2015 GMC SIERRA 3500 Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 3500. The contact stated that after parking in the driveway and turning off the vehicle, approximately 30 minutes later, the rear passenger’s side roof rail air bag erroneously deployed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local ...
Mileage: 155,000
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V504000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dea...
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 3500. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle abruptly lost motive power and decelerated to 25 MPH. The contact stated that the message “Engine Power Reduced” was displayed. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent, but al...
Mileage: 48,815
The service trailer brake icon keeps appearing on my screen I’m afraid it’s going to not work properly when towing trailers it’s constantly going on and off I believe it’s the brake control module switch but also could be in the harness just want Gm to be aware of the many blogs that I have ...
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 3500. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, another vehicle merged into the lane that the contact was driving in and the contact pressed on the horn pad however, there was no sound coming from the horn. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the ho...
Mileage: 120,000
4 weeks ago, constant repeated loud chime and visual warning stating " service trailer brake system". This is constantly alarming and unable to be cancelled or acknowledged throughout the drive. This results in distracted driving. Furthermore, it occurs both when towing a trailer or not towing. I ...
Vehicle has a cp4 fuel pump. This pump has a high failure rate. Upon failure the vehicle shuts down and cannot be restarted. This can happen at any time and anywhere. Can happen while on a highway or freeway. This vehicle is used to haul heave loads. This failure can ending up to $10,000 or more to ...
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 3500. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V504000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair...
I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL FROM GM #17399 FOR THE 2015 DUAL FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT PROBLEM. THIS IS ONLY FOR THE 6.0 L GAS ENGINE. I HAVE THE DURAMAX 6.6L ENGINE IN MINE. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MINE. THE SENDING UNIT DID NOT TURN OFF THE TRANSFER PUMP AND OVERFILLED THE FRONT TANK CAUSING FUEL...
Mileage: 90,665
THE COMMUNICATIONS QUIT WORKING, I CAN NOT USE THE HANDS FREE ON MY PHONE
Mileage: 51,040
THE COMMUNICATIONS QUIT WORKING, I CAN NOT USE THE HANDS FREE ON MY PHONE
Mileage: 51,040
AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE BRAKE PROBLEM BY GREINER GM. THE LAST TIME I DROVE THIS TRUCK THE BRAKES LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HWY FOR NO REASON TRUCK WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY HAVE HAD GM SPECIALIST CHECK IT OUT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE TRUCK IS UN REPAIRABLE , I AM SEEKING...
Mileage: 43,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT 20-30 MPH AND HAULING A TRAILER, THE DRIVER ENTERED THE HIGHWAY, MADE A RIGHT TURN AND THE VEHICLE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CAVENDER BUICK GMC WEST ...
Mileage: 33,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH A KNOCKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND HEAVY SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE PISTON FRACTURED AND THE ...
Mileage: 106,000
I WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY ROADWAY AT 40 MPH WHEN FUEL FILTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER - INCLUDING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. THANKFULLY I HAD NOT YET ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN BUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY AND NOT INJURE ANY...
Mileage: 103,000
I WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY ROADWAY AT 40 MPH WHEN FUEL FILTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER - INCLUDING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. THANKFULLY I HAD NOT YET ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN BUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY AND NOT INJURE ANY...
Mileage: 103,000
I WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY ROADWAY AT 40 MPH WHEN FUEL FILTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER - INCLUDING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. THANKFULLY I HAD NOT YET ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN BUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY AND NOT INJURE ANY...
Mileage: 103,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO OF THE FIVE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PROPERLY RETRACT AND SECURE. THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELTS BECAME UNSECURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION WITHIN WEEKS APART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY...
SITTING IN A PARKING LOT ALLOWING THE PICKUP TO WARM UP, THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON AND STARTED HAVING A CRACKLING SOUND AND SMOKING. THE NOISE AND SMOKE STOPPED WHEN THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS TURNED OFF, HOWEVER APPROXIMATELY A MINUTE LATER THE WINDOW SHATTERED AND SPRAYED GLASS SHARDS INTO THE CAB AND...
Mileage: 64,000
FRONT TIRES ARE CONTINUALLY WEARING ON THE FRONT OUTSIDE EDGE. WEARING UNTIL BALD IN FIRST 15000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP, MULTIPLE FRONT END ALIGNMENT CALIBRATION TESTS AND ACTUAL FRONT END CALIBRATION NOT RESOLVING ISSUE. FRONT TIRES REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MILES AND AGAIN WEARING ON OUTSIDE ...
FRONT TIRES ARE CONTINUALLY WEARING ON THE FRONT OUTSIDE EDGE. WEARING UNTIL BALD IN FIRST 15000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP, MULTIPLE FRONT END ALIGNMENT CALIBRATION TESTS AND ACTUAL FRONT END CALIBRATION NOT RESOLVING ISSUE. FRONT TIRES REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MILES AND AGAIN WEARING ON OUTSIDE ...
FRONT TIRES ARE CONTINUALLY WEARING ON THE FRONT OUTSIDE EDGE. WEARING UNTIL BALD IN FIRST 15000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP, MULTIPLE FRONT END ALIGNMENT CALIBRATION TESTS AND ACTUAL FRONT END CALIBRATION NOT RESOLVING ISSUE. FRONT TIRES REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MILES AND AGAIN WEARING ON OUTSIDE ...
