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2015 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →

Engine
Filed Jun 15, 2021NC

I have noticed over the last few weeks I am losing radiator fluid. Its slow but noticeable. Engine temperature rises and fan stays on. My 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 only has 50,150 miles on it, and started well under 50,000. It looks like the leak is from upper contact points of Radiator and frame. I have come to find out that GMC has put a notice out on this issue and put a recall/repair out on the 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 for the same issue. Its a know defect. ( I WILL ATTACH COPIES ) I went to the dealer and was told they would fix the 2014 but have not issued a fix for the 2015. "Not enough complaints"? Its a very expensive fix for a KNOWN manufactured defect but GMC (AND CHEVY TRUCKS) want more complaints.... so here is my filing. Kind of a silly game they are playing when they know it should be a recall issue.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Jun 4, 202155,000 milesGA

The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while the vehicle was being serviced at the local dealer, he was informed that the radiator had a leak and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 2, 202178,000 milesGA

The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss motive power with the service stabilitrak warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and operated as intended. The dealer was contacted and the contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

Service Brakes
Filed May 26, 2021MA

BRAKES BECOMES HARD WHEN BACKING UP AT VERY LOW SPEED AND SOMETIMES IT FEEL LIKE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE IS ACTIVATED. USUALLY HAPPEN WHEN BACKING UP

Engine
Filed May 18, 2021NY

Radiator coolant leak, replacement Radiator with 11000 miles has begun to leak now. . Fuel injectors had to be replaced at 60000 miles. Blue Paint is peeling off in sheets

Service Brakes
Filed May 17, 2021FL

Whenever I connect a trailer to my vehicle I will lose all brake pressure when in reverse. It only happens when in reverse and connected to a trailer. I will have to pump my brakes to the floor and there's no braking power. This does not happen when I do not have a trailer connected.

Electrical SystemFire
Filed May 16, 2021PA

I was towing a camper down Rt 422 in Butler, PA in my GMC truck when it suddenly caught fire. My wife was following me and alerted me to pull over as quickly as possible. I had no brakes and the gear shifter went straight up without shifting. The doors would also not open while the truck was filling with smoke. I got out using the manual unlock knob and am lucky to be alive. We had about one minute to try to extinguish the flames before it fully engulfed both my truck and camper. I filed a complaint with GMC. By what I am reading online there are many instances of fires and GMC does not seem to provide assistance. This is very unnerving and scary to say the least. I am sad and angry for this situation. This happened through no fault of my own and I lost absolutely everything. I was in the middle of moving to start a new job and lost many work items in my truck as well. I had to delay my start date for work. Now I am responsible for deductables, insurance increases and other items not covered by my insurance. Now I have to buy a new vehicle and camper but what will GMC do to help me? Probably nothing.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 12, 2021IA

THE HEADLAMPS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN VERY POOR, BOTH IN LOW AND HIGH BEAM POSITIONS EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THINKING THAT THEIR MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE EXISTING HEADLAMPS, I PURCHASED THE REPLACEMENT BULBS AND THERE WERE NO IMPROVEMENTS. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT I HAVE TO STAY ON LOW BEAM WITH THE FOG LIGHTS ON JUST TO HELP TO SEE. I CAN'T USE MY HIGH BEAMS AT ALL BECAUSE THE LIGHTING IS SO POOR. GMC IS AWARE OF THEIR HEADLAMP ISSUES ON THE 2014 AND 15 MODELS BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. WITHOUT SPENDING $500-$1000 TO CHANGE THEM OVER TO LED, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO IMPROVE THIS SITUATION?

Service Brakes
Filed May 8, 202169,000 milesPA

WHILE GOING SLOWLY AND TURNING, MY BRAKES FAILED TO STOP ME. THERE WAS NO PRESSURE FOR THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF A CAR.

Service Brakes
Filed May 1, 202153,000 milesIL

WAITING IN LINE A COSTCO GAS STATION HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME

Engine
Filed Apr 27, 2021MI

RADIATOR FORMS STRESS CRACKS FROM CONSTANT THERMOSTAT CYCLING. THE RESULTING CRACKS CAUSE THE RADIATOR TO LEAK. GM HAS ISSUED SPECIAL COVERAGES FOR CERTAIN MODELS BUT DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON OTHER MODELS OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE.

