GMC problems & recalls

GMC vehicles have drawn 63,313 consumer complaints and 1,595 recall campaigns across 431 models in NHTSA's files, led by the Sierra 1500 and the Acadia.

63,313

NHTSA complaints

1,595

Recall campaigns

431

Models tracked

Sierra 1500

Most complained

Which GMC models have the most problems?

Model	Years	Complaints	Recalls	Worst year
Sierra 1500	1994–2026	11,096	64	2014
Acadia	2007–2026	7,685	38	2008
Yukon	1986–2026	6,378	80	2015
Sierra	1976–2017	4,896	63	1999
Terrain	2010–2026	4,284	22	2011
Jimmy	1970–2004	3,778	32	1995
Envoy	1995–2009	3,275	28	2005
Yukon XL	1999–2026	3,051	55	2015
Suburban	1966–2004	2,323	24	1994
Sierra 2500	1994–2026	2,260	49	2003
Canyon	2004–2026	1,926	31	2015
Sonoma	1984–2005	1,739	19	1994
Safari	1982–2005	1,537	18	1995
Yukon Denali	1999–2019	1,173	3	2007
Envoy Xl	2002–2006	769	8	2003
Sierra 3500	1996–2026	752	46	2020
Yukon Denali Xl	2003–2018	684	0	2015
Savana	1994–2026	449	59	2000
Yukon Xl 1500	2000–2012	407	4	2003
Sierra Denali	2002–2020	332	2	2019
Envoy Xuv	2003–2005	231	0	2004
Denali	1999–2015	219	2	2003
GMC	1960–2003	198	18	1995
Envoy Denali	2006–2007	172	0	2006
L Series	2000–2003	169	0	2003
C1500	1970–1996	161	7	1995
Envoy Xl 370	2002–2006	161	0	2005
Pickup	1988–2002	149	2	1997
S Utility	1994–2003	146	0	2003
GMC Truck	1974–2003	127	0	2003
S Series	1992–2002	122	1	1995
Pick Up	1975–1996	121	0	1995
K1500	1967–1996	106	10	1995
Yukon Xl Denali	2001–2003	106	1	2003
Envoy 360	2002–2007	92	0	2007
Yukon Hybrid	2008–2013	80	0	2008
Yukon Xl 2500	2000–2011	79	2	2001
Vandura	1987–2000	75	2	1995
1500	1985–2000	73	1	1994
K2500	1967–1996	73	13	1996
C/K Pickup	1973–2002	71	1	1997
S15	1980–2001	71	15	1991
Silverado	1999–2007	70	1	2000
Envoy Denali Xl	2006–2006	62	0	2006
Passenger Vehicle	1998–2002	61	0	1998
Sierra 1500 Hd	2001–2005	58	1	2003
Vandura G2500	1984–1995	58	0	1993
C2500	1970–1996	56	9	1989
Savana 1500	1997–2015	49	5	2005
C Series	1967–2009	45	5	2008
C15	1972–1996	44	31	1995
C Series (light)	1978–1999	44	0	1990
C3500	1970–1996	43	10	1993
Z-71	1996–2000	41	0	1999
V Series	1987–1998	39	0	1988
Terrain Na	2022–2022	38	2	2022
G Series	1967–2003	35	4	1995
Savana 3500	1997–2015	35	5	2003
Vandura Series	1983–1997	34	0	1993
T-Series	1999–2010	33	5	2002
Safari (gmc)	1994–2005	31	0	2003
