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GMC Z-71Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 30 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the GMC Z-71.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints30Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls01996–2000 model years

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

Best & worst years

GMC Z-71 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 Z-71 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2000Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls1999Not rated–/10011 complaints · 0 recalls1998Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls1997Not rated–/1008 complaints · 0 recalls1996Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common GMC Z-71 problems

All model years combined: 30 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, hydraulic131
Steering40
Power train41
Visibility40
Parking brake20
Structure10
Suspension10
Tires10
Service brakes, air10
4 other systems41
0 recalls

GMC Z-71 recalls

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

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Z-71

  1. PARKING BRAKE FAILUREDP05009 · 2000 · closed May 31, 2006
    No recall
  2. PARKING BRAKE FAILUREPE03057 · 2000 · closed Apr 9, 2004
    No recall