2019 GMC Sierra 1500 problems
The 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 has 934 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (36%) concerns engine. Next are drivetrain & axles (15%) and brakes (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 934 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 36% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 20 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 12,000 miles 327 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 196 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 27 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 25 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 18 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 17 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 327 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 12,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 87,000 miles (73 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 22 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 20 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the GMC Sierra 1500 with enough data (527 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 10 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owned a 2019 GMC sierra. The contact had a recall for the brakes and had them repaired. The vehicle was sitting in a parked position and everything shut down. The vehicle had no power for about 25 minutes before it was able to be restarted. The panel stated that the vehicle was shut down for a manufacturer reset. The vehicle was driven and the brakes malfunctioned while making a left-hand turn. The vehicle crashed head on into another vehicle.
The vehicle has experienced repeated Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction warnings that appear related to a prior GM recall for ESC malfunction codes. These warnings occurred before and after dealer repairs. The ESC malfunction may have affected other safety systems. I was involved in two separate accidents while driving this vehicle, and in both incidents the airbags did not deploy. In one accident, the vehicle struck multiple objects in a frontal collision at significant speed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 GMC sierra 1500. The contact stated that the lane departure signal was supposed to blink three times, but it only blinked once. In addition, the lane departure signal functioned correctly intermittently. The dealer stated that the vehicle was fine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 4,400.
The contact owns a 2019 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 25 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormally loud sound and the front driver's side wheel detached. The vehicle came to a complete stop. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the upper control arm had disconnected from the steering wheel ball joint, and it was determined that the upper control joint, steering wheel column, and front driver's and passenger's side wheel needed to be replaced.