2004 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

I HAVE A 2004 GMC SIERRA AND WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE OTHER DAY, MY SPEEDOMETER JUMPED ALL THE WAY UP TO 105MPH. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT THE ODOMETER READ 50MPH, EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T MOVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. I HAD BEEN NOTICING STRANGE GAGE READING ON MY CLUSTER PANEL FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 5,000 MILES (STARTED AT 72K). MY TRUCK NOW HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD COVER THE PARTS FOR A REPLACEMENT INSTRUMENT PANEL BUT, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND THE LABOR. SINCE THIS IS A KNOW SAFETY ISSUE, GM SHOULDN'T BE LEFT TO FIGURE OUT IF THEY CAN SIDE STEP A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND PUT PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK. CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FIGHT FOR REPAIRS AND FURTHER PUT THEIR FAMILIES IN UNSAFE VEHICLES WHILE THESE KINDS OF ISSUES GET SORTED OUT. *TR

I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE ACTUATOR REPLACED ON MY GMC 2004 TRUCK. IT WAS BLOWING HOT WHEN THE A/C WAS ON AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COOLING. IT WAS NOT CHEAP EITHER, IT ALSO HAD TO BE RECALIBRATED IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN TO A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500 Z71 WITH 32,000 ON THE ODOMETER. ON THE MORNING OF 27AUG2008 THE ABS MOTOR LOCATED ON THE FRAMERAIL UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT TURNED ON IMMEDIATELY UPON TURNING THE IGNITION TO ON. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. I HAD TO CONTINUE AND DRIVE TO WORK. THE LIGHT STAYED ON THE WHOLE TIME. ONCE I ARRIVED AT WORK I REMOVED THE FUSE FOR THE MOTOR. NOW I HAVE NO ABS AND THE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ONLY A FEW DAYS AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND IT WILL COST APPROX. $900 TO REPAIR. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND SCORES OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL IN EFFECT ACCORDING TO THIS WEBSITE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS A VERY CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. NOT ONLY DOES IT RENDER THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, IT DRAINS THE BATTERY IF THE FUSE IS NOT PULLED SOON AFTER THE PROBLEM EMERGES. THIS COULD LEAVE SOMEONE STRANDED IN A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS IF THEY WERE UNABLE TO PULL THE FUSE OR NOT A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF VEHICLE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS. I AM EVEN MORE DISGUSTED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 32,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND COST ALMOST $40,000. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS AND/OR UPGRADE TO A HIGHER QUALITY UNIT FREE OF CHARGE TO THE VICTIM. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN THE INTERM. POSITION. THEN THEY STAYED ON ALL THE TIME, EVEN WITH THE SWITCH IN OFF HAD TO PULL FUSE TO SHUT OFF WIPERS DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM YET, IT HAPPENED TODAY (SUNDAY). *TR

MY 2004 GMC PICKUP TRUCK HAS A KNOCKING NOISE AND CLUNK IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IT STARTED AROUND 30K MILES AND HAS GOTTEN STEADILY WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP. I DID SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS GM HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON NUMEROUS MODELS OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT 6 YEARS. 00-02-35-003M JAN 07 MODELS: 2002-2006 CADILLAC ESCALADE MODELS 1999-2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO MODELS (CLASSIC) 2000-2006 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, TAHOE MODELS 2002-2006 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1999-2007 GMC SIERRA MODELS (CLASSIC) 2000-2006 GMC YUKON, YUKON XL MODELS 2003-2006 HUMMER H2 CONDITION SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A CLUNK-TYPE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD THAT ALSO CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THESE CONDITIONS MAY BE MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. DIAGNOSTIC TIPS ' INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CLUNK -- INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CLUNK IS HEARD AND FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND/OR STEERING COLUMN AREA, TYPICALLY WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES WITH STEERING WHEEL INPUT. IMPORTANT: ' I-SHAFT P/N 19155614 HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO REPLACE PREVIOUS DESIGNED DAMPENED AND NON-DAMPENED I-SHAFTS. THE PHYSICAL DIFFERENCE IN THE YOKE SIZE WILL ACCOMMODATE ALL VEHICLES LISTED IN THIS BULLETIN. REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN UPPER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WITH AN IMPROVED DESIGN SHAFT THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE CLUNK NOISE USING THE PROCEDURE LISTED BELOW. GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. GM USED THE SAME PARTS ON MY TRUCK THAT WERE BEING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WHEN MY TRUCK SOLD. THEY SHOULD HAVE UPGRADED THE PARTS ON THE NEW TRUCK BECAUSE THEY KNEW THEY WERE FAILING. GM KNEW THE JOINTS WERE FAILING AND KEPT USING A FAILING PART FOR 4 YEARS ON NEW TRUCKS AND EXPECT THE OWNERS TO PAY FOR BAD PARTS. *TR

