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2017 GMC Yukon XL engine problems

The 2017 GMC Yukon XL has 25 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

25

Engine complaints

12%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Yukon XL engine complaints by model year132 complaints2000: 3 complaints2001: 3 complaints2002: 12 complaints2003: 5 complaints2004: 12 complaints2005: 7 complaints2006: 2 complaints2007: 11 complaints2008: 4 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 3 complaints2011: 3 complaints2012: 2 complaints2013: 1 complaints2015: 27 complaints2016: 28 complaints2017: 25 complaints2018: 14 complaints2019: 35 complaints2020: 26 complaints2021: 132 complaints2022: 110 complaints2023: 131 complaints2024: 47 complaints2025: 11 complaints2026: 12 complaints
Yukon XL engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FLASHES. VEHICLE RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH, SLUGGISH AT TIMES. DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND EVENTUALLY CONFIRMED RANDOM MISFIRES. UNABLE TO FIX ISSUE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. VEHICLE WAS LATER CONFIRMED TO HAVE A FAULTY…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · September 14, 2017

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2017 GMC Yukon XL have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 2017 GMC Yukon XL engine — 12% 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.