GMC TopkickYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 15 owner complaints and 16 safety recalls on record for the GMC Topkick.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints15Top: Steering Safety recalls161993–2009 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

1 1 2 2 1 0 5 1 0 2 0 0

'93'94'95'96'99'03'04'05'06'07'08'09

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2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2007Not rated–/1002 complaints · 5 recalls 2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 2005Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls 2004Not rated–/1005 complaints · 5 recalls 2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 1999Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1996Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 1995Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 1994Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1993Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common GMC Topkick problems

All model years combined: 15 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

4Steering

2Engine and engine cooling1 crash/fire/injury

2Electrical system

1Parking brake

1Power train

1Seat belts

1Tires

1Air bags

1Vehicle speed control

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
Steering	4	0
Engine and engine cooling	2	1
Electrical system	2	0
Parking brake	1	0
Power train	1	0
Seat belts	1	0
Tires	1	0
Air bags	1	0
Vehicle speed control	1	0
2 other systems	2	0

16 recalls

GMC Topkick recalls

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

Equipment18V-267 · 2009 · Apr 26, 2018 · 6,154 vehicles Supply: compressor09V-309 · 2007 · Jul 29, 2009 · 1,880 vehicles Engine: diesel08V-385 · 2008 · Aug 6, 2008 · 319 vehicles Steering07V-469 · 2003–2007 · Oct 4, 2007 · 990 vehicles Parking brake07V-385 · 2006–2007 · Aug 28, 2007 · 9,518 vehicles Supply: compressor07V-190 · 2007 · May 2, 2007 · 1,896 vehicles Power train: axle assembly07V-154 · 2007 · Apr 10, 2007 · 67 vehicles Service brakes, air06V-311 · 2006 · Aug 16, 2006 · 1,369 vehicles Conventional: air06V-254 · 2006 · Jul 13, 2006 · 1,184 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid05V-288 · 2003–2005 · Jun 16, 2005 · 6,698 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic05V-043 · 2004–2005 · Feb 8, 2005 · 77,411 vehicles Tailgate: hinge and attachments04V-129 · 2003–2004 · Mar 17, 2004 · 3,662,211 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 16 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.