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2017 GMC Yukon reliability

Is it reliable?

The 2017 GMC Yukon has 196 complaints with NHTSA after 10 years, or 11 per year. That is more complaints per year than most Yukon years here — over the median of the other years, which is 8. NHTSA has 3 recalls on file, including Wheel speed sensor, Vacuum, and Frontal.

2012 GMC Yukon
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Complaints

196

Per year

11

Recalls

3

Years on the road

10

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Exterior lighting (49 of 196), then Powertrain (48) and Service brakes (41). Those filings include 10 that report a crash, 1 that reports a fire, and 3 that report an injury.

Next to 2016 and 2018

The 2016 Yukon has 267 complaints, 12 per year, and the 2018 has 69 complaints, 4 per year. The 2017 has about the same number of complaints per year as the 2016. The 2017 has more complaints per year than the 2018.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2017 GMC Yukon. How we count. Data as of .

Recalls (3)

Recall hydraulic brakes, antilock and traction control, wheel speed sensor 2019-10-24 · NHTSA campaign 19V761000
Summary General 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, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode, the Electronic-Brake Control Module (EBCM) software may activate the driveline-protection system.
Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EBCM, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192261050.
Recall hydraulic brakes, power assist, vacuum 2019-09-06 · NHTSA campaign 19V645000
Summary General 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.
Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Electronic Brake Control Module, free of charge. The recall began October 8, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192268490.
Recall air bags, frontal 2016-09-08 · NHTSA campaign 16V651000
Summary General 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, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Complaints by component (196 total)

Exterior lighting
49
Powertrain
48
Service brakes
41
Engine
33
Electrical system
21
Fuel and propulsion system
10
Suspension
10
Forward collision avoidance
3
Hydraulic brakes
3
Speed control
3
Wheels
3
Air bags
2
Steering
2
Engine and engine cooling
1
Lane departure
1
Seats
1
Structure
1
Visibility
1
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Crash-flagged

10

Fire-flagged

1

Injury reports

3

Death reports

0

Complaints filed per year

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Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings
  • "While traveling at highway speeds, my 2017 GMC Yukon SLE suffered a sudden, catastrophic Active Fuel Management (AFM) valvetrain lifter and camshaft collapse. This caused an immediate and highly dangerous loss of…"
    Powertrain, Engine, Fuel and propulsion system · filed 2026-07-30
  • "The paint on my hood, roof and mirrors has peeled off and the gray coating is showing. I have own many GM vehicles and have never had this happen before."
    Unknown or other · filed 2026-07-13
  • "The recall repair for the brake vacuum pump did not hold for this vehicle. Even after the repair, several years later, the brakes would get hard as a rock, especially at low speeds and there was difficult stopping the…"
    Service brakes · filed 2026-06-18
  • "Passenger brake Led Circuit board prematurely failed resulting in the entire assembly needing replacement. The assembly is $500 and higher. This is a safety issue and though there was a class action lawsuit, the light…"
    Service brakes · filed 2026-06-01
  • "So the shock strut system up front has a grommet that holds it in. The repair order said they put a shock simulator in the car and it gave false reading saying it was good and it came out broke break line and caused me…"
    Suspension, Electrical system, Service brakes · filed 2026-05-15

NHTSA crash ratings

Version Overall Front Side Rollover
2017 GMC Yukon Denali SUV 4WD 4 stars 5 stars 5 stars 3 stars
2017 GMC Yukon Denali SUV RWD 4 stars 5 stars 5 stars 3 stars
2017 GMC Yukon Denali XL 1500 SUV 4WD 4 stars 4 stars 5 stars 3 stars
2017 GMC Yukon Denali XL 1500 SUV RWD 4 stars 4 stars 5 stars 3 stars
2017 GMC Yukon SUV 4WD 4 stars 5 stars 5 stars 3 stars
2017 GMC Yukon SUV RWD 4 stars 5 stars 5 stars 3 stars

Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.

