2015 GMC Sierra

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS LOW BEAM FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT COVERAGE MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND THE HIGH BEAM ALSO FAILED TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHT COVERAGE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 731.

HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BY THE DEALER TWICE. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE A SINGLE BULB DESIGN (LOW AND HIGH BEAMS FROM ONE BULB). IF LOW BEAMS ARE ADJUSTED TO ADEQUATELY SEE THE ROAD DURING NIGHT DRIVING THE HIGH BEAMS POINT INTO THE AIR (APPROX. 10 FEET IN THE AIR AT 100 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE). IF THE BEAMS ARE ADJUSTED TO ALLOW THE HIGH BEAMS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD PROPERLY; WHEN SWITCHED TO THE LOW BEAMS THERE IS INSUFFICIENT LIGHT ON ROAD TO DRIVE SAFELY AT 55 MPH. *TR

VEHICLE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS HAVE VERY POOR COVERAGE AND BRIGHTNESS. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THEY BARELY LIGHT THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND COVERAGE SIDE TO SIDE IS VERY WEAK. ADDITIONALLY WHEN IT IS RAINING OUT, IT IS LIKE DRIVING WITH NO HEADLIGHTS ON AT ALL. TO HAVE BETTER HEAD LIGHTS I WOULD HAVE HAD TO BUY SPECIAL LIGHTING OPTION AVAILABLE ONLY ON A HIGHER-UP MODEL OF GMC SIERRA TRUCK. ALL MODELS OF GMC SIERRA 2015 TRUCKS SHOULD HAVE ADEQUATE HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT HAVING TO BUY THE TOP/ MORE EXPENSIVE MODEL TO GET THEM. GMC SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL GMC SIERRA 2015 TRUCKS AND REFIT THEM WITH ADEQUATE LIGHTING BEFORE BAD ACCIDENTS OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFICIENCY. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH POOR LIGHTING WITH A VEHICLE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR IN RAIN. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE ON A NEW GMC TRUCK. *TR

THE PROJECTION STYLE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY SUFFICIENTLY ENOUGH AT NIGHT TO TRAVEL MORE THAN 30 MPH. WHILE TRAVELING ON RURAL AND MOUNTAIN ROADS YOU CANNOT SEE FAR ENOUGH TO SEE OBSTRUCTIONS, WILDLIFE OR PEDESTRIANS AT NIGHT. THE HORIZONTAL CUTOFF LINE OF THE LIGHTS ON LOW BEAM DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO SEE THE TOPS OF SMALL RISES IN THE ROADWAY AS CLOSE AS 30 FEET AWAY. WITH THIS STYLE OF PROJECTION LIGHTING THERE IS NO SPILLAGE OF LIGHT ABOVE ESTABLISHED LIGHT SHADE COVER SETTING ON LOW BEAMS. IT IS COMPLETELY DARK ABOVE THIS LINE WITH LOW BEAMS SELECTED. THIS DOES NOT GIVE THE DRIVER A CHANCE TO SEE OBJECTS IN THE ROADWAY AT A SAFE DISTANCE TO ALLOW FOR SAFE BRAKING OR AVOIDANCE. THE HIGH BEAM SETTING IS PITIFULLY WEAK IN INTENSITY. I MUST STRAIN TO SEE OUT AT THE DISTANCE NECESSARY TO STOP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS MEANS I MUST TRAVEL WITH HIGH BEAMS ON WHEN FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATES. I HAD TWO PREVIOUS TRUCKS OF THIS SAME BRAND THAT HAD WONDERFUL LIGHTING AND I SURE WISH I HAD THAT LIGHTING ON THIS TRUCK. GM IS DOING THE MOTORING PUBLIC A MAJOR DISSERVICE WITH THIS LIGHTING PACKAGE AND ENDANGERING ANYONE AND ANYTHING THAT MAY BE ON THE ROAD AHEAD OF THEIR TRUCKS! *TR

2015 GMC SIERRA 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 1800 MILES. AS I WAS DECELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH TO MAKE A TURN INTO A ROAD THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AS EXPECTED TO LOW GEAR. AS I ACCELERATED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO 2ND NORMALLY. AT THIS POINT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR BUT THE TACHOMETER JUMPED TO 3000RPM BEFORE I REALIZED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SHIFTED INTO WHAT SEEMED LIKE NEUTRAL. THIS LEFT ME BLOCKING TRAFFIC WITH A TRUCK THAT WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. WHEN I SLOWED SUFFICIENTLY THE TRANSMISSION WOULD PICK UP 2ND GEAR AGAIN. BEING CLOSE TO HOME I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME. WHEN I REACHED HOME I PAST MY DRIVEWAY AND WENT TO BACK IN AS I USUALLY DO. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT PICK UP REVERSE! BY THIS TIME A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD TO FIND A PLACE TO MAKE A U TURN SO I COULD PULL IT INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A MECHANIC EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ON A TEST DRIVE. (HE HAD TO PUSH THE TRUCK BACKWARDS BY HAND TO BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE SHOP.) CURRENTLY THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM MY BRAND NEW TRUCK PENDING INVESTIGATION. IT HAS ONLY TO GEARS 1ST AND 2ND. THIS IS A SERIOUS FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY I WAS ON A BACK ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER! *TR

THE HEAD LIGHTS ON THIS TRUCK ARE OF POOR DESIGN AND ARE VERY WEAK. THE LIGHTS DO NOT ADEQUATELY LIGHT THE ROAD AHEAD OR THE SHOULDERS. THEY WILL BECOME A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN CRASHES AND DEATHS UNLESS THEY ARE IMPROVED! I CAN'T BELIEVE THESE HEADLIGHTS WOULD PASS THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ILLUMINATION IF FOLLOW UP TESTING IS DONE IN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ENGAGED BUT FAILED TO FULLY ILLUMINATE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS DIMINISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ADJUSTABLE FOR LATERAL MOVEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5.