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GMC G3500

Data refreshed September 6, 2026

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Complaints

87

Active records

Recalls

17

Active records

TSBs

723

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

10

Fires

2

Top reported issues — GMC G3500

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Braking behavior

30

Condition issue

25

Driver assistance issue

23

Operating state

21

Safety restraint issue

12

Safety restraint behavior

8

Noise

6

Electrical issue

5

Engine behavior

5

Lighting behavior

5

Fluid issue

4

Thermal issue

4

Ride/handling behavior

3

Wiper/washer behavior

3

Access/entry issue

2

Performance issue

2

Reporting mechanism

2

Steering behavior

2

Vibration/harshness

2

HVAC behavior

1

Recent change

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2017 GMC G3500

Filed Mar 13, 2021


DURING DECELERATION/DOWNSHIFTING FROM 40MPH+ THE BRAKES RESIST SIMILAR TO ABS ENGAGING, RPMS SPIKE, AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD.

2018 GMC G3500

Filed Nov 29, 2020


VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING DUE TO INADEQUATE HEADLIGHT FUNCTION, FORTUNATELY NO DAMAGE OR INJURY THIS TIME. COULD NOT SEE ROADWAY ADEQUATELY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. LOW BEAM AND HI BEAM HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE VERY INADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR SAFE NIGHTTIME DRIVING.

1997 GMC G3500

Filed Mar 16, 2015


BACKING OUT OF MY YARD, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. ON EXAMINATION, I FOUND RUST ON THE BROKEN LINE AND SEVERAL OTHER LINES. *TR

1996 GMC G3500

Filed Oct 29, 2012


CONTINUING FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM FAILURES DUE TO FUEL PUMP STANADYNE CONTROLLER ETC...JUST QUITS WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

1994 GMC G SERIES

Filed Jun 11, 2008


DELAMINATION OF TIRE DOTUT1LDND2803J07R. *TR

1994 GMC G35

Filed Aug 29, 2005


DT: GMC G3500 1 TON VAN 1994. THE ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND COULD NOT BE FIXED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON THIS VEHICLE OR THE BRAKES, FILE NUMBER 1-359165879. ONLY DROVE THE VEHICLE ON DRY SUMMER DAYS. WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION OR STOP LIGHT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED, RESULTING IN NO BRAKES, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY ROLL TO A STOP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR LAST 10,000…

1995 GMC VANDURA

Filed May 31, 2005


NORMAL DRIVING. TIE-ROD BROKE. VEHICLE JUMPED TWO LANES-LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NO OTHER AUTOS ON SECTION OF HIGHWAY AT THAT TIME.

1995 GMC VANDURA

Filed Mar 22, 2005


VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISION OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN RAINING. *AK GCM ACKNOWLEDES THAT IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ITS TRUCKS. ENCLOSED RECALL NOTICED THE REASON THEY WON'T REPAIR OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM TWITH THEIR VANS IS BECAUSE IT'S TO DIFFICULT AND TIMELY TO FIX IT. *BF

2000 GMC G SERIES

Filed Sep 14, 2004


WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKING LIGHT SYSTEM APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT PULSATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDED A SENSOR DUE TO A WORN OUT PART. *AK

1996 GMC G35

Filed Feb 27, 2004


CONSUMER INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LIMP MODE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED TRANSMISSION SWITCHED OVER TO SECOND GEAR AND STAYED IN THAT GEAR UNTIL VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FUSE FAILURE RECALL 96V180000 WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

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Updated September 6, 2026. Refreshed nightly.