Body problems of the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 - part 1

Front upper grille trim violently ripped off while driving down the highway. Hit windshield and flew up and over the car into traffic on the highway.

The motor stoped working 6. 2. Left me stranded in the middle of the road. No warning, the engine just gave up and stopped working. As well as the grill flying away and breaking my windshield, this happened last year in February while driving 75 mph.

The front upper grille molding/deflector located above the front grille and directly below the hood on my 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 has become loose and is separating from the vehicle. The left side attachment points appear to have failed, allowing the plastic component to visibly move and lift while driving at highway speeds. The condition worsens with airflow, and the part vibrates and flexes significantly while traveling on the freeway. This creates a safety concern because the component appears at risk of detaching completely from the vehicle and becoming roadway debris, potentially striking other vehicles or causing drivers to take evasive action. No warning lights or dashboard messages were present prior to discovering the issue. The problem was first noticed after observing movement of the grille trim while driving at normal highway speeds. The vehicle has not been involved in any collision or modification that would cause this condition. A GMC dealer inspected the concern and confirmed the vehicle is not currently included in an active recall despite an existing GMC recall addressing grille deflector detachment on similar 2022 Sierra 1500 vehicles. The defective component is currently still installed on the vehicle and available for inspection upon request. Due to the risk of detachment while driving, vehicle operation at highway speeds now presents a potential hazard to surrounding traffic.

Front grill deflector detached from vehicle when traveling on highway. This is a recall repair for the same issue. There were no warning lamps.

Upper grille deflector flew off vehicle while operating. No previous damage, just flew off. There is the same issue with my make and model that GMC issued a recall for but it is not appearing for my VIN.

I was driving on the interstate when the hood deflector blew off suddenly and unexpectedly damaging my hood and hitting the windshield. This vehicle was recalled for this part defect last year and the fix was applied by the dealer. It appears that some sort of adhesive was applied to the retainers but they still ultimately failed. This was a very dangerous situation that could have ultimately caused an accident. I am reporting this so that the approved repair can be reviewed. This part should have been replaced, not simply placing adhesive on the defective part. The past safety recall # was n242490120.

Setting in a parking lot and the tailgate fell open and hit another car. The tailgate was closed and has fell open 3 more times while the vehicle is in park and one time it was powered off.

Grille deflector was torn off the vehicle while driving at highway speeds.

I was driving down the interstate going 64mph and my grill deflector flew off. Then a piece of the bracket flew up and landed on the hood about 7-10 miles afterwards.

Just purchased 2022 GMC sierra elevation with 25,000 miles on it. The undercarriage is completely rusted and makes a terrible ticking noise. I have read that there is recalls and issues with this on a lot of of the trucks.

After completion of a recall fix by the dealer for the grill while driving the front grill deflector detached striking the front hood and top of the cab before flying behind my vehicle barely missing a following vehicle and settling alongside the road. I pulled over, inspected the front of my vehicle to assure it was safely drivable. Once I removed loose pieces I returned and retrieved the top grill from the roadside then drove directly to the dealer who completed the recall fix. They have ordered a full grill for replacement. The recall fix/repair failed within day of completion. Gm program # n242490120 status complete NHTSA 25v060 date issued: 2025-02-06 description general motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety may exist in certain 2022 model year GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with chrome front grille deflectors. One or more of the attachments that hold the front upper grille deflector in place may fracture over time. If all eight attachment points break, the deflector may detach from the vehicle while driving. Safety risk description if a front grille deflector detaches unexpectedly while driving, there is increased risk of a crash. Repair description dealers will reinforce or repair all attachment points on the chrome front grille deflector. Recall completed 2025-08-21.

