GMC Sierra 1500 problems reported in California
728 of the 11,637 complaints filed about the GMC Sierra 1500 came from California, most often about the engine & cooling.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
728
Complaints from California
31
Crashes
9
Fires
2015
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
113
15.5%
Brakes
101
13.9%
Airbags
88
12.1%
Electrical System
88
12.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain
84
11.5%
Other & Unspecified
62
8.5%
Steering
43
5.9%
Body & Structure
25
3.4%
Lights
22
3.0%
Fuel & Propulsion
19
2.6%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
14
1.9%
Suspension
12
1.6%
By model year
1994 Sierra 1500
4
0.5%
1995 Sierra 1500
1
0.1%
1997 Sierra 1500
7
1.0%
1998 Sierra 1500
4
0.5%
1999 Sierra 1500
5
0.7%
2000 Sierra 1500
10
1.4%
2001 Sierra 1500
11
1.5%
2002 Sierra 1500
10
1.4%
2003 Sierra 1500
12
1.6%
2004 Sierra 1500
20
2.7%
2005 Sierra 1500
18
2.5%
2006 Sierra 1500
2
0.3%
2007 Sierra 1500
33
4.5%
2008 Sierra 1500
35
4.8%
2009 Sierra 1500
16
2.2%
2010 Sierra 1500
9
1.2%
2011 Sierra 1500
34
4.7%
2012 Sierra 1500
3
0.4%
2013 Sierra 1500
11
1.5%
2014 Sierra 1500
70
9.6%
2015 Sierra 1500
88
12.1%
2016 Sierra 1500
18
2.5%
2017 Sierra 1500
39
5.4%
2018 Sierra 1500
27
3.7%
2019 Sierra 1500
56
7.7%
2020 Sierra 1500
40
5.5%
2021 Sierra 1500
48
6.6%
2022 Sierra 1500
30
4.1%
2023 Sierra 1500
38
5.2%
2024 Sierra 1500
25
3.4%
2025 Sierra 1500
3
0.4%
2026 Sierra 1500
1
0.1%
Cities reporting most
Bakersfield
36
22.0%
Fresno
21
12.8%
LOS Angeles
20
12.2%
Salinas
14
8.5%
SAN Jose
14
8.5%
Sacramento
12
7.3%
Modesto
10
6.1%
ELK Grove
9
5.5%
Auburn
8
4.9%
SAN Diego
8
4.9%
Huntington Beach
6
3.7%
Rancho Cucamonga
6
3.7%