According to Au7o's research across NHTSA recalls, manufacturer TSBs, and owner forum reports, the 2025 GMC Sierra 1500 has 6 documented known issues, with 3 rated critical. The most serious are MultiPro Tailgate Drops Open By Itself While Driving — Water Intrusion at the Handle-Cavity Release Switch ($250-$950 repair), 10L80/10L90 10-Speed Valve Body Failure — Loss of Reverse, Limp Mode, and Year-Long Parts Backorder ($900-$6,500 repair) and Rear-View Camera Unusable at Night — Reverse Lamps Do Not Illuminate the Camera's Field of View ($80-$400 repair). Across all issues with published estimates, repair costs range from $80 to $6,500. DIY maintenance guides at au7o.io.
On the 2024-2025 GMC Sierra 1500, owners of 2024-2025 Sierra 1500 trucks report the factory rear-view camera image is effectively black in any unlit area. In daylight the picture is sharp; at night the LED reverse lamps are aimed too high and are too dim to light the ground behind the truck, so the camera sensor sees almost nothing beyond a foot or two. NHTSA complaints describe only the red guideline overlay being visible, an adult standing 3-5 ft behind the truck being lit at chest level (a child or a bicycle is invisible), and at least one reported garage-door collision while backing. Dealers repeatedly tell owners the system is 'operating as designed' after checking it in a lit service bay. This is separate from the intermittent black-screen/camera-module dropout fault — here the camera works, but there is no light for it to work with. Complaint ODI numbers include 11703585, 11685671, 11658856, 11648167, 11645362, 11629474, 11627444, 11622143, 11620997, 11614888, 11610906, 11608202, 11601046, 11570814 (2024) and 11707086, 11693732, 11678658, 11664238, 11663238, 11634151 (2025).
Common Symptoms
How to Fix
There is no GM recall or free remedy for the illumination deficiency itself; dealers generally document the camera as operating to specification. Before chasing the camera, verify GM bulletin PIC6566B has been applied (Image Processing Module / Video Processing Module software reset) to rule out a separate software fault. The practical owner fix is to add rear lighting: an LED reverse-light bulb upgrade or an auxiliary rear-facing LED pod wired to the reverse circuit dramatically improves the camera image. Some owners also aim aftermarket bed or hitch-area lights downward. Document repeat dealer visits in writing — several owners have used the repeat-repair record to pursue buyback/lemon claims.
On the 2024-2025 GMC Sierra 1500, 2024-2025 Sierra 1500 owners report the forward collision / automatic emergency braking system commanding hard braking with nothing in the travel lane. Documented triggers include a vehicle legally parked on the shoulder while the truck was travelling 55 mph (speed dropped to about 30 mph with no prior alert), overtaking a tractor-trailer at 70+ mph on a divided highway, and low-speed manoeuvring in parking lots. Two 2025 reports describe adaptive cruise applying the brakes hard enough to cause neck strain. Some trucks display a persistent 'Service Driver Assist System' message alongside the false activations, and others show the opposite failure — AEB not intervening when it should. Rear-end collision exposure is the obvious risk. Complaint ODI numbers include 11705288, 11729845, 11661333, 11616606, 11629735, 11726911, 11730614 (2024) and 11748748, 11695954 (2025).
Common Symptoms
How to Fix
Have the dealer scan for driver-assist DTCs and check for outstanding software updates to the Frontview Camera Module and front radar sensor — a large share of these cases are calibration/software rather than hardware. Confirm the radar emblem area and windshield camera zone are free of ice, mud, aftermarket film, or a bug shield that alters airflow-borne debris patterns; front-end collision repair or windshield replacement without proper static/dynamic ADAS recalibration is a common root cause. If the behaviour persists after recalibration, the Forward Collision Alert sensitivity can be reduced and the AEB system disabled through the vehicle settings menu (note this also disables a genuine safety function). File an NHTSA complaint — this is exactly the ADAS category driving the 2026 recall wave.
