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2014 GMC Sierra Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
10about this part
Share
10%of 101 total for the year
Median mileage
2,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2014 GMC Sierra, 10% of the 101 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 2,000 miles. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The truck was averaging about 20 mpg but shifting erratically like it couldn't decide what gear to be in. After using the 4wd the first time the mpg dropped off to about 17 and has been declining steadily currently I get 14 to 15 mpg and drive 150 miles per day mostly highway. I have taken it back to the dealer twice they said the computer couldn't get used to my driving style and reprogrammed the computer. When I took it back about the mileage a guy came out and said he could tell if something was stuck and switched the 4wd a few time and said it was fine. …”

NHTSA complaint #10676277, filed 2015-01, 5,000 miles

“My vehicle started with a vibration on or around 12,000 miles. The vibration slowly increased as time went on. I made appointment with the dealership where the vehicle was purchased.(capitaland motors) at this time the vibration was strong enough to vibrate the back window. It would start at 30mph and get worse at 45mph. The mechanic checked balance and road force the tires. But told me that the vibration was normal and he could fix my back window. I called Gmc and filed a complaint. They told me to take it to another dealership. I did on 11/25/14. This time I took it to goldstein buick-Gmc. …”

NHTSA complaint #10672331, filed 2015-01, 15,318 miles

“I have had my truck back the dealership 8 times for the same problem a vibration that you can feel in the seat steering wheel and gas pedal, they have had the factory engineers out three time and looked and worked on it, first time the engineer did a couple of things and said that it was up to factory specs and that was all he could do, I drove it home and before I was a block away I could tell that they did not fix it, when I got home I called the dealer back and told him so he called GM and the next week they sent out the same guy and this time he worked on 5 or 6 other things that he did…”

NHTSA complaint #10640663, filed 2014-10, 750 miles

“Driving down the road aprox 45- 50 MPH transmission kicked into neutral causing vehicle to slow down suddenly ,almost got rear ended due to sudden slow down . No where to pull over , after letting off the gas kicked into gear and got it home.”

NHTSA complaint #10667806, filed 2014-12, 4,900 miles

“Vehicle was purchased new from a dealership. The vehicle is modified and sold commercially under the rmt (rocky mountain truck works) package. The package includes modified suspension and lighting. When accelerating, the transmission fails to shift into a passing gear causing the RPM(s) to exceed 6000 at which point the rev limiter shuts down power to the vehicle until the RPM(s) are back in a safe operating limit. The first time this happened, I was attempting to pass a vehicle on a secondary two lane highway. …”

NHTSA complaint #10598620, filed 2014-06, 1,000 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20172338%
2015611%
20141010%
2013513%
201227%
2011614%
201013%
200823%
200747%
200624%
2005119%
20041810%
20032914%
2002187%
2001145%
2000266%
1999376%
1998158%
19972812%
19962410%
1995125%
199463%
19931014%
199227%
1990211%
1988117%

Other parts of the 2014 GMC Sierra

Exterior lighting
63 complaints
Electrical system
9 complaints
Engine
8 complaints
Body and structure
8 complaints
Steering
7 complaints
Air bags
5 complaints
Suspension
5 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 GMC Sierra

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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