2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE WANTS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE GOING AT THE SAME SPEED AND FIGHTS THE BRAKE SO THE VEHICLE CANNOT STOP. SHIFTING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL ALLOWS THE BRAKES TO WORK BUT THE ENGINE RPM REVS UP TO 2500 RPM FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS BEFORE DROPPING TO IDLE. IF THE DRIVER DIDN'T APPLY THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERPOWER THE BRAKES AND DRIVE INTO ANYTHING AHEAD. ANALOGY: IT ACTS AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON (AND IT'S NOT) AND TRIED TO KEEP THE SAME FORWARD SPEED NO MATTER THE BRAKE APPLICATION. DEALER CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, NO ALERT WARNING LIGHT. SOME TIMES, GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND EXPECTING VEHICLE TO START SLOWING DOWN, IT STAYS AT SAME SPEED FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS BEFORE DROPPING RPMS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING, INTERMITTENTLY, FOR A FEW MONTHS.

IN LATE 2015, I BEGAN TO FEEL THE DRIVER'S SEAT LOOSEN AS I WOULD GO AROUND A CORNER. AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALERSHIP, I REPORTED IT. I WAS TOLD THAT GMC WOULD BE SENDING NEW BOLTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. HERE WE ARE, JULY 2016 AND MY SEAT IS LOOSE. GOING AROUND TURNS, STARTING OR STOPPING, MY SEAT IS MOVING. WHEN I CONFRONTED AN AUTOMOBILE TECH, HE SAID I NEED TO START CALLING GM AND HOUNDING THEM. I BELIEVE THIS SITUATION IS GETTING SERIOUS AND THEY KNOW ABOUT THE SITUATION BUT ARE NOT RESPONDING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

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!

EXTREMELY POOR/UNSAFE HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE SINCE PURCHASED NEW. "LURKING" IN FORUMS AND COMPLAINT WEB SITES ASSUMING A FIX WOULD BE FORTHCOMING. I GUESS NOT. INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING AT NIGHT IN RURAL SETTINGS WITH NO AMBIENT LIGHT. CANNOT SEE ANYWHERE NEAR THE DISTANCE REQUIRED TO DRIVE SAFELY AT POSTED LIMITS AND NON-EXISTENT SIDE LIGHTING. 2 NEAR MISSES WITH DEER GRAZING ON SIDE OF ROAD AS PROOF. I SPENT THE MONEY FOR GOOD AUXILIARY DRIVING LIGHTS AND A LIGHT BAR TO PUT THEM ON BUT ARE ONLY USEFUL WITH NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CURRENT REPLACEMENT BULBS/BCM REPROGRAM CAUSE LIMITED IMPROVEMENT WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN BULB FAILURE FREQUENCY. 2016 REDESIGN ELIMINATED THESE LIGHTS AND RETROFIT TO 2014/15 HARDWARE IS AVAILABLE. GM SHOULD STEP UP!

THE TRACTION CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. ON WET PAVEMENT IT SPINS SIDEWAYS OUT OF CONTROL. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE DEALER BUT AFTER 5 STRAIGHT WEEKS OF WORKING ON THE PROBLEM, GM SAYS IT'S NORMAL. THIS WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V209000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/04/16*LJ

I HAVE RETURNED MY GMC CREW CAB SIERRA 2014 TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE HEADLIGHTS. THE FIRST TIME THEY SERVICE DEPT. READJUSTED THEM WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THE THIRD TIME BACK THE BULBS WERE REPLACED PER A BULLETIN AND BCM REPROGRAMMED. STILL NO IMPROVEMENT ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE FOURTH TIME I HAD MY INTELLIGENCE INSULTED WHEN THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE THE GARAGE DOOR HE SHONE THEM ON WAS DIRTIER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WHAT AN EXCUSE AND ONLY A FOOL WOULD INSULT HIS OWN INTELLIGENCE WITH THAT REMARK. THE FIFTH TIME BACK THE PARTS MANAGER HAD ORDERED A NEW BULB FOR THE RIGHT SIDE AND WAS CONSEQUENTLY REPLACED A SECOND TIME. I WROTE A CERTIFIED LETTER THEN TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS CONTACTED BY MARK 1-866-522-0300 EXT.#5921569. HE SAID I WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LEAVE IT SO THEY COULD DRIVE IT AT NITE. I DID THAT AND IT WAS DRIVEN BY PAUL AND UPON CONTACTING HIM THIS AM HE TOLD ME THE LOW BEAMS WERE ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE AND OVERALL THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE TRUCK WERE AS LOUSY AS ALL THE 2014 AND 15 TRUCKS ARE. UPON PICKING THE TRUCK UP THIS AFTERNOON THE SAME REDICULIS SERVICE ADVISOR (WALLY) TOLD ME THAT HE DIDN'T DRIVE IT AND PAUL DID AND TOLD HIM THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS. WHO IS THE LIAR? ISINCERELY BELIEVE IT IS WALLY BECAUSE HE IS BOUND AND DETERMINED NOT TO FIX IT. THE HIGH BEAMS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE WHAT THE LOW BEAMS SHOULD BE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A $53000 TRUCK SHOULD HAVE SAFE HEADLIGHTS. ON LOW BEAM THERE IS A BLACK CURTAIN ONLY A FEW FEET FROM THE HOOD AND GOING DOWNHILL THAT BLACK IS ALMOST AT THE END OF THE HOOD. I HAVE OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS TALKED TO FOUR GM REPS AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER, WITH THE THIRD ONE TELLING SHE WOULD MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO REPLACE THE LIGHT SYSTEM WITH THE 2016 SYSTEM. SHE CALLED THE DEALER SETTING IT UP AND THEN NEVER FOLLOWED THROUGH.

I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR CLUNKING DURING SHIFTING AND LOSING POWER BETWEEN 30-45 MPH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT GMC SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR MY TRUCK. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTROLLED BY THE COMPUTER MODULE TO ACHIEVE EXPECTED GAS MILEAGE DEMANDED BY THE GOVERNMENT. I PAID $42,000 DOLLARS FOR THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW. I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS OCCUR. I OWNED A 1995 GMC EXTENDED CAB THAT IS STILL ON THE ROAD WITH 215,000 MILES. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 23,000 MILES AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE GEAR WAS JAMMED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SOFTWARE ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000.