45 complaints reported

2015 GMC Sierra 1500 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
45
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Sep 2026

I remote started my truck. I got in about 5 minutes later. When I shut the door the rear window, passenger side of the power sliding window blew out. GM says my VIN is not affected by the recall but my truck shows that it should have been part of the recall or customer satisfaction program. N192265660 Rear Window Defroster Thermal EventS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2026
Dec 2023

The truck has only 122, 230 miles and shuddering in the transmission is horrible. I just purchased the truck 3 weeks ago and the owner stated nothing was wrong with it. However I took it to mechanic for inspection after purchase and he stated transmission has shuddering. I noticed at 40 miles plus the truck vibrates at steering wheel.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2023
Jul 2023

My air conditioner doesn't work and vehicle is a 2015 GMC truck.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2023
Dec 2022

Service Trailer Brake System warning keeps coming on every time I start my truck.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2022
Apr 2022

I have not yet been notified by the manufacturer regarding the recalls on the vehicle.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2022
Jan 2022

I was driving and my nephew says there was smoke in the truck then all of a sudden there was a huge pop and my rear passenger window shattered! I had found online that this has happened to several people but there is no recall in the US. Something to do with the remote start putting on the defrost and the connection exploding. If this is happening a lot i believe it should be replaced.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2022
Mar 2021

WHILE DRIVING, A MESSAGE POPS UP ON THE DISPLAY THAT READS: "WARNING TAKING YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD TOO LONG, OR TOO OFTEN WHILE USING THIS SYSTEM COULD CAUSE A CRASH, RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU OR OTHERS. FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION ON DRIVING" SERIOUSLY, WHEN A WARNING MESSAGE POPS UP, WE READ IT! I HAVE GOTTEN USE TO THIS STUPIDITY AND JUST HIT OK. BUT EVEN AT THAT, YOU STILL GET DISTRACTED. PROBLEM NOW, IS THAT EVEN HITTING OK DOES NOT CLEAR IT. THIS MESSAGE SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. I HAVE READ THAT THIS A BIG ISSUE AMONG MANY GMC AND CHEVY OWNERS. GM IS LITERALLY CREATING THE SAFETY HAZARD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2021
Jan 2021

transmission. just like others with this year and mine went out .i was going like 50-55mph and i almost got into a accident while my son was with me . truck started sputtering and shifting up and down check engine light, stabilitrack, and something else, my truck seemed like it was down shifting and not going into gear, rpms were going from 1000 to 2000 and truck was shaking and started making a howling noise. it felt like i had a misfire in a way. its available for inspection, i

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2021
Oct 2020

SYMPTOM OF HOT AIR BLOWING WHILE USING THE A/C, STATIONARY OR WHILE OPERATING. FILLED WITH COOLANT WHICH ONLY LASTED ABOUT ONE WEEK. REVIEWED FORUMS AND TSB'S TO NOTE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CONDENSER. DEALER WANTED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE ITEMS IN ORDER THAT DID NOT INCLUDE REPLACING THE CONDENSER AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST. PURCHASED A THIRD PARTY CONDENSER, VACUUM PUMP, AND NECESSARY FLUIDS AND ACCESSORIES AND REPLACED BY MYSELF. A/C HAS BEEN WORKING RELIABLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. ALTHOUGH I SAVED ABOUT 2K DOLLARS (ALL MATERIALS COST ABOUT 500 HUNDRED DOLLARS), IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN AND SHOULD BE A RECALL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Aug 2020

AC BLOWS HOT AIR QONT GOLD FREON FOR LONGER THEN WEEK AND HALF AND IS BACK TO HOT AIR..LEAD TO BELIEVE ITS THE AC CONDENSER HAS FAILED

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA DENALI, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2020
Jun 2020

I BOUGHT THIS NEW ON JAN 3, 2016 ON JULY 26 26, 2019 WHILE FROM WACO TO FT. WORTH TEXAS, MY AC COMPRESSOR SEIZED AND BLEW DESTROYED THE SERPENTINE BELT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE AC COMPRESSOR AND BELT. 31,000 MILES BUT OUT OF WARRANTY. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND FELT THE AC WAS AGAIN BLOWING HOT AIR. I TOOK IT IN AND TODAY 06/29/20 I HAVE TO REPLACE THE AC CONDENSER AS IT HAS A LEAK AT A WELD POINT. I HAVE READ DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND DEFECT. I WILL NOW BE OUT OVER $2,000 FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM AND ISSUE. I HAVE READ THE TSB, WATCHED NEWS REPORTS AND ON-LINE FORUMS. THE TECH AT MY DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A SUPER COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THAT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD LEAD TO A RECALL. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2020
Jun 2020

A/C CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT LEAKED ALL THE FREON. MY MECHANIC SAID HE'S HAD SEVERAL OF THESE GMC SIERRAS AND CHEVY SILVERADOS AROUND THE SAME AGE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2020
Jun 2020

