The Lemon Index$6,100 middle bill · most between $4,100 and $9,300
Higher than the $5,000 middle bill owners of all 26 models reported.
2009–2022 GMC Sierra
GMC Sierra owners reported paying a median of $6,100 for a lifter replacement, with the middle half of bills between $4,100 and $9,300. That's from 21 owner reports (21 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0005%
- $1,000–$2,5005%
- $2,500–$5,00024%
- $5,000 and up67%
Share of the 21 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2009 GMC Sierra1too few for a middle
- 2011 GMC Sierra1too few for a middle
- 2015 GMC Sierra3$3,000 middle bill
- 2017 GMC Sierra1too few for a middle
- 2019 GMC Sierra5$7,000 middle bill
- 2020 GMC Sierra3$5,400 middle bill
- 2021 GMC Sierra4$7,600 middle bill
- 2022 GMC Sierra3$10,000 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
2.7 Turbo (L3B) · 4.8 Vortec V8 · 5.3 V8 (L83 / L84) · 5.3 V8 (Vortec, 2007–13) · 6.2 V8 (L86 / L87)
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- GMC Sierra reliability by year
- Lifter replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs GMC Sierra owners reported
Brake repair (94) · Engine replacement (33) · Transmission replacement (22) · Wheel bearing replacement (13) · Fuel injector replacement (11) · AC condenser replacement (7) · Fuel pump replacement (7) · Brake booster replacement (6)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11762400, 11755433, 11732205, 11721822, 11719423, 11709335, 11709134, 11696998, 11679714, 11666867, 11657870, 11657583 and more.
Quick answers
How much does lifter replacement cost on a GMC Sierra?
GMC Sierra owners reported a median of $6,100, and the middle half paid $4,100 to $9,300, from 21 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a GMC Sierra lifter replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The GMC Sierra middle bill of $6,100 is higher than the $5,000 owners of all 26 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these GMC Sierra repair costs come from?
From 21 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.