C1500 Suburban	1994–1999	30	0	1999
Sierra Classic	2003–2007	29	1	2007
Gm	2001–2002	28	0	2001
Savana 2500	1999–2015	28	2	2003
C4500	2003–2008	27	3	2005
Tahoe	1998–2003	27	0	2000
Sierra Ev	2024–2026	26	5	2025
Hummer EV SUV	2024–2026	25	3	2024
C/k Series	1994–2003	24	2	2003
K15	1972–1996	24	23	1994
G25	1982–2001	20	13	1994
Hummer EV Pickup	2022–2026	20	7	2022
Blazer	1998–2002	19	0	2000
C10	1976–1993	19	3	1992
C/k Suburban (gmc)	1994–1999	19	0	1999
Conventional	1994–2003	16	0	1994
Jimmy S15	1988–1991	16	0	1991
Topkick	1993–2009	16	18	2004
K3500	1970–1996	15	5	1995
3500	1993–2007	14	3	1996
7000	1986–1988	14	0	1986
Rally	1983–1999	13	1	1995
S/t Jimmy	1996–2001	13	0	2001
Typhoon	1992–1993	13	4	1993
V1500	1987–1991	13	2	1988
W4500	1998–2009	12	9	2007
C25	1972–1996	11	28	1995
K Series	1981–2002	11	2	1999
Motor Home	1978–1994	11	0	1994
S10	1991–1995	11	3	1995
G35	1973–2001	10	16	1996
Express	1999–2002	9	0	2002
G1500	1973–2008	9	4	2004
Van	1973–1994	9	1	1994
C5500	2003–2009	8	6	2005
C/k 3500	1996–1999	8	0	1996
G2500	1973–2005	8	4	1987
K25	1972–1996	8	20	1995
P30	1975–1997	8	6	1997
Preview	1993–1994	8	1	1994
Syclone	1991–1992	8	0	1991
W3500	1998–2009	8	8	2007
C35	1972–1996	7	34	1996
G Van	1972–2002	7	4	2002
K Pickup	1999–2000	7	0	2000
Sierra HD	2015–2025	7	5	2015
Sonoma Crew	2003–2004	7	0	2003
Bus	1995–1999	6	0	1995
C/k 1500	1999–1999	6	0	1999
G3500	1971–2018	6	5	2017
C2500 Suburban	1993–1999	5	0	1997
C6500	1974–2009	5	8	1997
C7500	1998–2004	5	6	2004
G20	1977–1995	5	7	1993
C3	1984–2001	4	0	2001
C3500 Pickup	1988–1996	4	1	1994
C Pickup	1999–2000	4	0	1999
G30	1975–1997	4	9	1996
P Series	1968–2000	4	1	2000
C1500 Pickup	1988–1996	3	1	1994
C2500 Pickup	1988–1996	3	1	1995
C7	1983–1995	3	9	1993
C/k Pickups	1994–1994	3	0	1994
P30 Motorhome Chassis	1995–1998	3	0	1998
Sierra Pickup	1991–1991	3	0	1991
T6500	1974–2005	3	1	2005
Vandura G1500	1990–1991	3	0	1991
B6 Medium Duty	1991–1997	2	0	1997
C6h042	2000–2001	2	1	2000
Crew Cab	1995–1996	2	0	1995
K10	1976–1994	2	1	1994
K35	1972–1996	2	21	1993
M/l Van	1997–2000	2	0	2000
M Series	1989–1997	2	1	1997
R1500	1987–1991	2	2	1991
School Bus Series	1981–1995	2	0	1995
Sport Van	1988–1992	2	0	1991
T Pickup	1995–2000	2	0	2000
T Utility	1996–1997	2	0	1997
Vandura G3500	1987–1987	2	0	1987
W4	1995–2000	2	1	2000
W-Series	2001–2010	2	1	2004