Engine
Filed Apr 9, 202179,950 milesMN

I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR TEST DRIVE FOR TRADE IN PURPOSES AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY RADIATOR LEAKED AND IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH 2015 GMC SIERRA AND NEEDED REPLACING FOR $1400. THERE IS A RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM WITH 2014 YEAR BUT NOT 2015 AND THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR DEFECTIVE PART.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 23, 202158,000 milesIL

WHILE DRIVING, A MESSAGE POPS UP ON THE DISPLAY THAT READS: "WARNING TAKING YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD TOO LONG, OR TOO OFTEN WHILE USING THIS SYSTEM COULD CAUSE A CRASH, RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU OR OTHERS. FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION ON DRIVING" SERIOUSLY, WHEN A WARNING MESSAGE POPS UP, WE READ IT! I HAVE GOTTEN USE TO THIS STUPIDITY AND JUST HIT OK. BUT EVEN AT THAT, YOU STILL GET DISTRACTED. PROBLEM NOW, IS THAT EVEN HITTING OK DOES NOT CLEAR IT. THIS MESSAGE SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. I HAVE READ THAT THIS A BIG ISSUE AMONG MANY GMC AND CHEVY OWNERS. GM IS LITERALLY CREATING THE SAFETY HAZARD.

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 23, 202130,000 milesWA

PAINT IS LITERALLY FALLING OFF IN CHUNKS. I BABY MY TRUCK. ITS MINT CONDITION, BUT I NOTICED THE PAINT IS NOT ADHERING TO THE PRIMER IN ATLEAST 2 SPOTS. AFTER SOME RAIN, THE PAINT JUST FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. GM REFUSES TO ASSIST IN REPAIRING. FOR THE COST OF THE VEHICLE THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A MAJOR ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO CLAIMS OR PREVIOUS BODY DAMAGE.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 12, 2021AR

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.

Power Train
Filed Mar 9, 202142,000 milesOH

COOLANT IS LEAKING. SMOKE COMES FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT'S COLD OUT. TEMPERATURE IS FLUCTUATING.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Mar 1, 202175,000 milesWI

AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER PUMPING BRAKES I HAVE NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND CANNOT STOP. PEDAL BOTTOMS OUT. ONCE I START MOVING AGAIN BRAKES COME BACK AGAIN.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Feb 26, 202135,000 milesOH

THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT ALLOWED RAIN TO ENTER THE CAB OF TRUCK.(GASKET FAILED) HEADLINER, CARPET ON FLOOR, INSULATION ALL RUINED. DIAGNOSED BY A "WATER DOCTOR" AT THE DEALER WHERE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED. THE FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER FRONT WAS SOAKED, HEADLINER IS STAINED. I REMOVED ALL SEATS, CARPET, INSULATION AND THE SMELL IS STILL THERE. CALLED GMC TO TRY TO GET ASSISTANCE ON REPAIRS. TRUCK IS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY. GMC OFFERED $585 LEAVING A BALANCE OF $1300 TO BE PAID BY ME TO REPLACE THE HEADLINER. HOW IS IT THAT THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT ALLOWS RAIN TO ENTER THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. ITEMIZED ESTIMATE FROM DEALER TO REPLACE AND PUT TRUCK BACK TOGETHER IS $4500-$5000. MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN. DID NOT KNOW/REALIZE THAT A GASKET WOULD FAIL AND ALLOW WATER TO LEAK INSIDE. THE TRUCK IS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY OR ON THE STREET. I DO NOT HAVE A GARAGE. I STARTED TAKING THE SEATS AND CARPET OUT THE LAST WEEK OF DECEMBER 2020. OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS INSULATION WAS REMOVED. THE MOLDY/MUSTY SMELL REMAINS. GMC WAS CONTACTED APPROXIMATELY THE LAST OF JANUARY OR THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2021. I AM STILL IN TALKS WITH THEM. AARON, CASE MANAGER AT GMC WITH WHOM I HAVE BEEN DEALING. HE IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOMEWAY TO GIVE ME ASSISTANCE IN GETTING MY TRUCK BACK TOGETHER. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN LEAKING BEFORE I STARTED SMELLING THE MUSTY ODOR.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 23, 202146,000 milesND

