THE VEHICLE IS STALLING WHEN BRAKING AND GETTING READY TO TURN. MY TRUCK IS SHOWING STABILITRAK SERVICE INTERMITTENTLY AND I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN A CRASH 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. THE VEHICLE ONLY RESTARTS AFTER PLACING IN PARK. THIS IS NOT SAFE WHEN IN TRAFFIC. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RECALLS AND NO KNOWN CAUSE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF GM DOESN'T FIX THIS. I'VE BEEN ON FORUMS AND IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM IF IT IS SO COMMON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN APPROACHING CROSS TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION AND I LOSE ALL CONTROL OF STEERING BRAKING AND POWER TO THE TRUCK.
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 →
WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLS WITH SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING.
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNRESPONSIVE AND INDICATE A PROBLEM ACCELERATING. THIS HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND ENDED UP LEAVING ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING.
HAVING DIFFICULTY BREAKING DURING ON AND OFF PARKING MODE IN A STATIONARY POSITION. WHEN I REVERSE OR MOVE FORWARD AFTER CHANGING TO EITHER REVERS OR DRIVE GEAR MY TRUCK SEEMS TO TAKE LONGER TO BREAK, AND ALMOST FEEL THAT I DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ITS KINDA SCARY TO BE HONEST NOT HAVING CONTROL OF THE BREAKS. THE BREAKS DO BETTER WHEN I'M DRIVING LIKE IN THE EXPRESSWAY WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, WHEN I PARK IN THE HOUSE OR IN A GENERAL PARKING LOT MY TRUCK ANTILOCK SYSTEM DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK VERY WELL. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN MY TRUCK FOR A RECALL SERVICE AT A GMC DEALER KNOWN AS LUKE FRUIA IN BROWNSVILLE TEXAS 78521 BUT DON'T SEE ANY DIFFERENCE. FEELS LIKE THEY JUST DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALREADY TOOK THE TRUCK TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND SAID THAT THE BREAK FINE SO I THINK ITS THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM NOT WORKING. IM SCARED DRIVING THE TRUCK AND FEAR I MIGHT GET INTO A COLLISION OR CRASH DUE TO MY ANTILOCK BREAKS NOT WORKING APPROPRIATELY. TO BE HONEST, I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE SO I HAVE BEEN USING MY TOYOTA CAR. PLEASE, NEED YOUR HELP ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU
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.
I BOUGHT THIS NEW ON JAN 3, 2016 ON JULY 26 26, 2019 WHILE FROM WACO TO FT. WORTH TEXAS, MY AC COMPRESSOR SEIZED AND BLEW DESTROYED THE SERPENTINE BELT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE AC COMPRESSOR AND BELT. 31,000 MILES BUT OUT OF WARRANTY. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND FELT THE AC WAS AGAIN BLOWING HOT AIR. I TOOK IT IN AND TODAY 06/29/20 I HAVE TO REPLACE THE AC CONDENSER AS IT HAS A LEAK AT A WELD POINT. I HAVE READ DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND DEFECT. I WILL NOW BE OUT OVER $2,000 FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM AND ISSUE. I HAVE READ THE TSB, WATCHED NEWS REPORTS AND ON-LINE FORUMS. THE TECH AT MY DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A SUPER COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THAT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD LEAD TO A RECALL. *TR
A/C CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT LEAKED ALL THE FREON. MY MECHANIC SAID HE'S HAD SEVERAL OF THESE GMC SIERRAS AND CHEVY SILVERADOS AROUND THE SAME AGE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
MY 2015 GMC SIERRA HAS THE 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN THE FALL OF 2018 AND THE TRUCK/TRANNY RAN GOOD FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS. THEN IN LATE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL OF 2019, THE TRUCK JERKING HARD SHIFTS STARTED TO APPEAR. IN OCTOBER OF 2019 I BROUGHT MY TRUCK INTO MY DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT MY TRANNY DUE TO THE REALLY HARD SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD AND VICE VERSA 3RD TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST. I HAD TO PAY A $80 DIAGNOSIS FEE AND THEY REPROGRAMMED MY TRANNY AND THE ECU TO SMOOTH OUT THE SHIFTS AND NOT MAKE THE SHIFTS SO HARD. IN ALL THE SOFTWARE REPROGRAM DID GET RID OF THE HARD SHIFTS, BUT IN RETURN NOW MY VEHICLE DROVE LIKE IT HAS A 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION INSTEAD OF AN 8 SPEED. IN JUNE OF 2020 I BROUGHT MY TRUCK BACK INTO