2024 GMC Sierra 2500: what breaks, and at what mileage
What breaks on the 2024 GMC Sierra 2500
On the 2024 GMC Sierra 2500, the failure owners report most often is liftgate, tailgate or trunk failure, with 13 reports on file. Across every failure mode on this year, half the dated reports were filed before 7,500 miles. Overall it scores 76 out of 100, severe risk for a 2024.
Severe risk for a 2024 — 76th riskiest of the 226 2024 vehicles we can rate. 139 owner reports; fleet size estimated from this year's own recall paperwork.
What breaks on the 2024 GMC Sierra 2500
Owners have reported 47 named failure modes on the 2024 GMC Sierra 2500, and the three most-reported carry 24% of everything filed, which is an unusually even spread for one model year.
Liftgate, tailgate or trunk failure leads with 13 reports and about 0.6 per 1,000 vehicles.
Other powertrain problem follows with 11 reports, median 70,000 miles.
Control module (ECM/PCM/BCM) failure follows with 9 reports, median 1,000 miles.
By system, the reports fall mostly into electrical (24), body (16) and engine (16).
At what mileage it happens
32 of the reports on the 2024 GMC Sierra 2500 came with an odometer reading, and half of those were filed before 7,500 miles.
Cumulatively, 75% by 50,000 miles and 97% by 100,000 miles of the dated reports had been filed.
The busiest stretch is between 0 and 10,000 miles, which alone holds 59% of the dated reports.
72% of the dated reports were filed below 36,000 miles, which is early enough that a fair number of these cars were still under a factory warranty when the owner complained.
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
Showing the 12 most-reported failure modes of 47. The full list is in the table below.
How reports accumulate
Every report with an odometer reading, cumulative, from 0 to 200,000 miles. A curve that climbs early is a car with early problems, whatever its total.
- Line share of reports filed by that mileage
- Dashed the median reported mileage
Severity, and what it costs
Across the named modes, 4 mention a crash and 3 an injury. Those are the words owners used in their own complaints, and NHTSA does not verify them, but they are the closest thing in this data to a measure of what a failure actually did.
The average severity weight across every report on this year is 3.73, where a stalled engine or a failed airbag weighs many times more than a rattling trim panel, and a figure this high means the reports are dominated by failures with safety consequences rather than annoyances. The weighting is set out in full on the methodology page.
What the top failures cost to put right, as editorial estimates for an independent US shop rather than figures from NHTSA: liftgate, tailgate or trunk failure at $250–$1,500, other powertrain problem at $400–$4,500, control module (ECM/PCM/BCM) failure at $700–$3,000 and other electrical problem at $250–$2,000. Dealer labour, a seized bolt or a part that is no longer made can push any of these past the top of its range.
25% of the reports on this year sit in the engine, transmission, drivetrain or cooling systems — the four where a repair bill is usually four figures.
Every reported failure mode
| Failure mode | System | Reports | With reading | 25th | Median | 75th | Per 1,000 | Typical repair | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liftgate, tailgate or trunk failure | body | 13 | 4 | — | 1k | — | 0.6 | $250–$1,500 | Moderate |
| Other powertrain problem | transmission | 11 | 4 | — | 68k | — | 0.5 | $400–$4,500 | High |
| Control module (ECM/PCM/BCM) failure | electrical | 9 | 1 | — | 1k | — | 0.4 | $700–$3,000 | High |
| Other electrical problem | electrical | 9 | 3 | — | 8k | — | 0.4 | $250–$2,000 | Moderate |
| Other brake problem | brakes | 8 | 4 | — | 4k | — | 0.4 | $300–$1,800 | High |
| Other engine problem | engine | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.3 | $300–$4,000 | High |
| Parasitic battery drain | electrical | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.2 | $200–$1,200 | Moderate |
| Loss of braking | brakes | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.2 | $400–$3,000 | Critical |
| Other wheel or tire problem | wheels | 5 | 2 | — | 41k | — | 0.2 | $200–$1,500 | High |
| Infotainment screen failure | infotainment | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.2 | $400–$2,600 | Low |
| Lane keep or steering assist fault | adas | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.2 | $200–$1,600 | High |
| No-start or intermittent start failure | engine | 3 | 1 | — | 118k | — | 0.1 | $200–$1,800 | Moderate |
| Overheating | cooling | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | $400–$3,500 | High |
| Differential or transfer case failure | drivetrain | 3 | 1 | — | 6k | — | 0.1 | $900–$4,200 | High |
| Other fuel system problem | fuel | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | $300–$2,200 | High |
| Other suspension problem | suspension | 3 | 1 | — | 12k | — | 0.1 | $350–$2,000 | Moderate |
| ABS module or sensor failure | brakes | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | $500–$2,400 | High |
| Blind spot monitor failure | adas | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | $250–$1,300 | Moderate |
| Parking sensor failure | adas | 2 | 2 | — | 8k | — | 0.1 | $180–$900 | Low |
| Steering rack, gear or tie rod failure | steering | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | $700–$2,600 | High |
| DPF, EGR or DEF system failure | emissions | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | $800–$5,000 | High |
| Other driver assistance problem | adas | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | $250–$1,800 | High |
| Other body or interior problem | body | 2 | 2 | — | 2k | — | 0.1 | $200–$2,000 | Moderate |
