2019 Gmc SIERRA LIMITED 1500 - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2019 GMC Sierra Limited 1500 has an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5, indicating above-average safety features. It has impressive ratings in various crash scenarios, including a 5-star overall side crash rating and a 4-star overall front crash rating. Additionally, the car comes equipped with standard electronic stability control, which enhances safety by helping drivers maintain control in challenging situations.

Unfortunately, the vehicle does not have forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems, which could be valuable safety additions. In terms of complaints and recalls, there have been 233 complaints and 10 recalls reported for this model. It is essential for car owners to stay updated on recalls to address any safety issues promptly.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

233

Recall Count

10

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

4/5

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Safety Features

2019 GMC Sierra Limited 1500 PU/EC 4WD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2019 GMC Sierra Limited 1500 PU/EC 4WD

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.

No
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.

No

2019 GMC Sierra Limited 1500 PU/EC 4WD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2019 GMC Sierra Limited 1500 PU/EC 4WD 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 2019 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4

Side Crash Ratings

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

Test 2019 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating 5

Rollover Ratings

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

Test 2019 Score
Rollover Rating 4
Rollover Possibility % 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating 4

Complaints for the 2019 Gmc SIERRA LIMITED 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:
"electrical short on brake booster performance error code c0021 while operating vehicle . brake pedal became stiff and higher than where i had it . vehicle making hissing noises and will no longer start due to this error. safety concern this is not part of a recall list. i nearly crashed. i had to utilize emergency brake."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2024-07-11

Complaint:
"driving home at low speed truck would hardly stop took it to dealer-suburban gmc troy mi. received a letter afterwards that brake control module was not repaired properly and needed to return for repair truck showed about 15000 miles on odometer april 2020 and showed 51% brake life on rear brakes-when i asked if brake were worn i was told no and dashboard now read 91% brake life on rear brakes-in march2023 with 28000 miles on the odometer my brake monitor alert came on and when i returned to the dealer i was told that my rear brakes were down to 15% and needed to be replaced. everyone tells me front brakes should wear out first and rear brakes should last much longer."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2020-03-04

Complaint:
"i keep receiving trailer breaking system service notifications and as far as i know a trailer breaking system requires no service."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2023-12-12

Complaint:
"service brake assist is illuminated, brake failure has occured. near miss on busy street leaving parking lot."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2023-09-10

Complaint:
"brake pad monitor listed over 90% for both front and rear brakes then all of sudden i get warning light that says service brake monitor. i have had this happen twice since i purchased this vehicle new. the dealership has fixed it twice, there were software bugs. i cannot tell when i have a real issue or is it just a software bug."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2023-05-08

Complaint:
"when i began to accelerate my vehicle the brakes locked automatically. i noticed that once i hit 6 mph the brakes locked. i tried troubleshooting by turning the truck on and off, turning off all of the assistance buttons, turned the parking brake on and off. i was able to drive it in reverse."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2022-01-07

Complaint:
"vehicle had the "service esc" warning come one along with the warning of brake failure do no exceed 43 miles per hour. called the dealer to discuss options and was told that i could not get in for 1 month..... for a critical failure and known issue this is unfathomable."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2022-05-10

Complaint:
"vehicle was 300 miles out of warranty when i get a service trailer brake warning on my info center replaced a blown fuse and the fuse blows again, no trailer has ever been hooked up to this truck. went online and inquired about this problem and there's thousands of post and complaints about this problem, even on a gm site there's a pi investigation about this problem, why doesn't gm just do a recall to fix a problem they know about. i'm getting ready to buy a travel trailer and now i don't know if its safe to pull it!"
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2022-07-05

Complaint:
"tl*the contact owns a 2019 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated while driving 30 mph, the brake pedal was depressed to the floor but failed to stop the vehicle. the vehicle drove through a red traffic light. the contact stated no warning light was illuminated. the contact stopped the vehicle while using the parking brake. the vehicle was taken to jack giambalvo buick gmc (1390 eden road, york, pa 17402, (717) 781-2154) and the dealer was made aware of the failure. the contact stated the vehicle would be towed to koons clarksville chevrolet buick gmc (12421 auto dr, clarksville, md 21029: (410) 988-9522) to be serviced which was still pending. the vehicle was not yet diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was not informed of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 13,000."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2022-07-04

Complaint:
"was not notified by gm concerning the recall for the electronic parking brake service light coming on. light came on this morning after starting the vehicle in the driveway. researched the internet to discover there was a recall. had a recall concerning the brake pad life completed recently."
Components Involved: SERVICE BRAKES
Date of incident: 2020-06-08

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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