2004 GMC Sierra Electrical Problems

RUSTED OUT/ CORRODED BRAKE LINES BURST WHILE STOPPING FOR A DEER RUNNING OUT ON THE ROAD. WAS WARNED OF THIS PROBLEM UPON PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IN 2010 AND PERSONALLY COATED ALL BRAKE LINES B4 WINTER EVERY YEAR...NEVER SAW WORSE LINES! I OWN CLASSIC CARS THAT ARE TWICE AS OLD WITH SHINEY ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES. THE FUEL LINES ALSO ROTTED OUT SPILLING FUEL OVER THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND ON THE GROUND WHILE FILLING UP. ALL FUEL LINES AND FUEL PUMP CONNECTIONS WERE SEVERELY ROTTED. WORST I HAVE SEEN. DASH CONSISTENTLY CHANGES LANGUAGES RENDERING ODOMETER NON FUNCTIONAL. SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE SOME TIMES NOT EVEN WORKING ESPECIALLY ON COLD DAYS. HMMMM ROTTED BRAKES+NO SPEEDOMETER+LEAKY FUEL LINES=CRASH,BANG BOOM!..AND I HAVE A CAR SEAT IN MY VEHICLE! LUCKLY I PERFORM PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND DRIVE SAFELY. STILL WONDER HOW THESE ISSUES GOT SWEPT UNDER THE RUG.

NHTSA ID

10818811

Incident

Apr 19, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi

THE HEATING AND AC CONTROLS WERE REPLACED 2 TIMES IN 2007.AND ARE STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY TODAY I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH THE AC ON BECAUSE IT'S 99 DEGREES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND LIKE IT HAS BEEN DOING FOR YEARS IT STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR ON ITS OWN. I HAVE SEE OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. SO I BELIEVE GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10633779

Incident

Sep 21, 2004

Mileage

25,000 mi

IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OVER. BATTERY IS FINE, EVERYTHING WORKS EXCEPT TURNING OVER. WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY NOTHING HAPPENS EVERYTHING GOES DEAD. I HAVE A VIDEO. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608390

Incident

Jun 20, 2014

Mileage

200,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS BLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING OVER A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10584387

Incident

Jun 11, 2012

Mileage

111,000 mi

THE SPEEDOMETER,OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, ALT METER, FUEL GAUGE HAVE ALL FAILED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. NONE OF THEM READ CORRECTLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10577749

Incident

May 18, 2008

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD EITHER DISPLAY AN INACCURATE SPEED READING OR BECOME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83000.

NHTSA ID

10563744

Incident

Dec 2, 2013

Mileage

83,000 mi

I HAVE A 2004 GMC SIERRA THAT HAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE ABS OR BRAKE SYSTEM. THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT GOES OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING BECAUSE THE A/C DRAWS POWER FROM THE BATTERY AND I CAN SEE THAT A CERTAIN LEVEL THE INDICATORS GO OFF. MOST OF THE TIME THE LIGHTS CHIME AND BLINK WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE BUT IT ALSO HAS HAPPENED WHEN JUST TURNED THE TRUCK ON. I'VE REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS TO STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S A GROUND OR SENSOR THAT IS FAILING. I'VE FOUND TSB FOR REGROUNDING, FAILING SENSORS, OR ECBM. STILL HAVEN'T FOUND THE CORRECT DIAGNOSIS. I JUST HOPE THE ABS FUNCTIONS WHEN I NEED IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10524157

Incident

Jun 12, 2013

Mileage

132,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10524115

Incident

Jul 13, 2011

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND ALL OF THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10523712

Incident

Jul 6, 2013

Mileage

83,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10408566

Incident

Jun 11, 2010

Mileage

82,000 mi

INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILURES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10381556

Incident

Feb 4, 2011

Mileage

80,700 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10360427

Incident

Apr 14, 2009

Mileage

35,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10330114

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

Mileage

87,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10258256

Incident

Sep 1, 2008

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

NHTSA ID

10249992

Incident

Nov 16, 2008

Mileage

120,000 mi

THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO DISPLAY THE WRONG SPEED. (I.E. SOMETIMES 30MPH AT 50 OR 60 OR 120 AT 45. THE SPEEDOMETER THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THIS ALL OCCURRED OVER THE PERIOD OF 2 OR 3 MONTHS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10245850

