Major Problems with 2011 GMC Sierra 1500 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 GMC Sierra 1500

2011 GMC Sierra 1500 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 3 Mileage: 3100 miles

2011 GMC Sierra 1500 SEATS Victims: 3 Mileage: 75000 miles

2011 GMC Sierra 1500 AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 44000 miles

Browse 2011 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, BODY and FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from GMC Sierra 1500 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that the driver's side air bag failed to...	93 ~ 21142 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER a visible and concerning crack appearing in a corner of the passenger airbag dashboard. no personal -whether intentional or not-...	53 ~ 45190 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated upon engaging the emergency brake and releasing it...	25 ~ 52156 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph the contact...	14 ~ 47423 miles
POWER TRAIN on november 18 2010 returning from vacation driving a new 2011 gmc sierra sle pick up with less than 2...	14 ~ 46023 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my starter or fly wheel is causing my truck to not want to start also there is a rattling noise...	10 ~ 63009 miles
STEERING while driving down the interstate today the steering locked in position. it took both hands to force it to turn...	8 ~ 24095 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM went about a mile was getting ready to make a left across md rt 4 when i lost power and...	7 ~ 73265 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL second report - sudden acceleration. 2011 gmc sierra pu truck. on december 20 2010 i was traveling to visit friends....	7 ~ 39417 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL something is wrong with the electrical system. all my door locks repeatedly lock and unlock all my emergency checks and...	6 ~ 67081 miles
SEAT BELTS tl*the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated the driver side seat belt did not hold after...	4 ~ 36495 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN on november 18 2010 returning from vacation driving a new 2011 gmc sierra sle pick up with less than 2...	4 ~ 2075 miles
STRUCTURE my 2011 gmc sierra had 40000 miles on it and the dashboard above the airbag has cracked. i am afraid...	3 ~ 61103 miles
TIRES oem tires have extremely poor wet pavement traction. first incident occurred less than 30 days after purchasing the vehicle. it...	3 ~ 77953 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER rear view mirror just falls off and takes a chunk of windshield with it. could very easy startled some one	2 ~ 115000 miles
WHEELS while driving 50 mph. with out notice the front passenger tire exploded. checking the tire shows in middle of tread...	2 ~ 149750 miles
SUSPENSION in only 600 miles the suspension was begining to feel like a buckboard and if a good enough sized pot...	2 ~ 2500 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. the contact was driving up an incline approximately 5 mph and...	2 ~ 34975 miles
SEATS seat collapsed backward after rear end collision....	1 ~ 75000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i was driving my 2011 gmc on a highway in massachusetts when the transmission decided to fail. my rear wheels...	1 ~ 32000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. while driving various speeds the contact heard an abnormal noise coming...	1 ~ 126000 miles
FOG LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. while the vehicle was parked the contact noticed that the bumper...	1 ~ 33000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to start. the vehicle...	1 ~ 25000 miles
ROOF AND PILLARS > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to start. the vehicle...	1 ~ 25000 miles
SPINDLE > AXLE > REAR 2011 gmc sierra 1500. consumer writes in regards to recall notice for the rear axle cross pin fracture *tgw the	1
REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY wipers and washers come on by themselves surprising the driver and partially obscuring his vision. it is necessary to pull...	1 ~ 41600 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2011 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that the low beam headlights shorted randomly since...	1

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