2016 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, CHEST, AND LEFT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BRAKES ARE HARD TO PRES AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN PARKING OR AT STOP LIGHTS. VEHICLE HAS 48K MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR, WHICH FOGGED UP THE WINDSHIELD AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOLD STAR BUICK GMC (1980 N DAVIS RD, SALINAS, CA, (831) 240-4859) FOR REPAIRS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE UNDISCLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,696. *TT

WE HAVE VIOLENT SHIMMY/SHAKING ISSUES WITH OUR TRUCK AND HAVE SINCE WE GOT IT BRAND NEW. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES AND EVEN HAD THE DEALER WITNESS THE SHAKING THE LAST TIME WHILE ON A TEST DRIVE. THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, REBALANCED THE WHEELS, AND ROTATED THE TIRES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN REPEATEDLY. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK ANY LONGER AS IT HAPPENS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIX IT IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG.

PLEASE MAKE GM RESOLVE THE ISSUES WITH THE 8 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS IN THE TRUCKS. 2016 SLT Z71. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW. IT'S NEVER SHIFTED PROPERLY. HESITATIONS, CLUNKING, JERKING, SHUTTER, HARD DOWN SHIFTS.... EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN, THEY SAY IT'S DUE FOR AN UPDATE. THE TRUCK HAS HAD 4 UPDATES AND NONE OF THEM HAVE FIXED A THING. I HAD IT IN BEFORE THE 36,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WAS UP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS UP TO DATE. THEN LAST WEEK, I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS "SEVERAL UPDATES BEHIND." (54,XXX) MILES. TO TOP IT OFF, GENERAL MOTORS WOULDN'T PAY FOR THE $400 UPDATE, WHICH DIDN'T FIX ANYTHING AT ALL!!! THE TRUCK JERKED BEFORE WE GOT A BLOCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP. GM SAYS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK IS STILL UNDER A FACTORY 60,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, TRANSMISSION UPDATES AREN'T COVERED. THE 120,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT BECAUSE THEY SAY IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE TRUCK OTHER THAN THE JUNK TRANSMISSION IN IT. I DON'T THINK IT'S SAFE OR MUCH FUN HAVING A VEHICLE THAT STARTS TO GO THEN FALLS FLAT ON ITS FACE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE SLAMMING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH A HUGE NUMBER OF TRUCKS. DON'T BELIEVE ME? GOOGLE "2016 SIERRA TRANSMISSION ISSUE" OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT. YOU'LL SEE. I'M REALLY NOT ASKING FOR MUCH. I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT MY FAMILY IN A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE VEHICLE.....YET HERE WE ARE. LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT ASKING FOR MUCH. ALL I WANT IS FOR MY TRUCK TO SHIFT NORMAL. TO GO WHEN IT NEEDS OR HAS TO. MY TRUCK HAS HAD 4 UPDATES AND WAS SEVERAL UPDATES BEHIND LAST TIME, THAT'S ROUGHLY AN UPDATE EVERY 10,000 MILES AND NOW THEY'RE NOT COVERED? ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, IT'S SHIFTED SO HARD THAT IT JARRED MY NECK AND MADE IT SORE FOR A FEW DAYS! IVE EVEN PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THINKING WE WERE REAR-ENDED. SO HAS MY WIFE. NOT SAFE-NOT NECESSARY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME LOOSE AND SHIFTED TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER SHIFTING GEARS. SUNRISE PONTIAC IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND UPDATED THE FIRMWARE IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCURRENCES, W/ FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE, STARTING SPEED AT APPROX. 35MPH, THE ACCELERATOR (GAS PEDAL) STUCK TO THE FLOOR DURING THE PROCESS OF PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE DURING CITY STREET DRIVING. TOP SPEED GOT TO APPROX. 55MPH, W/ STOP LIGHTS FAST APPROACHING. THE PEDAL SIMPLY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM FULL THROTTLE UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO COMPLETE STOP WITH BRAKES APPLIED, SHIFTER TO NEUTRAL POSITION, SLAMMING THE SHIFTER TO PARK, AND IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF! HAD TO TAKE IMMEDIATE AND DECISIVE EMERGENCY ACTIONS DURING BOTH SITUATIONS! THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED, THOUGHT PERHAPS THE RUBBER FLOOR MAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT; HOWEVER, DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, DURING SIMILAR OPERATIONS, THE ACCELERATOR (GAS PEDAL) AGAIN STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD IN FULL ACCELERATION MODE W/ FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE! CURRENTLY HAVE APPOINTMENT SET-UP AT A HUNTSVILLE, AL. GMC DEALERSHIP. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AT LAURA BUICK IN COLLINSVILLE, IL. ALTHOUGH I REALIZE THERE ARE OTHER GMC CUSTOMERS; NOT SURE WHY THIS HUNTSVILLE, AL DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT WORK ME IN SOONER. THIS VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 49K MILES AND SHOULD STILL HAVE WARRANTY REMAINING UNTIL 68K MILES. GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENT REP. STATED, "MONDAY 26, FEBRUARY IS FIRST DATE AVAILABLE."

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. *TT *AS

VACUUM PUMP FAILURE. THE TRUCK HAD THE VACUUM PUMP FAIL AFTER ONLY 56,XXX MILES. THE PUMP FAILED AND CAUSE ME A HARD BRAKE PEDAL WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE PART INTERNALLY FAILED AND WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH VACUUM TO SUPPLY THE BRAKE BOOSTER. AFTER DISCUSSING THIS WITH THE DEALER IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.