Fuel economy

Trim Engine Transmission Drive City Hwy Combined Annual fuel cost
Yukon C1500 two-wheel drive 5.3L, 8-cyl Automatic 6-speed Rear-wheel drive 16 23 19 MPG $3400
Yukon C1500 two-wheel drive 6.2L, 8-cyl Automatic 8-speed Rear-wheel drive 15 22 17 MPG $3800
Yukon C1500 two-wheel drive 5.3L, 8-cyl Automatic 6-speed Rear-wheel drive 16 23 19 MPG $3400
Yukon C1500 XL two-wheel drive 5.3L, 8-cyl Automatic 6-speed Rear-wheel drive 16 23 19 MPG $3400
Yukon C1500 XL two-wheel drive 5.3L, 8-cyl Automatic 6-speed Rear-wheel drive 16 23 19 MPG $3400
Yukon C1500 XL two-wheel drive 6.2L, 8-cyl Automatic 8-speed Rear-wheel drive 15 22 17 MPG $3800
Yukon K1500 four-wheel drive 6.2L, 8-cyl Automatic 8-speed Four-wheel drive 15 20 17 MPG $3800
Yukon K1500 four-wheel drive 5.3L, 8-cyl Automatic 6-speed Four-wheel drive 16 22 18 MPG $3600
Yukon K1500 four-wheel drive 5.3L, 8-cyl Automatic 6-speed Four-wheel drive 16 22 18 MPG $3600
Yukon K1500 XL four-wheel drive 5.3L, 8-cyl Automatic 6-speed Four-wheel drive 15 22 18 MPG $3600
Yukon K1500 XL four-wheel drive 5.3L, 8-cyl Automatic 6-speed Four-wheel drive 15 22 18 MPG $3600
Yukon K1500 XL four-wheel drive 6.2L, 8-cyl Automatic 8-speed Four-wheel drive 14 20 16 MPG $4050

Specs and fitment

K2XX refresh, 2015–2020
Body styles SUV
Oil dexos1 5W-30 (V8 per manual) , 8 qt capacity
Tire size 275/55R20, 285/45R22, 265/65R18 (trim dependent)
Towing capacity 8,500 lbs

Known issues for this generation

NHTSA safety recall 21V115000 covers affected vehicles after the agency found that general Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, XT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, 2018-2021 Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana, 2019-2020 Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, GMC Acadia, Sierra 1500, and certain Continental tires sold to the aftermarket for various model year 2018-2021 vehicles. The affected tires were cured for too long during production. Over cured tires may develop a break in the sidewall resulting in sudden air loss or a belt edge separation which could lead to a tread/belt loss. Either condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tires, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 22, 2021. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212329050. When NHTSA lists multiple GM nameplates in one campaign, the published unit count is shared across them.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2017 GMC Yukon reliable?

The 2017 GMC Yukon has 196 complaints with NHTSA after 10 years, or 11 per year. That is more complaints per year than most Yukon years here — over the median of the other years, which is 8. NHTSA has 3 recalls on file, including Wheel speed sensor, Vacuum, and Frontal.

What are common problems with a 2017 GMC Yukon?

The complaints owners file most often name Exterior lighting (49 of 196), then Powertrain (48) and Service brakes (41). Those filings include 10 that report a crash, 1 that reports a fire, and 3 that report an injury.

Is the 2017 GMC Yukon more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2016 Yukon has 267 complaints, 12 per year, and the 2018 has 69 complaints, 4 per year. The 2017 has about the same number of complaints per year as the 2016. The 2017 has more complaints per year than the 2018.

Has the 2017 GMC Yukon been recalled?

The 2017 GMC Yukon has 3 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2017 GMC Yukon?

Owners have filed 196 complaints about the 2017 GMC Yukon with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2017 GMC Yukon get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2017 GMC Yukon is 17.9 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

What engine oil does a GMC Yukon use?

US Yukon manuals specify dexos-approved oil for your engine in the maintenance schedule.

What does NHTSA recall 13V-342 cover on the GMC Yukon?

NHTSA safety recall 13V342000 covers affected vehicles after the agency found that general Motors is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Suburban vehicles manufactured July 9, 2013, through July 22, 2013; and 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles manufactured July 16, 2013,…

What generation is the 2013 GMC Yukon?

K2XX generation (2012-2014).