2017 GMC Sierra brakes problems
20 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2017 GMC Sierra, which is 26% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 26% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles, and 74% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes.
What owners wrote
I almost killed a kid today parking for a baseball game. I was traveling slowly and parking when my brakes became hard to push and failed. Truck went over curb and toward kid putting on his cleats and not facing me. I was able to push as hard as I could and it stopped. I backed up and brakes worked again. I have 46,000 miles on the truck. I am now afraid to drive it, but it seems they are working again. If this is common, GMC needs to take care of this. Someone will soon be hurt seriously!
My 2017 GMC sierra denali had already been the subject of the recall relating to the brake issue. Shortly after they performed this recall work the brakes began failing at low speed. When driving below 5 MPH, the pedal which suddenly fall and the ABS would trigger. During this time, the car would continue moving with the ABS fully vibrating. Thankfully, my trailer hitch absorb the rear impact against a wall. The problem continued.
Other problems reported for the 2017 GMC Sierra
- Drivetrain & axles 22 complaints