2007 Gmc SIERRA 1500 problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
262 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
73,463 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 model year. Data snapshot: . 142 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 142 of 262 complaints (54.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 33 | 12.6% |
| Steering behavior | 12 | 4.6% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 11 | 4.2% |
| Engine operation | 6 | 2.3% |
| Transmission and shifting | 3 | 1.1% |
| Fuel system concerns | 2 | 0.8% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 142 |
| Engine | 19 |
| Electrical System | 17 |
| Service Brakes | 16 |
| Unknown Or Other | 14 |
| Structure:Body | 12 |
| Suspension | 8 |
| Seat Belts | 6 |
Air Bags: 142; Engine: 19; Electrical System: 17; Service Brakes: 16; Unknown Or Other: 14; Structure:Body: 12; Suspension: 8; Seat Belts: 6
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 36 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 16 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 20 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 19 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 30 |
| 150,000 and above | 21 |
Under 25,000: 36; 25,000 to 49,999: 16; 50,000 to 74,999: 20; 75,000 to 99,999: 19; 100,000 to 149,999: 30; 150,000 and above: 21
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (36). 120 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 27 |
| 2017 | 47 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2019 | 32 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 |
2006: 1; 2007: 12; 2008: 16; 2009: 3; 2010: 14; 2011: 7; 2012: 2; 2013: 6; 2014: 15; 2015: 7; 2016: 27; 2017: 47; 2018: 28; 2019: 32; 2020: 21; 2021: 10; 2022: 1; 2023: 4; 2024: 4; 2025: 2; 2026: 3
Pattern summary
Air Bags leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 33 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 12 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 11 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10176339 · 2006-12-17 (December 17, 2006)
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP FROM LONE STAR PONTIAC BUICK GMC IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS ON 11/18/06. ONLY AFTER BEING PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING DID I REALIZE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT CALIBRATED CORRECTLY AFTER THE DEALERSHIP HAD INSTALLED AN AFTER-MARKET LIFT KIT AND LARGE TIRES AND WHEELS ON THIS TRUCK. I DISCOVERED BY CALLING ANOTHER GM DEALER THAT BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT CALIBRATED CORRECTLY IT CAUSES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP WILLFULLY AND WITHOUT REGARD TO THE SAFETY OF ITS …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10176339 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10205500 · 2007-10-12 (October 12, 2007)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THROUGH A REFLECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THEN SLIGHTLY RELEASED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH TWICE. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,500. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SIERRAS ON THE LOT …
Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10205500 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10188176 · 2007-04-17 (April 17, 2007)
EXCESSIVE "CREAKING" NOISE HEARD FROM WITHIN STEERING WHEEL DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOST NOTICEABLE DURING SUBTLE TURNS (APPROX 0.5-1.0 INCH) TO LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED FROM A CENTERED POSITION. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10188176 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10212272 · 2007-12-18 (December 18, 2007)
THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED,THE CLUNCKING CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL AS THE FLOORBOARD, IT FEELS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS COMING DISCONECTED FROM THE RACKON PINION. THIS PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN HUDSON FL.ON 12/16/06 AND IN LESS THAN 15,000 MILES IN HAS RETURNED. IN SPEEKING WITH G.M CUST SERV 12/18/07 THEY FOUND DOC'S STATING THIS IS A NOTED PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE NO RESOLUTION. JKS *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 25,650 miles reported. Look up ODI 10212272 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10214423 · 2008-01-10 (January 10, 2008)
ELECTRICAL - INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ AT MOST TIMES DURING DAYLIGHT. GMC DOES LIGHT UP THE ODOMETER/DIC AND GEAR INDICATOR BUT SPEEDOMETER, RPM, FUEL, OIL, OIL, WATER ALL ARE NOT READABLE AT MOST TIMES. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 1 miles reported. Look up ODI 10214423 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10251260 · 2008-12-10 (December 10, 2008)
I HAVE A 2007 SIERRA,WHICH HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS SINCE IT WAS PUR CHASED. IT HAS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC WHEN I WAS DRIVING. IT HAS DONE THIS 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT, THEY NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ON SATURDAY THE CAR STOP , IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AND THIS TIME IT DID NOT MOVE AT ALL. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE, AND I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT, BUT I WAS STUCK. I WAS WORRIED THAT SOMEONE COULD CRUSH FROM THE BACK, BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT PASS, THERE WAS A M…
Owner-reported narrative. 11,011 miles reported. Look up ODI 10251260 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10588220 · 2014-05-13 (May 13, 2014)
IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON GERMANTOWN PKWY. AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, THE LIGHT CHANGED TO RED AND I STOPPED THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS AT A DEAD STOP , I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPING FROM 0 TO 10 AND THEN HIGHER.WITH NO INDICATION WHATSOEVER FROM INSTRUMENTATION, THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WERE NO INDICATOR SIGNALS AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER PLACING THE SHIFT LEVER IN PARK AND TURNING THE KEY. I THEN CONTACTED ON STAR, AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND ASKED FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY REPORTED "AN IGNITION PRO…
Owner-reported narrative. 160,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10588220 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10622625 · 2014-08-15 (August 15, 2014)
WILL HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY, AS DESCRIBED BY OTHER GMC OWNERS. SEE SIMILAR ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS AT THIS ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.GM-TRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/TOPIC/129454-MY-FIX-ON-MY-SILVERADO-ELECTRICAL-PROBLEM/?HL=STALLING SEE ALSO: NHTSA REFERENCE #10036550 TSB REFERENCE #PIT-4730A VEHICLE IS UNMODIFIED. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE BATTERY CABLES AND ATTACHMENT TO THE FRAME AND FUSE PANELS. AFFECTS A WIDE VARIETY OF GM AND CHEVY MODELS, AND SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE A RECALL, AS THIS CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHAT HAPPENS IS : 1. T…
Owner-reported narrative. 22,150 miles reported. Look up ODI 10622625 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10550273 · 2013-10-30 (October 30, 2013)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE VEHICLE THEN FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT A COMPONENT IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 47,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10550273 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10702865 · 2015-03-31 (March 31, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,499.
Owner-reported narrative. 25,499 miles reported. Look up ODI 10702865 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10579645 · 2014-04-14 (April 14, 2014)
ON APRIL 13 2014 MY TRUCK WAS LEAKING FUEL TOO BAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND COULD NEVER FIND WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. THEN ON APRIL 13TH WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME I SMELLED GAS AND HAD TO PULL OVER, FRIGHTENED THAT THE TRUCK MIGHT CATCH FIRE AND EXPLODE. IT SEEMS THERE IS A LEAK AROUND THE FUEL TANK. I NOTIFIED GM AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD ONLY PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIR. ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT STARTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME I STARTED SMELLING GAS WAS THAT THE KEY STARTED GETTING STUCK IN THE …
Owner-reported narrative. 98,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10579645 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11321325 · 2020-04-16 (April 16, 2020)
VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM, CAUSING STALLING, VERY LOW ROUGH IDLE, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC, AT STOP LIGHTS ETC. THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY TRUCK IS INCLUDED IN A SAFETY RECALL BULLETIN #14515B JANUARY 2015, HOWEVER MY PARTICULAR TRUCK IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP FLOW CONTROL MODULE THAT IS CAUSING THIS SAFETY HAZARD. MY BELIEF IS THAT GM RECALLED CERTAIN VEHICLES AND EXCLUDED SOME THAT SHOULD BE IN THE SAFETY REC…
Owner-reported narrative. 145,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11321325 at NHTSA ↗