GMC 1500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 64 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the GMC 1500.

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

Best & worst years

GMC 1500 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 1500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Complaints by system

Most common GMC 1500 problems

All model years combined: 64 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
Visibility190
Service brakes, hydraulic111
Electrical system72
Power train51
Seats40
Steering41
Fuel system, gasoline40
Air bags32
Engine and engine cooling31
7 other systems110
1 recall

GMC 1500 recalls

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