On the 2024-2025 GMC Sierra 1500, 2024-2025 Sierra 1500 owners report the power MultiPro tailgate unlatching and falling open on its own, most often while driving, after hitting a bump or rain gutter, or after a car wash. Nobody presses the release; several owners returned to the truck to find the gate resting against a garage door. Documented consequences in NHTSA reports include the tailgate striking a towed trailer's jack on a left turn, cargo falling out onto the roadway, and repeated cosmetic damage to the top edge of the gate. Forum diagnosis points to water entering through two drain holes in the handle cavity and shorting the tailgate release switch, which is why the fault is strongly weather-correlated. GM recalled 2021-2023 Sierra and the Sierra HD (2024) for unlatching tailgates but has not extended coverage to the 2024-2025 1500, and owners report their VINs falling outside the campaign. Complaint ODI numbers include 11681958, 11675633, 11657356, 11642113, 11637129, 11632101, 11631949, 11591659, 11581039 (2024) and 11670408 (2025).
Common Symptoms
How to Fix
Have the dealer inspect and replace the tailgate release switch and, if corroded, the tailgate control/latch module; the connector should be re-sealed with dielectric grease. Owners have had lasting success sealing the two drain holes in the top of the plastic handle-cavity trim so water cannot reach the switch. As an interim safety measure while towing or hauling loose cargo, pull the tailgate release fuse or have the dealer disable the power-release feature. Keep a written repair record — GM has paid for consequential damage on a case-by-case basis, and this may yet expand into a 1500-series campaign.
On the 2024-2025 GMC Sierra 1500, 2024-2025 Sierra 1500 trucks with the 10-speed automatic (5.3L L84, 6.2L L87 and 3.0L Duramax LZ0) are failing at very low mileage with a stuck valve-body solenoid. Symptoms: a 'Service Transmission' or 'Service Transmission — Unable to Shift Soon' message, sudden hard/slamming shifts, slipping, complete loss of reverse (owners have had to push the truck out of parking spaces), and default limp operation limited to fifth gear and reverse. Several complaints report the failure occurring under 7,000 miles. NHTSA reports cite DTC P2818 (pressure control solenoid) and P0747/P0700. The situation is compounded by a national valve-body backorder — owners document 50-plus days and in some cases over a year waiting for the part, with GM sometimes authorizing a full transmission replacement instead. Complaint ODI numbers include 11756150, 11754176, 11748050, 11744152, 11739083, 11727368, 11721983, 11694617, 11684139, 11680422, 11680435, 11654431, 11644523, 11634982 (2024) and 11711937 (2025).
GM issued TSB #25-NA-255 (Sept 22, 2025) directing technicians to REPAIR rather than replace the valve body on 2021-2024 Silverado/Sierra 1500 and full-size SUVs with the 10L80/10L90 when P0747 is set. The repair installs a new steel Feed Limit Low Valve, a higher-tension Feed Limit Valve Spring, and a new valve body spacer plate with gasket; it requires at least 7,000 miles on the vehicle and must not be used if there is significant clutch debris in the pan. No solenoid characterization programming is needed afterward. Ask the dealer specifically for the 25-NA-255 repair kit rather than accepting a backordered complete valve body. Repairs are covered under the 5yr/60k powertrain warranty for these model years. If clutch material is present, a transmission replacement is the correct call.
On the 2024-2025 GMC Sierra 1500, distinct from the night-visibility complaint, 2024-2025 Sierra 1500 owners report the entire camera suite — rear, front, side-mirror and bird's-eye surround views — cutting out intermittently and displaying a black screen with crossed-out camera icons. The pattern owners describe is thermal: the cameras work when the truck is cold and after it has sat, then fail once the vehicle has been running or driven for a while, pointing at the Video Processing Module / Image Processing Module. Gridline overlays also drop out independently. Repeat dealer visits are common (one owner reported five visits and a full infotainment replacement without resolution, another reported a third camera module replacement); at least one report describes a garage-door collision when the display went blank while reversing. Complaint ODI numbers include 11746275, 11721762, 11693556, 11620174 (2024) and 11684291 (2025).
