2017 GMC SIERRA 1500

460 complaints filed with NHTSA.

460
Complaints
22
Crashes
5
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

NHTSA Safety Rating

5/5
Overall
5/5
Front Crash
5/5
Side Crash
4/5
Rollover

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
POWER TRAIN114
SERVICE BRAKES100
ENGINE54
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM48
UNKNOWN OR OTHER33
STEERING25
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL9
SUSPENSION8
VISIBILITY/WIPER8
EXTERIOR LIGHTING8
STRUCTURE:BODY7
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC6
AIR BAGS4
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING4

Recalls (5)

19V76100024/10/2019

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is tra

17V43700010/07/2017

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Subur

16V65100008/09/2016

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Poli

19V64500006/09/2019

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.

17V48700003/08/2017

CHILD SEAT:TETHER: CONNECTOR/CLIP

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 trucks. The owner's manual for the affected vehicles may be missing instructions on how to use the tether anchorage and child restraint anchorage systems. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the

Recent Complaints

20260205VISIBILITY/WIPER

While using the rear defrost my daughter smelled burning. Moments after the smell the rear window exploded. This is a sliding three part window and it shattered on the passenger side. My daughter was hit by the exploding glass.

20251231FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Started car via remote start. When I went out to the car I noticed smoke in the cab. I then observed the rear power slide window to be smoking and further discovered the rear defroster wires the be smoldering creating considerable smoke. The tempered glass then began to spider and completely cracked. There is a former recall on the rear slide window involving fire hazards and the wiring components. It should also be noted that our 9 month old’s car seat is directly below the window and defrost

20250616FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

strong smell of gasoline nauseating, Attempted to start vehicle intense spraying of gasoline all around gas tank vehicle started – dripping profusely around gas tank over chassis frame, Rear driver side of vehicle 16 June 2025

20241224FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

My rear defrosters shorted out causing a small fire and causing the window to explode. The recall for this issue has already been performed on this vehicle...

20241224FireVISIBILITY/WIPER

My rear defrosters shorted out causing a small fire and causing the window to explode. The recall for this issue has already been performed on this vehicle...

20240502FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

In January 2024, I parked my truck in my garage and shortly after I smelled an electrical burning smell in our house. When I opened the garage, it had smoke throughout the garage and a very strong odor of electrical burning smell. I moved my vehicle outside and tried to find the source, but it was too strong to narrow it down, and the garage smelled like burnt electrical for days. I took the truck to a service shop and they could not find anything wrong at the time. Today, May 2024, I was having

20230128CrashSTEERING

Back up sensors not working. Truck also not having a vin number even though it was bought from the the Chevy dealership. Also was told the electrical system is not working properly

20230128CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

Back up sensors not working. Truck also not having a vin number even though it was bought from the the Chevy dealership. Also was told the electrical system is not working properly

20230128CrashSERVICE BRAKES

Back up sensors not working. Truck also not having a vin number even though it was bought from the the Chevy dealership. Also was told the electrical system is not working properly

20230123CrashSERVICE BRAKES

I was pulling in to a parking spot and pressed the brakes and the truck didn’t stop and I hit the sign. When I looked at the dash there was a “service brake assist “ warning on.

20230123CrashFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

I was pulling in to a parking spot and pressed the brakes and the truck didn’t stop and I hit the sign. When I looked at the dash there was a “service brake assist “ warning on.

20220808STRUCTURE:BODY

This complaint is about the automatic extending/retracting foot steps on my GMC Sierra. The step is supposed to extend outwards when the door is opened and retract back under the truck when the door is closed. Instead, when the door is opened the step extends and at random will retract back inwards. Aside from being annoying this is actually dangerous as the other day i was exiting my truck with one foot on the step and the other reaching down to the ground when the step started retracting. The

