GMC wheels problems
Across all GMC models in NHTSA's complaint database, 426 complaints involve wheels. The Sierra 1500 accounts for the largest share (20%). The single worst model year is the 2015 Sierra 1500 with 9 wheels complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 426 about wheels, all GMC models
- Most affected
- Sierra 1500 20% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 230 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 39 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which GMC models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra 1500 | 86 | 20% |
| Acadia | 38 | 9% |
| Yukon | 33 | 8% |
| Sierra | 32 | 8% |
| Terrain | 32 | 8% |
| Jimmy | 31 | 7% |
| Sierra 2500 | 23 | 5% |
| Envoy | 16 | 4% |
| Yukon XL | 16 | 4% |
| Sierra 3500 | 14 | 3% |
Worst model years for wheels
- 2015 GMC Sierra 15009 complaints
- 1999 GMC Sierra8 complaints
- 2017 GMC Acadia7 complaints
- 1996 GMC Jimmy7 complaints
- 2014 GMC Sierra 15007 complaints
Wheels complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 8 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 15 |
| 1998 | 13 |
| 1999 | 19 |
| 2000 | 16 |
| 2001 | 13 |
| 2002 | 17 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 20 |
| 2005 | 20 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 18 |
| 2008 | 14 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 18 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 13 |
| 2015 | 29 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 10 |
Among the 230 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.