2017 GMC Yukon · symptom sheet

Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard

27owner reports
79,000median miles
$540median quote
0involved a crash

Newest report Apr 8, 2026 · checked Sep 9, 2026

48 of the 196 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 27 of those describe transmission shudder. Only brake wear is reported more often on this car.

Tick what matches of 27 reports

shudders or vibrates at low speed

slips or revs without pulling

bangs or clunks into gear

hesitates when I accelerate

a dealer did a software update

fluid was changed or flushed

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the torque converter (4 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2017 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.

What owners paid

6 of the 27 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $200 to $600.

$200$540$600

$0k$2k$4k$6k$8k

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 31,000 and 96,700 miles, from the 13 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“Transmission jerks, shifts hard, loses powerâ¦ Temp gets 199 just drivingâ¦ Humming sounds, taken to dealer three timeâ¦ 188,000 milesâ¦”
Filed Mar 29, 2025 · 188,000 miles

“My transmission does not engage properly. From a starting position when I step on the gas the transmission lags and when it catches it slams / bangs into gear”
Filed Feb 12, 2025

“Tremendous transmission shudder prevented me from properly accelerating from a stop light thereby causing a dangerous traffic backup issue in a congested area.”
Filed Jul 31, 2024

“The SUV was stalled after getting in D to drove forward and all of a sudden itâs started with a big jerk and moved forward It went driving ok for them rest of the day but it kept repeating the incident n and off until June 15 when it was stalled on a traffic light I was able to put the emergency flashers and drive it in reverse to a near by parking lot”
Filed Jun 15, 2024

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 0 of 27 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.