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2020 GMC Sierra 3500 drivetrain & axles problems

19 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2020 GMC Sierra 3500, which is 26% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
19 26% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 3 crashes.

What owners wrote

driving approximately 50 mph when vehicle suddenly made loud bang and locked up rear brakes for 25' coming to a stop in road side ditch, numerous vehicles had to make evasive actions to avoid me and other vehicles. flat spotted tire abut no visible physical damage. sat on side of road for transmission temp to cool down then drove to shop without repeat. called dealer was told the earliest appt was a month away. have not been able to repeat incident so far.

July 2024 Crash

The contact owns a 2020 GMC Sierra 3500. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the rear differential seized, in addition, the contact was hauling a median size tracker on top of a flat bed. The flat bed jackknifed and hit the left side of the contact's vehicle. The vehicle was able to come to a stop. The air bags did not deploy. There was no warning light illuminated. A police report was filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed to a towing yard.

Reported at 108,000 miles, October 2024 Crash

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