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GMC C3500HD

Data refreshed May 30, 2026

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Complaints

53

Active records

Recalls

5

Active records

TSBs

920

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

1

Crashes

4

Fires

1

Top reported issues — GMC C3500HD

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Condition issue

17

Braking behavior

12

Driver assistance issue

9

Operating state

8

Fluid issue

6

Thermal issue

5

Steering behavior

4

Vibration/harshness

4

Wiper/washer behavior

4

Access/entry issue

3

Engine behavior

3

Reporting mechanism

3

Noise

2

Starting behavior

2

Electrical issue

1

Infotainment behavior

1

Lighting behavior

1

Performance issue

1

Powering on/off behavior

1

Recent change

1

Safety restraint issue

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2007 GMC C SERIES

Filed Nov 23, 2020


YEAH BIG INDICATOR LIGHT STAY ON

2008 GMC C SERIES

Filed Oct 5, 2020


TAKATA AIR BAG REPLACEMENT

2008 GMC C SERIES

Filed Jul 15, 2020


WHY HAS MY 2008 GMC SIERRA NOT BEEN REPAIRED. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN GENERAL MOTORS. MY NEXT NEW VEHICLE WILL NOT BE A GM PRODUCT AS WAS MY LAST PURCHASE IN 2018. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN MY VEHICLE IN OVER 3 MONTHS AND WHEN I DO DRIVE IT, ITS JUST TO PICK UP THE FALLEN LIMBS IN MY 6 ACRE YARD. I HAVE NOT HAD AN INCIDENT. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

2009 GMC C SERIES

Filed Nov 30, 2018


ABS LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND BRAKES HAVE STARTED ACTING FUNNY. WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR CHANGE IDLE AND SOME TIMES THE PEDAL WILL GO THE FLOOR. THIS VEHICLE IS OUR RESCUE UNIT ON OUR TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT.

2005 GMC C SERIES

Filed Oct 26, 2017


Crash

I NEED TO

2007 GMC C SERIES

Filed Apr 9, 2016


LOW AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ON RIGHT SIDE DOES NOT WORK. DEALER REPLACED CONNECTORS 12/29/2011 VIA PREVENTIVE RECALL PROCEDURE #N110055. DEALER STATES ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BURNT WIRES. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE FUSES DID NOT BLOW AND BURNT WIRE COULD CAUSE UNDETECTED FIRE UNDER HOOD. IF THIS,HAPPEN AT NIGHT ,FAILURE OF LIGHT WOULD CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEM..

2009 GMC C SERIES

Filed Aug 2, 2015


Fire

I POSTED UP HERE LESS THAN A MONTH AGO IN REGARDS TO STEERING ISSUES WITH MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE GM DEALER ON JULY 21ST TO HAVE THE RECALLS FIXED. THEY REPLACED MY STEERING PUMP AND 2 OTHER RECALLS WERE FIXED. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THE RACK AND PINION EVENTUALLY REPLACED AS WELL AS THE MOTOR MOUNT AND SOME AIR HOSES. OTHER THAN THAT MY CAR WAS FINE ACCORDING TO THEM. I PICKED IT UP AFTER WORK ON THE 24TH AND TOOK IT HOME. MY HUSBAND AND I RODE OUR MOTORCYCLES ALL THAT…

1996 GMC C SERIES

Filed Jul 16, 2015


DRIVING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 101, THROUGH PETALUMA, SOUTH OF THE NORTH PETALUMA BLVD EXIT, IN LANE 3 IN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE AT APPROX 8:45 PM AT 65MPH THERE IS A HARD BUMP IN TWO DIFFERENT SPOTS WERE THEY ARE GRINDING ASPHALT. I HIT THOSE SPOTS IN THE ROAD WITH NOT MUCH TIME TO SLOW DOWN AND NOT ENOUGH WARNING THAT THERE WERE BUMPS COMING UP. HITTING THESE SPOTS HAD BROKEN MY SHOCK CAUSING IT TO BREAK AND HIT THE GROUND. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND REPAIRED. I HAVE PICS, RECEIPTS, AND TOW BILL.

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

2008 GMC C SERIES

Filed Sep 18, 2014


FIRST WE WERE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN AND THE RADIO START GOING ON AND OFF, THE LOCKS BEGAN GOING UP AND DOWN UNTIL THE TRUCK LOST POWER. THE TRUCK LOSES POWER WITH OUT ANY REASON. WE HAVE CHECK THE BATTERY, EVERYTHING WITH OUT BEING ABLE TO DETERMINE WHY. AFTER FEW MINUTES THE TRUCK STARTS UP AND EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I AM CONCERNED THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS THE TRUCK IS GOING TO SUDDENLY STOP AND MY SON COULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FOR MY SON TO GO TO SCHOOL AND I DON'T…

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Updated May 30, 2026. Refreshed nightly.