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1995 GMC C3500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 0

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Visibility
3Engine And Engine Cooling
1Service Brakes
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 5 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Visibility. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. 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.

2 crash reports1 fire reports1 injury reports

Service Brakes complaints

1 reports
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190,000 miles · Mar 30, 2016
Service BrakesCrashInjury

DRIVING NORMAL. LIGHT TURNED RED. APPLIED BRAKES. HAD NO BRAKES. BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. RAN RED LIGHT CAUSING TRAFFIC COLLISION. TOWED TO SHOP. SHOP OWNER SPEND HOURS TRYING TO DIAGNOSE. CHECKED NUMEROUS THINGS. FOUND NOTHING WRONG. TOLD ME I'M NUTS. SHOP OWNER TOOK FOR ONE LAST TEST DRIVE AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM…

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DRIVING NORMAL. LIGHT TURNED RED. APPLIED BRAKES. HAD NO BRAKES. BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. RAN RED LIGHT CAUSING TRAFFIC COLLISION. TOWED TO SHOP. SHOP OWNER SPEND HOURS TRYING TO DIAGNOSE. CHECKED NUMEROUS THINGS. FOUND NOTHING WRONG. TOLD ME I'M NUTS. SHOP OWNER TOOK FOR ONE LAST TEST DRIVE AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM! NO BRAKES! HE SAID HE HAD CONSIDERED JUMPING FROM TRUCK. IT SCARED HIM. TURNED OUT TO BE ABS MALFUNCTION. ABS OPENS ALL THE WAY ALLOWING ALL FLUID TO BYPASS RESULTING IN NO BRAKES! HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A SAFETY RECALL?

NHTSA ODI #10852348

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

1

PE97027 · Drivers Seat Failure

Opened Jun 17, 1997 · Closed Oct 31, 1997

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats

THE COMPLAINANTS ALLEGE THE DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING FAILS, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO MOVE OR TIP REARWARD INTO A RECLINED POSITION.