MY DEALER TO LOOK AT MY TRANNY AGAIN! NOW MY TRANNY FELT LIKE IT WAS ALWAYS "HUNTING" FOR A DIFFERENT GEAR. WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH 1600 RPM, IF THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF HEAD WIND OR I STARTED TO DRIVE UP A HILL, THE TRANNY WOULD DOWNSHIFT AND RPM'S JUMP UP TO 2200 RPM TO MAKE UP FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN ROAD GRADE, SAME AS WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN UP A HILLAT 35MPH. A 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE DOING THAT! AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (75 MPH) MY PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WILL SIT THERE AND JUST WIGGLE AND SHAKE BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE CHANGED OUT BALL JOINTS AND STRUTS WITH BRAND NEW ONES THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM AND THE SEAT STILL WIGGLES BACK AND FORTH. WHEN DRIVI
WHILE THE HEAD LIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS ARE ON, THE RIGHT HEAD AND FOG LIGHTS ARE DIM BUT THE LEFT HEAD AND FOG LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT. ALSO THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL SHOWS ERROR MESSAGE ON THE CLUSTER THAT THE BULB NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND YOU CAN HEAR IT BLINKING FAST, BUT WHEN I EXIT THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT THE SIGNAL I NOTICE THAT IT IS NOT BLOWN AND IT WORKS FINE BUT I STILL GET THE ERROR MESSAGE AND THE FAST BLINKING. BOTH STATED PROBLEMS OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR
THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT SUDDENLY, JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. AFTER RESEARCH, THIS IS AN ISSUE KNOWN TO GM AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY SUBJECTS IN PROPOSED CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS IN 2 STATES REGARDING THIS DEFECT. *TR
BRAKING ISSUE. WHILE TRAVELING IN A DRIVE THRU, VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, PULSATED SOME, AND REQUIRED EXTREME EFFORT TO STOP. THIS OCCURRED DURING SUBSEQUENT BRAKING INCIDENTS WHILE MOVING AND STOPPING IN THE DRIVE-THRU. AFTER LEAVING, BRAKE PEDAL FELT OK. GOOGLED SYMPTOMS WHICH MATCHED MY CIRCUMSTANCES AND LISTED A RECALL. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO RECALL LISTED ON NHTSA. SEEMS A LITTLE TROUBLING AS THIS APPEARS TO AFFECT 3.4 MILLION GM VEHICLES. *TR
AC CONDENSER *TR
PICKUP HAS HAD REOCCURRING SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COME UP IN INFORMATION CENTER. TOOK TO GM AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE. BOUGHT ONE AND INSTALLED IT. STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. UPON DONG SOME SEARCHING, ITS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG CERTAIN GM VEHICLES. ONE WEEKEND THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER AT 70 MPH ON A CURVE. TALK ABOUT SCARY! I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ASK ABOUT COVERAGE ON THE ISSUE AND WAS DENIED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE AFFECTED BY THE SUSPECT FAULTY PARTS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM'S LACK OF CARING FOR MY SAFETY IN THIS SITUATION. WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER GM. IF THEY NO THAT THIS IS THEIR PROBLEM I TRULY BELIEVE THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR TUBE FAILED AND ALLOWED RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BROADWAY CHEVROLET AUTOMOTIVE (2700 ASHLAND AVENUE, GREEN BAY, WI 53404, (920) 498-666), TO BE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID. *BF *AS
WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL SHARPLY AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY TURNS OFF, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER ELECTRONICS MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND POSING A SAFETY RISK.
AT SLOW SPEEDS, MAINLY WHEN BACKING AND TURNING WHEEL WHEN GOING FORWARD AT VERY SLOW SPEED, STEERING LOSES POWER. ALSO SOME TIMES HARD TO TURN WHEN VEHICLE NOT IN MOTION AT ALL. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS AND RADIO FLASHED TOTALLY OFF AND RIGHT BACK ON. I HEARD A DINGING/WARNING NOISE AND A WARNING MESSAGE FLASHED BUT WENT OFF BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT.
THE PAIN ON THE GMC VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE IT STARTED TO PEEL ON ITS OWN UNDER HEAVY RAIN! THAT HAS NEVER OCCURRED TO ANY OF MY VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED FOR OVER 15 YEARS! I HAVE READ THERE ARE MANY CONSUMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD!
