2014 GMC Sierra lighting problems
64 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2014 GMC Sierra, which is 48% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 64 49% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 1,000 miles 51 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 47 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 51 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 1,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The front projector headlamps do not put out enough light to safely drive on unlit roads at highway speeds. There is also little light projected to the side making turns unlit. I recently had a near hit with a pedestrian on an unlit street because of no side lighting when making a slow turn. There are no higher lumen replacement bulbs available.
The headlight output at night, particularly in rural back road areas is less than adequate. Poor really. I originally had moisture issues in both headlamp housings, had both headlamp housings replaced and the lighting seemed to be better, however not very much. The headlights seem to have dark spots in them and only light up certain parts of the road in front of me, and never much to the side of the roadway.