Complaint volume
587 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2019 GMC Sierra Complaints
587 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 GMC Sierra, grouped by component category.
587 Total complaints
12 Crash reports
3 Fire reports
7 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are engine, power train, service brakes. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 12 crash reports, 3 fire reports, 7 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 206 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 36,124 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to engine, power train, service brakes?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2019 GMC Sierra?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2019 GMC Sierra
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How severe are the 2019 GMC Sierra complaints?
12 Crash
3 Fire
7 Injury
0 Fatality
50 Towed
1 Medical attention
What are the most common 2019 GMC Sierra complaint categories?
ENGINE 184
POWER TRAIN 75
SERVICE BRAKES 41
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 24
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 18
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 17
STEERING 14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 9
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 9
587 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | ENGINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION | I was driving down the road, got a quick message. It said something about lean and to pull over (on dashboard). And by the next stop light the engine stopped. The truck no longer turned on. It did put my life in danger because it left me stranded in between two lanes. The truck was inspected by one of my mechanic friends who owns a shop. He let me know my engine is seized. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | ENGINE | While I was driving the engine started to lose power on the highway going about 70 mph with my four kids in the car. I had to quickly exit the highway and pull over. I was uncomfortable continuing operating the vehicle and had to get it to the closest GMC dealership which was in Killeen Texas. (Patriot Buick GMC). Upon diagnosis, I was informed that the lifters were damaged and needed to be repaired. Once the technician started the disassembly he noticed that the lifters caused damage to the cam shaft resulting in additional repairs which totaled approximately $8700 in damages/repairs required. I started to research this as the lifters typically do not fail in vehicles that are 80,000 miles or less. While conducting research I noticed that this is a common problem in the GMC Sierra 1500 to the point there is a lawsuit against GMC right now. I am frustrated because I believe that there should be a recall as the safety of my kids and I were put in danger for a part that is commonly failing in this vehicle. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | When going to shut off vehicle, when you push the push start button the engine will turn off but the radio and all the instrument panel, gauge lights, and dinging noise are still on. It states on the screen to shift to park. The vehicle is in park and even sometimes has the parking brake on. It can stay on from 1 minute to numerous minutes, which is only running my battery and other things down on my truck. This has happened daily. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission started fluttering around 60k miles. Per GMC Dealer - this is due to water getting into transmission from fluid put in at the factory. Even though dealer admitted that it's a defect from the factory, the warranty wouldn't cover the repair. This is a well known issue in the 5.3L 8 speed trans. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | ENGINE | Engine keeps running out of oil I’ve taken it several times to the dealership sometimes there was no oil in it. Only has 80,000 miles problem started 2 years having it | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2019 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving at approximately 20 MPH and making a left turn, the vehicle shook violently. The contact stated that no warning light was illuminated. The contact stopped the vehicle and turned off, and restarted the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted, but after shifting into drive(D), and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to exceed 30 MPH. The contact stated that the vehicle was making an abnormal "roaring" sound. The contact stopped the vehicle and had the vehicle to be towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the valve body on the transmission needed to be replaced; however, the part to complete the repair was on a national back order. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact stated that the failure was the second transmission failure. The contact had the transmission replaced in 2024 by the same dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000. | Crash: No Fire: No Towed | 84,000 |
| Mar 2025 | ENGINE | The truck had been parked for about 4 hours, after a 250 mile trip. I cranked it and started driving to return home. I heard an intermittent squealing noise while driving. I had driven only about 2 miles when the engine suddenly shut down in heavy traffic on a four lane divided highway. I managed to get the truck into the median and stop. I was left stranded in the middle of the highway. It turns out the the engine bearing went bad and ruined the engine. I will now have to replace the engine at a cost of about $15,000.00. This is a safety concern when the engine suddenly failed and stalled while driving on a four lane divided highway, in heavy traffic. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | ENGINE | ENGINE FAILURE. CAM BEARINGS FAILURE. ENGINE SEIZED UP. SAFETY ISSUE: TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY TOWING A FISHING BOAT. PULLED OFF FOR FUEL. ENGINE COMPLETELY SEIZED UP WHILE AT GAS PUMP. IF IT HAD IT SEIZED UP BEFORE PULLING OFF HIGHWAY FOR GAS, GREAT RISK FOR A CATASTROPHIC CRASH, ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING A BOAT TRAILER. ALL SYSTEMS INCLUDING STEERING SHUT DOWN. JOHN JONES CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN SCOTTSBURG INDIANA RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND CONFIRMED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. FAULTY CAM BEARINGS SEIZED UP. ENGINE IS RUINED AND MUST BE REPLACED. INSPECTION BY JOHN JONES CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. WE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 3.5 HOURS WHEN PULLED OFF FOR GAS. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, NO LIGHTS AT ALL ON THE DASH. NO UNUSUAL SOUNDS OR SMOKE. NOTHING UNUSUAL BEFORE THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | valve train/camshaft fairlure which damaged entire engine - happened at 99,650 miles | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | ENGINE | The passenger side lifters in my truck failed while at idle/5mph speed causing catastrophic engine failure. 