VIRTUALLY UNABLE TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL AT LOWER SPEEDS - TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. "NO RECALLS AVAILABLE" ACCORDING TO THE DEALER DATABASE, BUT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE SAME BRAKE RECALL ISSUE THEY REFUSED TO ADDRESS FOR A FEW YEARS UNTIL 2 PEOPLE DIED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RIDE QUALITY WAS VERY ROUGH. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS AND REAR SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
WHILE PARKING IN REVERSE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES BECAME REALLY STIFF AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE HEADLAMPS LUMINESCENCE WAS NOT ADEQUATE FOR SAFE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS WERE EXTREMELY DIM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PULLED OFF OF THE ROADWAY SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE HEADLAMP FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONE STAR CHEVROLET (18900 NORTHWEST FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TX 770650, AND WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
THERE IS A LEAK ON THE TOP RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE A/C CONDENSER RESULTING IN HOT AIR COMING OUT OF THE VENTS WHEN THE A/C IS ENABLED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND GM HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. GM ALREADY ISSUED A TSB FOR THE 2015 - 2017 TAHOES, YUKONS, AND ESCALADES WITH THE SAME ENGINES AND EQUIPMENT AS MY 2015 GMC SIERRA WITH 45000 MI. TSB # 17336 AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER (COMBI-COOLER) REFRIGERANT LEAK
DURING PARKING (LOW SPEEDS) MY BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN MAKING NOISE. WHEN STOPPING IN THE PARKING SPOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY STIFF AND COULD ONLY PRESS IT DOWN 1/2"-1", BARELY ABLE TO STOP.
A FEW MONTHS AGO I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT THE TRUCK SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY JUMPED FORWARD IT HAD FELT AS IF I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND. HOWEVER NO ONE WAS THERE! I DID TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE CONDITION AND NO CODES WERE STORED. YESTERDAY THIS HAPPEND ONCE AGAIN! I WOULD HAVE SWORN SOME ONE HIT ME, THE TRUCK SHOOK AND JUMPED FORWARD SO HARD IT FELT AS IF A BUSS HIT ME. ONCE AGAIN NO ONE THERE! I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I SEE MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESES ISSUES AND GM CALLS THEM "NORMAL" SORRY BUT I HAVE DRIVEN TRUCKS FOR YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ONE DO THIS! THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD BECAUSE IF AT ANY TIME A CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY HIT THE CAR! PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE!
SIERRA 2015 REAR POWER WINDOW DEFROSTER OVER HEATED AND SHATTER MY DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW. PRIOR TO SHATTERING, I SMELLED ELECTRIC WIRES BURNING THAN POP. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AROUND 25MPH. THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS NOT ON. IT WAS 30DEG OUTSIDE AND CLEAR.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE YUKON A/C ISSUE HAPPENED TO ME. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MAKE SURE THE SIERRA HAS THE SAME RECALL AS THE YUKON? "YUKON AND YUKON XL VEHICLES, MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE THERMAL CYCLING ON THE COMBINATION TRANSMISSION FLUID/OIL AND AC CONDENSER COOLER CREATES A CRACK THAT MAY ALLOW REFRIGERANT TO ESCAPE. THIS CONDITION CONSEQUENTLY MAY DEACTIVATE THE AC SYSTEM WHICH MAY CAUSE POTENTIAL CUSTOMER ANNOYANCE."
BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD TO PUSH OR TRYING TO STOP.
THE BRAKES AT SLOW RATE OF SPEED BECOME VERY HARD TO OPERATE AND PUSH. MADE APPOINTMENT WITH GMC DEALER FOR SERVICE (SCHED FOR 1/31).
WHEN EXITING FROM ONE HIGHWAY TO ANOTHER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WERE BREAKING WAS REQUIRED, MY TRUCKS POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES HAD COMPLETELY GONE OUT. I WAS ON A STRAIGHT TRACK FOR A HIGHWAY PATROL WHO WAS STANDING OUTSIDE HIS VEHICLE ALONG WITH ANOTHER MOTORIST. AFTER FIGHTING TO STEER THE TRUCK WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING OTHER MOTORISTS I REALIZED THAT THE TRUCK HAD ALSO DIED. SHOOK UP AND SCARED I STARTED THE TRUCK AND BEGAN TO DRIVE AWAY WITH THE OFFICER YELLING WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. THREE OF WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP WERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A HIGH RESISTANCE IN THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE WHICH WAS REPLACED AND RESULTED IN NO CHANGE.
WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 65+ MPH THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIBRATE OR SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS IF THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT. IT IS BAD ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU WHITE KNUCKLE THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSE YOU TO SWERVE SLIGHTLY
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT ANT A FRIEND APARTMENT I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE TRUCK COMPLETELY DIED CAUSING NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKED NEARLY CAUSING ME TO HIT HIS NEIGHBORS CAR.
