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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2021 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION MAKES A NOICE LIKE A KICK WHEN STOPS AND SOMETIMES WHEN STARTS | Crash: No Fire: No | 31,050 |
| Apr 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE WHILE USING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JACK GIAMBALVO BUICK GMC (1390 EDEN ROAD, YORK, PA 17402, (717) 781-2154) AND THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOWED TO KOONS CLARKSVILLE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (12421 AUTO DR, CLARKSVILLE, MD 21029: (410) 988-9522) TO BE SERVICED WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 13,000 |
| Apr 2021 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SHAKES RATTLES AND JERKS AND HAS SINCE I GOT IT BRAND NEW. INTERMITTENT ISSUE NORMALLY BUT SOMETIMES IT'S EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE AND LEGITIMATELY CAUSES A WHIPLASH MOTION | Crash: No Fire: No | 42,868 |
| Mar 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TRANSMISSION FEELS SLUGGISH AND JERKS. WHEN COMING TO A STOP FEELS LIKE YOUR BEING REAR ENDED. STEREO SYSTEM FREEZES AND GOES SILENT NO SOUND WHAT DO EVER | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2021 | TIRES | ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021, MY HUSBAND (DRIVER) AND MYSELF (PASSENGER) WERE TRAVELING ON A SAINT LOUIS HIGHWAY AND THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW WITH NO WARNING. THERE WERE NO TIRE PRESSURE OR OTHER WARNINGS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH OF THE TRUCK. AFTER PULLING OVER, WE DISCOVERED THE ENTIRE SIDE OF THE TIRE HAD COMPLETELY BLOWN (LARGE HOLES OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE WALL OF THE TIRE). IT WAS NOT UNTIL A MINUTE OR TWO AFTER THE TIRE BLEW THAT THE TRUCK DISPLAYED A LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE TIRE MAKER'S WEBSITE, I DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR THE EXACT TIRE HOWEVER, THE DATE AS LISTED ON THE DOT NUMBER WAS ONE WEEK OFF. OUR TIRES SHOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE TIRE MAKER'S DEFECT WAS EXACTLY AS IT OCCURRED WHEN OUR TIRE BLEW OUT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 31,000 |
| Feb 2021 | STEERING | WHEN I GO OVER CERTAIN HUMPS IN THE ROAD WHILE GRASPING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SLIPS OUT OF ITS LOCKING POSITION AND SHIFTS UP AND DOWN AS I PASS THRU THE HUMP. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE 3 MONTHS AND HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS. WHILE MY VEHICLE IS COVERED BY WARRANTY (SO NOT LOOKING FOR ANY MONETARY COMPENSATION) IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND SEEMED LIKE A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR OTHER DRIVERS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 18,000 |
| Feb 2021 | POWER TRAIN | 2019 GMC SIERRA WITH 56K MILES WHEN ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO GET STUCK IN FIRST GEAR MAKES IDOL SOUNDS RPMS JUMP UP THEN HARD SHIFT INTO SECOND, MAKES THE TRUCK JERK WHEN IT HAPPENS, SINCE THE ISSUE STARTED IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I TOOK IT TO LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP ON 2/9/21 MANAGER SAID 'YES IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GMC & THAT YEAR MODEL TRUCKS' 2 DAYS LATER CALLED TO SEE STATUS OF TRUCK MANGER SAID HIS TRANSMISSION GUY FOUND THE ISSUE AND FIXED IT SAID COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION NOT TALKING TO EACH OTHER DID A 'TRANSMISSION RELEARN' WAS COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I HAD THE TRUCK BACK LESS THAN 24 HOURS AND NOW BACK TO HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AGAIN! CLEARLY IT'S NOT FIXED AND CONCERNING THIS IS GOING TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING! GMC 'KNOWN' ISSUE THEN ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME! | Crash: No Fire: No | 56,000 |
| Feb 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | 1ST TIME ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON HAD BRAKE CONTROL UPDATED. 2ND DID AUTO START AND AFTER THAT TRUCK WILL NOT START. AFTER 3 HOURS CAN START THE TRUCK BUT BRAKE CONTROL TRACTION CONTROL ABS WERE OFF. ENGINE HAS REDUCE POWER. DEALER UPDATED THE TRUCK AND CHECK BATTERY. 3RD TIME TRUCK WILL NOT POWER ON. AFTER JUMP STARTING THE TRUCK IT POPS UP ALL OF PREVIOUS MESSAGE. AND RUNNING BOARD KEEP POPPING IN AND OUT AND TRUCK WILL STILL DRAIN POWER EBVEN WHEN OFF. | Crash: No Fire: No | 19,000 |
