In the past 4 months, beginning at about 52k miles, I started receiving messages on my truck that said "stability control" was out and it locks the front left wheel, losing all steering, the radio and then the truck goes completely dead. The AC goes on/off and the headlights flicker. This is always at low speeds between 5-10 MPH and most commonly when making a turn. I had the battery replaced at the dealership and now they're telling me I need a negative battery cable replacement?
2014 GMC Sierra 1500 electrical complaints
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First instance: (this issue happened three times in one day before being able to be repaired) without warning the vehicle lost all power and the motor died while traveling at approx. 35mph for several seconds. When it powered back up everything was reset as if the battery had been disconnected. The dealership found a "loose ground wire" underneath the dashboard and attributed the occurrence to this. Second occurrence: (less than a month later and happened twice within a few minutes) while travelling on the expressway at approx. 70mph and again without warning the vehicle lost all power and the motor died for several seconds. When it powered back up everything was reset as if the battery had been disconnected. This happened again while exiting the highway just moments later at a more moderate speed, again with zero warning. Dealership now states the problem is with the positive battery terminal wire & harness.
Truck has stopped on random occasions since purchased in july 2017. Been to two different dealers who have yet to diagnose issue. Simply loss of steering and electrical power. Each time it goes to dealer ,they cannot replicate error. Could be related to recall n172085440 but not sure at this point. Have a video of last instance of issue on august 5, 2017 but unable to load.
My truck loses power steering when turning left and practically comes to a stop mid turn. It takes approx. 5 seconds to be able to continue through the turn. Stabilitrak notifications constantly alert on the dash for traction control, steering assist, etc and when doing slow maneuvering the A/C, stereo, and steering assist shutdown for a split second. Recall is open under n172085440 for 2 weeks now and I know other people experiencing these same safety steering issues waiting for the fix to be published for this recall. Please expedite the recall fix asap!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. While driving 10 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle lost electrical power and stalled. In addition, the "reduction power steering control", "engine power reduction", and "hood ajar" indicators displayed. When the contact attempted to turn the vehicle back on, the vehicle initially failed to start and the contact heard a clicking sound. The negative battery terminals also became extremely hot. The vehicle was taken to mark allen buick gmc (6300 new sapulpa rd, tulsa, ok 74131) where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to mark allen buick where the dealer stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred several more times. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v640000 (electrical system). The approximate failure mileage was 38,000.
Power steering light and stabilitrack light coming on when coming to a slow stop. Lights will not stay on long enough to throw a code to read. A/c, radio, dash all shuts down when these codes throw.
I am recieving stabilatrac , ABS, powersteering, errors. My wipers will only work if I hit my brakes. The cruise control doesn't work anymore.
Turning at slow speeds the engine, and electronic shut of and on jerking the steering wheel out of my hands very erraticly and finally shuts off in the road. In a few minutes it will fire back up. I'm scared to dtive it! Its not safe for anyone!
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the stabilitrak and anti-theft warning indicators illuminated and the power seized. The vehicle restarted independently; however, the failure recurred several times. The contact notified sellers gmc (located at 38000 grand river ave, farmington hills, michigan) where an appointment was scheduled. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Truck has 73,000 miles on it. While driving at approximately 20 MPH I applied the brake and had the stabili track warning go off, as well as radio and fan shut off. As I was making a slight left turn the steering wheel jerked out of my hand and locked up, leaving me with absolutely no control of the vehicle in the middle of traffic. The steering wheel would release , jerk and lock repeatedly, it happened about 4 times while trying to regain control. At the same time while applying the brake I had virtually no brakes to stop the vehicle. Looked for recalls and all I found were hundreds of similar complaints, but no solution or recalls. How is this not a recall, it's gross negligence... What if I was at highway speeds or towing my trailer at the time. Gm and the federal safety agency need to address this issue immediately before lives are lost. As for me, I'm in the process of getting rid of a vehicle that I've had for 3 months because of this and will not let my children ride in the vehicle. It's an intermittent problem, I'm just hoping the next time it doesn't happen at 65mph.
Got a steering stability indication while driving across a bumpy strip on the highway. Later, I would get the indicator, and when I did a hard turn, I.e. 90 degrees, the engine would die. The dealership isolated the problem to a broken gear in the electric power assist, and replaced the negative power cable on the battery. The cost of the repair would have been about $3600.00, but gm paid about 75%. It was recommended that I replace the negative cable every 50,000 miles by one of the technicians. Another problem occurred about a year ago concerning the vapor recovery system. I got a check engine warning, took it to the dealer and found that the whole system was completely coated with fine dust. They replaced the vapor collection canister and associated tubes and filters at a cost of about $800.00. Gm picked up about 50%. I later changed the location of the vapor collection tube from the (very dusty) wheel well, to under the hood where it was protected from the dust. I don't believe either of these problems to be lack of preventive maintenance, because neither appear to be able to be checked or appear on regular maintenance. The vehicle turned off while making a turn at slow speeds, and the warning light came on at driving speeds. Relocating the intake on the vapor recovery system appears to have cured or delayed the onset of the problem. (I also remove and blow out the filter and the intake tube at least once a year.)
When I am driving at low speeds and I turn my steering wheel my wheel locks up and I am unable to turn by vehicle. When I am driving on the highway my display system goes in and out.
