2017 GMC Yukon service brakes problems
41 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2017 GMC Yukon — 21% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The recall repair for the brake vacuum pump did not hold for this vehicle. Even after the repair, several years later, the brakes would get hard as a rock, especially at low speeds and there was difficult stopping the vehicle. Due to the special Warranty on this recall, I was able to get the brake…”
filed Jun 18, 2026
“Passenger brake Led Circuit board prematurely failed resulting in the entire assembly needing replacement. The assembly is $500 and higher. This is a safety issue and though there was a class action lawsuit, the light fails after 72000 miles which appears to be when GMC wont replace the part. $500…”
filed Jun 1, 2026
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 Yukon years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Yukon | 1 | 2% |
| 2024 Yukon | 6 | 7% |
| 2023 Yukon | 10 | 5% |
| 2022 Yukon | 2 | 1% |
| 2021 Yukon | 7 | 2% |
| 2020 Yukon | 3 | 9% |
| 2019 Yukon | 4 | 8% |
| 2018 Yukon | 5 | 7% |
| 2016 Yukon | 52 | 20% |
| 2015 Yukon | 85 | 16% |
| 2014 Yukon | 2 | 4% |
| 2013 Yukon | 2 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2017 GMC Yukon
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.