2011 GMC Sierra 1500 Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 73about this part
- Share
- 26%of 284 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 56,660miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 73 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2011 GMC Sierra 1500, 26% of the 284 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 56,660 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My dashboard is cracked in three places. Twice around the passenger air bag and the other is above the instrument panel. The two around the air bag happened in august of 2013 and the one around the dash just happened nov 25, 2016. I have kept a sun visor covering it when it was not in the garage. I am now concerned that this has become a safety hazard.”
NHTSA complaint #10929589, filed 2016-12, 35,000 miles“My sierra has two cracks in the dash, one in the middle and the other from the airbag to the vent. This is very common in GM trucks from 2007-2013, with the crack from the airbag to the vent being the most common. There is a facebook page dedicated to this defect with thousands of examples. I believe this could be a safety hazard if the airbag deploys and sends plastic shards throughout the cab.”
NHTSA complaint #10824208, filed 2016-02, 64,500 miles“My dash light have a code that say check air bag service never been in accident in vehicle but. Light stays on I think iam apart of recall but noone at dealer have reach out to me iam owner of vehicle and my car is paided off”
NHTSA complaint #11376006, filed 2020-11, 79,000 miles“On november 29, 2018 at around 12:00pm, I was driving down the road on route 460 west toward grundy, virginia, the roads was clear, and the weather was clear, at a speed about 35mph and the ceiling airbags deployed causing the seatbelts to lock up, and shut the truck down to a stop in the middle of the road. The air bags made a loud noise, that a neighboring business heard them deploy. I was not injured only scared and startled by what had just happened. …”
NHTSA complaint #11173187, filed 2019-01, 58,000 miles“A visible and concerning crack appearing in a corner of the passenger airbag dashboard. No personal -whether intentional or not- damage has been made to the dash. I have been the sole owner of this truck since it was bought new. It was found one morning as I was getting ready to leave. Is very noticeable.”
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Other or unknown: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 7% |
| 2025 | 15 | 12% |
| 2024 | 34 | 9% |
| 2023 | 54 | 11% |
| 2022 | 76 | 13% |
| 2021 | 44 | 7% |
| 2020 | 46 | 10% |
| 2019 | 45 | 7% |
| 2018 | 25 | 8% |
| 2017 | 35 | 10% |
| 2016 | 35 | 10% |
| 2015 | 67 | 9% |
| 2014 | 92 | 12% |
| 2013 | 42 | 36% |
| 2012 | 37 | 35% |
| 2011 | 73 | 26% |
| 2010 | 46 | 27% |
| 2009 | 38 | 16% |
| 2008 | 42 | 11% |
| 2007 | 15 | 6% |
| 2006 | 3 | 2% |
| 2005 | 6 | 3% |
| 2004 | 1 | 0% |
| 2003 | 2 | 1% |
| 2002 | 4 | 2% |
| 2001 | 2 | 1% |
| 2000 | 2 | 1% |
| 1999 | 6 | 4% |
| 1997 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2011 GMC Sierra 1500
113 complaintsBody and structure
45 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
24 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsEngine
16 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsSteering
10 complaintsSuspension
9 complaintsElectronic stability control
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 GMC Sierra 1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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