GMC Sierra 2500
Owners filed 1,814 complaints across 31 model years of the GMC Sierra 2500. The 2003 drew the most (160); the 1994 the fewest (1).
Model years31
Complaints1,814
Recalls117
Fires43
Deaths4
Every GMC Sierra 2500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2025 | 26 | 1 | — | 2 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2024 | 103 | 4 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 32 | 1 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2022 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2021 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2020 | 74 | 9 | 3 | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2019 | 32 | 7 | 3 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 35 | 5 | 2 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2017 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2016 | 59 | 5 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2015 | 89 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2014 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2013 | 46 | 3 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2012 | 31 | 3 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2011 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 10 | 5 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2009 | 31 | 5 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 63 | 3 | — | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2007 | 83 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2006 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2005 | 115 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 143 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 160 | 3 | 4 | 7 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2002 | 134 | 4 | 1 | 10 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 134 | 5 | 2 | 11 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2000 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 1999 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 15 | 3 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1997 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine |
Which GMC Sierra 2500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 160 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic. It carries 3 recalls.
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.