Recall number n242490120 was performed in April 2025 rivard Buick GMC, tampa, florida, phone # 813-620-6500 the grille was inspected and repaired with adhesive to reinforce the plastic tabs to the grille so it would not detach and cause a safety issue when driving. This recall was performed before we purchased the vehicle and we are located in oklahoma city, ok. The vehicle has been listed for sale at our car dealership in oklahoma city and had to have multiple warranty repairs at GMC/chevy over the summer. We sold the vehicle on 8/9/2025 to a customer: ruben ivich and he was driving the vehicle and the grille detached and fell off the vehicle while driving. The grille hit his hood and windshield and caused damage. He could have had an accident when the grille detached from the front of the vehicle. We dropped the vehicle off at bob howard GMC on 8/26/25 and they said since the recall has been performed that it is not covered and nothing they can do about fixing it under recall or warranty. We reached out to GMC customer service 1800 # and they told us the same thing, and we would have to repair it out of pocket. I find this extremely unprofessional and avoiding taking care of the issue that should have been taken care of the first time. The part is faulty and part of the recall to be repaired or replaced properly so this hazardous part does not cause a problem while driving and that is exactly what happened even after having the recall taken care of at GMC. We at la raza motors inc. Have inspected the vehicle/grille and upon discovering the previous recall/repair that was performed at rivard Buick GMC in tampa, florida, the grille was not properly repaired and not up to standard. This part should have been replaced instead of repaired. Ruben retrieved the broken/detached grille after it detached to see what had happened and we have pictures. No police report was made at the time of the incident. No lights or warnings were on at the time of the incident.

The front upper grille deflector/hood bulge flew off randomly while driving. No signs of it previously detaching or anything. Just came off.

GMC Sierra 1500 front upper top grille molding trim randomly flew off at highway speed. Hit the windshield and the vehicle behind me. No warning.

March 28, 2025: a recall (NHTSA recall no. : 25v-060) service for the front upper grille deflector was performed. August 7, 2025: the front upper grille deflector flew off my truck while I was driving on the interstate, despite the recent recall service. The failure of a recall repair is particularly alarming and a serious safety hazard.

Multiple times today my tailgate dropped randomly without my knowledge. With the tailgate randomly dropping, and no warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms, it puts others at risk due to the potential for the contents of the truck bed to fall out into traffic causing damage or bodily injury to others on the road. During my research on what could cause this to occur, I was made aware of a recall of this same make, model, and year vehicle. The description of the reason for the recall was exactly what I experienced with my vehicle. I immediately attempted to confirm that my vehicle was listed on the recall by entering by VIN online. I discovered that there was not an active recall on my specific vehicle, so I contacted the nearest GMC dealership. After speaking with the service tech, he confirmed that my symptoms was exactly what the dealership had addressed with other vehicles that were on the recall list. He confirmed that my VIN was not included, yet the recall did have the same make, model, and year. I will be making an appointment at my dealership to repair this at my expense since it is not covered on the recall.

While driving on I-45 from houston to san antonio the front grille spontaneously flew off from my hood and hit my windshield. Grille damaged the hood but no known damage to shield. This was very frightening while on a highway because it almost caused me to crash as it triggered my ptsd from the blast and led me to swerve. Fortunately I regained vehicle control and avoided other damage to others.

Hello, I wish to report this injury / incident with the failure of the power running boards on my 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 denali limited. There are no warning lamps on the vehicle. The truck is regularly serviced and inspected. The truck recently had a multi-point inspection at the dealer. The power running boards started to come out after I opened my door, as I stepped down, the steps retracted and went back in causing me to fall hard on the ground and smash my knees. Driver and passenger sides are now acting up, even with the truck parked and locked, passenger side wants to go in and out on its own and sometimes extends to the tire. As I researched this problem, I found out that others have had similar issues with the same vehicles that have these power running boards. I removed the fuse now to prevent further injuries.

Top section of front grill (directly below the hood) broke and came up while driving down the highway with no prior indication or damage.

Tailgate comes unlatched and tailgate came down multiple times in motion and parked. Safety concerns loosing cargo and causing accidents. My vehicle is not included in the recall and dealer cannot help only repair for 146. 80. I feel that my vehicle should be included to the already existing recall and reimbursement for repair.

Paint is chipping on the body of truck. Door panels and more.

The grill piece that is recalled flew off while I was driving on the highway on March 14th. I called the dealership that day to get my truck in but could not be seen until April 21st. After having the vehicle at the dealership they said the part to replace is backorder with no eta of when it will be available.

Driving at highway speed the upper part of the front grill assembly detached at the hood, hitting the windshield on the drivers side causing the windshield to shatter in front of the driver. The piece flew back and hit the car behind me. This would have been an accident with a less experienced driver.