3500hd	2024–2024	1	0	2024
B7 Chassis	1995–1999	1	1	1999
B7t042	1993–1997	1	1	1997
C10753	1998–1998	1	1	1998
C3500hd	1995–1996	1	1	1996
C6	1983–1995	1	7	1986
C/k Chassis Cab	1999–2001	1	1	2000
C/k Utility	2001–2001	1	0	2001
Dump Truck	1988–1988	1	0	1988
E4500	1967–1969	1	4	1967
F Series	2004–2004	1	0	2004
Incomplete/cutaway C3	2001–2002	1	0	2002
Jimmy T15	1989–1989	1	0	1989
Kingsley	1978–1978	1	0	1978
Light Truck	1970–1991	1	0	1988
M Van	1995–2000	1	0	2000
P300	1989–1993	1	3	1990
P32/42	1999–1999	1	0	1999
P3500	1971–1999	1	8	1989
S25	1987–1993	1	0	1987
S7t042	1984–1992	1	1	1992
Savana Cutaway Van	2013–2024	1	2	2019
School Bus B7	1995–1995	1	0	1995
School Buses	1988–1992	1	0	1991
Sierra 2500 Hd	2001–2024	1	0	2024
S Pickup	1994–1997	1	0	1994
T10	1991–1998	1	3	1998
Vandura 1500	1982–1984	1	1	1984
W5500hd	2007–2007	1	0	2007
20	1979–1979	0	1	—
2500	1997–2000	0	1	—
3/4 Ton	1985–1987	0	0	—
4108a	1974–1974	0	1	—
4905a	1973–1974	0	1	—
5000	1960–1965	0	1	—
5500	1960–2007	0	3	—
6000	1960–1965	0	1	—
6500	1960–1965	0	1	—
A-Body	1981–1981	0	0	—
B6	1986–1991	0	2	—
B60	1986–1986	0	0	—
B6p	1984–1986	0	1	—
B6p042	1982–1990	0	6	—
B7	1993–2001	0	11	—
Brigadier	1978–1989	0	4	—
B Series	1999–2000	0	2	—
C1	1984–1999	0	0	—
C-10, 20, 30	1988–1988	0	0	—
C107	1994–1994	0	1	—
C10703	1994–1994	0	1	—
C10706	1998–1998	0	1	—
C2	1984–1986	0	0	—
C20	1975–1990	0	8	—
C30	1975–1988	0	6	—
C31403	1994–1994	0	1	—
C50	1976–1976	0	1	—
C5000	1974–1974	0	1	—
C550	2004–2004	0	1	—
C60	1975–1976	0	2	—
C600	1988–1988	0	1	—
C6000	1974–1974	0	1	—
C65	1976–1985	0	2	—
C70	1981–1985	0	1	—
C75	1985–1986	0	1	—
C7d042	1982–1982	0	1	—
C9500	1966–1968	0	1	—
Caballero	1978–1987	0	11	—
Cd042	1980–1982	0	1	—
Cd6000	1977–1977	0	1	—
Cd60 Series	1976–1978	0	1	—
Cd65 Series	1976–1978	0	1	—
Ce1500	1971–1971	0	1	—
Ce2500	1971–1971	0	1	—
Ce3500	1971–1971	0	1	—
Ce4500	1971–1971	0	1	—
Ce5000	1977–1977	0	1	—
Ce5500	1971–1971	0	1	—
Ce55013	1972–1972	0	1	—
Ce60	1973–1973	0	1	—
Ce6000	1973–1977	0	3	—
Ce6500	1971–1977	0	7	—
Cg5500	1971–1971	0	1	—
Cg55013	1972–1972	0	1	—
C/k Pickup Truck	1988–1990	0	0	—
C,k,r,v,and G	1982–1990	0	0	—
Cm1500	1967–1967	0	1	—
Cm2500	1967–1967	0	1	—
Cm5500	1970–1971	0	2	—
Cm6500	1970–1972	0	3	—
Cs4500	1971–1971	0	1	—
Cs5000	1977–1977	0	1	—
Cs6000	1977–1977	0	1	—
