Gmc C4500 problems
The Chevrolet Kodiak and GMC TopKick are a range of medium-duty trucks that were produced by the Chevrolet and GMC divisions of General Motors from 1980 to 2009. Introduced as a variant of the medium-duty C/K truck line, three generations were produced. Slotted between the C/K trucks and the GMC Brigadier Class 8 conventional, the Kodiak/TopKick were developed as a basis for vocationally oriented trucks, including cargo haulers, dump trucks, and similar vehicles; on later generations, both cutaway and cowled-chassis variants were produced for bus use.
Following years of declining market share, General Motors (in line with Ford Motor Company) sought to exit heavy-truck manufacturing. After struggling to enter joint ventures or sell the rights to its product line, the company ended production of the Kodiak and TopKick in 2009. The final medium-duty truck, a GMC TopKick 5500, rolled out of Flint Truck Assembly on July 31, 2009.
For the 2019 model year, after a ten-year hiatus, General Motors re-entered the conventional medium-duty truck segment. Developed in a joint venture with Navistar International, the Chevrolet Silverado 4500/5500 is a Class 4–6 vehicle. Slightly smaller than the Kodiak/Topkick, the Silverado 4500/5500 is marketed exclusively as a Chevrolet (with no GMC counterpart).
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Common Gmc C4500 problems
Common Problems with GMC C4500 Cars Based on Owner Complaints
- Transmission Failure: GMC C4500 cars with the Duramax LB7 engine may experience transmission failure, which can be costly to repair. This issue is often seen in high-mileage vehicles, as the transmission wears down over time.
- Head Gasket Problems: In addition to overheating, the Duramax LLY engine is known for head gasket issues, which can result in coolant leaks and engine damage. This problem is often seen in high-mileage vehicles, particularly those used for towing.
- Instrument Panel Failure: Some GMC C4500 cars with the Duramax LB7 engine may experience instrument panel failure, which can result in the loss of important vehicle information. This issue is often seen in high-mileage vehicles and can be costly to repair.
- Alternator and Battery Charge Isolator Failure: GMC C4500 cars with the Duramax LB7 engine may experience alternator and battery charge isolator failure, which can result in the loss of electrical power to the vehicle. This issue is often seen in high-mileage vehicles and can be costly to repair.
- Radiator Failure: Some GMC C4500 cars with the Duramax LB7 engine may experience radiator failure, which can result in overheating and engine damage. This issue is often seen in high-mileage vehicles and can be costly to repair.
- Injector Problems: GMC C4500 cars with the Duramax LB7 engine may experience injector problems, which can result in poor fuel economy and reduced engine performance. This issue is often seen in high-mileage vehicles and can be costly to repair.
- Suspension Seat Failure: Some GMC C4500 cars may experience suspension seat failure, which can result in uncomfortable or dangerous driving conditions. This issue is often seen in high-mileage vehicles and can be costly to repair.
- Leather and Wood Grain Deterioration: GMC C4500 cars with leather and wood grain interiors may experience deterioration of these materials over time, which can result in a less appealing appearance and reduced vehicle value.
- Rust Issues: GMC C4500 cars may experience rust issues, particularly in northern regions with high humidity and salt usage on roads. This issue can result in structural damage to the vehicle and reduced vehicle value.
In summary, GMC C4500 cars with Duramax engines may experience a variety of common problems, including overheating, transmission failure, head gasket issues, instrument panel failure, alternator and battery charge isolator failure, radiator failure, injector problems, suspension seat failure, leather and wood grain deterioration, and rust issues. These problems are often seen in high-mileage vehicles and can be costly to repair.
Percentage distribution of complaints by Gmc C4500 years
We have researched Gmc problems and analysed all the complaints filed against Gmc C4500 cars and compiled the top 5 most problematic Gmc C4500 model years:
Below you can see the percentage distribution of known problems by Gmc C4500 model years.
Distribution of the number of complaints by Gmc C4500 years
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Gmc C4500 car problems categorized by type of issue
After analysing all complaints related to Gmc C4500 , it was concluded that the most common issues with these cars are:
- Service brakes problems
- Hydraulic problems
- Power train problems
- Engine and engine cooling problems
- Tires problems
The graph below shows statistics for all Gmc C4500 vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Distribution of the number of complaints with fire by C4500 model years
There were a total of 1 complaints that resulted in a fire. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
Distribution of the number of complaints with injuries by C4500 model years
There were a total of 2 complaints that resulted in a injuries. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
The NHTSA has received 16 complaints about various vehicle components related to the Gmc C4500 . Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for Gmc C4500 vehicles.
