2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes Problems

216 NHTSA complaints on file

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Service Brakes Issues in the 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500

216 service brakes complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. Of these, 14 involved a crash, 2 involved a fire, and 2 resulted in injury.

216
Complaints
14
Crashes
2
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

All Service Brakes Complaints

#11674911 |
Starting vehicle in parking lot and backing out of parking space. Brakes failed and truck continued to roll backwards almost hitting a pedestrian. I was able to stop hard on the pedal and stop the vehicle. This has happened several times. I have a steep driveway and backing down to the street the brake pedal will unexpectedly have little resistance and the truck will continue to roll into the street almost hitting oncoming traffic.
#11674248 |
Brake pedal pivot nut came loose and fell off while driving.
#11670475 |
I was driving pulling an empty small U-Haul trailer and attempted to pull in to a fuel station when my brake became impossible to depress. I barely was able to miss hitting gas pumps and ran down into a ditch before the truck stopped. I informed the dealership where I had just purchased this truck used. I took it to their service department and I was told there was no issues with the brakes. They had to have this recall bulletin in their computer system yet failed to make me aware or to perform this recall or report it to GM. The problem continues to worsen to the point I am scared to drive it. I almost rear ended another car at a stoplight yesterday because I was unable to depress the brake pedal. I stood on the brake and heard an electronic sound but finally came to a stop.
#11656978 |
I've had problems with the brakes for several years, the pedal is very hard at low speed. I've seen a recall but not on my car???
#11655854 |
"NHTSA campaign: 19V645000 AS the vacuum level drops, the brake assist decreases, increasing braking effort, extending the distance required to stop the vehicle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash." Our vehicle was serviced and repaired for this problem under the recall on 9/6/2019, however, it is now happening again. Is there a second recall for this problem, and/or what can be done to remedy the defective equipment?
#11651825 |
upon applying brake pedal at low speeds the brake is hard to depress and "choppy" in reacting. this seems same as N192268490 Increased Brake Pedal Effort yet the gmc denali is not apparently in the recall. This has happened on several occassions.
#11649900 | Crash
The brake system failed in a parking lot three times within a month. It’s related to the special policy and recall regarding the vacuum and the loss of brakes at slower speeds and in reverse. The first two accidents were very minor creating no damage. The third one was at 10mph when I lost my brakes and crashed into a concrete barrier in a parking structure causing significant damage to my truck. I did not get injured but I have a wife and two kids that I am so grateful were not in the truck for the third one with major damage. With that being said my son was in the truck the second time it happened when I crashed into a parked vehicle in a parking lot because I was unable to stop which made me very frustrated and worried for my families safety in my truck. The first...
#11643824 |
Brakes fail at low speeds
#11626023 |
Intermittently with slow driving such as parking maneuvers or creeping slow traffic at stop lights the brake pedal becomes very soft and depresses much more than normal and the brake action is decreased. Sometimes with this soft pedal it sounds like ABS is engaging. Pumping pedal sometimes restores brake performance.
#11590276 |
It keep having this issue constantly every minute saying trailer brake system
#11573275 |
low speed truck brake pedal becomes stiff and truck is hard to stop
#11559861 |
Rainy road, 60mph on the hw with my family. Truck decides to engage stabilitrak or something to that feel and locked up the brakes. Talk about a scary moment with an 18 wheeler coming in hot behind you. Obviously, in the moment, I had no clue what was happening other than something with the truck was malfunctioning. This scenario could have gone wrong in so many ways. I'm honestly in shock someone has not been killed because of this?
#11546810 |
The brake vacuum pump is failing. When in a parking lot the brakes get very hard al.ist causing an accident. There is no vacuum when trying to park in parking lot. The 2015 GMC Sierra had a recall for this but my VIN did not. Not sure why as it's failing too. I need my truck so will have it fixed today, but want a recall.
#11540415 |
Constant “service trailer brakes” warning on dash. I Haven’t done anything to cause it.
#11535577 |
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was firm while being depressed. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently while parking or while at a stop. The brake pedal failed to operate as needed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The engine power reduced message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the brake booster pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer however, the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 66,476.
#11533879 |
Body paint delaminating. Also, difficulty sometimes stopping vehicle extra length required to stop
#11528569 |
