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2005 GMC Sierra 2500 steering problems

17 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2005 GMC Sierra 2500, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
17 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2005 GMC Sierra 2500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 47% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 15 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

After returning from a day of shopping, I parked my truck at the back, like always. I had been noticing oil spots for the last few days but chalked it up to age and mileage of the truck. After about two hours I saw smoke from the back area where I parked. I ran outside to catch to my surprise! My truck was on fire, I as quickly as possible, grabbed the garden hose and put out the fire! I realized as I looked, that the fire had started at the area under the hood where the fuses, and wiring were located.

Reported at 118,542 miles, March 2009 Fire

Dt*: the contact stated while parked and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle gradually moved. The brakes and steering were also not working. There were no warning signals prior to the incident. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, however the contact had not received results from the diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was contacted and the contact was informed that there was a pending recall. Updated 11/30/06

Reported at 50,000 miles, October 2006

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