List of Gmc C4500 complaints
Gmc C4500 2007
- Date Of Incident: 2015-05-15
- Date Complaint: 2015-05-18
- VIN: 1GDE4C1297F
- Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Summary: VEHICLE HAS COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. IN TALKING TO DSU IN PORTLAND, THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE AND THAT A CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL PUMP DISINTEGRATES AND DESTROYS THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, HAS CHANGED THE CHECK VALVE IN NEWER INJECTION PUMPS BUT WILL NOT WARRANTY AND OR RECALL THESE PUMPS. THIS CAUSES A $12,000 REPAIR.
Gmc C4500 2006
- Date Of Incident: 2014-01-20
- Date Complaint: 2014-01-23
- VIN: 1GDE4E1286F
- Components: ENGINE
- Summary: PULLING A LOADED TRAILER UP A STEEP GRADE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. SPEED WAS APPROX. 40MPH. DRIVER HEAR A "CLUNK" NOISE THEN THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE ENGINE TEMP STARTED TO RISE. PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE HAD BEEN CUT FROM THE FAN THAT EXPLODED AND THE FAN ALSO TORE THE FAN SHROUD OPEN TOO. SUMMARY- FAN EXPLODED, WHICH RUINED THE FAN SHROUD AND THE LOWER RADIATOR HOSE. *TR
Gmc C4500 2006
- Date Of Incident: 2012-01-24
- Date Complaint: 2012-01-24
- Components: VISIBILITY,SEATS
- Summary: ONE SIDE OF SEAT BACK IS UNHINGED AND THE DRIVER'S BACK GETS SUDDENLY SHIFTED AROUND WITHOUT WARNING. 2) DEFROSTER AND HEATING VENTS DO NOT WORK 3) MIRRORS ARE BADLY CORRODED AND UNADJUSTABLE, IT IS OWNED BY PEAPOD BY STOP AND SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT FIXING THIS, VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE THE PARENT CORPORATION OF PEAPOD AND STOP AND SHOP GIANT HAS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CASH LAYING AROUND I MIGHT ADD; THIS HORROR SHOW OF A TRUCK IS LOCATED AT [XXX]; THE NUMBER ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK IS 72 "SEVENTY TWO". INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Gmc C4500 2008
- Date Of Incident: 2011-09-16
- Date Complaint: 2011-09-19
- Fire: 1
- VIN: 1GDE4C19X8F
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 PM ON 9/16/2011 THIS AMBULANCE WAS TRAVELING AT 55-60 MPH IN ROUTE BACK TO THE STATION AFTER DROPPING A PATIENT AT THE HOSPITAL, THE DRIVER REPORTS THAT THERE WAS A LOAD POP!; FOLLOWED BY A HISSING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. AS HE PROCEEDED TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM THE DRIVER OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE BILLOWING OUT THE BACK OF THE UNIT. BEFORE HE COULD GET STOPPED; THE WHITE SMOKE BEGAN ENTERING THE CAB THROUGH THE AC VENTS. HE PULLED OVER AND AS HE AND HIS EMT PARTNER EXITED THE VEHICLE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK ERUPTED IN FLAMES!!! THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER HAD THERE BEEN A LIFE EMERGENCY IN THE PATIENT COMPARTMENT. ON 9/19, WE HAD THE UNIT INSPECTED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FORENSIC DIVISION. DURING THE FORENSIC INSPECTION IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE ALTERNATOR HAD SEIZED AND BROKEN IN HALF! WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED IT SEVERED THE THE AC COMPRESSOR LINES AND POSSIBLY OTHER LINES WITH FLAMMABLE FLUIDS AS THERE ARE PRESSURE AND RETURN LINES FOR ALL TYPES OF FLUIDS(FUEL, BRAKE FLUID, TRANSMISSION FLUID, POWER STEERING FLUID) LOCATED IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE ALTERNATOR. *KB
Gmc C4500 2004
- Date Of Incident: 2011-08-03
- Date Complaint: 2011-08-04
- VIN: 1GDE4C1184F
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC C4500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE LINE EXPLODED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AND ON EACH OCCASION, THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Gmc C4500 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2010-04-11
- Date Complaint: 2010-04-12
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: PURCHASES TIRES IN JUNE 2009 -- UPON INSPECTION THIS WEEKEND 4/11/2010 WE NOTICED LARGE CRACKS IN THE TIRES ALMOST LIKE IT WAS SEPARATING. WE BROUGHT THEM TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED US $100 TO REPLACE THEM AFTER ADMITTING THAT THE TIRES HAD FAILED AND WERE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Gmc C4500 2007
- Date Of Incident: 2008-02-12
- Date Complaint: 2008-02-17
- VIN: 1GDE4E3947F
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN
- Summary: TRUCK LOST ALMOST ALL POWER AND BARLEY MOVED ITSELF FROM THE TRAVEL LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, HAD TO BE TOWED AND AFTER A WEEK IN THE SHOP! AT MY BUSINESS LOSS .A CRANK SENSOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAULTY,THEN AN E.G.R VALVE AND FINALLY REPLACED THE P.C.M. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON AND OFF AND STILL WEAK ON POWER. FUEL USAGE IS HORRIBLE MOST OF THE TIME 6 -7 MPG. TRUCK CURRENTLY TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, IT WONT MOVE!! I FOUND TRANS TO BE ALMOST OUT OF FLUID. I CHECK FLUIDS REGULARLY. TRUCK HAS 16K ON IT NOW. AND THIS IS THE SECOND TOW, THE FIRST AT 2,000 MILES. *TR
Gmc C4500 2006
- Date Of Incident: 2006-11-07
- Date Complaint: 2006-11-08
- VIN: 1GDE4E3226F
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON CLEAR DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, TRAFFIC STOPPED ABRUPTLY, WHICH REQUIRED EMERGENCY BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT IDENTIFIED, ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.
