2017 Gmc SIERRA 1500 problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
352 owner complaints analyzed
5 distinct recall campaigns
38,968 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2017 model year. Data snapshot: . 137 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Power Train is the most frequently named component, appearing in 114 of 352 complaints (32.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 112 | 31.8% |
| Transmission and shifting | 99 | 28.1% |
| Steering behavior | 28 | 8.0% |
| Engine operation | 23 | 6.5% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 22 | 6.3% |
| Fuel system concerns | 4 | 1.1% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 114 |
| Service Brakes | 100 |
| Engine | 57 |
| Electrical System | 51 |
| Unknown Or Other | 35 |
| Steering | 25 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 10 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 10 |
Power Train: 114; Service Brakes: 100; Engine: 57; Electrical System: 51; Unknown Or Other: 35; Steering: 25; Vehicle Speed Control: 10; Visibility/Wiper: 10
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 42 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 39 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 30 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 12 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 13 |
| 150,000 and above | 1 |
Under 25,000: 42; 25,000 to 49,999: 39; 50,000 to 74,999: 30; 75,000 to 99,999: 12; 100,000 to 149,999: 13; 150,000 and above: 1
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (42). 215 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 32 |
| 2020 | 35 |
| 2021 | 38 |
| 2022 | 57 |
| 2023 | 46 |
| 2024 | 51 |
| 2025 | 47 |
| 2026 | 17 |
2017: 10; 2018: 19; 2019: 32; 2020: 35; 2021: 38; 2022: 57; 2023: 46; 2024: 51; 2025: 47; 2026: 17
Pattern summary
Power Train leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 112 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 99 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 28 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 11006494 · 2017-07-20 (July 20, 2017)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE RPMS INCREASED. WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR WITH EXTREME FORCE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALSH CHEVY BUICK GMC (2330 NORTH BLOOMINGTON STREET, STREATOR, IL, 61364 [phone remov…
Owner-reported narrative. 112 miles reported. Look up ODI 11006494 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11011507 · 2017-07-30 (July 30, 2017)
WAS STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT,WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE. STARTED ROLLING FORWARD AND HAD TO PRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKE. WHEN HOLDING FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IN GEAR PEDAL SLOWLY MOVES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO WAS LUCKILY CLOSE BY. THEY TESTED TRUCK BRAKE'S AND FOUND THE SAME THING. THEY KEPT TRUCK, AND REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY. MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD. THEY BELIEVE THAT A SEAL MAY HAVE A CRACK,OR A NICK IN IT, ALLOWING PRESSURE TO RELEASE. THE DEALER SAID MORE THAN LIKELY GM WILL ASK FOR PART TO EXAMINE IT, SO THEY CAN'T TAKE IT APART…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,173 miles reported. Look up ODI 11011507 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10953974 · 2017-02-11 (February 11, 2017)
THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS UNDER SEVEN HUNDRED MILES ON IT DOES THE FOLLOWING: WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE STARTS TO MISFIRE, STARTS TO CHUG AND JERK, IT STARTS TO HESITATE AND BECOMES ROUGH. WHEN I CALLED GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENT I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A CODE FOR THIS PROBLEM #PIP5457B BUT THAT CURRENTLY THERE IS NO KNOWN REASON AND NO KNOWN REPAIR AND NO KNOWN COMPUTER CODE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I TRIED TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND NEEDED TO SPEED UP BUT THE TRUCK STARTED TO LURCH; I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED. I CAN'T DRIVE UP A H…
Owner-reported narrative. 700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10953974 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10992896 · 2017-06-02 (June 2, 2017)
MY NEW 2017 GMC SIERRA VIBRATES BADLY AT ALL SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. THE SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSES MY HANDS TO GO NUMB AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE INFORMED GM OF THIS AND HAD IT REPAIRED 3 TIMES. THIS DIDN'T CORRECT THE ISSUE AND GM IS STATING THE VEHICLE IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED" AND WILL NOT DO ANY FURTHER REPAIRS. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IN THIS DAY AND AGE A VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO HAVE A CONSTANT VIBRATION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MODEL YEAR 2014 AND GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR CORRECT THE ISSUE. IT IS GOING TO T…
Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10992896 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11092455 · 2018-05-08 (May 8, 2018)
I WAS TURNING AROUND A CURB AT A FAST FOOD WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS THE OPPOSITE WAY I WAS TURNING THE SLIGHTLY BACK AGAIN. WHEN I TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL IT DID IT AGAIN. I PAUSED AND WAS THEN PERMITTED TO COMPLETE MY TURN. I THEN EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT. UPON COMPLETION OF MY APPOINTMENT I IMMEDIATELY DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW A YEAR AGO AND INQUIRED OF ANY RECALLS OR PROBLEMS OF THE STEERING DOING THIS AND THE SERVICE G…
Owner-reported narrative. 12,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 11092455 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11185586 · 2019-03-09 (March 9, 2019)
THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2017, SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP ON 6 OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 5 INJECTORS REPLACED AND THE UPPER OIL PAN GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. GMC IS STALLING ME AND NOT WANTING TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER THE BUY BACK PROGRAM COMMONLY CALLED THE LEMON LAW. THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I HAVE BEEN CHARGED A CO-PAY WITH THE REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUES STARTED AFTER THE 30000 MILE SERVICE.
