texasfishingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
TraeMartin, Power-Pole CS, T-Rigger, JoeGoes, EcKo
119150 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
hopalong 120,585
TexDawg 119,524
Bigbob_FTW 94,903
John175☮ 85,892
Pilothawk 83,264
Bob Davis 81,523
Mark Perry 72,297
Derek 🐝 68,312
JDavis7873 67,416
Forum Statistics
Forums59
Topics1,037,854
Posts13,935,662
Members144,150
Most Online39,925
Dec 30th, 2023
Print Thread
Page 1 of 3 1 2 3
2017 GMC Sierra 1500 #12163253 03/29/17 02:09 AM
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 255
E
Eddyc01 Offline OP
Angler
OP Offline
Angler
E
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 255
Has anyone bought a 2017 or 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 ?
I am looking at the Sierra with the Elevation package and was wondering if anyone has any first hand experience with this truck. Any problems I should be aware of?

Re: 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 [Re: Eddyc01] #12165524 03/30/17 03:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,695
Justin DuBose Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,695
Its a great truck and you will be pleased with its performance. If you have any questions or want to know specifics, give me a call or shoot me a message.

Re: 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 [Re: Eddyc01] #12166060 03/30/17 08:42 PM
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 2,226
J
Jimfishes Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
J
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 2,226
My Son In-law purchased a new 2017 GMC truck 4x4 and he loves it. He has a 20' bass boat he tows and is happy with everything on his truck so far. But for me, the real test of anything is time. Most new products are great, but how do they hold up after many years of service while being properly maintained? Any GMC truck owners who have had a truck for 5-8 years? What do you think about it?

Re: 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 [Re: Eddyc01] #12166499 03/31/17 02:10 AM
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 13,992
S
Stump jumper Offline
TFF Guru
Offline
TFF Guru
S
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 13,992
I hate chrome and want a 6.2 not 5.3. Does GMC make a model with the 6.2 and color matched grill and bumpers? I hate chrome so much I blacked out the badges and devil horns on my Tacoma.


2200 Bay Champ/200 Mercury Optimax
2017 Tundra TSS 4x4 Crewmax 5.7L
Re: 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 [Re: Eddyc01] #12166854 03/31/17 11:52 AM
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 26,060
P
patriot07 Online Content
TFF Guru
Online Content
TFF Guru
P
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 26,060
I had a 2004 Silverado for 10 years. Never left me stranded anywhere. Total repair bills I spent during the entire time I owned it are less than a few hundred bucks. Other than that, just oil changes, coolant flushes, air filters, spark plugs, and transmission fluid changes. She ran like a champ.

Not the best gas mileage or the most power, but really reliable. That being said, GM has gone backwards on reliability through the years IMHO as engines have gotten less mechanical and more electronic.


Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
- Soren Kierkegaard
Re: 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 [Re: Stump jumper] #12167044 03/31/17 01:52 PM
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 2,226
J
Jimfishes Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
J
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 2,226
Originally Posted By: Stump jumper
I hate chrome and want a 6.2 not 5.3. Does GMC make a model with the 6.2 and color matched grill and bumpers? I hate chrome so much I blacked out the badges and devil horns on my Tacoma.


My SIL's 2017 GMC is a blacked out model....looks good.

Re: 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 [Re: Eddyc01] #12167046 03/31/17 01:52 PM
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 105
T
TXMako2201 Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
T
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 105
I have 125k on my 09 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT. Great truck, I love it. No major issues, but the dash started cracking around 65k, it's a common thing on the GM trucks made around this time.

Could use a little more muscle, but no complaints being a 1/2 ton. Pulls my boat comfortably. I do have 305/55/20 nitto mud grips which hurts the mileage quite a bit. On the computer I avg 13.6 mpg.. real world I probably get about 14.5 avg, 8 pulling my boat.

All in all I love it and will probably go with a Sierra 3/4 ton next time around.

Re: 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 [Re: Eddyc01] #12167113 03/31/17 02:24 PM
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 7,485
R
redchevy Offline
TFF Celebrity
Offline
TFF Celebrity
R
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 7,485
Had a 2011, I sold it with about 50k miles on it to my uncle. I still do the maintenance on it. He put a new set of tires on it at 63k miles, its got about 75k now. Only thing fixed on it so far is an alternator under warranty (it was overcharging).

