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

THE HEADLIGHTS WITH WHICH THIS VEHICLE ARE EQUIPPED ARE DIM AND UNSAFE. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES, INCLUDING SEVERAL MADE BY GM, AND THIS ONE IS THE WORST. THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ROADWAY IS INSUFFICIENT TO DISCERN HAZARDS ON/NEAR THE ROADWAY AT NIGHT. THIS IS TRUE AT ANY REASONABLE SPEED AND IS MUCH, MUC HWORSE DURING INCLEMENT WX, PARTICULARLY WHEN RAINING.

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DRIVERS SIDE, IN-MIRROR (WITH EXTENDABLE, MANUAL, TRAILER MIRROR) TURN SIGNAL TOO BRIGHT OR SHOULD BE SHIELDED FROM DRIVERS EYES. BLINDINGLY BRIGHT FOR MAKING LEFT-HAND TURNS. PROBLEM WORSENS AS AMBIENT LIGHT IS REDUCED.

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THE HEAD LIGHTS ON THIS TRUCK ARE VERY BAD. I SPENT 45,000 DOLLARS ON SOMTHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. ON HIGH BEAMS THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES ALMOST STRAIGHT OUT FROM THE TRUCK. ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHT GOES OUT TO LEFT . IT 'S LIKE THE RIGHT SIDE LIGHT IS GOING TO MIDDLE OF TRUCK. YOU CAN REALLY SEE IT ON A DARK ROAD WITH ROAD BANKS OR TREES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD.I TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT WITH ANOTHER TRUCK. BIG DEAL! THAT TELLS ME THAT BOTH TRUCKS ARE DOING THE SAME THING.( DAHAAA). I CALLED GMC AND FILED A COMPLAINT . THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THEY TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT (.DAHAA.)...I HOPE NO ONE ASKS ME ABOUT THESE NEW TRUCKS????? I NEVER THOGHT I WOULD HAVE A TRUCK FROM THE DARKS AGAIN. I WAS WRONG. PLEASE FIX THE PROBLEM GM... THIS IS STUPID... THANKS FOR NOTHING.

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THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO LIGHT THE ROADWAY SUFFICIENTLY AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY ON DARK RURAL ROADS AND DURING HAZARDOUS WEATHER SITUATIONS SUCH AS RAIN OR FOG. THE DIM LIGHT DOES NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO EFFECTIVELY SEE ROAD HAZARDS, PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, ANIMALS OR OTHER OBSTACLES THAT MAY APPEAR AND THUS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

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THE HI/LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT USEABLE IN ANYTHING THAN CLEAR DRY WELL MARK ROADS. CAN NOT SEE THE SIDE ROAD TO TURN ON IT. IF I HAD KNOW THEY WERE THIS BAD WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK.

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TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILURE; THE TRUCK AT 45 MPH DEVELOPED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL GAUGES(TACH, SPEED, FUEL, TEMP) AND THEN 10-15 SECONDS LATER TWO LOUD NOISES FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE COMING TO A RAPID DECELERATION. THIS RESULTED IN THE WHEELS LOCKING UP AND SLIDING SIDEWISE. THE TRUCK ROLLED UP ON TO ITS LEFT TWO WHEELS AND THEN SLAMMED DOWN. IF THIS OCCURRED AT 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE ROLLED. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN AT A GMC DEALERSHIP SINCE THEN. GMC HAS NO DATE OF IF OR WHEN THIS TRUCK CAN BE REPAIRED. THE "TCM" IS DEFECTIVE. IT WAS ON A CITY STREET, 45 MPH ZONE GOING STRAIGHT DOWN A GENTLE GRADE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE LONGER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, THE MORE IT SHOOK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT VIBRATE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES, TRANSMISSION, AND SHOCKS; HOWEVER,, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT WARMERS ALSO FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL MONITOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 363.

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THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE GMC 2500 HD ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. THE LIGHTS ARE NOT ABLE LIGHT ROADS WITHOUT STREET LIGHTS, MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS. FUEL FILTER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 12,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I ASKED WITH THE LIFE OF A FUEL FILTER SHOULD BE I WAS TOLD BY THE GMC DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 15,000 MILES. IT IS POSSIBLE THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SENOR FOR THE FUEL FILTER.

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90% OF MY DRIVING IS AT NIGHT. I DRIVE ON MIXED ROADWAYS. I FIND THAT THE HEADLAMPS ON MY GMC SIERRA ARE INADEQUATE AT BEST. I BROUGHT THE SIERRA TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A TSB, AND ALTHOUGH IT IMPROVED THE LIGHTING, IT IS STILL WAY BELOW PAR. IT'S AS IF I'M DRIVING A 20 YEAR OLD CAR WITH YELLOWED OUT LENS COVER. IN RAINY WEATHER, THE HEADLAMPS ARE NONEXISTENT.

