2014 gmc sierra 1500 4wd ~75k miles. Sometimes when I roll up my windows or use my blinker and it shuts off cruise control (hwy). And sometimes when I hit my breaks my headlights will dim (hwy, city streets, parking lots). When I'm turning slowly (in parking lots) the steeling will occasionally lock up and once it lost power entirely. My battery was tested at bigo and said it was fine. I've seen this online a lot for this truck and similar years, but no one seems to have a resolution. With so many incidents I'm shocked they don't have a fix or any idea what is wrong.
2014 GMC Sierra 1500 lights complaints
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The reverse lights are not working which is affecting the rear camera as well.
Headlights is so dim not safe to drive it seen where lots of people are having same issues and gm need to do something to make all there 14 and 15 better they fixed it in the 16 trucks I have tried to see if there is a recall and seen something about a fix but say it didn't help so hopefully can get something done about this just bought the truck and hate it because of this issue thanks [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Poor head lights doesn't show the road very poor lighting read where was other complaint about this.
The factory installed head lights are so bad that you can barely see at night one of the worst most dangerous issues I've ever seen on a vehicle please let me know how we can remedy the situation
Vehicle headlights are down right dangerous at nighttime to the point it's not even safe to operate at night because you can not see where your going,especially on hilly terrain and curvy winding roads. The time you react you will be off the road resulting in a crash, bringing injury or death to oneself or another occupant on the roadway. Lights or way to weak and not located in the right spot on truck making half your view in complete darkness when going up and down on hilly terrain. For the life of me can not believe this has not been recalled yet. This is totally unacceptable in the day and age we life in. Please get this recalled and safe people's life. Accidents may happen and someone might go off the road and get killed and no one will know why they went off the roadway just thinking maybe they feel asleep and the real result was improper head lighting and lack of vision to stay on the roadway. Please help get this on the recall list and it's not even a expensive fix. Help safe lifes! Thank you
The headlight illumination is inadequate both on low and high beams. Just upgraded for the 2nd time the bulbs for which I have ascertained that the illumination doesn't provide for my personal safety as well as for the public at large. This is not merely my own observation but for all those who either drive or are passengers in this vehicle. According to the public forums for this particular problem...they haven't found any corrective solution. Please, I implore you to review and find some solution to gm's inherent problem. If people haven't been injured and or more seriously (killed), it is only a matter of time. I currently have 60 k miles on this vehicle which I purchased used from a dealer with 20k miles. I have had 2 independent gm dealerships look at this problem without any corrective action.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that the headlights were dim, which made it difficult to see well at night while driving. The contact stated that the vehicle was equipped with halogen bulbs. The contact upgraded to LED bulbs, but the illumination did not get brighter. The vehicle was taken to charlie's chevrolet (877‑688‑4621, located at 1412 u s 202, winthrop, me 04364) where the technician recommended a diagnostic test. The test was not performed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle performed as designed. The contact was informed to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact upgraded to hid bulbs on his own, which offered better lighting than the original bulbs. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.
The engine shuts off and it looses all power randomly when turning , it is noow started to shut off in traffic when lightly tapping the brakes..
Have a bad tail light on my right side and took it to elharts to see why it won't light up with new bulbs and they said that the whole tail light has to be replaced because it has bad wiring I don't feel that I should have to pay for this to be done when it's a manufacturer problem that it was bad when it was put into my truck the part alone will cost 215 .00 plus I have to pay taxes plus labor could be totally not happy would like not to come out of my pocket if I don't get it fixed it will cause a accident that could be very bad
Headlights on my 2014 gmc sierra 1500 slt are totally inadequate on high or low beam. The lighting distance is inadequate and is so directional that there is no side flair lighting for turning like you have with conventional headlights. This is a serious safety issue and needs to be addressed immediately by the federal safety agency. I have had this vehicle for 41/2 years and the problem is ongoing since I bought it. The dealer has no solution. New hi/low bulbs, dealer installed and still very dim and unsafe.
Interior light flashes when stepping on break pedal
Was driving down the highway at highway speeds rolled the passenger window up the stereo cut off the gauges cut out and the wipers wipes in one time. Then a message stating stabilitrak needed to be serviced and electronic power steering was out
The vehicle's headlight have such poor illumination it renders the vehicle undrivable at night. Gm says nothing wrong, I have replaced the headlight bulbs with 3 different bulbs both oem and aftermarket nothing improves the illumination with the stock light housings.
The headlights are so poor that it feels dangerous to drive at night. On top of that, when it's raining at night, I try to avoid the roads.
