GMC Silverado
Owners filed 55 complaints across 8 model years of the GMC Silverado. The 1999 drew the most (15); the 2003 the fewest (1).
Model years8
Complaints55
Recalls4
Fires0
Deaths0
Every GMC Silverado model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Routine | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2002 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2000 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 15 | 1 | — | 2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine |
Which GMC Silverado years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 15 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It carries 1 recall.
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.