2014 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW IN OCTOBER, 2014. MY RESEARCH PRIOR TO PURCHASE SHOWED A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT I DID NOT THINK THERE WERE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FOR ME TO BE CONCERNED. I WAS WRONG. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFINITELY INADEQUATE ON THE LOW BEAM SETTING. THE MECHANICAL SHUTTER DESIGN PRODUCES A VERY SHARP BEAM CUTOFF AT ABOUT THE LEVEL OF THE HOOD, MAKING IT SEEM LIKE YOU ARE SITTING IN A DARKENED AREA ABOVE A BOWL OF LIGHT. THE PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE LITTLE, IF ANY, ILLUMINATION OF OBJECTS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I USE THE FOG/DRIVING LIGHTS CONTINUALLY ON THE TRUCK OR I WOULD NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT WITH LOW BEAMS IN UNLIT AREAS. FOR THE SAKE OF COMPARISON, I HAVE ATTACHED TWO IMAGES TAKEN ON TWO CONSECUTIVE MORNINGS AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME LOCATION ON MY DRIVEWAY. THE TRUCK PICTURE WAS TAKEN APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER THAN THE CAR PICTURE (BOTH WERE APPROXIMATELY 6:45 A.M.). NOTE THERE IS A SLIGHT PERSPECTIVE SHIFT DUE TO THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE IN THE VEHICLES AND THE DRIVING/FOG LIGHTS WERE NOT ON ON EITHER VEHICLE WHEN THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN. NOTE THE 25-YEAR OLD TECHNOLOGY SEALED BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHOW THE FENCE POSTS AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE GMC'S HEADLIGHTS SHOW A DARK VOID. IT HONESTLY FEELS LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING THROUGH A TUNNEL OF LIGHT IN THE TRUCK. YOU HAVE NO HOPE OF SEEING ANY OBJECTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE IS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE THAT RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE BULBS

HEADLIGHT PERFORMANCE DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING IS POOR AND UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN RURAL AREAS.

THE STEERING RACK DEVELOPED A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE THAT COULD BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNED ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY TO THE LEFT. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE WHEEL IS TURNED. THE TRUCK COULD BE PARKED OR MOVING. AFTER A WEEK THE DEALER FINALLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS HAVING A BAD STEERING RACK. THE TRUCK HAS 66000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION AND MILEAGE. THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND THE TOTAL BILL IS AT $2700 WHICH IS COMPLETE UNACCEPTABLE FOR A TRUCK THAT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW TRUCK THAT I PAID $42,000 FOR LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME ERRATIC. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,800.

THE BASIC DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS DOES NOT ALLOW FOR A SUFFICIENT LEVEL OF LIGHTING TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO LATERAL LIGHTING, AND THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE WAY FORWARD, THEY ONLY DROP A SHUTTER IN FRONT OF THE LIGHTS WHEN ONE SWITCHES FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH. THERE IS NO INCREASE IN LIGHT INTENSITY OR VOLUME WHEN SWITCHING TO BRIGHT LIGHTS. RECALL AND FIX!!!!!!

POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, TWO DIFFERENT OCASSIONS. ONCE WAS WHILE TURNING LEFT AT A LOW SPEED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND STARTED VIBRATING WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER. AFTER DRIVING FINE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THE STEERING FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH A "SERVICE POWER STEERING" MESSAGE ON THE DASH DISPLAY. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WILL FIX, BUT QUITE FRUSTRATING FOR A VEHICLE WITH A LITTLE OVER 30,000 MILES THAT I HAVE HAD FOR LESS THAN TWO MONTHS.

VERY DIM HEADLIGHTS CAUSING DIFFICULTY DRIVING AT NIGHT AND IN RAINY WEATHER. 2014 GMC SIERRA WITH 13000 MILES.PURCHASED TRUCK IN MARCH OF 2015 NOTICED LIGHTING ISSUE FIRST TIME I DROVE AT NIGHT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AS IF IT WERE IN PARK, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. SEAT BELT LIGHT AND ALARM ACTIVATED (I WAS WEARING SEAT BELT) AND WRENCH ICON APPEARED ON INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE LOCK DISENGAGED AND THE ICON DISAPPEARED AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TO OTHERS. I DO NOT WANT MY OR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY JEOPARDIZED BY THIS DESIGN FLAW (THE STEERING LOCK CAN ENGAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR AND IN MOTION!!!) SO I AM HAVING MY MECHANIC DISABLE THE LOCK.