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I BOUGHT A NEW 2015 GMC DOUBLE CAB 2500 HD Z71 4X4 PICK UP TRUCK IN MAY 2015 IT HAS FACTORY EQUIPPED LT 265X70X17 BRIDGESTONE DURAVIS 7 PLY TIRES. I TOOK IT ON A UNLOADED 9000 MILE ROAD TRIP AFTER ABOUT 7000 MILES I NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS NOT HANDLING LIKE IT SHOULD IT WANTED TO GO STRAIGHT THRU CURVES IT WONDERED AND PULLED LEFT OR RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE GMC DEALER IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON THE FOUND THAT THE ALIGNMENT TOW-IN AND RIGHT SIDE CASTER WAS OFF. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST GM TRUCK THE LAST ONE I DROVE 93000 MILES AND NEVER NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. WHILE DRIVING TO BEND OREGON THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET GM DEALER IN BEND ALIGNMENT CHECK WAS OK THEY SAID IT MAY BE TIRE PRESSURE RELATED I AM USING THE RECOMMENDED COLD TIRE PRESSURE OF 65 PSI FRONT AND 70 PSI REAR UNLOADED NOT PULLING ANYTHING. UPON RETURNING TO PRESCOTT ARIZONA I TOOK IT TO TIMS GMC DEALER AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS OK. I EMAILED BRIDGSTONE THEY REFERRED ME TO THE PHOENIX BRIDGESTONE DEALER THEY SAID THE TIRES FOR THAT TRUCK SHOULD BE LT 245X75X17 FIRESTONE NOT BRIDGESTONE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHANGE THEM OUT BUT NEED AN OK FROM THE GMC DEALER. THE PRESCOTT TIMS GMC DEALER REFUSED TO ACCOMMODATE THE REQUEST. CHECKING WITH SEVERAL TIRE DEALERS IN PRESCOTT THE TIRE REQUIREMENTS FOR A 2500 TRUCK ARE A FULL 10 PLY TIRE NOT THE 7 PLY FACTORY INSTALLED TIRE. NOTE: THE BRIDGESTONE TIRE HAS A 2 PLY SIDEWALL..... A MICHELIN 10 PLY TIRE HAS A 3 PLY SIDEWALL THIS MAY BE PART OF THE PROBLEM. THE RIM WIDTH IS.....7.5............LOAD INDEX..121/118.......SPEED RATING........Q.... COLD PRESSURE OF 80 PSI

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THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE ARE UNSAFE FOR NIGHT DRIVING IN UNFAMILIAR ROADWAYS. BESIDES BEING VERY DIM, ANYTHING 60-70 FEET AHEAD OF YOU CAN'T BE SEEN. THERE IS A CUTOFF LINE THAT BLOCKS ROADSIDE OBJECTS AND THE CUTOFF TOP BAR THAT DOESN'T ILLUMINATE ROAD SIGNS OR STREET MARKERS. IMAGINE HOLDING A SHOE BOX TO YOUR FACE WITH BOTH END REMOVED AND THAT DESCRIBES DRIVING WITH THIS UNSAFE SYSTEM. I THOUGHT MINE WAY AN ISOLATED CASE BUT "PROBLEMS WITH GMC HEADLIGHTS" ON THE INTERNET CLEARLY SHOWS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO FULLY ILLUMINATE, WHICH DIMINISHED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LIGHTS ARE WORKING, BUT THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD WELL ENOUGH. UPDATED 11/21/2017*JS

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HEADLIGHTS AREN'T WIDE ENOUGH MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AND VERY DANGEROUS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS GMC FINALLY PUT BRIGHTER BULBS IN AND HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE MAY 2014 AND GM DOESN'T CARE.

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HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT SAFE TO BE USED IN THE DARK. DRIVING ON CURVY, HILLY ROADS IS VERY DANGEROUS. CAN NOT SEE WELL. HIGH BEAMS BARELY DIFFERENT FROM LOW BEAMS. LIVE IN TOWN SO THIS WAS FIRST TIME OUT ON ROAD AT NIGHT. SCARY. CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE IN RAIN OR SNOW STORM.

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THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING OF THE ROAD WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT . I HAVE TRIED TO WORK THROUGH GMC THEY CHANGED THE BULBS TO A DIFFERENT VENDOR BUT DIDN'T HELP. GMC NOW IN THE 2016 ARE USING HID BULBS THEY ALSO USED A DIFFERENT LIGHTING SYSTEM IN THE 2014 . THE LOCAL GMC DEALER AGREES THAT THE LIGHTING COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE ACCIDENT . THE LUMEN OF THE BULBS ARE DOWN AROUND 1200 WHICH IS HALF OF THE NORMAL LUMENS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPING OR VISUAL OF THE ROAD. PLEASE HELP US OWNERS AS THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AFTER DARK. *DT

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STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK VIBRATES/SHAKES AND VARIOUS SPEEDS.

