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2017 GMC Sierra 1500 transmission problems

The 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 has 117 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 25% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

117

Transmission complaints

25%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Sierra 1500 transmission complaints by model year126 complaints1994: 1 complaints1997: 9 complaints1998: 8 complaints1999: 2 complaints2000: 10 complaints2001: 3 complaints2002: 5 complaints2003: 7 complaints2004: 9 complaints2005: 11 complaints2006: 13 complaints2007: 6 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 9 complaints2010: 4 complaints2011: 25 complaints2012: 6 complaints2013: 3 complaints2014: 67 complaints2015: 95 complaints2016: 83 complaints2017: 117 complaints2018: 126 complaints2019: 124 complaints2020: 86 complaints2021: 124 complaints2022: 97 complaints2023: 78 complaints2024: 61 complaints2025: 20 complaints2026: 15 complaints
Sierra 1500 transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“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…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · January 21, 2021 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 have?

NHTSA has 117 complaints about the 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 transmission — 25% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.