GMC Sierra Complaints (2004)

582 consumer complaints on file.

#10824516February 5, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE A 2004 GMC SIERRA AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AND THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE SENSOR AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO MORE IN DEPTH ON THE ABS BUT TO GO MORE IN DEPTH THEY CHARGE $80.00 AN HOUR JUST TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR RESPONSES ON THE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THIS VEHICLE PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822336January 26, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO OPERATE OR DISPLAY A SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818811January 7, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RUSTED OUT/ CORRODED BRAKE LINES BURST WHILE STOPPING FOR A DEER RUNNING OUT ON THE ROAD. WAS WARNED OF THIS PROBLEM UPON PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IN 2010 AND PERSONALLY COATED ALL BRAKE LINES B4 WINTER EVERY YEAR...NEVER SAW WORSE LINES! I OWN CLASSIC CARS THAT ARE TWICE AS OLD WITH SHINEY ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES. THE FUEL LINES ALSO ROTTED OUT SPILLING FUEL OVER THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND ON THE GROUND WHILE FILLING UP. ALL FUEL LINES AND FUEL PUMP CONNECTIONS WERE SEVERELY ROTTED. WORST I HAVE SEEN. DASH CONSISTENTLY CHANGES LANGUAGES RENDERING ODOMETER NON FUNCTIONAL. SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE SOME TIMES NOT EVEN WORKING ESPECIALLY ON COLD DAYS. HMMMM ROTTED BRAKES+NO SPEEDOMETER+LEAKY FUEL LINES=CRASH,BANG BOOM!..AND I HAVE A CAR SEAT IN MY VEHICLE! LUCKLY I PERFORM PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND DRIVE SAFELY. STILL WONDER HOW THESE ISSUES GOT SWEPT UNDER THE RUG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809983December 14, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL USED IN METAL BRAKE LINES ROUTED WITHIN AND UNDER VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808140December 3, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,900....UPDATED 02/04/16 *BF; 05/02/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807093November 26, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO PRESSURE/FLUID LOSS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806362November 23, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
RUSTED BRAKE LINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787590November 2, 2015
ENGINE
DROVE FROM MY HOME TO COWORKERS (20MINS) LEFT TRUCK IN COWORKERS DRIVEWAY ,AND WENT TO WORK. ONE HOUR LATER COWORKER REC'D CALL FROM NEXT DOOR THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787134October 29, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GMC REPLACED ALL 8 FUEL INJECTORS UNDER WARRANTY AT 95,000 MILES. SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AT 135,000 AND WILL NOT COVER THEM. ESTIMATED $5,500 TO REPLACE BY CONSUMER WITH ONLY A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. CREATES POOR FUEL ECONOMY, EXCESSIVE SMOKE AT IDLE AND WILL NOT PASS SMOG IF NOT CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781201October 10, 2015
WHEELS
BOUGHT TRUCK 15 DAYS AGO. HAD A NAIL IN MY TIRE SO I PUT ON THE SPARE TIRE WHICH WAS RUSTY AND PROBABLY NEVER LOOKED AT FOR 11 YEARS BUT HAD TO PUT THIS ON TO AVOID BEING STRANDED. THIS VEHICLE WAS JUST INSPECTED AND WAS WONDERING IF THE SPARE TIRE IS INCLUDED IN THE INSPECTION PROCESS. DUE TO RUSTY TIRE CONDITION THE LUGS LOOSENED AND TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY AFTER I CHANGED IT. I WAS TOLD BYE THE MECHANICS THAT THE LUGS LOOSENED DUE TO A RUSTY FAULTY SPARE. DOES THIS FALL UNDER ANY LAWS DUE TO JUST PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE AND IT GOING THROUGH THE DEALERS INSPECTION STICKER. THIS CUSSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND WANT TO KNOW IF THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE OR IF I AM LIABLE FOR THIS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746973August 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743282July 24, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT OBSERVED CORROSION ON THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734841July 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732170July 6, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I EXPERIENCED A BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON MY 2004 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCK. I WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND COMING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I FOUND THE AREA AROUND THE BRAKE MODULE, IN THE FRAME AREA UNDER THE DRIVER'S AREA, SOAKED WITH BRAKE FLUID AND CORRODED BRAKE LINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731974July 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I APPROACHED A MAJOR INTERSECTION THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED YELLOW AND I APPLIED THE BRAKES PREPARING TO STOP. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK ROLLED HALFWAY INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STEP ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND FULLY STOP THE TRUCK. THE DASHBOARD FLASHED ON INDICATING "REPAIR BRAKES"...A LITTLE TOO LATE TO HELP. IF I HAD A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME , I WOULD HAVE HIT IT AND POSSIBLE INJURIES WOULD HAVE RESULTED. I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND WAS GLAD FOR SEAT BELTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731423July 1, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I DROVE DOWN THE STREET AND THE TRUCK STARTED SMOKING. THE SMOKE STARTED TO INCREASE SO I TURNED THE TRUCK AROUND AND PARKED IT OUT FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN FLAMES STARTED TO APPEAR. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE TRUCK JUST BLEW UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715937May 12, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
ON DECEMBER 28, 2014 I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 GMC PICK-UP TRUCK AND SUFFERED TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND I NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE BRAKE FAILURE - NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ON, AND NO GRADUAL DECREASE IN BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER THE FAILURE, I DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN AND MASSIVE LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID FROM A RUSTED BRAKE LINE. PREVIOUSLY, IN APRIL OF 2014 I HAD MY PICK-UP TRUCK SERVICED AT AN AUTHORIZED GMC SERVICE CENTER. AT THAT TIME, THE SERVICE TICKET REFERENCED CONDITION OF BRAKES TO BE IN YELLOW REQUIRING FUTURE ATTENTION. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ISSUE AT THAT TIME WAS BRAKE ROTORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE NEXT SERVICE INTERVAL. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF ANY POTENTIAL DANGER FROM BRAKE LINE RUSTING/FAILURE. UPON RESEARCHING VEHICLE ISSUES ON THE WEB I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE AN INORDINATE NUMBER OF BRAKE LINE FAILURES FOR VEHICLES OF MY TYPE. IT APPEARS GMC HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE GMC DEALER AND HAD THEM REPLACE RUSTING BRAKE LINES ($801.64). THE REPLACEMENT GMC BRAKE LINES INSTALLED ARE OF A DIFFERENT (IMPROVED) DESIGN - THEY HAVE A PAINTED/PROTECTIVE COATING ON THEM, WHICH APPEARS TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS PAST PREMATURE BRAKE LINE FAILURE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713935April 30, 2015
ENGINE
I SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CAB OF THE PICKUP TRUCK AND HEARD A SHRIEKING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. I HAD TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN TO RELIEVE MY DIZZINESS FROM THE FUMES. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND 3 OF THE 6 BOLTS BROKEN THAT FASTEN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE. EXHAUST FUMES ARE LEAKING FROM THE BURNED OUT GASKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10711987April 21, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704248April 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
AGAIN. MY TRUCK HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AGAIN DUE TO CORROSION ON THE STEEL LINES. THIS IS AN OTHERWISE NICE TRUCK WITH BRAKE LINES THAT LOOK LIKE THEY'VE BEEN IN THE OCEAN THEIR ENTIRE LIVES. GM DEALER QUOTED OVER $1,700 TO FIX. GM OWNED WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSES TO COVER REPAIR. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TELLS ME TO POUND SAND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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