Gmc W3500
Owners filed 6 complaints across 9 model years of the Gmc W3500. The 2008 drew the most (1); the 2009 the fewest (0).
Model years9
Complaints6
Recalls15
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Gmc W3500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge System | Routine | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Gmc W3500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 1 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic. It carries 3 recalls.
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.