2013 GMC Sierra 2500 problems
The 2013 GMC Sierra 2500 has 57 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (16%) concerns fuel system. Next are air bags (12%) and drivetrain & axles (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 57 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 28 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 92% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 21st most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the GMC Sierra 2500 with enough data (23 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was traveling east bound on i26 when the Bosch fuel pump exploded and sent metal shavings throughout the fuel system. It's the same pump GM has settled a class action lawsuit when I spoke to the adjuster I was told.my truck wasn't included but yet it has the Bosch fuel pump the lawsuit is for cost me 10000 to repair. I have repair bill. And then I was in a accident and the air bag curtain deployed but the passenger side and driver side did not I think there's a recall on the also.
The dashboard in my 2013 GMC sierra 2500hd has a crack that runs from the radius of the upper left hand corner of the passenger side airbag to the FWD edge of the dashboard that runs parallel to the windshield. The crack penetrates through the dashboard completely creating two separate sections with almost complete freedom of movement.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 GMC sierra 1500. The contact stated that the dashboard had cracks on the passenger side by the air bag unit, in the center, and around the instrument cluster. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000. Consumer stated crack around the air bag. Updated 12/20/18
Top of dash board is cracked in numerous places above the steering wheel, center of dashboard, and around passenger airbag. Worried that this would be a safety concern in the event of an accident. There would be sharp pieces of dash board being thrown around the cab and might affect deployment of passenger air bag. I have additional photos but they are over the 5mb limit