2014 GMC Sierra reliability

Is it reliable?

NHTSA's file on the 2014 GMC Sierra holds 0 complaints after 13 years, a rate of 0 per year. Sierra years here cluster close together — the other years’ median is 0 complaints per year. NHTSA has 12 recalls on file, including Labels, Ignition, and Electrical system.

2012 GMC Sierra — Photo by Deathpallie325, resized from the original. Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0

Complaints

Per year

Recalls

Years on the road

Next to 2013 and 2015

The 2013 Sierra has 0 complaints, 0 per year, and the 2015 has 0 complaints, 0 per year. The 2014 has about the same number of complaints per year as the 2013. The 2014 has about the same number of complaints per year as the 2015.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2014 GMC Sierra. How we count. Data as of 2026-10-16.

Recalls (12)

Recall Labels 2015-10-30 · NHTSA campaign 13V544000

Summary General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Chevrolet Silverado HD, Chevrolet Express, and GMC Sierra HD vehicles, and model year 2013 GMC Savana compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles that fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 303 "Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles." In the affected vehicles, the text of the CNG fuel-only label is smaller than the required size, and as a result, may be less noticeable.

Remedy GM will notify owners and will send them a replacement label, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 13365.

Recall electrical system, ignition 2015-10-09 · NHTSA campaign 15V640000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks manufactured January 24, 2014, to February 26, 2014, 2015 Chevrolet Suburban vehicles manufactured February 12, 2014 and Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles manufactured February 6, 2014, to February 13, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the ignition lock actuator may bind, making turning the key difficult or causing the ignition to get stuck in the "Start" position.

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on November 20, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15573.

Recall Electrical system 2014-10-01 · NHTSA campaign 14V614000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Savana, and Sierra HD vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short.

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the chassis electronic module, free of charge. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GMs number for this recall is 14515.

Recall Seats 2014-07-23 · NHTSA campaign 14V446000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Buick Encore and Cadillac ATS; 2014 Cadillac CTS, ELR, Chevrolet Caprice and SS vehicles; and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Trucks. Due to an incomplete weld on the seat hook bracket assembly, the front seats in the affected vehicles may not stay secured in place during a high load condition such as a crash.

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat hook bracket assembly weld and replace the lower seat track, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14340.

Recall powertrain, transfer case 2014-06-27 · NHTSA campaign 14V374000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra vehicles, and model year 2015 GMC Yukon and Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe vehicles. In the affected vehicles, an electrical signal short may cause the transfer case to shift to neutral without the driver's input.

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will re-program the software in the transfer case control module, free of charge. The recall began in early August 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14192.

Recall Equipment 2014-06-18 · NHTSA campaign 14V345000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverado vehicles manufactured May 15, 2013, to January 29, 2014, and GMC Sierra vehicles manufactured September 19, 2013, to February 8, 2014, and equipped with both optional accessory all-weather floor mats (option RPO VAV) and optional vinyl flooring (option RPO BG9). The affected vehicles built with the vinyl flooring option do not have the retention features necessary to properly secure the floor mat on the driver's side.

Remedy GM will notify owners, and reimburse the owner for the purchase price upon their return. The owners will also be provided an insert for their owners manual instructing them not to use floor mats, free of charge. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet) or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14310.

Recall electrical system, software 2014-06-06 · NHTSA campaign 14V301000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, and 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban vehicles equipped with a base radio and an internal amplifier. The radios in the affected vehicles may become inoperative, and as a result, there would be no audible chime to notify the driver if the door is opened with the key in the ignition or no audible seat belt warning indicating the seat belts were not buckled. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention," and 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the radio software, free of charge. The recall began on July 2, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact GM's customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GMC owners may contact GM's customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 14315.

Recall steering, linkages, tie rod 2014-05-14 · NHTSA campaign 14V246000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverado vehicles manufactured May 23, 2013, through March 25, 2014, 2014 GMC Sierra vehicles manufactured May 25, 2013, through March 31, 2014, and 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles manufactured January 29, 2014, through March 27, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the tie rod threaded attachment may not be properly tightened to the steering gear rack.

Remedy GM notified all owners, and dealers will inspect the inner tie rods to make sure that they are correctly tightened, replacing the steering gear, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 14, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14204. NOTE: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until they have been inspected and repaired. Owners should contact GM to have their vehicles towed to the dealership.

Recall powertrain, automatic transmission, cooling unit and lines 2014-03-31 · NHTSA campaign 14V152000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM ) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverado Light Duty Regular Cab, Double Cab, and Crew Cab 1500 series and model year 2015 Suburban and Tahoe; GMC model year 2014 Sierra Regular Cab, Double Cab, and Crew Cab 1500 Series and model year 2015 Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles equipped with a 6-Speed Automatic Transmission (feature code MYC). The subject vehicles may have a transmission oil cooler line that is not securely seated in the fitting.

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmission oil cooler line connection and repair the vehicles, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on May 19, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-866-694-6546 or GMC owners may contact GMC at 1-866-996-9463. GM's number for this recall is 14121.

Recall electrical system, software 2013-12-20 · NHTSA campaign 13E073000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain software intended for 2015 vehicles that was installed by service centers into model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverados and GMC Sierras equipped with Allison A1000 transmissions. The incorrect software may cause the transmission indicator not to display that gear position "1" has been selected. As such, this vehicle does not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect."

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will upload the correct transmission software, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 and GMC at 1-800-462-8782. General Motors' number for this recall is 13442.

Recall Front seat head restraint 2013-10-17 · NHTSA campaign 13V488000

Summary General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles manufactured August 1, 2013, through September 10, 2013, and equipped with manual reclining seatbacks. In the affected vehicles, either of the front seatbacks may have play. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 202a, "Head Restraints."

