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2017 GMC Sierra 1500 electrical system problems

The 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 has 55 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

55

Electrical System complaints

12%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Sierra 1500 electrical system complaints by model year184 complaints1994: 1 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 2 complaints1998: 3 complaints1999: 8 complaints2000: 5 complaints2001: 7 complaints2002: 3 complaints2003: 43 complaints2004: 85 complaints2005: 71 complaints2006: 22 complaints2007: 25 complaints2008: 32 complaints2009: 23 complaints2010: 11 complaints2011: 23 complaints2012: 12 complaints2013: 7 complaints2014: 184 complaints2015: 106 complaints2016: 60 complaints2017: 55 complaints2018: 45 complaints2019: 110 complaints2020: 86 complaints2021: 71 complaints2022: 79 complaints2023: 55 complaints2024: 41 complaints2025: 20 complaints2026: 4 complaints
Sierra 1500 electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I WAS DRIVING 50MPH AND WAS BEHIND A SEMI AS I STARTED TO PASS HIM I NOTICED AN ONCOMING CAR AND DECIDED THERE WASNT ENOUGH TIME TO PASS SO I STARTED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND GET BACK BEHIND THE SEMI AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH PRODUCED AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN IN WHICH I DID A 180…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · January 21, 2021 · crash

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 have?

NHTSA has 55 complaints about the 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 electrical system — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.