GMC Sierra Complaints
15,732 consumer complaints on file.
- #11340716July 21, 2020STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD IS SEPARATING FROM THE PRIMER IN LARGE SHEETS. ONE LARGE AREA APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF A VOLLEYBALL WITH MULTIPLE SMALL AREAS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD ACROSS THE TOP. ALSO HAS AN AREA ON THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL THE SIZE OF A HALF DOLLAR WHERE THE PAINT SEPARATED FROM THE PRIMER AND FELL OFF. VEHICLE STAYS PARKED MOST OF THE TIME IN THE GARAGE. I FIRST NOTICED THE PAINT PEELING AFTER COMING OUT OF WORK WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE SUN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11340234July 19, 2020STEERING
WAS PULLING MY TRAILER OUT OF THE WATER AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING, FLUIDS FULL, PUMP WORKING, JUST ELECTRICAL ISSUE. HAD TO DRIVE HOME 20 MILES WITHOUT POWER STEERING, VERY HARD TO TURN. THEY SAID THEY 'FIXED' THIS IS ISSUE IN 2015, BUT HERE I AM IN A 2017 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, LOW SPEED AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING, THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T PULLING ON TO A HIGHWAY OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11340264July 19, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAND NEW TRUCK PURCHASED IN MAY 2020. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON 7/2/2020 AND A NEW BATTERY WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START AGAIN ON 7/17/2020 UNKNOWN REASONS...
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11340272July 19, 2020SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, SEATS
MY TRUCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS GOING TO THE FLOOR BOARD OF MY TRUCK. MAKING VERY HARD FOR ME TO STOP. THEY CALL THEMSELVES FIXING IT BUT THE SAME PROBLEM IS BACK. REALLY TIRED OF THIS PROBLEM AND OTHER SPEND 1000.00 ON SPRINGS AND THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A 1 1/2 OLD WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY ON COVER IT IF THEY WERE BROKEN A LIE THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11340179July 18, 2020STRUCTURE:BODY
THE EDGE WHERE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE ROOF MEET THE PAINT HAS FLAKED AWAY AND STARTED TO RUST THE UNDERCOAT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11339894July 17, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GM ISSUES A SAFETY RECALL ON ENGINE BLOCK HEATERS FOR 6.6L DURMAX ENGINES STATING USING THE EQUIPMENT MAY CAUSE A FIRE. TWO YEARS, THE EQUIPMENT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AND DEALERSHIPS PASS BLAME TO GM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11339900July 17, 2020SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING IN MY CITY AND THE BRAKES WERE FINE PRIOR. I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING TO THE FLOOR. I COULD NOT STOP WITHIN REASON. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE CROSSWALK OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I USED THE E-BRAKE AND MY EXHAUST BRAKE TO HELP SO ME SLOW DOWN. I WAS DOING ABOUT 35MPH. I TOOK THE TRUCK HOME IMMEDIATELY AS SAFE AS I COULD. I CALLED THE GM DEALERSHIP BY ME AND TOOK IT TO THEM. THEY ARE ONLY A FEW MILES AWAY AND I TOOK BACK ROADS TO AVOID TROUBLE. I WAS INFORMED BY THE GM DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER. $654.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR MY 2500 DENALI TRUCK. I CALLED GM SERVICE ALREADY AND THEY INFORMED ME MY TRUCK WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. THIS ISSUE OBVIOUSLY EXISTS TO MORE VEHICLES THAN WHAT THEY SPECIFY AND YOU COULD LOSE BRAKES AT ANY MOMENT. GM NEEDS TO RECTIFY THEIR TRUCK BRAKE SITUATION. SOMEONE WILL END UP GETTING KILLED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11339643July 16, 2020STEERING
I WAS TURNING INTO MY PARKING SPOT AT WORK AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT LET ME TURN, THE POWER WAS SHUT DOWN AND MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED. IT TOOK THREE MINUTES TO VERY SLOWLY PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT. EVERY SINGLE TIME I TRIED TO.TURN IT WOULD SHUT MY TRUCK DOWN AND JERK THE STEERING WHEEL. THEN DISPLAYED SERVICE STABILITRAC. ALL I CAN THINK IS WHAT IF I WERE TURNING ONTO ANOTHER ROAD WITH MY KIDS IN MY TRUCK AND MY STEERING GOES OUT. I'M HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED I'VE HAD THE TRUCK LESS THAN 24 HOURS AND ALREADY AN ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11339694July 16, 2020AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. CLASSIC ORR GMC LOCATED AT 4333 MALL DR, TEXARKANA, TX 75501 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND IT WAS 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11339731July 16, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR INSTEAD OF COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A LEAK WAS FOUND ON THE A/C COMPRESSOR. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO BOB STALL CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 7601 ALVARADO RD, LA MESA, CA 91942, (619) 460-1311, AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11339807July 16, 2020UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AT 70,000 MILES
