GMC C3500

Owners filed 23 complaints across 7 model years of the GMC C3500. The 1994 drew the most (8).

Model years7
Complaints23
Recalls14
Fires1
Deaths0

Which GMC C3500 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 GMC C3500 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every GMC C3500 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
19962
1——Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › MotorRoutine
19955
112Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › MotorRoutine
19948
2——Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
19934
2——TiresRoutine
19922
3——Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
19912
2——Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › DrumRoutine
19900
3———Routine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.