GMC C3500 Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 13 consumer complaints across the 2 model years of the GMC C3500 (1994–1995) that have at least 5 complaints. 1994 has the most, with 8. Across all years, the part named most often is brakes (6 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All C3500 model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5 | 190,000 | 0 | 2 | — | Not enough data |
| 1994 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | Not enough data |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Brakes6 46%
- Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)3 23%
- Body and structure2 15%
- Transmission and drivetrain1 7.7%
- Engine cooling1 7.7%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
1995: “Driving normal. Light turned red. Applied brakes. Had no brakes. Brakes all the way to floor. Ran red light causing traffic collision. Towed to shop. Shop owner spend hours trying to diagnose. Checked numerous things. Found nothing wrong. Told me I'm nuts. Shop owner took for one last test drive and it happened to him! No brakes! He said he had considered jumping from truck. It scared him. Turned out to be ABS malfunction. Abs opens all the way allowing all fluid to bypass resulting in no brakes! How can this not be a safety recall?”
NHTSA complaint #10852348, filed 2016-03, 190,000 milesOther GMC models
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology