GMC Sierra recalls and problems
45 recalls and 2,050 owner complaints for 18 model years. Pick your year for full details.
Recalls
45
Complaints
2,050
Crashes reported
162
Fires reported
30
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GMC Sierra by year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Sierra | 0 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Sierra | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Sierra | 6 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Sierra | 11 | 101 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 Sierra | 3 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012 Sierra | 2 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Sierra | 2 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Sierra | 0 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2009 Sierra | 1 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 Sierra | 2 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 Sierra | 2 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 Sierra | 4 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Sierra | 9 | 117 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 Sierra | 7 | 188 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| 2003 Sierra | 6 | 206 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 Sierra | 4 | 249 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 Sierra | 4 | 264 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 2000 Sierra | 8 | 443 | 44 | 3 | 24 | 2 |
Most reported GMC Sierra problems
| Problem area | Reports | |
|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 491 | |
| Service Brakes | 272 | |
| Electrical System | 188 | |
| Power Train | 185 | |
| Steering | 145 | |
| Structure | 145 | |
| Air Bags | 141 | |
| Exterior Lighting | 106 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 94 | |
| Suspension | 91 |
All GMC Sierra recalls
| Recall | Date | Years | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16V-084 | Feb 11, 2016 | 2016 | Electrical System | Genera Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, Malibu, Silverado and GMC Sierra vehicles. |
| 15V-830 | Dec 10, 2015 | 2016 | Air Bags | General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pick up trucks manufactured October 13, 2015, to October 14, 2015. |
| 13V-544 | Oct 30, 2015 | 2013–2014 | Equipment | General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Chevrolet Silverado HD, Chevrolet Express, and GMC Sierra HD vehicles, and model year 2013 GMC Savana compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles that fail to… |
| 15V-640 | Oct 9, 2015 | 2014–2015 | Electrical System | General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks manufactured January 24, 2014, to February 26, 2014, 2015 Chevrolet Suburban vehicles manufactured February 12… |
| 14V-827 | Dec 30, 2014 | 2011–2012 | Electrical System | General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado HD, Silverado LD, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra LD, Sierra HD, Yukon, and… |
| 14V-819 | Dec 24, 2014 | 2015 | Power Train | General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles manufactured November 24, 2014, to November 25, 2014. |
| 14V-719 | Nov 10, 2014 | 2015 | Steering | General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra, and Yukon XL vehicles, equipped with electric power steering (EPS). |
| 14V-614 | Oct 1, 2014 | 2014 | Electrical System | General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD… |
| 14V-446 | Jul 23, 2014 | 2014–2015 | Seats | General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Buick Encore and Cadillac ATS; 2014 Cadillac CTS, ELR, Chevrolet Caprice and SS vehicles; and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Trucks. |
| 14V-374 | Jun 27, 2014 | 2014–2015 | Power Train | General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra vehicles, and model year 2015 GMC Yukon and Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe vehicles. |
| 14V-345 | Jun 18, 2014 | 2014 | Equipment, Vehicle Speed Control | General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverado vehicles manufactured May 15, 2013, to January 29, 2014, and GMC Sierra vehicles manufactured September 19, 2013, to February 8, 2014, and… |
| 14V-301 | Jun 6, 2014 | 2014 | Electrical System, Seat Belts | General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, and 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban vehicles equipped with a base radio and an internal amplifier. |
| 14V-246 | May 14, 2014 | 2014 | Do not driveSteering | General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverado vehicles manufactured May 23, 2013, through March 25, 2014, 2014 GMC Sierra vehicles manufactured May 25, 2013, through March 31, 2014, and… |
| 14V-152 | Mar 31, 2014 | 2014 | Power Train | General Motors LLC (GM ) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverado Light Duty Regular Cab, Double Cab, and Crew Cab 1500 series and model year 2015 Suburban and Tahoe; GMC model year 2014 Sierra Regular… |
| 14V-007 | Jan 13, 2014 | 2015 | Engine and Engine Cooling | General Motors is recalling certain 2014 model year Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, and 2015 model year Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV; Chevrolet Silverado HD; and GMC Sierra HD, Yukon, and… |
| 13V-615 | Dec 11, 2013 | 2012–2013 | Fuel System, Diesel | General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD vehicles, equipped with 6.6L diesel engines and dual fuel tanks. |
| 13V-488 | Oct 17, 2013 | 2014 | Seats | General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles manufactured August 1, 2013, through September 10, 2013, and equipped with manual reclining seatbacks. |
| 13V-315 | Jul 19, 2013 | 2014 | Air Bags | General Motors is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverado trucks manufactured June 1, 2013, through June 30, 2013; and model year 2014 GMC Sierra trucks manufactured June 4, 2013, through June 30, 2013. |
