Chevrolet C35Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 54 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet C35.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet C35 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the C35 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'86'88'90'91'92'93'94'95'96
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet C35 problems

All model years combined: 54 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic141
Structure80
Power train80
Fuel system, gasoline70
Electrical system50
Steering40
Engine and engine cooling30
Tires31
Vehicle speed control20
8 other systems92
2 recalls

Chevrolet C35 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the C35

  1. REAR BRK LIGHTS STAY ONPE88019 · 1988 · closed Mar 31, 1988
    No recall
  2. EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKSPE88016 · 1981–1986 · closed Mar 31, 1988
    No recall