P0017 on GMC vehicles
P0017 is named on 5 GMC model years (2016–2023): 15 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Terrain, Acadia, Canyon.
Which GMC model years name P0017
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 GMC Terrain | Engine | 6 | — |
| 2016 GMC Acadia | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | 4 | — |
| 2016 GMC Canyon | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | 4 | — |
| 2023 GMC Terrain | Engine | — | 1 |
| 2017 GMC Terrain | Engine | 1 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
GMC filings that name P0017
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns GMC filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0017. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- PIP4548F Service bulletin2016-06-29 · Engine
- THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN WHAT TO INSPECT IF CODES P0016 AND/OR P0017 ARE SETTING ON A PROPERLY TIMED ENGINE OR A CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START. TECHNICIAN SHOULD INSPECT THE RESPECTIVE INTAKE OR EXHAUST CAMSHAFT RELUCTOR TO SEE IF IT HAS SPUN ON THE CAMSHAFT. THE RELUCTOR CANNOT BE REPOSITIONED SO THE CAMSHAFT MUST BE REPLACED. THE NEW
- PIP3423L Service bulletin2015-10-01 · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0008 or P0009 may be set. Technician will need to inspect for loose timing chains or tensioners. If after following Service Information diagnostics the root cause is not found inspect the reluctor for the crankshaft sensor. If the reluctor has moved then repl
- PIP3423M Service bulletin2015-10-19 · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0008 or P0009 may be set. Technician will need to inspect for loose timing chains or tensioners. If after following Service Information diagnostics the root cause is not found inspect the reluctor for the crankshaft sensor. If the reluctor has moved then repl
- PIP3423N Service bulletin2017-08-23 · Engine
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0008 or P0009 may be set. Technician will need to inspect for loose timing chains or tensioners. If after following Service Information diagnostics the root cause is not found inspect the reluctor for the crankshaft sensor. If the reluctor has moved then repl
- PIP3423P Service bulletin2018-08-09 · Engine
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0008 or P0009 may be set. Technician will need to inspect for loose timing chains or tensioners. If after following Service Information diagnostics the root cause is not found inspect the reluctor for the crankshaft sensor. If the reluctor has moved then repl
What P0017 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0017 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what GMC and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0017 a known problem on GMC vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 15 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P0017 on 5 GMC model years (2016–2023). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which GMC models does P0017 appear on most?
2016 Terrain (6 documents), 2016 Acadia (4 documents), 2016 Canyon (4 documents).
Does P0017 on a GMC mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.