MY BRAKE ASSIST SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY TRUCK AND THE BRAKES ARE ACTING WEIRD AT LOW SPEEDS. I KNOW THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THIS IN 2015 GMC SIERRA'S BUT APPARENTLY MINE ISN'T INCLUDED. THIS IS APPARENTLY A PROBLEM FOR ALL 2015 GMC'S SO HOW DO I GET MINE INCLUDED. I ALREADY CONTACTED MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN PROBLEM AND A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN THEY ARE ADMITTING. HELP ME GET ALL 2015 GMC ON THE RECALL LIST BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE GETS HURT OR KILLED

Power Train
Filed Feb 20, 202156,099 milesIN

WILL NOT COME OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE FROM THE AUTO SELECT POSITION ..STUCK IN 4HI WILL NOT RELEASE. SERVICE 4 WHEEL LIGHT ON

Steering
Filed Feb 16, 202163,270 milesPR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTOGRUPO CHEVROLET CADILLAC GMC BUICK (CARR #2 KM 17.3, CANDELARIA, 00949, PUERTO RICO, 787-492-2184) AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,270.

Power Train
Filed Feb 14, 2021CO

VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. NOTICED LEAK ON PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT. OPENED HOOD, NOTICED FLUID DRIPPING DOWN RADIATOR. TOOK TO GARAGE, DEALER IDENTIFIED RADIATOR AND AC SYSTEM HAD LEAKS. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

Engine
Filed Feb 11, 202125,000 milesTN

VIOLENT AND ERRATIC SHIFTING DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION... A SIMULTANEOUS POP AND JERK HAPPENS... ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING AND HITTING PASSING GEAR THE TRUCK SEEMS TO STALL OUT AND THEN QUICKLY ENGAGES TO APPLY MORE POWER THAN EXPECTED... THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR A DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAYS/HIGHWAYS! THE JERKING OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON VARIOUS HIGHWAYS...

Electrical System
Filed Feb 6, 2021105,000 milesNJ

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER STARTED SMOKING AND CREATED A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. AFTER TURNING OFF THE REAR DEFROSTER THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED/SHATTERED IN PLACE. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA, BUT NOT HERE. THIS IS HAPPENING HERE AND I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE. FIRE AND BROKEN GLASS IS NOT SAFE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED

Engine
Filed Feb 6, 2021MN

IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH CYCLING OF THE THERMOSTAT THAT CAUSES STRESS FRACTURES ON THE RADIATOR LEADING TO COOLANT LEAKS. ATTACHED ARE GM BULLETINS ON THE 2014 AND 2015 MODELS. AS ONE CAN SEE THEY HAVE PROVIDED SPECIAL COVERAGE. MY RADIATOR IS LEAKING JUST LIKE THE SERVICE BULLETIN SAYS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALL.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 3, 2021160,000 milesWI

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON THE STREET, PARKED. I ENTERED IT, AND TURNED ON MY FRONT AND REAR DEFROSTERS WITH THE SETTING ON "HI." I TURNED AROUND AND VERIFIED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN HIT NOR WAS ANY DAMAGE AT ALL APPARENT TO ME. AT SOME POINT AS I SAT THERE WITH THE CAR IDLED AND THE HEATED AIR REACHING ITS MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE, I BEGAN TO SMELL SOME FOUL SMELL IN THE CAB THAT I BELIEVED WAS EXHAUST ENTERING THE CABIN. I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW. AS I BRUSHED THE SNOW FROM THE FRONT AND BEGAN TO DRIVE AWAY, I HEARD A NOISE THAT I BELIEVED WAS THE SNOW FALLING FROM THE ROOF. HOWEVER, AS I ROLLED AWAY, I NOTICED A LOUDER-THAN-NORMAL CABIN. UPON LOOKING BEHIND ME, I NOTICED THE REAR RIGHT WINDOW WITHIN THE SLIDING REAR CABIN WINDOW HAD BLOWN OUT. UPON INSPECTING THE AREA, I NOTICED THAT NO SNOW OR WATER WAS PRESENT INSIDE. GIVEN THAT WE HAD RECEIVED A LOT OF SNOW THE PREVIOUS EVENING THROUGH THE MORNING, HAD THE DAMAGE OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING OR EARLY MORNING, THERE WOULD'VE BEEN MOISTURE PRESENT.

