GMC C4500

Owners filed 16 complaints across 6 model years of the GMC C4500. The 2003 drew the most (6).

Model years6
Complaints16
Recalls8
Fires1
Deaths0

Which GMC C4500 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 GMC C4500 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 C4500 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20081
11—Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorRoutine
20072
2——Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
20064
2——Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
20052
2——Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge SystemRoutine
20041
0——Service Brakes, HydraulicRoutine
20036
1——Exterior Lighting › HeadlightsRoutine

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