAFETY DEFECT. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL OF THE 2015 - 2019 AND REPLACE THE BRAKE LENSES.