Problem # 1At low speeds /parking I loose power that affects steering the radio and windows. I get a message on board stability warning message. Steering become hard and can’t control/turn the vehicle Problem #2 at low speeds /parking my brakes loose power I have to press brake really hard to stop truck.
#11527737 |
In several occasions my brake when approaching stop sign or light and I hit my brakes more than once it goes to the floor and it become difficult to stop without having to push very hard on the brake pedal. It does it almost every time.
#11523797 |
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle would not slow down. The contact aggressively depressed on the brake pedal and the vehicle was able to stop as needed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The independent mechanic determined that the vehicle had experienced an unknown failure however, the vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.
#11515512 |
SERVICE TRAILER BRAKING SYSTEM NOTICE CONTINUES TO POP UP ON THE DASH WHILE DRIVING.
#11512595 |
Brake pedal effort is increased, pedal gets hard and vehicle is hard to stop. Happens at slow speed. intermittently.
#11512551 |
Trailer brake system message keeps showing up on my dash and it’s not safely to drive
#11508076 |
I tried to buy a car at car dealershipin lafayette oregon ( Pouya Auto sales) gmc sierra 2015 black . on the date 02/09/2023 . They soldme this car with ABS ,cruscontrol, presusre tires ligths on dashbord . the financial bank recomend me to bring the veicule back to the dealership to have them to fixed . . they didnt want to continue with the contract anymore and canseled . now they want to sell the truck to some one else . and is not safe to drive it with this isuuses
#11495540 |
Hard break peddle at low speeds, break booster issue
#11487912 |
Trailer Brake System Service.
#11486168 |
When braking at low speeds I have no brakes to stop and i can feel a vibration in the brake pedal.
#11484987 |
Brake pedal is hard to push at low speeds
#11484784 |
At low speeds , like parking it lost all brakes. I have noticed a few times since the first. I see they had a recall for the brake vacumm pump but I cant find much on it
#11481822 |
Brake vacuum fail, causing the brake pedal to become stiff and unable to stop the vehicle. This issue has been on the recall for the same year and make of truck as mine, yet mine is not eligible for this recall repair? Please help Thank you
#11481036 |
The Truck has something wrong with the Trailer braking system. with no notice it display "Service Trailer Braking system" in the DIC. This will cause loss of brakes to the trailer and make it very difficult to stop with the trailer. Everything functions properly and at a random moment they will just stop working.
#11478273 |
Trailer brake system Warning
#11475092 |
Purchased GMC Sierra C1500 new in 2015 from a dealership in Orange County, CA. Experienced multiple issues over the past 4 years with the "Trailer Brake System" Service light and loud beeping which has created multiple safety issues making the vehicle undrivable at times. The last incident was while on a cross country road trip through extreme heat in the Southwest from Texas to California in June and most recently while visiting Orange County. The beeping noise almost caused a couple of accidents as the hands free phone system was inoperable due to the loud warning beeping noise as it went on and off about 50 times. We were required to take several risky maneuvers to pull the vehicle off heavy highway traffic at high speeds to stop the engine and restart in an attempt to reset the warning beeping system without success. The truck was checked in for service...
#11474847 |
On July 18, 2022 my trailer brakes suddenly stopped functioning ( a few hours from home) Not only did did the trailer brakes stop functioning, but this warning message didn't popped up just one time, it kept coming again and again and again and again, relentlessy chiming and distracting me from driving. it covered my speedometer readout. it prevented me from receiving or making voice commands. the service warning chime also prevented the turn signal from functioning. So for a full 4 hours I was constantly reminded and was unable to receive calls or make voice commands. i absolutely wont hesitate to say the vehicle was not safe to drive in that condition. your vehicle's defect endangered my life. I will not hesitate to say your vehicle was not safe to drive in that condition. Your vehicles defect endangered my life! Lastly, my vehicle did not want to start the...
#11473152 |
My truck has just over 54,000 miles on it. I bought it new and have treated it well. It's my "Sunday" truck. Without warning, yesterday while carrying my wife to a doctor's appointment, as I pulled into a parking space to park ... I had almost no brakes. I actually jumped on the emergency brake to aid me in getting stopped. After my wife had gone in for her appointment, I slowly moved the truck around the open areas of the parking lot trying to figure out what the problem was. I checked the brake fluid, looked to make sure I hadn't lost a brake pad or something else weird and found that everything was good. What I did find though was that the only time the truck had any issue was when I was moving under maybe 4 or 5 mph. And in fairness ... I discovered the truck...
#11464196 |
Trailer brake service alarm. Replaced module under stair tire and dash board. Still in alarm, internet says it’s a common problem with wiring harness failure. Many others have some problem.
#11463647 |
