GMC Complaints

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  • 2015 GMC YUKON DENALI
    - TALBOTT, TN

    DRIVERS SIDE LED TAILLIGHT STOPPED WORKING AND THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED AT $800. LED'S SHOULD LAST LIFE OF THE VEHICLE THAT IS WHY YOU CAN'T JUST REPLACE A BULB. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF POSTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. GM SHOULD DO A RECALL OR OFFER A STEEP DISCOUNT ON THE REPLACEMENT.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 GMC TERRAIN
    - MEMPHIS, TN

    GETTING A RATTLING/WHINING SOUND FROM MY CAR, AND WHEN I COME TO STOP IT SHAKES AN VIBRATES. JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO FROM A DEALERSHIP, I VERY A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. PLEAE ADVIVSE ME ON WHAT TO DO. CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 GMC TERRAIN
    - ELIZABETHTROWN, IL

    MY SERVICE BAG LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY SAID MY YEAR IS NOT IN THE RECALL LIST. THEY ALSO SAID NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WILL WORK UNTIL IT GETS FIXED. I AM LIVING ON A LIMITED INCOME AND CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE AIR BAGS. EVERY YEAR BEFORE AND AFTER OF GMC TERRAIN HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY 2012 HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. WITH THIS BEING A MANUFACTURED PROBLEM I BELIEVE GMC SHOULD PAY TO FIX THE AIR BAGS. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE MY GRANDCHILDREN WITH ME TO THE STORE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500
    - OMAHA, NE

    I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP IN BLAIR, NE WASHINGTON COUNTY. THE DEALERSHIP SOLD THIS TRUCK TO ME WITH REPLACED AIRBAGS THAT DIDN'T WORK. THEY REPLACED THE ORIGINAL FACTORY AIR BAGS WITH WHAT NOW ARE MARKED CHEVROLET AND NOT GMC ACCORDING TO MECHANICAL SHOP. SAME MECHANIC EXPRESSED TO ME THAT THIS TRUCK WAS IN ACCIDENT THAT NOT ONLY BENT THE FRAME BUT ALSO CAUSED THE ORIGINAL AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. WHEN I PICKED UP TRUCK AFTER SALE I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP OWNER WHY THE LIGHT WAS ON, HE SAID HIS MECHANIC COULD FIX IT. HIS MECHANIC COULD ONLY WORK MONDAY THRU THURSDAY WHICH MADE MAKING ANY APPOINTMENT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME, SO I TOOK IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO LOOK AT IT AND THAT IS WHEN I FOUND THE AIRBAGS HAD BEEN REPLACED IMPROPERLY. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE NE DEPARTMENT OF VEHICLES AND WAS TOLD TO FILE A FEDERAL COMPLAINT ABOUT THE AIRBAGS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2013 GMC TERRAIN
    - LEBANON, IN

    OUT OF NOWHERE MY CAR JUST DIED WHEN I GOT TO WORK, AND THEN AGAIN TWICE ON MY WAY HOME. I TOOK IT TO GET TESTED THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. I DROVE IT 3 BLOCKS TO A DEALERSHIP, AND ON THE WAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. PRIOR TO THIS, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS OF ANY KIND CAME ON, NO STRANGE NOISES, NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. WITH ONLY 92,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, MY ENGINE IS NOW RUINED (WITH NO WARNING AT ALL), AND I HAVE TO COME UP WITH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. HOW HAS THIS NOT BEEN A RECALL SITUATION AT THIS POINT GIVEN ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING - SUDDEN ENGINE ISSUES RESULTING IN ENGINE REPLACEMENT WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. GM PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO MAKE THIS RIGHT.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 GMC YUKON DENALI XL
    - FORT COLLINS, CO

    AT 75,000 MILES I WOULDN'T EXPECT TO HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES OUT OF SUCH A NICE EXPENSIVE TRUCK... THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF AND IT PLEASES. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON THE REMOTE START DOESN'T WORK. THE TAIL LIGHTS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND TO FIX A TAIL LIGHT JUST 1 IS $800.00. WHILE DRIVING ALL TYPES OF WARNINGS AND LIGHTS START COMING ON IN A RAPID WARNING ANNOYANCE. I'VE NEVER HOOKED A TRAILER TO THIS TRUCK AND IT KEEPS GIVING ME SOME TYPE OF TRAILER BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. BIG ISSUE!!!!! THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING!!!!!!!!!!!! WHEN DRIVING IT WILL GIVE A HARD JERK AS IF IT'S HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING. DOING THIS AT ANY SPEEDS, ANYTIME DURING ACCELERATING. SO MANY ISSUES OUT OF THIS TRUCK IT'S TO THE POINT WE ARE THROWING AWAY A TON OF MONEY ONTHIS THING!!!!!

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2016 GMC SIERRA 1500
    - OLATHE, KS

    WITH 48,000 MILES, THE BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT AND INEFFECTIVE AT LOW SPEEDS. BOTH IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. IN READING ON LINE POST, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN 2014-2016 PICKUPS. IT APPEARS THE VACCUUM PUMP IS OUT AND WILL NEED REPLACED. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AS I COULDNT STOP VERY WELL THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2016 GMC SIERRA 1500
    - BAKERSFIELD, CA

    WHEN DRIVING IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC TRANS MISSION FEELS VERY JERKY AND SHIFTS HARD. ALSO WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE TRANSMISSION WILL CLUNK VERY HARD CAUSING THE TRUCK TO MOVE. TRUCK ALSO SEEMS TO HESITATE WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT IN LOWER GEARS WHILE ACCELERATING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE PURCHASING THE TRUCK BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. PRIOR ATTEMPTS FOR SERVICE HAVE BEEN EXPLAINED BY THEIR TECHNICIANS AS BEING AN ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION NEEDING TO LEARN

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 GMC YUKON DENALI XL
    - PAVO, GA

    TAKATA RECALL: I AM WANTING TO KNOW WHEN THE RECALL WILL HAVE A REMEDY? I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN DEC 2016 AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I HAD A PRETTY SEVERE WRECK RUNNING INTO 3 VEHICLES WITH SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE INCLUDING BROKEN TIRE ROD. BELOW IS JUST A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE. BODY SHOP WAS IN DISBELIEF THAT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY??

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500
    - HILLSBORO, VA

    HARD PEDAL, EXTREMELY POOR BRAKING RESPONSE WHILE SLOWING AND DURING PARKING OF VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN MULTIPLE PEDAL PUMPS ARE REQUIRED. PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING OVER PAST 6 MONTHS. I REPLACED VACUUM BOOST PUMP AND PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE