2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM, EVEN ON THE HIGH-BEAM SETTING. MAKES IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO OPERATE AT NIGHT AND I WILL NOT DRIVE IT AT NIGHT UNLESS IT'S AN EMERGENCY DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE WHIPLASH AND A CONCUSSION, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STABILITRAC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT ALL THE STEERING ELECTRONIC SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

FROM THE FACTORY THE HEADLIGHTS THAT COME ON THIS VEHICLE ARE SUB-STANDARD AND A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN OPERATING AT NIGHT. NOT ONLY IS LIGHT OUTPUT POOR, BUT THE WIDTH OF THE BEAM IS HORRIBLE. WHEN TURNING AT NIGHT THERE IS ZERO COVERAGE AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR TURN WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE PROPERLY. THESE PROBLEMS PERSIST AT ANY TIME HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE UTILIZED.

HEAD LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND I CAN NOT SAFELY SEE THE PATH I AM TRAVELING. AN UPGRADE WAS PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHICH HELPED SOMEWHAT BUT I STILL CAN NOT SAFELY SEE THE PATH I AM TRAVELING. I DREAD DRIVING THIS TRUCK AT NIGHT AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DOING SO.

THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS, AS INSTALLED FROM THE FACTORY AND PROPERLY ADJUSTED, ARE INADEQUATE FOR DRIVING ON DARK COUNTRY ROADS AT NIGHT, IN THE ABSENCE OF AMBIENT LIGHTING FROM STREET AND YARD LIGHTS. THE LIGHT IS CAST WELL DOWN THE ROAD, BUT THERE IS TOO LITTLE LIGHT SPREAD TO THE SHOULDERS OF THE ROAD, MAKING PEDESTRIANS AND ANIMALS DIFFICULT TO SEE IF THEY ARE NOT DIRECTLY IN THE ROADWAY. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WITH MANY PEACH ORCHARDS AND PASTURES, THEREFORE THERE ARE OFTEN FEW, IF ANY, STREET OR YARD LIGHTS TO PROVIDE ANY AMBIENT LIGHTING. ALSO, MANY OF THE ROADS IN THE AREA HAVE NEITHER PAINTED LINES NOR REFLECTORS TO HELP MARK THE PATH OF TRAVEL AT NIGHT. IF THERE ARE HILLS AND CURVES, THE LIGHT PATTERN AND OUTPUT OF THE FACTORY INSTALLED LIGHTS ON MY 2014 GMC SIERRA MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH UNMARKED PAVEMENT FROM THE GRASS ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE ROAD. ALL OF THESE SHORTCOMINGS ARE MAGNIFIED WHEN ROADS ARE WET AND/OR IT IS RAINING OR OTHERWISE INCLEMENT WEATHER. I APPROACHED MY DEALER HERE IN SPARTANBURG, SC, ABOUT A REMEDY FOR THE INADEQUATE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS DISMISSIVE AND DID NOT FOLLOW-UP.

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.

I ALMOST HIT A DEER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW AS I COULD NOT SEE IT UNTIL IT WAS NEXT TO THE PASSENGER DOOR, STANDING STILL. I HAD THE DEALER ADJUST THE LIGHTS THREE TIMES AND INSTALL THE GMC UPDATE, ON THE COMPUTER. I NOW HAVE A BLOB OF WHITE LIGHT FALL ON THE CENTER LINE AND ANOTHER BLOB IN THE CENTER OF THE DRIVING LANE. THERE IS NO LIGHT ILLUMINATING FAR FORWARD OR TO THE SIDES AS SHOULD BE. I TALKED WITH THE DEALER AND THERE ARE NO FURTHER UPDATES FOR NOW. I HAVE SINCE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. I HAVE DRIVEN PROFESSIONALLY IN THE PAST.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE TRUCK ARE NOT AS BRIGHT OR AS EFFECTIVE AS THEY SHOULD BE WHEN TRAVELING IN THE DARK. I AM FORCED TO USE THE HIGH BEAM FAR MORE THAN I WOULD NORMALLY DO IN MY CAR. EVEN WITH THE UPGRADE, THE LIGHT IS STILL WEAK. EVEN TO THE POINT THAT I DECIDED TO BUY AFTER MARKET LEDS TO REPLACE THEM. THE 2016 HAD A COMPLETE REDESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND I WONDER WHY. AS FOR THE INFOTAMENT SYSTEM. IT IS WEAK TO SAY IT NICELY. THE FACT THAT MY 2014 MODEL CAN NOT GET THE SAME FEATURES THAT THEY INTRODUCED IN THE 2015 (SPEECH TO TEXT) AND 2016 (CAR PLAY) IS APPALLING. ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY SAY THE HARDWARE IS NOT THERE FOR THE TEXT TO SPEECH BUT THERE ARE 3RD VENDORS WHO CAN GIVE IT ON THE 2014 MODELS. AS FOR THE RUST PROOFING ON THIS TRUCK. IT WAS CHEAPLY DONE AND THE PROTECTIVE FILM IS WEARING OFF. I WOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT I DECIDED THIS SPRING I WILL HAVE IT PROFESSIONALLY FIXED WITH SOME RUST PROOF PAINT AND NOT THE CHEAP WAX THAT GM USED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,758.