NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 GMC Sierra Recalls
The 2005 GMC Sierra has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 GMC Sierra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 117
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 GMC Sierra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2005 GMC Sierra
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 06V417000
- Reported
- October 31, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 794
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 06V289000
- Reported
- August 3, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 38,439
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Sierra, 5 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 05V455000
- Reported
- October 5, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 123,592
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Sierra, 12 other models
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 05V161000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 90,242
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Sierra, 1 other model
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 05V163000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,359,824
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Sierra, 6 other models
Power train: manual transmission: shift pattern indicator
- Campaign
- 05V055000
- Reported
- February 14, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,194
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 05V043000
- Reported
- February 8, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,411
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Sierra, 8 other models
Steering: gear box: shaft sector
- Campaign
- 05V018000
- Reported
- January 21, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,344
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 04V376000
- Reported
- August 2, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,103
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006 Sierra, 7 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006 Sierra, 46 other models
2005 GMC Sierra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 117 owner complaints about the 2005 GMC Sierra, the newest on December 6, 2015. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 GMC Sierra, the component group named most often is the service brakes (23%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the power train (9%).
1 of the 2005 GMC Sierra's 11 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2005 GMC Sierra owners gave the mileage (106 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes27
- Electrical System23
- Power Train11
- Steering11
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic10
- Engine And Engine Cooling9
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22 | |
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 11 | |
| 2014 | 26 | |
| 2015 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2005 GMC Sierra peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 26. 36% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 GMC Sierra drew 1.0× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra year in the same window: 8th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 117 complaints about the 2005 GMC Sierra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra by model year
Other 2005 GMC models
Newest record on this page: December 6, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted