2004 GMC SIERRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE ACCELERATED AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

IN MOST 2002-2006 CHEVY AND GMC TRUCKS THE CLUSTER WILL START GOING OUT GM HAD A RECALL ON THE CLUSTER BUT NEVER SENT OUT A REPORT ON IT. *TR

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

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.

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA . THE COLUMN SHIFTER COULD CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114743.

GM MAILED A NOTICE THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN 2004 SIEERA TRUCKS IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE INCLUDING FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, ETC. THESE CAN BE VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS DEPENDING ON DRIVING CONDITIONS. GM HAS OFFER TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 70,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS. THIS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 04 GMC SIERRA STICKS. SOMETIMES IT READS 120 SITTING STILL AND MINE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. *TR