TXMako, if you want a 3/4 ton that's up to you, but the 2014 and up motors have about 50 more horse power and more torque than your current truck does. Also what gears you have could play into that as well.

Re: 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 [Re: redchevy] #12167397 03/31/17 05:22 PM
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 105
T
TXMako2201 Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
T
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 105
Originally Posted By: redchevy
Had a 2011, I sold it with about 50k miles on it to my uncle. I still do the maintenance on it. He put a new set of tires on it at 63k miles, its got about 75k now. Only thing fixed on it so far is an alternator under warranty (it was overcharging).

TXMako, if you want a 3/4 ton that's up to you, but the 2014 and up motors have about 50 more horse power and more torque than your current truck does. Also what gears you have could play into that as well.


Also wanting to upgrade to an offshore boat down the road in the 35-40 ft range. I'd rather be pulling that with Diesel

Re: 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 [Re: Stump jumper] #12167534 03/31/17 06:43 PM
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 484
B
BoPro Offline
Angler
Offline
Angler
B
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 484
Originally Posted By: Stump jumper
I hate chrome and want a 6.2 not 5.3. Does GMC make a model with the 6.2 and color matched grill and bumpers? I hate chrome so much I blacked out the badges and devil horns on my Tacoma.


My buddy just bought a 2017 Sierra All Terrain edition with the 6.2. All white, no chrome.

Last edited by BoPro; 03/31/17 06:47 PM.

Re: 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 [Re: Eddyc01] #12167772 03/31/17 09:23 PM
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 192
C
catcrew68 Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
C
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 192
I have a 2002 GMC half ton. 5.3 engine, 87,000 miles. Tires and batteries are about it. Fantastic truck,

Re: 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 [Re: Eddyc01] #12167833 03/31/17 10:15 PM
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 8,487
S
Smurfs Offline
TFF Celebrity
Offline
TFF Celebrity
S
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 8,487
I have a 2010 GMC Sierra, 138,000 miles. 4.8L Pull great w/ tow package Great Truck!

Last edited by Smurfs; 03/31/17 10:16 PM.
Re: 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 [Re: BoPro] #12171778 04/03/17 05:15 PM
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 13,992
S
Stump jumper Offline
TFF Guru
Offline
TFF Guru
S
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 13,992
Originally Posted By: BoPro
Originally Posted By: Stump jumper
I hate chrome and want a 6.2 not 5.3. Does GMC make a model with the 6.2 and color matched grill and bumpers? I hate chrome so much I blacked out the badges and devil horns on my Tacoma.


My buddy just bought a 2017 Sierra All Terrain edition with the 6.2. All white, no chrome.
I like the blacked out version but it only comes in black. Color matched is my next choice. I wonder if All Terrain is the GMC version of the High Country? I would not buy a High Country because I know it has blocks under the leaf springs and I am willing to bet it has spacers in the front.


2200 Bay Champ/200 Mercury Optimax
2017 Tundra TSS 4x4 Crewmax 5.7L
Re: 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 [Re: Stump jumper] #12181756 04/04/17 03:36 AM
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 4,302
J
Jman Offline
TFF Team Angler
Offline
TFF Team Angler
J
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 4,302
Originally Posted By: Stump jumper
[quote=BoPro][quote=Stump jumper]I would not buy a High Country because I know it has blocks under the leaf springs and I am willing to bet it has spacers in the front.


hmmm

That would be a negative. Think trim package. That's all it is.


Jim Featherston
Mortgage Loan Officer - NMLS 2509901
Red Diamond Home Loans
PH 972-890-3114
Apply at: RDHLoans.com/Jim
Licensed to Serve Clients in Texas and Florida
Re: 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 [Re: Eddyc01] #12182077 04/04/17 01:14 PM
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 2,890
M
mstring Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
M
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 2,890
My son just bought a 2017 Sierra with the elevation package. Sharp looking truck. I don't like washing cars enough to buy a black one tho.

Page 1 of 3 1 2 3
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 1998-2022 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3