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2016 Chevrolet 3500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Steering
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Service Brakes
1Suspension
1Vehicle Speed Control
1
All reported categories
Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 4 of 5 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Steering. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Service Brakes complaints

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37,000 miles · Jan 27, 2019
Service Brakes

BOUGHT A NEW 2016 CHEV 3500 DULY DIESEL TRUCK. AT ABOUT 14K MILES WE FOUND BRAKE FLUID AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO SHOP. THEY FIXED FOR FREE. ABOUT 7K MILES AFTER THE BREAKS TOTALLY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. AT 26K FOUND FLUID AGAIN BUT IN THE BACK. SHOP BLAMED BREAK PADS SAID NO KNOWN ISSUES. FIXED BACK BRAKES. 37K F…

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BOUGHT A NEW 2016 CHEV 3500 DULY DIESEL TRUCK. AT ABOUT 14K MILES WE FOUND BRAKE FLUID AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO SHOP. THEY FIXED FOR FREE. ABOUT 7K MILES AFTER THE BREAKS TOTALLY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. AT 26K FOUND FLUID AGAIN BUT IN THE BACK. SHOP BLAMED BREAK PADS SAID NO KNOWN ISSUES. FIXED BACK BRAKES. 37K FLUID EVERYWHERE AND BRAKES TOTALLY OUT. GM NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. LARGE TRUCK ON ROAD THAT BRAKES HAVE FAILED FOUR TIMES. TOTAL BREAK FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES CAN NOT BE NORMAL

NHTSA ODI #11172394

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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