| 13V-001 | Jan 2, 2013 | 2013 | Power Train, Steering | General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado HD, Silverado LD, Suburban, and Tahoe; and GMC Savana, Sierra HD, Sierra… |
| 11V-339 | Jun 28, 2011 | 2011 | Steering | Gm is recalling certain model year 2011cadillac escalade, escalade esv; chevrolet silverado hd, silverado ld, suburban, tahoe; and gmc sierra hd, sierra ld, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles. |
| 10V-240 | Jun 4, 2010 | 2007–2009 | Electrical System | Gm is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet… |
| 08V-441 | Aug 28, 2008 | 2007–2008 | Electrical System | Gm is recalling 857,735 my 2006-2008 buick lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; my 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; gmc acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon… |
| 07V-521 | Nov 7, 2007 | 2001 | Engine and Engine Cooling | On certain pickup trucks equipped with an 8.1l v8 engine, the crankshaft position can operate intermittently or fail completely. |
| 06V-417 | Oct 31, 2006 | 2005 | Air Bags | Certain vehicles originally built with cloth seats that were equipped with an automatic air bag passenger sensing system and later reupholstered with aftermarket leather seat cover kits are involved. |
| 06V-307 | Aug 11, 2006 | 2006 | Wheels | Certain sport utility vehicles and trucks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. |
| 06V-289 | Aug 3, 2006 | 2004–2006 | Engine and Engine Cooling | On certain trucks equipped with an 8.1l v8 (Rpo l8-VIN g) engine have a condition in which the engine fuel rail pulse damper retainer clip may fracture resulting in inadequate retention of the damper. |
| 06V-066 | Mar 8, 2006 | 2000 | Structure | Certain pickup trucks have galvanized-braided-steel tailgate support cables used to support the tailgate in the full open (Horizontal) position. |
| 05V-552 | Dec 7, 2005 | 2006 | Equipment | Certain trucks and sport utility vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. |
| 05V-455 | Oct 5, 2005 | 2005–2006 | Steering | Certain passenger vehicles may have been built with a power steering hose that is not to specification. |
| 05V-379 | Aug 29, 2005 | 2000–2002 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles may experience unwanted antilock brake system (Abs) activation. |
| 05V-161 | Apr 22, 2005 | 2000–2005 | Parking Brake | On certain pickup trucks equipped with manual transmissions and built with either pbr parking brake systems or trw parking brake systems, the parking brake friction linings may wear to an extent where the parking brake… |
| 05V-163 | Apr 22, 2005 | 2003–2005 | Seat Belts | On certain crew cab pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, the 2nd row center occupant seat belt routing may make it difficult to position the lap portion of the safety belt low around the hips of occupants… |
| 05V-055 | Feb 14, 2005 | 2005 | Power Train | Certain sport utility vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. |
| 05V-043 | Feb 8, 2005 | 2004–2005 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Certain trucks, sport utility vehicles, and vans equipped with bosch hydro-boost brake assemblies, the hydraulic brake booster pressure accumulator may crack and separate from the hydro-boost assembly during normal… |
| 05V-018 | Jan 21, 2005 | 2005 | Steering | On certain trucks, the bolt that attaches the intermediate steering shaft to the steering gear may not meet specification. |
| 05V-005 | Jan 7, 2005 | 2000 | Power Train | Some pickup trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles equipped with a hydraulic pump driveshaft that can fracture, resulting in immediate loss of hydraulic power steering assist. |
| 04V-376 | Aug 2, 2004 | 2005 | Fuel System, Gasoline | On certain sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks equipped with 5.3l (Rpo l59) v8 engines, the engine fuel rail crossover tube retainer screws were not manufactured to specifications and may break. |
| 04V-225 | May 11, 2004 | 2003–2004 | Seat Belts | Certain extended and regular cab pickup trucks and cargo vans converted to compressed natural gas (Cng) fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. |
| 04V-129 | Mar 17, 2004 | 2000–2004 | Structure | On certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, the galvanized steel tailgate support cables that retain the tailgate in the full open (Horizontal) position may corrode, weaken, and eventually fracture. |
| 04V-045 | Feb 4, 2004 | 2003–2004 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Certain sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and passenger vans fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. |
| 03V-435 | Nov 3, 2003 | 2002 | Fuel System, Other | Some 2wd and 4WD pickup trucks, converted to either dedicated or bi-fuel compressed natural gas (Cng) fuel usage, were assembled with a throttle cable that can contact and rub through the flexible pressurized fuel line… |
| 03V-018 | Jan 23, 2003 | 2003 | Visibility | Certain pickup trucks fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. |
| 02V-178 | Jul 1, 2002 | 2000 | Air Bags | On certain pickup and utility trucks, some of these vehicles have an air bag sensing diagnostic module (Sdm) which contains an anomaly that could result in the driver and passenger's air bag failing to deploy during… |
| 00V-345 | Oct 30, 2000 | 2000 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. |
| 00V-055 | Feb 28, 2000 | 2000 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with 4-wheel disc brakes. |
Frequently asked questions
What is the worst year for the GMC Sierra?
By owner complaints to NHTSA, the 2000 GMC Sierra has the most reports (443). Check the 2000 page for the problems owners describe.
How many recalls does the GMC Sierra have?
NHTSA lists 45 safety recalls covering GMC Sierra model years 2000–2009, 2011–2016.
What are the most common GMC Sierra problems?
Owners report service brakes, hydraulic, service brakes, electrical system problems most often.