2019 6.2L V8 from GM. From my own independent research, and the research/survey of others online, this appears to be a very common problem as a result of known defective parts that were installed on GM engines. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | While attempting to accelerate to get onto the expressway with no warning, the vehicle went into limp mode. Traction control, front end warning collision, auto/stop start functionality was all disabled and the engine light warning light on came on. The vehicle locked out and reduced acceleration. An attempt to pull over and turn the vehicle off for a few seconds was made. Once restarted, the vehicle continued running on limp mode at reduced speeds with the same indicators mentioned still disabled and locked out. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Lifters in engine failed at beginning of March 2025 and destroyed inside of engine. Transmission failed in summer of 2024 and had to be replaced | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | ENGINE | I was driving down [XXX] near Harrisburg PA in an active construction zone when the truck shut off, the dash blinked a few things very rapidly then went black. I was barely able to coast to an area large enough to get my truck out of the highway traffic. I was stranded on the side of the highway for 4 hrs and due to the construction hardly able to get out of the truck safely as it was around a bend. I’ve had to have the truck towed to a few mechanics to learn that it has suffered a catastrophic engine failure as all cylinders have lost compression. It made no noise at all. There was no signs this was going to happen, just driving normally then a complete engine failure resulting in no compression in all 8 cylinders with no noise. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | ENGINE | It blew a hole through the engine block. The engine is a 6.2 L 87 | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Cylinder 5 failure and cam shaft miles 78k. Have to replace full top end or brand new motor cost $10k up to $13k to fix at dealer | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | I was traveling north on interstate 95 and approaching my exit ramp. I was initially in the inside lane of travel. I accelerated to merge into the outside lane, between two other vehicles, and then onto the exit ramp. Once on the exit ramp, I let off of the throttle and the engine suddenly shut down. I noticed a message on driver information center instructing me to shift the vehicle into neutral and press "start again". The engine had shut down without any warning whatsoever. I complied with the instructions to no avail. The truck is over half full of fuel. I was within an hour of home after completing an approximately 8 hour, 500 mile, round trip over 2 days of driving. After this event, I connected an OBD2 scanner and the only code found was P25A2 brake system control module. I placed the truck in park and tried repeatedly to start the engine. It would not turn over, crank or start. I had power to all systems and no other codes. I had to have the truck towed from the scene. The truck's performance had previously been flawless during this entire trip and had given me no warning whatsoever of the sudden engine shutdown. This is extremely dangerous and a safety concern. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Bad torque converter with 56000 miles and a month out of warranty and GM says to bad. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2025 | ENGINE | Driving on the highway, while accelerating, heard a mechanical failure from the front end of the vehicle and had immediate loss of power, and reduction in performance/handling. The engine light came on and three warning messages; Service ESC, Service Parking Brake & Steering Assist is Reduced Drive with Care. Fortunately, the local GMC dealer was the next exit which is where the truck is currently located. The truck was inspected by the dealer and determined the engine should be replaced. It is available for inspection upon request. I have pictures of the warning messages and the work order from the dealer of their findings to date. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2025 | STEERING | While driving at low speed the power assisted steering quit working. I could steer but with great effort. Drove two blocks home. Shut it off and restarted. Everything was fine after restarting. I’m afraid to drive the vehicle after this experience. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owns a 2019 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle came to a screeching stop. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the electronic brake control module had short-circuited and there was a miscommunication, which engaged the parking brake and locked up the rear wheels. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was previously taken to the same dealer on two occasions and repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V889000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC); however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case, but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 7,000. | Crash: No Fire: No Towed | 7,000 |
| Feb 2025 | POWER TRAIN | accelerating from a stop, 1st and 2nd gear hard shifts. gm previously changed program and type of fluid. said this was normal | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | Vehicle was having trouble accelerating, like the parking brake was on. Then received a message that the brake system failed, lane assist failed, and I couldn’t drive faster than 43 mph. Then a message about the trailer brake appeared | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | While driving at 65 mph on a freeway, the engine failed and cracked a rod with fresh oil and all maintenance done regularly. Truck brakes would not work after engine failure. Truck was fully disabled and I was stranded on freeway @ 90,000 miles. Lights on exterior of the vehicle were dim after engine failed | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2025 | ENGINE | This morning, while driving to work, my truck was operating smoothly without any prior warning signs. Suddenly, the dashboard displayed a message indicating "Low Oil Pressure" and instructed me to turn off the vehicle. There were no preceding alerts, such as check engine lights or low oil pressure indicators. As I was preparing to follow the instructions, the vehicle dashboard displayed another message directing me to put the truck in neutral, and then the engine automatically shut off. Unfortunately, after this occurred, I was unable to restart the truck. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission failed and GM will not provide parts to repair the truck. Only has 57000 miles | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |