Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 GMC Sierra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON 11-30-2015 I LOST THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE FR… |
| 2015-10-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ISSUES WITH EMISSIONS SWITCH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. ALSO 3 AND 4TH GEAR ARE COMPLETELY GONE OUT. I DO NOT… |
| 2015-09-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. NOT ABLE TO PUMP UP ANY PRESSURE. INVESTIGATION SHOWED BRA… |
| 2015-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE DO TO RUSTED OUT LINES.A ONGOING PROBLEM THAT GM WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE POOR QUALITY OF THE… |
| 2015-07-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY BRAKE LINES FAILED AND I COULD NOT STOP MY TRUCK. I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST AND IT WOULD SEEM REA… |
| 2015-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A VEHICLE APPROACHING FROM MY LEFT SIDE WAS SPEEDING AND RAN THE STOP LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. I S… |
| 2015-03-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ANOTHER GM RUSTY BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. I DON'T EXPECT THINGS TO LAST F… |
| 2015-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | 2005 GMC SIERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *SMD |
| 2015-02-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WENT TO STOP AT STOP SIGN, BRAKES FELT SPONGY. STOPPED UP THE ROAD ABOUT 2 MILES AT MY MOMS HOUSE TO GET MY KIDS, LOOKE… |
| 2015-01-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO EXIT HIGHWAY OFFRAMP BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED DUE TO BRAKE LINES RUSTING THROUGH. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO… |
| 2015-01-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS S… |
| 2014-12-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. THE BRAKES FAILED AND I WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. I NEARLY WAS… |
| 2014-12-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AROUND THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER 2014 THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY 2005 GMC 1500 SIERRA SLE. I CHECK… |
| 2014-12-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HAS LOSE OF ENGINE COOLANT OVER TIME WITH NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS FOUND. WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A GM DEALER WHICH … |
| 2014-10-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE BRAKE LINES AND FRAME ARE HEAVILY CORRODED. WHIL… |
| 2014-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | MY SPEEDOMETER RECENTLY MALFUNCTIONED AT AROUND 77,000 MILES AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP'S SERV… |
| 2014-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WENT OUT TO MOVE THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THERE WAS FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. I EXAMINED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND THERE WA… |
| 2014-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CRANK VEHICLE TURN CORNER , MESSAGE ENGINE POWER REDUCED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED, TURN AROUND RETURN 200 FEET TO H… |
| 2014-05-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2005 GMC SIERRA Z71. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS VEHICLE HAS 18K MILES, YES 18 THOUSAND ORIGINAL MILES. THIS TRUC… |
| 2014-04-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKE PEDAL W… |
| 2014-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO FITZGERALD AUTO MALL, WITH WHOM I'VE HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP, FOR SOME POWER STEERING ISSUES. I … |
| 2014-03-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS TRAVELING ON BALDWIN RD., CLERMONT COUNTY, OHIO. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW FOR A CORNER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WEN… |
| 2014-03-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2014-03-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN SUDDENLY THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST COMPLETELY TO THE … |
| 2014-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS WALKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND THOUGHT THE CAR WAS BEING STOLEN AS IT WAS S… |
| 2014-02-20 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | 2005 SIERRA 1500 4X4 I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW 01/ 2005, THE REAR SPRING SHACKLES FAILED ON 02/20/2014 DUE TO RUS… |
| 2014-02-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY INCREASED IN SPEED T… |
| 2014-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. $650.00. RIDICULOUS. *TR |
| 2014-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR NEW BRAKES AND COOLANT LEAK. NO COMPLAINT ABOUT BRAKES, BUT COMPLAINT ABOUT COOLANT LEAK. COOLA… |
| 2013-12-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TRUCK WAS MAKING A "KNOCKING" NOISE UPON START. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP MECHANIC AND INFORMED, BASED ON THE NOISE AND WHERE… |
| 2013-12-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FAULTY CASTECH HEADS ARE LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE OIL. GM IS AWARE THAT THE 5.3L V8 ENGINES HAVE FAULTY HEADS, AND T… |
| 2013-12-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT RETURN TO ZERO WHEN YOU STOP IF IT GOES DOWN TO 40 AND YOU DRIVE OFF DOING 40 IT READS 80. *TR |
| 2013-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA PICK UP CONSTANTLY READS THE WRONG SPEED. AT TIMES IT REGISTERS 0 MP… |
| 2013-10-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BEGAN TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL FLAT TO THE FLOOR. LOST ALL BRAKING POWER AND WAS UNABLE T… |
| 2013-10-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES HEAVILY RUSTED. LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL SOON FAIL. *TR |
| 2013-07-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HELPED FRIEND WITH PLUMBING PROBLEM, AS I BACKED OUT HIS DRIVE WAY BRAKES SEEMED A LITTLE SOFT. AT FIRST STOP SIGN BRAK… |
| 2013-06-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE REAR UPPER FRAME MOUNT FOR THE SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE NON-PAINT RUBBERIZED COATING PLACED ON … |
| 2013-04-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THIS MODEL GMC SIERRA TRUCK HAS A KNOWN PROPENSITY FOR FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WASHER MECHANISM. WHEREAS THIS HAS NO… |
| 2013-01-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT AP… |
| 2012-11-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NO… |
| 2012-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD ILLUMINATE INCORRECTLY. THE VEHIC… |
| 2012-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ALL BRAKE LINES BADLY RUSTED. LINE ABOVE FUEL TANK RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKED WHILE DRIVING. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TO AVO… |
| 2012-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON A DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST COMPLETE RESISTANCE AND WENT FLAT TO THE FLOOR. TOTAL BRAKE F… |
| 2012-07-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXHAUST IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SERVICE MAN INFORMED ME OF BROKEN BOLTS AND THAT I MUST REPLACE BOTH MANIFOLDS BEFORE… |
| 2012-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM IS A TOTALLY RUSTED-OUT SET OF STEEL BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT THE GMC TRUCK. THE BURST BRAKE LINE IS IN THE … |
| 2012-05-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING ON SLOW RIGHT HAND TURNS. I SOMETIMES NEED TO BACK UP IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE TURN. I ALS… |
| 2012-03-06 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT HEATER TURNS ON BY ITSELF CREATING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION IN THE SUMMERTIME IN HIGH DENSITY … |
| 2012-01-08 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER … |
| 2011-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | GOT INTO VEHICLE ON 12/24/2011. WHEN I STARTED IT, I NOTICED AN ODOMETER ERROR. STILL NOT WORKING. *TR |
| 2011-11-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE FRON… |