DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH ON RURAL FREEWAY WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND BLEW. THERE WAS NOTHING THE DRIVER HIT OR RAN OVER. IT JUST BLEW OUT ALMOST CAUSING A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. *JB
2004 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2004 record →
I HAVE A 2004 Z71 SIERRA TRUCK WITH A 5.3 ENGINE THAT HAS A SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. IT READS 120MPH ALL OF THE TIME AND THEY HAVE QUOTED ME AROUND $550 TO FIX. I ALSO HAVE A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED ONCE BY WARRANTY BUT IT HAS RETURNED AGAIN. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WRONG LUBRICATING GREASE WAS APPLIED TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY REPLACED THE GREASE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. AS OF OCTOBER 17, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
WHINE AND CLUNKING SOUNDS IN THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN STEERING, PARTICULARLY IN A LEFT TURN. ONE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS GREASE PROBLEM. NO WORD FROM GMC. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH. AFTER RESUMING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 75 MPH. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 70 - 140 MPH BEFORE HE RESUMED DRIVING. THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED THERE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND HAS NOT CHANGED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. *JB
I HAVE HAD TWO OCCURRENCES WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND/OR REGISTERS SPEEDS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS BEING DRIVEN. IN THE LATEST INSTANCE, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE IT STARTED FLUCTUATING TO WHERE IT WAS REGISTERING 120 MPH. WHEN I STOPPED AT A TRUCK STOP AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF IT WAS STILL REGISTERING 40 MPH. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN. I THOUGHT POSSIBLY THE RAIN MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT IF MOISTURE HAD GOTTEN IN TO THE ELECTRONICS SOMEWHERE. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT STARTED WORKING NORMALLY AGAIN UNTIL LAST NIGHT. *TR
REDUCED ENGINE POWER, THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 7 TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN TO 1500 RPMS MAXIMUM. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY VALVE AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THIS PART WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $481. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE MORE. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC. *TR
MY 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500 HAS ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ON A TRIP WITH MY SPEEDOMETER READING 65 MPH AND ALL THE TRAFFIC OF A 4 LANE EXPRESSWAY WAS PASSING ME. I THEN REALIZED MY PORTABLE GPS UNIT WAS READING A MUCH SLOWER SPEED. SPEEDING UP TO THE GAPS READING MY TRUCK SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 110 MPH. AT TIMES THE READINGS ARE REVERSED. AND AT OTHER TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I?VE DISCOVERED GM HAS USED FAULTY ?CLUSTER STEPPER MOTORS? AND MANY CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY THERE HAVEN?T BEEN ANY REPORTED DEATHS YET DUE TO THE PROBLEM ONE WOULD HOPE THAT A RECALL WOULD RESULT BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES. *JB
SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING AT TIMES, GETS STUCK AROUND 70MPH WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES AT OTHER SPEEDS. WHEN THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF IT DOES NOT GO TO ZERO INSTEAD IT GOES TO 20-40MPH AND THEN I GUESS IT THINKS THAT'S WHERE ZERO STARTS. TRUCK ONLY HAD 42,000 MILES WHEN THESE PROBLEMS STARTED AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. THE TRUCK IS A 2004 GMC SIERRA Z71 ALMOST NEW. SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. READS 35 MPH WHEN STOPPED/NOT RUNNING AND 40-50 MPH HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEED WHEN DRIVING. *TR
WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 60 MPH AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO ZERO. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN THE SPEEDOMETER WENT AROUND PAST THE 120 MPH ON THE GAUGE. I DID GET THE SPEEDOMETER BACK TO ZERO BY STARTING AND THEN TURNING THE IGNITION OFF QUICKLY. I CONTINUED TO DO THESE BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FALL APROX 5 MPH EVERY TIME THAT I DID THIS. IT TOOK ABOUT 12 TIMES TO GET IT DOWN TO ZERO. THIS IS THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED WITH MY 2004 GMC. I HAVE ABOUT 29000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK. *JB
