TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT VIEW THE ROAD PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,500.
2015 GMC Sierra 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 →
THE PROJECTOR HEAD LIGHTS ARE VERY POOR AT BEST. VERY LOW ILLUMINATION. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. DRIVING IN SOME CONDITIONS IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AND THE SIDES OF THE ROAD. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE ANYTHING ON THE RIGHT. WHEN RAINING THE DRIVER CANNOT SEAT ALL. IT IS LIKE DRIVING A 1960 VINTAGE VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB. I NOTIFIED GMC ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE RESPONSE IS THE LIGHTS WORK AS DESIGNED. THIS IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN.THERE WILL BE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. GM SHOULD BE PROACTIVE BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES. I HOPE THAT NOTIFYING YOU THAT YOU WILL HELP SOLVE THIS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2015 GMC SIERRA K3500 DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHTING CAUSING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY TO BE DIMINISHED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH HIGH BEAMS ON AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEAD LAMPS WERE PERFORMING TO FACTORY SPECIFICATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 290.
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.
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