Owner-reported narrative. 39,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11185586 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11339731 · 2020-07-16 (July 16, 2020)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR INSTEAD OF COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A LEAK WAS FOUND ON THE A/C COMPRESSOR. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO BOB STALL CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 7601 ALVARADO RD, LA MESA, CA 91942, [phone removed], AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11339731 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11093687 · 2018-05-14 (May 14, 2018)
VEHICLE HAS HARD SHIFT AT 5-6 MPH. DEALER STATED COULD NOT FIND ISSUE, AND REFLASHED TCM.APPROX MONTH LATER, AT 10K MILES, TRUCK HARD SHIFTED FROM RED LIGHT ON HIGHWAY, ONCE UP TO 45 MPH, SHUTDOWN. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, NO BRAKES, NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE AT 45-50 MPH.DEALER KEPT FOR ONE WEEK, STATED LOOSE CABLE ON STARTER FROM BATTERY. EXACTLY 1K MILES LATER (5 WEEKS), NOW AT 11K MILES, TRUCK HARD SHIFTED AT 5-6MPH, AND AT 45-50 MPH TRUCK TRIED TO SHIFT IN 4WD. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON AS A RESULT. DEALER HAS CURRENTLY HAD THE TRUCK FOR …
Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11093687 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11340234 · 2020-07-19 (July 19, 2020)
WAS PULLING MY TRAILER OUT OF THE WATER AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING, FLUIDS FULL, PUMP WORKING, JUST ELECTRICAL ISSUE. HAD TO DRIVE HOME 20 MILES WITHOUT POWER STEERING, VERY HARD TO TURN. THEY SAID THEY 'FIXED' THIS IS ISSUE IN 2015, BUT HERE I AM IN A 2017 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, LOW SPEED AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING, THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T PULLING ON TO A HIGHWAY OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE.
Owner-reported narrative. 27,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11340234 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11329129 · 2020-06-16 (June 16, 2020)
ON MAY 26, 2020, MY 2017 TRUCK'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. VEHICLE IS IN ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY WITH 25,000 MILES, + OR -. TRUCK DRIVEN INFREQUENTLY DURING "STAY-AT-HOME PERIOD. TOOK TO GMC DEALER IMMEDIATELY; READ CODE; INDICATES ALL 8 FUEL INJECTORS OUT OF TOLERANCE.CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY OR PROVIDE IMPACT TO VEHICLE IF DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION. CAN'T BE DRIVEN; DEALER PROVIDED LOANER. CAN'T ADVISE IF VEHICLE'S ENGINE WILL CUT-OF IF DRIVEN CAUSING UNKNOWN ISSUES. FUEL INJECTORS ARE ON BACK ORDER-NO ESTIMATE OF RECEIPT DATE! …
Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11329129 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11630226 · 2024-12-11 (December 11, 2024)
On Friday, December 6, 2024, my “check engine light” illuminated on my 2017 GMC Sierra pickup. The engine is the gasoline version of the 5.3 liter. I took my truck to Brogden Buick/GMC in Olathe, KS. They informed me the trouble code was 219a, indicating there was a problem with the fuel/air ratio. On Monday, December 9, 2024, I was contacted and informed the fuel injectors needed to be replaced at a cost of approx. $2700. Based upon research I’ve conducted GM’s fuel injectors have been a service concern since approximately 2014. Service …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11630226 at NHTSA ↗