2017 Gmc YUKON

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Avoid This Year

Quick Summary

The 2017 Gmc YUKON has 253 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 3.2x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is lighting problems (19% of all complaints), specifically: pulled over by police for malfunctioning lhr brake light. entire rear lamp assembly must be replaced since it is an integrated circuit board with led lamps. $700 plus installation. several victims on-line discussion forums.. ⚠️ 1 fire report filed.

1 fire report 11 crash reports 2 injuries

253

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

3.2x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

LIGHTING

49 complaints

19%

• PULLED OVER BY POLICE FOR MALFUNCTIONING LHR BRAKE LIGHT. ENTIRE REAR LAMP ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED SINCE IT IS AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH LED LAMPS. $700 PLUS INSTALLATION. SEVERAL VICTIMS ON-LINE DISCUSSION FORUMS.
• 2017 YUKON (ONLY BEEN IN USE FOR 19 MONTHS) DS BRAKELIGHT ASSEMBLY (RED LED OUTTER RING) STOPPED WORKING.
• DRIVING FROM PRESCOTT, AZ TO PHOENIX, AZ WITH MY HUSBAND AND 3 YEAR OLD SON. WE WERE HEADING EAST ON SR-69 WHEN WE WERE PULLED OVER. WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NON-OPERATIONAL. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED BUT NOT BREAK. A REPA

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 1 crashes

“PULLED OVER BY POLICE FOR MALFUNCTIONING LHR BRAKE LIGHT. ENTIRE REAR LAMP ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED SINCE IT IS AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH LED LAMPS. $700 PLUS INSTALLATION. SEVERAL VICTIMS ON-LINE DISCUSSION FORUMS.”

— NHTSA complaint filing

TRANSMISSION

47 complaints

19%

• TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ARE VERY ROUGH IN SLOW TRAFFIC WITH AS MUCH AS ONE TO TWO SECOND DELAYS IN SHIFTING INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD THUMP. IT IS SO ROUGH THAT IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE MAY HAVE RAN INTO THE YOUR BACK BUMPER. IT IS ALSO BAD ENOUGH THAT IT STARTLES THE DRIVER AND COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. GM
• THE TRANSMISSION OR TORQUE CONVERTER ARE SHUDDERING HOW DO WE FIX, HOW DO I PROTECT FAMILY, WILL THE TRANSMISSION FALL OUT ON HIGHWAY CAN I KEEP DRIVING AND BE SAFETY WITH FAMILY?
• I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIME FOR INSPECTION. THE FIRST TIME INVOLVED A REPEATED VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. THE RESOLUTION WAS TO CHANGE OR FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO GET RID OF ANY METAL SHAVINGS. SINCE THEN I'VE TAKEN IT BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WITH REPORTS OF JERKIN

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ARE VERY ROUGH IN SLOW TRAFFIC WITH AS MUCH AS ONE TO TWO SECOND DELAYS IN SHIFTING INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD THUMP. IT IS SO ROUGH THAT IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE MAY HAVE RAN INTO THE YOUR BACK BUMPER. IT IS ALSO BAD ENOUGH THAT IT STARTLES THE DRIVER AND COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. GM ”

— NHTSA complaint filing

BRAKES

45 complaints

18%

• WHILE COMING TO TRAFFIC LIGHTS TO MAKE A STOP THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE PEDAL BEGINS TO GET HARDER AND HARDER TO PRESS WHILE LOSING THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHILE ENTERING PARKING SPACES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GET EXTREMELY HARD AND LOSE ALMOST ALL STOPPING POWER. THIS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES IN
• MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN HE NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN AND NOTICED THE BRAKES ON THE YUKON WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION THE FIRST 3-4 TIMES WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED OR TAPPED, BUT THEREAFTER THE BRAKES WOULD BECOME HARD AND
• HAVE NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEED DUE TO FAULTY VACUUM PUMP

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 7 crashes

“WHILE COMING TO TRAFFIC LIGHTS TO MAKE A STOP THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE PEDAL BEGINS TO GET HARDER AND HARDER TO PRESS WHILE LOSING THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHILE ENTERING PARKING SPACES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GET EXTREMELY HARD AND LOSE ALMOST ALL STOPPING POWER. THIS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES IN ”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ENGINE

