Complaint volume
533 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
533 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2022 GMC Sierra, grouped by component category.
533 Total complaints
10 Crash reports
5 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, 5 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 82 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 45,345 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
5 Fire
3 Injury
0 Fatality
36 Towed
1 Medical attention
What are the most common 2022 GMC Sierra complaint categories?
ENGINE 144
STRUCTURE 77
POWER TRAIN 51
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 47
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 27
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 22
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 21
SERVICE BRAKES 13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 8
533 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Purchased this vehicle used with having 34k miles. Currently has 37k. Powertrain is still under warranty. I will be taking it in to have looked at. The truck has already been in for rear main seal failure and the dealership failed to investigate the transmission issue as far as I know. The issue is with the transmission and shifting, specifically going into second gear. While going into second gear the truck feels like it is in neutral for a couple seconds then ultimately gets its 2nd gear. This appears to only happen after the truck has been sitting off for some time. Between a few hours and overnight. The biggest concern for me was when this happened as I pulled out into the road and was left without propulsion for a brief moment with oncoming traffic. If driving in snow I feel like once the gear grabs, would likely cause a spin-out in front of traffic. This is a serious safety concern. There are no warning lamps or messages on the dash for this issue. This is a 2022 GMC Sierra Limited Elevation crew cab 2.7L V4 with turbo. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2025 | ENGINE | My 2022 GMC Sierra Denali Limited (6.2L L87) had an engine recall performed by an authorized GMC dealer (Paul Masse Buick GMC) in November 2025. Prior to the recall service, the vehicle had no check-engine lights, no drivability issues, and no knock-related symptoms. Immediately after picking up the vehicle from the recall service, the check-engine light illuminated within seconds of leaving the dealership parking lot. I returned the vehicle immediately. The dealer diagnosed a failed knock sensor and replaced it at my expense. There were no prior warning signs or symptoms before the recall visit. General Motors declined responsibility, classifying the issue as an out-of-warranty repair and confirming only that the recall procedure was followed. GM did not evaluate whether dealer handling, component disturbance, or recall-related activity contributed to the immediate failure. I am submitting this complaint because the failure occurred directly after recall service, suggesting a possible recall-adjacent issue or unintended consequence of recall procedures, and because GM declined to investigate causation beyond procedural compliance. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Tailgate unlatched by itself, first time I was connected to a trailer and it damaged the tailgate. Multiple (4+) times afterwards while being parked in garage tailgate opens by itself all during the same day could not get this to stop. Called dealership today for appointment where they could get me in the shop in the middle of the week, but they told me that this issue is known but not covered under my VIN. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My truck went into "limp" mode and had very little power. It was towed to the dealership where they diagnosed the issue as a bad solenoid causing the engine misfires. The solenoid was replaced, but the issue was not fixed. Now the dealership is stating the engine has bent lifters and the repairs will not be covered under the ongoing massive engine recall. The vehicle had the pico test on 9/17 and it "passed", but less than 3k miles later and the engine failed. This is a clear safety issue and well known by NHTSA and GM. Now I'm negotiating with the dealership to cover repairs and my truck has been gone nearly a month. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2025 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact stated that the failure had occurred while driving approximately 60 MPH with the cruise control engaged and set at manual control and not adaptive cruise control. The contact stated that after manually disengaging the cruise control and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to respond as intended, and the vehicle unintendedly accelerated. The contact stated that the vehicle nearly crashed into the rear of another vehicle due to the failure. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, but the vehicle could not be diagnosed because no DTC was retrieved. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure, and the contact filed a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 33,000 |