THE POOR HEADLIGHTS IN THIS VEHICLE PREVENT IT FROM BEING SAFELY OPERATED AFTER DARK.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V651000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) AND 16V209000 (SEAT BELTS). THE DEALER SCHEDULED A REPAIR, BUT WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE KEPT FOR 5 TO 7 DAYS. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A WAIVER TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER PROVIDED NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GMC THAT THE FLEXIBLE STEEL CABLE THAT CONNECTS THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TO THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE SEAT (THE "TENSIONER CABLE") CAN FATIGUE AND SEPARATE OVER TIME AS A RESULT OF OCCUPANT MOVEMENT INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I RECEIVED A SECOND NOTICE THAT THE PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT ACCORDINGLY AND CHECKED WITH THE DEALER PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. I HAVE NOW BEEN WAITING FOR WELL OVER 2 HOURS AND I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE PART IS NOT IN STOCK AND THE RECALL CAN NOT BE FIXED. I HAVE ATTACHED THE WORK ORDER AND MY RECEIPT WHICH SHOWS THAT THE WORK WAS PERFORMED WHEN IN FACT IT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. I AM NOW AT RISK AND HAVE NO TRUST IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER.

THE PROBLEM STARTED WHILE BACKING A TRAILER AND TURNING. THE STABILTRACK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF MY HAND. IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES AND THEN THE TRUCK DIED. LATER WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITRACK LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON AND THE DIC WOULD GO BLACK. THE A.C. WOULD ALSO GO OUT AND COME BACK ON. IT WOULD ALSO DO THIS WHEN TURNING ON THE SIGNAL LIGHT OR STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT TODAY DRIVING SLOWLY AND THE ST MESSAGE CAME THEN THE DIC WENT BLACK AGAIN. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL IT STARTED JERKING BACK AND PULLED OUT OF MY HAND. IT SEEMS THAT SHUTTING THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTING SOLVES THE PROBLEM FOR A DAY OR TWO. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE ISSUE AND I HAVE SEEN AND READ MANY COMPLAINTS. I HAVE BEEN A HUGE FAN OF GM AND ALL I HAVE EVER OWNED WERE GM VEHICLES, BUT THIS ISSUE IS MAKING ME WONDER IF I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A FORD INSTEAD. IT SEEMS THAT GM IS NOT WORRIED ABOUT RECALLING BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE, WHICH THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING, AND MY WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT.

GM SEAT BELT RECALL WAS PERFORMED BUT THE DEALER AT GM'S DIRECTION HACKED THE INTERIOR TRIM PIECE TO CORRECT DEFECT. THIS IS A DIFFERENT FIX THAN THEY PERFORM ON THE UNSOLD MODELS AND IS NOT ACCEPTABLE OR ETHICAL ON A TRUCK THAT COST +30,000.00

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TO DIM , IT IS HARD TO SEE ,THEY DO NOT PROJECT VERY FAR .THE WORST HEADLIGHTS I HAVE EVER HAD

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS TRUCK ARE INADEQUATE FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT. IF IT'S RAINING AT NIGHT, I WON'T DRIVE IT. I BOUGHT A NEW TRUCK FROM GMC , IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, AND GMC SHOULD FIX IT !!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER RECALL CONCERNING THE TRAILER HITCH. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD ONLY BEEN SENDING 1 TO 2 PARTS EVERY TWO WEEKS AND THAT THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST DUE TO THE PARTS BEING ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME.

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL 15822 (HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM517394/RCSB-16V209-2391.PDF) FOR GM SIERRA 1500 TRUCKS. THE REPAIR IS EXTREMELY POOR AND REQUIRES THE DEALERSHIP TO MUTILATE AN INTERIOR PIECE OF THE VEHICLE BY CUTTING IT WITH A RAZOR BLADE. I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THIS SAFETY RECALL COMPLETED IF I KNEW AHEAD OF TIME HOW POORLY GM WOULD HAVE MADE THE REPAIRS. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, THIS EXPERIENCE IS SHARED BY EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD THIS RECALL PERFORMED, AND MANY PEOPLE ARE OPTING OUT DUE TO THE POOR HANDLING BY GM. ALSO, TO MAKE THINGS WORSE ... GM WILL PROPERLY REPAIR THEIR OWN VEHICLES IF THEY ARE UNSOLD, OR ON THE DEALER LOT. INSTEAD OF HACKING UP THE INTERIOR, THEY REPLACE THE TRIM PIECE WITH A BRAND NEW PART. THIS IS DONE SO THAT THEIR NEW UNSOLD VEHICLES DON'T HAVE THE HEINOUSLY CUT UP INTERIOR PIECE THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY TURN OFF A BUYER. I BELIEVE GM'S SOLUTION FOR NEW AND CURRENTLY OWNED TRUCKS SHOULD BE THE SAME. CURRENT OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT THIS EXTREMELY POOR SOLUTION FROM GM. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THIS POOR SOLUTION BECAUSE YOU DO NOT WANT THEM TO HACK UP YOUR TRUCK, THEY REQUIRE YOU TO DECLINE THE RECALL. GM NEEDS TO HAVE AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION FOR CURRENT OWNERS, LIKE THEY HAVE FOR THEIR UNSOLD TRUCKS. GM FORUM POSTS DISCUSSING THIS RECALL: HTTP://WWW.GM-TRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/FORUM/186-2014-2015-2016-SILVERADO-SIERRA-ISSUES-TROUBLESHOOTING-RECALLSSERVICE-BULLETINS/ HTTP://WWW.GM-TRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/TOPIC/189628-

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE STABILITRAK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000 THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE STEERING RACK DEVELOPED A LOUD CLUNK THAT YOU COULD FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEAD OUTSIDE WHEN TURNED ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY TO THE LEFT. THE PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN ALMOST EVERY TIME THE WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE TRUCK COULD BE STANDING STILL OR MOVING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS HAVING A BAD STEERING RACK. THE TRUCK HAS 43000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I READ A LITTLE ONLINE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. SOMEONE STATED THAT THE NEW ONES ARE BUILT DIFFERENT THAN THE 2014 AND POSSIBLY 2015 MODEL YEARS. IF THE NEW ONES ARE UPDATED AND IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD FIX THEM BEFORE STEERING RACKS START FAILING.

THERE TRULY IS NO ACCIDENT AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER ... IF THIS CONDITION ISN'T CORRECTED, THERE WILL BE ACCIDENTS. THESE MAY RESULT IN NOT ONLY LOSS OF LIFE OR PROPERTY, BUT POSSIBLE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. THE ISSUE: THE PROJECTOR HEADLAMP DESIGN OF THE 2014 GMC SIERRA IS EXTREMELY SUBPAR FOR LIGHTING THE ROADWAY AHEAD OF YOU. INDIVIDUALS, IN ORDER TO NOT "OUTDRIVE" THEIR LIGHTS, WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO GO BELOW POSTED MINIMUM SPEED LIMITS ON HIGHWAYS, PRESENTING YET ANOTHER ISSUE FOR THE DRIVER AS WELL AS THOSE WHO WOULD APPROACH FROM THE REAR IN NIGHTTIME DRIVING CONDITIONS. I CONTACTED GMC ... AWARE OF THE ISSUE. NO HELP AT THIS TIME. I GOT THE IMPRESSION FROM THE OPERATOR THAT "NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS." I'M GUESSING THAT WHEN THE CATASTROPHIC AND TRAGIC HAPPENS, IT WILL NOT MATTER THAT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE FILED COMPLAINTS ... OFFICIALLY. SLIGHT RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET WILL SHOW MANY INDIVIDUALS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ISSUE. BUT GMC'S ADMISSION THAT THEY ARE "AWARE" BUT ARE TAKING NO ACTION AT THIS POINT IS VERY DISTURBING. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT DESIGN ISSUES WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE CLEARED BY AN OVERSIGHT AGENCY OF SOME SORT? I JUST DISCOVERED THE EXTREMELY SCARY FEELING OF "DRIVING IN THE DARK" ... BASICALLY ... AFTER HAVING MY TRUCK SINCE THANKSGIVING. BUT I DRIVE MOSTLY IN THE DAYLIGHT, AND HAVE BEEN ON INTERSTATE 20 IN ONE OF THE BUSIEST SECTIONS WITH TRAFFIC AT NIGHT ... NOT REALIZING HOW MUCH OTHERS' LIGHTS WERE HELPING. WHEN DRIVING ALONE ON A RURAL ROAD