Gmc C4500 2006
- Date Of Incident: 2006-11-01
- Date Complaint: 2006-11-01
- VIN: 1GDE4C3216F
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING NO PARTICULAR, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE DEALERSHIP SENT A TECHNICIAN TO THE VEHICLE TO DEPROGRAMMED THE CODES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AN INTERNAL WIRE HARNESS, PINS CONNECTORS, AND SOLENOID WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.
Gmc C4500 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2006-05-10
- Date Complaint: 2006-10-05
- VIN: 1GDE4E11X3F
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: THROW BEARING WEARS OUT EVERY 40,000 KM. BELL HOUSING GONE AT 180,000 KM'S, REAR END WORE OUT AT 182,000 KMS AND FORTH GEAR GONE IN TRANSMISSION AT 183,000, DASH CLUSTER GONE AT 188,000. MANUFACTURE OR DEALER WOULD NOT COVER ANYTHING. *NM
Gmc C4500 2005
- Date Of Incident: 2006-08-10
- Date Complaint: 2006-08-20
- Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Summary: 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
Gmc C4500 2005
- Date Of Incident: 2005-05-15
- Date Complaint: 2006-08-16
- Number Of Injuries: 2
- VIN: 1GDE4E1225F
- Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TIRES
- Summary: 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
Gmc C4500 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2004-05-03
- Date Complaint: 2005-03-10
- VIN: 1GDE4E1E23F
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN ON THE ROAD. TAKEN TO THE DEALER 10 TIMES FOR CHECKUP, BUT THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK
Gmc C4500 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2005-01-05
- Date Complaint: 2005-03-08
- VIN: 1GDE4C1184F
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN
- Summary: VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH GREASE FROM THE REAR END LEAKING ONTO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKING IN THAT WHEEL. DEALER REPLACED THE GREASE SEAL WITH AN UPGRADED SEAL SIX TIMES, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK REAL GREASE SEAL WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE CALIPER BOLT FELL OUT CAUSING THE CALIPER TO RUB THE INSIDE OF THE INNER DUAL WHEEL CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CALIPER AND WHEEL. *TC
Gmc C4500 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2004-10-01
- Date Complaint: 2004-10-17
- VIN: 1GDE4E1143F
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: MY ENGINE STALLED DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL. WITH THE KEY STILL IN THE ON POSITION, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP. I PRESSED THE SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BACKUP BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT OPERATE. I REPEATED PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TWO MORE TIMES. I UNDERSTOOD. I WAS CLOSING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE ONE IN FRONT OF ME APPROACHING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, RED. THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH FAILED TO INITIATE THE RELAYS AND PUMP. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAD PRACTICALLY NO BRAKES OTHER THAN THE DRUM BRAKE BY HAND BRAKE HANDLE. I APPLIED THE HAND BRAKE. GOOD THING I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR, WITHOUT CARGO, AND HAD MORE THAN 400 FEET TO STOP. I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AT THE RED LIGHT. THE HAND BRAKE WORKED. AT HIGHER SPEED, THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO ENGINE BRAKE EFFECT BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD STOPPED. GOING DOWNHILL AFTER FUELING AND THEN PULLING MY TRAILER AS WELL IF IT HAD BEEN LOADED, WOULD THE RESULTS HAD BEEN THE SAME AT THE RED LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL OR RAIL ROAD TRACK BRIDGE? SOMEONE WOULD HAVE DIED. THERE NEEDS TO BE A BYPASS SWITCH INSTALLED NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL TO MANUALLY TURN THE PUMP ON. AND THE SWITCH ON THE PEDAL NEEDS TO BE A MECHANICAL ONE LIKE THE ONES THAT HAVE OPERATED TAILLIGHTS FOR THE LAST FIFTY YEARS. STICK WITH WHAT WORKS. *JB
Latest 5 recalls Gmc C4500
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 8 recalls for different components of the Gmc C4500.You can explore the year of the Volkswagen Jetta you are interested in by selecting it from the list.