AC CONDENSER *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Mar 2020

HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES SEVERAL TIMES. TWO OF THE TIMES, ISSUES WERE DUPLICATED AND PARTS REPLACED, BUT SAME ISSUES CONTINUE AS SOON AS I GET IT BACK. MY COMPLAINT WHEN I TAKE IT IN IS ALWAYS THE SAME. NORMALLY WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP FORWARD OR REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A THUMPING NOISE. IT HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE. A LOT OF TIMES NOW IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF GAS FOR A SECOND, AT FASTER SPEEDS, AND THEN PUT FOOT RIGHT BACK ON GAS, IT MAKES THE SAME THUMPING NOISE AND SOMETIMES A GRINDING NOISE LIKE IT'S STUCK BETWEEN GEARS. THIS LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND WOULD MOST LIKELY GET WORSE AS VEHICLE GETS OLDER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC DENALI, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2020
Feb 2020

THERE IS A LEAK ON THE TOP RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE A/C CONDENSER RESULTING IN HOT AIR COMING OUT OF THE VENTS WHEN THE A/C IS ENABLED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND GM HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. GM ALREADY ISSUED A TSB FOR THE 2015 - 2017 TAHOES, YUKONS, AND ESCALADES WITH THE SAME ENGINES AND EQUIPMENT AS MY 2015 GMC SIERRA WITH 45000 MI. TSB # 17336 AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER (COMBI-COOLER) REFRIGERANT LEAK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Jan 2020

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE YUKON A/C ISSUE HAPPENED TO ME. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MAKE SURE THE SIERRA HAS THE SAME RECALL AS THE YUKON? "YUKON AND YUKON XL VEHICLES, MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE THERMAL CYCLING ON THE COMBINATION TRANSMISSION FLUID/OIL AND AC CONDENSER COOLER CREATES A CRACK THAT MAY ALLOW REFRIGERANT TO ESCAPE. THIS CONDITION CONSEQUENTLY MAY DEACTIVATE THE AC SYSTEM WHICH MAY CAUSE POTENTIAL CUSTOMER ANNOYANCE."

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2019
Dec 2019

A/C STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. FOUND OUT THAT THE CONDENSER HAD A LEAK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2019
Nov 2019

I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER, AND MY DAUGHTER SAID "MOM, IT'S SIZZLING." I LOOKED BACK AND THERE WAS SMOKE ON THE REAR WINDOW. THEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, AND IT SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION AT THE TIME. I WAS JUST GETTING READY TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING AREA IN MY DRIVEWAY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2019
Nov 2019

WHEN MY TRUCK IS AT OR ABOVE 70MPH THERE IS A CONSTANT SHAKING THAT OCCURS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2016
Oct 2019

I HAVE A 2015 GMC SIERRA WITH 95,198 MILES ON IT. THE AC STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED AN AC REFILL KIT, WHICH ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF HOURS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP CALLED TO TELL ME THAT IT WOULD BE $800+ TO REPLACE AC CONDENSER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THAT FAULTY AC CONDENSERS, AND COMPRESSORS ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS IN CERTAIN GMC, CHEVY, AND CADILLAC VEHICLES. WHY ARE CONSUMERS STUCK PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR KNOWN DEFECTS THAT ARE IN EXCESS OF $800?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2019
Oct 2019

THE A/C WENT OUT. HAVE 36000 MILES THIS SHOULDN'T BE MESSING UP.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2019
Jul 2019

A/C CONDENSER IS LEAKING, AND HAS IN EVERY GMC THAT I HAVE SEEN. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE DIFFERENTLY. THE CONDENSER JUST STARTED LEAKING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2019
Jul 2019

I WAS WARMING THE TRUCK UP IN THE MORNING WITH THE AUTO START, PARKED, AND HAD THE AUTO DEFROST TURNED ON FOR THE REAR. WHEN I ENTERED THE TRUCK AND CLOSED THE DOOR THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW THAT IS FACING THE BED, SHATTERED. I'M ASSUMING THE DEFROST IS RUNNING TOO HOT AND WEAKENED THE GLASS OR SOMETHING RELATED TO THE ISSUE. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. HTTPS://WWW.GM-TRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/TOPIC/209824-2017-SIERRA-DENALI-REAR-WINDOW-EXPLODED/?PAGE=5

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2019
Jun 2019

A/C CONDENSER BAD. FREON LEAK.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2019
May 2019

TAKATA RECALL 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 BOUGHT IT NEW. STARTED HAVEING MAY A 2016 THE AC WENT OUT AND I WAS TRAVELING AND 3 OF THE PISTONS STOP WORKING SO I TOOK IT TO A NEAR GMC DEALERSHIP THEY GOT REPAIRED A TRIP MADE IT BACK HOME FOR MONTHS LATER MY ENGIEN STOP WORKING THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO GET THE COMPUTER TESTED IN CASE I DAMAGED THE ENGINE AND WAS PROVING THAT I DIDNT COUSE NO DAMAGE ENGINE THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE A YEAR LATER IN 2017 AROUND DECEMBER THE TRANSMISSION AND GMC REPLACED THAT GOD IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW AGAIN IN 2018 AND NOVEMBER MY AC WENT OUT AGAIN I'M HAVEING ATTAINED TO FIX IT BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY CHARGE TO REPLACE IT A NEW VEHICLE AM STILL PAYING AND SO MANY PROBLEMS WHAT AM I REALLY PAYING FOR JUNCK. I HAVE HAD A 2013 WITH NO PROBLEM THAT'S Y I UPGRADED. BELIEVE ME I DONT THINK.OF UP GRADING ANY MORE MY TRUCK IS AT 90.000 MILES NOT AM SUCK FIXING A $50.000 TRUCK IT'S SAD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2019

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The 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 has 45 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.