Headlights Problems of GMC Sierra 1500 - part 2

Unsafe head lights and the supposed updated headlight are only good for 12 months or 12,000 miles. . The replacements have both burned out already at $50 each.

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The headlights are very dim. I can not see very far down the road and I can not see the shoulders of the roadway. It is not very safe to drive this vehicle at night with the factory installed headlights.

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Headlights are so dim, (high and low beam), that they should be considered a serious safety issue.

On the night of 11/04/2016 we almost hit a person that was not visible to us because of inadequate factory headlights on all GMC 1500 trucks. We have had our truck in for warranty complaint on these light, and after 3 dealers in 3 different state the fix they use does not correct the problem. And now gm customer relations e- mail me and state they have done all they can do and closes our claim. Nhtsa needs to look in to this ASAP before some one is killed, I am now afraid to drive this truck after dark.

Headlights: you can not drive this truck after dark because the headlights are unsafe. When on low beam there is a black spot from about 3 feet up and there is no side light. This makes it imposable to see curbs, street signs, stop signs, humans and animals on the side of the road street or highway.

The contact owns a 2013 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that water became trapped in the headlight assembly and impacted visibility while driving. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 18,300.

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Vehicle has poor headlight performance when driving at night. Has been back to the dealer multiple times since purchase in 2014. Reprogramming and headlight bulb replacement was ineffective. Not safe to drive in rural/dark and or rain/snow/dark.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that the visibility had been extremely poor for the oem head lamp assemblies and the day time running lights. The dealer varney Buick GMC Mazda (260 hogan rd, bangor, me 04401, 207-990-1220) had been notified several times that when the high beams had been utilized the visibility had continued to be extremely poor. The contact had limited visibility during inclement weather because of the low volume of light with the type of oem fixtures factory from the manufacturer. The manufacturer provided no remedy and no other oem light fixture with a higher volume of lighting. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and provided no further assistance. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000. Dyd.

Headlights are dangerous! they produce a very narrow straight ahead light pattern. We live where there are a lot of deer and you can't see them on the side of the road. Any curve in the road and you're blind till you get around it. On a aiming board they produce a narrow vertical band of light, if you mark the horizon you find that half the light is shing up in the air. (they light up the tops of trees real nice) because of the 1 bulb design if you adjust them down to get the high beams on the horizon the low beams will only illuminate about 20 feet out. It is just not safe driving this truck in the country at night. Gm tried a brighter bulb but the improvement was very minor. The problem is the lense and shutter design.

The contact owns a 2014 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving 65 mph, the headlights became unresponsive and produced dim lighting on the road. The failure hindered the contact's visibility. The vehicle was taken to be repaired, but the issue recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 35,600.

The headlights on my 2015 GMC sierra are dangerous. They do not produce a sufficient amount of light to cover the driving area. While driving at night the sides of the road are not visible nor are what lies ahead if any curvature is involved. It is to the point where I try to avoid driving it at night. The ones who do not complain either live in town where street lights are present to assist with lighting or they are not driving at night.

I have returned my GMC crew cab sierra 2014 to the dealer 5 times because of inadequate headlights. The first time they service dept. Readjusted them with no improvement. The third time back the bulbs were replaced per a bulletin and bcm reprogrammed. Still no improvement especially on the right side. The fourth time I had my intelligence insulted when the service adviser told me it was because the garage door he shone them on was dirtier on the right side. What an excuse and only a fool would insult his own intelligence with that remark. The fifth time back the parts manager had ordered a new bulb for the right side and was consequently replaced a second time. I wrote a certified letter then to gm customer service and was contacted by mark 1-866-522-0300 ext. #5921569. He said I was supposed to take the vehicle to the dealership and leave it so they could drive it at nite. I did that and it was driven by paul and upon contacting him this am he told me the low beams were absolutely terrible and overall the headlights on the truck were as lousy as all the 2014 and 15 trucks are. Upon picking the truck up this afternoon the same rediculis service advisor (wally) told me that he didn't drive it and paul did and told him there was no problem with the lights. Who is the liar? isincerely believe it is wally because he is bound and determined not to fix it. The high beams on this vehicle are what the low beams should be. This is a safety issue and a $53000 truck should have safe headlights. On low beam there is a black curtain only a few feet from the hood and going downhill that black is almost at the end of the hood. I have over the past 18 months talked to four gm reps at the customer service center, with the third one telling she would make arrangements to replace the light system with the 2016 system. She called the dealer setting it up and then never followed through.

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.

Headlight illumination extremely poor. Even after TSB bulb replacement was completed on vehicle, low and high beam illumination is unsafe and unacceptable.

The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the headlights failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the vehicle was repaired under a manufacturer warranty program, however the failure recurred. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 19,000.

Hard to drive at night. Headlights do not illuminate roadway very well. And rainy night almost impossible to see with headlight and driving lights on.

Issue: headlights do not provide sufficient light for night driving. Unless driving in a well lit neighborhood, these headlights do not provide safe lighting for driving. I can not drive this vehicle at night. The warranty only provided different light bulbs which are no better. These headlights need recalled immediately!.

