GMC / Sierra 2500 / 2015
2015 GMC Sierra 2500 problems
Owners have filed 100 complaints about the 2015 GMC Sierra 2500 with NHTSA. Exterior lighting accounts for 26% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 11%.
Complaints100
Crashes7
Fires8
Injuries2
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Exterior lighting 26.0% · 26
Electrical system 11.0% · 11
Fuel/propulsion system 10.0% · 10
Power train 8.0% · 8
Unknown or other 8.0% · 8
Engine 7.0% · 7
Service brakes 5.0% · 5
Steering 4.0% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire and 2 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the GMC Sierra 2500 in this data, 2015 draws comparatively few complaints; 2003 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 11 in the last three years against 27 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 34,289 miles.
In owners' own words
Vehicle low beam head lights have very poor coverage and brightness. When driving at night they barely light the road in front of the vehicle. Coverage side to side is very weak. Additionally when it is raining out, it is like driving with no headlights on at all. I have contacted the dealer and they have indicated this is common complaint on 2014 sierra 1500s and all 2015 sierras since the last redesign. Exterior lighting
The headlights are not sufficent. Night driving is terrible, can not see road. I have spoken to gm several times. They came out with an up date, saying new bulbs and repower control module, but they are still horrible. Gm had these lights for two years on the new body style for the sierra line, and now have switched to led hid's. So the people who own 2014 and 2015 trucks are stuck. Exterior lighting
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 2500. While driving at night, the headlights became very dim. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and repaired. The entire headlight assembly was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 27,890. Exterior lighting · reported at 27,890 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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