- Model: Gmc C4500 2005
- Report Received Date: 2008-01-07
- Manufacturer: INTERMOTIVE VEHICLE CONTROLS
- Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Summary: 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 DIODE CAN BE EXPOSED TO VOLTAGE SPIKES GREATER THAN WHAT IT CAN WITHSTAND. THE DIODE COULD FAIL, WHICH COULD PREVENT VEHICLE INTERLOCK OPERATION WHEN A WHEELCHAIR LIFT IS DEPLOYED.
- Consequence: SHOULD THE DIODE FAIL, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE WHEELCHAIR DEPLOYED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO ANYONE USING THE LIFT.
- Remedy: INTERMOTIVE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 20, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT INTERMOTIVE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-969-6080. THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET INTERMOTIVE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON CHEVRLOT AND GMC VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS.
- Model: Gmc C4500 2006
- Report Received Date: 2008-01-07
- Manufacturer: INTERMOTIVE VEHICLE CONTROLS
- Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Summary: 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 DIODE CAN BE EXPOSED TO VOLTAGE SPIKES GREATER THAN WHAT IT CAN WITHSTAND. THE DIODE COULD FAIL, WHICH COULD PREVENT VEHICLE INTERLOCK OPERATION WHEN A WHEELCHAIR LIFT IS DEPLOYED.
- Consequence: SHOULD THE DIODE FAIL, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE WHEELCHAIR DEPLOYED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO ANYONE USING THE LIFT.
- Remedy: INTERMOTIVE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 20, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT INTERMOTIVE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-969-6080. THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET INTERMOTIVE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON CHEVRLOT AND GMC VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS.
- Model: Gmc C4500 2007
- Report Received Date: 2008-01-07
- Manufacturer: INTERMOTIVE VEHICLE CONTROLS
- Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Summary: 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 DIODE CAN BE EXPOSED TO VOLTAGE SPIKES GREATER THAN WHAT IT CAN WITHSTAND. THE DIODE COULD FAIL, WHICH COULD PREVENT VEHICLE INTERLOCK OPERATION WHEN A WHEELCHAIR LIFT IS DEPLOYED.
- Consequence: SHOULD THE DIODE FAIL, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE WHEELCHAIR DEPLOYED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO ANYONE USING THE LIFT.
- Remedy: INTERMOTIVE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 20, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT INTERMOTIVE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-969-6080. THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET INTERMOTIVE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON CHEVRLOT AND GMC VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS.
- Model: Gmc C4500 2008
- Report Received Date: 2008-01-07
- Manufacturer: INTERMOTIVE VEHICLE CONTROLS
- Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Summary: 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 DIODE CAN BE EXPOSED TO VOLTAGE SPIKES GREATER THAN WHAT IT CAN WITHSTAND. THE DIODE COULD FAIL, WHICH COULD PREVENT VEHICLE INTERLOCK OPERATION WHEN A WHEELCHAIR LIFT IS DEPLOYED.
- Consequence: SHOULD THE DIODE FAIL, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE WHEELCHAIR DEPLOYED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO ANYONE USING THE LIFT.
- Remedy: INTERMOTIVE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 20, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT INTERMOTIVE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-969-6080. THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET INTERMOTIVE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON CHEVRLOT AND GMC VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS.
- Model: Gmc C4500 2005
- Report Received Date: 2007-10-16
- Manufacturer: LINK MANUFACTURING, LTD
- Components: SUSPENSION
- Summary: 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 CASES.
- Consequence: IF THE LATERAL CONTROL ROD BRACKET FRACTURES, THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE WILL BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
- Remedy: LINK WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE REPAIR KITS FREE OF CHARGE AND WILL REIMBURSE FOR LABOR AND INSPECTION COSTS. THE RECALL BEGAN JUNE 7, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT LINK TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-222-6283.
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