2017 GMC Sierra 1500 Engine
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
Complaint Timeline
Chronological view of owner reports
THERE IS A STRONG INTERMITTENT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN AT SPEEDS OF 35-70 MPH. IT RESEMBLE DRIVING OVER "RUMBLE STRIPS"
MY TRUCK IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT AFTER 3 YEARS ONLY 15,000 MILES. CHK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, DEALER SAYS 3 BAD FUEL INJECTORS. DEALER HAS SEVERAL OTHER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR. ALSO IS THIS AN EMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM?
ON MAY 26, 2020, MY 2017 TRUCK'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. VEHICLE IS IN ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY WITH 25,000 MILES, + OR -. TRUCK DRIVEN INFREQUENTLY DURING "STAY-AT-HOME PERIOD. TOOK TO GMC DEALER IMMEDIATELY; READ CODE; INDICATES ALL 8 FUEL INJECTORS OUT OF TOLERANCE.CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY OR PROVIDE IMPACT TO VEHICLE IF DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION. CAN'T BE DRIVEN; DEALER PROVIDED LOANER. CAN'T ADVISE IF VEHICLE'S ENGINE WILL CUT-OF IF DRIVEN CAUSING UNKNOWN ISSUES. FUEL INJECTORS ARE ON BACK ORDER-NO ESTIMATE OF RECEIPT DATE! ANOTHER 2017 GMC TRUCK THERE WITH SAME ISSUE-BEEN THERE FOR LONGER PERIOD. GM WILL NOT ADVISE DEALER WHEN FUEL INJECTORS WILL BE RECEIVED. DELAY POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH GM STRIKE OR VIRUS. IF TWO OR MORE VEHICLES HAVE PROBLEM, IS PATTERN OR PRACTICE-A SYSTEMIC ISSUE. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CAN NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION. DIFFICULT TO CONTACT GM CORPORATE OFFICES FOR ASSISTANCE. TODAY IS THREE WEEKS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE, WHICH I NEED. GM IS NOT PROVIDING ADEQUATE (ANY) INFORMATION TO ITS DEALER. THIS OUT OF TOLERANCE FUEL INJECTOR SITUATION HAS BEEN NOTED ON GM OWNER WEBSITES; IT IS NOT UNUSUAL. *TR
MY RADIATOR HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK AND COOLANT IS ESCAPING WHEN ENGINE IS HOT. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE INCIDENTS WITH THE 2014-15 MODEL YEAR ISSUE. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE A LEAKING RADIATOR NEAR THE TOP RIGHT SIDE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *TR
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 ALL OF THESE MODEL 6.6 DIESEL REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT IS GMC OR CHEVY. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL. THE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES UP ON THE DISPLAY SAYING I AM LOW ON FLUID. HOWEVER, WHEN I CHECK IT IT IS ALWAYS FULL. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE THAT IF IT IS LOW I WILL AUTOMATICALLY RESET IT THINKING THAT THE WARNING LIGHT IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. AGAIN, THE GM TEXT KNOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE FLEET. AGAIN, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS YOU CAN REACH ME AT [XXX] THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V328000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE DEALER (WHEELER CHEVROLET BUICK LOCATED AT 11401 N STRAITS HWY, CHEBOYGAN, MI 49721) WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2017, SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP ON 6 OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 5 INJECTORS REPLACED AND THE UPPER OIL PAN GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. GMC IS STALLING ME AND NOT WANTING TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER THE BUY BACK PROGRAM COMMONLY CALLED THE LEMON LAW. THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I HAVE BEEN CHARGED A CO-PAY WITH THE REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUES STARTED AFTER THE 30000 MILE SERVICE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (DONOVAN AND BAUER AUTO GROUP, 11579 HYDETOWN ROAD, TITUSVILLE, PA 16354), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION-SHUTTERING FEELS LIKE ENGINE MISS. UPDATED 8/14/18*JB
THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS UNDER SEVEN HUNDRED MILES ON IT DOES THE FOLLOWING: WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE STARTS TO MISFIRE, STARTS TO CHUG AND JERK, IT STARTS TO HESITATE AND BECOMES ROUGH. WHEN I CALLED GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENT I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A CODE FOR THIS PROBLEM #PIP5457B BUT THAT CURRENTLY THERE IS NO KNOWN REASON AND NO KNOWN REPAIR AND NO KNOWN COMPUTER CODE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I TRIED TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND NEEDED TO SPEED UP BUT THE TRUCK STARTED TO LURCH; I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED. I CAN'T DRIVE UP A HILL IN THE CITY OR ON THE INTERSTATE AND KEEP UP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SPUTTER. MY WIFE AND I ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. WE JUST PAID NEARLY $49,000 FOR THIS GMC SIERRA 2017 AND ONLY OWNED IT FOR ONE WEEK WHEN THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN. IT DOES THIS ALL THE TIME. VERY DANGEROUS!
NOTICED VIVID AND PERSISTENT ENGINE VIBRATION SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE - WITH NO ASSOCIATED CHECK ENGINE CODE. VIBRATION HAPPENS AT ALL ENGINE AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURES (ESPECIALLY BELOW 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT), AT ALL ALTITUDES, REGARDLESS IF IN PARK, NEUTRAL, OR DRIVE. VIBRATION IS SO NOTICEABLE, YOU CAN WATCH THE WAVES VIBRATE THROUGH A CLASS OF WATER WHEN PLACED ON THE DASHBOARD. TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND BOTH HAVE STATED THE VIBRATION EXPERIENCED IS PER NORMAL DESIGN FOR 6.2L ENGINE. HARD TO BELIEVE GM WOULD DESIGN A $65K+ VEHICLE THAT PURPOSELY VIBRATES/SHAKES. ESCALATED THROUGH GM CORPORATE (SR# 8-3108393XXX), TO WHICH THEY CONFIRMED TRUCK IS RUNNING AS DESIGNED. SINCE THE ENGINE WAS NOT THROWING A CODE, NO FURTHER INVESTMENT/RESOLUTION WAS NEEDED ON THEIR END. THEIR SOLUTION TO ME...SELL THE TRUCK IF NOT HAPPY. OF COURSE THEY DID NOT SAY THAT, BUT THAT'S THE WAY I INTERPRETED THEIR RESPONSE TO MEAN. BUYER BEWARE.
Trend Over Time
Complaints by year
Other Issues
Common problems reported
Quick Summary
The 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 has 35 Engine complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.