What 147 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 GMC Sierra 2500 Hd

THE UNDERCOATING ON THE FRAME IS COMING OFF. THE FRAME IS ALREADY RUSTING. HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE THE FRAME RUSTS THROUGH ? I TALKED TO ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE SAME TRUCK AND HE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11230626

ON 5/12/19 THE CHECK BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, SO I LEFT OUT SIDE FACING STREET IN CASE I HAD TO JUMP TO TAKE TO DEALER ON MONDAY. I WENT IN THE HOUSE AND 1/2 HOUR LATER HEARD AND EXPLOSION AND WENT OUT AND THE TRUCK ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE.

NHTSA ODI 11207167

THIS TRUCK HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH WATER GETTING INTO IT DURING HEAVY RAIN SINCE BOUGHT NEW. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR AT THE FRONT DOOR AREA NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN THE TRUCK IS OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN, THERE WILL BE WATER SOAKING ALL THE FLOOR BOARDS. THIS HAS LED TO STINKING ISSUES AND MOLD/MILDEW. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND THE LAST VERY HEAVY DOWNPOUR WE HAD, THE FLOORBOARDS AND WINDSHIELD WERE FROZEN. THIS IS A $60,000 PLUS TRUCK. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP IT COVERED OR IN A CARPORT FOR FEAR OF WATER SEEPING INTO IT. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

NHTSA ODI 11189741

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER FUSE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUSE WAS REPLACED, BUT IT FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 11182653

WATER STEADILY DRIPPING THROUGH THE SUN VISOR BAR THAT MOUNTS TO INTERIOR OF ROOF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN RAINING/SNOWING TODAY. DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. ELECTRICAL WIRES RUN THROUGH THIS BAR POSING A FIRE HAZARD. GM REFUSES TO FIX EVEN THOUGH TRUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE.

NHTSA ODI 11180933

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY INADEQUATE. IF YOU ARE TAKING A TURN AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO STAY STRAIGHT WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING THE VEHICLE SO THAT YOU END UP TAKING A TURN BLINDLY AND CANNOT SEE THE CURB OR EDGE OF THE ROAD. IT IS A TOTALLY UNSAFE SITUATION. WE HAVE FOUND THAT YOU MAY HAVE A BIT MORE VISIBILITY IF YOU RUN WITH THE FOG LIGHTS ON, BUT VERY LITTLE IMPROVEMENT. PLEASE FIND A SOLUTION, ADDITIONAL HEADLIGHT, AS THIS TRUCK IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.

NHTSA ODI 11164817

THE PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE FROM THE FACTORY DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. I AM UNABLE TO SEE MORE THAT 15 FEET IN FRONT OF THIS VEHICLE FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE. I HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR REPAIR. THEY CHANGED THE BULBS BUT STATED THEY ARE WORKING WITHIN DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS AND SAID THAT GM HAD USED A NEW TYPE OF LIGHTING SYSTEM IN 2015 BUT REALIZED IT IS WAS NOT ADEQUATE AND REDESIGNED IN LATER MODEL YEAR. IF GM REALIZES THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WHY WILL THEY NOT REPAIR VEHICLES THAT THEY SOLD PRIOR TO REALIZING THEIR MISTAKE? IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT THERE IS VIRTUALLY ZERO VISIBILITY. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI 11164116

DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINE FUEL INJECTION PUMP BROKE WITH NO NOTICE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. FAILURE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF PUMP, INJECTORS, LINES, FILTERS AND FLUSH OF FUEL TANK.

NHTSA ODI 11155789

PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT ALLOW FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AFTER BREAKS ARE APPLIED WITH CONSTRICTION OF PASSENGER . ONLY WAY THAT OWNER OR PASSENGER CAN RELEASE THE SEAT BELT LOCK MECHANISM IS TO UNLOCK THE SEAT BELT WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE PASSENGER. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND GIVEN ESTIMATE OF $950+ TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI 11154088

THE TIRE SENSOR ALERTED OUTSIDE OF ALTOONA PA ON CORRIDOR 99. WE CALLED SERVICE, THEY CHANGED THE TIRE THAT MIRACULOUSLY HAD NOT BLOWN APART. THERE WAS A HAND SIZE BUBBLE ON THE INSIDE AND THE TIRE WAS SEPARATED AT THE RIM ALL AROUND IT. WE CALLED GOOD YEAR AND GOT A CLAIM # AND SETUP TO HAVE TIRE REPLACED IN FLORIDA. REMAINING TIRES ALL HAD SEPARATED ABOVE THE RIM AND COULD HAVE BLOWN. THESE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND CHECKED EVERY 5000 MILES. GOOD YEAR HAS THE TIRES AND SAYS THEY WILL INVESTIGATE. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO OTHERS THAT AREN'T AWARE OF THE "FLUKE" AS THE GY MANAGER CALLED IT. WE HAVE PIX OF AFFECTED TIRES BUT ARE UNSURE OF HOW TO UPLOAD THEM.

