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Used 2013 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab Consumer Reviews

2.8 out of 5 stars
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4.25 out of 5 stars

pretty good truck overall

gmcdriver2, 12/04/2013
2013 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT 4dr Crew Cab 4WD 5.8 ft. SB (5.3L 8cyl 6A)
15 of 22 people found this review helpful

paid probably $3K too much, but got what I wanted; a really great looking fully optioned truck that can hold its own in a pasture or heading to a nice dinner all dressed up. A few minor and sometimes annoying negatives are far out-weighed by the pros and overall satisfaction with this great truck. I've driven 7K miles since bought new in June 2013, but terrain and weather conditions since then have been pretty varied, so I fell like the review reflects a fair perspective from a guy who has driven lots of trucks. This is the nicest one so far for me. Granted I look forward to driving the new 2014 and experiencing those upgrades too, but the 2013 model stands its ground pretty well.

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1 out of 5 stars

P.o.s. Gmc transmission and warranty problems

Richard Bartlett, 08/26/2020
2013 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 4dr Crew Cab 4WD 5.8 ft. SB (4.8L 8cyl 4A)
8 of 11 people found this review helpful

Had my 2013 sierra pick in to service twice since new to replace blown transmission gasket. Now at 141000 km transmission failure. Not covered by extended warranty !!! A little cover the problem to get past warranty!! $4100 extended warranty useless. Do not buy these vehicles. Look up transmission problems and lawsuits!! Every single year has massive problem!!!

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3 out of 5 stars

Decent truck, horrible factory tires!

Doug, 11/04/2016
2013 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT 4dr Crew Cab 5.8 ft. SB (5.3L 8cyl 6A)
3 of 10 people found this review helpful

Bought my 2013 Sierra Crew cab brand new from the dealer 3 years ago. 38,000 miles of pretty typical driving (city/highway), no towing or heavy-hauling, and the General Grabber HTS tires are shot! Went in to get the tires rotated and the shop won't due it because the tread is too low and they're worried about liability. GM should be embarrassed to have put such junky tires on an otherwise nice vehicle. Been a life-long GM truck buyer, and this is probably my 6th or 7th truck in the last 25 years. Never have had such horrible tires on a GM truck - most lasted 70-80,000 miles from the factory before. To top it off, been treated horribly by the GM dealers as they say there is nothing they'll do because I'm outside the 36,000 mile warranty (by 2,000 miles...). And General tire only says to 'talk to GM' about it since it's a factory tire. Next time I might just have to see what kind of tires Ford is putting on their new trucks...

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3 out of 5 stars

Paint peeling shaky ride

Wayne22, 08/18/2019
updated 08/23/2021
2013 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT 4dr Crew Cab 5.8 ft. SB (5.3L 8cyl 6A)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful

Paint on the roof of the vehicle is peeling, gm says they won't cover paint after 3 years.. really? Shaky engine at idle. Bad vibrations at highway speeds EDIT. Shaking idle ended up being motor mounts that I fixed.

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4 out of 5 stars

Of the three I’ve owned this one was only okay

Eric Pedersen, 09/09/2019
2013 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 4dr Crew Cab 4WD 5.8 ft. SB (4.8L 8cyl 4A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I’ve owned an ‘08, ‘13 and now a ‘16. All were 5.3L four wheel drive crew cabs. The six speed in the 2013 was a dud, always lugging the engine, uncomfortable six to four downshifts when you needed some power, and lower gas mileage the even my ‘08 with the four speed. Everything else was great, including the reliability.

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