FaultScore

GMC C Series problems

Owners have filed 45 complaints about the GMC C Series with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 2009. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every GMC C Series 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.

88 89 90 92 93 95 96 98 00 01 02 05 07 08 09
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
2009 4 0 3 Engine & Cooling
2008 7 0 0 75,000 Electrical System
2007 2 0 0 Airbags
2005 3 3 0 Airbags
2002 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2001 2 0 0 Brakes
2000 7 1 0 1,000 Engine & Cooling
1998 2 0 0 Steering
1996 5 1 0 Brakes
1995 2 0 0 Tires
1993 1 0 0 Seats
1992 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1990 1 0 0 Brakes
1989 2 0 0 Tires
1988 1 1 0 Brakes

What breaks on a GMC C Series

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

Brakes 9 20.0%

Worst in 1996

Engine & Cooling 7 15.6%

Worst in 2000

Steering 5 11.1%

Worst in 1992

Electrical System 4 8.9%

Worst in 2008

Airbags 4 8.9%

Worst in 2008

Tires 4 8.9%

Worst in 1989

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 4.4%

Worst in 1996

Body & Structure 2 4.4%

Worst in 2009

Suspension 1 2.2%

Worst in 1996

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.2%

Worst in 2000

Lights 1 2.2%

Worst in 2007

Fuel & Propulsion 1 2.2%

Worst in 1996

Seats 1 2.2%

Worst in 1993

Stability & Traction Control 1 2.2%

Worst in 2005

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every GMC C Series, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 1995 peak 11 Nov 2020

Compare the GMC C Series

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