2017 GMC Sierra Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2017 GMC Sierra. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 77 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“The contact owns a 2017 gmc sierra. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed with the defroster activated, a smoke odor was detected inside the vehicle. The contact's wife checked the rearview mirror and saw flames coming from the rear windshield. The contact's…”
“The contact owns a 2017 gmc sierra. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission inadvertently shifted from high to low gears and the rpms revved up. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be duplicated.…”
“The contact owns a 2017 gmc sierra ld. The contact stated that on two separate occasions while driving at approximately 50 mph, the front passenger side wheel locked inadvertently. As a result, another vehicle crashed into the attached trailer which caused the trailer to jackknife. The driver…”
“The contact owns a 2017 gmc sierra equipped with goodyear, tire line: wrangler sra, tire size: 275/55/r30, dot number not available: the contact stated while driving 25 mph, the passenger’s side front tires experienced blowout. The contact was able to pull over safely and replace the tire. The…”
“After parking and backing up when I hit the brakes, they got hard and did not operate properly. When pulling forward the brakes were hard to operate and barely stopped the vehicle. After sitting a while and restarting the truck they operated as they should have. Not sure if this is an operable…”
“Coolant light continues to come on. I've had it to the shop and they say that it is a manufacturing problem. However they are not willing to fix it. I have the same problem on my chevy high country that has the same 6.6 diesel engine in it. The mechanics all acknowledge that this is a problem for…”
“I live in oregon, my truck that I purchased from a private owner from utah in june of 2019 had 37,300 miles today's date march 1 2020 my truck has 39,100 miles. A couple of days ago I changed to my oregon license plate. While under the truck I noticed a lot of rust on many parts of the brakes,…”
“I live in oregon, my truck that I purchased from a private owner from utah in june of 2019 had 37,300 miles today's date march 1 2020 my truck has 39,100 miles. A couple of days ago I changed to my oregon license plate. While under the truck I noticed a lot of rust on many parts of the brakes,…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 GMC Sierra as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.