2000 GMC Sierra 3500 Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 4%of 26 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electrical system of the 2000 GMC Sierra 3500, 4% of the 26 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 500 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have had electrical problems with this truck since purchased. It has been in the service center 3 different times with no resolution. Now the engine will not turn over and when attempting to use booster cables to start the cables began to smoke and the copper wires melted. In an attempt to remove the cables before the other car ignited I was burned. Additionally the truck keys were not in the on position. That is I had not attempted to start the vehicle yet.”
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Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 20% |
| 2025 | 3 | 18% |
| 2024 | 16 | 31% |
| 2023 | 4 | 14% |
| 2022 | 7 | 22% |
| 2021 | 4 | 20% |
| 2020 | 9 | 18% |
| 2019 | 3 | 23% |
| 2018 | 2 | 14% |
| 2017 | 3 | 23% |
| 2016 | 2 | 11% |
| 2015 | 6 | 19% |
| 2014 | 1 | 14% |
| 2013 | 1 | 7% |
| 2012 | 2 | 22% |
| 2011 | 2 | 10% |
| 2009 | 1 | 20% |
| 2008 | 1 | 4% |
| 2007 | 2 | 13% |
| 2005 | 3 | 13% |
| 2004 | 5 | 21% |
| 2003 | 1 | 14% |
| 2001 | 1 | 3% |
| 2000 | 1 | 4% |
| 1999 | 1 | 5% |
| 1998 | 1 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2000 GMC Sierra 3500
12 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsTires
2 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 GMC Sierra 3500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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