GMC Sierra 1500 owners have reported 2 problems related to automatic transmission gear indicator (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of GMC Sierra 1500 based on all problems reported for the Sierra 1500.
Truck showed check engine light and popup message to service esc, vehicle disable traction control. Before being able to have the vehicle scanned for error codes (after sitting parked turned off for a while, all errors cleared. Several days later when turning vehicle on traction control warning light, parking break warning light, and stability control warning light all turned on, service esc message popped up again, prndl position indicator light turned off and vehicle began to have a clicking noise in the steering column when break was pressed. There is a multiple year long thread on this topic on the silveradosierra forum entitled "service-esc-and-service-power-steering" it appears that dealer and gm help are limited and the issue often goes away and recurs.
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The contact owns a 2005 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact accidentally engaged the gear shift indicator into reverse without depressing the brake pedal. As a result, she fell out of the vehicle and was dragged. The contact managed to shift the gear into park. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. Approximately seven months later, a seal on the transmission blew out. The dealer rebuilt and installed the transmission. While the vehicle was parked, the gear shift indicator shifted into drive without warning. She was able to get in and stop the vehicle. The dealer reprogrammed the software. The failure mileage was 17,000 and current mileage was 29,089.
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