FaultScore

Chevrolet K3500 problems

Owners have filed 62 complaints about the Chevrolet K3500 with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 1996. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every Chevrolet K3500 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.

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
1996 17 1 0 Brakes
1995 18 0 0 Brakes
1994 8 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1993 4 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1992 3 0 0 Brakes
1990 4 0 2 Electrical System
1989 7 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1988 1 0 0 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Chevrolet K3500

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

Brakes 16 25.8%

Worst in 1996

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 10 16.1%

Worst in 1995

Engine & Cooling 6 9.7%

Worst in 1989

Fuel & Propulsion 6 9.7%

Worst in 1995

Suspension 5 8.1%

Worst in 1995

Body & Structure 4 6.5%

Worst in 1988

Tires 4 6.5%

Worst in 1995

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 4.8%

Worst in 1989

Electrical System 3 4.8%

Worst in 1989

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.6%

Worst in 1996

Wheels 1 1.6%

Worst in 1995

Seats 1 1.6%

Worst in 1995

Equipment & Accessories 1 1.6%

Worst in 1996

Other & Unspecified 1 1.6%

Worst in 1994

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet K3500, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 1996 peak 9 Aug 2019

Compare the Chevrolet K3500

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