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2017 GMC Yukon XL lighting problems

The 2017 GMC Yukon XL has 38 lighting complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

38

Lighting complaints

18%

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

LED Taillight failure REAR DRIVERS SIDE. This seems to be a common occurance amongst GMC Yukon Denali XL, where the circuit housing for the LED board begins failure with fissure within the electrical contact points. The fissure soon erupts causing a shunt within the LED semiconductor and causing…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Lighting · July 3, 2021

Common questions

How many lighting complaints does the 2017 GMC Yukon XL have?

NHTSA has 38 complaints about the 2017 GMC Yukon XL lighting — 18% 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.