Chevrolet C5500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 19 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet C5500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints19Top: Engine and engine cooling Safety recalls52003–2009 model years

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

Best & worst years

Chevrolet C5500 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 C5500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

3 1 4 8 2 1 0

'03'04'05'06'07'08'09

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls 2007Not rated–/1002 complaints · 4 recalls 2006Not rated–/1008 complaints · 1 recall 2005Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls 2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2003Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet C5500 problems

All model years combined: 19 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

5Engine and engine cooling1 crash/fire/injury

3Service brakes, hydraulic

3Service brakes

3Suspension

3Steering

2Electrical system

2Engine

1Fuel system, other

1Power train

55 other systems

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling	5	1
Service brakes, hydraulic	3	0
Service brakes	3	0
Suspension	3	0
Steering	3	0
Electrical system	2	0
Engine	2	0
Fuel system, other	1	0
Power train	1	0
5 other systems	5	0

5 recalls

Chevrolet C5500 recalls

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

Equipment adaptive/mobility14V-197 · 2008 · Apr 16, 2014 · 66 vehicles Equipment12V-584 · 2006–2009 · Dec 12, 2012 · 227 vehicles Appliance: air conditioner09V-456 · 2007–2008 · Nov 19, 2009 · 269 vehicles 12v/24v/48v battery: cables09V-091 · 2007–2009 · Mar 19, 2009 · 81 vehicles Trailer hitches08V-344 · 2007 · Jul 28, 2008 · 108 vehicles