Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of GMC Sierra 1500

GMC Sierra 1500 owners have reported 104 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (43 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (35 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of GMC Sierra 1500


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of GMC Sierra 1500

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

2021 GMC sierra at4, VIN [xxx] , NHTSA campaign 25v-274, gm case xxx. Brake pad monitor failed at 128,923 miles -- 24 miles after leaving penske Chevrolet (released at 128,899, ro xxx, 04/17/2026). Brakes became spongy immediately following service.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

The truck randomly will not detect that it was shifted into park. Shifting between gears and back to park does not automatically fix the the issue and has taken up to 10 mins to turn the truck off. The adaptive cruise controls stopped working and can still use regular cruise control.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

My GMC sierra with 40000 miles the check engine light turn on and was steady on when driving on the highway I loose a power on the vehicle for a few seconds and almost a semi truck behind me hit me because I don’t have any power on the vehicle, I stop on a safe place and try to start the   Read details...

The Forward Collision Avoidance problem

The contact owns a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the driver's side seat vibrated, and the automatic high beam feature disengaged, and the lane change indicator became inoperable. The message " crash sensor system inoperable" was displayed.   Read details...




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