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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 · Lights · clear filters

Mar 1, 2019Lights

HEADLIGHT BEAM SHAKES CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER ADDRESSED ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NOTHING BEING ACCOMPLISHED AS THE LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED TO SHAKE. HEADLIGHT BEAMS SHAKING IS VERY DISTRACTING DURING NIGHT DRIVING AND THE SHAKING IS QUITE UNSAFE AS YOU CANNOT MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT, UNDISTURBED BEAM OF LIGHT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT TIMES WHEN SAME IS ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY.

NHTSA ODI 11183364

Mar 8, 2017Lights

THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE HORRIBLE. VERY HARD TO SEE ON A WET DARK NIGHT, COMPARED TO THE 2009 GMC SIERRA 2500. COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, FOUND A TSB FOR COMPUTER REFLASH TO TURN UP THE VOLTAGE TO THE BULB. MILD DIFFERENCE, BUT STILL NOT VERY GOOD FOR A $50K VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI 10959592

Working with the data? Download all 65 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

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 →