REAR PASSENGERS BRAKE LIGHT FLICKERS OFF AND ON CAUSING A SAFETY RISK WHILE DRIVING. PREVIOUS YEARS OF SAME MAKE AND MODEL ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES CAUSING A SHORTAGE IN $400-800 REPLACEMENT OF TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. RATHER, GMC SHOULD RECALL AND CORRECT THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING QUALITY TO BEGIN WITH.
2017 GMC Yukon Xl
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Yukon Xl years
Owner complaints for the 2017 GMC Yukon Xl are substantially higher than the model-year median of 68.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
60 reports with mileage · 87 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Exterior Lighting. Review the 39 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 36 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 31 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
147 reportsBACK PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTING WENT OUT. ORIGINALLY IT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES AND NOT WORK OTHERS. NOT IT NEVER WORKS... DEALER SAID EARLIER YEARS WERE COVERED BY RECALL BUT NOT 2017. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AND IVE HAD THE CAR 2 YEARS. CRAZY.
THE VEHICLE STARTED TO PULL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE DRIVING ON THE 710 FREEWAY IN LONG BEACH, A NOISE STARTED TO BE AUDIBLY HEARD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I I CONTACTED THE EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF GENERAL MOTORS AND NOBODY COULD ASSIST ME WITH THE REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THIS ISSUE.
REAR PASSENGER LED BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. DEALER SAID THIS IS A KNOWN FAILURE ITEM SO MUCH SO THAT PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER NATION WIDE.
THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY 2017 YUKON XL STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GMC CONDENSERS. I BROUGHT MY YUKON TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT INDEED IT WAS THE CONDENSER WHICH CAUSED REFRIGERANT TO LEAK. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 17336 AS MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED…
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THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY 2017 YUKON XL STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GMC CONDENSERS. I BROUGHT MY YUKON TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT INDEED IT WAS THE CONDENSER WHICH CAUSED REFRIGERANT TO LEAK. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 17336 AS MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED FOR SOME REASON. SAME PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF MY POCKET - $1200. I LIVE IN THE DEEP SOUTH, HAVE SMALL CHILDREN, AND CANNOT GO WITHOUT AC.
BRAKE FAILURE AFTER RECALL WAS DONE BRAKES STILL FAIL WAS DRIVING AND WAS BRAKING THE PEDAL WENT IN ALL THE WAY AND THE YUKON XL DENALI DID NOT STOP ALSO HAVE BAD FUEL INJECTORS TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DONT KNOW WHAT FUEL INJECTORS GO ON THE SUV ALSO GM DOESNT KNOW THEY HAVE TO TAKE APART THE ENGINE TO FIND OUT WHAT F…
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BRAKE FAILURE AFTER RECALL WAS DONE BRAKES STILL FAIL WAS DRIVING AND WAS BRAKING THE PEDAL WENT IN ALL THE WAY AND THE YUKON XL DENALI DID NOT STOP ALSO HAVE BAD FUEL INJECTORS TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DONT KNOW WHAT FUEL INJECTORS GO ON THE SUV ALSO GM DOESNT KNOW THEY HAVE TO TAKE APART THE ENGINE TO FIND OUT WHAT FUEL INJECTORS THEY PUT ON THE ENGINE THEY WONT GIVE ME A CAR RENTAL AND DOES NOT ALL THE FUEL INJECTORS ARE ON BACK ORDER THERE IS 3. TYPES HIGH PRESSURE LOW PRESSURE AND THEY DONT KNOW THE FUEL INJECTOR THAT WAS USED I PAID OVER 90,000 WITH TAXES AND INTEREST ON THIS 2017 YUKON XL DENALI AND THEY HAVE REPLACED 3 SHOCKS, BRAKE VACUUM PUMP, BRAKE AND ROTORS THEY HAD TO REPAINT THE FEONT BUMPER REAR BUMPER HOOD AND BACK DOOR AND NOW THE FUEL INJECTORS WITH ONLY 37,500 MILES THIS SUV IS A JUNK AND NOW I BELIEVE ALL GM CARS ARE NOW JUNK
DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS, IN AUTOMATIC 4 WHEEL DRIVE OPTION. I TURNED THE CORNER BY MY HOUSE ON A CITY STREET GOING NO MORE THAN 7 MPH. I WAS TAPPING THE BRAKE AS I TURNED. I'M NOT SURE WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AS I WAS BRAKING (THE BRAKES SEEMED WEIRD; KIND OF LIKE ABS), BUT MY VEHICLE SLID AND HIT THE CURB O…