I temporarily had no control over the vehicle causing me to have an accident. While driving down a residential street approaching a stop sign intersection I merged into the center of st to pass a trashcan and in the process of returning to my correct position on the road I suddenly had no steering. Panicking from the loss I pressed my brakes an attempt to bring vehicle to a stop but was unsuccessful because the tires began a slide once noticing the traction loss I proceeded to release brakes and reapply in hopes of gaining traction the brief relief from brakes caused the vehicle to regain traction and while I still have no control over steering, the vehicle jerks towards the right side of the road and the brakes being reapplied the vehicle continues to slide off pavement making contact with stop sign and telephone pole.
My husband and I were driving on highway 1 just past montara beach. It was around 7:30 pm and already dark. We were going approximately 45 MPH when all of a sudden, both headlights shut off on its own. We were approaching an extremely curvy stretch of road along ocean cliffs and there was nowhere to pull over. The symbol on the dash was lit up saying that our lights were on (even though they weren't). Thankfully there was a car in front of us and one behind us that gave us enough light and time to react which meant we didn't have to jam on our brakes and hope for the best. We tried the high beams which also did not work. After turning knobs and pressing buttons (while driving) to get some illumination, we finally were able to turn on the fog lights which was enough to get us somewhere safe. This is extremely dangerous and should never happen to anyone. Without the headlights from the car in front of us and behind us, this could have ended very badly, possibly even fatal. We were never able to get the headlights back on and plan on bringing the truck to a local gmc dealer tomorrow. Unfortunately, even if we get it fixed, we will be worried every time we drive it at night knowing that this could have ended so much worse. We haven't even put 1000 miles on it since we purchased it.
During driving, the stability sensors would go off and show up stating stability turned off, or power steering turned off. The voltage on vehicle would suddenly drop from 15 to 9 and then back up. This will usually turn off the interior lights and electronics. I have discussed this with other 2014 sierra and silverado owners and they all advised this was occuring on their vehicles. There is a ground wire that was not properly installed under the dash which causes high resistance material to cause electrical issues. During one of my drives to work going 60 MPH, the electrical components shut off and caused the engine to stop running. I was able to pull over while coasting on no power and restart the vehicle and it would continue to go. There have been times where the steering wheel would jerk while stationary as well. After many forum discussion this all related back to the ground wire not being properly installed by the manufacturer.
Headlights not bright enough. Added auxiliary driving lights for safety at night.
The headlights on this pickup make driving at night in rural south dakota almost impossible and even dangerous. I have owned this truck for only 2 weeks and found in order to drive at night I have to have the fog lights on to see, and even than it is not much better. The brights help none. Can't even tell when they are on vrs not. There has to be a fix or something that can be done to fix this. Driving at night is dangerous.
Headlights are not bright enough. Headlights are useless at night. Dealership changed bulbs and reprogrammed. Vehicle is still dangerous to drive at night. Vehicle has been this way since new.
The headlights on these trucks are horrible. Very unsafe to use.
Poor illumination, after a few days the lights have been adjusted the light points very low that its almost imposible to see at night while driving at normal road conditions and with a good weather.
Problem was present from the day I bought truck new. I live in a very rural area and the headlights are too dim to drive safely at night. Vehicle has been back to the dealer twice, once to replace bulbs and reprogram the bcm. Still not bright enough to feel safe driving at night. Second trip to the dealer they adjusted headlight up to high end of spec. Still not bright. I'm to the point of installing an after market hid kit.
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?
While driving lost all dash lights,, had to pull to side of road shut off engine then restart. Came back on.
The headlights are terrible in this truck. When we decided to purchase this truck it was very expensive but we thought we were making a good investment-wrong!!! What good is the truck if we get in accident because we can't see at night. Gmc just tried to save money wherever they could-only the bare minimal-its all only about lining their pockets with the most cash that they can. We have talked to the dealer about this and they say they is nothing they can do. Gmc replace the headlight starting in the 2016 but what about the 2014 & 2015 our life's don't matter?
Vehicle headlights fail to illuminate properly at night. Check with 2 different gmc dealers they say they are aware of the issue but no resolution is coming. Vehicle is not driveable at night on dark roads.
The headlights on this truck are the worst performing lights I have ever used. They emit a very poor amount of light making it difficult to see at night and barely able to see at night if it is raining. I have almost been in several accidents at night because of the poor lighting. I have had the upgrade done by gm and that did not make these lights much better and definitely did not make it safer to drive at night. They need to replace the lights with the updated version they have installed in the 2016 models.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that the headlights provided minimum visibility at night. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where a defect was not determined the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000. Updated 05/17/17*lj the consumer stated the headlights were very dim. Updated 10/11/2017
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