20220103CrashSERVICE BRAKES

. THE ENGINE MOUNTED MECHANICAL VACUUM PUMP MAY DECREASE OVER TIME DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF VACUUM/ POWER BRAKE ASSIST, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. SAME AS MY 2016 GMC. I HAD TO ALSO HAVE THE ( EVAP CONTROL VALVE REPLACED). TRANSMISSION SURGES AND ON THE DOWN SHIFT ITS KNOCKING COMING TYO A STOP. .IN MY REAR ENDING A PARKED VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES PULSATING AND NOT STOPING SCARED ME. .DEALERSHIP. .DEALERSHIP .NO

20220103CrashFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

. THE ENGINE MOUNTED MECHANICAL VACUUM PUMP MAY DECREASE OVER TIME DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF VACUUM/ POWER BRAKE ASSIST, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. SAME AS MY 2016 GMC. I HAD TO ALSO HAVE THE ( EVAP CONTROL VALVE REPLACED). TRANSMISSION SURGES AND ON THE DOWN SHIFT ITS KNOCKING COMING TYO A STOP. .IN MY REAR ENDING A PARKED VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES PULSATING AND NOT STOPING SCARED ME. .DEALERSHIP. .DEALERSHIP .NO

20220103CrashPOWER TRAIN

. THE ENGINE MOUNTED MECHANICAL VACUUM PUMP MAY DECREASE OVER TIME DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF VACUUM/ POWER BRAKE ASSIST, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. SAME AS MY 2016 GMC. I HAD TO ALSO HAVE THE ( EVAP CONTROL VALVE REPLACED). TRANSMISSION SURGES AND ON THE DOWN SHIFT ITS KNOCKING COMING TYO A STOP. .IN MY REAR ENDING A PARKED VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES PULSATING AND NOT STOPING SCARED ME. .DEALERSHIP. .DEALERSHIP .NO

20211226CrashAIR BAGS

I was hit broad side, by driver running red light. He was doing over 50 MPH I was hit left side forward of left door. My steering wheel airbag did not deploy fully. The crash caused only the steering wheel bag to deploy but it only came out maybe half way, it smoldered so bad I panicked seeing all the smoke and had to crawl out of my truck after kicking open the passenger door because the nose of the truck is racked to the right the passenger door would not open. Other car had full airbag deplo

20210503FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD DRAW BLANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME TO NORMAL DRIVING WITHIN FIVE SECONDS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE HAD INJURED HIS LEFT WRIST WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. LANDERS BUICK GMC(78 GOODMAN RD E, SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT BUT HAVE Y

20210125CrashSERVICE BRAKES

I WAS DRIVING 50MPH AND WAS BEHIND A SEMI AS I STARTED TO PASS HIM I NOTICED AN ONCOMING CAR AND DECIDED THERE WASNT ENOUGH TIME TO PASS SO I STARTED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND GET BACK BEHIND THE SEMI AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH PRODUCED AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN IN WHICH I DID A 180 DEGREE SPIN AND ENDED UP GOING INTO THE DITCH BACKWARDS AND TIPPED OVER ON MY SIDE NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EITHER.

Mileage: 72,000

20210125CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I WAS DRIVING 50MPH AND WAS BEHIND A SEMI AS I STARTED TO PASS HIM I NOTICED AN ONCOMING CAR AND DECIDED THERE WASNT ENOUGH TIME TO PASS SO I STARTED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND GET BACK BEHIND THE SEMI AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH PRODUCED AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN IN WHICH I DID A 180 DEGREE SPIN AND ENDED UP GOING INTO THE DITCH BACKWARDS AND TIPPED OVER ON MY SIDE NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EITHER.

Mileage: 72,000

20210125CrashPOWER TRAIN

I WAS DRIVING 50MPH AND WAS BEHIND A SEMI AS I STARTED TO PASS HIM I NOTICED AN ONCOMING CAR AND DECIDED THERE WASNT ENOUGH TIME TO PASS SO I STARTED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND GET BACK BEHIND THE SEMI AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH PRODUCED AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN IN WHICH I DID A 180 DEGREE SPIN AND ENDED UP GOING INTO THE DITCH BACKWARDS AND TIPPED OVER ON MY SIDE NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EITHER.

Mileage: 72,000