GMC Sierra 1500 HD
Owners filed 48 complaints across 5 model years of the GMC Sierra 1500 HD. The 2003 drew the most (16); the 2004 the fewest (3).
Model years5
Complaints48
Recalls5
Fires2
Deaths0
Which GMC Sierra 1500 HD years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 16 complaints concentrated in the service brakes. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.