371 of the 3,662 complaints about the GMC Sierra 1500 (10.1%) concern Electrical, making it the model's third-largest problem area. That share is 0.6× the Electrical share across all tracked vehicles.
371Complaints · Electrical
10.1%Share of complaints
0.64×vs. all vehicles
90Last 12 months
3.0%Share involving a crash or fire
1Related recalls
Analysis
90 Electrical complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 99 in the 12 months before — down 9%.
11 of these reports (3.0%) describe a crash or fire, with 7 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
1 recall campaign relates to this area, most recently campaign 19V888000 (2019-12-12, model years 2019 and 2020).
The vehicle has experienced repeated Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction warnings that appear related to a prior GM recall for ESC malfunction codes. These warnings occurred before and after dealer repairs.
Electrical · 2026-09-20 · ODI 11765694 · Crash
The contact owns a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500. While shifted in reverse, the back over prevention camera intermittently displayed a black screen accompanied by two failing camera symbols.
Electrical · 2026-06-24 · ODI 11746275 · Crash
Since I purchase this truck I've been having no audio twice a week. Dealer has no fix GMC knows they have issues and still they are selling this vehicles.
Electrical · 2026-10-13 · ODI 11770798
The contact owns a 2020 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start intermittently and needed to be jumpstarted.
Electrical · 2026-10-07 · ODI 11769576
600 miles and 3 months out of warranty the dash completely disappeared. Dealership says the costs is in excess of $1600 to fix the issue. I have researched this and it is a common problem with these trucks and it needs an instrument cluster.
Electrical · 2026-09-30 · ODI 11768017
The vehicle lost power after sitting for a week. start up with a jump, but the battery doesn't hold a charge after that.
Electrical · 2026-09-29 · ODI 11767825
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Summary: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 trucks. The battery positive (B+) cable rings may have been manufactured with excessive glue, potentially causing an intermittent electrical connection between the B+ cable and alternator.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect for the presence of glue or other contamination at the B+ cable attachment to the alternator and clean the connection and reattach the B+ cable connection, as necessary. If arcing has damaged the cable, nut, or alternator, the dealer will replace the damaged components. All services will be performed free of charge. GM issued owners an interim notification on February 4, 2020. GM issued second notice and the recall began March 9, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267. GM's number for this recall is N192273510.
