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GMC C4500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 16 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the GMC C4500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints16Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls12003–2008 model years

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

Best & worst years

GMC C4500 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 C4500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'03'04'05'06'07'08
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2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2007Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2006Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls2005Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/1006 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common GMC C4500 problems

All model years combined: 16 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, hydraulic51
Power train40
Engine and engine cooling42
Electrical system22
Exterior lighting20
Tires21
Fuel/propulsion system10
Seats10
Engine10
4 other systems43
1 recall

GMC C4500 recalls

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

–Suspension: rear02V-202 · 2003 · Jul 26, 2002 · 952 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the C4500

  1. Engine Cooling Fan FracturePE10049 · 2006 · closed Feb 17, 2012
    No recall