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GMC Sierra 2022

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

0.73 per 1,000

1.5 times this nameplate’s own median · from 178 complaints filed in the first three years, of 661 ever. 95% lower bound 0.62.

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters.

Model year	Per 1,000	Complaints
2008	0.23	38
2009	0.19	27
2010	0.13	16
2011	0.24	33
2012	0.16	25
2013	0.19	33
2014	1.33	264
2015	1.13	247
2016	0.41	92
2017	0.52	114
2018	0.48	106
2019	0.80	181
2020	0.58	141
2021	0.45	113
2022	0.73	178
2023	1.22	328

What owners describe

Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.

Engine 245 complaints

truck	101	41%
seized	34	14%
locked	32	13%
engine seized	21	9%
engine replacement	21	9%
loaner	17	7%

Power Train 122 complaints

truck	68	56%
valve	30	25%
valve body	18	15%
reduced	17	14%
control valve	12	10%
rear wheels	10	9%

Structure 111 complaints

grille	39	35%
grill	38	34%
deflector	22	20%
front upper	14	13%
upper grille	13	12%
front grille	12	11%

When it breaks

36% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 37,000 miles, from 111 complaints that recorded one).

No clear early or late pattern.

What NHTSA did

5 investigations covering this model year, 1 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 237 complaints about this component over roughly 32 months before an investigation opened.

Loss of motive power due to engine failure

What owners and forums say

Not built yet. This panel is meant to carry community sentiment beside the filed-complaint data, so the two can be compared. Showing something weaker here would defeat its purpose.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page:

11452251 · 11455996 · 11458165 · 11458511 · 11460502 · 11462350

Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is automated checks only, not verified against an external source.