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GMC C3500

Data refreshed May 30, 2026

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Complaints

287

Active records

Recalls

33

Active records

TSBs

984

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

12

Crashes

25

Fires

3

Top reported issues — GMC C3500

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Condition issue

81

Braking behavior

74

Operating state

60

Driver assistance issue

49

Wiper/washer behavior

48

Steering behavior

20

Fluid issue

18

Noise

13

Reporting mechanism

12

Vibration/harshness

11

Thermal issue

10

Engine behavior

9

Safety restraint issue

9

Access/entry issue

7

Electrical issue

7

Ride/handling behavior

7

Starting behavior

5

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

5

Safety restraint behavior

4

HVAC behavior

3

Lighting behavior

3

Performance issue

2

Powering on/off behavior

2

Infotainment behavior

1

Recent change

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..

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…

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

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Updated May 30, 2026. Refreshed nightly.