GMC Sierra Complaints (2004)

582 consumer complaints on file.

#10577899April 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH VARIOUS TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577982April 7, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND BURST SO THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK. TRUCK WAS ON A DOWN HILL INCLINE AND WENT THROUGH A STOP LIGHT (FORTUNATELY IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND THERE WAS NO CROSSING TRAFFIC.) HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577749April 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER,OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, ALT METER, FUEL GAUGE HAVE ALL FAILED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. NONE OF THEM READ CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577746April 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577755April 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
MY IGNITION ALSO SWITCHES OFF DUE TO THE KEY CHAIN BEING TO HEAVY, I WOULD LIKE MY VEHICLE FIXED AS WELL. I THINK GM IS NOT TELLING THE WHOLE STORY ON HOW MANY VEHICLE ARE AFFECTED BY THE IGNITION SWITCHES. I CAN PROVE MY CLAIM BY ATTACHING MY TWO KEY CHAINS TOGETHER AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576465April 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FLUID LINE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. LOST BRAKES WITH FAMILY IN TRUCK WHILE AT 45 MILES AN HOUR AND THREE (3) MILES FROM HOME. DROVE HOME ON SHOULDER OF ROAD WITH DRAG ON TRANSMISSION TO STOP. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS HAS NOT BE RECALLED SOONER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573350March 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AND TRAFFIC CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND HAD BRAKES THAN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST BRAKING POWER. I LET OFF THE BRAKES AND REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH LOW BREAKING AFFECT. I PULLED THE TRUCK OVER AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID COMING OUT FROM ABOVE THE GAS TANK. I CAREFULLY TOOK THE TRUCK OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT USING MY TRAILER BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FIRST SERVICE STATION THAT I SAW AND HAD THEM LOOK AT IT. THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED AT A CLIP ABOVE THE FRAME RAIL ABOVE THE GAS TANK AND ADVISED ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE LINE. UNFORTUNATELY I WAS STUCK AWAY FROM MY TOOLS AND SERVICE SHOPS THAT I USE AND WAS STUCK BEING GOUGED BY THE SERVICE CENTER THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET TO FOR A REPAIR. AFTER I RETURNED HOME FROM VACATION I QUESTIONED THE MGT OF THE SERVICE CENTER ABOUT THE BILL. THEY CHECKED WITH THE LOCAL DEALER ABOUT THE HOURS FOR THE REPAIR AND THE LOCAL DEALER ADVISED THEM THAT THEY SEE THIS ALL THE TIME ON THIS VEHICLE. I LOOKED FOR A RECALL ON THIS AND FOUND NONE. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS AS JUST ABOUT EVERYONE THAT I TALK TO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM HAS ALL SEEN IT. GM ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIR SINCE THE TRUCK WAS 9 YEARS OLD. I ADVISED THEM THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY DENY IT BUT THEY DID OFFER ME $2000 TOWARDS A NEW GM VEHICLE. I ADVISED THEM THAT WAS NOT WHAT I WAS AFTER AS I DO NOT NEED A NEW VEHICLE NOR WANT AN NEW VEHICLE. WHAT I DID ASK FOR WAS 50% OF WHAT THE REPAIR WAS AS IT WAS A 9 YEAR OLD TRUCK AND THEY REFUSED. THEY WILL NOT EVEN PUT THE REFUSAL IN WRITING. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE THIS PROBLEM KILLS SOMEONE AS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I SEEN AN INVESTIGATION TO 03 BUT MINE IS 04 WITH SAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567128March 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567069March 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE LIKE THAT. TAKES OVER 100X LONGER TO STOP A 3/4 TON TRUCK. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. I ALSO FOUND SEVERAL HUNDRED REPORTS OF THE SAME THINGS ON GM TRUCK ONLINE. I ALSO HEARD YOU WERE INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE ALREADY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I AM COUNTED AS ONE OF THE EFFECTED PEOPLE. I ALSO READ WHERE GM DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DISAGREE. THE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS UNIT BLEW SO I HAD ZERO BRAKE PRESSURE AND PEDAL. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $1000 AND A WEEK TRYING TO FIX THIS AND REPLACE ALL THE RUSTED LINE. I STILL DO NOT HAVE THE TRUCK BACK ON THE ROAD. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566701March 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND FAILED IN TWO SPOTS IN THE LAST MONTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565483February 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE GAUGES BEGAN TO SPIN AND NOT WORK PROPERLY OR NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE GAUGES AND DASH LIGHTS FLASH OR REMAIN ON. THE ABS LIGHT BRAKE LIGHT AND THE BATTERY LIGHT AND THE SECURITY LIGHT ALL COME ON. ALSO ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENS THE HEADLIGHTS DIM THE FOURWHEEL DRIVE DOESN'T FUNCTION AND THE VOLUME LEVEL ON THE STEREO CHANGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563744February 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD EITHER DISPLAY AN INACCURATE SPEED READING OR BECOME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562810February 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL OF THE VEHICLE INSTRUMENT GAUGES GO INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW. THERE HAS BEEN A GM ACTION OF SORT ON THIS, OF WHICH I AM NOT SURE. HOWEVER, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AND CURRENTLY AM EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THE MAINTENANCE ACTION(WHATEVER IT IS) EXPIRED IN 2011. SO THE REPAIR IS TOTALLY UPON US TO FIX, SOME $540. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562816February 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560689January 20, 2014
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING, NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STILL DRIVE IT, AS THE BRAKES WOULD STOP THE TRUCK EVENTUALLY. CAUSE WAS THE RUSTED REAR BRAKE LINE THAT RUPTURED. COST TO FIX WAS $400.00 IN ADDITION, ON 12.27.13, I HAD THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED AT A COST OF $525.00. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 66,600 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558774January 7, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT A LOW SPEED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558592January 6, 2014
ENGINE
CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS, ALSO KNOWN AS CASTECH HEAD CASTING #706 THESE HEADS CRACK ON THE ENGINE CAUSE ANTIFREEZE TO MIX WITH THE OIL AND DESTROY THE ENGINE, I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME, EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN LAWSUITS AND ITS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE VORTEC 4.8 AND 5.3L GM ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557297December 26, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS I 91 SOUTH HEADING IN TO HARTFORD CT, TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND AS A RESULT I WAS TRAVELING APPX 20 MPH AS I ENTERED THE RAMP EXIT LANE. I STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO VEER INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS. I SLOWLY MADE IT TO MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AND LATER HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME. AS IT TURNS OUT I DISCOVERED THE ALL BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED GM AS I THOUGHT IT VERY UNUSUAL FOR ALL BRAKES LINES TO BE SO SEVERELY CORRODED. THEY ATTRIBUTED THE SEVERE CORROSION TO THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK WAS 10 YEARS OLD AND REFUSED TO COVER THE EXPENSE AND CONSIDERED THE CASE CLOSED. BY DOING A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON AND MY MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED THAT GM ( POSSIBLY AS A RESULT OF THIS BEING A COMMON ISSUE) HAS MADE A AVAILABLE A BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT KIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557235December 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE BACKING IN DRIVEWAY, BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR WITH NO PRESSURE. LOST ALL FLUID IN SYSTEM. 3 BRAKE LINE TO BREAK IN 4 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555446December 10, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT LSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TAILGATE BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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