2017 GMC Sierra 1500 service brakes problems
100 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 — 28% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was test driving this 2017 Sierra 1500 SLT and experienced issues while braking. Issues with brakes as the vacuum level drops the brake assist decreases which meant I had to use excessive force to get the vehicle to stop. No warning light, nothing to tell me there is a low pressure brake. This…”
filed Jul 16, 2025
“2017 GMC Sierra almost hit a parked car in the store parking lot. Pedal was hard push down . Also when moving truck around in my yard at times the pedal is hard other times sounds like there is Air in the lines. Truck has all new Brakes and Rotors all the way around. I pull a Camper and Side x Side…”
filed Jul 10, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in…Campaign 19V761000 · Oct 24, 2019
- Amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over timeCampaign 19V645000 · Sep 6, 2019
Service Brakes problems in other Sierra 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sierra 1500 | 2 | 3% |
| 2025 Sierra 1500 | 3 | 3% |
| 2024 Sierra 1500 | 10 | 3% |
| 2023 Sierra 1500 | 12 | 3% |
| 2022 Sierra 1500 | 27 | 5% |
| 2021 Sierra 1500 | 22 | 4% |
| 2020 Sierra 1500 | 48 | 11% |
| 2019 Sierra 1500 | 107 | 17% |
| 2018 Sierra 1500 | 39 | 13% |
| 2016 Sierra 1500 | 100 | 30% |
| 2015 Sierra 1500 | 219 | 31% |
| 2014 Sierra 1500 | 139 | 19% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2017 GMC Sierra 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.