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2007 GMC Sierra 1500 Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 263 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 GMC Sierra 1500, most often about the air bags (56% of complaints, typically around 100,000 miles). It is 14th of 27 Sierra 1500 model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 problems
Air bags
146 complaints · 56%Half of these problems showed up before 100,000 miles. Parts named most often: side/window, frontal, air bag/restraint control module.
Dash is cracking around air bag leading to safety concerns if air bag deploys with sharp plastic pieces flying. I will install the third dash in the truck due to the cracking to prevent injuries in case of an accident.
There are cracks on the dashboard connected to the airbag. I'm concerned this may be a safety hazard that could send shrapnel if airbags deploy like the recent takata recall. It started with one small crack and has developed into three across the dashboard. The largest around ten inches long. This seems to be a…
Engine
26 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 77,500 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system.
The contact owns a 2007 GMC 1500. The contact stated while driving the vehicle lost all electrical power without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000. The current…
Uses oil..lots of it. And with it using oil seems sluggish..no passing speed. Burns 1 quart every 2000 miles. Lots of owners are experiencing the same issues with oil consumption and exceleration
Brakes
24 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 68,500 miles. Parts named most often: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip.
Rusted out brake line at 72000 miles. What a disappointment but it doesn't look like I am the only one. Its a shame gm doesn't man up and correct the problem of rusted out brake lines. Luckily I was in front of my house when it failed and not running down the road pulling my 4000 lb. Boat. And yes I have read all the…
While driving the vehicle at a rate of 20 MPH and started stopping and notice the brakes where going out. I had then lost brake pressure altogether. Used the parking brake to get stopped after putting the vehicle into neutral. I had the truck towed to my local independent mechanic and he checked the vehicle and found…
Electrical
22 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 43,000 miles. Parts named most often: instrument cluster/panel, wiring.
One of the electrically powered, folding external mirror assemblies became inoperable on my 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck which LED to the entire mirror assembly becoming loose. The result was that the mirror assembly will slightly move back and forth while driving, causing the driver to erroneously sense movement…
Tl contact owns a 2007 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving approximately 55 MPH, smoke began to engulf the vehicle. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that the wiring melted on the instrument panel from an unknown cause. The dealer stated that the wiring harness and resistor for the blower motor needed to be…
Body and structure
17 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 64,500 miles. Parts named most often: body, frame and members, interior panels.
While driving the vehicle at a rate of 20 MPH and started stopping and notice the brakes where going out. I had then lost brake pressure altogether. Used the parking brake to get stopped after putting the vehicle into neutral. I had the truck towed to my local independent mechanic and he checked the vehicle and found…
One of the electrically powered, folding external mirror assemblies became inoperable on my 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck which LED to the entire mirror assembly becoming loose. The result was that the mirror assembly will slightly move back and forth while driving, causing the driver to erroneously sense movement…
Other or unspecified
14 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 113,000 miles.
Gm dash my dash board has several cracks in all the common places and concerns my passengers safety since there are cracks around the passenger airbag.
I was driving and started to hear a knocking sound. Message center said low oil, so I added more oil over the weekend until I could get it into the shop. Monday morning on my way to work I heard something shoot through something under the hood and the truck went dead. There was a pool of oil under the truck and metal…
Wheels and tires
10 complaints · 4%Half of these problems showed up before 21,500 miles. Parts named most often: tread/belt.
2007 GMC sierra with general ameritrac p245/70r17 tire wear. Gm has a tsb # of pit4193d dated jan 2 2008 that states their is a problem with tires dot#,s starting with p5 last four #'s 4406 or later, and a3 with last four of 4506 or later. Models included in tsb are chevrolet and GMC trucks from 2005 to 2007 document…
Tl contact owns a 2007 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving 30-35 MPH, the air bags on the ceiling of the vehicle deployed without an impact. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repair. The failure and current mileages were 26,146. Updated 11/24/08 the vehicle had an exhaust leak, the drivers side window was…
Suspension
9 complaints · 3%Half of these problems showed up before 65,000 miles. Parts named most often: rear, front.
While driving the vehicle at a rate of 20 MPH and started stopping and notice the brakes where going out. I had then lost brake pressure altogether. Used the parking brake to get stopped after putting the vehicle into neutral. I had the truck towed to my local independent mechanic and he checked the vehicle and found…
This is a constant and ongoing issue with the vehicle. When driving the vehicle on the highway or road at speeds above 15 or 20 MPH the front suspension will shake violently when hitting bridge expansions, any sort of road bump, man hole covers with minimal edges, etc. The violent shaking in the suspension will then…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2007 GMC Sierra 1500 recalls
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on february 23, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on september 20, 2021. Owners may contact chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, and gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is n212328780.
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, silverado 2500, silverado 3500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, sierra 2500, sierra 3500, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia or "zone b." additionally, gm is recalling certain 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, and escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, mo
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on february 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on march 1, 2021. Owners may contact chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is n212328760.
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2007-2011 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, yukon, yukon xl, and 2009-2011 chevrolet silverado 2500, silverado 3500, gmc sierra 2500 and sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of alabama, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. Virgin islands or "zone a." additionally, gm is recalling certain 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, yukon, yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missou
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture
Summary
From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.NHTSA.gov/sites/NHTSA.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substa
Non-crash engine compartment fires
Summary
In a letter dated august 27, 2008, general motors corp. (gm) notified NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall (NHTSA recall number 08v-441) to address a safety relateddefect that can result in engine compartment fire in approximately 850,000 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield washer fluid option.the subject vehicles of this investigation comprise over three-quarters of the recall population. According to gm, a short circuit on the printed circuit board for the windshield washer fluid heater module may overheat the control-circuit ground wire. This may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor or cause smoke and in rare cases it may cause a fire.as a remedy, gm
Non-crash engine compartment fires
Summary
In response to an information request letter sent by the office of defects investigation(odi) during preliminary evaluation pe08-010, gm provided odi with 41 allegations of non-crash engine compartment fires including 16 allegations of fires originating with the ignition in the off position.one of the fires was determined to be caused by an arson event.odi has also received 5 reports, 4 of which are of duplicative of reports provided by gm, alleging non-crash engine compartment fires in the subject vehicles.in total, odi is aware of 41 non-crashengine compartment fires in the subject vehicles that are unrelated to arson.eight of the 41 fire allegations also allege property damage as a result
Questions about the 2007 GMC Sierra 1500
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 GMC Sierra 1500?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (146 complaints, typically around 100,000 miles); engine (26 complaints, typically around 77,500 miles); brakes (24 complaints, typically around 68,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from February 5, 2021 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2007 a bad year for the GMC Sierra 1500?
- It is 14th of 27 Sierra 1500 model years by number of complaints, with 263 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.