FAULTY SPEEDOMETER READINGS ON A 2004 GMC SIERRA WITH 40,000 MILES. *TR
2004 GMC SIERRA TRUCK SPEEDOMETER READS OVER 120MPH WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND READS 30 TO 60MPH WHEN STOPPED. REPEATED STARTING AND TURNING OFF ENGINE RESETS THE SPEEDOMETER TO 0 WHEN STOPPED, BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME. IT JUMPS BACK UP TO OVER 120MPH WHEN DRIVING AGAIN. *TR
PLEASE HELP WE RECENTLY PURCHASED OUR SON A 2004 GMC SIERRA PICKUP ,TRUCK IS EXCELLENT SHAPE NOT TO MANY MILES ETC. HE HAS PUT ABOUT 200 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HIS SPEEDOMETER QUITS HIS FUEL GAGE WONT REGISTER RIGHT,WE TAKE IT IN AND THEY SAY IT IS A CLUSTER PANEL PROBLEM COST ABOUT 600 TO FIX,THEY TOLD ME THERE IS ALOT OF THIS WITH THIS YEAR MODEL WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ,I CAME HOME AND RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WHY IS GM GETTING AWAY WITH THIS HOPEFULLY THERE WOULD BE NO DEATHS RELATED TO THIS BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM HOPE YOU CAN HELP THANKS *TR
I BOUGHT NEW GMC SIERRRA IN MID 2004, TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST. TRUCK EXHIBITS VERY POOR WET TRACTION AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. WHEN TIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY AT 18,000 MILES HAD SERIOUS SPIN OUT ON I75 SOUTH OF TAMPA IN LITE RAINY CONDITION. SINCE THEN NOTICED TIRE SPIN ON SLIGHTEST WET ROADS, EVEN HAS TROUBLE PULLING OUT OF CAR WASHES. THIS IS DANGEROUS TIRE AND SHOULD NOT BE INSTILLED ON LARGE VEHICLES. TIRE IS DOWN TO WEAR MARKS AND ONLY HAS 28000 MILES. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND MAINTAINED ONLY BY GM DEALERS. GOODYEAR DEALER STATES THIS TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON FULL SIZE TRUCKS, IT WILL WEAR EXCESSIVELY AND MAY LEAD TO BLOWOUT. DEALERSHIP WON'T DO ANYTHING AND GOODYEAR STATES IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER. *TR
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. *TR
INTERNAL FAILURE OF PART IN FUEL TANK THAT CAUSED THE FUEL GAUGE TO NOT READ ACCURATELY, BUT ALLOWED THE LOW FUEL LIGHT TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THIS PART WAS NOT A PART OF THE FUEL PUMP, BUT WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PUMP AS THE PUMP WAS A WARRANTY ITEM ,AND THIS PART WAS NOT.*AK
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY, AFTER DOING A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY CHEVEROLET FULL SIZE VEHICLES. THIS WAS VERY OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN SITTING AT A STOP SIGN THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 35-40 MPH, AND WAS EITHER STUCK OR READ COMPLETLY INCORRECT.*AK
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA PICK UP WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 40,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WORKING IMPROPERLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP THE SPEEDOMETER READ THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 120 MPH. WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT REGISTERING THE SPEED CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD KEEP UP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC TO TRY TO GAGE THE VEHICLES SPEED. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER MOTOR. AK UPDATED 05/23/07. *JB
2004 GMC SIERRA SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. STICKS ON 40-50 MPH. *JB
SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE 7-8 ISSUES, ONE SELLING POINT WAS THE ONSATR CELLULAR SERVICE, NEVER WORKED, ETC. ETC. ETC. THE SALIENT MATTER AT THIS TIME IS THAT THE DRIVE TRAIN ORGINALLY EXHIBITED A CLINCKING SOUND SHIFTING FROM 2ND-3RD AND FROM 3RD-2ND, THE NOISE WAS SPORADIC AND WENT FROM A CLINCKING TO A DECIRNABLE CLUNK ALL THE TIME, THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE REPAIRS AND NOW STATES THE MATTER IS A CONCERN BUT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM, THE OEM, GMC, HAS STATES THAT THER IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND I AM RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS, I CAN NOT SELL IT AS IS. *JB