WHILE PARKED AND IDLING IN A PARKING LOT WITH PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE, THERE WAS A SIZZLING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A FLAME FLICKER OBSERVED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE, REAR PASSENGER SEAT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR, DRIVER'S SIDE GLASS PANEL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE REAR, DRIVER'S SIDE GLASS PANEL SHATTERED. MY VEHICLE HAS REAR SLIDING GLASS AND ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE PANEL SHATTERED. SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICEABLE. AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THE GM RECALL #N192220470 RELATED TO 159,000 CANADIAN VEHICLES. MY SITUATION MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS RECALL EXACTLY, BUT ACCORDING TO GM, MY VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT MY LOCAL CHEVY/GMC DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR, BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO HAVE MUCH CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY FAILURE AND TOLD ME THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. TO ME, THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND POSES A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE.
TORQUE CONVERTER. ME AND ALONG WITH 4 OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. UPON START UP AND DRIVING IT STARTS TO GET SLUGGISH AND THEN JUST COMES ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP ONLY BUILDING RPM'S ACCRODDING TO THE GM DEALERSHIP IT'S NORMAL. WITH ALL THE GMC TRUCKS I'VE OWNED IT HAS NEVER DONE THIS. AND IS ONLY STARTING TO DO IT OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I'VE TALKED TO A GUY WHO JUST HAD 2 REPLACED IN HIS TRUCK AND IS CONTINUING TO HAVE THE PROBLEM. TO AVOID ANY VEHICLE DAMAGE FOR ANYONE ELSE I'M CONSIDERING IF YOU CAN CHECK AND SEE IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING THE ISSUE. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY TRUCK I DON'T MUD IN IT OR DRIVE IT CRAZY(WRECK LESS). DEALERSHIP IS ALSO PRETTY MUCH REFUSING TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM OR DIAGNOSING IT CONSIDERING THAT IT'S 'NORMAL' FOR THE TRUCK DO THAT. WHICH I STRONGLY DISAGREE.
MY TRUCK WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.
I PURCHASED A GMC SIERRA 2015 REGULAR CAB FROM YOUR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE, ALJOMAIH AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA. HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW MONTHS, I DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL DEFECTS, AND IT EXPOSES ITS USERS TO SERIOUS THREAT. AFTER THAT, MINISTRY OF COMMERCE IN KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA HAS MADE SEVERAL CALLSFOR USERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE THAT THEY HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE REPRESENTATIVETO FIX THE DEFECT FOR FREE. HOWEVER, THE REPRESENTATIVE TEMPORIZED AND EVADED, THEN I HAD TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST ALJOMAIH AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY, GENERAL MOTORS’S REPRESENTATIVE IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA. THE COURT ORDERED THE EXPERTS' DEPARTMENT TO CHECKTHE VEHICLE BY FIVE SPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS, AND REPORTS WERE ISSUED UNANIMOUSLY ON THE FOLLOWING: "THE DEFECT IN THE MENTIONED VEHICLE IS A FACTORY DEFECT, WHICH WAS FOUND IN ALL VEHICLES OF THE SAME TYPE AND NOT ONLY THE MENTIONED VEHICLE". ALSO, I HAVE SUBMITTED REPORT TO THE COURT FROM THE GENERAL MOTORS WEBSITE PROVING THAT THE MENTIONED VEHICLE IS FAULTY WITH THREE OTHER DEFECTS. AS WELL AS, ALL SIX CALLS WERE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, INCLUDING THE MENTIONED VEHICLE, WITH THE CHASSIS NUMBER.
