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GMC C3500

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Complaints

243

Active records

Recalls

31

Active records

TSBs

85

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

0

Injuries

10

Crashes

18

Fires

2

Top reported issues — GMC C3500

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Condition issue

110

Braking behavior

81

Operating state

69

Wiper/washer behavior

60

Driver assistance issue

56

Fluid issue

21

Steering behavior

20

Noise

18

Safety restraint issue

18

Engine behavior

16

Thermal issue

16

Reporting mechanism

13

Vibration/harshness

12

Ride/handling behavior

10

Access/entry issue

8

Safety restraint behavior

8

Electrical issue

7

Starting behavior

6

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

6

Lighting behavior

4

HVAC behavior

3

Performance issue

3

Powering on/off behavior

3

Infotainment behavior

1

Recent change

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

1995 GMC C3500

Filed Mar 30, 2016


1 injured
Crash

DRIVING NORMAL. LIGHT TURNED RED. APPLIED BRAKES. HAD NO BRAKES. BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. RAN RED LIGHT CAUSING TRAFFIC COLLISION. TOWED TO SHOP. SHOP OWNER SPEND HOURS TRYING TO DIAGNOSE. CHECKED NUMEROUS THINGS. FOUND NOTHING WRONG. TOLD ME I'M NUTS. SHOP OWNER TOOK FOR ONE LAST TEST DRIVE AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM! NO BRAKES! HE SAID HE HAD CONSIDERED JUMPING FROM TRUCK. IT SCARED HIM. TURNED OUT TO BE ABS MALFUNCTION. ABS OPENS ALL THE WAY ALLOWING ALL FLUID TO BYPASS…

1997 GMC C/K SERIES

Filed Apr 15, 2015


AFTER DRIVING AT A CONSTANT MODERATE SPEED IN A STRAIGHT LINE, STEERING JERKS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SLIGHT STEERING ADJUSTMENT. *TR

1997 GMC C/K PICKUP

Filed Aug 16, 2014


BRAKES FAILED. I PARKED WITH PARKING BRAKE, LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED FLUID LEAK ON PAVEMENT. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT RUSTY BRAKE LINE DEVELOPED A PINHOLE. OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTY. WILL LIKELY FAIL LATER. FUEL LINE IS ALSO VERY RUSTY. WILL LIKELY FAIL LATER. *TR

1999 GMC C/K SERIES

Filed Mar 8, 2014


I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW IN 1999 AND HAVE WATCHED IT RUST AWAY. WHY THEY DIDN'T USE BETTER METAL OR EVEN STAINLESS STEEL. MY BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED SO BAD THAT ONE OR MORE IS LEAKING ALONG FRAME RAIL UNDERNEATH DRIVERS SEAT. MANY OTHER OWNERS IN THIS REGION SEEM TO HAVE SAME PROBLEMS. I'M GLAD IT WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN IT BECAME DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ALSO THE ABS MODULE STOPPED WORKING AND HAD TO PULL THE 60 AMP FUSE TO DISCONNECT AT 60,000 AND TRUCK NOW HAS 121,000 MILES. GMC SIERRA 1500 4WD…

2003 GMC C/K SERIES

Filed Jul 26, 2013


DRIVING WENT TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND OUT THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU. *TR

2002 GMC C/K PICKUP

Filed Feb 21, 2012


WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY, I LOST BRAKING POWER... PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AFTER A FEW PUMPS. BRAKE FLUID OUT ON THE GROUND. INSPECTION REVEALED REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE BECAUSE OF CORROSION. THE TRUCK HAD 56,337 MILES AT THE TIME. IN SEPTEMBER 2011, THE FRONT LINES FAILED BECAUSE OF CORROSION WHILE OUT DRIVING ON THE ROADS. THE CORROSION WAS SEVERE OVERALL AND I HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT BRAKE LINE SYSTEM REPLACED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER DOWN RATHER THAN THE PARTIAL BRANCH THAT…

1994 GMC C3500 PICKUP

Filed Feb 1, 2012


STANADYNE ELECTRONIC DIESEL PUMP MOUNTED DRIVER FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 50 MPH. HAD DIFFICULT TIME MANEUVERING TO SIDE OF ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING AND LIMITED BRAKING ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. PMD FAILURES ARE VERY COMMON AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

1999 GMC C/K PICKUP

Filed Jan 14, 2012


UPON STARTING TO LEAVE WORK PARKING LOT LOST PEDAL. HAD FELLOW COWORKER OBSERVE AND BRAKE FLUID WAS STEADY STREAM LEAKING ON TO GROUND. SECOND OCCURRENCE DECEMBER 2011. FAILED INSPECTION FOR CORRODED FRONT BRAKE LINES. *TR

2002 GMC PICKUP

Filed Dec 21, 2011


TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A GRACO CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL: COMFORT SPORT. THE CHILD SEAT WAS SECURED IN A 2005 GMC PICKUP (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BECAME LODGED INTO THE LOCKING MECHANISM AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE CHILD FROM THE CHILD SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2001 GMC C/K SERIES

Filed Nov 20, 2011


TWO BRAKE LINES BURSTED WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

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Updated June 24, 2026. Refreshed nightly.