2004 GMC SIERRA 1500 SPEEDOMETER FAILED AFTER WARRANTY WAS OVER. SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND READS ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 120 MPH WHEN STANDING STILL. MANY COMPLAINTS IN FORUMS, BUT NO RECALL FROM GMC. UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT KNOWING TRUE SPEED. GMC WANTS BIG BUCKS TO FIX, SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK
THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE 2004 GMC SIERRA IS IRRATIC. IT WILL READ A SPEED BUT IT WILL NOT BE MOVING. YOU CANNOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, WHICH MAKES IT UNSAFE. *AK
THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE SPEEDS SHOWN ON THE SPEEDOMETER HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
1 SPEEDOMETER REGISTERING 120 SITTING STILL ( REPLACED CLUSTER). 2 WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF ( REPLACED WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD) 3. KNOCK IN COLUMN ( REPLACED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT). *NM
ON OR ABOUT 12/01/06, WHILE PULLING MY TRUCK AHEAD, THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ME TO ROLL INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. ON 3 OTHER OCCASIONS, MY TRUCK HAS ROLLED THROUGH INTERSECTIONS DUE TO ABS FAILURE. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING AND THEY REFERRED ME TO GM. WHEN I CONTACTED GM, THEY ALLUDED TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT BUT THEN INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WORK AS DESIGNED. I WAS THEN ADVISED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE WITH REGARDS TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM BUT WAS GIVEN SOME FREE OIL CHANGES FOR MY TROUBLES. WHEN I DID FINALLY RECEIVE THE 12,000 MILE OIL CHANGE COVERAGE, DUE TO DELAYS IN THEIR PROCESSING, THE COVERAGE WAS ACTUALLY FOR ONLY 7900 MILES. WHEN GM WAS CONTACTED, THEY REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS ERROR. *JB
I HAVE A 2004 GMC SIERRA EXT. CAB TRUCK WITH ABOUT 70K MILES ON IT. IN THE PAST WEEK, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING HIGHER THAN 120 MPH WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ONLY DOING AROUND 50 MPH. WHEN STOPPED IT READS AROUND 60 MPH. I CAN START AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL DROP AROUND 10 MPH EACH TIME IT STARTS. WHEN IT GETS TO 0, IT WILL READ FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN GRADUALLY START CLIMBING UP PAST 120 MPH AGAIN. 2ND COMPLAINT. AROUND EVERY 20K TO 25K MILES, I HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND HAVE A NEW STEERING COLUMN GREASE PACKING KIT INSTALLED BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN STARTS KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRST 2 TIMES IT WAS DONE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NOW THE WARRANTY IS UP AND IT NEEDS ANOTHER PACKING DONE. THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR THIS ONE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BRAND NEW. *JB
MY GMC SIERRA CREW CAB K1500 Z-71 SPEEDOMETER BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AROUND 37,000 MILES. IT WILL STICK AT 0, OR SOMETIMES AT 20 OR 50. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND GETS BETTER SOMETIMES IF I STOP AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. NOW VOLT METER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, SINCE I CAN'T TELL THE MPH THAT I AM DRIVING. I REGULARLY CARRY MY 2 SMALL SONS AND THIS IS QUITE SCARY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY GM PRODUCTS THIS AGE. GENERAL MOTORS HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM HERE ! *NM
I HAVE A 2004 GMC SIERRA Z71, AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEGUN TO PERFORM ERRATICALLY. IT NO LONGER RETURNS TO 0 WHILE STOPPED, AND NEVER GOES BELOW 35 MPH. THIS HAS JUST BEGUN, AND APPARENTLY JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS (OVER 350 IN ONE FORUM ALONE) I HAVE FOUND ON WEB FORUMS THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM TO GM. *JB
I HAVE A 2004 GMC SIERRA THAT HAS A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER. IT SHOWS READING ANYWHERE FROM 0-100 MPH OVER WHAT YOU ARE TRAVELING AT. WITH THE TRUCK TURENED OFF - THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW IT AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 100 MPH. THIS ALL STARTED AT ABOUT THE 40,000 MILE MARK. WE PREVIOUSLY HAD A 2004 CHEVY 5500 TRUCK THAT TOO BEGAN W/ SPEEDOMETER TROUBLE AT THE 40,000 MILE RANGE. WE KNOW SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH A 2004 CHEVY/GMC ALL OF WHOM HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. CHECKING AROUND THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC COULD HAPPEN.
