Wiper Problems of GMC Sierra 1500 - part 1

The backup camera visibility at night is poor, making it very difficult to see behind the vehicle. This poses a potential safety hazard for pedestrians who may be in the path while reversing.

Driving down the road on way home from work airbags blew out. The one in the steering wheel and the one on the passenger side. It busted windshield on passenger side. Shards of stuff all over dash on passenger side. That airbag popped 2 times.

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The backup camera on the new 2025 GMC Sierra 1500 at4 is not displaying a visible picture at night. During the day time, the picture is clear. At night, you cannot see nearly anything. This is and has been widely reported online. This poses a massive safety threat to pedestrians, pets, other vehicles, and property; due to the night vision malfunction. Please make this a recall on GMC to prevent any catastrophic occurrences. This is unacceptable for any 2025 vehicle and the law requires all new vehicles must have backup cameras. It must be a requirement that the cameras function in both day and night.

I don't believe this needs to have an investigation, but I would like it documented and brought to gm's attention for future body designs. I have never had as many rocks/debris hit my windshield as I have with this truck. I have had one chip in a windshield in 30+ years of driving, until this truck where I have had several that needed repairs, and this last one has created a crack large enough where my windshield needs replaced. It may be bad luck, but I've talked to multiple other sierra owners and most of them have had the same issue. A couple have had the windshield replaced almost yearly. Please at minimum inform gm engineers to possibly determine the cause (I assume aerodynamics) so they can incorporate the flaw (if there really is one) into future designs. The photo I included happened almost immediately after the impact. The crack has grown several inches since as expected.

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I was going home after work on labor day, when l heard a noise on my roof. I opened the sunscreen window and l heard what sounded like a gunshot and the sunroof exploded raining down glass on my face.

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Windshields are not standard made and chip/crack easily. I’ve had 3 chips occur. Please check quality and thickness.

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My rear electric window is leaking into my back seat area and the ceiling of the truck has water stains. It is coming from the roof and is leaking in 3 different areas. I am afraid I will now have mold in my car and I can’t have my grandchildren in the car to be safe for them. I had it checked at a local GMC dealer and I had to pay for a leak speacialist to verify and they confirmed the window has a leak. The leak started in April 2025 and has slowly gotten worse. The dealership said I will need to replace my back window to fix the issue and gave me an estimate of $1,100 and said my extended warranty will not cover this issue.

Rear powersliding window leaks on passenger side.

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Wipers work intermittently.

Unknown , I don’t know why are your recalls module.

My rear defrosters shorted out causing a small fire and causing the window to explode. The recall for this issue has already been performed on this vehicle. . .

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Intermittent problems with various systems freezing up or not working: windshield wipers freezing for several seconds mid-wipe. Nearly caused accident. Heads up display not retaining settings seat controls (bladders that inflate deflate) intermittently working/infotainment screen freeze (where seat control is displayed). Lane departure warning inconsistently working (beeping) radio quits playing for several seconds and screen goes dark blinker stops blinking and then re-starts 6. 2l engine slow/rough idle continuously hunting for stable speed (this is the only problem that is not intermittent). At times almost dies. A/c unit stuck on "hot" delivering 92 degree air when outside 72 degrees. Temp set at low. (no a/c just trying to get fresh outside air in). Vehicle was under recall and control modules "reflashed" before purchased (new). Dealer reflashed which did not solve problems. Dealer cannot duplicate (but they only spend a little time looking at the issue). Has been in shop off/on for about 2 weeks attempting to resolve. Issues on occasion still occuring since mid October 2024 purchase.

Illumination for the rear view camera is insufficient, making the camera useless for rear visibility in dark conditions.

The backup camera is worthless. You cannot see at night to back up your vehicle. Only can see dark and red spots. Impossible to see what is behind the vehicle.

Extremely poor rear camera quality at night. Common complaint on GMC and chevy 2023/2024 models. Unsafe to reverse at night due to poor camera image quality. Cadillac has already issued a recall on their units which are identical to the GMC and chevy. Many posts on facebook GMC at4 and chevy zr2 owners groups about the safety issue.

