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2005 GMC C5500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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3Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Inspection summary

2005 GMC C5500

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 3 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Engine And Engine Cooling: 2 reports
  • Steering: 1 reports

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Recall links

    No recall campaigns in this snapshot.

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    How this year compares

    Owner complaints by model year

    Other model years Selected year
    2
    2003    3
    2005    1
    2006    1
    2007    1
    2008
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    Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

    What owners reported most

    Engine And Engine Cooling
    2    Steering
    1

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    When problems were reported

    Mileage at the reported incident

    Limited mileage data: 2 of 3 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.

    • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Steering. 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.

    0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

    Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

    2 reports
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    165,000 miles · Sep 18, 2008
    Engine And Engine Cooling

    I PURCHASED THREE C-5500 TRUCKS. AS OF NOW I HAVE TWO TRUCKS WITH FAILED ENGINES DUE TO PREVIOUS INJECTOR FAILURE. I AM CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY BUT NOT BEFORE I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS MAKING MORE NOISE THAN NORMAL. I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD TO BE BROKEN BEFORE IT COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THAT WAS 60,000 MILES AGO. WHICH …

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    I PURCHASED THREE C-5500 TRUCKS. AS OF NOW I HAVE TWO TRUCKS WITH FAILED ENGINES DUE TO PREVIOUS INJECTOR FAILURE. I AM CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY BUT NOT BEFORE I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS MAKING MORE NOISE THAN NORMAL. I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD TO BE BROKEN BEFORE IT COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THAT WAS 60,000 MILES AGO. WHICH SHOULD NOT BE MAJOR MILEAGE FOR A DIESEL ENGINE. *TR

    NHTSA ODI #10242793

    165,000 miles · Sep 18, 2008
    Engine And Engine Cooling

    I OWN 3 CHEVORLET C-5500 TRUCKS. TWO OUT OF THE THREE HAVE HAD INJECTOR FAILURE. AFTER THE INJECTOR FAILURE THE TRUCKS ENGINE SEEM TO BE NOISIER. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE AND WAS TOLD IT HAS TO BE BROKEN BEFORE REPAIRSCAN BE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAVE TWO TRUCKS WITH MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE …

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    I OWN 3 CHEVORLET C-5500 TRUCKS. TWO OUT OF THE THREE HAVE HAD INJECTOR FAILURE. AFTER THE INJECTOR FAILURE THE TRUCKS ENGINE SEEM TO BE NOISIER. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE AND WAS TOLD IT HAS TO BE BROKEN BEFORE REPAIRSCAN BE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAVE TWO TRUCKS WITH MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO THE PREVIOUS INJECTOR FAILURES. *TR

    NHTSA ODI #10242791

    Recall campaigns

    0

    No recalls in this snapshot.

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    Defect investigations

    0

    No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

    An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.