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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Gmc Sierra 2500 problems by model year
72 recall entries and 1141 owner complaints on file across 26 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.
- service brakes228 complaints
- electrical system175 complaints
- power train145 complaints
- unknown or other120 complaints
- air bags119 complaints
- engine102 complaints
- steering84 complaints
- structure67 complaints