2014 GMC Sierra 1500 Exterior Lighting Problems
- 129
- 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 129 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- drive night · 18 records
- high beam · 17 records
- high beams · 12 records
- headlights very · 10 records
- very poor · 8 records
- bright enough · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 83 |
| 30–60k mi | 12 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
Headlights are inadequate on low beam without the use of the lower driving/fog lamps. Lower lamps needed to light sides of road. When switching to high beams, lamps are totally useless. Beam is focused way too high and narrows. Without lower fog lamps on with high beams, there is no illumination of the road sides or lower pavement from 5-30/50 feet out in front of vehicle. This is serious issue when driving on rural…
ODI 10592635
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that the low beam headlights were very dim. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the headlights needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 20.
ODI 10839281
Exterior Lighting
Headlights are terrible. In a dark rural area, they are so dim they are dangerous. You can easily outdrive your headlights. In the dark and rain, you should stay home. It's sad i can't drive my $50,000 truck at night. Dealer's "fix" was worthless. So angry. I will never own another gm vehicle!
ODI 10885099
Exterior Lighting
Live in west virginia. Was traveling home from 2nd shift along good country road when i had to swerve to miss a deer. Reason was be the headlights on my week old gmc sierra are awful. They do not light up the road correctly (side to side) or distance wise. The low beams shine out about 30 feet and when i use the high beams the light is not aimed properly. It shines everywhere but on the road. Dealer said they've had…
Crash reported
ODI 10585810
Exterior Lighting
The headlights on this truck are terrible, both lack of side projection and front projection are unsafe especially when driving in rural areas or during wet road conditions. I have had the bcm update and new bulbs installed from gmc but this offered very little improvement. Driving with the fog lamps on offer the only lateral vision to see turning any corner.
ODI 10859923
Exterior Lighting
The vehicle's headlight have such poor illumination it renders the vehicle undrivable at night. Gm says nothing wrong, i have replaced the headlight bulbs with 3 different bulbs both oem and aftermarket nothing improves the illumination with the stock light housings.
ODI 11083195
Exterior Lighting
Vehicle headlights fail to illuminate properly at night. Check with 2 different gmc dealers they say they are aware of the issue but no resolution is coming. Vehicle is not driveable at night on dark roads.
ODI 10980791
Exterior Lighting
The headlights on these trucks are horrible. Very unsafe to use.
ODI 11045074
Exterior Lighting
The headlights do not illuminate the road enough. Very dim and cannot even tell where cut off line is. Even with fog lights on, it is unsafe to drive at night. *tr
ODI 10705941
Exterior Lighting
Worst headlight on a new vehicle. I own 4 autos and am scared to drive at highway speed on local pennsylvania roads. The high beam has no increase in visual effect. Very disappointed i may have to add extra light or modify factory tested lighting to make this adequate for safe driving. *tr
ODI 10583780
Exterior Lighting
Worst headlight for a new vehicle. I have owned various gm trucks from 1967 to 2014. Never have i owned a truck with such worthless headlights like the projector beam headlights on my 2014 gmc sierra 1500 with the all terrain package. The projector headlight are very dim and do not light the road more than 30 feet ahead. At highway speeds (55-70) the projector headlights are only lighting a half second ahead of you.…
ODI 10607658
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. While driving various speeds, the low beams and high beams were extremely dim when activated. The failure recurred continuously. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30. Updated 6/22/15*cn
ODI 10713075
Exterior Lighting
Poor headlights. The headlights on my 2014 gmc sierra are terrible at best. Unable to see anything at night
ODI 10916162
Exterior Lighting
The headlights are to dim , it is hard to see ,they do not project very far .the worst headlights i have ever had
ODI 10897617
Exterior Lighting
The factory headlights are almost useless at night especially if there is any moisture on the roads . They are absolutely horrible at dusk and dawn as well . *js
ODI 10682003
Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
Headlights are dangerous! Dealer performed update( new bulbs and increase voltage to bcm) but improvement was minimal. Have even tried led conversion, with very litle improvement. I have had several veihcles with projector system, and had zero complaints. I have looked a projector lens on other vehicles, and they do not have impurities (tiny air bubbles) in the lens. I believe the problem lies in the sub-par…
ODI 10789850
Exterior Lighting
The poor headlights in this vehicle prevent it from being safely operated after dark.
ODI 10907027
Exterior Lighting
The headlights on this truck are the worst performing lights i have ever used. They emit a very poor amount of light making it difficult to see at night and barely able to see at night if it is raining. I have almost been in several accidents at night because of the poor lighting. I have had the upgrade done by gm and that did not make these lights much better and definitely did not make it safer to drive at night.…
ODI 10966403
Exterior Lighting · Suspension
Very poor lighting at night with headlights on both low beam or high.... Very dangerous in rural areas... I have tried new bulbs with no luck... Truck seems to sit low on one side looking at the back even on flat surfaces...
ODI 10781319
Exterior Lighting
Head lights dont allow you to see the road.not bright enough,dont shine correctly.cant see the road or deer at night and are worse in the rain.
ODI 10808591
Exterior Lighting
From day one the headlights on our 2014 gmc sierra 1500 vehicle are useless. The do not light up at all and is a very bad safety hazard for all. We can drive down the road on high beam and no one will flash us at all. We have notified the dealer and gmc and seem to get no where. They said there has been a lot of complaints for bad visability with the new shutter headlights but gmc says they look pretty. Well pretty…
ODI 10627818
Exterior Lighting
The large 8" intellilink radio screen in this truck has separate brightness control from the rest of the dash lights, including the instrument panel. Due to it's size and colored background, the lcd radio screen is much brighter than the rest of the interior lights. The fact that the system has no night scheme, meaning it doesn't shift to a mostly black background at night makes this problem even worse. While it is…
ODI 10681957
Exterior Lighting
The projector style headlights this truck is equipped with are insufficient for safe night driving when not in a city driving condition. The low-beams are satisfactory for lower speeds (ie <45mph) but are extremely easy to out-drive at highway speeds. The beam pattern is also not wide enough to illuminate anything other than the area directly in front of the vehicle. The high beams are even worse. The headlights in…
ODI 10681955
Exterior Lighting
The head lights are terrible. When driving in a area with street lighting they have very little affect .my 20 year old mazda mpv has better lights
ODI 10957534
Exterior Lighting
The headlights on the new 2014 gmc sierra 1500 are incredibly dim. They do not illuminate the road sufficiently and are dangerous. Rural roads are practically a no-go at night because i can't see anything in distance or on the sides of the road. Making turns at night are incredibly dangerous. I feel the need to swap to a better light but there are no options that won't void my warranty by going aftermarket. This is…
ODI 10653149
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2014 GMC Sierra 1500.
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