2017 GMC Yukon engine problems
62 of the 359 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 GMC Yukon name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 849 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database1 of the 62 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2018: 5 · 2019: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2023: 9 · 2024: 11 · 2025: 20 · 2026: 5
Half of the 21 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 36,000 and 91,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
359 complaints in all about the 2017 GMC Yukon, 5 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: GMC Yukon engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The contact owns a 2017 GMC Yukon Denali. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle started bouncing. The contact stated that the transmission also failed to shift properly. The service engine and suspension warning lights were illuminated.
The contact owns a 2017 GMC Yukon. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the vehicle was vibrating abnormally. The front of the vehicle was shaking. The contact stated that while at a stoplight with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle stalled but independently restarted. The engine warning light flashed on and off.
I was taking my client to school. I stopped at the stop sign. When I pushed gas pedal to go, my truck did not go, it strained did a big jerk then went. The next morning it did the same thing & later on that day, it did it again. Two days later I had to stop at red light. When the light turned green I pressed the gas pedal & nothing.
Lifters failed 2nd time at 130k miles. Driving on highway at 70mph cruise and engine went to limp mode. Multiple repairs. $5,000. Dealer sold it to me in 2020 with 80k miles and did not disclose prior lifter replacement. I know they did something as a head bolt is missing
There was a pump in the heart of the transmission. The dealer said told me that was leaking fluid. Apparently this was a faulty hose within the transmission which leaked fluid in the transmission. Therefore, my transmission died. This was a severe I could have been a very dangerous situation if my kids had been in the car.
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications849 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P0300 P050D P2101 P0308 P2635 P0340 P0106 P0506
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 GMC Yukon names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2017 GMC Yukon
Source: the same files- transmission and drivetrain problems 87 complaints
- brake problems 73 complaints
- electrical problems 53 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2017 GMC Yukon?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 62 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (17% of everything owners filed about it), and 849 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the engine on the 2017 GMC Yukon?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 3 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do engine problems show up on the 2017 GMC Yukon?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 55,000 miles; half of them between 36,000 and 91,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.