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Chevrolet SSRYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 74 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Chevrolet SSR.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints74Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls12003–2006 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

'03'04'05'06
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2006Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall2005Not rated–/10031 complaints · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/10028 complaints · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/10010 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet SSR problems

All model years combined: 74 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
Electrical system200
Latches/locks/linkages200
Structure202
Power train50
Engine and engine cooling50
Air bags30
Engine30
Fuel/propulsion system30
Service brakes30
7 other systems90
1 recall

Chevrolet SSR recalls

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

–Other: labels05V-552 · 2006 · Dec 7, 2005 · 32,068 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the SSR

  1. Loss of HeadlightsRQ17002 · 2003–2006 · closed Mar 29, 2021
    No recall