GMC Sierra 2500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 1,840 NHTSA owner complaints across 30 model years, the GMC Sierra 2500 years to avoid are 2024, and the strongest years are 2009, 2012, 2014 and 2018. The Sierra 2500 has 47 safety recalls on record.

GMC Sierra 2500

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Charles from Port Chester, New York, CC BY 2.0.

Best & worst years

GMC Sierra 2500 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Sierra 2500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Complaints by system

Most common GMC Sierra 2500 problems

All model years combined: 1,840 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system29631
Service brakes25214
Service brakes, hydraulic24119
Power train20610
Air bags16930
Steering13511
Engine1289
Structure9313
Engine and engine cooling813
27 other systems56136
8 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Sierra 2500

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2007–2015 · still open
    Open
  2. Air Bag MalfunctionPE21010 · 2020–2021 · closed Aug 24, 2023
    No recall
  3. NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA08010 · 2007–2008 · closed Sep 8, 2008
    Led to recall 08V-441
  4. NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESPE08010 · 2007–2008 · closed Jun 12, 2008
    No recall
  5. TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER FAILUREEA07013 · 2002 · closed Sep 12, 2008
    No recall
  6. TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER FAILUREPE07025 · 2002 · closed Sep 14, 2007
    No recall
  7. CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE - STALLEA06016 · 2001 · closed Nov 9, 2007
    Led to recall 07V-521
  8. HYDRAULIC PUMP SHAFT FAILURESPE04004 · 2000–2002 · closed Apr 30, 2004
    No recall