2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

From time to time the vehicles power system will surge, blink, and generally act up. The priblem is intermittent. The check engine light will come in then go off, the engine has completely cut off several times while driving, the transmission acts up, radio will turn off, 120v outlet will turn off, occasionally the vehicle will fun for 5-15 seconds after being turned off and then sputter off. And 95% of the time the truck is absolutely fine.

I had made a appointment to get the recalls resolved at the dealership and I made appointment and everything and they call to confirm thru out the week and then when I showed up they said they couldn’t fix it cause it was a branded title and they didn’t even offer me any other way of fixing it .

While passing a vehicle I lost all electrical power which in turn caused the vehicle to lose power. This same thing has happened several times at low speeds. I have the vehicle scheduled for July 2 to get looked at. The engined revved extremly high and it seemed like the transmission went into neutral. It then restarted. I had to roll the driver's window down and got a stabili Trak light that came on after the incident.

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.

Vehicle started having random electrical problems including dropping out of cruise when signaling a lane change, not starting due to antitheft system error, stabltrak error message, message to raise & lower drivers side window. Ultimately the engine, steering & brakes failed, fortunately at low speed, and we coasted to a stop after the truck ran over a curb. Our safety was at risk as we could have crashed into something. Others safety was at risk as we could have ended up in their vehicle path. The dealer replaced some ground wires, at great expense, and said that usually fixes it. Which tells me that this is a known problem. Can't believe that it isn't a safety recall!

The contact owns a 2014 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving the vehicle, the steering wheel would violently shake and vibrate before the vehicle shut-off. Later the vehicle was restarted and operated as normal. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SPANNING MULTIPLE YEARS THE TRUCK LOSES POWER WHILE BRAKING AND TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. ON MORE RARE OCCASIONS, BUT STILL NUMEROUS, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHER SPEEDS WITHOUT TURNING. THE TRUCK DASH LIGHTS, MEDIA SCREEN AND HEADLIGHTS ALL DIM OR FLICKER AS A TICKING OR POPPING NOISE IS HEARD BEHIND THE DASH MUCH LIKE AN ARCHING ELECTRICAL WIRE. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THESE SCENARIOS HAPPEN THE DISPLAY ON THE DRIVERS DISPLAY SCREEN READS STABILTRAK WARNING. ALSO WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE TURNING AND BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE TRUCK WILL COMPLETELY LOSE POWER AND POWER STEERING AS WELL AS ASSISTED BRAKING. ONCE THE TRUCK COMES TO A STOP THE IGNITION, AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE LIKE THE BATTERY IS DEAD. IN ORDER TO START THE TRUCK AGAIN, I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK, OPEN THE ENGINE HOOD AND OSCILLATE BOTH THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE BATTERY CABLES. MOST OF THE TIME THE TRUCK WILL START UP AFTER DOING THIS. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO USE BOOSTER CABLES TO GET IT TO START. NEITHER THE CABLES OR THE TERMINAL CONNECTORS ARE LOOSE AS THEY HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER SERVICE TECH AND A LOCAL MECHANIC.

THE BRAKE GOES HARD TO PUSH WHEN DRIVING OR GOING IN A DRIVE THRU THAT SOME TIME IT DOES NOT WANT TO STOP

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WHEN TRAVELING (IN MOTIONI) AT A LOW SPEED TURNING LEFT WITH A SHARP LEFT TURN THERE IS A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN SECTION THAT YOU CAN BOTH HEAR AND FEEL. IN FACT, THERE HAS BEEN OCCASION WHEN IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL APPEARED TO SOMEWHAT STICK OR BRIEFLY FREEZE, AGAIN IN THIS LEFT A HARD LEFT TURN AT A SLOW SPEED. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER TODAY, THE SERVICE MANAGER EVIDENCED THE SAME ISSUE; ALTHOUGH, HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM SUGGESTING THAT I RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR THEIR SERVICE AND REVIEW OVER A DAY WHEN I CAN LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THEM.

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.