Reliability & cost of ownership
GMC Sierra 2500 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the GMC Sierra 2500? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
GMC Sierra 2500 problems by model year
118 recall entries and 1,194 owner complaints on file across 30 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the GMC Sierra 2500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system187 complaints
- service brakes167 complaints
- power train159 complaints
- unknown or other129 complaints
- air bags121 complaints
- engine107 complaints
- steering89 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system71 complaints