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 23, 202136,000 milesTX

VACUUM ISSUE WITH BRAKES. BACKING UP VEHICLE WITH UTILITY TRAILER WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED THEIR IS HESITATION AND LACK OF EASE WHEN PRESSING PEDAL. THEN IF PRESS PEDAL AFTER THAT THERE IS NO MOVEMENT AND PEDAL IS LIKE PUSHING ROCK WITH FOOT, NO SOFTNESS, NO MOVEMENT ALL. HAVE NOTICED THIS OCCASIONALLY FOR THE PAST 8 OR 10 MONTHS BEFORE FINDING THIS PLACE HERE TO NOTE MY ISSUE

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 19, 202173,500 milesFL

AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NON-RESPONSIVE AND PULSES WHILE MAKING A NOISE. IT HAS HAPPEN TWICE, ONCE IN A DRIVE THRU AND ANOTHER TIME BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. APPEARS TO BE A VACUUM ASSIST ISSUE. ONCE THE TRUCK WAS PLACE IN NEUTRAL AND THE RPM'S WERE INCREASED THE ISSUE WENT AWAY

Power Train
Filed Jan 12, 2021150,000 milesTX

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN 5 YEARS AND WOULD NOT WORK ANY MORE.

Power Train
Filed Jan 5, 202180,000 milesCA

AA SOON AS THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON MY TRUCK IT START HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION 🥴

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Dec 30, 202086,000 milesIA

USED THE REMOTE START TO WARM THE TRUCK UP. GOT IN AND WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. READ DEFROST WAS ON SINCE WE RECEIVED 6+ INCHES ON SNOW TODAY.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Dec 23, 202028,202 milesME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO VIEW THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARNEY BUICK GMC MAZDA (260 HOGAN RD, BANGOR, ME 04401) WHERE THE BULBS WERE REPLACED UNDER A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HOWEVER, THE BULB REPLACEMENT FAILED TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE BULBS TWICE WITH LED BULBS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,202. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DEFECTIVE DRIVING LIGHT. DEALER STATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE HAD HIT 2 DEERS AT NIGHT.*JB

Service Brakes
Filed Dec 21, 2020WI

SUPPOSEDLY THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN FIXED FOR THE RECALL, HOWEVER, IF I AM DRIVING AS LOW SPEEDS LIKE IN A PARKING LOT, THE ABS WILL KICK IN CAUSING ME TO NOT COME TO A STOP WHEN NEEDED. I HAVE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL VEHICLES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ISSUES WITH THE RADIO WORKING, SPECIFICALLY BEING ABLE TO ADJUST THE SOUND LEVEL. I HAVE ISSUES WITH THE MIRRORS BEING ABLE TO MOVE LIKE THEY SHOULD. BOTH OF THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE PERMANENT, IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM PARKED OR DRIVING, THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FOR YEARS AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THE RECALL. THE MOST RECENT ISSUE IS NOW MY EVAP SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT THAT WILL COST TO FIX ON A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT. CAN'T WAIT TO GET THAT BILL!

Power Train
Filed Dec 14, 202092,000 milesGA

THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN 4WD HI EVEN THOUGH THE INDICATOR IS SET TO 2WD. WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDFS THE VEHICLE APPLIES THE REAR BRAKES. THE BRAKES DO NOT APPLY WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT, ONLY WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE TURNS FROM STOPS OR PARKING.

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 14, 202090,000 milesGA

THE VEHICLE ALWAYS HAS A SMELL OF DAMPNESS AFTER A RAIN. SOMEHOW WATER IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE SEAL AROUND THE THIRD-BRAKE LIGHT WHICH WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE CULPRIT, BUT NO FIX. THE REAR SEAT METAL HAS RUST ON THEM FROM THE DAMP. THE DRIVER'S SEAT CREAKS WHEN MAKING TURNS. IT IS LIKE IT ABOUT TO COME APART. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. PEOPLE COULD GET HURT IF IT HAPPENS. LE UNDER THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT A BODY-MOUNT IS MISSING UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS COULD BE THE REASONS FOR THE CREAKING. I AM NOT SURE!