OWN A 2004 GMC SIERRA BOUGHT BRAND NEW HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS STEERING GEAR BOX WENT OUT COMPLETELY DEALER R/R PART AS A RECALL / STEERING PROBLEM KNOCKING IN WHEEL TOOK TO DEALER FOUR TIMES INSTALLED GREASE PACK IN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT LAST A COUPLE OF MONTHS PROBLEM RECURS DEALER STATES RECALL ON SHAFT BUT WONT R/R PART HAV PROBLEM WITH D/S DOOR SPEAKER BLOWN TWICE DEALER R/R PART N/C D/S SEATBELT SQUEAKS R/R PART DEALER N/C NOW I HAVE A ANOTHER SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE GOES INTO REST MODE WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH U DRIVE UP A HILL AND WILL ONLY GO TWO TO FIVE MPH THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SO I HAVE TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF ECM RESETS AND THEN IS OK TILL NEXT MORNING SAME THING DEALER IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION ON PROBLEM I CURRENTLY HAVE 53,000 MILES ON IT TRANSMISSION IS MAKING CLUNKING NOISE ALSO WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO GEARS ? R/S HALF SHAFT SEAL BLOWN OUT ON ME FOUR WHEEL DRIVE/ I AM GLAD I BOUGHT EXT WARR FOR THIS AND ALSO THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT ON ME 3,000 MILES AGO 50,000 FOR A WATER PUMP WARR COVERED THIS AND THE HALF SHFT SEAL STEERING SHAFT AND GEAR BOX HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR . ALSO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES HAVE BEEN A RECALL I HAVE PERSONALLY RECEIVED LETTER FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SPEED AND FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE CORRECTLY GM HAS A RECALL ON THESE THREE ITEMS R/R BY DEALER ON A RECALL SO PLEASE READ AND CONTACT YOUR DEALER WITH THESE COMMON PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED STEERING BOX INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND SPEED FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER. *TR

I HAVE RECEIVED 3 TRAFFIC(SPEEDING TICKETS) WITHIN 2 MONTH TIME FRAME. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS TO BE FAULTY. CAN YOU SEND ME SOMETHING TO HELP ME BE GRANTED ANY LENIENCY FROM THE COURTS? *TR

VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES WHEN RIGHT REAR BRAKE DISC WORE COMPLETELY OUT. HAD TO REPLACE AGAIN AT 40,000 MILES. THIS ONLY AFFECTS THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE. TRUCK HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER BEEN USED, AND IS COMPLETELY WORN OUT. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MANUAL TRANS MISSION, BUT SEEMS THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM ON THE AUTOMATIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHEN TAKING LONG TRIPS, THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASES TO 120 MPH AND GOES BACK DOWN TO 0. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,800.

2004 GMC SIERRA SLE W/TRAILER TOWING PACKAGE, 2-WHEEL DRIVE. 2ND OWNER. NEVER USED TO TOW WHATSOEVER. EXTREMELY WELL CARED FOR. 59,665 MILES. STARTED MAKING "ROARING" NOISE FROM READ END. CALLED GM TO ASCERTAIN IF HELP FOR PROBLEM AVAILABLE. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO LAWRENCE-HALL, ABILENE, TEXAS FOR EVALUATION. LAWRENCE HALL SAYS BEARING IN DIFFERENTIAL HAS FAILED. GM REFUSES TO HELP IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER WITH THE REPAIR, AND EVEN SAYS THAT I AM LIABLE FOR THE COST OF THE EVALUATION, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE ONES WHO TOLD ME TO TAKE IT THERE, AND EVEN THOUGH THEY NEVER SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. WHEN THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT THERE, THEY IMPLIED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE EVALUATION. I CONTEND THAT AT 59,000 THAT BEARING SHOULD NEVER HAVE FAILED; THAT MILLIONS OF VEHICLES GO 2, 3 AND 4 TIMES THAT DISTANCE AND NEVER HAVE THAT PROBLEM, AND THAT HAD THIS LOCKED UP, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED DEATH AND INJURY TO DRIVER, PASSENGER AND OTHERS. ALSO CONTEND THAT GM SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT IF THEY DECLINED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, THAT I WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE. WHEN I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME 3 TIMES THAT "THE COURTESY VEHICLE IS OUT THERE WAITING FOR YOU," IMPLYING FOR ME TO HURRY UP AND GET OUT THERE, BUT THEN, AS I WAS ON MY WAY OUT THE DOOR, BROUGHT ME A CLIPBOARD AND TOLD ME TO FILL IN MY CONTACT INFO "SO WE CAN GET A HOLD OF YOU." I HANDED IT BACK TO HIM, AND HE SAID I NEEDED TO SIGN IT TO GIVE THEM PERMISSION TO WORK ON IT. BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN RUSHING ME, I SIGNED IT AND WALKED OUT. NOW IT APPEARS THAT THEY THINK THAT SINCE I SIGNED THAT FORM THAT I ACKNOWLEDGE TO THEM THAT I AM LIABLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TR