| Feb 2021 | STEERING | I HAVE 48,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK , 2019 MODEL. I JUST EXPERIENCE MY STEERING WHEEL TO GET STIFF WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY TO MANEUVER IT WHEN IT WAS STATIONARY. MY DASH BRINGS A TWO MESSAGES, " SERVICE ESC," " SERVICE POWER STEERING." I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS AND THE ANSWER THE WAS NEGATIVE. I DID MY RESEARCH AND ON PREVIOUS MODELS THERE HAS BEEN EXISTING RECALLS ON THIS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ISSUE. " 2018 GMC SIERRA MODELS AND BELOW ," I SINCERELY FEEL THIS SHOULD BE FILE AS SAFETY COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE IS TO NEW HAVE THIS SORT OF ISSUE. IT'S NOT A MECHANICAL FAILURE BUT A ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROBLEM. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2021 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLE OR DURING ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MASTER BUICK GMC (3710 WASHINGTON RD, AUGUSTA, GA 30907) WHERE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE MECHANICS WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND REMAINED IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 20,000 |
| Jan 2021 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FIRST 3 GEARS.REAR END CLUNKS BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN GOING IN REVERSE WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE GEAR GOES IN HARD SEEMS TO BE DOING MORE OFTEN | Crash: No Fire: No | 100 |
| Jan 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | DAM TRUCK ITS ON PARK BUT KEEPS DISPLAYING A MESSAGE SAYING SHIFT TO PARCK,,,, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM , THEY ASKED TO START BY CHANGING THE SHIFT TO PARK HANDLER AND '''WILL GO FROM THERE '''THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID, WORSE TRUCK I EVER HAD,,,AND ALL THIS STARTED RIGHT AFTER 36000 MILES,,, | Crash: No Fire: No | 37,000 |
| Dec 2020 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE 21OCT2020 IT STARTED WHINING AND JERKING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED THEY COULDN'T SEE US, SO WE TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT GMC DEALERSHIP THAT SAID THE CODES HAD NOT BEEN UPDATED, THEY PREFORMED THE RECALL AND SAID IT SHOULD BE FINE. TWO DAYS LATER IT STARTED JERKING AGAIN AND SHUT OFF WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT IT FROM ON THE 28OCT2020 AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK WAS FINE, AND THAT THE DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. THE TECH SAID HE WOULD DRIVE IT OUT OF THE BAY, IF BRITTANY WOULD OPEN THE DOOR AND BEFORE HE COULD DRIVE IT THROUGH THE GARAGE BAY AREA AND OUT THE GARAGE BAY DOOR THE TRUCK MADE A CRAZY LOUD NOISE, JERK TO A SUDDEN STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT RESTART AT ALL AND HAD TO BE TOWED OUT OF THE BAY DOOR. THE 2019 TRUCK HAS HAD 5 RECALLS FOR SAFETY ISSUES AND WITH 40,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT ALL THE WAY OUT AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING THERE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A MONTH WAITING ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION TO COME FROM GMC. I GO IN AND SEE THE TRANSMISSION RECALL ON SO MANY 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION WHICH THIS TRUCK HAS, AND NOW I FEEL LIKE I WAS SOLD A LEMON AND NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE. % RECALLS AND THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT COMPLETELY AT 40,000 MILES. I AM SO UPSET ABOUT IT THAT I DO NOT EVEN WANT THE TRUCK ANYMORE. IT IS GOING TO RUIN MY RESALE VALUE AND THE LEMON LAW SHOULD APPLY ON A TRUCK ONE YEAR OLD. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND NOW ON THEIR FRONT DOOR IS A SIGN THAT SAYS THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY POLICIES ON ANY VEHICLE THEY SOLD AFTER NOVEMBER 15, 2020. OF COURSE THEY SOLD ME ZURICH EXTENDED WARRANTY TOO, AND I CAN PROMISE I WILL NEVER BUY GMC AGAIN. I ALSO HAVE A 2017 PATHFINDER ALMOST PAID OFF, THAT I AM GIVING TO MY DAUGHTER, AND I WAS GOING TO GET AN GMC ARCADIA BUT NOT A CHANCE NOW. | Crash: No Fire: No | 40,000 |
| Nov 2020 | POWER TRAIN,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES | DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 3 MILES PER HOUR IN 4 WHEEL HIGH ON A GRAVEL ROAD.THE AXLE BROKE AND THE TIRE COLLAPSED. I STRONGLY BELIEVE SOMETHING IS DEFECTIVE. (MAYBE A WELD ISSUE?) | Crash: No Fire: No | 32,172 |
| Nov 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | EXCESSIVE BRIGHTNESS AT NIGHT ON BACK UP CAMERA WHEN PUTTING TRUCK IN REVERSE. GLARE IS SO BRIGHT, I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING IN CAMERA OR MY OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. I HAVE ACTUALLY GOTTEN OUT OF MY TRUCK TO MAKE I AM NOT GOING TO BACK INTO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. WHEN IT IS RAINING AT NIGHT...FORGET IT, YOU JUST GUESS WHAT IS BACK THERE AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. I HANG A TOWEL OVER IT NOW WHEN I BACK UP AT NIGHT, IT IS A $60,000.00 TRUCK...WOW. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7 |
| Oct 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | REAR VIEW CAMERA STARTING WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO REPAIR. DEALER UPDATED SOFTWARE AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THE SAME DAY. RANDOM SCREEN FOR JUST THE BACKUP CAMERA WILL BE EITHER BLACKED OUT OR BLUE STATING TO SERVICE REAR CAMERA SYSTEM. HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE TO NO AVAIL. NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED THEY HAVE A FIX THAT WILL COST ME OUT OF POCKET. THEY ARE OFFERING COST ASSISTANCE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVED IN THE FIRST PLACE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 27,000 |
| Sep 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE VOLUME CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL KEEP GETTING STUCK GOING UP CAUSING THE VOLUME TO GO ALL THE WAY UP AND WON'T LET YOU TURN IT DOWN. THIS HAS CAUSED ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO PLAY MUSIC BECAUSE WHEN I DO IT HURTS MY EARS CAUSING ME TO SWERVE. | Crash: No Fire: No Injuries: 1 | Unknown |
| Sep 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | BACK UP CAMERA GETS FUZZY AND HAS LINES GOING THROUGH THE SCREEN WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS MY NEPHEW RAN BEHIND MY TRUCK AND I COULD NOT SEE HIM. | Crash: No Fire: No | 11,090 |
| Sep 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING DELAY DEALER COMPANY SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS AN UPDATE BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PROGRAM | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,500 |
| Sep 2020 | AIR BAGS | TRAVELING AT 68MPH, A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF ME AND I STRUCK THE DEER HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE RADIATOR TO DUMP THE FLUID ONTO THE ROAD. SEAT BELTS LOCKED AND THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FIRED. SMOKE FILLED THE CAB AND THE COMPUTER REGISTERED AS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. BUT THERE WERE NO AIRBAGS PHYSICALLY COME OUT INTO THE VEHICLE. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 18,500 |
| Sep 2020 | POWER TRAIN | FIRST FEELING WAS, I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT GOING MAYBE 5 MILES AN HOUR AND I FELT A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. PULLED ONTO THE MAIN ROAD AND APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE TRUCK STOPPED A LITTLE HARD AS I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS I STARTED PRESSING ON THE GAS WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 35 MPH OR SO, WHEN THE TRUCK CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN WHICH MYSELF & PASSENGER WERE SLIGHTLY THROWN FORWARD DUE TO THE ABRUPT STOP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE IN BACK OF ME NEARLY REAR ENDED ME DUE TO THE ABRUPT STOP THE TRUCK DID. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALER, IN WHICH AFTER SEVERAL DAYS IN THE SHOP, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT GMC KNEW ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE DEALER WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE TCM THAT APPARENTLY WAS TRYING TO SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN COMPLETELY. THEREFORE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STOP ABRUPTLY WITH NO WARNING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 18,000 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2019 GMC SIERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED INFOTAINMENT SCREEN INDEPENDENTLY CHANGES TO DIFFERENT MODES. WHILE USING THE CAMERAS, THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHES VIEWS. THE TOUCH SCREEN WAS FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAMERA WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT, COULD DETERMINE A FIX. THE PHONE FEATURE RANDOMLY MAKES CALLS TO STORED NUMBERS. THE VOLUME WOULD INDEPENDENTLY REACH MAXIMUM VOLUME. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VOLUME DOWN MANUALLY. *JS | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY GM CONCERNING THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT COMING ON. LIGHT CAME ON THIS MORNING AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. RESEARCHED THE INTERNET TO DISCOVER THERE WAS A RECALL. HAD A RECALL CONCERNING THE BRAKE PAD LIFE COMPLETED RECENTLY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 21,932 |
| Aug 2020 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AT START-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PENSKE BUICK GMC OF CERRITOS LOCATED AT 18400 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703, (562) 733-3800, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE FUEL SENSOR TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Jul 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSIONS WILL SHUDDER AND DELAY SHIFTING GEARS. I HAVE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PUT IT IN PARK, THEN I REALIZE I'M A FOOT BACK I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE, THE CAR DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR A SECOND THEN IT LURCHES FORWARD IN AN UNSAFE / UNCONTROLLED MANNER. OFTEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THEN PUTTING IT INTO PARK AND THE SAME DELAY THEN LAUNCH HAPPENS. GM HAS SERVICED IT 3 TIMES AND THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST BUT THE SHIFTING IS NOW MUCH MORE ROUGH THAN BEFORE. THE PROBLEM & RISK CONTINUE TODAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 500 |