I wish I had seen all your videos prior to buying a 2015 Yukon Denali. I purchased mine 3 years ago and it has had nothing but problems and a lot of different problems than what I’ve seen in your videos. My truck has 180K. I’m stuck with it due to the amount I owe on.

That model year sequoia is far superior in terms of long term durability and reliability. That’s the one to keep forever! Newest ones with the v6 are junk.

Thanks for sharing your points❤, it's always sad when changing cars but anyways congrats for the new suv 🎉🔥

Really appreciate that summary. I’m also looking for a larger family SUV with a bit more space for road trips, had been looking at 2015-2020 tahoes/yukons since that’s what’s in our price range. I agree it looks better, but I don’t have the time, mechanical knowledge (or patience) to sort out everything you went through on the Yukon - this comparison was helpful, and I’ll be adding the sequoia to the list!

Dannny if you wanted to keep your Denali and had to do the lifters all over again would you use LS7 lifters or a different aftermarket brand? Anything else you would do differently in that process? Trying to decide if I do it like you did or trade for something else

I think by the end of it's model run, the 2nd gen Sequoia was pretty thoroughly run through in terms of major problems. It's styling is a bit puffy and it does lack a few features the competition have, but overall it's a nice rig that will serve you for years. I've owned an '02 Sequoia for 7 years with 360k miles on it, and beyond giving it a new battery, changing coolant hoses and valve cover gaskets, the engine hasn't been touched. Very confidence inspiring and quietly does its job every day. Sure, at 20+ years old, components are starting to age out and be replaced like alt, rad and suspension, but nothing too surprising so far.

How long did you own Yukon & I think you said it was a 15 with 50k miles. Is that right? When or miles wise did the lifters go? Thank you!!

i have 08 sequoia sr5 4x4, it's approaching a million miles try that with chevy suburban

I was looking at the Sequoia before I picked up my 2017 Yukon Denali with 28k miles on it. But it was the interior space that made us pick the Yukon over the Sequoia. But now i'm thinking i should've went with the Sequoia, because though the Yukon has more interior room, I still bought a Thule roof box and Stowaway hitch mount box for extended trips. I hear that the later builds are better on the Yukon, and the mechanical issues aren't as often, but they are still prone to the DOD issues and transmission issues. Then again, there are people i've seen in Facebook groups that have 200k-300k miles on the original trans and engine. I guess you got one that was built on a Friday... I think the Yukon can be a long term SUV if you delete the DOD, tune it and go with a billet Torque Converter.

Auto manufacturers are put under too much stress by the epa/carb to lower emissions. The current generation of vehicles are the most expensive and also the most unreliable vehicles ever built. The manufacturers are also not wasting any time with using this to their advantage. More repairs = more service revenue for the dealerships. More parts sales for the OEMs. The water pump failed on my 2017 Avalon at 63,000 miles. 3,000 miles out of warranty and Toyota gave me the heisman. Now the timing chain cover is leaking. This is an older non hybrid 3.5L engine. Luckily I've spent nothing on the 2015 Yukon Denali we have with 105k miles. Looking at trucks to replace my Avalon or the Yukon but don't want to spend 50k when the two we own are paid off. 50k and even more terrible technology on the latest generation of vehicles. Tough times to be a auto buyer. The leases with warranty coverage the entire time of ownership and gap insurance are looking more and more attractive.

Nice Sequoia bro! My brother and brother in law both drive Tacomas and love them. I myself drive a ‘21 Silverado w a 5.3L. Guess I’m the dumb one 😂😂. Got extended warranty on it. So I tell everybody I’m driving it till it breaks. 56K miles on it and no issues yet. Knock on wood.

Great content, like someone else said earlier I wish I had run into your page sooner. I just purchased a Yukon Denali XL about a month ago. It’s a 2016 with 102k miles and just used for towing my fishing boat. I noticed the transmission shifting hard from 1st to second the day I picked it up off the lot on my way home. It’s didn’t have any issue on our test drive. I called the dealership immediately so at least it was noted and they said they would stand behind the vehicle and to bring back. Well I was 3 hrs away on. 6 hr trip so it would have to wait. I also did some research and saw there a class action lawsuit on the trans omission for shifting issues. Some being hard shifting to loud noises. Did you experience any of these issues? I haven’t had a chance to take the vehicle back to the dealership. Thanks in advance, still watching all the videos you made on your Yukon while you had it. Cheers

Thank you so much for all of the content you've made along the GMC Yukon journey. I was seriously considering that car until I came across your channel, which led me to take a deeper dive into the endless issues it has. Definitely not buying that car!

I have a 2016 Denali and had to replace the motor and numerous other things you mentioned. I’m looking at the Sequoia too.

Not sure what you mean, that the Sequoia is very LOUD? Do you mean; the exhaust is Loud, the engine is Loud, the tires running on the highway is Loud, or... etc... How many miles was on your Yukon when you traded it?

You came to your senses.

My sister always buys the sequoia and her husband has a Tundra and her son has a 4Runner. I have a 2015 Yukon and have done pretty much all the same regular fixes you did. I still like the GMC better. I had a 4 Runner years ago and it was the worst mechanical problem car I have ever owned. One problem after the next.

Best of luck. The Seqouia is not sold in Qatar unfortunately for the past 7 years, only the Yukon was.

Well, as much as I appreciate all the good info I’m stuck now. After coming home from our latest roadtrip I decided it was time for my 2013 F150 to go to a new home and be replaced with a 2018 Denali I found. The truck has been perfect over 110k miles and I don’t want to get trapped into all the problems that you have had, as well as those in the comments. I’m not an Ecoboost fan so I’m avoiding the Expedition. Sequoia it is I guess.

All these videos of these cars being unreliable scares me we own a 2015 Chevy Tahoe with 183,000 miles put 40,000 miles on when we got it and no issues yet hopefully it stays that way lol

This is a lt engine not a ls 2015 is the year they went to lt engines

Sequoia is like the big pretty girl thats under appreciated for being "less appealing" than the other nice SUV's in the market😅 just not the new twin turbo Sequoia, hasn't proved itself and doesn't look promising

Bro why did you do that

The afm is the most trash thing GM ever did to there v8 engines straight garbage

Yes regular, non DOD lifter fail on my 2017 Tahoe. So yes they are selling junk parts. I’m $4500 into the motor. Cam, lifters, all injectors, rods and rockers, VOLM, thermostat, temp sensor. All new. Also before this the torque converter broke done and destroyed the transmission. So that was $7000. So now I’m $11,000 into this thing. I can’t sell it now. Gotta drive it less. Key is to change oil every 3k miles. I’ll just keep fixing it. Very upset with GM. Will never buy another. Will be a Toyota for sure. GM knows they sell junk because they won’t even do the lifters on these motors. They say they will only replace the engine because the labor to do cam and lifters can a too much labor and might as well replace engine. That’s bull. They just won’t do the lifter because they won’t be able to stand behind a warranty on them, because they know they could fail after 1000 miles. They are having brand new vehicles come into the shop to do warranty work on the lifters with 1000 miles. Bullish!t. I like your videos though man. Good work. Your torque specs and sequence are spot on. You won’t have anything to work on and make videos anymore. You gonna start a cooking channel? lol.

Traitor!! Lol 😆😆

I would never buy GM….have always bought Ford…never had a major problem….GM….yuk….😮.

1st year vehicles suck. 2018-20 are the best yukons

Toyotas are ugly

how is my bro hope ok my 15 model is gmc i have made its engine but it is mising no fall in harba its problem is solved what is the method pls i have my no. Also send this is my WhatsApp number. Please tell me how to do it