Incident

Sep 15, 2008

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY DASH CLUSTER IN MY 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500 HAS GONE OUT. THE 1ST TIME WAS ONLY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, BUT THE SECOND TIME, IT WAS OUT FOR OVER 2 WEEKS, I CONTACTED A DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK THE FUSES, WHICH I DID, BUT THEY WERE FINE, AFTER IT CAME BACK ON, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUSTERS, BUT THEY WERE ONLY COVERING THEM IF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN WARRANTY, WELL BY THIS TIME, MY VEHICLE WAS 800 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY(BUT IF I HAD KNOWN WHEN IT WAS OUT, I WAS STILL IN WARRANTY AT THAT TIME), ANYWAY, NOW THE CLUSTER IS OUT FOR THE THIRD TIME, AND GM REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKE TO THEM SEVERAL TIMES, AND SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING, EVEN AFTER MAKING ME TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, WHEN THEY KNEW IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY OWNER'S MANUAL EVEN STATES IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO RUN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A WORKING CLUSTER, AND I WOULD LIKE GM TO FIX SOMETHING THAT THEY KNOW IS BAD, ON MULTIPLE YEAR VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225521

Incident

Apr 4, 2008

I HAD PURCHASED MY SIERRA 1500 FROM CHESROWN DEALERSHIP OF DELAWARE OHIO. I HAD THE TRUCK FOR LESS THAN 60 DAYS. I LOVED THE TRUCK VERY MUCH BUT WAS VERY UPSET WHEN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED IN UNDER MY HOOD. THIS HAPPENED THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AND SINCE I HAD THE FACTORY STEREO SYSTEM I HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THE START OF THE FIRE. IT TOOK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO GET THERE AND BY THAT TIME THE FIRE HAD SPREAD FROM THE ENGINE THROUGHOUT THE WIRES DOWN THE FIREWALL AND INTO MY TRUCKS ENTIRER. ALL THAT I COULD DO WAS WATCH IN HORROR AS MY TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES FROM A FAR. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE FIRE FROM SPREADING INSIDE AND MY HAND WAS BURNT. WHEN THE POLICE USED THE THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THEIR CRUISER IT SEEMED TO GIVE IT OXYGEN AND SPREAD IT FASTER. I WAS DEVASTATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10215374

Incident

Nov 23, 2007

Mileage

95,000 mi

GAUGES WENT OUT, SHOULD BE A REPLACE RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10212893

Incident

Feb 2, 2006

Mileage

62,000 mi

WARRANTY EXTENSION ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON 2005 SIERRA 2500HD DOESN'T COVER EITHER TRUCK I OWN BECAUSE MILEAGE IS OVER THE 70K LIMIT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS BUT SERVICE EXTENSION IS NO HELP NOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10212430

Incident

Dec 20, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA. THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MILEAGE EXCEEDED 70,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000. SPEEDOMETER FAILED. IT READS SLOW. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB

NHTSA ID

10211380

Incident

May 1, 2006

Mileage

75,000 mi

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 GMC SIERRA HAS BEEN SPORADICALLY WORKING. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING IT AND HAVE REALIZED THAT IT'S NOT ONLY MY PROBLEM BUT A PROBLEM WITH GMC'S AND CHEVY'S AND I THINK THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT SPEED I'M GOING WHEN I'M TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. IT SAYS 20 BUT I COULD BE DOING 80 FOR ALL I KNOW. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE FOR YOU TO MAKE A RECALL? *TR

NHTSA ID

10209932

Incident

Nov 25, 2007

SPEEDOMETER AND OIL GAUGE FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10209007

Incident

Feb 15, 2007

MY 2004 GMC SIERRA SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP. SHOWING MORE THAN 20 MPH OVER ACTUAL RATE OF SPEED AND STUCK AT HIGHER THAN ZERO WHEN NOT DRIVING. I FEEL IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART WHEN I HAVE ONLY 20,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. YES ONLY 20K! I DRIVE IT INFREQUENTLY BUT I AM OUT OF MY 3YR WARRANTY. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS! *JB

NHTSA ID

10206694

Incident

Oct 22, 2007

Mileage

20,456 mi

THE 2004 GMC SIERRA SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP: STUCK ON MPH WHEN NOT DRIVING THEN WHILE DRIVING IT ACTED AS IF MPH STARTED ON 0 BUT RECORDED AS FOR EXAMPLE: 90MPH...(IT STUCK ON 30MPH THEN WHEN DRIVING IT RECORDED GOING 90MPH WHEN ACTUALLY TRAVELING 60MPH) WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES TO BE CHECKED AND THE FINAL CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT A LARGE VOLUME OF TRUCKS THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THIS AND THAT GM NEEDS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10196670

Incident

Aug 1, 2006

Mileage

40,000 mi