I HAVE A 2004 GMC SIERRA. FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN ACTING FUNNY. AT TIMES IT WILL SAY I AM DRIVING A LOT SLOWER THAN I ACTUALLY WAS. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS MORNING, IT SAID I WAS GOING 10 MPH AND I WAS PROBABLY GOING ABOUT 30-35 MPH. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT RESET. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON A TRIP, THE SPEEDOMETER STUCK ON 75 MPH. I DID NOT REALIZE IT UNTIL CARS STARTED PASSING ME ON THE INTERSTATE AND WHEN I CHECKED MY GPS SYSTEM, IT SAID I WAS GOING AROUND 60 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER IS JUST ALL OVER THE BOARD. SOMETIMES THE SPEED IS CORRECT, SOMETIMES ITS SLOWER AND SOMETIMES ITS FASTER. I BELIEVE THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST THEY MAYBE REALLY GOING. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *JB
SPEEDOMETER GAUGE IS SHOWING WRONG SPEED WENT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS BUT IT IS NOT A RECALL AND PRICE TO FIX IS $450-$550. *JB
I HAVE A 2004 GMC SIERRA THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS STICKING. I HAVE FOUND ON NUMEROUS WEB SITES THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE. APPARENTLY THE 2004 GMC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS WITH FAULTY GAUGES. *NM
2004 GMC SIERRA SPEEDOMETER GIVES ERRONEOUS READINGS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CAUSED INADVERTENT AND BRAKING, UNSAFE SPEED AND LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. *NM
2004 GMC K1500 Z71 - SPEEDOMETER READS INCORRECTLY 0-100 MPH OFF OF ACTUAL SPEED. *NM
2004 GMC SIERRA PICKUP SPEEDOMETER IS VERY ERRATIC. INDICATED SPEEDS ARE NOT ACCURATE. SOMETIMES SPEEDOMETER INDICATES 40-60 MPH WHEN TRUCK IS NOT MOVING. *NM
MY 2004 GMC SIERRA WOULD LIGHT ALL FOUR TURN SIGNALS WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS APPLIED, AS IF THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. PAID ALMOST 200 DOLLARS TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND FIXED. AFTER GOING HOME, I SEE THAT OTHER SIERRA USERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MORE SHOCKING, I SEE THAT GM HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH SOME ENVOYS, BARBADOS, TRAILBLAZERS, AND OTHERS, AND PERFORMED A SAFETY RECALL AT NO CHARGE. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT ALL VEHICLE OWNERS WITH THESE PROBLEMS WERE NOT NOTIFIED AND THE FAULTY COMPONENTS REPLACED. HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH GM ABOUT THIS AND THEY HAVE YET TO SEND ME ANYTHING BUT CARBON-COPY E-MAILS AND RUNAROUNDS. *JB
SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO RESET TO ZERO. WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR STOPS AT A SPEED ABOVE ZERO (I.E., 30, 40, 50 MPH). WHEN THE VEHICLE RESUMES TRAVELING, THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR STARTS INCREMENTING AT THE SPEED AT WHICH IT STOPPED (I.E., 30, 40, 50 MPH). THEREFORE, THE INDICATED SPEED IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED. THIS IS NOT ONE INCIDENT, BUT AN ONGOING CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, AND VERY DANGEROUS. *NM
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *NM
2004 GMC SIERRA AT 50,000 MILES DEVELOPED A SPEEDOMETER SHORT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHICH CAUSED WILD SWINGS IN MPH READINGS. AFTER MENTIONING IT TO A FRIEND WITH A CHEVY SILVERADO, SAME YEAR AND MILEAGE , I FOUND HE HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM . I HAD THE CLUSTER REPLACED AT MY COST.*JB
SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC IN FUNCTION I HAVE 44,000 MILES ON MY 2004 GMC SIERRA AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS IN NEED OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. *NM
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON 2004 GMC 1500. *JB
SPEEDOMETER ACTING ERRATIC, SPEEDOMETER MAY REGISTER 120 MPH WHEN I'M GOING 60 MPH. THEN IT FINALLY QUITS. IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO GET REPLACED. I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST OR SLOW I'M GOING WHICH ENDANGERS ME AND EVERYBODY AROUND ME. *JB
MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 GMC SIERRA HAS BECOME ERRATIC. SOMETIMES IT IS ZERO EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. SOMETIMES IT REGISTERS 120 MPH SITTING STILL. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO JUDGE SPEED IN SCHOOL ZONES. NO KNOW EVENTS LED TO THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR BILL WILL BE ABOUT $500 I AM TOLD. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING SUDDEN BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS WAS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED NUMEROUS TIMES BY THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE BEGAN TO DECREASE AND INCREASE WITHOUT WARNING PRODUCING ERRONEOUS READINGS CONTRARY TO THE ACTUAL MILES PER HOUR BEING DRIVEN. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED. *AK UPDATED 11/0/906.*JB
MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 GMC Z71 WORKS ERRATICALLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL PEG OUT AT 120 OR IT STICKS AT 70 MPH. WHEN I SEE THE SPEEDOMETER, IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS WORKING LIKE A CLOCK. IT STICKS AND RELEASES. *NM
SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS ERRONEOUS READINGS, NEVER CORRECT. *NM
I WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET AND HAD TO STOP QUICKLY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE AS THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM FINALLY STARTED TO RESPOND RIGHT BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE BACK CORNER OF A VAN. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY PICK-UP AND THE VAN. I'M STILL WAITING ON THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO FIX MY TRUCK. *NM
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