GMC Sierra Complaints (2004)

582 consumer complaints on file.

#10351193August 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 GMC SIERRA PICKUP AND THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE BY THE COMPANY THAT WONT COST ME OVER 400 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350376August 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC PICK UP 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL FELL FURTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RETAINER CHIP FOR THE HYDRO-BOOST AND BRAKE SWITCH WAS MISSING AT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLIP AND THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS REINSTALLED. IN ADDITION, WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PRODUCING AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE LOWER BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS WORN. THE STEERING WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,338.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350412August 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SEVERE BRAKE LINE CORROSION IN MY 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP. COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKE SYSTEM. ALL BRAKE LINES SEVERELY BUBBLED AND CORRODED. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS $2000. NHTSA SHOULD EXTEND INVESTIGATION OF 1999-2003 MODEL YEAR GMC TRUCKS TO 2004 AND LATER MODEL YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346833August 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT WAS TOWING A BOAT AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS TRANSFER CASE OIL SPLATTERED ALL OVER THE BOAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE TRANSFER CASE. A NEW TRANSFER CASE AND PUMP HOUSING WERE INSTALLED AT THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346218July 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2004 GMC PU TRK ABS ACTIVATION @ 5MPH OR LESS TRK DON"T STOP SAFELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344147July 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND IT WOULD INDICATE A FASTER SPEED THAN HE WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CARRIER BEARINGS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ELEVATE THE VEHICLE AND MOVE THE WHEEL ABOUT A HALF INCH IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A 2005 MODEL PRODUCED IN 2004; HOWEVER, THE VIN DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A 2004. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343851July 18, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE TIRE CAUSING MODERATE BODY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. TIRE IS A TEMPRA TRAILCUTTER RADIAL RT SIZE LT 305/70R16. A ONLINE SEARCH OF THIS TIRE REVEALED A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE SAME TIRE BUT ONE SIZE SMALLER BY ON 03-14-06. TREAWAYS RECALL # 06T008000 FOR TIRES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 02-01-04 TO 01-21-06. MY TIRE SHOWS A MANUFACTURED DATE OF 4605 ( MEANING THE 46TH WEEK OF THE YEAR 2005 ). VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND SPARE TIRE USED. BODY DAMAGED WILL HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AND SEPARATED TREAD FOR INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342741July 12, 2010
STEERING
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 GMC SIERRA PICKUP ON HIGHWAY 101 IN THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH A BOLT FELL OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN LEAVING HIM WITH ABSOLUTELY NO STEERING. HE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL SPINS AROUND LIKE A ROULETTE WHEEL AND CLEARLY IS NOT ATTACHED TO ANY PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE RESPONDING TOW TRUCK DRIVER CLAIMED HE HAS NEVER SEEN A STEERING WHEEL LIKE THIS - NOT EVEN ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN WRECKED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340215June 26, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. APPLIED BRAKES WHEN LEAVING DRIVEWAY. 2. BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. 3. BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. RIGHT FRONT FAILED ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID AND REQUISITE PRESSURE TO ESCAPE. I REPLACED THE FAILED SECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339428June 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS CAUSING EXCESSIVE NOISE AND EMISSIONS ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339522June 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING MY VEHICLES INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MAY GIVE FALSE READINGS. IF YOUR VEHICLE IS DOING THIS, TAKE THIS LETTER TO YOUR GM DEALER AND THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM IF IT'S NOT THEN YOU DON'T NEED TO. IT ALSO STATED THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THIS IS 70,000 MILES AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CLUSTER IF IT WAS NOT GIVING FALSE READINGS. AT 93,721 MY FUEL GAUGE STARTED MALFUNCTIONING, AND AT 94,066 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER READING WAS OVER 120MPH, AND I WAS NOT EVEN MOVING. NOW WHEN I DRIVE THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE OR NEIGHBORHOOD I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING. I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THESE PROBLEMS STARTED HAPPENING. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET IT FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT COVER THE PARTS. SO MUCH FOR GMC PROFESSIONAL GRADE. THE LOGO THEY USE WHEN SELLING THERE VEHICLES ON TV. I HAVE SAVED PICTURES ON MY CELL PHONE SHOWING THE ACTUAL MILEAGE WHEN THESE FALSE READINGS OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339529June 22, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
7-11-2005 REPLACED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AT 13620 MILES, 9-26-2007 52271 REPLACED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, 59639 REPLACED RIGHT INNER TIE ROD AND RACK-RACK GEAR LEAKING, 59993 REPLACED LOWER BEARING STEERING COLUMN, 71159 REPLACED RACK-RACK SEAL RUPTURE, 82910 REPLACED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT-STEERING SHAFT-AND LOWER BEARING COLUMN. THERE'S EITHER SOMETHING WRONG WITH THERE PARTS OR THEY WAY THEY BUILD THERE VEHICLES. I'VE OWNED SEVERAL GM VEHICLES AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335448June 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH, SMOKE EXPELLED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AIR VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED OPERATION WITHOUT THE SMOKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006-2009 GMC SIERRA MODELS, THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 10V24000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330628May 16, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, EQUIPMENT