Common Symptoms
How to Fix
Have the dealer apply GM bulletin PIC6566B, which addresses rear-camera black-screen faults across current GM trucks and directs a reset/reprogram of the Image Processing Module (IPM) or Video Processing Module (VPM); many cases are a software anomaly rather than a hardware fault. If the fault returns after the reset and follows the thermal pattern, insist on VPM/IPM replacement rather than repeated camera swaps, and have the technician check the coaxial camera harness connectors for backed-out or corroded pins. Because a functioning backup camera is a federally mandated safety feature, escalate to GMC customer assistance (1-800-462-8782) with a repair-attempt log if the dealer cannot resolve it.
On the 2025 GMC Sierra 1500, a recurring 2025 Sierra 1500 electrical fault kills every audio output in the cabin at once. Owners start the truck and there is no radio, no turn-signal tick, no chime for hazard flashers, no Apple CarPlay audio, and — critically — no audible forward-collision, rear-cross-traffic or lane-departure warning. The cabin is completely silent. The condition is intermittent, appears at start-up, and can persist for hours; a restart sometimes clears it. Because the visual and audible warning channels are decoupled, a driver can be unaware the alerts are muted until a warning is needed. Multiple owners report three or more dealer repair attempts without resolution, including amplifier and radio-module replacements. Complaint ODI numbers include 11734260, 11695335, 11683187 and 11688990.
Have the dealer scan the GMLAN/serial data bus for module communication faults and check for updated software for the radio (RCM) and the external audio amplifier — most reports point at the amplifier or the radio control module dropping off the bus at start-up rather than a speaker fault. Verify the amplifier ground and connector, and check whether an over-the-air update preceded the onset. If audio is lost, treat the truck as having no audible safety alerts and rely on the visual warnings in the cluster and head-up display until repaired. Document each occurrence with date and mileage — repeat-repair records are the leverage for escalation, and this fault sits squarely in the electrical category driving current GM recall activity.
Rollx Vans (Rollx) is recalling certain GMC Yukon, Sierra, Chevrolet Express 2500, Ford Transit, E-250, Toyota Sienna, Sienna Hybrid, Honda Odyssey, Chrysler Town and Country, Voyager, Pacifica, Dodge Grand Caravan, and Ram Promaster vehicles equipped with QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. Please refer to Rollx's recall report for specific model year information. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
Campaign #25V87600017/12/2025
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General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, and Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles equipped with a 6.2L V8 gas engine. The connecting rod and/or crankshaft engine components may have manufacturing defects that can lead to engine damage and engine failure.
Campaign #25V27400024/04/2025
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What are the most common GMC Sierra 1500 problems?
According to Au7o's research across NHTSA recalls, manufacturer TSBs, and owner forum reports, the 2025 GMC Sierra 1500 has 6 documented issues. The most frequently reported are: MultiPro Tailgate Drops Open By Itself While Driving — Water Intrusion at the Handle-Cavity Release Switch, 10L80/10L90 10-Speed Valve Body Failure — Loss of Reverse, Limp Mode, and Year-Long Parts Backorder, Rear-View Camera Unusable at Night — Reverse Lamps Do Not Illuminate the Camera's Field of View. Of these, 3 are rated critical and should be addressed promptly.
Is the GMC Sierra 1500 reliable?
The 2025 GMC Sierra 1500 has 6 known issues compiled from NHTSA recalls, manufacturer TSBs, and owner forum reports. 3 issues are rated critical: MultiPro Tailgate Drops Open By Itself While Driving — Water Intrusion at the Handle-Cavity Release Switch and 10L80/10L90 10-Speed Valve Body Failure — Loss of Reverse, Limp Mode, and Year-Long Parts Backorder and Rear-View Camera Unusable at Night — Reverse Lamps Do Not Illuminate the Camera's Field of View. Prospective buyers should inspect for these issues and factor potential repair costs into their purchase decision. Regular maintenance following the manufacturer's schedule helps prevent many common problems.
