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What 65 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 GMC Sierra 2500 Hd

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (65)Crash / fire / injury (4)Steering (15)Electrical system (11)Brakes (10)Fuel system (10)Engine (9)Airbags (5)Tires (3)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (2)Fuel System, Diesel (2)Lights (2)

2 of 65 complaints match · Electronic Stability Control (esc) · clear filters

Feb 26, 2019Electrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND I HAD THE ABS LIGHT STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT AS WELL AS MORE THAT CAME ON. THE TRUCK WAS PICKED UP FROM THE DEALER AFTER THEY SAID IT WAS A WIRING ISSUE AND WAS. IT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HAS HAPPEND 4 TIMES ALREADY AND BEEN AT THE DEALER 3 TIMES I HAD IT HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. MOST OF THE TIME IT RESTARTS BUT NOW IT DON'T

NHTSA ODI 11182586

Feb 12, 2019SteeringElectrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE POWER TO THE TRUCK CUTS OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. ON THE DASH THE STABILILOCK LIGHT FLASHES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE TURNING TO GET ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, WHILE DRIVING DOWN MAIN ROADS TRYING TO CHANGE LANES, AND THE LAST TIME I WAS TURNING INTO MY BANKS DRIVE THROUGH AND HAD TO SLAM ON BREAKS IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE MEDIAN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP PATRIOT IN KILLEEN TEXAS AND THEY SAID THEY UPDATED THE SYSTEM AND FOUND NO ISSUES AND COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE I SAID I WAS HAVING. THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS COULD BE DEADLY IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN.

NHTSA ODI 11176487

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2016 GMC Sierra 2500 Hd verdict →