The wiper blade motor is defective. While driving during a storm the wiper blade motor stopped working on the delayed and low settings. This was a safety issue while driving. I took my vehicle to get looked at a gm dealer to look at the vehicle. My vehicle is only 3 years old and should not have issues with the wiper blade motor.

My issue is with my back up camera being useless in low lighting and dark situations. I live in a dark community sometimes and I cannot use my back up camera to get me down my driveway without opening both front windows. I had a 2016 GMC sierra and I had no problem with it. I first brought it into the shop with this issue and they replaced the camera and that did nothing. The 2nd time I brought it in for the camera issue, they said it is a software issue and they are waiting for a fix. (that was back in June) I called GMC customer care and opened a case, but that is falling on deaf ears as they are saying there is nothing they can do. They tell me to keep waiting on the dealership for the fix. My daughter, son and friends are having the same issue, but they are adding additional lights. I refuse to do that, as I think GMC should take care of it.

Back window frame crack led to water intrusion which flooded electric module controlling speedometer and adaptive settings. Extremely unsafe driving with faulty electrical components unknown to me. Insurance and dealership told me this is a common GMC occurrence. Cost is near $10,000 to make truck drivable.

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The rear back glass is leaking water excessively in to the inside of the vehicle when it rains or gets washed. The vehicle is available at any time for inspection. The amount of condensation that accumulates on all the interior windows makes it impossible to see out of the vehicle. The defrost can not handle the amount of moisture build up. The dealer knows about this condition and it has been verified by a window company. The manufacture knows and understands there is a problem and has put out a technical service bulletin ( TSB 18?na?383 ) for this issue but will not cover the repairs. Gm knows that every single vehicle with this window designs from 2019-20121 will leak just outside the 3 year 36k mile warranty coverage. The cost of repair is approximately $2k. Dealer will not cover repair.

The rear window was leaking a substantial amount of water soaking the back seat. Had the service bulletin done, which did not work. Then under further inspection found cracks in the rear power window track. Dealer told me gm would not cover replacement because it was out of the 3 year warranty. Then was told it would cost me 1200 dollars to replace. Gm should cover this because it will lead to black mold.

Front blind spot visibility is dangerous and GMC does not provide a forward facing camera standard. Blind spot warning also not standard and visibility is subpar.

--unwanted reduction in the front hvac blower speed and loss of radio, auto ac not working as designed --driver seat vibrating as the lane departure warning activated; I had turned the seat vibrate function off on 25 June 2023. I then went into settings to turn the function off again, and the system would not allow to make the change, it stayed in vibrate function --the passenger front window will not go up automatically, had to hold the button to make the window go up all the way. I then had a message in the dic, that said, “open and close passenger door”. I did so, at the next stop, but the message stayed on the dic and the window still would not go up automatically with the button -- when the vehicle is operated and the ac is not on, just the fan, and windows down, and the auto temp set at 68 degrees, when at idle, there is an obvious increase in very hot air coming from the vents and stays that way until the vehicle is back in motion. Then it seems to adjust back toward normal outside air. During all this operation the recirculation is open to outside air --auto rain sensing windshield wipers; stops at full arc and hesitates during operation --driver side review mirror does not go back to preset 1 position, when put in reverse, both mirrors tilt lower, as I have set, but when put back into drive, the driver mirror does not fully recover until I push the 1 setting --dic message of key not in vehicle, even when the key is in vehicle and vehicle is in motion, the dic message stays on screen saying key not in vehicle --with ac in on position, cold air stops and very warm/hot air starts coming out for about 30-60 seconds, then cold air starts coming out again, happens during driving and stopped, at any speed --truck wifi does not connect automatically software not updated from gm- other safety items are affected --auto headlights --auto brakes --auto wipers --auto systems not working as designed.

