2014 GMC Sierra 1500

■ Significantly worse — known issue year
2014 GMC Sierra 1500
BUILT 2026-10-10

This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.

This verdict reflects complaint volume compared to this model's typical year. Recalls and safety issues below apply regardless of the verdict — always check them.

Complaints
738
Recalls
9

Campaigns on file for 2014

Investigations
2

Opened by NHTSA

Top problem
Steering

21% of complaints

Complaints per year

1994: 13 complaints 1994 1995: 3 complaints 1996: 5 complaints 1997: 83 complaints 1998: 59 complaints 1998 1999: 158 complaints 2000: 181 complaints 2001: 140 complaints 2002: 166 complaints 2002 2003: 180 complaints 2004: 212 complaints 2005: 177 complaints 2006: 145 complaints 2006 2007: 262 complaints 2008: 380 complaints 2009: 234 complaints 2010: 167 complaints 2010 2011: 284 complaints 2012: 107 complaints 2013: 115 complaints 2014: 738 complaints 2014 738 2015: 719 complaints 2016: 342 complaints 2017: 353 complaints 2018: 302 complaints 2018 2019: 643 complaints 2020: 469 complaints 2021: 570 complaints 2022: 575 complaints 2022 2023: 470 complaints 2024: 366 complaints 2025: 111 complaints 2026: 125 complaints 2026
1994: 13 complaints 1994 1995: 3 complaints 1996: 5 complaints 1996 1997: 83 complaints 1998: 59 complaints 1998 1999: 158 complaints 2000: 181 complaints 2000 2001: 140 complaints 2002: 166 complaints 2002 2003: 180 complaints 2004: 212 complaints 2004 2005: 177 complaints 2006: 145 complaints 2006 2007: 262 complaints 2008: 380 complaints 2008 2009: 234 complaints 2010: 167 complaints 2010 2011: 284 complaints 2012: 107 complaints 2012 2013: 115 complaints 2014: 738 complaints 2014 738 2015: 719 complaints 2016: 342 complaints 2016 2017: 353 complaints 2018: 302 complaints 2018 2019: 643 complaints 2020: 469 complaints 2020 2021: 570 complaints 2022: 575 complaints 2022 2023: 470 complaints 2024: 366 complaints 2024 2025: 111 complaints 2026: 125 complaints 2026
1994: 13 complaints 1994 1995: 3 complaints 1996: 5 complaints 1996 1997: 83 complaints 1998: 59 complaints 1998 1999: 158 complaints 2000: 181 complaints 2000 2001: 140 complaints 2002: 166 complaints 2002 2003: 180 complaints 2004: 212 complaints 2004 2005: 177 complaints 2006: 145 complaints 2006 2007: 262 complaints 2008: 380 complaints 2008 2009: 234 complaints 2010: 167 complaints 2010 2011: 284 complaints 2012: 107 complaints 2012 2013: 115 complaints 2014: 738 complaints 2014 738 2015: 719 complaints 2016: 342 complaints 2016 2017: 353 complaints 2018: 302 complaints 2018 2019: 643 complaints 2020: 469 complaints 2020 2021: 570 complaints 2022: 575 complaints 2022 2023: 470 complaints 2024: 366 complaints 2024 2025: 111 complaints 2026: 125 complaints 2026

2014: 738 complaints

View as data table
YearComplaints
199413
19953
19965
199783
199859
1999158
2000181
2001140
2002166
2003180
2004212
2005177
2006145
2007262
2008380
2009234
2010167
2011284
2012107
2013115
2014738
2015719
2016342
2017353
2018302
2019643
2020469
2021570
2022575
2023470
2024366
2025111
2026125

Known problem areas

Percentages can add to more than 100% — a complaint can name more than one system.

Steering

21% · 154 reports
CRASHINJURY
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At low speeds, and not 100% of the time, the power steering will go out while I'm turning. It just does it on its own and will correct itself in a few seconds, usually when I'm done with the turn.

NHTSA ODI report, 2026-09-21

Exterior lighting

20% · 148 reports

Most commonly citing headlights.

CRASH
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Live in West Virginia. Was traveling home from 2ND shift along good country road when I had to swerve to miss a deer. Reason was be the headlights on my week old GMC Sierra are awful.

NHTSA ODI report, 2014-05-01

Service brakes

20% · 144 reports

Most commonly citing hydraulic.

CRASHINJURY

Electrical system

17% · 128 reports

Most commonly citing cables and integrated trailer brake control.

CRASHFIREINJURY
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While driving, my wife and I heard a bang, and when she went to turn her head, she noticed that the vehicle was smoking from rear defroster, and the back windshield had smashed.

NHTSA ODI report, 2024-11-09

Engine

9% · 69 reports
CRASH

Safety timeline

9 recalls · 2 investigations · oldest first

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    2014Complaint volume 738 complaints filed for this model year.
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    2014-01-16Engine and engine cooling14V007000 General Motors is recalling certain 2014 model year Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, and 2015 model year Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV; Chevrolet Silverado HD; and GMC Sierra HD, Yukon, and Yukon XL, equipped with a 4.3L...

    Remedy: General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the engine control module, free of charge. The recall began on January 16, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 and GMC at 1-800-462-8782.

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    2016-07-11Seat belts16V209000 General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 trucks manufactured January 29, 2013, to January 21, 2015.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will modify the vehicles to prevent the tensioner from being damaged. Any tensioner that has already been damaged will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on August 11, 2016.

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    2016-10-13Air bags, seat belts16V651000 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...

    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.

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    2017-08-04Air bags, seat belts17V437000 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...

    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.

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    2017-08-10Steering17V414000 General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles. The vehicles may have a temporary loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist, especially during low-speed turning maneuvers.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the EPS module software, free of charge. The recall began on August 10, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-432-8782.

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    2018-06-11Equipment18V267000 General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD, 2009 GMC Topkick 5000, 6000, 7000 and 8000 Series and Isuzu F Series, and 2009-2018 Chevrolet Express, and GMC Savana vehicles, equipped with certain...

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde to get a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began June 11, 2018.

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    2018-11-20Preliminary evaluationClosed 2022-04-10 Brake Vacuum Pump Failure
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    2019-10-08Service brakes, hydraulic19V645000 General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Electronic Brake Control Module, free of charge. The recall began October 8, 2019.

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    2019-12-11Electronic stability control (esc), service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic19V761000 General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EBCM, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782.

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    2021-05-05Seat belts21V245000 General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2015-2016 Chevrolet Tahoe, and 2014-2015 GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles that may have received an incorrect replacement tensioner cable assembly as part of a previous recall...

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver seat belt lap pretensioner, free of charge. The recall began on May 5, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782.

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    2021-09-17Engineering analysisOpen Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

Buy-smart checklist

2014 GMC Sierra 1500 — pre-purchase inspection

Inspect

  • Steering: 154 reports on file for this year.
  • Exterior lighting: 148 reports on file for this year.
  • Service brakes: 144 reports on file for this year.

Verify these recalls were completed

  • Recall 14V007000 · Engine and engine cooling
  • Recall 16V209000 · Seat belts
  • Recall 16V651000 · Air bags, seat belts
  • Recall 17V437000 · Air bags, seat belts
  • Recall 17V414000 · Steering
  • Recall 18V267000 · Equipment
  • Recall 19V645000 · Service brakes, hydraulic
  • Recall 19V761000 · Electronic stability control (esc), service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic
  • Recall 21V245000 · Seat belts

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FAQ

Is the 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 reliable?
Based on NHTSA complaint volume compared to this model's typical year, the 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 is rated "significantly worse".
What are the most common problems with the 2014 GMC Sierra 1500?
The most-reported component is steering, accounting for 21% of complaints on file.
How many recalls does the 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 have?
9 recalls on file for this model year.

Data updated 2026-10-09 · Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA, not independently verified defects. Methodology.