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HAVING TIRE ISSUES WITH MY NEW 2015 GMC 2500 4WD PICK UP THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES THAT ARE INSTALLED AS FACTORY EQUIPMENT SIZE 265X70X17 LOAD RANGE 'E' THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO WONDER AND AT TIMES AND NOT FOLLOWING A CURVE. THE ALIGNMENT WAS OUT AND REALIGNED BY GMC AT 7000 MILES. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T GO AWAY. I CALLED A BRIDGSTONE DEALER AND HE SAID THE TIRE SIZE WAS INCORRECT THEY NEED TO BE 245X75X17 LOAD RANGE 'E' FIRESTONE TIRES.GM IS REFUSSING TO PUT ON THE CORRECT SIZE. I CHECKED WITH MICHELIN AND THEY RECOMMEND 245X75X17 LOAD RANGE 'E' TIRES. THE NEW 2016 GM 2500 VEHICALS HAVE 245X75X17 LOAD RANGE 'E'.

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THE HEADLIGHTS ON 2015 SIERRA 2500HD DENALI ARE SAFETY HAZARDS THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE FAR ENOUGH AHEAD OF YOU AT NIGHT TO SEE ROAD HAZARDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS, THEY ARE ESPECIALLY LACKING ON RURAL ROADS, WHERE ANIMALS MIGHT BE ON THE ROADWAY. THEY BARELY ILLUMINATE (VERY DIM AND UNREADABLE), THE LICENSE PLATE ON A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU TRAVELING AT REGULAR NIGHT TIME DISTANCES, GIVING YOU VERY LITTLE REACTION TIME TO REACT IN CASE OF HAZARDS. WE HAVE A NEW VEHICLE LESS THAN 3000 MILES AND FIND THIS VEHICLE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT OR IN POOR LIGHTING. THE DEALER TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, CONSIDERING TRYING TO FIND SOME TYPE OF AFTER MARKET LIGHTING TO ADD TO THE VEHICLE TO AID IN NIGHT TIME DRIVING.

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WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON RURAL HIGHWAYS, TOWING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER, IN AZ, CA AND OR WITH NO OTHER LIGHT SOURCES NEARBY THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIMMER THAN THOSE I AM USED TO MAKING WILD ANIMALS AND PEOPLE ALONG THE ROAD DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE INSTANCES WHEN I NOTICED THIS WERE ALL IN SEPTEMBER 2015 . THIS MORNING MY DEALER, ROBIDEAUX MOTORS IN COEUR D'ALENE, ID, CHECKED OUT THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THAT THE LIGHTS APPEARED THE SAME AS OTHER SIMILAR MODELS AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE (REPAIR ORDER #193940). I WAS NOT SURPRISED AS I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS SIMILAR REPORTS ON INTERNET BLOGS AND I EVEN UNDERSTAND GM IS BEING SUED OVER THE SAME ISSUE (2013 AND 2014 MODELS) IN A CASE IN CALIFORNIA.

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TL* 2015 GMC SIERRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BEGAN TO COAST BACKWARDS AND COLLIDED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE GEAR SHIFTER REMAINED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED FROM THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V374000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. THE CONSUMER WHO WROTE IN, WORKS AT THE CAR WASH. AN EMPLOYEE AT THE CAR WASH, DROVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE CAR WASH AND PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO HAVE THE DETAIL WORK COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WHILE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT. THE GMC ROLLED BACK AND CRASHED INTO THE CAR WASH BUILDING. APPARENTLY, THE EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, WHEN IT WAS IN FACT IN NEUTRAL.

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VEHICLE RANDOMLY AND REPEATEDLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVE, WITOUT ANY INPUT FROM DRIVER, DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. VEHICLE RANDOMLY AND REPEATEDLY LOSES ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONTROL AND FUNCTIONALITY DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

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THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS TRUCK ARE TERRIBLE. VERY DIM LIGHT, CAN'T SEE TO SIDE WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE HIGH BEAMS DOESN'T MAKE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE. CONTACTED GMC DIRECTLY AND THEY JUST REFER ME TO TH DEALERSHIP. LOOKING INTO AFTER MARKET LIGHTS. LOOKS LIKE THEY MAY NOT BE LEGAL.SO MANY COMPLAINTS WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE?

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VISIBILITY IN THE HEADLAMPS WAS NOT ILLUMINATING PROPERLY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY DID NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATED CAUSING A HESITATION WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST SEVERE WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO CHANGED THE GEAR RATIO AND ADJUSTED THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.

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