2017 Gmc Yukon: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2017 Gmc Yukon are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 87 of the 195 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

195
Complaints
3
Recalls
10
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
3
Injuries
35.9
Severity index

Severity index 35.9 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 35.9p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Gmc Yukon sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 136 2017 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2017 Gmc Yukon ranks 102 of 136 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 25% of its model-year peers. See the full 2017 ranking.

What actually fails

Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 49 complaints (25.1%)49 25%Power TrainPower Train: 47 complaints (24.1%)47 24%Service BrakesService Brakes: 44 complaints (22.6%)44 23%EngineEngine: 32 complaints (16.4%)32 16%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 23 complaints (11.8%)23 12%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 21 complaints (10.8%)21 11%SuspensionSuspension: 10 complaints (5.1%)10 5%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 9 complaints (4.6%)9 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
EXTERIOR LIGHTING4925.1%
POWER TRAIN4724.1%
SERVICE BRAKES4422.6%
ENGINE3216.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2311.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2110.8%
SUSPENSION105.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM94.6%

Complaints filed per year

020402017: 12018: 102019: 232020: 172021: 192022: 282023: 232024: 242025: 402026: 10 (partial year)1718192021222324254026
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20171
201810
201923
202017
202119
202228
202323
202424
202540
2026 (year to date)10
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 1.4x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V64500006/09/2019SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUMGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.
19V76100024/10/2019SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RINGGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, whil
16V65100008/09/2016AIR BAGS:FRONTALGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.