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GMC C/K SeriesYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 22 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the GMC C/K Series.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints22Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls21994–2003 model years

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

Best & worst years

GMC C/K Series 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 C/K Series median. Tap a year for its full report.

'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03
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2003Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls2002Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1999Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall1998Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1997Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall1996Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall1995Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall1994Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common GMC C/K Series problems

All model years combined: 22 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
Service brakes, hydraulic71
Visibility40
Steering20
Structure20
Service brakes20
Seats20
Latches/locks/linkages10
Power train10
Tires10
1 other systems10
2 recalls

GMC C/K Series recalls

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

–Visibility: windshield wiper/washer03V-159 · 1994–1997 · Apr 28, 2003 · 1,755,876 vehicles–Front: anchorage00V-097 · 1999 · Mar 28, 2000 · 500,000 vehicles
5 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the C/K Series

  1. PARKING BRAKE FAILUREEA04011 · 1999–2003 · closed May 10, 2005
    Led to recall 05V-161
  2. PARKING BRAKE FAILUREPE03057 · 1999–2003 · closed Apr 9, 2004
    No recall
  3. WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILUREEA02006 · 1995–1996 · closed Jul 23, 2003
    Led to recall 03V-159
  4. DRIVER DOOR ELECTRICAL FIRESEA02005 · 1998 · closed May 1, 2003
    Led to recall 03V-093
  5. BRAKE HOSE ABRASIONPE99003 · 1999 · closed Jul 22, 1999
    Led to recall 00X001000