Chevrolet W3500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 17 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet W3500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints17Top: Engine and engine cooling Safety recalls71998–2009 model years

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

Best & worst years

Chevrolet W3500 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 W3500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

1 2 4 4 2 2 2 0 0

'98'01'03'04'05'06'07'08'09

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
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2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2007Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls 2006Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls 2005Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2004Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall 2003Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall 2001Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 1998Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet W3500 problems

All model years combined: 17 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

5Engine and engine cooling

3Power train

3Electrical system

3Steering

2Service brakes, hydraulic

2Fuel system, gasoline

2Tires

1Structure

1Suspension

22 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	0
Power train	3	0
Electrical system	3	0
Steering	3	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	2	0
Fuel system, gasoline	2	0
Tires	2	0
Structure	1	0
Suspension	1	0
2 other systems	2	0

7 recalls

Chevrolet W3500 recalls

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

Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal17V-324 · 2008–2009 · May 17, 2017 · 14,807 vehicles Storage: tank assembly15V-704 · 2006–2008 · Oct 26, 2015 · 13,671 vehicles Engine and engine cooling10V-636 · 2006–2007 · Dec 15, 2010 · 2,992 vehicles Driveline: driveshaft09V-042 · 2008–2009 · Feb 4, 2009 · 2,836 vehicles Fuel system, diesel08V-251 · 2006–2007 · Jun 5, 2008 · 16,859 vehicles Storage: tank assembly05V-168 · 2003–2004 · Apr 20, 2005 · 253 vehicles Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)98V-151 · 1998 · Jul 6, 1998 · 42 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the W3500

Jan 8, 2004
HYDRAULIC PUMP SHAFT FAILURESPE04004 · 2000–2001 · closed Apr 30, 2004
No recall