2017 GMC Yukon XL problems
The 2017 GMC Yukon XL has 213 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (18%) concerns lighting. After that come drivetrain & axles (17%) and electrical system (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 213 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 83 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 17 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 20 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 83 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 52,000 miles. For lighting specifically, the median reported mileage is about 58,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 82% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the GMC Yukon XL with enough data (142 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The drivers seat broke and front airbags did not deploy. The seat broke during rear end collision which pushed the seat back so I was no longer able to reach steering wheel or brakes to stop. Went thru on coming traffic to end up on wrong side of road in ditch. Police inspection, insurance inspections, auto repair inspection No warnings.
The rear lift gate on the Yukon xl has the automatic sensor underneath the trailer hitch that you can swing your foot under to open or close. Twice, while loading groceries, I have had it close on my head, and this time with concussion symptoms. This also happened to my elderly mother.
Any vibrations or changes in road surface at slow speed or at highway speeds causes a change in cabin pressure, which causes discomfort in ears as well as ears popping. This "buffeting issue" has been brought to a dealers attention, but they say that its normal with gm's larger suv's. It's a design flaw and or manufacturing flaw that GM should step up and take care of.
Car struggled to start when I started it. Idle was/has been really shaky. Engine light came on. I got a diagnosis from 2 companies for my engine. Both said I needed to replace all 8 fuel injectors. GMC has an extended warranty to cover these issues, but it is not available for my state of utah. Here is the code for reference for yukon #n182198000. My car is a yukon xl 2017 that needed fuel injectors at 85,000 miles! How is this okay? The repair cost $1,990.28.