Chevrolet KodiakYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 27 owner complaints and 17 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet Kodiak.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints27Top: Service brakes, hydraulic Safety recalls171993–2008 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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'93'94'95'96'01'03'04'05'06'07'08

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2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2007Not rated–/10010 complaints · 5 recalls 2006Not rated–/1002 complaints · 5 recalls 2005Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls 2004Not rated–/1005 complaints · 5 recalls 2003Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls 2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1996Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 1995Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 1994Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 1993Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Kodiak problems

All model years combined: 27 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

6Service brakes, hydraulic1 crash/fire/injury

4Suspension

4Steering

3Vehicle speed control

3Engine and engine cooling1 crash/fire/injury

3Power train

3Structure

2Electrical system

2Fuel system, gasoline

87 other systems1 crash/fire/injury

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
Service brakes, hydraulic	6	1
Suspension	4	0
Steering	4	0
Vehicle speed control	3	0
Engine and engine cooling	3	1
Power train	3	0
Structure	3	0
Electrical system	2	0
Fuel system, gasoline	2	0
7 other systems	8	1

17 recalls

Chevrolet Kodiak recalls

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

Supply: compressor09V-309 · 2007 · Jul 29, 2009 · 1,880 vehicles Engine: diesel08V-385 · 2008 · Aug 6, 2008 · 319 vehicles Steering07V-469 · 2003–2007 · Oct 4, 2007 · 990 vehicles Parking brake07V-385 · 2006–2007 · Aug 28, 2007 · 9,518 vehicles Supply: compressor07V-190 · 2007 · May 2, 2007 · 1,896 vehicles Power train: axle assembly07V-154 · 2007 · Apr 10, 2007 · 67 vehicles Service brakes, air06V-311 · 2006 · Aug 16, 2006 · 1,369 vehicles Engine and engine cooling06V-289 · 2006 · Aug 3, 2006 · 38,439 vehicles Conventional: air06V-254 · 2006 · Jul 13, 2006 · 1,184 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid05V-288 · 2003–2005 · Jun 16, 2005 · 6,698 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic05V-043 · 2004–2005 · Feb 8, 2005 · 77,411 vehicles Tailgate: hinge and attachments04V-129 · 2003–2004 · Mar 17, 2004 · 3,662,211 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 17 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.