GMC Sierra Complaints (2004)

582 consumer complaints on file.

#10390597March 18, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL RATTLING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THE PART WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392195March 18, 2011
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. I AM HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, SPEEDOMETER NOT READING PROPERLY, TEMP GAUGE WRONG READINGS. THE DEALERS WANT $750.00 TO REPAIR IF THE VEHICLE IS OVER 75,000 MILES. THEY HAVE SAID THEY SENT RECALL INFORMATION FOR THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING OF THE SORT. FOR A VEHICLE I PAID 32, 000 FOR I FIND THIS TO BE UNSAT. GMC NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE FOR THERE CUSTOMERS, I WOULD EXPECT THIS TREATMENT FROM A FORD DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384733February 28, 2011
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT SYSTEM BECAME SO HOT THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMAIN IN THE SEAT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE SEATING FUNCTION AND MOVE FORWARD IT WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE SEAT BACKWARDS, IT WOULD MOVE FORWARD. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384735February 28, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THE STEERING WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO MOVE. WHEN ATTACHING THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE TRAILER THE TAIL LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383486February 21, 2011
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN MY 2004 GMC SIERRA THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE A/C DOWN NEAR THE PASSENGER FLOORBOARD SMOKES AND I SMELL BURNING PLASTIC AND MY A/C DOESN'T WORK AND I TALKED TO A FEW OTHER GMC AND CHEVY OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SO IF ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I THINK ITS SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381556February 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379850February 1, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE MESSAGE REDUCE ENGINE POWER APPEARED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REDUCE SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING AND IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 04/12/11*LJ UPDATED 09/19/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378161January 21, 2011
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE SEAL AROUND THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS LEAKING WATER INTO THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $250 TO INSPECT THE LEAK. HE DID NOT HAVE THE DEALER INSPECT OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 3/7/11 *CN UPDATED 03/14/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373251December 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA K1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED AND THEN IT REMAINED AT THE SAME SPEED REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST OR SLOW HE WAS DRIVING. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372662December 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367249November 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A LEAK, AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THE MAIN BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 03/16/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365270November 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ON MY 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500 NOV 10, 2010 THE SPEEDOMETER JUST QUIT WORKING WHILE BACKING OUT THE YARD IT JUMPED UP TO 70MPH AND NOW THIS HAPPENED AND THE RPM METER IS STUCK AT 0 ALSO COULD THIS BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE MY WIFE USE THIS VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362561October 26, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2004 GMC SIERRA EXT CAB WITH 40K MILES HAS SERIOUSLY DEGRADED BRAKING POWER. UPON SUDDEN STOPS THE VEHICLE WASN'T TO KEEP ROLLING TAKING FAR TO LONG TO STOP. THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND YET THE TRUCK IS STILL MOVING. THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT INDICATE IT IS WORKING BUT THE WHEEL S DO NOT LOCK UP TO A SKID, IN FACT, I CAN'T GET THE TRUCK TO SKID OR INVOKE THE ABS SYSTEM NO MATTER WHAT I DO. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO SAID NO RECALLS WERE OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL BUT I CAN BRING IT IN FOR AN INSPECTION ( $100) BUT ANY REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED BY GM, HE ACTED LIKE HE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE? I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER GMC TRUCK OWNERS THAT SAID THEY HAD SIMILAR ISSUES ONLY TO BE CHARGED $800 OR MORE WITH LITTLE IMPROVEMENT. I CANNOT KEEP THIS TRUCK LIKE THIS, I AM AFRAID I WILL ROLL INTO THE BACK OF SOMEONE AND I CANNOT TOW MY TRAILER ( SMALL BIKE TRAILER) FOR FEAR OF THE SAME. WHEN WILL GM WAKE UP? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361348October 20, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KNOCKING IN THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY BEGAN AT 20,000 MILES. STEERING SHAFT HAS TO BE GREASED BY SERVICE CENTER EVERY 10K MILES TO PREVENT KNOCKING. SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. SPEEDOMETER USED TO REGISTER MAX MPH WHEN DOING 70MPH THEN STOPPED WORKING AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360427October 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTICED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED VERY EASILY WHEN THE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL SO HE REPLACED THE BRAKES HIMSELF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED SO HE NOTIFIED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 05V043000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC OR 04V045000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. HE ALSO STATED THAT HIS SPEEDOMETER AND OIL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED INCORRECT IMPROPER READINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356111September 17, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG SENSOR ICON STAYS ON SHOWING A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS OTHER THAN THE AIR BAG IS CONTINUALLY OFF NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN A WRECK OR CRASH OR FIRE. IT JUST CAME ON BY ITSELF A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND CAN;T BE MADE TO GO AWAY AND HAS STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. MY CONCERN IS THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT COVERED BY AN AIR BAG IN CASE OF A CRASH . DEALER SAID AIR BAG SENSOR IS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMPUTER. SENSOR IS $900.00 TO REPLACE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ONLINE WITH OTHER GMC SIERRAS PICK UPS AND GMC VEHICLES. THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE. CAN YOU HELP? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355540September 14, 2010
EQUIPMENT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANISM TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CABLE WOULD LOWER BUT THE TIRE WOULD NOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY MECHANISM, THERE WAS NO WAY TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC HAD TO USE A TORCH AND CUT THE SPARE TIRE LOOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE LOOKED AS IF IT WAS NEVER REMOVED FROM VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT RUST AND CORROSION CAUSED THE TIRE TO BECOME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED EVOQ 10/13/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353376September 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION IN MY 2004 GMC SIERRA 4X4 2500HD PICKUP TRUCK WITH A 2800 POUND TRAILER WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. THE TRAILER BRAKES WERE NOT ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND I CONTINUED INTO THE INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THEY JUST MISSED HITTING MY VEHICLE AND CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER, AS WELL AS THEMSELVES. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST GMC DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT A BRAKE LINE HAD BURST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO STATED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $750.00 PER SIDE. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES AND THAT THESE LINES ONLY LAST 4-7 YEARS ON AVERAGE. THERE IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT CORROSION ON THE FRAME. MY VEHICLE IS ALWAYS GARAGED AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS DONE. THE DEALER THEN TOLD ME THAT SINCE WE LIVE IN A SNOW BELT STATE THAT I SHOULD EXPECT THIS AND THAT GMC WILL NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIR. I TOLD HIM THAT I AM VERY UPSET AND THAT I HAVE BEEN A FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC FOR OVER 25 YEARS, AND IF WHAT HE JUST SAID WAS TRUE, THEN I WOULD HAVE HAD TO RESCUE AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THEIR CRASHED VEHICLES IF ON AVERAGE BRAKE LINES ONLY LASTED 4-7 YEARS. I FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE REPORTED AND INVESTIGATED BECAUSE IT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET HURT IF WHAT THE DEALER TOLD ME IS TRUE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. AT THIS POINT MY VEHICLE IS SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP IN AN UNREPAIRED CONDITION UNTIL FURTHER ACTION BY EITHER GMC OR NHTSA HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352805August 30, 2010
STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA. HE WAS ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE SPARE TIRE OFF OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE SPARE TIRE WAS CUT OFF. THE MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE APPEARED TO BE COVERED WITH RUST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,000. UPDATED 11/22/10 *BF UPDATED 11/23/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351947August 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
FAILURE OF INJECTOR CONNECTOR CIRCUIT ON CYLINDER #7 FAILURE CODE PO207 - TSB #05-06-04-047C. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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