2023 GMC Sierra 1500 engine problems
204 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2023 GMC Sierra 1500 — 44% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On 9-10-26 Engine spun rod bearings per the dealership repair order Miles 52,796 I was towing a car on a car trailer traveling down the interstate when the motor failed. I had my wife in the truck with me. No prior warnings just a check engine light right before engine failed. GMC dealer replaced…”
filed Sep 16, 2026
“A GM warranty engine replacement was performed at Heyward Allen GMC in [XXX] on XXX at 70,415 miles. We purchase the vehicle on XXX with 73,904 miles and after driving for a month started having multiple malfunction indicator lights displaying, and experienced a no start condition. We took the…”
filed Sep 9, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Connecting rod and/or crankshaft engine components may have manufacturing defects that…Campaign 25V274000 · Apr 24, 2025
Engine problems in other Sierra 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sierra 1500 | 74 | 67% |
| 2025 Sierra 1500 | 52 | 45% |
| 2024 Sierra 1500 | 180 | 51% |
| 2022 Sierra 1500 | 236 | 40% |
| 2021 Sierra 1500 | 299 | 53% |
| 2020 Sierra 1500 | 231 | 50% |
| 2019 Sierra 1500 | 299 | 47% |
| 2018 Sierra 1500 | 65 | 22% |
| 2017 Sierra 1500 | 58 | 16% |
| 2016 Sierra 1500 | 38 | 11% |
| 2015 Sierra 1500 | 83 | 12% |
| 2014 Sierra 1500 | 69 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2023 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.