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Engine lifters keep going bad. The frame is rotting like I have never seen. Body is rusting out for second time. Blows lights every month. Rain getting in headliner and under rear seat. Ac breaks every year. All around worst f*cking vehicle I have ever owned. Gmc will not do anything about this. I'm tried
I have only owned the vehicle for about 5 months now and well it just started seeming like the transmission is starting to slip while also making a noise and just struggling to find what gear to stay in. I have service the car per the gm manual and I don-??t drive the car anywhere but to work and back and that-??s it. So disappointing that in going to have to replaced the transmission so soon.
After driving vehicle for about 40 mins from last parked location, i slowed to take a left hand turn, engaged blinker, accelerated while proceeding to turn left. the steering wheel jerked to the Right and sounded an audible "ding" and door locks engaged. upon driving an additional estimated 100 feet, the entire system shut down. (i happened to be turning into a parking lot where there was a car parts store in town) no power at all, nothing on the display panel, all doors remained locked and i was locked inside the vehicle. i placed the gear shift into Park and tried unlocking the doors, which would not unlock due to no power. taking the key out of the ignition and reinserting it and tried to start did nothing. after a few more failed attempts, the interior lights and display screen flashed (glitchy blinking) and after a few more attempts, when the key was turned to the run position I finally had normal power. the doors finally unlocked. seemed as if the system rebooted itself and i had power and was able to start the vehicle. the dash panel showed a message to roll down the drivers side window, then showed a message to roll up the drivers side window. after i followed the prompts, everything returned to normal. i went into the parts store and had them hook up to a code scanner, which did not show any codes, the battery, alternator, and starter were also checked and were fine. i was able to drive home with no problem. I am afraid to drive my truck because i do not want this to happen when driving at a higher rate of speed. I was fortunate to be turning into a parking lot when the event happened. I am fearful of this happening again and causing an accident.
- Tahuya, WA, USA
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I took the vehicle to a local GMC dealer to get the recall corrected but I was told they couldnt fix it because my software was different than the one they usually use and the problem was never fixed.
AC condenser has a leak I believe is to a bad welding on one off de lines this happen on June 29 on my 2014 gmc sierra 1500 whit only 55000 miles on it I been reading a lot complains only I wonder if this is going to come to a safety recall
On Sunday, May 30, 2021 this truck caught on fire. My son was driving this truck, he looked in the rear view mirror and saw flames coming up between the bed of the truck and the cab. He was on a single lane road following a river, Highway 55 in Idaho, and the cab immediately started filling with smoke. There is a lot of traffic on this highway and he was trying to find a spot to pull off. His airbag on the drivers side deployed but he was able to push it down and see a dirt area to pull off. There were no warning lights or issues with the vehicle that he was aware of. The police and fire were called to the scene, by bystanders. Obviously my son and passenger were very shaken up by this. My son reported this to Geico, his insurance that same day and has been working with the claims adjuster on this. We wanted to report this because this could have so easily been a different outcome. The truck and all belongings in it burned very quickly. It was towed to Mustang Towing in Horseshoe Bend, ID. No injuries fortunately.
Ac quit working at 62,000 miles. Took it to the shop to see what was wrong. Was told the condenser needs to be replaced that will cost $800-$1,000. Said that this vehicle is known to have issues by GMC and that they have not issued a recall. I am very disappointed that I am going to have to come out of pocket for this expense if GM is aware that there is an issue with the condenser needing replaced in this vehicle.
Intermittently getting "service stabilitrak" "electronic steering assist power reduced" messages while turning left at speeds 30mph or less. Each time I receive this message the steering wheel becomes very hard to turn and jerks. Several times the vehicle has died but restarted itself. On 2 occasions ( thankfully in a parking lot away from traffic) the vehicle died after these messages and would not restart, no systems would respond to turning the key for several cycles. Both times this has happened I also received an anti-theft message as well. I know there is a recall issued for this but GM is not listing my VIN as an affected vehicle. This is a potentially life threatening issue and needs to be corrected
The air conditioning system stopped working properly. Noticed a large amount of oil under the truck in the area of the air conditioning lines refrigerant lines. Suspect that the lines have ruptured and are leaking oil and refrigerant. Check to see if they were any recalls concerning this problem and noticed that numerous people have suffered the same failure of the air conditioning systems. Also noted the GM is not doing a recall on these systems even though they are admitting that there are faults in the brackets holding the refrigerant lines to the frame and have re-designed those brackets in later model units. Also noted that General Motors is not rip making repairs at a reduced cost or no cost due to their failure in design.
Rear right tail gate bushing - GM (84331136), broke and tailgate slammed down when opening. GMC has a service bulletin preliminary information dated 09/2016 bulletin # pit5251B regarding this failure. I contacted dealer and their response is that it's not under warranty.
Ac failed at 90K miles due to a leak in the condenser. Seems to be a common issue amongst these vehicles. The fail happened on the top right corner of one of the welds connecting an ac line. This the top right corner standing in the front of the truck.
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.
A/C condenser has gone out. Only 72,000 miles on vehicle. Vehicle is only driven on the weekends. This was noticed after starting the vehicle and waiting for the A/C to cool off which never happened. Took to a local auto shop to access the problem.
Air condenser failure. There is a recall for Suburban, Yukon and Tahoe for the same issue, and same parts, however not for the Silverado and Sierra of the same year. This is not covered under any recall or warranty from GM/Chevy. There are multiple class action lawsuits across the us regarding this topic alone. I do not believe that there should be this type of failure on a 4.5 year old truck, especially when the original cost of the truck is $50,000.
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- Cordova, MD, USA