general problems of the 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 - part 1

1. While driving slow or making a right hand turn the vehicle turns itself off 2. Periodically the car does not start/no power and does not respond to keyless car lock 3. Periodically the dashboard panel lights will not turn off, flash or some will go off but not all all of the above have been a twice repaired GMC recall 17276 and has been occurring since 2020.

Unknown. Battery goes into protection mode.

Truck completely shuts off at any speed going down the highway. Complete loss of power. Have to coast to side of road and restart vehicle.

Truck randomly shuts off and steering wheel locks up going down the road.

During a turn in the parking lot my vehicle would not allow me to turn something with traction control came up on the screen. The past few days the car got stuck at 0 rpms while driving and did not feel I had adequate power and other times has stalled.

While driving, my wife and I heard a bang, and when she went to turn her head, she noticed that the vehicle was smoking from rear defroster, and the back windshield had smashed. We immediately pulled over and the vehicle did not stop smoking until we turned off the rear defroster. This put our safety at risk as the entire vehicle could’ve caught fire. When we went to check to see if it had been recalled, our vehicle did not have any open recalls but we found that there were many other GMC sierra trucks with this issue. We contacted our local dealer who confirmed that he had seen this happen to other GMC sierra trucks. There was no warning light or other indicator that this was going to happen. Unfortunately, our vehicle was not included under recall n192265660 and we strongly recommend that another investigation is performed to include all 2014 GMC sierra trucks. I have a video showing our vehicle smoking with a smashed, sliding back windshield.

The vehicle lost all power, completely shut off with no warning while driving. There were no warnings or anything. Was stuck for about 5 minutes and had to let cars go around me (no power and no warning lights, so could not even use hazard lights). I did some reading and it people have said this could be a problem with negative battery cable needs to replaced. The vehicle started about 5 minutes later with no issues and had to reset clock and date.

The high and low beams quit working while driving at night. This caused safety issue for myself and other drivers. Fuses good and bulbs good. Have seen multiple listings online about the same thing happening to other owners.

I am experiencing episodic loss of power steering assist without warning. This lasts for several seconds then power steering is restored. "stabilitrak” message may be displayed during the event. On one occasion my radio also went off when my power steering failed. On one occasion my vehicle died shortly after losing power steering which almost resulted in me having a motor vehicle accident. I reported the problem to the GMC dealership and have scheduled the next available appointment to have it serviced.

Electrical glitches happen at both, low speeds and while on the roadway. My steering wheel tightens up and I get a message on the dashboard “stabilitrak” and another one “assisted steering reduced, drive with care”. My vehicle even shut off on me after pulling in to a parking space after turning steering wheel completely to one side.

I know this is a well known issue with these trucks. Have had issues with power steering not working at low speeds which they claim it’s do to low voltage. This has happened numerous times and then on may 3rd I went to back into my driveway off a busy state route with hills on each end of the road. Put my hazard lights on let three vehicles pass and then I turned the wheel and gave it gas soon as the truck got into the middle of the road it shut off. Everything stopped working no hazard lights for about 10seconds and then I had to put the truck into park turn ignition key off and then back on to restart the truck. Again this is all do to low voltage from what everyone else has said with the same issue. There are no warnings what so every even the voltage meter is fine and the truck doesn’t hesitate at all it’s like someone disconnected the battery. I’m sure there is a way for gm to reprogram the pc for the voltage drop. At least have something like radio go out or ac, heat other than the engine and entire electrical shutting off. Something like this is going to get someone killed and gm should be held accountable for these problems.

Back up lights and tail light problems my back up lights turn on when the headlights are turned on and do not shut off unless the headlights are off. Also, recently, the rear tail lights were burning out early and would last only two weeks. The source of the problem seems to be in the fuse box. There is no short in the system. It appears to be in the fuse box of the 2014 GMC Sierra 1500. Bulbs were replaced and burned out quickly. Replacement parts are expensive and this problem exists on other Chevrolet and GMC trucks.

Stability track.

At slow speeds, multiple times, I have had the truck completely have an electrical failure and the engine shut off. I have replaced the negative battery cable and ensured all connections are good. This has happened on streets when turning and in parking lots. When this happens all of the screens in the truck flicker and the service stabilitrack light comes on and then everything goes out, to include the engine. Myself, my family, and other drivers have been out at risk when the truck completely shuts off on a street. The dealership has not been able to give me an answer. There are many forums online where the 2014-2018 year models of this and similar gm vehicles have had the same problem. We need a specific fix for this before someone gets seriously injured or killed.

My truck shuts off in the middle of driving. Completely losing power to anything electric. I can not unlock or lock the door, the windows, hazard lights, steer the wheel to help me move. I can’t do anything. I have almost crashed.

Steering will drop out / skip. Electical items have been an issue since I purcased this truck new. Dealer could never find why the wipers trigger randomly when truck is turned on. Truck randomy dies overnight.

I have a scan tool and it says my brake recall is unfinished. But website says it has been fixed. My brakes are terrible and keep getting service brakes airbag and stabilitrack. The download they used when I took in for the recall was not finished.

Today I was driving on a residential road and my truck completely stopped while driving. My wheel locked up and I was unable to steer and almost hit another car. This has also happened a few weeks ago while driving on the highway at 70 miles per hour. My vehicle shuts off, I turn the key back and then restart it and I get the following 2 messages: 2 keys programmed, and open then close driver window. This is very dangerous and apparently a major problem with other vehicles as I have found the below additional details. This puts my family and others at major risk. I have asked to dealership to look at it but they state they have to keep it for several days and see the issue for themselves, and since it happens so sporadically I cannot be without my vehicle for that amount of time. Apparently it is an issue with the ground wires ands wiring harness. Chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://static. Nhtsa. Gov/odi/tsbs/2017/mc-10113356-9999. . Read more...

