GMC Sierra 1500 Unknown Or Other Problems
- 371
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 21
- Years with records
- 1999–2020
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 371 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 7 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- passenger side · 8 records
- passenger airbag · 7 records
- rear window · 6 records
- instrument cluster · 6 records
- same issue · 6 records
- known issue · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 115 |
| 60–100k mi | 84 |
| 1–30k mi | 57 |
| 100–150k mi | 35 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
Brand new truck. Stuck at the gym in the middle of the night truck wont start. The interior lights, head lights, and radio wont shut off. Vehicle wont start. I'm assuming the battery was drained because interior lights, exterior lights, radio, wont shut off. Has to be some kind of electrical malfunction. Waiting on gm roadside.
ODI 11308116
Rear Window · Unknown Or Other
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving 15 mph, a burning odor was detected in the cabin of the vehicle prior to hearing a loud explosion. The contact stated that he noticed that the rear passenger side panel had shattered. No warning lights were illuminated however, the contact stated that the vehicle was in in the four wheel drive option as well as the rear defrost system was…
Fire reported
ODI 11307368
Body · Steering · Unknown Or Other
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
ODI 11301004
Unknown Or Other
The backup camera is entirely too bright at night. It is nearly impossible to see the mirrors due to the brightness
ODI 11300894
Unknown Or Other
Here is what happened regarding the rear sliding-window shattering (and nearly a fire) in my 2016 sierra: on january 1st, 2020, i was driving straight at approximately 30 mph on a smooth, level city street (no potholes or road defects, etc.) in 25-degree weather with my rear-window defroster on when i smelled something burning and looked in mirror and saw smoke and a few seconds later the driver's side glass-panel…
ODI 11292554
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Rear window glass on driver side of sliding rear window exploded after using defrost in cold weather while driving on the interstate.
Fire reported
ODI 11289775
Unknown Or Other
Ac problem - my ac just went out for the third time since i bought this truck new in 2013. I went to have it repaired and was quoted ~$1,000 for a new ac condenser. After researching online, it looks like this is a very common and expensive problem that gm hasn't resolved.
ODI 11288323
Unknown Or Other
When you reverse at night time...the backup camera comes on at maximum brightness and cannot be dimmed...blinding the driver
ODI 11290106