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11339828July 16, 2020STEERING
[XXX] I WAS IN THE DESERT AND THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING, I WAS ALONE WITHOUT WATER, UNDER STRESS I CALLED GM ROAD ASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY TO HELP ME AND THANKS TO GOD THEY CAME AFTER 6 HOURS. REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11339519July 15, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING), HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY TRACK AND SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER 15 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NIMNICHT BUICK GMC LOCATED AT 11503 PHILIPS HWY, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32256, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11339596July 15, 2020POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSIONS WILL SHUDDER AND DELAY SHIFTING GEARS. I HAVE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PUT IT IN PARK, THEN I REALIZE I'M A FOOT BACK I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE, THE CAR DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR A SECOND THEN IT LURCHES FORWARD IN AN UNSAFE / UNCONTROLLED MANNER. OFTEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THEN PUTTING IT INTO PARK AND THE SAME DELAY THEN LAUNCH HAPPENS. GM HAS SERVICED IT 3 TIMES AND THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST BUT THE SHIFTING IS NOW MUCH MORE ROUGH THAN BEFORE. THE PROBLEM & RISK CONTINUE TODAY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11339633July 15, 2020UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER VEHICLE SITS IDLE FOR A WHILE, THE VEHICLE MAKES A HIGH PITCH WHISTLING SOUND ON STARTUP THAT LAST FOR APPROXIMATELY MINUTE OF DRIVING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11339260July 14, 2020STEERING
2020 GMC SIERRA STEERING ISSUES. LOSS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MODULES. RESULTS IN LOCKED STEERING OR NO POWER STEERING ASSIST. HAPPENS RANDOMLY AT VEHICLE START UP. BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES SO FAR. THE FIRST TWO WAS INFORMED THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. REPAIRS ATTEMPTED, UPDATE SOFTWARE, ENGINE HARNESS REPAIR, AND STEERING MODULE REPLACEMENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11339368July 14, 2020POWER TRAIN
I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A SHUDDER AND HARD SHIFTING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 30-60MPH AND I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT DUPLICAT THE ISSUES SO I TAKE IT BACK AND IT STARTED DOING IT MORE. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE SHOP AGAIN AND YET AGAIN THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. NO HERE I AM AT 17K MILES ON IS STILL DOING IT AND SHIFTTING HARD AND NOW THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE. I TALKED TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID ITS UNDER WARRANY STILL JUST DRIVE IT TELL IT GET WORSE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11339003July 13, 2020ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER CUSTOMER WHO OWNS A 2011 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHUDDERED WHILE DOWNSHIFTING. THE STABILITY TRAC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIORE TOYOTA (1000 S LOGAN BLVD, HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA 16648) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000. *LN*DT*JB CONSUMER STATED WARRANTY IS GOOD UNTIL MAY 2021 OR 120,291 MILES.*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11339192July 13, 2020AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED BUICK GMC CADILLAC FORT WALTON BEACH (329 MIRACLE STRIP PKWY SW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548; (850)364-1032) 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11338419July 9, 2020SEAT BELTS
I WAS SLOWLY GOING ACROSS A PARKING LOT WHEN A LOUD BANG LIKE A GUN SHOT HAPPENED AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT PULLED ME TIGHT AGAINST THE SEAT. THERE WAS A SMELL OF A CHEMICAL GAS IN THE CAB AND THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS CAME ON. I AM SURELY GLAD I WAS ONLY GOING A FEW MILES AN HOUR. NOW THE SEAT BELTS (BOTH SIDES) ARE LOCKED TIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THIS MIGHT NOT BE THAT RARE OF A PROBLEM BUT IT'S THE FIRST I'VE EVER HEARD OF IT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0