33 complaints

13%

• THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO OCCASIONALLY STALL/SPUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING/PROCEEDING FROM A STOP POSITION AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. EVEN THOUGH ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE, THE RIGHT WHEEL SEEMS TO VIBRATE. THE ENGINE STALL IS THE SAME INSTANCE WHICH OCCURRED IN THE 2015 VEHICLE THAT I TRADED BECAUSE IT LEFT M
• VEHICLE HAS A ROUGH IDLE AT COLD START. ALSO MISFIRES AT STOPLIGHTS AND RANDOM TIMES. VEHICLE STALLED ONCE THIS MORNING COMPLETELY. TOLD BY MY GMC DEALERSHIP THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ALL FUEL INJECTORS FOR OVER $2,000. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH. THE FUEL INJE
• CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHING, STABILITRACK LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY STALLED OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN MY 2017 GMC YUKON. ONCE AT ~53K MILES, AGAIN AT ~64K MILES. ONE TIME IT STALLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY KIDS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME LATE AT N

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO OCCASIONALLY STALL/SPUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING/PROCEEDING FROM A STOP POSITION AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. EVEN THOUGH ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE, THE RIGHT WHEEL SEEMS TO VIBRATE. THE ENGINE STALL IS THE SAME INSTANCE WHICH OCCURRED IN THE 2015 VEHICLE THAT I TRADED BECAUSE IT LEFT M”

— NHTSA complaint filing

OTHER

22 complaints

• HANDS FREE REAR CARGO DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY THE MOVING DOOR, WITHOUT AN INTENTIONAL MOTION OF THE FOOT TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. THE DOOR HAS CLOSED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES WHILE LOADING/UNLOADING CARGO. BROUGHT TO DEALER BUT THEY SAY GMC HAS NOT RELEASED PA
• VEHICLE FIRE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED POINT OF ORIGIN WAS IN LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS STATION, HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN AND WAS PARKED IN ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. FIRE DESTROYED VEHICLE AND EXTENDED TO RESIDENCE. THIS REPORT IS BEING
• THE REAR TAIL-GATE HAS COME DOWN BY ITSELF WHEN PUTTING ITEMS INTO OR TAKING ITEMS OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST SIX TIMES AND WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND IN PARKING LOTS. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF AT THE TIME. THIS CAN HURT OR KILL AN ADULT

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports💥 1 crashes

“HANDS FREE REAR CARGO DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY THE MOVING DOOR, WITHOUT AN INTENTIONAL MOTION OF THE FOOT TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. THE DOOR HAS CLOSED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES WHILE LOADING/UNLOADING CARGO. BROUGHT TO DEALER BUT THEY SAY GMC HAS NOT RELEASED PA”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

LIGHTING(~50K mi)

$500

TRANSMISSION(~50K mi)

$500

BRAKES(~50K mi)

$500

ENGINE(~50K mi)

$500

OTHER(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 253 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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LIGHTING: PULLED OVER BY POLICE FOR MALFUNCTIONING LHR BRAKE LIGHT. ENTIRE REAR LAMP ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED SINCE IT IS AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH LED LAMPS. $700 PLUS INSTALLATION. SEVERAL VICTIMS ON-LINE DISCUSSION FORUMS.
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ARE VERY ROUGH IN SLOW TRAFFIC WITH AS MUCH AS ONE TO TWO SECOND DELAYS IN SHIFTING INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD THUMP. IT IS SO ROUGH THAT IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE MAY HAVE RAN INTO THE YOUR BACK BUMPER. IT IS ALSO BAD ENOUGH THAT IT STARTLES THE DRIVER AND COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. GM
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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BRAKES: WHILE COMING TO TRAFFIC LIGHTS TO MAKE A STOP THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE PEDAL BEGINS TO GET HARDER AND HARDER TO PRESS WHILE LOSING THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHILE ENTERING PARKING SPACES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GET EXTREMELY HARD AND LOSE ALMOST ALL STOPPING POWER. THIS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES IN
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ENGINE: THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO OCCASIONALLY STALL/SPUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING/PROCEEDING FROM A STOP POSITION AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. EVEN THOUGH ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE, THE RIGHT WHEEL SEEMS TO VIBRATE. THE ENGINE STALL IS THE SAME INSTANCE WHICH OCCURRED IN THE 2015 VEHICLE THAT I TRADED BECAUSE IT LEFT M
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)