Cracked dashboard near air bag. I have 3 cracks on the dashboard. This is very common ive been reading. Is this a safety issue regarding the air bag?
2013 GMC Sierra owner complaints
162 complaints filed with NHTSA on this vehicle , including 1 reporting a crash, fire, injury, or fatality. Showing the 300 most recent — grouped by category for scanning.
body 5 complaints shown
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 GMC sierra. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, an abnormal noise of simulating air entered the vehicle from the driver side. The vehicle was taken to three different dealers where it was diagnosed that the rear and front driver side foam seals needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,000. The VIN was unknown.
Roof rust at the windshield on a perfect condition vehicle. Paint is excellent on rest of vehicle. No damage or accidents and properly maintained. Premature rust is now visible at the roof of the of the vehicle. Soon could rot and allow water into cab of vehicle.
The interior and exterior door handles broke on both doors on my 2013 GMC SIERRA truck. There was no warnings and my safety was at risk because the only way to enter or exit the vehicle is to crawl out the window.
I haven't had the truck for that long and I take very good care of it. So the fact that my door handles and siding are falling off of the truck just shows that you used very cheap products for a non-cheap vehicle. GMC should be ashamed. I'm thinking about going with a Ford. Didn't see any bullshit problems like this on their recall list
airbags 4 complaints shown
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 GMC sierra 1500. The contact stated that the air bag indicator remained illuminated for at least two years. The vehicle was taken to vince webb Cadillac of pensacola (5651 pensacola blvd, pensacola, fl 32505, (850) 912-9372), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 120,000.
The dashboard has severe cracks in front of the driver above the instrument panel and also around the passenger airbag. These cracks are resulting from a poor design and not from any accident or misuse. This is a well known issue with this vintage of truck and has affected many owners. This is a safety concern because in the event of a accident that deploys the airbags, the manufacturers defective dashboard would shatter and yield projectiles within the cabin area. The dash requires full replacement and cannot be repaired.
Installing a child restraint system on the passenger side of truck. If the airbag went off it would injure or kill the child. The vehicle is equipped to hook up a car seat. There is no device to turn off the airbag when a child is in their seat. Nobody mentioned this when purchasing this vehicle that you should not install a car seat. Went to michigan state police car seat expert and the sarge tells me she has tried to get them to install a switch. I have the federal form saying I assume all liability . There either needs a switch or say you should not install a car seat. Calling gm I was told to put the child seat in the back. I have only one seat no back seat. I asked if I should install it in the bed of the truck. There response was put car seat in the back seat. I would if I had one!.
I received a recall notice in july 2016, I inquired at the dealership about having the recall done. I was told that they do not have the parts during my first inquiry. On my 2nd inquiry, I was told that gm was awaiting court proceedings to be resolved regarding gm's responsibility and/or cost. Since then to date, my dashboard at the area of the passenger airbag has cracked and I still have not been able to resolve the matter.
other 2 complaints shown
When the dealership installed the passenger airbag due to a recall the dash cracked while they were working on the truck
Heard a laud pop and grinding noise on my 2013 5.3 vortex v8 GMC from the motor where I had to stop it because I thought my motor was going to luck up on me. I pulled over on the side of the road on missouri and triviz. Where my wife had to pick me up 1 hour after the the fact to haul it back home. Got home where I did my research to find parts and labor coast for my truck and came across some active class action lawsuits on GMC for same tape of engine the 5.3 vortex and same and 1 year older or 1 year newer having the same problem. Where cases been open since 2016 and still open now for GMC to perform that kinda of engine to be called as a re-call. I then got a hold of GMC motors to see what they can do for me not being the only one with this kind of problem to see if they can help me I
brakes 2 complaints shown
I own a 2013 GMC sierra 4wd crew cab that is having braking problems. I purchased the vehicle on 05/29/2013 new from bill smith Buick-GMC inc. Located in cullman, al as a new vehicle and at the time of purchase it had 7173 miles on it as stated on the odometer disclosure statement. The vehicle currently has 41585 miles on it that indicated I have driven the vehicle 36412 miles. I have had two incidents with the brakes where the vehicle failed to stop with the brakes fully applied. The first time was when the vehicle had approximately 15000 miles on it. The second time occurred this past thursday, december 18, 2014 when I applied the brakes at 25 MPH and the car just continued to roll up hill until I hit a car in front of me. There was no damage to the older Buick lasaber rear end or bum
Vibration in front brakes, when braking around 55 - 60 MPH. *tr
suspension 2 complaints shown
Failure of frame on left side of vehicle between frame rail and fuel tank. For a approx 10 year old vehicle that is garaged and does not drive in inclement weather this SHOULD NOT be happening.
