GMC Sierra Complaints
15,732 consumer complaints on file.
- #11402595March 12, 2021SERVICE BRAKES
WAS IN DRIVEWAY, STARTED THE CAR AND THEN PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. AS SOON AS I WAS IN DRIVE I BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. I THEN HAD TO REALLY STEP ON THE BRAKE (IT WAS VERY HARD TO APPLY PRESSURE) TO GET IT TO STOP ROLLING. I THEN IMMEDIATELY PLACED IT IN PARK. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS, OR WHEN SWITCHING FROM THE PARKED POSITION TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO PARK (CHILD COULD BE INJURED IN DRIVEWAY) OR SLOWING DOWN IN A PARKING LOT OR COULD CAUSE A COLLISION IN TRAFFIC!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11402611March 12, 2021AIR BAGS
AIR BAG MODULE UNDER DRIVER SEAT GOT WET AND WILL NOT WORK NOW. SEEMS THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT FOR SOME REASON MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED. CONTACTED GMC ABOUT THIS AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN INOPERABLE FOR YEARS! ## VIN PASSED ## GMC 2007 SIERRA 1500 ##
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11402618March 12, 2021ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE DETECTED AN ANTI-FREEZE ODOR. THE CONTACT CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND BECAME AWARE THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VANGUARD BUICK GMC OF CARROLLTON (2700 N INTERSTATE 35E, CARROLLTON, TX 75007) WHERE THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE, AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO PAY TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. ## VIN PASSED ## GMC 2017 SIERRA ##*DT*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11402699March 12, 2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREETS, TRUCK LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, LOSES POWER STEERING,RADIO, GAUGE CLUSTER POWER AND ENGINE DIES. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TODAY. IT IMMEDIATELY ALL COMES BACK ON(SO FAR) BUT COULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE CONDITIONS WERE RIGHT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11400311March 11, 2021AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V050000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO WEST POINT BUICK GMC (16835 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77094, (281) 406-3550) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS YET NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11400321March 11, 2021POWER TRAIN, SEATS
I'VE HAD MOVEMENT IN MY DRIVERS SEAT SINCE THE DAY I'VE OWNER THE TRUCK. GMC PUT IN A SHIM KIT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BUT IT'S STILL ACTING UP. THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE OR REPAIR ANY FURTHER. ALSO MY TRANSMISSION HAS A HORRIBLE SHIFTING PROBLEM. WHEN IT'S COLD OUT OR AFTER THE FIRST TIME SHIFTING INTO GEAR AFTER SITTING A LONG TIME, THE TRUCK LAGS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS DEPENDING ON WHICH GEAR I'M IN. I'VE ALMOST RAN THROUGH MY GARAGE DOOR AND SIDE FENCE AND HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. GMC HAS LOOKED INTO THE ISSUES BUT WON'T RESOLVE THEM. THE LAST 'REPAIR' MADE WAS TO CHANGE OUT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THAT HAD HELPED WITH THE HARD SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING BUT THE TRUCK STILL LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS AND LAGS SHIFTING INTO GEAR. I'VE HAD TO LEARN TO DEAL WITH IT BUT ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD DRIVE MY TRUCK COULD SERIOUSLY HURT THEMSELVES OR SOMEONE ELSE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11400327March 11, 2021STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY SUNROOF EXPLODED. SCREEN WAS IN PLACE SO GLASS SHARDS DID NOT ENTER THE CABIN. THERE WAS NOT AN OVERPASS NOR LARGE TRUCKS IN THE AREA TO BE CAUSED BY DEBRIS OR THROWN ROCKS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11402495March 11, 2021SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD AND UNABLE TO STOP
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11400111March 10, 2021SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
2020 GMC SIERRA SLT VIN:[XXX] 15,700 MILES. BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE AT ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY 78 IN LOGANVILLE, GA APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH RED LIGHT, VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOOSE ALL POWER BRAKING. I STOOD WITH ALL I COULD ON THE PEDAL, AND TURNED TO AVOID REAR ENDING STOPPED VEHICLES, RUNNING INTO MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION BEFORE IT STOPPED; NO ACCIDENT ! DEALER IS REPLACING MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER BRAKING SYSTEM, ALONG WITH COMPUTER SYSTEM UPGRADE. MY CONCERN IS THE DEALERSHIP AND NHTSA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, YET NO CEASE AND DESIST DRIVING DIRECTIVE HAS BEEN ISSUED ! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11400235March 10, 2021AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V052000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED SPECK CHEVROLET BUICK OF PROSSER (314 6TH ST, PROSSER, WA 99350) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399872March 9, 2021WHEELS
MY PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BROKE AND WENT SIDEWAYS WHEN I TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY IN MONTZUMA ONLY GOING ABOUT 30MPH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399891March 9, 2021POWER TRAIN
COOLANT IS LEAKING. SMOKE COMES FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT'S COLD OUT. TEMPERATURE IS FLUCTUATING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399920March 9, 2021SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STITCHING OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT WAS COMING APART, EXPOSING THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NILES SALES AND SERVICE (3500 N ROOSEVELT BLVD, KEY WEST, FL 33040) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE SEAT NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE FRONTAL AIR BAG REPLACEMENT AND NOT FOR THE AIR BAG IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399983March 9, 2021STEERING
EXCESSIVE SLOP AND UNCONTROLLABLE, UNINTENDED STEERING SHIFTS CAUSING VEHICLE TO UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUDDENLY VEER OUT OF LANE OF TRAVEL RELATED TO DEFECTIVE LASH ADJUSTMENT STEERING BOX
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399586March 7, 2021UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING AT ONLY 51,800MI AND JUST OVER 3 YEARS OLD ON MY 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500 DENALI. MY MECHANIC SAID MY AC CONDENSER IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID IT IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE BUT NOT A RECALL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399551March 6, 2021POWER TRAIN
I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO TEMECULA VALLEY BUICK GMC ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER NOTICING MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. I HAVE EXPERIENCE CLUNKING SHIFTS BOTH IN THE UP SHIFT AND DOWN SHIFT, TYPICALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS IT PROPELS THE VEHICLE FORWARD IN A JERKING FASHION, VERY SIMILAR TO A REAR END FENDER BENDER. THE LAST TIME I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING AT NORMAL SPECS AND IF IT KEEPS ACTING UP, TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT IS MORE CONSISTENT. THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY RUNS OUT IN A FEW MONTHS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399271March 5, 2021ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A COOLANT SMELL WOULD EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE UPON EXIT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD BEGAN TO LOSE COOLANT AT AN ABNORMAL RATE AND HAD TO BE FREQUENTLY REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MCCONNELL AUTOMOTIVE (3150 DAUPHIN ST, MOBILE, AL 36606) WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR WHICH RESULTED IN A COOLANT LEAK. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VIN AND THAT THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399287March 5, 2021SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A SIGN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK HOME. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SOME LEG SORENESS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RYAN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (1101 OLIVER RD, MONROE, LA 71201) WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CAUSE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION A FEW MONTHS LATER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND WHICH THE CONTACT BELIEVED WAS RELATED TO HIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT REIMBURSE THE VEHICLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399067March 4, 2021STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED HE REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE AND ALSO STATED THAT THE BODY FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENCE MECHANIC WHERE ALL THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11399122March 4, 2021SUSPENSION
FRONT STRUTS WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0