2003 GMC Sierra 1500 electrical system problems

43 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 — 24% of all complaints for this model year.

Electrical System complaints

24%

share of all complaints

72,151 mi

median reported incident mileage

0 / 1

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“An accident has not occurred yet, but it something I'm concerned deeply about. Awhile back there was a recall on the instrument cluster of the gmc Sierra 1500 (possibly othets on the list, im sure). I did wind up having the cluster replaced, there didn't seem to be any issues at the time. Now...the…”
filed Jun 11, 2023
“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the instrument panel would not function properly. The contact indicated that the fuel gauge and speedometer were both inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the instrument…”
filed Nov 25, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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