REAR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW DEFOGGER CONTACTS ARE SMOKING AND MAKING SIZZLING NOISE. FIRE HAZARD. HAD TO REMOVE FUSE NUMBER 10 FROM ENGINE BLOCK TO PREVENT AUTO START FROM ENGAGING REAR DEFOGGER IN COLD WEATHER, OR TO PREVENT DEFOGGER SWITCH FROM BEING ENGAGED BY FAMILY MEMBER. 46K MILES 2015 GMC SIERRA
WHEEL GOT REAL HARD TO MOVE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WENT TO AUTOSTART THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WAS SMOKING AND EMITTING A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE AUTO REAR DEFROSTER AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WEST HERR CHEVROLET OF HAMBURG (LOCATED AT 5025 SOUTHWESTERN BLVD, HAMBURG, NY 14075, 877-308-1785), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY A GLASS COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: X_XX/XXX/XXXX. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *LN MANUFACTURER CASE NUMBER: X_XX/XXX/XXXX ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V761000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FINNEGAN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (26529 SOUTHWEST FWY, ROSENBERG, TX 77471, (281) 342-4200) TO BE SERVICED FOR THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. AFTER THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED PER THE RECALL, WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 40 TO 50 MPH THE TRUCK SHAKES LIKE IT HAS A BAD CV JOINT ON YOUR DRIVESHAFT AND WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK I TOOK IT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALER SAID IT'S NORMAL DUE TO ENGINE SHUTDOWN OF CYLINDERS. SO I LIVED WITH IT WHEN MY WARRANTY RAN OUT I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DUE TO SAME PROBLEM BUT NOW THE DEALER SAID I NEED NEW FUEL INJECTORS ALL OF THEM ARE BAD PER DEALER AND TO REPLACE WAS 1500 DOLLARS. I FEEL THIS WAS ORIGINAL ISSUE AND WANT TO SEE IF OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE GETTING SAME BAD ISSUES
REMOTELY STARTED THE VEHICLE THIS MORNING AND CAME OUT TO FIND IT SMOKE FILLED AND THE REAR DEFROST ON DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS ON FIRE AND SMOKING. IT FILLED CAR WITH SMOKE AND SHATTERED THE WINDOW. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROTOLO CHEVROLET (16666 S HIGHLAND AVE, FONTANA, CA 92336, (909) 333-6924) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
VERY POOR HEADLIGHTS. I JUST CAN'T SEE. IT IS LIKE A FOG. NLOCKED OUT SIDE VIEWS. DIMS ARE NOT GOOD AND BRIGHTS DON'T EVEN GET FLASHED BY ONCOMING VEHICLES. THEY SHINE IN THE TREES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES TO A DEALER OF GMC'S AND THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION. THEY SAID THEY REALIZE THE PROBLEM BUT HANDS ARE TIED BECAUSE I THINK IF THEY START TO FIX IT A CAN OF WORMS WILL BE OPENED UP AND COST THE COMPANY. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS MUST YOU HAVE?
I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER, AND MY DAUGHTER SAID "MOM, IT'S SIZZLING." I LOOKED BACK AND THERE WAS SMOKE ON THE REAR WINDOW. THEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, AND IT SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION AT THE TIME. I WAS JUST GETTING READY TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING AREA IN MY DRIVEWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE PRECEDING VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STARTED TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE STOPPED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELT A BIT SORE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO QUEBEDEAUX BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 3566 E. SPEEDWAY BOULEVARD, TUCSON, AZ, 85716) TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES, BUT WAS NOT GIVEN A DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR WAS $22,000. THE REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
WHEN MY TRUCK IS AT OR ABOVE 70MPH THERE IS A CONSTANT SHAKING THAT OCCURS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NELSON HALL CHEVROLET (1811 S FRONTAGE RD, MERIDIAN, MS 39301, (601) 621-4593) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. AFTERWARDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.
WHEN BRAKING THE PEDAL GETS REALLY HARD. WHEN BACKING MY SMALL BOAT IN THE LAKE I HAVE HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP. HOPING TRUCK AND BOAT ALONG WITH MYSELF WOULD NOT GO DOWN. VERY SCARY. WHEN THE FIRST INITIAL PUSH IT SEEMS FINE BUT THEN THEY GO. FORWARDS YOU CAN TELL THEY ARE NOT RIGHT AND YOU HAD BETTER STAY YOUR DISTANCE FROM ANYTHING IN FRONT OF YOU. AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS IS CRAZY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL DON'T THINK A SMALLER MAN OR WOMAN COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE HOLE THING FROM GOING IN THE WATER. LOVE THE TRUCK WE ALL HAVE PROBLEMS. CONFRONT THEM AND GET IT RIGHT. STILL LOVE GMC. MAYBE NOT GMC BOARD THOUGH. MAN UP BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES A LOVED ONE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, INCLUDING THE ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SEIZED ALONG WITH THE WINDOWS. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE CONTROL PANEL AND ODOMETER DISPLAY DELAYED TO SHOW THE CORRECT READING AND THE CLOCK HAD TO BE RESET. THE DISPLAY INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND BACK UP. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET POWER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED THREE TIMES EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REGAL GMC (2615 LAKELAND HILLS BLVD, BLDG 3, LAKELAND, FL 33805, (863) 262-4222) FOR A RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER TO THE CONTACT AND STATED THAT AN URGENT SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL TO KEEP THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCKINNEY BUICK GMC (3950 S CENTRAL EXPY, MCKINNEY, TX 75069, (469) 804-2338) WHERE THE VACUUM PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Reading these
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.
Full record for the 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 → · Every Sierra 1500 year → · How the figures are calculated →