C Series(medium)	1999–2001	0	3	—
D	1976–1977	0	1	—
D9	1984–1985	0	1	—
D9500	1973–1974	0	1	—
Dc95	1977–1977	0	1	—
Df95	1978–1978	0	2	—
Df9500	1977–1978	0	1	—
Dh 9502	1969–1969	0	1	—
Di 9502	1969–1969	0	1	—
Diamond Edition	2000–2001	0	1	—
Dj95	1977–1977	0	1	—
Dsa4000	1966–1966	0	1	—
Dsv4000	1966–1966	0	1	—
E5500	1967–1969	0	6	—
E6500	1967–1969	0	6	—
Eg	1967–1969	0	1	—
Eg4500	1967–1967	0	1	—
Eg5500	1968–1968	0	1	—
Eg6500	1968–1968	0	1	—
Em	1967–1969	0	1	—
Em4500	1967–1968	0	2	—
Em5500	1967–1967	0	1	—
Em6500	1968–1968	0	1	—
Es4500	1967–1967	0	1	—
Es5500	1967–1968	0	1	—
Es6500	1968–1968	0	1	—
F	1976–1976	0	1	—
F6	1998–2001	0	3	—
F7	1998–2001	0	3	—
Fh9500	1972–1972	0	1	—
Fh 9502	1969–1969	0	1	—
Fi9500	1972–1972	0	1	—
Fi 9502	1969–1969	0	1	—
Forward N4	1994–1994	0	1	—
G1	1984–1988	0	0	—
G10	1977–1997	0	3	—
G15	1982–1995	0	8	—
G2	1984–1988	0	0	—
G3	1984–1988	0	0	—
G31303	1993–1993	0	1	—
General	1985–1988	0	3	—
Gm Of Canada	1986–1986	0	1	—
Gmt 560	2003–2005	0	1	—
Gmt 800	1999–2002	0	0	—
H5500	1966–1967	0	1	—
H7500	1966–1968	0	1	—
H8500	1966–1968	0	1	—
H9500	1966–1968	0	1	—
He75	1977–1978	0	1	—
He7500	1973–1975	0	2	—
Hg5500	1966–1967	0	2	—
Hg7500	1966–1967	0	2	—
Hi9500	1972–1972	0	1	—
Hj75	1978–1978	0	1	—
Hj95	1978–1978	0	1	—
Hm5500	1966–1967	0	2	—
Hm7500	1966–1967	0	2	—
Hn9500	1972–1972	0	1	—
Hummer Ev	2022–2022	0	0	—
Hv7500	1972–1978	0	2	—
J7500	1966–1974	0	2	—
J8500	1966–1974	0	2	—
J9	1985–1985	0	1	—
J9500	1966–1977	0	3	—
Je7500	1973–1975	0	2	—
Je8500	1973–1975	0	2	—
Jh95	1977–1978	0	1	—
Jimmys	1972–1972	0	1	—
Jj95	1977–1978	0	1	—
Jv7500	1978–1978	0	1	—
K1	1984–2000	0	0	—
K10703	1993–1994	0	2	—
K150	1988–1991	0	2	—
K1590	1967–1967	0	1	—
K2	1984–1992	0	0	—
K20	1976–1990	0	6	—
K207	1994–1994	0	1	—
K250	1988–1991	0	2	—
K2590	1967–1967	0	1	—
K30	1976–1990	0	7	—
Km1500	1967–1967	0	1	—
Kodiak	1995–1995	0	2	—
L15	1990–1990	0	1	—
L Van	1988–1997	0	1	—
M	1976–1976	0	1	—
M60	1975–1976	0	1	—
M65	1976–1976	0	1	—
M6500	1973–1980	0	3	—
M9500	1966–1977	0	3	—
Me 65	1972–1972	0	1	—
Me6500	1973–1977	0	5	—
Mh9500	1972–1972	0	1	—
N9	1983–1985	0	1	—
N9500	1976–1977	0	1	—
N9f064	1979–1979	0	1	—
Nm95	1978–1978	0	1	—
P	1995–1995	0	1	—
P1500	1973–1974	0	3	—
P20	1975–1982	0	4	—
P25	1985–1989	0	3	—
P2500	1971–1989	0	4	—
P3	1985–1999	0	4	—
P-30 2-Ton Van W/6.2l Eng	1987–1990	0	0	—