| Dec 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I was accelerating from a stop light at green. The RMP's revved up, truck jerked, and it would not shift or accelerate. I was almost rear ended on a busy street. There was not warning light prior. The service light then came on. I pulled over, turned the truck off. I turned it back on and put it in drive. It shifted to 30 mph, jerked, and would not shift. The message on the dash states it is in limited power, in limp mode. The GMC app states there is a Transmission system issue detected. My mechanic stated the control module is bad and needs replaced. I called GMC and they stated it is out of warranty by 4795 miles. Having a vehicle that will not accelerate on a busy street is dangerous. It is a 2022 with low miles. I limped it to my work office 2 miles away and called family to get me. I live 50 miles from work. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The OnStar System completely shut down. The module stopped working while driving and now there is no communication to the vehicle. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2025 | ENGINE | The CAM Sensor Failed and the reluctor ring was chipped. They could not determine without spending hours taking a part the engine if it was a piece of metal from the current recall that chipped off and broke the reluctor ring. No problems until immediate failure and had to had the car towed to the shop to identify issue. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | The contact owns a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the tailgate opened unintendedly. The contact stated that the failure occurred while the vehicle was idling or while parked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the failure was caused by a corroded wire. The dealer determined that the wire and the tailgate switch needed to be replaced. The dealer confirmed that the vehicle was not included in a recall or covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired but was scheduled for repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000. The VIN was not available. | Crash: No Fire: No | 65,000 |
| Nov 2025 | ENGINE | Purchased vehicle in July 2025. Started having the engine failure issues described in recall "L87 Engine Loss of Propulsion (Related field action: See Special Coverage N252494003)". GM says that the recall work was completed in May of 2025, however, the same exact issue as described in the recall exists. Engine fails during vehicle operation, the vehicle will lose propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash. We believe the recall fix was not performed properly as vehicle has same issue. Dealership has not helped us and GM referred us to you. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2025 | ENGINE | The engine in my vehicle has failed twice while driving at highway speed. Both times, the engine suddenly stalled without warning, causing an immediate loss of propulsion, lighting, and steering assist. Each failure occurred at night, and I had to coast to the shoulder in the dark with limited control while other vehicles traveled at high speed. During the second incident, two children were in the vehicle. Both events created a serious risk of a collision or injury. The failure involves the primary propulsion system. After the first incident, the dealer replaced the engine and performed recall-related updates. Months later, the replacement engine failed in the same way. The dealer inspected the vehicle after each incident, confirmed the failures, and is replacing the engine again. The issue has therefore been reproduced and verified by the service center. There were no warning lights, messages, noises, or drivability symptoms before either failure. The engine stalled suddenly both times. A separate exterior trim piece, previously repaired under a recall, also detached while driving, adding an additional hazard. Both engine failures and the sudden loss of lighting and power created a clear and immediate safety risk to occupants and surrounding traffic. The repeated nature of the defect after a full engine replacement raises concern that the underlying issue has not been resolved. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at speeds over 20 MPH, the vehicle began shaking and the transmission shifted prematurely and hard. The contact stated that the check engine, traction control, ABS, transmission, and other unknown warning lights were intermittently illuminated. The contact stated that on one occasion while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to slow down as intended. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 46,000 |
| Nov 2025 | STRUCTURE | Grille deflector was torn off the vehicle while driving at highway speeds. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local O'Reilly's, who diagnosed that the cylinder #2 glow plug had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the Manufacturer's Special Coverage that was related to the failure. The contact stated that the special coverage service was for the previous model years with a 3.0-liter turbo diesel engine that had experienced the same failure. The failure mileage was 38,773. | Crash: No Fire: No | 38,773 |
| Nov 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Telematics module failed directly after update, vehicle is outside of warranty (by mileage) but only 3 years old. no GPS, Onstar, and several other features that rely on this system to operate. several dealers would not even look at it when calling for appointment, one dealer stated that the part was on back order for up to 2 years and did not want to waste the time to look at it. Upon research, this appears to be a very common problem on all GM models with similar outcome | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2025 | ENGINE | My GMC dealer falsely reported that recall work was completed on my engine but it was proven by an independent service center that it was not done. Items that have been proven to have not happened were 1. Replace engine oil with higher viscosity oil, 2. Replace oil filter to match new oil, 3. New oil fill cap labeled with oil type, 4. New insert for owner's manual. The way I initially learned the work was not completed was by warnings on my dash about low oil pressure and low oil level in my engine this past weekend. The independent service center provided confirmation that the invoice from my GMC dealer was falsified and that the work they stated was completed was not done. As a result of the failure to complete the work, my engine ran on insufficient oil and, based on the dirtiness of the oil in my engine, it compromised its condition. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2025 | ENGINE | Took truck in for recall on sept. 19th, it passed and oil was changed per recall. On Nov 1, driving on IH 20. engine oil pressure went to 0 and engine stopped. The dash showed that oil pressure was low and to pull over vehicle. I was going 75 mph at time. Pulled to emergency lane and engine died. Had to tow to dealer. It was very unsafe due to speed and traffic on highway. At no other time was there any indication of engine problem. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2025 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed, and DTC: P0449 and P0498 were retrieved. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to a Special Coverage Adjustment Program for the Evaporative Emissions Purge Pump; however, the VIN was not included in the coverage. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 56,418. | Crash: No Fire: No | 56,418 |
| Oct 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I received a new engine. Went in 8/15 - 9/10. Truck was dead on 9/22 when State Farm sent out a guy to replace the windshield that came back broken from the dealership. I had put in a new battery on 4/17, before I even knew about the recall. I got the battery out and replaced under warranty from AutoZone. Before we connected the 2nd new battery, my friend checked the oil...just for fun. There's barely any oil on the dipstick. Service guy told me I'm checking the oil wrong, that it needs to be running for a while, so that's why it's reading low. Okay!!!! LOL. 7 days later, truck was dead again. Last week, 10/21, I'm told by GM Customer Support to Not have it towed in yet until I hear back from a senior advisor, after telling her my long winded story. She said it would be within 48 hours. 72 hours passed and nothing. Supposedly I'm receiving a call at 12:51pm today, yes that's correct, that's literally what they told me when I called in yesterday. I'm having the truck towed in today, 10/29. I continue to be jerked around, ignored, lied to from all angles of GM. My truck has been inoperable and/or unsafe to drive for over 6 months now, costing me all of my income from my 2 jobs that require my truck. GM needs to be held accountable. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2025 | STRUCTURE | I was driving down the interstate going 64mph and my grill deflector flew off. Then a piece of the bracket flew up and landed on the hood about 7-10 miles afterwards. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH hauling a trailer going downhill, the engine seized. The vehicle was difficult to control. The message to “Shift to Neutral and Restart" was displayed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The driver attempted to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the running boards were stuck outwards. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V274000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where the engine was replaced after two months. The dealer informed the contact that the battery was completely drained. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 67,500. | Crash: No Fire: No Towed | 67,500 |
| Oct 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V274000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The contact stated that there was an abnormal grinding and clinking sound coming from the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer and was informed that there was a waiting list for the recall repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The App had alerted the contact to the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 41,216. | Crash: No Fire: No | 41,216 |
| Oct 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | trailer brake control is junk, it is a known problem! While driving the control shut of the brakes of the trailer. Had a fully loaded trailer 14,000 pounds with no trailer brakes, ended up going through red light, because the trucks brakes where not enough to stop trailer! | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My OnStar module failed after 2 years, causing my check engine light to illuminate. The replacement has been unavailable for a year due to the large number of consumers fighting for a limited supply of replacement parts. This has placed myself and my passengers at undo risk as my ability to access the key safety features associated with OnStar, including but not limited to: crash detection, emergency notifications, and location assistance. This problem was first diagnosed at Bristol Chevrolet and then later inspected and confirmed at Crabtree GMC. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 80 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lost power, the engine began knocking, and the vehicle began to decelerate quickly until there was complete engine failure. The contact was able to coast to the emergency lane on the side of the highway. After the failure, several unknown warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed the vehicle with engine failure. The vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V274000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The contact stated that the engine was replaced. However, with less than 3,000 miles on the new engine, the knocking sound reoccurred while starting the vehicle and while the vehicle was idling. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was returned to the dealer, who diagnosed the vehicle with engine failure and determined that the engine needed to be repaired, but confirmed that an engine replacement was not covered under warranty or recall. The manufacturer was informed of the first failure; however, they were not informed of the latest failure. The failure mileage was approximately 117,457. | Crash: No Fire: No Towed | 117,457 |