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2016 GMC Yukon XL lighting problems

The 2016 GMC Yukon XL has 84 lighting complaints filed with NHTSA — 31% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

84

Lighting complaints

31%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Lighting complaints by year

Yukon XL lighting complaints by model year141 complaints2001: 5 complaints2002: 1 complaints2003: 2 complaints2004: 2 complaints2005: 2 complaints2007: 2 complaints2008: 1 complaints2015: 141 complaints2016: 84 complaints2017: 38 complaints2019: 1 complaints2020: 2 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 1 complaints2024: 4 complaints
Yukon XL lighting complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE/RUNNING LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY ONE SIDE WILL WORK AND THE OTHER DOESN'T AND VISE VERSA. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, NEITHER SIDE WORKS. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT THEIR MANUFACTURING CAUSED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS MY…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Lighting · December 7, 2019

Common questions

How many lighting complaints does the 2016 GMC Yukon XL have?

NHTSA has 84 complaints about the 2016 GMC Yukon XL lighting — 31% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.