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vehicle
2004 / gmc / sierra-1500
known issues
5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-01)
complaints
582 on file (2004-01-14 → 2025-05-05)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
433 occupant deaths, crash years 1990-2024 (legacy-code)
Inoperative or erratic instrument cluster gaugesELECTRICAL SYSTEM22 complaints2013-04 → 2018-09sierra-1500-2004-instrument-cluster-failure
10734841 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MAN
10562810 ALL OF THE VEHICLE INSTRUMENT GAUGES GO INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW. THERE HAS BEEN A GM ACTION OF SORT ON THIS, OF WHICH I AM NOT SURE. HOWEVER, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AND CURRENTLY AM EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE
10577749 THE SPEEDOMETER,OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, ALT METER, FUEL GAUGE HAVE ALL FAILED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. NONE OF THEM READ CORRECTLY. *TR
Broken exhaust manifold bolts at the cylinder headENGINE8 complaints2012-08 → 2018-10sierra-1500-2004-exhaust-manifold-bolts
10470229 EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF CAUSING THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAT SHIELD TO FALL AND JAM UNDER THE STEERING LINKAGE. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO TURN. *TR
10662099 EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF CAUSING EXHAUST LEAK WHERE MANIFOLD BOLTS ONTO HEAD. DUE TO EXHAUST LEAK NOW VEHICLE IS THROWING CODES FOR CATALYTIC THRESHOLD LOW. WHICH LEADS TO A MAGNITUDE OF PROBLEMS TO LACK OF POWER, POOR FUEL MILEAGE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO PASS EMISSION T
10515806 VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT FAILURES AT THE CYLINDER HEAD ON BOTH BANKS OF THE ENGINE. *TR
Corroded or ruptured steel brake lines with fluid lossSERVICE BRAKES97 complaints2012-08 → 2021-11sierra-1500-2004-brake-line-corrosion
10809983 COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL USED IN METAL BRAKE LINES ROUTED WITHIN AND UNDER VEHICLE
10504703 BRAKE LINE FAILURE AS AN EMERGENCY STOPPING PROCEDURE WAS IN PLACE. VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED, BUT REAR ENDED THE FORWARD VEHICLE. BRAKE LINE CORROSION IN HARD PIPING WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM AS THE HARD BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. *TR
10631378 TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. DUE TO RUSTED LINES BRAKE FLUID POURED OUT. *TR
Brake pedal travelling to the floor with loss of brakingSERVICE BRAKES15 complaints2012-11 → 2018-03sierra-1500-2004-brake-pedal-to-floor
10654194 BRAKE FOR RR CROSSING, PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR. TOWED TO GARAGE. *TR
10626106 BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO PRESSURE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP. LATER I NOTICED A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. THERE WAS NO LEAK BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND BRAKES WORKED PERFECTLY EARLIER IN THE DAY. IF I HADN'T BEEN IN A PARKING LOT AND OUT ON THE ROAD, THERE WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN
10595995 BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. PULLING INTO CAR WASH AND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK WENT OUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR WASH. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS AS I PULL AN EQUIPMENT TRAILER WITH 7000 POUNDS ON IT AND
Air bag warning light and air bag deployment at start-upAIR BAGS7 complaints2016-02 → 2023-05sierra-1500-2004-air-bag-warning-deployment
11436133 When to start truck and air bag in steering wheel exploded
11433868 Went to start truck and the air bag in the steering wheel exploded
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/gmc/sierra-1500
@misc{wrenchpro_2004_gmc_sierra_1500_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2004 GMC Sierra 1500},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/gmc/sierra-1500}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