Front grill upper trim piece ripped off after strong wind gust while driving at highway speed. Grill flew up and hit windshield causing small glass chip. This event occurred on 2/13/25 and this item is now a known gm recall for this vehicle which was issued on 2/11/25.

The front chrome grill on my Sierra 1500 slt has begun to detach, and there is currently a recall for this specific component on my vehicle. I took my truck to GMC covert bee cave to get this recall and 1 other recall fixed, but gm does not have a remedy for grill. Not only does this pose a safety risk to myself, but I use my truck as a source of income by renting it out on turo, and turo has unlisted my truck from the app indefinitely or until this remedy is resolved. The paperwork I received from the dealership confirms gm has no remedy for the recall, and they sent me on my way without even offering a replacement vehicle. My truck is available for inspecting if you would like to see it. My safety and others safety is at risk if this recall does not receive a remedy or if gm does not give me a replacement vehicle in the meantime. No warning lights or any other systems can notify me if the grill is going to detach all the way, and I will not be able to have this source of income from turo without the ability to have my truck relisted.

While driving on the highway my front grill upper molding flew off and hit my hood and windshield. It ended up landing in the middle of the highway and other vehicles running it over.

Driving at highway speeds 60 mph. The upper grille (as GMC calls it) came off of the truck, hit my windshield and the car behind me also hit it. This is a known gm problem and they are not issuing a recall on this. We are lucky the car behind me didn't suffer any damage nor swerve to miss the flying piece of my vehicle. This is a huge safety concern that needs to be addressed. A quick google search will reveal many other people having this same issue. Some stating damage to their vehicle as a result.

I was driving on [xxx] in louisiana and the front grille fin break free, struck my windshield and then landed in the middle of the interstate. Thankfully no one struck it behind me. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

I was on the interstate going 60-70 mph and I noticed that my front upper trim of the grille was flapping and then just flew off my grille.

Entering a freeway and getting up to speed, the moulding between my grille and hood flew off. I was not able to recover it, therefore it has not been inspected by anyone. Luckily, this happened at night when there were very few drivers on the road, but had it happened during a busy time, it is likely that piece would have hit another vehicle(s). It has been reported as a problem on many forums. This happened without warning and there were no warnings after it occurred.

I was driving home from work on the highway, when the top part of the front grill broke off and flew up hitting the windshield. It caused me to abruptly swerve into the other lane of the highway. Luckily there was nobody in the other lane. The part could of also hit another car that was behind me. Going on line, I see this is quite common issue for 2022 GMC trucks and it occurs on the same conditions, driving down the highway. I suggest a recall to get this fixed.

While driving approximately 70mph down the freeway the upper grille assembly snapped off and went airborne, it struck the passenger side of my windshield putting 2 large scratches on my windshield. It then hit the roof of the vehicle and continued over my vehicle. Upon inspection the guard is held on by extremely thin clips and all clips sheared in almost identical spots. This creates a huge safety hazard for motorists behind the vehicle that could be struck by the flying piece.

While driving on the interstate at 75 mph, the top trim from my grill flew off unprovoked hitting my windshield and roof of the truck. Luckily there wasn't anyone behind us but the noise definitely spooked myself and the passenger not knowing what just hit the windshield. I took it into the dealer from who I purchased the truck and told the entire grill must be replaced for a whopping $1571. 26 not covered under warranty. The truck only has 24000 miles on it and cost near $80k. Thanks GMC!! scorned customer.

As I was traveling down the interstate at about 70 mph the front upper grille moulding flew off and almost hit the vehicle behind me. The clips that held this on the vehicle are very weak and this is happening to many of the same vehicles. Had I hit a car behind me there could have been significant damage, and luckily there was not a motorcyclist behind me. I did not hear any rattling or have any damage to the vehicle, this is simply a manufacturer's issue.

Driving on the highway, the upper grill molding on the leading edge of the hood broke off and came up and hit the windshield and top of the cab. Upon further research online, this seems to be a pretty common occurrence on sierras with the at4 trim package. I was told by the dealership that extended warranty does not cover this and I would have to order an entire new grille, over $1000.