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? how was your safety or the safety of others put at risk?: the truck just stalls and dies without warning, all lights go off inside and outside and all power is lost. From digging on the internet, I found out the problem is due to one or more rusty/defective connection to ground which stops current from flowing and therefore stalls the vehicle and turns everything off. When the truck stalls, power steering and power assisted breaks are not available and this makes the truck very difficult to guide/stop for most people, making it a significant safety risk to occupants as well as others as the likelyhood of a collision increases significantly. In addition, since all electric accessories are disconnected, warning/flashing lights can not be turned on to advise others that the truck has stopped. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? the problem is hard to reproduce because it happens at random times, it has happened to me at least 5 times in the last month or so. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? no were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? no warning messages or other symptom.

I am losing engine power. My obd2 gives me p2138 and p0700 codes. I have changed the accelerator and knock sensors.

Service brake lights come on. Brake pedal locked up and lights dimming and transmission shifting irrelevant.

Service trailer brake system warning message. Trailer brake controller inoperable.

Whenever driving I get a message stating that I need to service my trailer brake system. This is most likely due to cheap wiring installed by the manufacture. This has been going on for over a couple of months. Just recently, I was making a slow turn and my vehicle shut off on me and I lost control of my brakes and steering and all power to the vehicle which is a huge safety concern and I am unsure if they are related or not.

While driving, the vehicle will briefly shut down and lose all engine and electrical power. The GMC dealer was alerted and I was advised to the battery cable that were burned out and the starter shield.

When I slow down to make a turn, my truck loses power making the turn very dangerous. I lose control of the vehicle for a few seconds due to loss of power. It is very dangerous for me to make turns.

Intermittent service trailer brake system messages, dealer unable to troubleshoot.

Trailer brake system is blinking to much.

I was driving into a walmart parking lot making a turn and my vehicle shut-off while I was driving…. I was lucky that it wasn’t another car behind me … 2) I was turning out of my driveway and my vehicle shut off while coming out of the driveway… I live on a busy street lucky no traffic was coming.

The contact owns a 2014 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 - 15 mph with the rear defroster activated on the rear powered sliding window, there was a sizzling sound and started smelling smoke inside the vehicle. The contact pulled over, stopped, exited the vehicle, and started inspecting inside the rear of the vehicle; and saw smoke on the driver’s side rear of the vehicle, between the window and the seat back. While the contact was bent over trying to ascertain where the smoke was coming from, the driver’s side rear window exploded. The contact poured water on the window to put out the smoke. During the explosion the contact sustained a mild concussion and severe earache that lasted for two days; however, medical attention was not needed. The fire department and police department were contacted and notified of the failure. The contact was informed by the fire department that the cause was an electrical system fire. The vehicle was driven to the local dealer to be diagnosed however, the cause for the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was contacted regarding the failure but no assistance was offered. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

When turning 30 mph and under the eps (power steering) cuts out randomly for a second or less and jerks the wheel only causing a slight swerve so far but has me worried and I'll be paying for the software update out of pocket since my truck isn't in the recall even though other 2014 sierras are recalled.

After driving vehicle for about 40 mins from last parked location, I slowed to take a left hand turn, engaged blinker, accelerated while proceeding to turn left. The steering wheel jerked to the right and sounded an audible "ding" and door locks engaged. Upon driving an additional estimated 100 feet, the entire system shut down. (I happened to be turning into a parking lot where there was a car parts store in town) no power at all, nothing on the display panel, all doors remained locked and I was locked inside the vehicle. I placed the gear shift into park and tried unlocking the doors, which would not unlock due to no power. Taking the key out of the ignition and reinserting it and tried to start did nothing. After a few more failed attempts, the interior lights and display screen flashed (glitchy blinking) and after a few more attempts, when the key was turned to the run position I finally had normal power. The doors finally unlocked. Seemed as if the system rebooted itself and I had power and was able to start the vehicle. The dash panel showed a message to roll down the drivers side window, then showed a message to roll up the drivers side window. After I followed the prompts, everything returned to normal. I went into the parts store and had them hook up to a code scanner, which did not show any codes, the battery, alternator, and starter were also checked and were fine. I was able to drive home with no problem. I am afraid to drive my truck because I do not want this to happen when driving at a higher rate of speed. I was fortunate to be turning into a parking lot when the event happened. I am fearful of this happening again and causing an accident.

I’m having a trail break system warning every few minutes. It is constant and beeps consistently. To the point where I almost cannot drive it. It won’t go away after a little while and is constantly turning on and off. This just recently occurred and hasn’t stopped since. Likewise there was no other indication of this happening till about two days ago. It’s very distracting and persistent to the point where I feel like I can’t even drive with it on.

Air bags didn't deploy on 2 separate incidences and brakes went out last incident.

The truck just shut off all electrical and dash controls as I went to turn into my driveway. Its done it to me twice so far in the last 3 weeks. . No brakes and no power steering.

Driving 5 mph, error came on and truck shut off completely while still driving, I was able to start it, drove to my destination, about 10 miles away. Parked and turned off truck, came back, the truck was completely dead. Replaced the battery and was fine for a month. Yesterday while pulling up to destination on low gear going slow error showed up, the engine revved high then shut down completely. Eps recall and no dates to service yet.