Chevrolet C5500
Owners filed 19 complaints across 7 model years of the Chevrolet C5500. The 2006 drew the most (8); the 2009 the fewest (0).
Model years7
Complaints19
Recalls18
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Chevrolet C5500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | Suspension › Rear › Shock Absorber | Routine | |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings | Routine |
Which Chevrolet C5500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 8 complaints concentrated in the suspension › rear › shock absorber. It carries 3 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.