The Lemon Index$525 middle bill · most between $432 and $800
Lower than the $600 middle bill owners of all 67 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 63,000 miles (13 reports).
GMC Sierra owners reported paying a median of $525 for a wheel bearing replacement, with the middle half of bills between $432 and $800. That's from 13 owner reports (13 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50031%
- $500–$1,00046%
- $1,000–$2,50015%
- $2,500–$5,0008%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 13 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 GMC Sierra2too few for a middle
- 2001 GMC Sierra5$550 middle bill
- 2002 GMC Sierra4$616 middle bill
- 2004 GMC Sierra2too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2006 GMC Sierra14 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2001 GMC Sierra12 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
- 2005 GMC Sierra9 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a wheel bearing. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- GMC Sierra reliability by year
- Wheel bearing 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) · Lifter replacement (21) · 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): 10560689, 10440090, 10360733, 10349046, 10235747, 10204016, 10149411, 10140780, 10131813, 10130393, 10121174, 10119896 and more.
Quick answers
How much does wheel bearing replacement cost on a GMC Sierra?
GMC Sierra owners reported a median of $525, and the middle half paid $432 to $800, from 13 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a GMC Sierra wheel bearing replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The GMC Sierra middle bill of $525 is lower than the $600 owners of all 67 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these GMC Sierra repair costs come from?
From 13 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which GMC Sierra years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2006 (14), 2001 (12), 2005 (9) GMC Sierra named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
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.