What 312 owners told NHTSA about the 2024 GMC Sierra 1500

The vehicle suffers from a persistent transmission defect including shuttering bucking slipping torque converter failure valve body failure twice metal debris improper down shifting chirping noises and related liability and safety issues. The vehicle has undergone multiple unsuccessful repair attempts at authorise GM dealerships. These repairs include torque converter replacement valve body replacement twice solenoid replacement fluid services software updates. The transmission problems have persisted despite these efforts and the vehicle has been out of service for more than 22 business days including a breakdown driving to Florida. I have filed a claim through GM but it seems like it just keeps getting pushed further and further away this is a serious safety issue as I fear for those driving around me and myself that I may cause an accident with the bucking slipping and failure to operate properly on the road.

NHTSA ODI 11748050

My GMC sierra with 40000 miles The check engine light turn on and was steady on when driving on the highway I loose a power on the vehicle for a few seconds and almost a semi truck behind me hit me because I don’t have any power on the vehicle, I stop on a safe place and try to start the vehicle again immediately call dealer for appointment an start drive to home. The lady on General Motors say I can drive safe with my vehicle but I don’t feel safe because nothing on the onstar computer works the emergency button and GPS it’s not working at all.

NHTSA ODI 11732122

“Service Driver Assist System” message appears every time I turn on my truck. Vehicle would randomly break when driving at slow speeds and show the forward collision alert even if no objects/ car are approaching or being approached. I am concerned about my safety because those sudden hard-breaks could cause an accident.

NHTSA ODI 11729845

My truck braked for a vehicle that was parked on the side of the road. This vehicle was not in my lane or hazardous in any way. I was traveling at highway speed 55 mph and truck braked to 30 mph approximately with no pre warning this has not happened before or after. The truck has about 26k on it.

NHTSA ODI 11705288

SuperCruise Repeatedly crosses Double yellow lines even with on coming traffic. Sometimes with SC active it will make an auto lane change but halfway through it will randomly swerve into either lane, or just simply turn off without warning. It started happening after a software update in May of 2025. We have provided GM and the dealership with Video evidence, along with the dealership mechanic replicating the problems. GM states that SC is operating as intended and that we are not to bring the truck in for service for that issue again. they denied buy back twice now.

NHTSA ODI 11695935

The contact owns a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the low fuel warning light, the forward collision avoidance warning light, the check engine warning light and other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The message "Steering Assist Reduced" was displayed. The contact stated that the vehicle lost motive power. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed, but the dealer could not determine the cause of the failure. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was being diagnosed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: PE25001(Engine, Engine and Engine Cooling) and NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V274000(Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

NHTSA ODI 11669146

The instrument cluster shorted and was blank with no access to any gauges or speedometer. No functionality

NHTSA ODI 11665124

I was traveling on the interstate, going a little over 70 MPH as I was passing a tractor and trailer. There were no other vehicles in front of me. Suddenly the truck jerked like the breaks were being applied and my speed was quickly reduced to around 60 MPH. The heads up display showed a crash alert orange symbol. I pushed the gas to try to get back up to speed but the truck would not accelerate and the speed kept dropping. I pulled over to the berm and came to a stop. There was a message on the message center but it went away before I could read it with everything else happening. I put the truck in park and waited a minute then I pulled back out and was able to get the truck back up to speed and home. I plan to contact my dealer tomorrow. The ruck was involved in an accident that damaged the front in earlier this year so I believe some or all of those sensors have been replaced. This is the first issue we’ve had since purchase. If there would have been a vehicle following behind me, the rapid breaking/deceleration could have caused an accident. Also the inability for me to regain my speed when traveling on an interstate was a danger to myself and others.

NHTSA ODI 11661333

TWICE in the past month +. On [XXX] my wife and I were on our way to a family wedding and I was driving approx 75 MPH on [XXX]. I don't recall if I had cruise control on or not as I rarely use it. There was no vehicle was in front of me for hundreds of yards yet all of a sudden the vehicle started to brake very hard. I accelerated as I did not know what was going on and I had a car in back of me that started to gain. THEN last Friday ([XXX}) with my wife following me in her car on [XXX] through Ellicott City MD I was traveling at approx 25-30 MPH through a very small historic town when all of a sudden the same [XXX] thing happened. DEF no CC on . When we got to our destination I asked my wife if she saw my brakes come on suddenly?. She replied yes and said she saw the truck dip hard. I told her the brakes did it again. She said I should call the dealer. I did not as they are USELESS! THEN the electronics. On Star has a catalog of my complaints. The radio selections I make just disappear from the screen: Apple Car Play disappears from the touch screen and just goes dark. I have to stop the truck..(per on-star) open the door.. get out.. lock it.. wait 2 minutes.. get back in .. restart the truck, and this re-sets the computers(s). RIDICULOUS! I do not have Sirius but the radio goes dark often for about 2-3 seconds., then comes back on. I was told it is my I-Phone is causing this. [XXX]! What does my phone have to do with AM/FM radio?? I was told by GMC there is a patch to update the software. Koons GMC told me there was no such patch nor recall. I paid nearly $80,000 for this piece of [XXX]! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI 11660878

1st time Complete failure on my 2024 engine without warning. As I was traveling on the interstate. All of sudden, I lost all power. Mt truck started slowing down on its own. It was very difficult getting out of the way of on coming traffic. Dealership replaced values. 2 months later. Again on the Interstate engine complete failure again. Now take it to dealership. This time I heard a ticking noise. Right after the ticking noise. Engine stop working. Same situation. Trying to get out of the way of traffic. I was stranded over 3 hours.

NHTSA ODI 11639514

On December 26th 2024, I was travelling 5 mph or less while pulling into a parking space at a restaurant. As I let the steering wheel return to center, my hand hit the Resume button on the left side of the steering wheel and the vehicle immediately began to accelerate. I was able to step on the brake to prevent the vehicle from hitting the wall of the restaurant. The next day on December 27th, 2024, i was able to duplicate the problem. I had set the cruise at 55 mph before I came to a stop at a traffic light. I released the brake and pressed the Resume button and the vehicle immediately accelerated from a dead stop. I've been an automotive mechanic for over 30 years and I've never seen this happen before. It's my understanding that vehicles wouldn't engage cruise control unless the speed was over 35 mph.

NHTSA ODI 11634650

Truck thinks I’m about to run into something and slams on its brakes. Last time it sent my sister to the hospital to get 6 staples in her head. Digital cluster goes on and off as well as the infotainment center. Transmission bangs and shifts horribly. 900 miles on the truck with a check engine light and transmission warning.

NHTSA ODI 11629735

The contact owns a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the automatic emergency braking system had malfunctioned and the vehicle did not stop when needed. The contact stated that while driving at a low rate of speed the collision avoidance system had activated, but the automatic emergency braking system did not activate, causing the vehicle to crash into the rear of a second vehicle. During the crash, no injuries were reported and no police report was taken. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 500.

NHTSA ODI 11616606