The headlights on my 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 headlights are unsafe at night on dim or high beam. Cannot see close to the sides or distance. Would be easy to hit a pedestrian. Asked the dealer if there was a recall or if they could fix the problem and they said no there was nothing they could do. I have read many other complaints on line and doesn't seem to be anything being done about it. Why isn't anything being done before people getting killed or injured. .

The headlights are very dim and dangerous in this vehicle. Very difficult to see at night and dangerous when raining. It's been like this from when I bought it. Lighting should be better on a $50k truck.

The illumination performance of the headlights on my 2015 GMC sierra is unsatisfactory for driving on rural roads. The performance is also subpar in foggy and wet conditions. I feel that I am unable to drive safely at the posted highway speeds using the current headlights provided by the automaker. I feel that it is a safety hazard and could possibly contribute to hazardous driving situations at night. I also feel that it could cause a potential accident due to the poor visibility at posted highway speeds.

Headlights are extremely dim, even on the high-beam setting. Makes it extremely dangerous to operate at night and I will not drive it at night unless it's an emergency due to not being able to see.

Headlights are terrible,output and pattern are poor,very little lateral illumination. Unsafe to drive at night in rural area. Driving in rain,very dangerous. Get eye strain and headache.

Headlights are a mfg defect and this truck is extremely dangers to drive after dark.

I own a 2015 GMC sierra. I believe the headlights are too dim. A few days after purchasing my truck new off the lot I missed turning on my street (that I have lived on for 3 years) because I was not able to see the sign or the road properly. I ended up in my neighbor's ditch. Luckily there was no damage, but I don't feel safe driving at night on familiar roads due to the insufficient amount light the headlights produce. This occurred while driving after dark on a residential road with 35 mph speed limits. There was not any additional street lighting around to provide supplemental lighting.

The headlights are a huge safety issue, they are very dangerous at night. You can not see sides or in front of you . I hit a deer standing n the middle of the road, did not see it till it was right in front of me. My wife has a 2006 tahoe and her headlights are much better than the one in a 2014. GMC needs to fix it before people start dying.

Projector-style headlamps on 2015 GMC sierra provide inadequate illumination-even after manufacturer service bulletin was performed, still very unsafe to drive at night in area with no street lights-literally no side illumination, and distance in front of vehicle is not illuminated adequately. GMC (gm) changed headlamp design in 2016 to correct this, but has offered no assistance to owners of 2014-15 vehicles. I've had several close calls with deer at night due to such poor lighting. My previous, 10 yr. Old truck had better headlights! hopefully something can be done to correct this issue. Complained to dealer, to GMC customer service, now what? seems the manufacturer has no plans to help. Headlamp design was poor, only uses a single halogen bulb for high & low beam.

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.

Headlights are dim and horrible. Very dangerous to drive my truck at night. Lighting is extremely sub standard compared to all of the other trucks on the market and roadways. This needs addressed ASAP before people get killed. GMC doesnt seem to care about these issues.

The performance of the GMC headlights seems to be way below par. This truck has the worst headlights I have ever owned. In my opinion this is a safety hazard to myself and the public.

The headlights equipped from the factory on these very expensive trucks are dangerous. When driving in conditions of low light, there is such little illumination from the headlights that it would be difficult if not impossible to avoid a collision due to minimal reaction time. Both the high and low beam do not provide sufficient lighting for diving safely in low light conditions. These are the most poorly performing lights I can remember ever having from any manufacturer.

Headlights on this vehicle are useless,can"t see driving at night and always feel like I'm overdriving the lights even though I'm not even at the speed limit!.

The high beam headlights, as installed from the factory and properly adjusted, are inadequate for driving on dark country roads at night, in the absence of ambient lighting from street and yard lights. The light is cast well down the road, but there is too little light spread to the shoulders of the road, making pedestrians and animals difficult to see if they are not directly in the roadway. I live in a rural area with many peach orchards and pastures, therefore there are often few, if any, street or yard lights to provide any ambient lighting. Also, many of the roads in the area have neither painted lines nor reflectors to help mark the path of travel at night. If there are hills and curves, the light pattern and output of the factory installed lights on my 2014 GMC sierra make it difficult to distinguish unmarked pavement from the grass on the shoulders of the road. All of these shortcomings are magnified when roads are wet and/or it is raining or otherwise inclement weather. I approached my dealer here in spartanburg, SC, about a remedy for the inadequate headlights, but the representative was dismissive and did not follow-up.

Headlights are so dim that I can't see down the road far enough to see if there would be anything in the road. Have repeatedly asked dealer about this, and was told they were aware of the problem but there was no plan to fix it. On rainy nights it's as if I have no headlights at all.

I previously sent in a compliant on this matter several months ago. The headlights are poor. This is a dangerous condition, they do not project out significantly and the side illumination is nonexistent. I found out on my own that their is a service bulletin on this matter. I took my vehicle back to the dealer, who changed the light bulbs, the improvement is marginal at best. I am extremely cautious if I need to drive the vehicle at night. This is a dangerous condition.

The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that the headlights provided poor illumination and obscured his vision. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the headlight halogen bulbs were replaced, but the visibility had not improved. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 4,500.