VEHICLE HAS POOR HEADLIGHT PERFORMANCE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE IN 2014. REPROGRAMMING AND HEADLIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT WAS INEFFECTIVE. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN RURAL/DARK AND OR RAIN/SNOW/DARK.

THE STEERING RACK DEVELOPED A LOUD CLUNK THAT YOU COULD FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEAD OUTSIDE WHEN TURNED ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY TO THE LEFT. THE PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN ALMOST EVERY TIME THE WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE TRUCK COULD BE STANDING STILL OR MOVING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS HAVING A BAD STEERING RACK. THE TRUCK HAS 49000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I READ A LITTLE ONLINE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. SOMEONE STATED THAT THE NEW ONES ARE BUILT DIFFERENT THAN THE 2014 AND POSSIBLY 2015 MODEL YEARS. IF THE NEW ONES ARE UPDATED AND IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD FIX THEM BEFORE STEERING RACKS START FAILING.

INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE WANTS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE GOING AT THE SAME SPEED AND FIGHTS THE BRAKE SO THE VEHICLE CANNOT STOP. SHIFTING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL ALLOWS THE BRAKES TO WORK BUT THE ENGINE RPM REVS UP TO 2500 RPM FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS BEFORE DROPPING TO IDLE. IF THE DRIVER DIDN'T APPLY THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERPOWER THE BRAKES AND DRIVE INTO ANYTHING AHEAD. ANALOGY: IT ACTS AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON (AND IT'S NOT) AND TRIED TO KEEP THE SAME FORWARD SPEED NO MATTER THE BRAKE APPLICATION. DEALER CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, NO ALERT WARNING LIGHT. SOME TIMES, GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND EXPECTING VEHICLE TO START SLOWING DOWN, IT STAYS AT SAME SPEED FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS BEFORE DROPPING RPMS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING, INTERMITTENTLY, FOR A FEW MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND PRODUCED DIM LIGHTING ON THE ROAD. THE FAILURE HINDERED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,600.

IN LATE 2015, I BEGAN TO FEEL THE DRIVER'S SEAT LOOSEN AS I WOULD GO AROUND A CORNER. AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALERSHIP, I REPORTED IT. I WAS TOLD THAT GMC WOULD BE SENDING NEW BOLTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. HERE WE ARE, JULY 2016 AND MY SEAT IS LOOSE. GOING AROUND TURNS, STARTING OR STOPPING, MY SEAT IS MOVING. WHEN I CONFRONTED AN AUTOMOBILE TECH, HE SAID I NEED TO START CALLING GM AND HOUNDING THEM. I BELIEVE THIS SITUATION IS GETTING SERIOUS AND THEY KNOW ABOUT THE SITUATION BUT ARE NOT RESPONDING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

HEADLIGHTS ARE TERRIBLE. IN A DARK RURAL AREA, THEY ARE SO DIM THEY ARE DANGEROUS. YOU CAN EASILY OUTDRIVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS. IN THE DARK AND RAIN, YOU SHOULD STAY HOME. IT'S SAD I CAN'T DRIVE MY $50,000 TRUCK AT NIGHT. DEALER'S "FIX" WAS WORTHLESS. SO ANGRY. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GM VEHICLE!

