GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#11517527April 17, 2023
STEERING
Dash flashed Steering assist reduced while I was driving and then I lost all power steering nearly crashing the vehicle. Upon bringing vehicle to a stop I turned off vehicle exited and looked under hood for anything obvious. Upon restarting the vehicle warning was gone and power steering returned. I was advised by GM that a recall for this problem is available for previous year but not mine. I am afraid to drive vehicle, worried the problem will occur again.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11517282April 16, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Break system is making scratching noises as if it is a caliber breaking problem or a caliber piston problem, it is also setting off the trailer breaking system light on the dash as well as the trail traction control light.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11517297April 16, 2023
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I am losing engine power. My OBD2 gives me P2138 and P0700 codes. I have changed the accelerator and knock sensors.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11517195April 15, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Transmission control module put my truck in limp mode while drinking down the highway.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11517212April 15, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY
In several areas on the exterior of the truck, the paint has bubbled and is peeling off. This is despite my efforts to really take care of my paint.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11517240April 15, 2023
POWER TRAIN
When in park and I shift the transmission into Reverse, the force engaging the gear bangs and shakes the vehicle. The transmission is not regulating the power. The vehicle is available for inspection. I took the vehicle in to the dealer service and they were able to reproduce it. They claim that there is a bulletin from GM motors and this is considered normal. The bang is hard and shakes the vehicle, definitely not normal. It started after 50k miles and the truck has 62k miles now. No one else inspected the vehicle and no warnings are indicated by the vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11517110April 14, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE
While driving home from work around 6 am, my car had multiple warning lights and warning messages come up all of a sudden. Immediately after that I lost my power brakes and steering and was not able to control my car at 40 mph. I was lucky the light I passed was green and there was no other traffic. I was able to bring my truck to a stop after more than a quarter mile by putting all my weight on the brake pedal. The truck was towed to the dealer and has been there ever since.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516652April 12, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
Bought the truck brand new. within a week the service trailer brake warning light came on. has been to the dealership 3 times and they still cant fix it. This affects towing of the trailer with no trailer brakes.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516713April 12, 2023
STEERING
I parked my car for about an hour after driving for months with absolutely no issues or warnings. When I started my car and went to pull off the steering wheel locked up and I couldn’t turn it. A message appeared on the screen saying: Service power steering drive with care, and an esc message. A light also appeared. I turned the car off and let it sit for an hour. When I started it again everything worked fine. My dealership won't do anything because the warning codes went away, and the vehicle is not included in any current recalls. When looking up this problem it appears there are multiple recalls for the exact same issue on other 2021 Yukon and Tahoe models but not the Sierra. Though I see many forums and threads complaining about the same problem on the Sierra's. Since it is the same vehicle and systems as the Yukon, shouldn't the same recall apply?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516450April 11, 2023
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
The fuel pump rusted out from the gas tank causing fuel to leak onto the hot exhaust system. There was a stong gasoline odor which kead to the discovery. The repair bill was $911.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516452April 11, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
The brake light switch located on the brake pedal failed. This disabled the cruise control, and the brake lights .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516243April 10, 2023
ENGINE
hard shift when taking off and excessive burning of oil
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516300April 10, 2023
SUSPENSION, STEERING, WHEELS
Noticed a scraping noise after new, recommended tires installed on my stock truck. Checked the door label to ensure correct tires installed, they were, returned to the tire facility and they recommended I ask a repair facility to investigate. Found that the tires are rubbing the upper control arm when fully turned left or right (both sides affected). Went online to discover that this is a common issue with the 2018 and similar GMC Sierra and Chevy Silverado trucks. This is a safety issue caused by a design deficiency. Two things can happen. One, the tire can fail. Two, the upper control arm could fail, causing the vehicle to be uncontrollable. This could be fixed by restricting the extreme left and right travel in the steering system or redesigning and replacing the upper control arm so it doesn’t interfere with the tire. This is an unacceptable safety issue caused by a design deficiency and needs to be addressed by NTSB now.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516023April 7, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
Out of the blue I am getting constant trailer brake system alarms dinging at me. Even if I select dismiss the alarm keeps coming back. There seems to be no way of getting this to stop.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516026April 7, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
Brakes intermittently quit working at slow speeds. Sometimes while pushing on the brake pedal, the brakes don't respond, I have to increase the force placed on brake pedal. There is also a pulsating sensation at the pedal like the ABS is being applied, even though I am traveling at slow speeds, and it takes much longer to stop the vehicle. There are no warning lights that come on and there is nothing on the message center stating there is an issue. Has happened multiple time, usually in a parking lot, or in stop and go traffic. Also has happened when vehicle is in Reverse. Have never had the issue at highway speeds.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516030April 7, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2016 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the instrument panel went blank with white smoke coming from the vehicle. While approaching a stop light, the brake pedal depressed to the floorboard; the contact used the parking brake to stop the vehicle. Once the vehicle came to a stop, the contact was unable to turn off the vehicle. The contact poured water over the engine as the heat melted a switch that connected from one battery to the other. The contact managed to restart the vehicle and resumed normal driving. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000. The contact stated that the failure mileage was at or around 157,000. The cause of the failure was the second battery's positive cable became shorted out.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11515782April 6, 2023
ENGINE
Radiator failed. Mileage is under 60k. It is currently being replaced by dealership. Dealer Representative noted that it is a fairly regular occurrence for these models. So much so that the dealership stocks this replacement radiator(hard for me to understand). There was no indicator lights to alert to this malfunction, it was noticed after work one afternoon when coolant was dripping out of the front of the vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11515885April 6, 2023
ENGINE
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STARTED SKIPPING AND STARTED BLOWING OUT BLACK SMOKE, AND QUIT RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. FOUND OUT THE HAD A FACTORY LIFTER DEFECT ON MY MODEL AND A SERVICE UPDATE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE ON THE TRUCK CHANGING OUT THE LIFTERS HOWEVER EVEN THOUGH I HAVE GONE TO DEALERSHIP FOR ALL THE MAINTENANCE THE SERVICE HAD NEVER BEEN DONE OR TOLD TO ME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS JUST ENGINE FAILURE THE SERVICE BY GMC N212353840
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11515512April 5, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
SERVICE TRAILER BRAKING SYSTEM NOTICE CONTINUES TO POP UP ON THE DASH WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11515514April 5, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Alarm codes P25A2 & C05B0 -Brake system failure 43mph top speed -Service trailer brake system -Service brake assist -Service ESC -Check engine light -Traction control light My vehicle is not showing any recall, but obviously I’m not the only one with this issue. A quick research on google revealed several people with the same issue. I’m having to pay for this out of pocket for an obvious issue with GMC & Chevy trucks.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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