Rear half of Frame Crossmembers rotted away between the Frame rails. Took vehicle in for routine safety inspection, and the mechanic determined that the cross members to which the rear shocks and the Gas tank were attached had both broken free from the frame rails due to rust. The entire back end of the vehicle is suspended from the frame with only the leaf spring mounts. This rust is excessive and far exceeds the rust on other points on the frame and undercarriage of the vehicle.
electrical 2 complaints shown
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 GMC sierra 3500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and the contact heard a loud sloshing noise of fuel coming from the fuel tank. Immediately when the sound emitted a violent and forceful movement from the exterior rear of the vehicle occurred. The contact continued to drive. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer which informed the contact that the vehicle operated normally. In addition, the instrument cluster and radio would not dim in the night mode. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 150. Updated 01/22/13*lj the consumer also stated gm has a service bulletin out on the condition that has existed since the 2007 model year. There is also a night time l
Theres electrical problems going on, having interior lights go on and off, drivers door handle broke from normal wear and tear, passenger headlight keeps going out after about 2 weeks too a month, drivers side controls don't want to work all the time to try to roll up and down the windows, move both electrical mirrors, unlock the doors.
engine 1 complaint shown
Truck is leaking oil, and I have a small puddle oh garage floor. Brought to original selling dealer to be checked. They claimed there was a plug on back of engine that was leaking. They had vehicle for 3 1/2 days, and claimed it was fixed. They had over 1 page of seals, gaskets, plug were replaced. Drove approximately 50 miles, and it started leaking exactly the same as before. Returned to dealer again, and was told by the service technician that it was normal to see it having a leak due to the silicone that was used on engine parts when it was built !!! I was advised to drive it for 1 week and bring it back again. At that point in time, I contacted gm and was told to get a second opinion at another dealership. I brought it to them on 11/15/13. It has been there now for 6 days. I was
powertrain 1 complaint shown
At this occurrence the hood latch does not keep the hood tight when closed. The hood rattles at speeds over 35mph and appears as though it is going to open. As a result of attempting to sufficiently securing the hood, I subsequently dented the hood. I have had the body department at the local dealership look at it and they found that the hood latch needed to be adjusted. After another 2500 miles, this rattle has returned. The complaint is that this is the second 2013 sierra denali that I have owned since october 2012, since the dealership bought back the first one after numerous problems including the transmission being replaced at 6250 miles and numerous efforts to fix the hood. Same problem two trucks is a cause for concern! *tr
steering 1 complaint shown
I own a 2013 GMC sierrahd 2500 and I am experiencing power steering failures. GMC is refusing to fix the problem because they cant find it. GMC also has no problem putting me back on the road in a dangerous unsafe vehicle that is still under bumper to bumper warranty. . The first experience was just pulling into a parking spot. As I was turning, always to the left, into the spot the power steering failed. Always after a long drive this occurs, to the tune of 5 plus hours. The power loss repeated itself two more times that first day. Occurring when I was coming to a slow left turn under 10 MPH. I took it to the dealer a couple days later and they couldn't repeat the problem so they refused repairs. The next time it happened was a couple days ago. This time it began with slow left turns I