Started my truck to go to the store. When me and my son got in we could smell like hot plastic burning. Figured someone was burning trash so we proceeded to the store. About a mile down the road it sounded like someone fired a gun inside the cab of the truck. So being a combat veteran it triggered me! I instantly swung for the back seat thinking someone was back there and noticed the rear sliding window on the drivers side had blown and shattered. I found a recall online that gm had put out about this specific issue happening. So when I called varney GMC of bangor maine. They told me the recall had ben done at 97000 miles and there was nothing they could do unless I paid for it….

My rear window leaks there is a bulletin on it call gm says it is not responsible for the repair because it is over on the years but not the mileage it’s clear they know about the problem it’s in many pickups that gm manufacture here is the bulletin file:///var/mobile/library/sms/attachments/97/07/3010617d-bbb0-4fb8-859b-4ba5e2be3f3a/ed%20blakeslees%20truck. Png.

My back window leaks and gm has said that the warranty is over by years not miles it is not covered.

Started my truck and started driving. It was a very foggy night with lots of mist in the air, so I turned on the defroster to clear fog/dew from the side view mirrors. About 10-15 minutes later I hear a very loud pop inside the truck. It turns out my rear driver side window was completely exploded/shattered. This seems to be a known issue in these trucks.

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Rear defroster (with sliding rear window) thermal events with arcing and hissing, smoke smell present. Matches the same description as provided in document n192265660. Gm will not cover my vehicle because it was not delivered to a dealer in any of the states listed in the document. There is evidence in the vehicle of thermal events, however gm wants me to pay $1000-$1500 for a new rear sliding window.

The rear window on this vehicle is leaking water and has been for some time. It has become quite bad and is causing an odor and discoloration in the carpet. I could not find the cause of the problem until recently with the plastic cracking more. The vehicle has 41,000 miles and the dealer stated that is out of warranty and all repairs would be a cost to me. I researched this and have found it is a common fault this this vehicle.

Rear window leaks in water at the top of the seal.

Rear 3rd brake light and rear window are leaking water into the cab causing visibility issues.

Similar to the canadian recall that effected those models, the rear defrost on the power sliding window malfunctioned, produced a weird smell like fire and promptly exploded, shattering the window. Vehicle is being used normally with no aftermarket products.

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When operating my truck two days ago, I smelled something burning. I then noticed a small plume of white smoke coming from the rear driver's side window area. I then noticed my rear defroster was on, which I shut of right of way. About 30 seconds later, I heard a loud pop and I noticed the rear driver's side portion of the window was shattered. I brought my truck to the dealership and they said they could not figure out what happened. I believe it is tied to a prior recall, but they said my truck was found not to have any issues at that time. I believe there is a direct correlation with the recall issued and what happened a couple of days ago.

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On 9/22/2020 a recall service was performed on my defroster/ power sliding rear window under n192265660. On 1/13/2022 I was driving down the road with the rear defroster on, a smell of burning plastic and a low hissing noise. I was in the process of pulling over to inspect this and the back window of my pickup burst, sending me swerving onto the side of the road. I booked an appointment with the dealer, they are telling me they cannot replace this since the recall was already serviced. Obviously the fix gm is putting into our vehicles is as dangerous as the original design. This needs to be remedied and gm needs to be held accountable, bursting rear windows can cause terrible accidents, luckily I am safe.

The contact owns a 2012 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while attempting to activate the windshield wipers, the windshield wipers only went up a couple of inches before they stopped working and became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the windshield wiper transmission was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

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The driver-side mirror on my 2021 GMC sierra is unusable at freeway speed. When traveling at freeway speed the glass moves due to wind and causes the reflection in the mirror to be blurry. The reflection from the mirror is blurry to the point that I'm unable to identify objects in the mirror and it is difficult to gauge size and closing speed of any objects in the mirror. The issue has been with the vehicle since I purchased it new in June of 2021. The issue has been reproduced by two different dealership service centers and the entire driver-side mirror assembly has be replaced twice with the issue persisting. I have videos showing the issue but they are too large of files to upload on this form.