EXTREMELY POOR/UNSAFE HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE SINCE PURCHASED NEW. "LURKING" IN FORUMS AND COMPLAINT WEB SITES ASSUMING A FIX WOULD BE FORTHCOMING. I GUESS NOT. INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING AT NIGHT IN RURAL SETTINGS WITH NO AMBIENT LIGHT. CANNOT SEE ANYWHERE NEAR THE DISTANCE REQUIRED TO DRIVE SAFELY AT POSTED LIMITS AND NON-EXISTENT SIDE LIGHTING. 2 NEAR MISSES WITH DEER GRAZING ON SIDE OF ROAD AS PROOF. I SPENT THE MONEY FOR GOOD AUXILIARY DRIVING LIGHTS AND A LIGHT BAR TO PUT THEM ON BUT ARE ONLY USEFUL WITH NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CURRENT REPLACEMENT BULBS/BCM REPROGRAM CAUSE LIMITED IMPROVEMENT WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN BULB FAILURE FREQUENCY. 2016 REDESIGN ELIMINATED THESE LIGHTS AND RETROFIT TO 2014/15 HARDWARE IS AVAILABLE. GM SHOULD STEP UP!

THE TRACTION CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. ON WET PAVEMENT IT SPINS SIDEWAYS OUT OF CONTROL. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE DEALER BUT AFTER 5 STRAIGHT WEEKS OF WORKING ON THE PROBLEM, GM SAYS IT'S NORMAL. THIS WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V209000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/04/16*LJ

I HAVE RETURNED MY GMC CREW CAB SIERRA 2014 TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE HEADLIGHTS. THE FIRST TIME THEY SERVICE DEPT. READJUSTED THEM WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THE THIRD TIME BACK THE BULBS WERE REPLACED PER A BULLETIN AND BCM REPROGRAMMED. STILL NO IMPROVEMENT ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE FOURTH TIME I HAD MY INTELLIGENCE INSULTED WHEN THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE THE GARAGE DOOR HE SHONE THEM ON WAS DIRTIER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WHAT AN EXCUSE AND ONLY A FOOL WOULD INSULT HIS OWN INTELLIGENCE WITH THAT REMARK. THE FIFTH TIME BACK THE PARTS MANAGER HAD ORDERED A NEW BULB FOR THE RIGHT SIDE AND WAS CONSEQUENTLY REPLACED A SECOND TIME. I WROTE A CERTIFIED LETTER THEN TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS CONTACTED BY MARK 1-866-522-0300 EXT.#5921569. HE SAID I WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LEAVE IT SO THEY COULD DRIVE IT AT NITE. I DID THAT AND IT WAS DRIVEN BY PAUL AND UPON CONTACTING HIM THIS AM HE TOLD ME THE LOW BEAMS WERE ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE AND OVERALL THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE TRUCK WERE AS LOUSY AS ALL THE 2014 AND 15 TRUCKS ARE. UPON PICKING THE TRUCK UP THIS AFTERNOON THE SAME REDICULIS SERVICE ADVISOR (WALLY) TOLD ME THAT HE DIDN'T DRIVE IT AND PAUL DID AND TOLD HIM THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS. WHO IS THE LIAR? ISINCERELY BELIEVE IT IS WALLY BECAUSE HE IS BOUND AND DETERMINED NOT TO FIX IT. THE HIGH BEAMS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE WHAT THE LOW BEAMS SHOULD BE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A $53000 TRUCK SHOULD HAVE SAFE HEAD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE GEAR WAS JAMMED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SOFTWARE ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000.

I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR CLUNKING DURING SHIFTING AND LOSING POWER BETWEEN 30-45 MPH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT GMC SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR MY TRUCK. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTROLLED BY THE COMPUTER MODULE TO ACHIEVE EXPECTED GAS MILEAGE DEMANDED BY THE GOVERNMENT. I PAID $42,000 DOLLARS FOR THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW. I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS OCCUR. I OWNED A 1995 GMC EXTENDED CAB THAT IS STILL ON THE ROAD WITH 215,000 MILES. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 23,000 MILES AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.

NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DARK COUNTRYSIDE ROADS. NO SIDE VISIBILITY AT ALL. I ALMOST HIT A COW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DISABLE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH FOR NIGHT DRIVING ON COUNTRY ROADS WITHOUT STREET LIGHTS, ON BRIGHT OR DIM MODE. THESE ARE THE WORSE HEADLIGHTS ON ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED, I PERSONALLY HAVE BOUGHT 4 BRAND NEW GMC PICKUPS, THIS IS THE WORSE. I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT TEST DRIVING AT NIGHT, I TRUSTED THEM, WRONG!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V209000 (SEAT BELTS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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.....UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF

VISIBILITY FROM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY POOR AT NIGHT. VERY BAD SAFETY HAZARD IF NOT CORRECTED BY GMC!!

VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHILE IN REVERSE I HAVE HAD THE STEERING WHEEL RIPPED OUT OF MY HANDS. RANDOM ERROR MESSAGES ON DIC, RANDOM STARTING ISSUES. TAKEN TO SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES, THEY CANNOT FIND AN ISSUE.

CAN NOT SEE AT NIGHT,NEEDS TO BE RECALLED

THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM GM ABOUT FRAME RUST ON ALL GMC 2014 1500 SIERRA AND CHEVY 2014 SILVERADO 1500 LIGHT DUTY PICK UP TRUCKS. THE FRAMES AND SOME IMPORTANT BOLTS ARE HIGHLY RUSTED. THEY ONLY TOUCH-UP SPOTS THEY CAN ACCESS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE FACILITY WHERE THEY WERE PRODUCED USED A POOR QUALITY WAXY PAINT COATING. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT GUARANTEE A COMPLETE SOLUTION FOR THIS FRAME RUST. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE OF THE LIFE OF THE TRUCK. THE FRAME COULD DECAY AND THE BOLTS CAN BREAK OFF. THIS IS NOT FAIR FOR A $40,000 TO $60,000 TRUCK. YOU CAN SPOT THE RUST RIGHT FROM THE DEALERSHIP NEW TRUCK LOT. I READ ON THE GM TRUCK FORUM ON THE INTERNET HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THESE TRUCKS HAVE THIS ISSUE. I WILL FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK A FEW YEARS FROM NOW. THERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF A FEW RUSTED AREAS IN THE GM SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH YOU OBTAIN.

BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 , 622678 MILES, AIR CONDITIONING AC NOT BLOWING COLD AIR, THEY SAID IT'S ELECTRICAL AND WANT US TO PAY OVER $200.00 TO FIX IT.

HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM AND HORRIBLE. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MY TRUCK AT NIGHT. LIGHTING IS EXTREMELY SUB STANDARD COMPARED TO ALL OF THE OTHER TRUCKS ON THE MARKET AND ROADWAYS. THIS NEEDS ADDRESSED ASAP BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. GMC DOESNT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THESE ISSUES.

HEAD LIGHT DON'T OFFER ENOUGH LIGHTING AT NIGHT

HEAD LIGHTS ARE SUBSTANDARD AND UNSAFE ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE FASTER THAN 40 MPH ON LOW BEAM AND NOT MUCH BETTER ON HIGH BEAM. WHEN TURNING 90 DEGREES YOU ARE TURNING IN TO THE DARK.

HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM, EVEN ON THE HIGH-BEAM SETTING. MAKES IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO OPERATE AT NIGHT AND I WILL NOT DRIVE IT AT NIGHT UNLESS IT'S AN EMERGENCY DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS TRUCK ARE TERRIBLE, BOTH LACK OF SIDE PROJECTION AND FRONT PROJECTION ARE UNSAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN RURAL AREAS OR DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS. I HAVE HAD THE BCM UPDATE AND NEW BULBS INSTALLED FROM GMC BUT THIS OFFERED VERY LITTLE IMPROVEMENT. DRIVING WITH THE FOG LAMPS ON OFFER THE ONLY LATERAL VISION TO SEE TURNING ANY CORNER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE WHIPLASH AND A CONCUSSION, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STABILITRAC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT ALL THE STEERING ELECTRONIC SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

FROM THE FACTORY THE HEADLIGHTS THAT COME ON THIS VEHICLE ARE SUB-STANDARD AND A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN OPERATING AT NIGHT. NOT ONLY IS LIGHT OUTPUT POOR, BUT THE WIDTH OF THE BEAM IS HORRIBLE. WHEN TURNING AT NIGHT THERE IS ZERO COVERAGE AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR TURN WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE PROPERLY. THESE PROBLEMS PERSIST AT ANY TIME HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE UTILIZED.