AI DamageGMC 1500: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the GMC 1500 across 4 model years: 64 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Visibility 30% of all complaints
- 2 Service brakes 17% of all complaints
- 3 Electrical system 11% of all complaints
- 4 Powertrain 8% of all complaints
- 5 Fuel system 6% of all complaints
- 6 Seats 6% of all complaints
- 7 Steering 6% of all complaints
- 8 Air bags 5% of all complaints
- Visibility: 19 complaints (30% of all).
- Service brakes: 11 complaints (17% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Electrical system: 7 complaints (11% of all).
- Powertrain: 5 complaints (8% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Fuel system: 4 complaints (6% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 64 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Seats | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Air bags | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Seat belts | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Electronic stability control | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Consumer's vehicle was involved in a front collision at 60 mph. Upon impact, air bag did not deploy. Consumer will notify the manufacturer.
Vehicle was parked inside of garage, and it rolled out of the garage into a tree. Consumer stated that this was the third time this happened.
While driving about forty mph went to change lanes, and steering wheel would not turn left or right, causing consumer to crash.
Airbag did not deploy it was a head on hit with concrete. Same vehicle struck a deer the previous year and no airbag deployed. This also did major front damage to this vehicle.
Vehicle was involved in an accident. Vehicle pulled to the left and right while braking. One moment it had brake, the next moment brakes were gone; brake pedal went down to the floor, and did not stop vehicle. . Dealer/mfr. Was not notified.
My brake lights don't work ived tried every thing to fix them and I cant seemed to find the problem I was wondering if the wireing or brake switch were recalls
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Visibility. Wipers, mirrors, defrosters, cracked glass.
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.