Complaint volume
517 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
2022 GMC Sierra Complaints
517 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2022 GMC Sierra, grouped by component category.
517 Total complaints
10 Crash reports
6 Fire reports
3 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, structure, power train. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 10 crash reports, 6 fire reports, 3 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 78 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 44,857 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to engine, structure, power train?
- 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 2022 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.
2022 GMC Sierra
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How severe are the 2022 GMC Sierra complaints?
10 Crash
6 Fire
3 Injury
0 Fatality
34 Towed
1 Medical attention
What are the most common 2022 GMC Sierra complaint categories?
ENGINE 140
STRUCTURE 73
POWER TRAIN 49
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 46
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 26
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 21
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 21
SERVICE BRAKES 13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 7
517 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | ENGINE | They’ve failed to remedy my situation. I called in twice and they told me there is nothing they can do yet even though I’ve noticed my engine lost power temporarily. Manufacturer Recall Number N252494000 NHTSA Recall Number 25V274 | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2025 | ENGINE | Major engine failure with substantial loss of power while towing 24ft camp trailer. New engine has been installed. I was told by dealership that it was failure of engine bearings and connecting rods. They had seen a few similar cases | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | My camshaft failed only 1.8 years into having my brand new truck. GMC dealership repaired it so not sure if they have the part. My truck wouldn’t drive right causing everyone to be at risk. No warnings at all! I take very good care of my truck and the moment a light comes on I get it investigated. This repair was over 15000$ out of my pocket and they had to replace the engine entirely. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2025 | ENGINE | On December 12th heading to Bozeman at 88 MPH on I-90, truck completely died at high speed. We were going to have it towed to Billion in Bozeman because this was the cheapest route. We then got notice from your dealership that we had to tow it to Billings because Billings dealership never transferred the paperwork from Canada. $825.00 later we dropped the car per towing at Billings dealership. Monday, went to dealership and there was no word as to when his truck could get fixed. I was told by GMC that we would be reimbursed for the towing expense and since you did not have a loaner vehicle the 2 options GMC provided were to rent or car, reimbursed or GMC would cover our loan payment until the truck was fixed. Every week called dealership for an update and there was no update. I ended up calling Menholt-Chevy because I wanted to know what the average wait time was for this sort of problem. He said they had engines but it would be the same engine installed and if the warranty was through GMC, GMC would have to do the work. We were hesitant to even drive with this same engine again and possibly having the same situation happen again. Menholt suggested we trade the vehicle. They came up with a trade deal through his dealership on February 10th. February 12th AJ with Menholt had the vehicle towed to their dealership, exactly 2 months later. Ali, from GMC emailed April 2 stating they can no longer re-imburse us because we did not accept any incentives that were offered through GMC and that they tried to work with us and we did not accept any of their offers. XXXX and I were never offered anything, Period. We asked dealership for proof of offers and they could not provide any. I have never been re-imbursed and have been ignored from that point forward. The dealership has misinformed GMC and GMC and the dealership misled us. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE | Power loss at lower gearing speeds and also separator loss of motion when applying gas to make truck move after complete stops. Also blind spot monitoring glitch saying vehicles are beside randomly when no traffic nearby issue to safety by drivability problems and safety components effecting correct monitoring of surroundings.check engine light also has been on more then 2 - 5 times dealer always stating due to sensors in driving components.has been inspected numerous times for similar issues with check engine lights and drive ability issues with loading power random times unsure of where problem exactly resides. Main vehicle for transportation for infant cannot have safety or mechanical issues u resolved but GMC has not corrected this problem at this time and when taking to dealership they asking for charges for inspection of power issues. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | Below 10,000 miles my truck had the master brake cylinder to put which they repaired under warranty. At about 89,000 miles the engine went out stating a misfire on cylinder 2. After talking with GM the vehicle needed all the rods and cam shaft replaced which was almost an $11k repair of which I had to pay almost $5k. The truck still has sporadic shakes while at idle. Many other owners have complained of the same issues. It’s hard to understand that a new truck would have so many issues. The truck was also sold without the chip to heat the seats or the heated steering wheel. These were down afterwards one of them about a year after purchase. We feel GMC should have paid for this repair given all their engine issues. They changed the warranty from 100k miles to 60k miles because they knew these engines have major issues. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Truck was traveling through Atlanta when engine shut off and was not responsive. Was able to get truck off the interstate (I285 ramp to I75). Truck would not turn over. Pushed the ONstar button, they stated they couldn't diagnose the truck. They called a wrecker and got truck to a local GMC dealer(Capitol GMC). Truck was approx. 90 mile away from home. Dealer called on Monday 4/21 and stated that the engine was locked up and would need a new engine. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | Hello, I wish to report this injury / incident with the failure of the power running boards on my 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Limited. There are no warning Lamps on the vehicle. The truck is regularly serviced and inspected. The truck recently had a multi-point inspection at the dealer. The power running boards started to come out after I opened my door, as I stepped down, the steps retracted and went back in causing me to fall hard on the ground and smash my knees. Driver and passenger sides are now acting up, even with the truck parked and locked, passenger side wants to go in and out on its own and sometimes extends to the tire. As I researched this problem, I found out that others have had similar issues with the same vehicles that have these power running boards. I removed the fuse now to prevent further injuries. | Crash: No Fire: No Injuries: 1 | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | ENGINE | Coolant Control Valve malfunction causing fan to go on high. After several starts, engine light goes away but comes back sporadically. Safety issue is that when the light comes on it reduces the engine acceleration mid-drive. Coolant temp is normal but control valve is causing fan to turn on and reducing the engine acceleration. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | ENGINE | The engine on my 22 Sierra began knocking at 23,000 miles . The engine i have is a 6.2. It was already scheduled for a front grill recall at the dealer and I had concerns for the knocking issues. I had no lights on the dash or a performance issue at the time. The dealer said they heard the knocking and wanted to take the oil filter off to confirm engine failure. The found metal shavings in the filter and it needed a new engine. They said if I kept driving it the engine would have locked up . Luckily I cought it in time and avoided an accident on the highway. This is a huge safety issue. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. While utilizing Super Cruise on the interstate in stop and go traffic conditions, the vehicle will come to a complete halt and jerk (as though you I slammed on the breaks). This has happened approximately 4 times and each time, driving conditions were good and during hours of daylight. The halt is very violent and causes the vehicle behind me to slam on their breaks. The latest instance occurred on Tuesday May 29, 2025 and forced the vehicle behind me to swerve off of the road. The emergency breaking warning does not sound nor is there a reason for it to do so as it has happened when the vehicle in front of me is moving with traffic and has not slowed down or applied breaks. The super cruise system also does not disengage or say that the road information is unavailable. The vehicle simply comes to an abrupt halt, to the point where if things are in the seats they will fly forward and then the system behaves as though nothing has happened. Traveling speeds vary between 10-20 mph when it malfunctions. The problem has not been reproduced and it shouldn't because it is a serious safety hazard for the driver and other commuters on the road. I was told a module software update would fix the issue however that did not. There were no warning lights that occurred prior to any of the instances. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While I was driving on highway, engine shut down and wouldn't restart. I needed to be towed. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | ENGINE | Main bearing failure while driving. Had to replace the engine. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V060000 (Structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the chrome front grille deflectors needed to be replaced. The dealer confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | ENGINE | I had taken my vehicle to the dealership for a front grill assembly recall by the end of the day they called me and said I needed to leave my truck at the dealership because of a coolant control valve and they don't recommend me driving it. They told me they would get me a rental car but we're not able to get me one until 11 days after my vehicle was in the shop. I told them I needed a truck for work but was told they could only offer up to 44 dollars a day and I'd have to take a vehicle that was given to me or pay out of my own pocket to rent my own. I had the case escalated but have yet to hear anything back from GMC if they have even recieved the part or what is going on with this backorder part! From what I've been seeing and reading this is obviously an ongoing thing with GMC they have known about this coolant control valve for years now but instead of producing them so they are no longer on backorder they continue to produce plenty of new vehicles to throw on the sales lot. I am out of thousands of dollars because I don't have a truck and only 2 weeks into this mess with GMC. The vehicle is paid off and I continue to wander when a part or gmc will give me a better option. So I can continue with my business. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | While stopped at a light at a busy intersection the truck wouldn’t drive. There were no prior indications to there be an issue, no noises, no check engine lights. The intersection is a multiple lane route with high speed and traffic with rear end collision possible. The truck was determined to have a blown motor. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | STRUCTURE | The grill piece that is recalled flew off while I was driving on the highway on March 14th. I called the dealership that day to get my truck in but could not be seen until April 21st. After having the vehicle at the dealership they said the part to replace is backorder with no ETA of when it will be available. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | On [XXX] while driving 80mph on Westbound [XXX] , just West of the [XXX] exit, my engine simply quit. I was able to navigate it to the side of the highway to avoid traffic. However I could not restart the engine or subsequently get it out of Park gear. I got a notice "Conditions Not Correct for Shift." I was forced to use Onstar to get the truck towed back to the original dealership, Quebedeaux Buick/GMC in Tucson, Arizona. The next day, Monday, I went to the dealership to find out what happened to my truck. They said they would call me with results. They never did. The next day, Tuesday, I still hadn't received a call. I returned to the dealership to ask what had happened. They informed me the engine had thrown a bearing and it would need a total engine replacement. It would take 1-2 months. I'm now on day 4 of not having a vehicle, I've called the dealership every day to try to get a loaner vehicle, and they keep telling me they're working on it. The truck only has 36k miles on it and is still covered by warranty, but I feel like I'm getting the runaround from both the dealership and customer service. I still do not have a loaner vehicle. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | ENGINE | Was driving on the highway going 70 mph truck suddenly shut off, was stranded on side of the road heavy traffic.Towed truck to dealership and engine was confirmed seized. No warnings messages or symptoms prior. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Truck will not fully shut off when turned off will say shift to park for 5/10 minutes after it is turned off finally drained my. 6 month old batterie | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle lost power. The engine failure warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and stopped the vehicle. The contact turned the vehicle off, exited the vehicle, and added oil to the engine. The vehicle was towed to dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000. | Crash: No Fire: No Towed | 62,000 |
| Apr 2025 | ENGINE | I was driving at 60MPH on the highway and my engine failed. The dashboard read "Press Start to Restart" and my engine RPMs were zero and nothing happened when I pressed the accelerator. I was lucky to be driving in the right hand lane and was able to get over. I had to stop the vehicle in a tight area with a guardrail on the right hand side of the shoulder and passing traffic on the left. Luckily, my engine restarted. I got off at the next exit and the same thing happened. I was able to restart is again and get it home and eventually to the dealer. The vehicle has 29,500 miles on it and the dealer says it needs a new engine (L87). They say it could take 3 months to get it. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | ENGINE | Engine failure requiring engine replacement. I was told it was likely a bearing failure issue. I purchased the vehicle used from grapevine Buick with about 75,000 miles and decided not to purchase an extended warranty because I have always had good life and no engine issue with my previous chevy vehicles. There were no warning engine lights before, when it occurred or after it occurred. When the problem occurred on 12/2/24 I was driving on a road going approximately 50 mph when suddenly I felt a sudden loss of power. I then pulled over into a parking lot and could hear the engine knocking and making a screeching sound. I was over 230 miles from home when this occurred and had to get the vehicle towed back home. I had it towed again to an a shop where they determined the engine needed to be replaced. There was lots of metal shavings found in the oil pain. I was told it was likely a bearing failure issue. As I had no extended warranty and the factory warranty expired at 60,000 miles I had to pay over $12,000 for the engine to be replaced on a vehicle I had just purchased the prior month. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Engine had already had a full replacement within the first 35,000 miles. Driving down the road at 55 MPH and engine stops completely. Have to coast into a neighborhood. Luckily I was able to get out of the road. Pulled over and turn the truck off. Tried to start it and it never would turn over. Came back an hour later to see if it just needed turn off for a bit and restarted. Tried to start it and it started right up. Drove it around the block and then decided to drive to an auto store to test the battery. Before I could get to the store the truck shut off again while driving in the middle of the busiest road in town during rush hour traffic. Had it towed to the dealership and they said I need an engine replacement. This 6.2 motor is completely unreliable and a hazard to anyone driving it. No warning lights, no indication it was going to fail. I keep up with all my maintenance. I drive under control and at the speed limit and I don't tow anything. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Smelled fuel coming from truck. Took it to local gmc dealer and they found two lines rubbed together causing fuel line to corrode. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |