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2016 GMC Sierra 1500 transmission problems

The 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 has 83 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 19% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

83

Transmission complaints

19%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Sierra 1500 transmission complaints by model year126 complaints1994: 1 complaints1997: 9 complaints1998: 8 complaints1999: 2 complaints2000: 10 complaints2001: 3 complaints2002: 5 complaints2003: 7 complaints2004: 9 complaints2005: 11 complaints2006: 13 complaints2007: 6 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 9 complaints2010: 4 complaints2011: 25 complaints2012: 6 complaints2013: 3 complaints2014: 67 complaints2015: 95 complaints2016: 83 complaints2017: 117 complaints2018: 126 complaints2019: 124 complaints2020: 86 complaints2021: 124 complaints2022: 97 complaints2023: 78 complaints2024: 61 complaints2025: 20 complaints2026: 15 complaints
Sierra 1500 transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WITH NO FIX FROM GM. COMPLAINED TO DEALER THEY SAID IT'S NORMAL AND THERE'S NO FIX FOR THE ISSUE. ISSUE ALSO PERSIST WHEN GOING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, A HARD SHIFT THAT I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE IN SEVERAL PREVIOUS GM PRODUCTS I OWNED OR…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · April 25, 2019

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 have?

NHTSA has 83 complaints about the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 transmission — 19% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.