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2005 GMC C4500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

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2Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Other
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
All reported categories
Steering
1Suspension
1Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 2 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.

  • Electrical System. Review the 1 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 →
  • Exterior Lighting. 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 reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

2 reports
Mileage unknown · Aug 20, 2006
Exterior Lighting

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS STOP WORKING. HAD A FLAT TIRE AND PUSHED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND USED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND NO ONE WAS AWARE THAT I HAD AN EMERGENCY. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10166066

1,500 miles · Aug 16, 2006
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingFuel System, OtherInjury

UNFIXABLE FRONT END VIBRATION. VIBRATION IS SEVERE 8-12 MHZ @ .27G'S. OVER 10 ATTEMPTS TO FIX WITH NO RESULTS. 4 SETS OF TIRES, DRAG LINK, PANHARD BAR, 4 TURBO DOWN PIPES, FRONT ROTORS AND HUBS, MAY OTHER COMPONENTS. WHOLE BODY VIBRATION , ARM-HAND VIBRATION FOR OVER 3,000 HRS IN ONE YEAR. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10165681

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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