NHTSA ODI 11141601

RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL BOTTOM SOCKET HEATS UP AND CAUSES AN OPEN TO THE TOP TURN SIGNAL SOCKET SO THE TOP TURN SIGNAL QUITS WORKING AND CAUSES THE SYSTEM TO HYPER FLASH.AND INDICATE INOPERATIVE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL IN MESSAGE CENTER. ONLY REPAIR IS TO REPLACE WIRING HARNESS AND SOCKETS. SYSTEM WORKS FINE IN COLD TEMPERATURES AS THE SOCKET DOES NOT HEAT UP ENOUGH. HAPPENS WITH VEHICLE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. CONTACTED GM ABOUT IT AND GOT NOWHERE.

NHTSA ODI 11131671

I WAS DRIVING A GMC SIERRA 2500 (2015) TRUCK ON A ROAD (SPEED LIMIT 65 MPH) AND WAS STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN INTO A STATE PART. A DRIVER HIT ME IN THE REAR AT A HIGH SPEED. THE POWDER FROM THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENTS FILLED THE TRUCK CAP BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA ODI 11121544

THE AIR CONDITIONER QUIT 350 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD.

NHTSA ODI 11111437

WHILE SLOWING DOWN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN IT WILL NOT TURN. IT'S AS IF THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONS FOR A SECOND. IT CAUSED ME TO "OVERSHOOT" A PARKING SPACE IN THE CITY AND HAVE TO BACK UP AND TRY AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH GMC TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ODI 11053778

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THE TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I DROVE IN A SNOW STORM LAST NIGHT AND I COULDN'T SEE AHEAD OF ME. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 45MPH.

NHTSA ODI 11053790

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TO DIM AND UNSAFE ON DARK MOUNTAIN ROADS SINCE NEW.

NHTSA ODI 11030695

MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY ROAD. I LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, EVERYTHING. OTHER MOTORISTS WERE SWERVING TO AVOID ME. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A GM DEALER, AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE FUEL INJECTOR PUMP. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE, AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE! THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE IT'S CAUSING VEHICLES TO SIMPLY STOP RUNNING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED ON ANY GIVEN HIGHWAY!

NHTSA ODI 11021712

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT ON LOW SPEED, LOW ENGINE RPM, RIGHT HAND TURNS. I HAVE HAD VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE ISSUE FIXED ON MAY 16, 2017. THEY INDICATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. MODEL YEAR 2014 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT 2015 MODEL YEAR TRUCKS

NHTSA ODI 11019176

HEAD LIGHTS ARE SO POOR WHEN DRIVING IN RURAL AREAS AND POORLY LIT AREAS THAT THE LATERAL LIGHTING IS SO POOR THAT YOU ARE LEFT TO GUESSING WHERE AND WHAT YOU ARE TURNING INTO, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO ALL, DEALER WHERE PURCHASED NEW STATS THERE IS NO FIX, ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

NHTSA ODI 11013582

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REVERSED WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAILER CRASHED INTO THE AWNING OF THE RESIDENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED EVIDENCE OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER, WHICH ALLOWED BRAKE FLUID TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PERFORMANCE CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 3222 BEVERLY PIKE, ELKINS, WV 26241, TEL: (304) 591-1077) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS LEAKING AND WAS 1,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,023.

NHTSA ODI 11005111

SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE PULLING OFF THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. GMC INFORMED ME THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BECAUSE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT SAME TIME.

NHTSA ODI 10955593

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE UNBELIEVABLY INEFFICIENT. THEY LIGHT A NARROW PATH ABOUT 30 YARDS IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. DRIVING AT NIGHT IS SCARY ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN.

NHTSA ODI 10954832

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30.

NHTSA ODI 10934942

DROVE OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO VISIBILITY IN A DARK SUBDIVISION. GMC INITIALLY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POOR HEADLIGHTS --I STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT SINCE THE $60,000.00 DENALI TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THE DARK!!GMC EVENTUALLY SAID THEY HAD A "BULLETIN" ON THE PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE BULB AND RECALIBRATED THE LIGHTS. ABOUT A 15-20% IMPROVEMENT--I STILL WILL NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK AT NIGHT AS IT IS STILL UNSAFE.

NHTSA ODI 10924942

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE EXTREMELY DIM AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM VIEWING THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED FOR A MANUFACTURER UPDATE RELATED TO THE HEADLIGHTS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ...UPDATED 12/28/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTS ARE OK. HOWEVER, THEY COULD BE A LOT BRIGHTER, BECAUSE IT IS STILL HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. UPDATED 01/03/17.*JB

NHTSA ODI 10924829