How much does it cost to fix common GMC Sierra 1500 problems?
Repair costs for known GMC Sierra 1500 issues range from $0 to $6,500, depending on the specific problem and whether you choose DIY or professional repair. The most critical issue, MultiPro Tailgate Drops Open By Itself While Driving — Water Intrusion at the Handle-Cavity Release Switch, typically costs $250-$950 to repair. Au7o provides step-by-step DIY maintenance guides that can help reduce repair costs.
What is the 2024-2025 GMC Sierra 1500 MultiPro Tailgate Drops Open By Itself While Driving — Water Intrusion at the Handle-Cavity Release Switch?
2024-2025 Sierra 1500 owners report the power MultiPro tailgate unlatching and falling open on its own, most often while driving, after hitting a bump or rain gutter, or after a car wash. Nobody presses the release; several owners returned to the truck to find the gate resting ag… Repairs typically run $250-$950. Severity: high.
What is the 2024-2025 GMC Sierra 1500 10L80/10L90 10-Speed Valve Body Failure — Loss of Reverse, Limp Mode, and Year-Long Parts Backorder?
2024-2025 Sierra 1500 trucks with the 10-speed automatic (5.3L L84, 6.2L L87 and 3.0L Duramax LZ0) are failing at very low mileage with a stuck valve-body solenoid. Symptoms: a 'Service Transmission' or 'Service Transmission — Unable to Shift Soon' message, sudden hard/slamming s… Repairs typically run $900-$6,500. Severity: high.
What is the 2024-2025 GMC Sierra 1500 Rear-View Camera Unusable at Night — Reverse Lamps Do Not Illuminate the Camera's Field of View?
Owners of 2024-2025 Sierra 1500 trucks report the factory rear-view camera image is effectively black in any unlit area. In daylight the picture is sharp; at night the LED reverse lamps are aimed too high and are too dim to light the ground behind the truck, so the camera sensor… Repairs typically run $80-$400. Severity: high.
What is the 2024-2025 GMC Sierra 1500 Surround-Vision Camera System Intermittently Drops Out After the Truck Warms Up (Video Processing Module)?
Distinct from the night-visibility complaint, 2024-2025 Sierra 1500 owners report the entire camera suite — rear, front, side-mirror and bird's-eye surround views — cutting out intermittently and displaying a black screen with crossed-out camera icons. The pattern owners describe… Repairs typically run $150-$1,400. Severity: medium.
What is the 2025 GMC Sierra 1500 Total Loss of Cabin Audio — Radio, Turn-Signal Clicks and Collision-Warning Chimes All Go Silent?
A recurring 2025 Sierra 1500 electrical fault kills every audio output in the cabin at once. Owners start the truck and there is no radio, no turn-signal tick, no chime for hazard flashers, no Apple CarPlay audio, and — critically — no audible forward-collision, rear-cross-traffi… Repairs typically run $150-$1,500. Severity: medium.
What is the 2024-2025 GMC Sierra 1500 Phantom Automatic Emergency Braking and Adaptive Cruise Hard-Braking Events With No Object Present?
2024-2025 Sierra 1500 owners report the forward collision / automatic emergency braking system commanding hard braking with nothing in the travel lane. Documented triggers include a vehicle legally parked on the shoulder while the truck was travelling 55 mph (speed dropped to abo… Repairs typically run $0-$900. Severity: medium.
Content on this page was compiled with AI assistance using NHTSA complaints, TSBs, owner reports, and public automotive data. While we strive for accuracy, this information may contain errors. Always verify repair procedures and specifications with your vehicle's service manual or a qualified mechanic.