Remedy GM has notified owners. Dealers will inspect the seatback recliner mechanisms and make adjustments, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on October 23, 2013. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 and GMC at 1-800-462-8782. GM's recall number is 13323.

Recall Air bags 2013-07-19 · NHTSA campaign 13V315000

Summary General Motors is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverado trucks manufactured June 1, 2013, through June 30, 2013; and model year 2014 GMC Sierra trucks manufactured June 4, 2013, through June 30, 2013. Welding on the passenger airbag inflator may fracture when the airbag is deployed, allowing some gas from the air bag inflator to vent behind the instrument panel, instead of into the air bag.

Remedy General Motors will notify owners and dealers will replace the passenger air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on August 23, 2013. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-866-694-6546 and GMC at 1-866-996-9463. GM's recall number is 13230.

Complaints by component (0 total)

No complaints on file with NHTSA for this model year.

NHTSA crash ratings

Version	Overall	Front	Side	Rollover
2014 GMC Sierra 1500 PU/CC 4WD	5 stars	5 stars	5 stars	4 stars
2014 GMC Sierra 1500 PU/CC RWD	5 stars	5 stars	5 stars	4 stars
2014 GMC Sierra 1500 PU/EC 4WD	5 stars	5 stars	5 stars	4 stars
2014 GMC Sierra 1500 PU/EC RWD	5 stars	5 stars	5 stars	4 stars
2014 GMC Sierra 1500 PU/RC 4WD	5 stars	5 stars	5 stars	4 stars
2014 GMC Sierra 1500 PU/RC RWD	5 stars	5 stars	5 stars	4 stars
2014 GMC Sierra 2500 PU/CC RWD	3 stars	3 stars	4 stars	3 stars
2014 GMC Sierra 2500 PU/CC W/O SAB 4WD	3 stars	3 stars	4 stars	4 stars
2014 GMC Sierra 2500 PU/CC W/SAB 4WD	4 stars	3 stars	5 stars	4 stars
2014 GMC Sierra 2500 PU/CC W/SAB RWD	4 stars	3 stars	5 stars	3 stars
2014 GMC Sierra 2500 PU/RC 4WD	2 stars	2 stars	2 stars	4 stars
2014 GMC Sierra 2500 PU/RC RWD	2 stars	2 stars	2 stars	3 stars
2014 GMC Sierra 3500 PU/CC 4WD	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated
2014 GMC Sierra 3500 PU/CC RWD	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated
2014 GMC Sierra 3500 PU/RC 4WD	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated
2014 GMC Sierra 3500 PU/RC RWD	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated

Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.

Fuel economy

Trim	Engine	Transmission	Drive	City	Hwy	Combined	Annual fuel cost
Sierra C15 two-wheel drive	6.2L, 8-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Rear-wheel drive	15	21	17 MPG	$3800
Sierra C15 two-wheel drive	5.3L, 8-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Rear-wheel drive	16	23	19 MPG	$3400
Sierra C15 two-wheel drive	4.3L, 6-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Rear-wheel drive	18	23	20 MPG	$3250
Sierra K15 four-wheel drive	6.2L, 8-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Four-wheel drive	14	20	17 MPG	$3800
Sierra K15 four-wheel drive	5.3L, 8-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Four-wheel drive	16	22	18 MPG	$3600
Sierra K15 four-wheel drive	4.3L, 6-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Four-wheel drive	17	22	19 MPG	$3400

Specs and fitment

K2XX generation, 2014–2018

Body styles Pickup

Oil dexos1 5W-30 (V8/V6 per manual) , 8 qt capacity

Tire size 245/75R17, 255/70R17, 265/70R17, 265/65R18, 265/70R18 or 275/55R20 (trim-dependent)

Towing capacity 12,000 lbs

Known issues for this generation

Recall 14V-719 covers certain 2015 GMC Sierra trucks (also Chevrolet Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe, and Yukon XL) with electric power steering: the EPS module can cause a sudden loss of power-steering assist. Dealers replace the power-steering assist motor kit. Recall 16V-651 covers certain 2014-2017 Sierra 1500 trucks among other GM models: the sensing and diagnostic module may not operate properly, which can prevent frontal air bags and seat-belt pretensioners from deploying. Dealers reflash the SDM or replace it after a prior deployment. Recall 19V-645 covers certain 2014-2018 Sierra and Silverado trucks: mechanical vacuum-pump output can fall over time, reducing brake assist; dealers reprogram the electronic brake control module. Recall 24V-756 covers certain 2018 Sierra 1500 and Silverado 1500 Crew Cab trucks (and HD Crew Cab 2018-2019): a roof-rail air-bag inflator end cap may detach or the inflator sidewall may rupture; dealers replace the left and right roof-rail air-bag modules.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2014 GMC Sierra reliable?

Is the 2014 GMC Sierra more reliable than the years next to it?

Has the 2014 GMC Sierra been recalled?

The 2014 GMC Sierra has 12 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2014 GMC Sierra?

Owners have filed 0 complaints about the 2014 GMC Sierra with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2014 GMC Sierra get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2014 GMC Sierra is 18.3 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

What engine oil does a GMC Sierra 1500 use?

US Sierra owner manuals specify dexos-approved oil viscosity for your engine in the maintenance schedule.

What tire sizes does a GMC Sierra 1500 use?

OEM sizes commonly span about 245/70R17 through 275/50R22 depending on generation and trim.

What battery-cable recall covers certain 2019-2020 Sierra 1500 trucks?

Recall 19V-888 covers certain 2019-2020 GMC Sierra 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado 1500 trucks where battery positive cable rings may have excess glue, causing an intermittent connection.