TIRE SEPARATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330114May 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 GMC SIERRA 2500HD, INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED SHOWING THE RPM'S TO BE IN THE RED ZONE, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD QUITE WORKING, THEN THE GAS GAGE WOULD QUITE WORKING, THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES QUITE WORKING, TO BEGIN WITH IT WOULD HAPPEN PERIODICALLY TILL IT QUITE WORKING COMPLETELY. TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP AND HAD FIXED. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ALSO WITH THE SAME VEHICLES ONLY A YEAR OR TWO APART. ALL OF WHICH HAPPENED BETWEEN 80,000 AND 110,000 MILES. FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN, WHEN I WAS DOING 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND SAW MY RPM'S PEGGED IN THE RED AND WAS IN A HURRY TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT MY ENGINE FROM BLOWING UP. SAME WITH THE TEMP GAUGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317073March 5, 2010
SEATS
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 GMC SIERRA WITH MY CAR SEAT WARMERS ON. I SUFFERED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO MY BACK FROM THE CAR SEAT WARMERS. I HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. THE PAIN WORSENED, AND I IMMEDIATELY SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. I REPORTED THIS TO GMC CLAIMS ON THE SAME DAY. I HAD PICTURES TAKEN OF MY BACK ON THE DAY OF THE INJURY, AND 2 DAYS LATER. GMC CLAIMS ON FEB 26TH TOLD ME MY CAR SEAT TEMPS (RAYTECH 120.1 F WITH LEATHER ON; 170 F WITH LEATHER OFF) ARE WITHIN NORMAL RANGE AND THIS CLAIM DOES NOT ACTUALLY EVEN NEED TO BE SETTLED BY GMC. THESE TEMPERATURES WERE TAKEN BY GMC'S INVESTIGATION SPECIALIST. I WITNESSED THE INVESTIGATION. I SPOKE TO A FORENSIC ENGINEER ON MARCH 5, 2010, WHO STATED THE TEMPERATURES READ FROM THE RAYTEC ARE INACCURATE AS THEY WERE NOT DONE DURING COMPRESSION OF THE CAR SEAT TO SIMULATE SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS FORENSIC ENGINEER INFORMED ME THAT THE ACCURATE TEMPERATURES WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGHER . I HAVE NOT TRIED THE SEAT WARMERS SINCE MY INJURY, BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO INCUR FURTHER INJURY OR POSSIBLY WORSE, SUCH AS A FIRE HAZARD. AT THIS POINT, THE CLAIM IS ONGOING. I AM VERY UPSET WITH GMC AND THEIR HANDLING OF THIS CLAIM. IT SEEMS THAT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY ARE BEING DISREGARDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10306622February 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500 THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED FOR CRACKS IN BOTH ENGINE HEADS. THE TRUCK HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE KEPT UP ON ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN APPROX. 2 MONTHS AGO WHEN I NOTED A KNOCKING SOUND AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK COLD. THE KNOCKING WOULD DISSIPATE AFTER THE TRUCK WARMED UP. I WAS TOLD THE SOUND WAS CAUSED FROM DIRTY LIFTERS AND NOT TO BE CONCERNED AS LONG AS SOUND DISSIPATED AFTER IT WAS WARM. UPON HAVING MY OIL CHANGED 2 DAYS AGO, COOLANT WAS NOTED IN THE OIL. (HINTS THE KNOCKING) THE HEADS WERE PULLED AND BOTH WERE CRACKED AROUND WHERE THE HEADS BOLT TO THE BLOCK. IN TALKING TO THE MECHANIC, THE CAST THEY USED WHEN MAKING THE HEADS WAS BAD. APPARENTLY AROUND THE BOLT HOLES, THE ALUMINUM IS THIN. GMC HOWEVER ACCEPTED MILLIONS OF THESE AND ARE STILL USING THEM TODAY. THE REPAIR IS COSTING ME $3,400.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306123February 4, 2010
TIRES
OVER THE PAST WEEK, I NOTICED THAT MY GMC DENALI TRUCK WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT SO I HAD TO OVERSTEER TO THE RIGHT. EACH DAY, THE EFFECT BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED SO I HAD THE LOCAL GMC DEALER CHECK OUT THE TRUCK. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CORDS IN THE FRONT GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP TIRE HAD SEPARATED--IT WAS A BLOWOUT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING WITH MY TRUCK TO HAVE CAUSED THE SEPARATION, THE TREAD WEAR WAS EVEN ON ALL TIRES, THEY WERE REGULARLY CHECKED FOR INFLATION, AND MOST OF THE TREAD WAS LEFT SINCE I HAVE PUT LOW MILEAGE ON THIS TIRES. A NUMBER OF DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS TYPE OF TIRE. I HAD BOTH FRONT TIRES REPLACED AND OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, I WILL REPLACE THE REMAINING TWO TIRES. I CANNOT CHANCE A DEATH OR INJURY. PLEASE RECALL THESE TIRES. HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO DIE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303056January 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
GMC & CHEV K1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCKS 4X4 FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ABS BRAKE CENSOR UNIT I HAD 2 SETS OF THESE GO BAD ON QA PICKUP WITH LESS THAN 35000 MILES ON IT THESE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE NOT BAD THEY JUST BECOME A LITTLE LOSE BUT ARE STILL IN FACTORY SPEC. THERE IS A ABS SENSOR IN BETWEEN THEM AND THE UNIT WILL MALFUNCTION IN THIS CONDITION WHICH WILL NOT LET YOU STOP WHEN ON DRY ROADS I RAN THROUGH 2 STOP SIGNS TRYING TO STOP WITH 2 FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THIS CONDITION IS NOT JUST WITH MY TRUCK I HAVE OVER 12 FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME TRUCK 2002 THUR 2006 AND WE HAVE ALL HAD THIS HAPPEN TO US IF YOU WANT NAMES AND #'S I CAN GET THEM TW*
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302503January 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INCONSISTENT IDLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, IDLE STICKS. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC SAID WAS ACCELERATOR PEDAL PRESSURE SENSOR. I PURCHASED REPLACEMENT PART & HAD REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED & I HAD DEALER RUN ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC RESULTING IN THE SAME ISSUE. OLD PART OR NO LONGER AVAILABLE.*CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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