Driving at low speeds in rush hour traffic and "degraded steering" warning with chime sounded. Cleared itself and then chimed again with same warning about three minutes later. This was followed by stabilitrack warning and red brake warning. Steering was somewhat harder to turn but was still being assisted. There didn't appear to be any degradation to braking. Maybe the anti-lock system? The A/C then turned off and the radio volume went silent. The stabilitrack switch, A/C controls and radio controls were all ineffective. I noticed the amp gauge was below 12 as it seemed as if the truck electrical system was underpowered. I drove ten miles home and all systems reset by turning truck off and starting it up again. This is first time this has happened. Truck has 66k miles on it.
Drivers side door actuator is going out which makes it to where you have to pull on the handle twice in order to exit the vehicle and to unlock the vehicle.
When turning the truck shuts off and the instrument panel and radio flickers off and on and the vehicle dies. Then says the stabilitrack comes on. Also did it when trying to pass a truck completely shut the vehicle off heard the tires sceech.the everything flicked and same thing with the stabillatrak.
This issue is related to stabilitrak, the onboard computing system. When on the interstate, loss of power can occur. Usually at high speeds, the power just 'flickers' on and off, some times repeatedly. The breaking mechanism seems to be somewhat affected by this. At slower speeds, the same problem can occur, but the steering wheel locks up and forces my truck to turn hard to the left. Each time the problem occurs, "stabilitrak error" and "loss of traction control" or something along the lines of "loss of power, danger" will appear -- although, it is usually just something relating to "stabilitrak". I've nearly been in an accident ~3 times. It's no question a danger to the driver and to pedestrians. Gm has been getting sued like crazy, and it's pretty clear they are avoiding this issue because of this.
I have a 2014 gmc sierra, I started my truck to warm it up. I went inside and after a few minutes I went outside and my truck was engulfed in flames. Luckily I was not parked in the garage and nobody was in my truck. It was parked in my driveway at the time. I am unknown...however there is recall for electrical/computer problem for my 2014 sierra but my truck has not been part of this recall. My truck is totaled!
Written by my wife on 11/04/16: on 11/02/16 at approximately 2:45 pm I was driving slowly through a parking lot trying to find a space. I found a space and as I turned my wheel to the left it locked up roughly, jerking the steering wheel out of my hands as I pulled into the spot. After the steering wheel locked up, jerking very abruptly, the power surged and the truck died. This is probably the 30th time this has happened to me. This particular time there was no error message displayed this time. Usually I get a message which pops up on the instrument cluster forward of the steering wheel that says 'service stabiltrac' or 'action required, steering assist is reduced, drive with care.' it seems there is a steering malfunction because this issue usually occurs while making a turn but the truck has had this same error message while driving straight on the highway. I am unsure of what the problem is but I do know it is dangerous to drive this vehicle until the problem is resolved. Road conditions/weather conditions also play no part in when this malfunction takes place. Other pertinent information regarding this issue is that the headlights do flicker from time to time. We have been dealing with this issue since august of this year and have still not found a resolution. Landmark chevrolet in taylorville, il has had our vehicle in the shop 4 times on this issue alone and put over 200 miles on our vehicle with no resolution. Friendly chevrolet in springfield il had our truck for nearly 3 weeks and put over 70 miles on the vehicle...no resolution. Here are a couple videos we recorded and uploaded to youtube documenting the issue. Taken on september 18th, 2016: taken on september 19th, 2016: [xxx] parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).' pm
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that the four wheel drive gear was jammed when she attempted to start the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was a software issue and the vehicle software needed to be updated. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the failure occurred on four separate occasions after the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 9,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. While the vehicle was in the park position, the four wheel drive service light illuminated without warning. The contact was unable to disable the four wheel drive. The vehicle was taken to be diagnosed by a dealer, but the issue recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 20,000.
Vehicle will lose power and shut off while driving, while in reverse I have had the steering wheel ripped out of my hands. Random error messages on dic, random starting issues. Taken to shop multiple times, they cannot find an issue.
Bought brand new 2014 gmc sierra 1500 , 622678 miles, air conditioning AC not blowing cold air, they said it's electrical and want us to pay over $200.00 to fix it.
Defective headlights. Very poor visibility when driving after sundown. Unsafe to drive my truck at night. $42,000 and dealer has no fix. Also no response from gm. Have appointment to see my attorney.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving the gear shifted into neutral inadvertently and caused the vehicle to abruptly accelerate. The contact also stated the vehicle consumed the engine oil prematurely and exhibited electrical failure with the windows opening and closing independently and the headlights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failures however; the dealer advised there was nothing they could do to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified f the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 20 MPH, the steering wheel seized and veered independently. In addition, several unknown warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to regain control after depressing the brake pedal. The failure recurred and the stability trac, and the service trailer brake warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that a excessive voltage drop resulted in a loss of power with the manual trailer brake, the bcm, electronic bcm, ECM, steering. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 27,416.
Clock and outside air temp readings are so small, you can't see them, without taking your eyes off the road, long enough to bend over close to the radio. This is as bad as someone using a cell phone to send and receive text. I have driven off the road twice, but have not crashed yet. My gm dealer says, the readings can not be made larger, and to be very careful.
The headlights on this truck are unsafe, they do not project enough light ahead for safe driving at night. One has to depend on the street lighting or stars. I have come close to hits others on the roads for the lack of projection of these lights. The truck becomes a hazard on the highway do to the slow speed one has to travel to stay within the headlights. Please address this with gmc before someone is hurt or killed.
I am having problems with door chime and dome lights not shutting off with key in ignition on different occasions when door is closed. I also have the same with them not coming on when opening door on different occasions. It started approx. A month after purchasing and still happening now . It has not happened at the dealership yet and gm says they will not check into it unless a gm rep. Is a witness to it happening.
Headlights are weak.
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