By model year
The 1999 model year drew the most complaints, 1
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
GMC W3500
Every GMC W3500 model year on file, 1998 to 2010. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years60 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years121998 to 2010
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,219Summed across model years
Components
Tires leads the GMC W3500 complaint record
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each GMC W3500 model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 239 |
| 2009 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 164 |
| 2008 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 153 |
| 2007 | Truck | 1 | 0.0 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 139 |
| 2006 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 119 |
| 2005 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 2004 | Other | 1 | 0.0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| 2003 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 77 |
| 2001 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| 2000 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| 1999 | Truck | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1998 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the GMC W3500
- 17V-324 May 17, 2017
Affected vehicles, equipped with a gasoline-powered engine, have a throttle pedal that may get stuck under the steel stopper bolt, causing the…
Speed control · 15k vehicles - 15V-704 Oct 26, 2015
Affected vehicles have a fuel tank that may corrode and leak fuel
Fuel system · 14k vehicles - 10V-636 Dec 15, 2010
Oil pipe bolts were not tightened properly during the vehicle production process
Engine and cooling · 2,992 vehicles - 09V-042 Feb 4, 2009
Propeller shaft was manufactured with insufficient high frequency heat treatment
Powertrain · 2,836 vehicles - 08V-344 Jul 28, 2008
There may be an insufficient weld attaching the hitch channel to the supporting structure
Trailer hitches · 108 vehicles - 08V-251 Jun 5, 2008
Diesel fuel may seep or leak from the fuel pipe at the upper or lower fuel port on the diesel fuel supply pump
Fuel system · 17k vehicles - 05V-168 Apr 20, 2005
On certain trucks equipped with rpo ik9, due to insufficient durability and testing, the fuel switching manifold solenoids lack water or salt…
Fuel system · 253 vehicles - 98V-151-002 Jul 6, 1998
Vehicle description: truck chassis
Steering · 42 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.