2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

HEADLIGHTS ARE WORTHLESS. ON LOW BEAM LESS THAN 95' OF FORWARD AREA LITE UP. AT 55 MPH, THAT GIVES YOU ABOUT A SECOND FOR REACTION TIME. JUST A LITTLE BETTER ON HIGH BEAM. PERIPHERAL LIGHTING IS WORSE. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS (BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAMS) ARE INEFFECTIVE AND INADEQUATE. THE FORWARD THROW IS BAD, BUT THE PERIPHERAL THROW IS EVEN WORSE. THERE IS ESSENTIALLY NO PERIPHERAL LIGHT AND THIS MAKES FOR VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WHEN NEGOTIATING A DARK CURVE. I AM CONSTANTLY CHECKING TO SEE IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OPERATING - EVEN WHEN THE 'ICON' ON THE DASHBOARD SAYS THEY ARE 'ON', IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE WORKING DUE TO THE DIM OUTPUT. I DON'T SSE ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE HEADLUGHTS ON THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO (SAME PLATFORM AS GMC SIERRA) - SO I ASSUME THAT GM CAN 'FIX' THIS SAFETY ISSUE IF THEY WANTED TO. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON 2014 SIERRA 1500 ARE HORRIBLE. DO NOT PROJECT VERY FAR DOWN THE ROAD AND THE BRIGHTS DO NOT DO ANYTHING BUT LIGHT UP THE TOPS OF TREES. AT DUSK, DAWN, OR WHEN RAINING IS PARTICULARLY BAD. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION DRIVING IN SMALL TOWNS OR IN TRAFFIC I THOUGHT THE LIGHTS WERE ACTUALLY OFF THEY ARE SO DIM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SHORTLY AFTER I GOT THE TRUCK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2013 AND THEY SAID THEY ADJUSTED THEM BUT IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. I HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE GETTING EVEN DIMMER NOW. VERY DISAPPOINTED...SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE A WRECK ONE OF THESE DAYS BECAUSE OF THESE AS YOU CANNOT SEE WHAT IS IN THE ROAD 100 FEET AHEAD. AT 55 MPH THAT COULD BE A DEATH SENTENCE. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 ARE VERY VERY DIM. BOTH LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM MAKE IT VERY DIFFIUCULT TO SEE VERY FAR IN FRONT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING GM TRUCKS FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED LIGHTING SO TERRIBLE. WITH THE DEER IN PENNA. MOVING AT NIGHT THIS TIME OF YEAR I AM AT TIMES RELUCTANT TO GO OVER 35MPH. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT GM HAS NOT MADE SOME KIND OF CHANGE TO THEIR HEADLIGHT SYSTEM NOTING THE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. I DID TEST DRIVE THE TRUCK BUT OF COURSE NOT AT NIGHT, IT CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEAL BREAKER KNOWING WHAT I KNOW NOW. THAT IS HOW BAD THEY ARE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PRODUCT AND EMPLORE THE NHTSA TO FORCE A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE LOOKED INTO REPLACEMENT BULBS WITH MUCH HIGHER INTENSITY. NOTHING IS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN THE STANDARD. PLEASE TAKE ACTION! *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE NEW 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 ARE INCREDIBLY DIM. THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD SUFFICIENTLY AND ARE DANGEROUS. RURAL ROADS ARE PRACTICALLY A NO-GO AT NIGHT BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING IN DISTANCE OR ON THE SIDES OF THE ROAD. MAKING TURNS AT NIGHT ARE INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I FEEL THE NEED TO SWAP TO A BETTER LIGHT BUT THERE ARE NO OPTIONS THAT WON'T VOID MY WARRANTY BY GOING AFTERMARKET. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN FOR ME. HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. NOTHING THAT DEALERSHIP CAN DO SINCE THERE ARE NO ALTERNATE LIGHTS OTHER THAN AFTERMARKET. *TR

THESE HEAD LIGHTS ARE SO BAD YOU CAN ONLY SEE 50 FEET IN FRONT OF YOU ON LOW BEAM AT BEST AND ON HIGH BEAM THE LIGHTS SEEM TO SHINE ARE IN THE TREES. I AM SO SORRY I DID NOT TEST DRIVE AT NIGHT. PLEASE HELP FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT.MY 2011 SIERRA WAS 100 % BETTER. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500, THAT I BOUGHT LAST WEEK, ARE EXTREMELY WEAK. THEY HAVE NO PROJECTION TO THE SIDES OF THE ROAD AND ONLY PROJECT FORWARD MAYBE 30 FT. AT 55 MPH AT NIGHT IS ASKING FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT IN RAIN OR SNOW YET AND NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. GM NEEDS A RECALL BEFORE WINTER SETS IN. *TR

ON 4/10/2014 I FACTORY ORDERED AN 2014 GMC 1500 CREW CAB 4X4 SHORT BED WITH A MAX TRAILER TOWING PACKAGE. THIS TOWING PACKAGE HAD A MAXIMUM TRAILERING WEIGHT OF 11,800# AND A GCWR OF 17,500#. I TOOK RECEIPT OF THE VEHICLE ON 5/29/14. ON 6/4/14 GM RELEASED DOCUMENT ID: 3931537 STATING THAT THE GCVWR IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IS INCORRECT. THE MAX TRAILER WEIGHT IS NOW BEING STATED AS 11,200# AND A GCWR OF 16,700# AFTER THE RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT. THIS 800# GCVWR REDUCTION IS AN ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED AND SIZED WITH THE ORIGINAL TOWING CAPACITIES AND GCWR. AT THIS TIME, GM DOES NOT MANUFACTURER ANY 1/2 TON TRUCKS THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE THE ORIGINAL TOWING CAPACITIES THAT I FACTORY ORDERED AND PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AT. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE SINCE AUGUST 22,2014 AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION TO THIS POINT; THEREFORE, I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE BUT HAS NO SOLUTION. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO ALERT GM THAT THE ILLUMINATION FROM THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLT IS IN MY OPINION, INSUFFICIENT AND DANGEROUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE PURCHASING MY VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2014, I HAVE HAD TO DOUBLE CHECK TO SEE IF MY HEADLIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE PATTERN OF ILLUMINATION EMITTED FROM THE HEADLIGHTS DOES NOT PROVIDE THE VEHICLE OPERATOR WITH AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF LIGHTING, ESPECIALLY ON THE SIDES OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT POTENTIAL COLLISIONS WITH BICYCLISTS AND WALKING PEDESTRIANS. I HAPPEN TO LIVE IN A SOMEWHAT RURAL AREA, THAT REQUIRES DRIVING ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS THAT DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE STREET LIGHTING AND IN SOME AREAS NO STREET LIGHTS AT ALL. THIS PROBLEM OF POOR QUALITY HEADLIGHTS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. *TR