Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2005 GMC C4500

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, other › storage › fuel gauge system. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge System1
002
Exterior Lighting › Hazard Flashing Warning Lights1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility08E004000
Filed Jan 7, 2008250 vehiclesIntermotive Vehicle Controls

Defect. CERTAIN INTERMOTIVE WHEELCHAIR LIFT INTERLOCK, P/NO. ILIS605-H3 ILIS ACTIVATION KIT (INTERLOCK OPTION FOR GATEWAY 401) SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET FOR 2005 - 2008 CHEVY 560 (C4500 AND C5500 KODIAK) 6.6L DIESEL VEHICLES WHICH A PROTECTION DIODE WAS USED. THE DIODE CAN BE EXPOSED TO VOLTAGE SPIKES GREATER THAN WHAT IT CAN WITHSTAND. THE DIODE COULD FAIL, WHICH COULD PREVENT VEHICLE INTERLOCK OPERATION WHEN A WHEELCHAIR LIFT IS DEPLOYED.

Risk. SHOULD THE DIODE FAIL, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE WHEELCHAIR DEPLOYED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO ANYONE USING THE LIFT.

Remedy. INTERMOTIVE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 20, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT INTERMOTIVE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-969-6080. THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET INTERMOTIVE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON CHEVRLOT AND GMC VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS.

Suspension07E086000
Filed Oct 16, 2007367 vehiclesLink Manufacturing, Ltd

Defect. CERTAIN LINK ULTRARIDE REAR AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEMS, MODEL 8M000070, SOLD FOR INSTALLATION AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT ON GM CHASSIS MODELS 4500 AND 5500, AMBULANCES AND SHUTTLE BUSES. THE AXLE SIDE LATERAL CONTROL BRACKET OF THE SUSPENSION HAS CRACKED IN SOME CASES.

Risk. IF THE LATERAL CONTROL ROD BRACKET FRACTURES, THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE WILL BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy. LINK WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE REPAIR KITS FREE OF CHARGE AND WILL REIMBURSE FOR LABOR AND INSPECTION COSTS. THE RECALL BEGAN JUNE 7, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT LINK TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-222-6283.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Exterior Lighting › Hazard Flashing Warning Lights
Filed Aug 20, 2006CA

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS STOP WORKING. HAD A FLAT TIRE AND PUSHED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND USED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND NO ONE WAS AWARE THAT I HAD AN EMERGENCY. *JB

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge System2 injured
Filed Aug 16, 20061,500 milesMI

UNFIXABLE FRONT END VIBRATION. VIBRATION IS SEVERE 8-12 MHZ @ .27G'S. OVER 10 ATTEMPTS TO FIX WITH NO RESULTS. 4 SETS OF TIRES, DRAG LINK, PANHARD BAR, 4 TURBO DOWN PIPES, FRONT ROTORS AND HUBS, MAY OTHER COMPONENTS. WHOLE BODY VIBRATION , ARM-HAND VIBRATION FOR OVER 3,000 HRS IN ONE YEAR. *NM

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20081110Routine
20072200Routine
20064200Routine
2005 — this page2200Routine
20041000Routine
20036100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jan 7, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.