| Electrical fire or melted wiring | electrical | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $1,500–$9,000 | Critical |
| Complete engine failure or seizure | engine | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $4,500–$12,000 | Critical |
| Timing chain, belt or tensioner failure | engine | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $1,200–$4,500 | Critical |
| Head gasket failure | engine | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $1,400–$4,000 | Critical |
| Oil leak | engine | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $250–$2,200 | Moderate |
| Engine knock or bearing noise | engine | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $2,500–$9,000 | High |
| Turbocharger or supercharger failure | engine | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $1,500–$4,500 | High |
| Radiator or coolant leak | cooling | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $350–$1,900 | High |
| Torque converter failure | transmission | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $1,100–$3,200 | High |
| Fuel pump failure | fuel | 1 | 1 | — | 11k | — | 0.0 | $600–$2,600 | High |
| Fuel injector failure | fuel | 1 | 1 | — | 70k | — | 0.0 | $450–$2,800 | Moderate |
| Fuel tank, filler or EVAP failure | fuel | 1 | 1 | — | 100 | — | 0.0 | $250–$1,800 | Moderate |
| Backup camera failure | infotainment | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $250–$1,200 | Moderate |
| Audio or connectivity failure | infotainment | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $150–$900 | Low |
| Cruise control failure | adas | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 0.0 | $200–$1,400 | High |
| Loss of power steering | steering | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $600–$2,800 | Critical |
| Control arm, ball joint or bushing failure | suspension | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $400–$2,200 | High |
| Sunroof failure or glass breakage | body | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $700–$4,500 | High |
| Catalytic converter failure | emissions | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $900–$3,500 | Moderate |
| Software fault or failed update | software | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $0–$600 | Moderate |
| Other steering problem | steering | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $350–$2,400 | High |
| Other lighting problem | lighting | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | $120–$1,200 | Moderate |
| Other speed control problem | adas | 1 | 1 | — | 100 | — | 0.0 | $250–$2,000 | Critical |
| Other visibility problem | glass | 1 | 1 | — | 5k | — | 0.0 | $150–$1,400 | Moderate |
| Unclassified problem | other | 6 | 1 | — | 64k | — | 0.3 | — | Moderate |
Rate per 1,000 uses a fleet-size estimate derived from recall paperwork for this exact model year. It is a lower bound. Repair costs are typical independent-shop ranges for the failure, not figures from these reports.
How often, against how many were built
Scaled by an estimate of how many of these cars exist, the 2024 GMC Sierra 2500 draws about 6.4 per 1,000 vehicles, which puts it in the 89th percentile of complaint rates among 2024 vehicles we can rate.
That denominator is the weakest number on the page and it is fair to say so plainly. Rate per 1,000 uses a fleet-size estimate derived from recall paperwork for this exact model year. It is a lower bound.
The working figure is 21,871 vehicles. If the true number is twice that, every rate on this page is half what it says; the ranking against other 2024 vehicles, which is what the risk score uses, is far more robust than the rate itself.
Recalls on the 2024 model year
NHTSA has issued 4 recall campaigns covering the 2024 GMC Sierra 2500, affecting an estimated 41,535 vehicles. A recall is a different kind of evidence from a complaint: it is the regulator and the manufacturer agreeing that something has to be fixed, and the fix is free for as long as the car exists.
The campaigns cover tires:pressure monitoring and regulating systems, latches/locks/linkages:tailgate:latch and steering. Whether the work was actually done on the car in front of you is a question only the VIN can answer, and the manufacturer or NHTSA will answer it free.
One caution about reading these together: a recall usually raises the complaint count for the same part, because owners who read about it go and file. The mileages stay informative; the counts get noisy.
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
8 vehicles 2026-08-13- Defect
- General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and GMC Sierra 2500 vehicles equipped with the enhanced towing option and 20-inch accessory tire/wheel package. The tire information label may state the incorrect rear tire pressure, resulting in underinflated tires and preventing the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) from displaying a low tire pressure warning.
- Consequence
- Driving with underinflated tires can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect, update the engine control module (ECM) software, apply a tire label overlay, inflate tires to the correct pressure, and perform a tire pressure monitor system (TPMS) re-learn process as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 28, 2026. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N262561970. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on August 13, 2026.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
131,231 vehicles 2024-11-26- Defect
- General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Chevrolet Silverado HD 2500, 3500, and GMC Sierra HD 2500, 3500 vehicles equipped with power-unlatching tailgates. The tailgate's electronic gate-release switch may short circuit due to water intrusion, which can result in the tailgate inadvertently unlatching while the vehicle is in Park.
