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2016 GMC Yukon XL shifting problems reports

8 NHTSA complaints describe hard shifts, slipping gears, jerky transmission on the 2016 GMC Yukon XL — roughly 4% of all complaints for this model year.

8
Shifting problems reports
4%
share of complaints
55,750 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Shifting problems in other Yukon XL years

2015 Yukon XL7
Yukon XL shifting problems by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2016 GMC Yukon XL report before drawing conclusions.