GMC W3500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 6 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the GMC W3500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints6Top: Service brakes, hydraulic Safety recalls81998–2009 model years

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

Best & worst years

GMC W3500 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 W3500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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'98'99'00'03'04'06'07'08'09

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
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2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls 2007Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls 2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls 2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1999Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common GMC W3500 problems

All model years combined: 6 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

1Service brakes, hydraulic

1Steering

1Fuel system, other

1Tires

1Wheels

1Suspension

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
Service brakes, hydraulic	1	0
Steering	1	0
Fuel system, other	1	0
Tires	1	0
Wheels	1	0
Suspension	1	0

8 recalls

GMC W3500 recalls

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

Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal17V-324 · 2008–2009 · May 17, 2017 · 14,807 vehicles Storage: tank assembly15V-704 · 2006–2008 · Oct 26, 2015 · 13,671 vehicles Engine and engine cooling10V-636 · 2006–2007 · Dec 15, 2010 · 2,992 vehicles Driveline: driveshaft09V-042 · 2008–2009 · Feb 4, 2009 · 2,836 vehicles Trailer hitches08V-344 · 2007 · Jul 28, 2008 · 108 vehicles Fuel system, diesel08V-251 · 2006–2007 · Jun 5, 2008 · 16,859 vehicles Storage: tank assembly05V-168 · 2003–2004 · Apr 20, 2005 · 253 vehicles Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)98V-151 · 1998 · Jul 6, 1998 · 42 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the W3500

Jan 8, 2004
HYDRAULIC PUMP SHAFT FAILURESPE04004 · 2000–2001 · closed Apr 30, 2004
No recall