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2025 GMC Sierra 1500 drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 28 complaints for the 2025 GMC Sierra 1500, 14% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
28 14% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

I was driving at 70 mph on the highway. I heard clunk and then rattling and saw smoke while losing power. Check 4wd warning illuminated. Came to stop in busy traffic and where I first parked on shoulder, saw shoulder of roadway smoking and on fire. I pulled forward 100 or so feet slowly while hearing more grinding rattling cranking. Came to stop. Fire dept arrived and extinguished roadside blaze. Called towtruck and had towed to [XXX] in [XXX]. 75k miles. No warning just catastrophic failure.

October 2026 Fire

The contact owns a 2025 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 4 MPH and turning left into a parking spot, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent, but the failure occurred while slowing down under 5 MPH and turning to the left. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer; however, the failure was not duplicated.

Reported at 17,000 miles, January 2025

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