2011 GMC Sierra 1500 Body Problems
- 25
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 25 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger side · 8 records
- door handles · 6 records
- failure mileage · 5 records
- approximate failure · 4 records
- dashboard cracked · 4 records
- dash board · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
The top side of my interior dash is cracked on the driver side. This was not due to any kind of impact or anything else. I am the only driver of this vehicle and take very good care of it.
ODI 11296988
Body
The outside door handles keep coming off. It appears that the material used is cheap plastic. This causes the mechanism inside to easily break with the natural constant opening and closing of the doors form the outside of the vehicle. You can see clear cheap glus is used to adhere the plastic and this just makes no sense considering how much they want us to pay for the vehicle to have cheap door handles almost as…
ODI 11218522
Body
In my 2011 gmc sierra 1500, which is garage kept, i started for work on a rainy day, my windshield began to fog up, i turned on my defrosters, heard a loud pop, and when i looked at my dashboard, right above the instrument panel, i had a large crack in my dashboard. I have seen reports about how there are many complaints on gm involving the same problem. It is my concern that when airbags deploy ( hopefully never…
ODI 11044818
Body
Purchased 2.5 months from local dealership. Spotless interior. Parked truck in parking lot for about an hour for church and noticed crack above passengers airbag to the left splitting the dash completely. Also bowing to dash branching left of crack. Weather was around 90 degrees and i use a sunvisor and typically crack my windows. Have not cleaned or touched dash in the time of ownership, other than slidding the…
ODI 11010733
Body
DASH CRACK ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
ODI 11006107
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that, over time, the dashboard began to crack in various places, beginning on the upper driver side corner. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they would not replace the dashboard as there was no recall,…
ODI 11006333
Body · Unknown Or Other
All four of the door handles on my truck are breaking off; even though gmc has knowledge of the problem they refuse to replace the door handles, because my truck is out of warranty. It's a well known problem, you can even google a search for this matter and see other consumers that have the same problem. It's a safety problem, if someone, in need of help, is unconscious in a vehicle with the same broken door handle…
ODI 11033269
Body
Cracked dashboard. Cracked in 2 places. One near the passenger side airbag and one above the stereo.
ODI 10983519
Body
Dash cracked around passenger air bag unit. Safety hazard if deployed.
ODI 10969272
Air Bags · Body · Electrical System
Takata recall i got rear eneded at a stop sign, completely stopped and the lady just smashed right into the back of me. No air bags ever even deployed!
Crash reported
ODI 11039891
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. While the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to open the rear passenger side door and the handle detached. The contact stated that the driver and passenger side door handles had to be replaced approximately a year ago. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.
ODI 10936157
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. The contact observed a crack on the front passenger side dashboard near the air bag opening. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufactured was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 30,000.
ODI 10926198
Body
I purchased a 2011 gmc sierra 1500 in non. Of 2014. The dash board is now cracking. It initially started by the passenger side airbag and now there is a crack over the instrument panel as well as one starting over the gauges. I have seen several complaints about this and it is a definite safety hazard due to an accident would deploy the airbags sending shards of the dash board flying directly into the passengers of…
ODI 10911082
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that the dashboard was cracked from the instrument cluster to the driver side windshield. There was an additional crack that extended to the far left corner of the passenger side air bag. The vehicle was driven to the dealer and the dashboard was replaced. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.
ODI 10949111
Body
There is a 4" stress crack in the dashboard just head of the gauge cluster which developed a week ago. My concern is two fold 1) the crack will increase in size reducing the value of the vehicle, 2) in a impact situation, the structural integrity of the dash may be compromised allowing pieces of plastic to become projectiles, possibly damaging occupants or deflating the airbags thereby reducing there effectiveness…
ODI 10895498
Air Bags · Body
Dashboard is cracked directly adjacent to the air bag, i am concerned that plastic pieces of dashboard will become dangerous flying objects in the event of an impact that deploys the airbag. I have been talking with gm and the local dealership for months now and they will not accept responsibility. This is a continuing safety issue experienced by gmc sierra owners
ODI 10887976
Body
The dash board has a crack by the passenger side airbag and a rack on the driver side. It also seems to be caving in. I am afraid that the airbag will go off at anytime or will not go off at all.
ODI 10863139
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that the dashboard began to crack. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.
ODI 10960383
Air Bags · Body
My truck has developed a crack on the dash, starting at the top left-hand corner of the front passenger airbag. It has cracked entirely through to the dash trim piece roughly 3-4 inches away. Not only is it a tremendous eye-sore, that most of my passengers notice and comment on... But has me extremely worried about safety. If this vehicle were to be in a collision and the airbag is deployed, i am sure that fragments…
ODI 10870939
Body
Dashboard cracking above the instrument cluster as well as along the passenger airbag. The cracks grow with every crack in the roadway and are seemingly not able to be patched as they glue they use just wears off from the dealership.
ODI 10882278
Body
Dash board cracking around passenger airbag, worried that plastic pieces would damage the integrity of the airbag thus injuring passenger and driver.
ODI 10920131
Air Bags · Body
I was driving down the interstate at 65 mph and heard a pop. I looked over and my dashboard had cracked right next to the airbag. On a non related instance my engine is now making a ticking noise that i will be taking to a dealer to check out.
ODI 10762472
Body
DASH CRACK ALONGSIDE AIRPAG PASSENGER SIDE
ODI 11289374
Body
Brought to dealership for many issues, one of which was the side molding starting to come off on all 4 doors, they had to order and paint the moldings so iu return over a holiday weekend for them to repair. When i showed up, they had only done one side and it was crooked, and not the side that was worse. That was 2012 after one year, they soon came off in 2014 curling off the truck, the replaced ones, i took care of…
ODI 10882483
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated upon engaging the emergency brake and releasing it, the hood latch opened independently. The vehicle was to be inspected by an authorized dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.
ODI 10607517