2016 GMC Sierra 1500 power train problems
83 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 — 25% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“1- transmission issue, it’ll occasionally slip from 1-2 gear and engine rpm’s will shoot up making it when you release the gas pedal it’ll kick into second gear it’ll also do minor kicks into other gears (8l90 transmission) 2- breaks issue, unsure of what the problem is but at very low speeds like…”
filed Apr 7, 2026
“since we have had this truck the transmission has not worked right to where no longer works plus we have paperwork from other dealship have said this truck should have never been sold to us by the other deal they told us this truck has a lot of issues and is not road safe we where told by that…”
filed Mar 19, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Sierra 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sierra 1500 | 17 | 25% |
| 2025 Sierra 1500 | 20 | 22% |
| 2024 Sierra 1500 | 64 | 20% |
| 2023 Sierra 1500 | 81 | 19% |
| 2022 Sierra 1500 | 100 | 18% |
| 2021 Sierra 1500 | 129 | 24% |
| 2020 Sierra 1500 | 88 | 20% |
| 2019 Sierra 1500 | 129 | 21% |
| 2018 Sierra 1500 | 125 | 43% |
| 2017 Sierra 1500 | 116 | 33% |
| 2015 Sierra 1500 | 95 | 13% |
| 2014 Sierra 1500 | 68 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.