2004 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

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  • 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500
    - CHILOQUIN, OR

    I HAVE A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. I AM HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, SPEEDOMETER NOT READING PROPERLY, TEMP GAUGE WRONG READINGS. THE DEALERS WANT $750.00 TO REPAIR IF THE VEHICLE IS OVER 75,000 MILES. THEY HAVE SAID THEY SENT RECALL INFORMATION FOR THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING OF THE SORT. FOR A VEHICLE I PAID 32, 000 FOR I FIND THIS TO BE UNSAT. GMC NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE FOR THERE CUSTOMERS, I WOULD EXPECT THIS TREATMENT FROM A FORD DEALER. *TR

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  • 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500
    - GEORGETOWN, KY

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL RATTLING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THE PART WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500
    - ZEPHYRHILLS, FL

    IN MY 2004 GMC SIERRA THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE A/C DOWN NEAR THE PASSENGER FLOORBOARD SMOKES AND I SMELL BURNING PLASTIC AND MY A/C DOESN'T WORK AND I TALKED TO A FEW OTHER GMC AND CHEVY OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SO IF ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I THINK ITS SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO... *TR

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  • 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500
    - PITTSBURGH, PA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA K1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED AND THEN IT REMAINED AT THE SAME SPEED REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST OR SLOW HE WAS DRIVING. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500
    - CINNAMINSON, NJ

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500
    - MONTGOMERY, AL

    ON MY 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500 NOV 10, 2010 THE SPEEDOMETER JUST QUIT WORKING WHILE BACKING OUT THE YARD IT JUMPED UP TO 70MPH AND NOW THIS HAPPENED AND THE RPM METER IS STUCK AT 0 ALSO COULD THIS BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE MY WIFE USE THIS VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500
    - FREMONT, CA

    2004 GMC SIERRA EXT CAB WITH 40K MILES HAS SERIOUSLY DEGRADED BRAKING POWER. UPON SUDDEN STOPS THE VEHICLE WASN'T TO KEEP ROLLING TAKING FAR TO LONG TO STOP. THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND YET THE TRUCK IS STILL MOVING. THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT INDICATE IT IS WORKING BUT THE WHEEL S DO NOT LOCK UP TO A SKID, IN FACT, I CAN'T GET THE TRUCK TO SKID OR INVOKE THE ABS SYSTEM NO MATTER WHAT I DO. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO SAID NO RECALLS WERE OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL BUT I CAN BRING IT IN FOR AN INSPECTION ( $100) BUT ANY REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED BY GM, HE ACTED LIKE HE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE? I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER GMC TRUCK OWNERS THAT SAID THEY HAD SIMILAR ISSUES ONLY TO BE CHARGED $800 OR MORE WITH LITTLE IMPROVEMENT. I CANNOT KEEP THIS TRUCK LIKE THIS, I AM AFRAID I WILL ROLL INTO THE BACK OF SOMEONE AND I CANNOT TOW MY TRAILER ( SMALL BIKE TRAILER) FOR FEAR OF THE SAME. WHEN WILL GM WAKE UP? *TR

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  • 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500
    - FORT GIBSON, OK

    KNOCKING IN THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY BEGAN AT 20,000 MILES. STEERING SHAFT HAS TO BE GREASED BY SERVICE CENTER EVERY 10K MILES TO PREVENT KNOCKING. SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. SPEEDOMETER USED TO REGISTER MAX MPH WHEN DOING 70MPH THEN STOPPED WORKING AT ALL. *TR

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  • 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500
    - LA MARQUE, TX

    AIR BAG SENSOR ICON STAYS ON SHOWING A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS OTHER THAN THE AIR BAG IS CONTINUALLY OFF NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN A WRECK OR CRASH OR FIRE. IT JUST CAME ON BY ITSELF A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND CAN;T BE MADE TO GO AWAY AND HAS STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. MY CONCERN IS THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT COVERED BY AN AIR BAG IN CASE OF A CRASH . DEALER SAID AIR BAG SENSOR IS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMPUTER. SENSOR IS $900.00 TO REPLACE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ONLINE WITH OTHER GMC SIERRAS PICK UPS AND GMC VEHICLES. THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE. CAN YOU HELP? *TR

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  • 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500
    - PARK HILL, OK

    I HAVE A 2004 GMC SIERRA PICKUP AND THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE BY THE COMPANY THAT WONT COST ME OVER 400 DOLLARS. *TR

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