P35	1978–1989	0	9	—
P35(light)	1986–1986	0	1	—
P6	1993–1993	0	1	—
P6 Chassis	1995–1995	0	2	—
P6t	1985–1985	0	1	—
P6t042	1982–1989	0	3	—
P8m	1975–1976	0	1	—
P8m4905a	1972–1972	0	1	—
Pd4106	1963–1968	0	1	—
Pd4107	1963–1968	0	3	—
Ps15535	1972–1972	0	1	—
R1	1987–1988	0	0	—
R2	1987–1988	0	0	—
R20	1984–1988	0	0	—
R2500	1987–1991	0	2	—
R3	1987–1988	0	0	—
R3500	1988–1989	0	3	—
R Series	1987–1989	0	0	—
Rts	1978–1987	0	2	—
Rts Ii Tran Bus	1978–1979	0	0	—
S100	1990–1990	0	1	—
S35	1989–1993	0	0	—
S4500	1967–1970	0	3	—
S5000	1960–1965	0	1	—
S5500	1967–1970	0	8	—
S60	1975–1976	0	1	—
S6000	1974–1974	0	1	—
S6500	1967–1970	0	8	—
S6m	1963–1968	0	1	—
S7500	1969–1970	0	1	—
S8m	1963–1968	0	1	—
Sa4000	1966–1966	0	1	—
Sanana	2010–2010	0	1	—
Savana Van	2005–2005	0	1	—
Savanna	2006–2007	0	3	—
Savannah	2005–2007	0	6	—
School Bus	1967–1967	0	1	—
Sdh	1963–1968	0	1	—
Sdm	1963–1968	0	1	—
Se60	1975–1976	0	2	—
Se6500	1977–1977	0	1	—
Sg	1967–1969	0	1	—
Sg5500	1967–1967	0	1	—
Sierra 3500 Hd	2000–2001	0	0	—
Sm	1967–1969	0	1	—
Sm5500	1967–1971	0	2	—
Sprint	1973–1977	0	9	—
Ss5500	1967–1968	0	1	—
Sv4000	1966–1966	0	1	—
T100	1990–1990	0	1	—
T15	1983–1993	0	6	—
T25	1987–1993	0	0	—
T35	1989–1993	0	0	—
T60	1975–1976	0	1	—
T6000	1974–1974	0	1	—
T6h	1963–1983	0	3	—
T8h	1975–1986	0	3	—
Tc4	1987–1987	0	1	—
Tdh	1964–1968	0	1	—
Tdm	1963–1968	0	1	—
Te5500	1971–1971	0	1	—
Te60	1975–1978	0	2	—
Te6000	1977–1977	0	1	—
Te65	1975–1978	0	3	—
Te6500	1971–1977	0	4	—
Tilt-Cab/forward	1984–1984	0	1	—
Tiltmaster	1989–1990	0	1	—
Topkick 6500	2006–2006	0	1	—
Topkick 8500	2006–2006	0	2	—
Transit Coaches	1981–1982	0	2	—
Transmode	1976–1976	0	1	—
Ts5500	1971–1971	0	1	—
Tv7500	1968–1972	0	1	—
Tze05000	1976–1976	0	1	—
Tze063	1973–1974	0	1	—
U-Van	1998–1998	0	0	—
V1	1987–1988	0	0	—
V1500 Suburban	1987–1991	0	1	—
V2	1987–1988	0	0	—
V2500	1987–1991	0	2	—
V2500 Suburban	1987–1991	0	1	—
V3500	1988–1989	0	1	—
V3500 Pickup	1987–1991	0	1	—
W5500	2003–2009	0	4	—
W9500	1973–1974	0	1	—
Wt5500	2001–2004	0	1	—
Ze033	1973–1973	0	3	—
Ze05000	1973–1974	0	2	—
Ze06083 Transmode	1978–1978	0	1	—
Ze063	1973–1973	0	3	—
Ze06582	1976–1976	0	1	—
Ze06583	1977–1977	0	1	—
Ze06583 Transmode	1978–1978	0	1	—

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 28, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.