2005 GMC Sierra 1500 electrical system problems

67 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2005 GMC Sierra 1500 — 38% of all complaints for this model year.

Electrical System complaints

38%

share of all complaints

70,000 mi

median reported mileage

0 / 2

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Instrument panel stops working from time to time. My Guages go crazy. My rpm and speedometer mess up and can't tell how fast I'm going. This has been going on for a few years now. My airbag sensor light is on and was In a light wreck few months ago. Hit pretty hard on front end of truck and yet…”
filed Aug 31, 2023
“Started my truck and the failure electrical system came across I pushed in the botton that changes it and came back on then it said tighten fuel cap washer fluid low I hit the button again it went of but battery light stayed on and gauge read about 10 volts.my truck ran fine and started when I got…”
filed Sep 10, 2020

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

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