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2003-2009 · 6 model years
Chevrolet C4500 Problems by year
Owners have filed 16 complaints about the Chevrolet C4500 across 6 model years, and it has 6 recalls. The 2006 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (6), while 2004 has far fewer than a typical year. The most reported problem area is the electrical system, followed by the engine & cooling.
- Complaints
- 16
- Recalls
- 6
- Crashes
- 2
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
C4500 complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common C4500 problems
Chevrolet C4500 recalls 6
Cues, inc. Is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 service vehicles built on various chassis equipped with carrier airv ceiling units, model nos. 68Rv0010ba, 68rv0012ca, and 68rv0010ea. The heater element in these assemblies may be defective which could...
Knapheide is recalling 108 my 2006-2008 pro series truck beds equipped with an icc bumper which included a provision for a ball hitch. There may be an insufficient weld attaching the hitch channel to the supporting structure.
Certain intermotive wheelchair lift interlock, p/no. Ilis605-h3 ilis activation kit (interlock option for gateway 401) sold for use as aftermarket for 2005 - 2008 chevy 560 (c4500 and c5500 kodiak) 6.6L diesel vehicles which a protection diode was used. The...
Certain link ultraride rear air suspension systems, model 8m000070, sold for installation as aftermarket equipment on gm chassis models 4500 and 5500, ambulances and shuttle buses. The axle side lateral control bracket of the suspension has cracked in some...
Certain medium duty trucks equipped with 11,000 lb. Rear axle have a condition where the rear axle anchor plate may fracture. As the anchor plate fractures, there is an audible "bang." If this indication of a condition requiring the driver's attention went...
Latest C4500 complaints
Driver heard a loud pop while driving on the highway. Pulled over and saw coolant dripping from the underside of the vehicle. Opening the hood he saw the fan shroud was broken. After being towed we realized that the fan had broken and pieces had hit the shroud shredding it and sending a piece into the radiator. *Tr
Truck shuts off in transit with no warning. Repaired by dealer on multiple occasions since new but continued electrical/wiring problems. *Tr
Continual wiring problems since purchase. Truck shuts down while in transit. Very dangerous. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet c4500. The contact stated that while traveling 62 mph, the front driver side wheel vibrated abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100 and the current mileage was 37,000.
We lost a baby via dnc on the day before thanksgiving 2010 and the day after thanksgiving my husband went to leave work to come home and started the truck to let the engine warm and next thing he knew there was smoke coming from under the truck. It was raining so at first he assumed it was condensation burning off the exhaust. Next thing he knew the dash was on fire and we lost our truck. The body shop and insurance company deemed that the "brake relay box" had shorted out causing the fire. It took months to...
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settle with the insurance company and we still didn't get a fair settlement. Because we bought the truck to celebrate our natural pregnancy after getting an opinion from a fertility doctor who said we couldn't do it naturally we bought the truck back from the insurance company and my husband still suffers mentally from the incident, mainly because the insurance company first investigated us for arson after what we had just went through 48 hours prior and second because the parts are so hard to find to rebuild the truck. *Kb
After months of hard starting the engine, thinking it was the cold weather, older glow plugs, it turned out to be not enough pressure in the fuel system. The fuel injectors are leaking diesel fuel into the crankcase. Chevy has know of this problem for some time. They want 4500.00 To replace the injectors. The oil is contaminated and can catch on fire. I do not know if there is further damage to the cylinders or pistons or other components due to driving with contaminated oil. Chevy says to bad. Roll the dice on...
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the repair or buy a new truck. Easy for them to say, it is not their hard work or money that has to pay for their defect. Chevy has changed the design of the new fuel injector,knowing the old one was faulty. Reading online for duramax engines [chevy kodiak and then some] it am finding out this is a common problem. Also reading where chevy is not standing up for what they know is a problem. After talking to the service dept at the local chevy dealer and gm headquarters, they both say this is a common problem. [[redacted]] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr
Questions about the Chevrolet C4500
Which Chevrolet C4500 years have the most problems?
Which Chevrolet C4500 years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Chevrolet C4500 problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the electrical system (6), engine & cooling (6), brakes (2) most often.
How many recalls does the Chevrolet C4500 have?
NHTSA lists 6 recalls across all Chevrolet C4500 model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data