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GMC C5500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 8 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the GMC C5500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints8Top: Engine and engine coolingSafety recalls42003–2009 model years

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

Best & worst years

GMC C5500 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 C5500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'03'05'06'07'08'09
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2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2007Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2005Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common GMC C5500 problems

All model years combined: 8 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
Engine and engine cooling30
Electrical system10
Power train10
Steering10
Suspension10
4 recalls

GMC C5500 recalls

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

–Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery14V-186 · 2008–2009 · Apr 8, 2014 · 34 vehicles–Equipment12V-584 · 2006 · Dec 12, 2012 · 227 vehicles–Appliance: air conditioner09V-456 · 2007 · Nov 19, 2009 · 269 vehicles–Trailer hitches08V-344 · 2006 · Jul 28, 2008 · 108 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the C5500

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