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GMC G2500

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Complaints

158

Active records

Recalls

16

Active records

TSBs

517

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

25

Crashes

22

Fires

6

Top reported issues — GMC G2500

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Condition issue

13

Safety restraint issue

12

Driver assistance issue

8

Braking behavior

7

Safety restraint behavior

7

Thermal issue

5

Electrical issue

3

Fluid issue

3

Operating state

3

Engine behavior

2

Lighting behavior

2

Noise

2

Reporting mechanism

2

Wiper/washer behavior

2

Access/entry issue

1

HVAC behavior

1

Recent change

1

Ride/handling behavior

1

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

1

Vibration/harshness

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2004 GMC G2500

Filed Jul 21, 2016


I HAD TO REPLACE MY INJECTORS ON MY 2004 DIESEL TRUCK. I WAS TOLD GMC MAY HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT GMC IS GIVING ME THE RUN-AROUND! I JUST PAID $6,200.00 TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM!

2002 GMC G VAN

Filed Jul 31, 2015


TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC G VAN BUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,868.

2003 GMC G2500

Filed Dec 29, 2014


BRAKES FAILED AND I HAD TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING LANE TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND SECONDARY BRAKE SYSTEM BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A STOP. INVESTIGATION SHOWED SEVERE RUSTING OF BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE TRAGEDY OF THIS IS THAT THIS TRUCK COST OVER $60,000 AND FOR PROBABLY $10 MORE AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE, GM COULD HAVE INSTALLED STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES OR AT LEAST SOMETHING WITH SOME CORROSION TREATMENT. THIS IS A REAL TICKING TIME BOMB WITH ALL OF…

1992 GMC G2500

Filed Jan 9, 2013


Fire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 GMC RALLY/VANDURA G2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND PARKED. MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE EXPLODED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND ISSUED AN INVESTIGATION REPORT STATING THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. …

1994 GMC VANDURA G2500

Filed Jun 12, 2012


TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GMC VANDURA G2500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE: 235/75R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS PEELING FROM THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES. THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE WAS NOT EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

1997 GMC VANDURA SERIES

Filed Jun 8, 2012


TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 GMC VANDURA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS IN THE STEERING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE PITMAN ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN MARCH OF 2010, THE COMPLETE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS REBUILT INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PITMAN ARM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE…

2005 GMC G2500

Filed Jul 1, 2010


Fire

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT FIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED. *TR

2002 GMC G VAN

Filed Nov 17, 2009


EVERYTIME THAT IT RAINS OR WHEN WE WASH THE VAN WATER GETS INTO THE BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM IN THE BACK OF THE VAN AND SHORTS OUT THE SYSTEM, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AND THE BLINKERS START GOING HAY WIRE. WE HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET IT FIXED, AND PUT NEW BULBS IN BUT THE SAME INCIDENT KEEPS HAPPENING, I DO NOT WANT TO GET A NEW VAN JUST FOR THAT REASON. THE DEALER JUST KEEPS SAYING THAT THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG, BUT WHY IS THIS SAME INCIDENT KEEP HAPPENING EVERYTIME IT IS WET. WATER IS IN THE…

2000 GMC G VAN

Filed Jun 13, 2008


2000 GMC SAVANA VAN BRAKE ROTOR FAILED. THE ROTOR WAS A REPLACEMENT & NEVER WAS TURNED. THE WEAR INDICATORS NEVER SQUEALED PRIOR TO FAILURE. THIS BRAKE ROTOR WAS PURCHASED & INSTALLED BY AN AUTHORIZED GMC DEALERSHIP. I WAS NEAR A TIRE SHOP WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND PAID $300 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED MYSELF. GMC HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ENGINEERING PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO PROTECT CONSUMERS & OTHER DRIVERS FROM PREMATURE ROTOR FAILURE. *TR

1994 GMC G SERIES

Filed Jun 11, 2008


DELAMINATION OF TIRE DOTUT1LDND2803J07R. *TR

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Updated June 26, 2026. Refreshed nightly.