- Consequence
- An unlatched tailgate may open and result in a loss of unsecured cargo, creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Owners are advised to check that the tailgate is closed and latched before driving. Dealers will replace the exterior touchpad switch assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 17, 2024. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N242469160. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA Recall 24V-060.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
570,434 vehicles 2024-02-01- Defect
- General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 vehicles equipped with power-unlatching tailgates. The tailgate's electronic gate-release switch may short circuit due to water intrusion, which can result in the tailgate inadvertently unlatching while the vehicle is in park.
- Consequence
- An unlatched tailgate may open while driving and result in a loss of unsecured cargo, creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Owners are advised to check that the tailgate is closed and latched before driving. Dealers will replace the exterior touchpad switch assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 17, 2024. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232426400.
STEERING
3,893 vehicles 2023-08-03- Defect
- General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 3500, and GMC Sierra 2500, 3500 vehicles. The steering gear shaft may fracture and disconnect from the steering arm.
- Consequence
- A steering arm that disconnects may result in a total loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and replace the steering gear, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 22, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232414720.
Recall work is free at a franchised dealer regardless of the car's age. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before assuming it was done.
How it ranks in the 2024 field
The score at the top of the page, placed among its peers. The zones are the same thresholds the scorer applies, read out of the scorer itself, so the picture and the band word cannot disagree.
Scores are ranked within the model year, never across years, because an older car has had longer to accumulate reports.
- Left fewer and less serious reports
- Right more, or worse
- Marker this vehicle
Where 2024 sits in the model line
Severe risk for a 2024 — 76th riskiest of the 226 2024 vehicles we can rate. Because the ranking is against the same model year only, age cancels out of it.
Across the 27 model years of this car that carry enough reports to score, 2007 comes out best at 63 and 2025 worst at 81, with 2024 itself at 76.
If the model year is negotiable, 2007, 2013, 2012, 2009, 2008, 2014, 2021, 2000, 2023, 2011, 2015, 1999, 1998, 2001, 2022, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2002 and 2017 score lower than 2024 by a margin worth acting on. Same body, same engines, different luck — usually a supplier change or a mid-cycle fix, which the complaint data can show but never explain.
Within the 2024–2026 generation specifically, 2024 is the strongest year at 76 and 2025 the weakest at 81.
Scores compare each year against other cars of the same model year, so a low number on an older car is a real result and not an artefact of age.
Shorter is better. Years with too few reports to score are shown without a bar rather than as a zero, because no data is not good news.
Within the 2024-2026 generation, 2024 GMC Sierra 2500 scores best at 76 and 2025 GMC Sierra 2500 worst at 81.
Where these figures stop being useful
139 owner reports; fleet size estimated from this year's own recall paperwork. Every count on this page is therefore a floor: it is the number of owners who went to the trouble of filing with a federal agency, which is a small and self-selected fraction of the owners who had the fault.
Of those 139 reports, 32 carried an odometer reading, so the mileages here describe 23% of the sample rather than all of it. Owners also round: readings pile up on multiples of ten thousand, which is why this site publishes "about 90,000 miles" and not "91,438".
The failure modes are assigned by software reading the owner's own words, which is accurate in bulk and wrong in individual cases. A mode with a handful of reports may contain a misfiled one.
And nothing here predicts what one car will do. These are other people's complaints, filed years apart, on cars maintained by strangers. Read the page as a map of where this model year has previously gone wrong, then have the specific car in front of you inspected.
Questions this page answers
What are the most common problems with the 2024 GMC Sierra 2500?
The most-reported failures are liftgate, tailgate or trunk failure (13 reports, median 1,000 miles), other powertrain problem (11 reports, median 70,000 miles) and control module (ecm/pcm/bcm) failure (9 reports, median 1,000 miles). Counts come from owner complaints filed with NHTSA, which are voluntary, so they show what owners bothered to report rather than every fault that occurred.
Is the 2024 GMC Sierra 2500 reliable?
It scores 76 out of 100 on our risk index, which is severe — 76th riskiest of the 226 2024 vehicles we can rate. The score is a comparison against other 2024 vehicles, not a prediction about any individual car, and it is built from complaint rates, severity and how early failures appear.
Which year of the GMC Sierra 2500 is best?
Within the 2024–2026 generation, 2024 scores best at 76 out of 100 and 2025 worst at 81. Same body, same engines, different luck.
Where this comes from. Every figure above is computed from NHTSA owner complaints and recall records for this exact make, model and year. Complaints are voluntary and self-selected, so treat counts as a floor. The methodology page writes out each formula, and the same numbers are available as JSON.
What breaks at my mileage Compare with another car
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed