Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 GMC Sierra 2500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAD INJECTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 50000 MILES AFTER NOTICING EXCESS EXHAUST SMOKE ON STARTUP AND ALSO POWER STEE… |
| 2019-03-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR DOES NOT OPERATE. UPON INSPECTION, HARNESS AND FINAL STAGE ARE DAMAGED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. I N… |
| 2019-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE HORN QUITS WORKING AND THIS CREATES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. ONLINE SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE DEALE… |
| 2018-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | COMPLAINT INVOLVES REDUCED POWER MODE WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE RAPID DROP IN SPEE… |
| 2017-07-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE UPON SLOWING DOWN AT OFF RAMP. AVOIDED ACCIDENT BUT HAD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, CHE… |
| 2016-10-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 1 | I WAS DRIVING ON I 75 DOING 70 MPH I HAD TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP I APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO BRAKES., I ENDED UP… |
| 2016-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | ABS COMES ON AT LOW SPEED.. IT INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE.. I HAVE ONCE REAR ENDED A VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS. THERE W… |
| 2016-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILED, NO BRAKES WHILE HEADING FOR A RED LIGHT. DRIVE OFF ROAD TILL VEHICLE STOPPED. BRAKE LINE FROM MASTE… |
| 2015-12-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINES THAT SPLIT. MAIN LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE AND REAR LINE JUST INBOARD OF LH … |
| 2015-07-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND LOST ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY. LUCKLY IT HAPPENED PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE … |
| 2015-06-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS MOVING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BREAK PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK STOPPED SO I GOT OUT AND LO… |
| 2015-04-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | (ELECTRICAL) AS AN ONGOING ISSUE, THE DASHBOARD GAUGES/INDICATORS (I.E. TACH, SPEEDOMETER, ETC..) WILL SOMETIMES NOT RE… |
| 2015-02-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CAME TO INTERSECTION FOR TURN, BROKE AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. *TR |
| 2014-10-29 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS HAVE RUSTED SO BAD THAT THEY HAVE BIG HOLES IN THEM. I WAS TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM BOTH … |
| 2014-09-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE PULLING A 10000 POUND TRAILER IN CAMP GROUND. THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE… |
| 2014-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE LEAKS, BRAKE STOPPED WORKING BECAUSE OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES. ALSO FUEL AND TRANSMISSION LINES ARE RUSTED BA… |
| 2014-07-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | II PUT NEW BRAKE CALIPERS ON MY TRUCK TODAY AND HAD MY WIFE PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDDLE AS I BLED THE BRAKES AND GOT TO TH… |
| 2014-06-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE … |
| 2014-05-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING TO WORK ONE DAY, A CAR IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED TO TURN LEFT. I HIT MY BRAKES AND FELT A "POP" AND THE B… |
| 2014-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN PLACED IN PARK THEN TURNED OFF THE KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE WHILE RUNNING THE K… |
| 2014-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 GMC DURAMAX 167000 MILES, IT HAS BEEN A GREAT TRUCK UNTIL RECENTLY, AFTER ENGINE GETS HOT IT WILL NOT STAR… |
| 2014-01-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, I HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP MY VEHICLE.… |
| 2014-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL … |
| 2014-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE FUMES COMING F… |
| 2013-12-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUD… |
| 2013-12-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I CROSS THE ROUTE 18 ON MASSACHUSETTS WHEN THE BRAKE IS COMPLETELY GONE ALMOST INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. *TR |
| 2013-10-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME OUT. TOOK IT TO GM DEALER WHO SAID THAT IT THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE LEAKING. L… |
| 2013-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAD STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND WHEN I LEFT I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I PUT PRESSURE ON THE B… |
| 2013-09-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | GOING DOWN A HILL APPROACHING A "T" INTERSECTION I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND WENT TO FLOOR, TRIED PUMPING NOTHING SO I PUT … |
| 2013-08-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING UP TO AN INTERSECTION I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES. THE CROSS TRAFF… |
| 2013-07-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AS I BEGAN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY MY BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD A RAPID DECREASE IN BRAKING POWER. … |
| 2013-07-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I KEEP GETTING REDUCED ENGINE POWER P1516 CODE . READING THE POST'S ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A REAL COMMON PROBLEM.ALSO… |
| 2013-05-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500HD THE INJECTORS WANT BAD WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL HOUSING. SO CHANGED THAT NOW HAVING TO CHANGE IN… |
| 2013-01-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERAT… |
| 2012-11-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AN… |
| 2012-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT SPEED LIMIT, HIT BRAKES, REAR BRAKE LINE BURST (WAS SEVERELY RUSTED). I WAS UNABLE TO STOP VE… |
| 2012-10-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AN… |
| 2012-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD UTILITY TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE… |
| 2012-09-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DURING A TIRE ROTATION AT COSTCO , THEY DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINES. UPON A FURTHER INVESTIGATI… |
| 2012-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | APPLIED BRAKES BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH BRAKE SYSTEM SERVICE NEEDED LOST PRESSURE ON PEDAL AND ALL LOST FLUID STI… |
| 2012-08-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TRIP FROM LONG ISLAND NEW YORK TO FREEPORT MAINE. TRAVELING 65-70 MPH DURING TRIP ON HIGHWAY 95. ARRIVED IN FREEPORT. … |
| 2012-05-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING A STOP LITE ,APPLIED BRAKES WAS A SHUDDER OF ANTI LOCK AND PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR. HAD TO AP… |
| 2012-05-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 03 SIERRA, APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK BEGAN … |
| 2012-03-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER FOR OTHER WORK AND THEY REPORTED TO ME THE LINE WAS LEAKING AND ABOUT TO RUPTURE. I HAVE 2 JEEP PR… |
| 2012-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | DRIVING DOWN DRIVEWAY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR RAN INTO SNOW BANK UNABLE TO STOP. *TR |
| 2012-02-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AT 10 MPH FROM FAILED BRAKE LINE, DUE TO EXCESS CORROSION ON BRAKE LINES. *TR |
| 2012-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INST… |
| 2012-02-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING COOLER AND LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING, ENGINE OIL COOLER LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING, TRANSMI… |
| 2012-02-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE, I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND A CORRODED BRAKE LINE THAT HAD FAILED. A… |
| 2011-12-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 DISPLAYED A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD. MY VE… |