FaultScore

Chevrolet C/K 3500 problems

Owners have filed 25 complaints about the Chevrolet C/K 3500 with NHTSA across model years 1996 to 1999. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every Chevrolet C/K 3500 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

96 98 99
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
1999 4 0 0 Electrical System
1998 14 0 0 56,740 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1996 7 0 0 255,000 Brakes

What breaks on a Chevrolet C/K 3500

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Brakes 5 20.0%

Worst in 1998

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 20.0%

Worst in 1998

Electrical System 3 12.0%

Worst in 1998

Engine & Cooling 2 8.0%

Worst in 1998

Steering 2 8.0%

Worst in 1998

Fuel & Propulsion 2 8.0%

Worst in 1999

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 4.0%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 1 4.0%

Worst in 1998

Tires 1 4.0%

Worst in 1996

Wheels 1 4.0%

Worst in 1996

Equipment & Accessories 1 4.0%

Worst in 1998

Other & Unspecified 1 4.0%

Worst in 1998

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet C/K 3500, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2002 peak 4 Oct 2014

Compare the Chevrolet C/K 3500

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.