GMC C/K Pickup

Owners filed 59 complaints across 6 model years of the GMC C/K Pickup. The 1997 drew the most (25); the 2001 the fewest (4).

Model years6
Complaints59
Recalls1
Fires1
Deaths0

Every GMC C/K Pickup model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20025
01Air BagsRoutine
20014
0Fuel System, Gasoline › StorageRoutine
20006
0Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
19998
01Service Brakes, HydraulicRoutine
199811
12Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › MotorRoutine
199725
01Visibility › Windshield Wiper/WasherRoutine

Which GMC C/K Pickup years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1997 is the weakest year on record, with 25 complaints concentrated in the visibility › windshield wiper/washer.

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.