Electrical System
Filed Dec 5, 202043,000 milesPA

THE INFORMATION 8 INCH SCREEN CUTS IN AND OUT CAUSING DRIVER DISTRACTION REACTS WIRH INSTERMENT CLUSTER ALSO AT NIGHT IT IS MOST DANGEROUS DUE TO SCREEN CHANGING PRIGHNES AND FEATURE AT ANY TIME CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOK AWAY FROM THE ROAD SCREEN GET REAL BRIGHT ON ITS OWN AND DIMS TO ANOTHER SCREEN ON ITS OWN

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 20, 202098,000 milesOK

BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE LIKE IT SHOULD. THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ALREADY ON IT FOR THE VACUUM PUMP FAILING CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. I GOT THE RECALL REMEDIED ( SUPPOSEDLY BY INCREASING THE VACUUM PRESSURE BUT NOW 6 TO 7 MONTHS LATER THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING IN LOW SPEEDS DOWN RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITH KIDS PLAYING ETC AND YOUR BRAKES FAIL YOU THIS ULTIMATELY CAN CAUSE VERY SERIOUS INJURY IF NOT DEATH. AND TO KNOW THEY PUT A RECALL OUT THAT SUPPOSEDLY FIXES THE ISSUE AND IT DOSENT FIX ANYTHING MAKES IT WORSE BECAUSE YOUR CHEAP AND DONT WANT TO REPLACE A VACUUM PUMP IS UTTERLY DISTURBING AND DISGUSTING

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 18, 2020FL

MY TRUCK STILL HAS THE HARD BRAKING ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED. I RECEIVED A SECOND LETTER AND TOOK IT BACK INTO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE REPROGRAM HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED AND THAT WAS ALL THEY COULD DO. I HAD IT AT THE MECHANIC FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD I WAS GOING TO NEED A NEW BRAKE VACUUM. HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME HARD BREAKING ISSUE WHEN HE WAS TEST DRIVING IT. I TRAVEL AND DRIVE MY TRUCK A LOT AND MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 17, 202060,000 milesPA

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT A QUARTER MILE FROM MY HOUSE AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY TRUCK SHATTERED. THIS IS AFTER I HAD THEM LOOK AT THE SAME WINDOW FOR THE DEFROSTER NO LONGER SEEMING TO BE WORKING. I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND SEEN THE SERVICE BULLETIN N192265660, HOWEVER MY TRUCK IS NOT COVERED.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 12, 20205 milesNY

WHILE DRIVING HOME THE OTHER NIGHT BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. LOST BOTH HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM. TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET THEM ON WITH NO LUCK. INTERMENT PANEL SHOWED THAT THEY WERE STILL ON. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS AS I HAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. LUCKILY I HAD FOG LIGHT TO GIVE ME SOME LIGHT TO GT OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 6, 202055,000 milesNY

LOW SPEED BRAKE FAILURE. CREEPING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP DUE TO BRAKES BEING HARD TO PUSH. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT WHEN THE DEALER TYPED IN MY VIN # THE DECAL WASN'T LISTED.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 21, 2020125,000 milesMI

DURING REAL SLOW SPEED MY BRAKES WILL GET EXTREMELY HARD TO PRESS. DURING THIS TIME THE TRUCK WILL BECOME HARD TO STOP. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN PARKING OR IN A DRIVE- THRU.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 21, 202091,000 milesNC

IN SLOW TRAFFIC TODAY I ALMOST SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF A CAR! THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR,AND HAD A SHUTTER FEELIN TERRIBLE!! THIS IS SCARY AND NEEDS RECALLED NOW!! I HEARD IT WAS BUT CAME UP NO WITH MY VIN#?? BUT MY YEAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE RECALLED...THIS NEEDS FIXED IM NOT HAPPY AFTER TODAY..

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 19, 202065,000 milesCO

2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. HAD THE BRAKE PUMP VACUUM RECALL PERFORMED NOT TOO LONG AGO. THIS ISSUE ACTUALLY SEEMS WORSE NOW. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT - LOW SPEED WAS THE ISSUE PREVIOUSLY- AND APPLIED THE BRAKE. NOTHING HAPPENED, NO BRAKES (PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED) TRUCK CONTINUED TO BACK OUT AND I HAD TO JAM ON THE BRAKE AGAIN, ONLY THEN DID THE TRUCK BRAKE SYSTEM SHUDDER AND ENGAGE ENOUGH FOR ME TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS AT LOW LOW SPEEDS - CRAWLING TRAFFIC, PARKING LOTS ETC.... I GOT TO TAP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW A BIT AND NOTHING OCCURS - OR THE PEDAL PUSHES BACK AT ME GIVING ME NO BRAKES. I HAVE TO COMPLETELY DISENGAGE THE PEDAL AND THEN FORCEFULLY ENGAGE THE PEDAL AGAIN TO GET ANY KIND OF BRAKING. I HAVE ONLY NOTICED THIS AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. THIS IS TERRIBLY SCARY WHEN WE ARE CRAWLING DOWN A STEEP MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY WITH BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND I GET NO BRAKE RESPONSE. LIKE I SAID, THE TRUCK WENT IN FOR A RECALL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FIXED THIS ISSUE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 17, 202060,000 milesNY