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DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS, IN AUTOMATIC 4 WHEEL DRIVE OPTION. I TURNED THE CORNER BY MY HOUSE ON A CITY STREET GOING NO MORE THAN 7 MPH. I WAS TAPPING THE BRAKE AS I TURNED. I'M NOT SURE WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AS I WAS BRAKING (THE BRAKES SEEMED WEIRD; KIND OF LIKE ABS), BUT MY VEHICLE SLID AND HIT THE CURB ON THE STREET I WAS TURNING IN. THIS IS KITTY CORNER FROM MY HOUSE. MY RIGHT REAR TIRE DROVE UP ONTO THE CURB AND HALF WAY ONTO THE SIDEWALK, BEFORE GOING BACK OFF. I DROVE RIGHT INTO MY GARAGE FROM THERE AND THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE. MY WHOLE TIRE/WHEEL WAS BENT AT AN ANGLE WITH THE BOTTOM GOING INWARD. THE TIRE AND WHEEL DID NOT HAVE ANY DAMAGE. THERE WERE SCRAPES ON THE HUB CAP. WE TOOK THE TIRE OFF AND SAW THAT THE HALF SHAFT HAD SNAPPED RIGHT IN HALF. AFTER LOOKING AT THIS, THERE WAS BUBBLING AROUND IT. IT SEEMS THAT THE WAY THIS WAS MANUFACTURED IS NOT IN ANYWAY SAFE. THANKFULLY, I WAS RIGHT BY MY HOUSE. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ANY FASTER IN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I SLID INTO SOMETHING ELSE GOING FASTER. I AM GLAD MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE. I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE COVERED IN THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY; 5-YEAR/60,000. ONE PERSON WITH GM STATED IT WAS INCLUDED WITH THE 3-YEAR/36,000 OPTION. OUR MILEAGE IS BARELY OVER AT 36,352. THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO, STATED THEY WILL NOT BUDGE OVER 36,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED NO MATTER WHAT! THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WHEN THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AT ALL TO THE TIRE. HOW COULD SOMETHING LIKE THIS JUST SNAP IN HALF? IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT! THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPENSIVE AND APPARENTLY BUILT VERY CHEAP!!! WE JUST HAD A RECALL FIXED TOO! WE HAVE ONLY PAID TO GET IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS IN THE NEXT TOWN OVER ABOUT 15 MILES AWAY. MY PICS ARE MORE THAN 5MB. THEY ARE 7+MB.
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 88K MILES. MY SISTER IN LAW ALSO HAS A 2017 BOUGHT FROM ANOTHER STATE AND IT WENT OUT AT 79K MILES A WEEK AFTER MINE. PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WORKS IF YOU PUSH ON IT THEN RANDOMLY GOES OUT (WIRING/ELECTRICAL ISSUE). OF COURSE THE DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS THE ONLY ONE ON RECALL. CRUISE CONTROL SET ITS…
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TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 88K MILES. MY SISTER IN LAW ALSO HAS A 2017 BOUGHT FROM ANOTHER STATE AND IT WENT OUT AT 79K MILES A WEEK AFTER MINE. PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WORKS IF YOU PUSH ON IT THEN RANDOMLY GOES OUT (WIRING/ELECTRICAL ISSUE). OF COURSE THE DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS THE ONLY ONE ON RECALL. CRUISE CONTROL SET ITSELF AT OVER 100MPH AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKES. I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE BREAKING SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY FOR MY VIN NUMBER THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC YUKON XL. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THERE WAS ALSO A VIBRATION UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC YUKON XL. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THERE WAS ALSO A VIBRATION UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. *BF*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MARVIN K BROWN AUTO CENTER (LOCATED AT 1441 CAMINO DEL RIO S, SAN DIEGO, CA, 619-272-6867) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC YUKON XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MARVIN K BROWN AUTO CENTER (LOCATED AT 1441 CAMINO DEL RIO S, SAN DIEGO, CA, 619-272-6867) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE COMMONALITY OF THE FAILURE, THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Official recalls
116V651000 · Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE ; Seat Belts:pretensioner
Sep 8, 2016
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 Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Seat Belts:pretensioner
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 Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE
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 Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
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 Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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