I keep getting a dashboard warning saying "service trailer brake system". from what i have found, this is due to an inexpensive wiring harness being used. It's very distracting and even if i dismiss the error, it keeps coming back up.
#11458842 |
Was driving in a parking lot. When driving slow My brakes got stiff and I couldn’t stop it was so stiff it didn’t want to stop I had my kids and wife. Scary and unsafe. Told GMC there was a recall they said it was already fixed with my situation. But just cuz you see on the computer it doesn’t mean it’s fixed. So they said I got to pay but it’s in a recall already but properly not reboot right.
#11450523 |
Na
#11449846 |
Unknown
#11448281 |
The brake pedal gets hard to push down when slowing down and especially when backing up slowly. After looking into some things I'm pretty sure the problem is with the vacuum pump.
#11447405 |
at first my brakes began locking up on the vehicle, almost as if they were pumped full and not able to press down any longer, shortly after that the stabilitrack light came on and white smoke began to come out of the exhaust as well as a slight shake in the engine, i immediately turned the vehicle off and parked it, mind you i bought the vehicle 1 day ago and it is already broke down, the issue is with gmc and these sensors they are using they are faulty engine reduces speed and it is not safe to say the least.not only that but had the exact same problems with my Gmc Acadia which i finally got the light to stop going off after replacing transmission, brake pedal position censor, as well as gas pedal position censor, also had the throttle body replaced, Do you all make products that...
#11444785 |
Service Trailer Brake Brake System error keeps flashing.
#11444086 |
The component that malfunctioned is the vehicle braking system at slow speeds. I first experienced the problem at a restaurant drive thru line. After several stops as the line advanced, the braking system failed (extremely hard pedal) and car kept advancing and if someone would have been directly in front of me ( at a normal distance for a drive thru ) I would have made contact with them at a slow speed. I checked with my dealer the next day and they said that there were no reported problems for this issue on my vehicle. No warning lamps or messages present but it seems to me to be similar to the recall ( N192268490 ) as it only happens at slow speed with repeated application of the brake. There were no symptoms of the problem prior to this incident and it took me completely by surprise. I took the...
#11440589 |
Trailer Brake system warning continues to pop up on my dash along with the chimes. Not sure if this will affect my braking or not, but I pull a 32' camper and am continually concerned about this warning. It happens randomly not just when towing a camper. It has been in to a GMC dealer and they say nothing can be done about it due to no recalls.
#11439223 |
Alert of “service trailer brake system” keeps beeping and alerting many times while driving
#11432000 |
The first issue is popping coming from the front end of the vehicle causing a steering issue. This has been "repaired" multiple times with no resolution. Every time the popping occurs which is almost every turn the steering wheel will not turn. The next issue is the radio is causing driver distraction by changing stations and screens not just on the display itself but the instrument cluster as well. The radio has been replaced once due to the fact it was on backorder for 6 months another attempt has not been made. The third issue is the brakes have failed at slow speeds no warning lights were on, they just stopped working in the Mcdonald's drive-through. I had to get out of line to keep from rear-ending the person in front of me. Now, after that experience, the ABS light has come on and the service StabiliTrak flashes on the...
#11421604 |
Brakes do not work under slow speeds. Pumping breaks at slow speeds (parking lot speeds) causes break pedal to stiffen and the vehicle's breaks are not responsive. When this happens, I feel what seems to be ABS engaging (break pedal pulsates). The pulsating is only noticable in the break pedal. This behavior seems more prevalent in inclement weather.
#11418579 |
BRAKES BECOMES HARD WHEN BACKING UP AT VERY LOW SPEED AND SOMETIMES IT FEEL LIKE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE IS ACTIVATED. USUALLY HAPPEN WHEN BACKING UP
#11417383 |
Whenever I connect a trailer to my vehicle I will lose all brake pressure when in reverse. It only happens when in reverse and connected to a trailer. I will have to pump my brakes to the floor and there's no braking power. This does not happen when I do not have a trailer connected.
#11417358 | Fire
I was towing a camper down Rt 422 in Butler, PA in my GMC truck when it suddenly caught fire. My wife was following me and alerted me to pull over as quickly as possible. I had no brakes and the gear shifter went straight up without shifting. The doors would also not open while the truck was filling with smoke. I got out using the manual unlock knob and am lucky to be alive. We had about one minute to try to extinguish the flames before it fully engulfed both my truck and camper. I filed a complaint with GMC. By what I am reading online there are many instances of fires and GMC does not seem to provide assistance. This is very unnerving and scary to say the least. I am sad and angry for this situation. This happened through no fault of my own and I lost...

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