HEADLIGHTS NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE IN THE NIGHT
HEADLIGHTS ON THIS TRUCK HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WEAK, DISTANCE IS NOT LIT UP AND IN RAINY WEATHER ON THE HIGHWAY IS VERY POOR EVEN WITH FOG LIGHTS ON. THE HELP FROM THE FOG LIGHTS IS MINIMAL. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER AND IS REPEATED MANY MANY TIMES ON VARIOUS GM RELATED OWNER FORUMS. ...
Mileage: 36,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE DRIVING, THE SERVICE EXHAUST WARNING ERROR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE TRAILER BRAKES ERROR MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL ON THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT UNATTACHED THE TRAILER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE ...
Mileage: 36,500
VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO ME WITH PHYSICAL DAMAGE THE ONE OF THE SHOCKS. PART OF THE SHOCK TUBE IS CRUSHED IN, UP HIGH AWAY FROM THE ROADWAY. MOST LIKELY CAUSE IS DAMAGE DURING VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION FROM FACTORY. TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE CONFIRMED THIS IS THE MOST LIKELY AND POSSIBLE CAUSE. I HAVE BROU...
Mileage: 5
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE FROM THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND WAS REPLACED ON OCTOBER 2014. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY OWNER AND SERVICE PROVIDER. THE SECOND SUMMER OF OWNERSHIP THE VEHICLE HAD RADIATOR IS...
Mileage: 50,000
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE FROM THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND WAS REPLACED ON OCTOBER 2014. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY OWNER AND SERVICE PROVIDER. THE SECOND SUMMER OF OWNERSHIP THE VEHICLE HAD RADIATOR IS...
Mileage: 50,000
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE FROM THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND WAS REPLACED ON OCTOBER 2014. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY OWNER AND SERVICE PROVIDER. THE SECOND SUMMER OF OWNERSHIP THE VEHICLE HAD RADIATOR IS...
Mileage: 50,000
LIGHTING IS VERY POOR, HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. WHEN IT'S RAINING IF HEADLIGHTS ON ITS FOGGING UP FROM INSIDE.
MY VEHICLE IS BEING HACKED AND CONTROLLED BY OTHER DRIVERS USING CELL PHONES TO GAIN ACCESS TO MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING! , AND WHEN PASSING OR SITTING IN TRAFFIC! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER SIX MONTHS NOW, EVERY DAY! ALL DAY LONG!! HAVE CONTACTED GMC OVER AND OVER, HAVE BEEN TO THEIR SHOPS OVER...
Mileage: 40,000
MY VEHICLE IS BEING HACKED AND CONTROLLED BY OTHER DRIVERS USING CELL PHONES TO GAIN ACCESS TO MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING! , AND WHEN PASSING OR SITTING IN TRAFFIC! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER SIX MONTHS NOW, EVERY DAY! ALL DAY LONG!! HAVE CONTACTED GMC OVER AND OVER, HAVE BEEN TO THEIR SHOPS OVER...
Mileage: 40,000
MY VEHICLE IS BEING HACKED AND CONTROLLED BY OTHER DRIVERS USING CELL PHONES TO GAIN ACCESS TO MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING! , AND WHEN PASSING OR SITTING IN TRAFFIC! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER SIX MONTHS NOW, EVERY DAY! ALL DAY LONG!! HAVE CONTACTED GMC OVER AND OVER, HAVE BEEN TO THEIR SHOPS OVER...
Mileage: 40,000
I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE TERRIBLE. I COULDN'T SEE THE TIRE CARCASS LEFT ON THE HIGHWAY EARLY ENOUGH TO SWERVE AROUND IT. I HIT IT WITH THE REAR WHEEL AND DID APPROX. 6000.00 DOLLARS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 7,000
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT ILLUMINATION TO SEE THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.
Mileage: 15
1ST INCIDENT VEH DIDN'T SWITCH FROM 4 TO 2WD, STOP VEH, WORK SWITCH, WENT TO 2WD. SAME TIME DRIVER SEAT WENT FULL FORWARD, SEAT BACK FULL FORWARD, BRAKE PEDAL FULL TOWARDS DRIVER. ABLE TO READJUST, ONSTAR SAID VARIOUS ELECTRICAL - BELIEVE MODULES- PROBLEM. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE, TOOK TO DEALER, UNABLE ...
Mileage: 9,000
WHILE DRIVING WHITE SMOKE BELLOWING OUT FRONT RIGHT TIRE WHEEL WELL. UPON INSPECTION, SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST PIPE CLAMP NEAR TURBO. SMELL SO BAD HAVE TO DRIVE WITH WINDOW OPEN. IT APPEARS ENGINE ON FIRE FROM THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AT IDLE IT GET WORSE. IT APPEARS S...
Mileage: 5,421
THE NEW TOW MIRRORS ON THIS TRUCK HAVE LED BLINKERS THAT ARE SO BRIGHT YOU CAN'T TELL IF SOMEONE IS COMING TOWARDS YOU WHEN YOU HAVE THE BLINKER ON. IT'S FLASHING RIGHT IN YOUR FACE. *TR
Mileage: 60
THE NEW TOW MIRRORS ON THIS TRUCK HAVE LED BLINKERS THAT ARE SO BRIGHT YOU CAN'T TELL IF SOMEONE IS COMING TOWARDS YOU WHEN YOU HAVE THE BLINKER ON. IT'S FLASHING RIGHT IN YOUR FACE. *TR
Mileage: 60
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SNOW PLOW WAS INSTALLED BY A DEALER HOWEVER, AFTER THE INSTALLATION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DIM AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE TECHNICIAN UNINSTALLED THE SNOW PLOW AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE...
Mileage: 10,000