2014 Gmc SIERRA 1500 - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 has an outstanding overall safety rating of 5, which indicates excellent crash protection for both frontal and side impacts. The vehicle is equipped with electronic stability control as a standard feature, which can help maintain control during sudden maneuvers or slippery road conditions. Additionally, it offers optional forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems for added safety measures. It is important to note that this model has a total of 783 complaints and 21 recalls reported. Despite these numbers, the safety features and high crash ratings of the GMC Sierra 1500 make it a reliable choice for consumers looking for a secure driving experience.

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Complaint Count

783

Recall Count

21

Investigation Count

3

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2014 GMC Sierra 1500 PU/RC RWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 PU/RC RWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Optional
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2014 GMC Sierra 1500 PU/RC RWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 PU/RC RWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2009 Score 2014 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 5 Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2009 Score 2014 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2009 Score 2014 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 4 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 4 5

Complaints for the 2014 Gmc SIERRA 1500

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"both headlamps stopped working when driving at night. neither the low or high beams will work"
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2026-02-01
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that the headlamps were extremely dim while driving at night, making it difficult to see the roadway. the dealer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no fix for the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 54,468."
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2016-07-01
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that while driving at an undetermined speed, the low-beam and high-beam head lights became inoperable. there were no warning lights illuminated. the contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 50,000. the vin was not available."
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2024-03-10
Complaint:
"the headlights on my pick-up are absolutely horrible and dangerous to drive with. i have even gone to the expense of having brand new ones intalled and they are no different in the lighting. i can barely see one car length ahead of me when driving at night, which is prohibiting me from using my pick-up for night time driving. this is ridiculous to have spent such a large sum of money for a vehicle and not be able to see driving at night. there should be a mandatory recall of this vehicle and the headlight system."
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2021-02-09
Complaint:
"headlights are extremely dim making it difficult to see at night out in rainy conditions causing a huge safety problem when driving at night. can barely see when making left or right hand turns as well causing a huge safety issue at night with pedestrians are in a dark crosswalk."
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2018-01-11
Complaint:
"poor head lights doesn't show the road very poor lighting read where was other complaint about this. *tr"
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2021-11-01
Complaint:
"headlights is so dim not safe to drive it seen where lots of people are having same issues and gm need to do something to make all there 14 and 15 better they fixed it in the 16 trucks i have tried to see if there is a recall and seen something about a fix but say it didn't help so hopefully can get something done about this just bought the truck and hate it because of this issue thanks [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr"
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2021-11-01
Complaint:
"vehicle headlights are down right dangerous at nighttime to the point it's not even safe to operate at night because you can not see where your going,especially on hilly terrain and curvy winding roads. the time you react you will be off the road resulting in a crash, bringing injury or death to oneself or another occupant on the roadway. lights or way to weak and not located in the right spot on truck making half your view in complete darkness when going up and down on hilly terrain. for the life of me can not believe this has not been recalled yet. this is totally unacceptable in the day and age we life in. please get this recalled and safe people's life. accidents may happen and someone might go off the road and get killed and no one will know why they went off the roadway just thinking maybe they feel asleep and the real result was improper head lighting and lack of vision to stay on the roadway. please help get this on the recall list and it's not even a expensive fix. help safe lifes! thank you"
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2020-01-03
Complaint:
"the headlight illumination is inadequate both on low and high beams. just upgraded for the 2nd time the bulbs for which i have ascertained that the illumination doesn't provide for my personal safety as well as for the public at large. this is not merely my own observation but for all those who either drive or are passengers in this vehicle. according to the public forums for this particular problem...they haven't found any corrective solution. please, i implore you to review and find some solution to gm's inherent problem. if people haven't been injured and or more seriously (killed), it is only a matter of time. i currently have 60 k miles on this vehicle which i purchased used from a dealer with 20k miles. i have had 2 independent gm dealerships look at this problem without any corrective action."
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2020-11-01
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2014 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that the headlights were dim, which made it difficult to see well at night while driving. the contact stated that the vehicle was equipped with halogen bulbs. the contact upgraded to led bulbs, but the illumination did not get brighter. the vehicle was taken to charlie's chevrolet (877-688-4621, located at 1412 u s 202, winthrop, me 04364) where the technician recommended a diagnostic test. the test was not performed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle performed as designed. the contact was informed to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the contact upgraded to hid bulbs on his own, which offered better lighting than the original bulbs. the failure mileage was approximately 20,000."
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2019-02-08

Recalls for the 2014 Gmc SIERRA 1500

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd, 3500 hd, tahoe, suburban, gmc sierra 2500 hd and 3500 hd, gmc yukon, gmc yukon xl, cadillac escalade and cadillac escalade esv vehicles and 2014-2017 chevrolet corvette, silverado 1500, trax, caprice police pursuit vehicle, gmc sierra 1500, buick encore, and 2014-2016 buick lacrosse, chevrolet spark ev and ss vehicles. in the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (sdm) software to activate a diagnostic test. during this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash."
Consequence:
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL
Date of incident: 2016-09-08
Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 buick lacrosse and chevrolet spark ev, caprice ppv and ss vehicles, 2014-2017 buick encore and chevrolet corvette, silverado 1500 and gmc sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 cadillac escalade and escalade esv, chevrolet tahoe, trax, suburban and silverado 2500 and 3500 and gmc yukon and yukon xl vehicles, and 2015-2017 gmc sierra hd 2500 and 3500 vehicles. while being previously remedied for recall 16v-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (sdm) software to activate a diagnostic test. during this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash."
Consequence:
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL
Date of incident: 2017-07-10

GMC Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

GMC ranks 8 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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