2004 GMC SIERRA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE YOU GET A LOUD THUMP AND SHAKE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED, WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR TURNING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TRACED TO THE STEERING SHAFT ON ALL CHEVROLET AND GMC PICKUPS FROM THAT YEAR. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE ABS ACTIVATES AT A VERY LOW SPEED, APPROX 5MPH, THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP AS EXPECTED. ALMOST CAUSED MY WIFE AND KIDS TO HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. MECHANICS HAVE STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS AND THE HUB WITH SPEED SENSOR WILL NEED REPLACED OR REPAIRED AT OWNER EXPENSE. *KB

ALL BRAKE LINES ON MY 2004 GMC SIERRA PICKUP ARE ROTTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE TRUCK HAS 48,014 MILES ON IT. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED, IF NO ONE HAS BEEN ALREADY. *TR

I EXPERIENCE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATION (LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION) WHEN ROLLING TO A STOP. MY GMC ONSTAR REPORT SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY ABS BRAKING SYSTEM YET I HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RUSTED AND/OR FROZE UP WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AS VERIFIED BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS. I UNDERSTAND THEY WERE RECALLS BY GMC OF OTHER TRUCKS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I REALLY HATE TO PAY $750 FOR NEW FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES. I WANT MY TRUCK RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS A GMC TECHNICAL BULLETIN 03-05-25-007D. I AM NOT SURE THE ABS WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN REALLY NEEDED?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN A CLUNKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED ON BOTH OCCASIONS THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

MY VEHICLE HAS 76,800 MILES AND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE FORWARD ANY INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. *KB

WHILE AT OUR TOWN DUMP ON THE 2ND OF NOVEMBER OF 2011, I PROCEEDED FROM 1 DROP OFF LOCATION TO THE NEXT (AS USUAL), WHEN AS I SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW, THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD I NOT DEPRESSED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. THERE WAS NOWHERE TO TURN TO AS VEHICLES WERE EVERYWHERE, "WOW"! NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS WRONG, I CONTINUED TO THE NEXT DROP OFF POINT WITH VIRTUALLY NO BRAKES. I USED THE E-BRAKE AGAIN TO STOP. I TOLD THE DUMP ATTENDANT WHAT JUST HAPPENED AND HE SAID, "THAT'S PROBABLY WHY YOU'RE SPEWING WHAT LOOKS LIKE BRAKE FLUID FROM YOUR LEFT REAR. SURE ENOUGH, UPON INSPECTION THE LINE BLEW. I GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALER. LONG STORY SHORT, THEY WANTED $360 TO FIX THE BRAKE LINE. [XXX] THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT LOOKS LIKE THE REST OF THE LINES DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT EITHER. "NOT GOOD!" I GOT THE VEHICLE HOME, CALLED MY SON WHO IS A MECHANIC FOR A LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND HE FIXED THE LAST FOOT OR SO OF THE BRAKE LINE WHERE IT BLEW. HE SAID "DAD COME HERE". HE SHOWED ME UNDER THE HOOD WHERE THE VISIBLE BRAKE LINES ARE VIRTUALLY ROTTED AND PROBABLY READY TO GO. I AM PARTIALLY DISABLED AND OUT OF WORK. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE WHOLE BRAKE LINE LET ALONE NOW HAVING TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES! I SAW ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS? IF I WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE GOING EVEN FASTER, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. WHY ARE THE CAR COMPANIES NOT REQUIRED TO USE HIGHER QUALITY/MORE CORROSIVE RESISTANT LINES? YES I UNDERSTAND THAT WOULD RAISE THE STICKER PRICE, BUT FOR A LIFE? THIS IS BRAKES ON SOMETHING THAT ROLLS AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT AS FAR AS I CAN SEE? PLUS MY TRUCK IS LESS THAN 7 YEARS OLD AS WELL AS ALL THESE OTHER VEHICLES AND I HAD ONLY 84,375 MILES ON IT WHEN IT HAPPENED. RECALL? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A POSSIBLE SILENT RECALL TO REPLACE THE SUN ROOF GLASS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE SUN ROOF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND MADE AN OFFER TO THE CONTACT AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALER WHO SOLD HIM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,065.

RIGID BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING FOR AN APPROACHING TRAFFIC STOP, THE BRAKES TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.