SYMPTOM OF HOT AIR BLOWING WHILE USING THE A/C, STATIONARY OR WHILE OPERATING. FILLED WITH COOLANT WHICH ONLY LASTED ABOUT ONE WEEK. REVIEWED FORUMS AND TSB'S TO NOTE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CONDENSER. DEALER WANTED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE ITEMS IN ORDER THAT DID NOT INCLUDE REPLACING THE CONDENSER AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST. PURCHASED A THIRD PARTY CONDENSER, VACUUM PUMP, AND NECESSARY FLUIDS AND ACCESSORIES AND REPLACED BY MYSELF. A/C HAS BEEN WORKING RELIABLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. ALTHOUGH I SAVED ABOUT 2K DOLLARS (ALL MATERIALS COST ABOUT 500 HUNDRED DOLLARS), IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN AND SHOULD BE A RECALL.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 13, 202050,000 milesMI

TRUCK CONTINUES TO LOSE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN BACKING/PULLING TRAILER. TRUCK WAS SERVICED FOR BRAKE RECALL AND NO CHANGE TO BRAKING. CONSISTENTLY LOOSES BRAKING WHEN PARALLEL PARKING OR BACKING INTO PARKING SPOTS ALONG WITH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BRAKES GO OUT AND YOU MUST STAND ON THE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK. THIS BRAKING ISSUE HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY.

Engine
Filed Sep 30, 202075,000 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A MINOR SHAKING COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LOVE BUICK GMC (736 SATURN PKWY, COLUMBIA, SC 29212; (803) 732-6500) WHO FLUSHED AND REFILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALER WHO PERFORMED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FLUSH HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGH AND THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT USED A DTC SCANNER AND RETRIEVED A CODE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN STOKES TRAINOR CHEVROLET CADILLAC BUICK GMC (2004 WILSON RD, NEWBERRY, SC 29108; (803) 792-4763) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTERNAL WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN A SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 16, 202015,786 milesSD

FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME. WAS WORKING, AFTER SITTING FOR 2 WEEKS, IT DIDN'T.

Service BrakesCrash2 injured
Filed Sep 11, 2020150,000 milesOK

THE BRAKES FAILED AS MY SON APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO BOTH VEHICLES. THE DRIVER REPORTED THAT HE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER I INVESTIGATED FURTHER FOR AN EXPLANANTION,I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS BRAKE SYSTEM THAT MIGHT EXPLAIN BRAKE FAILURE. THE CRASH OCCURRED ON A CITY STREET.

Engine
Filed Sep 2, 2020111,338 milesAL

WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE MAIN ROAD WHERE I WAS GOING I NOTICED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY TRUCK. AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT ONCE IT TURNED I ACCELERATED AND SUDDENLY FELT A JERK FROM THE TRUCK AND HEARD A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE. IT DID THIS MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT 5-6 TIME EVERY TIME I WOULD ACCELERATE FROM A SPEED OF 30-40. I DECIDED TO DROP IT OFF AT MY LOCAL GMC TO GET IT LOOKED AT. THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY TO PICK IT UP SINCE THEY RAN IT THROUGH DIAGNOSTICS AND DIDN'T FIND AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. ONCE I GOT THERE I DEMANDED FOR THE MECHANIC TO COME DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH ME TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND THEY DECIDED THEY NEEDED TO KEEP IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS TO GET IT LOOKED AT. THEY THEN CALLED TWO DAYS AFTER AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MESSED UP AND NEEDED A NEW ONE TOTALING THE COST TO $5346.07 WHICH IS CERTAINLY NOT SOMETHING WE CAN AFFORD RIGHT NOW! I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY DIDN'T SEE THE ISSUE THE FIRST TIME THEY DIAGNOSED IT?? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO GET RECALLED I HAVE SEEN MANY SIMILAR ISSUES.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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