2004 GMC SIERRA 3500 Complaints

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES, ALSO ON-GOING SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW WITH ABS ENGAGING AT SLOW DOWN DUE TO CORRODED SENSORS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT ALL EIGHT FUEL INJECTORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AND HAD THE FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TRADED FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,411.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC PICK UP 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL FELL FURTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RETAINER CHIP FOR THE HYDRO-BOOST AND BRAKE SWITCH WAS MISSING AT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLIP AND THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS REINSTALLED. IN ADDITION, WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PRODUCING AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE LOWER BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS WORN. THE STEERING WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,338.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA DORMAX DIESEL (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS PRODUCE WHITE SMOKE. OCASSIONALLY, THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO START. THE CONTACT SERVICED THE INJECTORS EVERY 10,000 MILES, BUT THE FAILURE IS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT REPLACING THE INJECTORS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE VEHICLE HAS POWER KING TOWMAX TIRES, SIZE LT235/80R16E. WHILE PULLING THE TRAILER AT 65 MPH, THE SIDEWALL ON THE PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.

SPEEDOMETER ERRATICALLY SHOWS INCORRECT SPEED WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES DISPLAYING 120MPH OR 0MPH. VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL CHECKED WITH DEALER AND WOULD COST $800.00 TO REPLACE BAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ONLY HAS 73,000 MILES. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSORS ON THE FRONT OF MY 2004 GMC 3500 DUALLY DIESEL WERE MALFUNCTIONING CREATING EXTENDED LOW SPEED STOPS AT A STOPLIGHT, CAUSING MANY CLOSE CALLS IN REAR ENDING ANOTHER CAR. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ( SEE: HTTP://WWW.JSONLINE.COM/STORY/INDEX.ASPX?ID=358797 ). MY STATE IS EXCLUDED FROM ANY RECALL AND I WAS CHARGED $440.00 TODAY TO FIX THIS. WE SALT OUR ROADS LIKE ANY OTHER NORTHERN STATE - THIS IS ABSURD! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SHAFT SNAPPED AND CAUSED THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT HAS HAD THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES REPLACED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURES. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

INSTRUMENT GAUGES READING ERRATICALLY, OIL PRESSURE,VOLTMETER, FUEL GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE WARNING INDICATORS WERE THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED FASTER SPEEDS THAN WHAT WAS ACTUALLY BEING DRIVEN. AS A RESULT, THE ALTERNATOR GAUGE HAS FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 75,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONTACT A LETTER THAT STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT; HOWEVER, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS WOULD BE $425. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 5/6/08 *CN UPDATED 05/06/08 *TR