GMC Sierra recalls & problems by year

124 recalls and 3,907 owner complaints across 28 model years (1990–2017).

Most complaints1999600 complaints

Most recalls201412 recalls

Crashes reported282in owner complaints

Injuries reported18210 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2017	—	17–20 mpg	0	61	5	1	0	0
2016	—	17–20 mpg	2	6	2	1	0	0
2015	—	17–20 mpg	6	53	3	1	1	0
2014	—	17–20 mpg	12	101	5	2	9	0
2013	—	14–21 mpg	3	39	4	1	7	0
2012	—	14–21 mpg	2	29	4	2	0	0
2011	—	14–21 mpg	2	43	1	0	1	0
2010	—	14–22 mpg	1	34	3	2	10	0
2009	—	14–21 mpg	1	37	3	0	2	0
2008	—	14–17 mpg	2	68	4	0	3	0
2007	—	14–17 mpg	2	59	6	2	5	0
2006	—	16–17 mpg	6	53	3	3	0	0
2005	—	16–17 mpg	11	117	3	2	3	0
2004	—	16–17 mpg	10	188	11	5	14	0
2003	—	13 mpg	9	206	8	1	5	2
2002	—	—	7	249	23	2	6	0
2001	—	—	7	264	30	2	9	5
2000	—	—	11	443	44	3	24	2
1999	—	—	8	600	51	2	31	1
1998	—	—	0	190	16	8	9	0
1997	—	—	0	238	6	5	4	0
1996	—	13–16 mpg	2	246	19	3	14	0
1995	—	12–19 mpg	6	261	19	0	14	0
1994	—	12–19 mpg	3	190	2	2	6	0
1993	—	12–18 mpg	3	72	4	1	4	0
1992	—	12–20 mpg	4	30	2	2	1	0
1991	—	12–20 mpg	2	12	0	0	0	0
1990	—	12–18 mpg	2	18	1	2	0	0

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Service brakes, hydraulic — 1,076 complaints
Visibility — 513 complaints
Power train — 343 complaints
Service brakes — 304 complaints
Steering — 261 complaints
Electrical system — 259 complaints
Structure — 204 complaints
Air bags — 196 complaints