Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 3425 | 3425A | 10021075 | Unable to program tire size in ebcm/vses. *kb | 03/01/2007 | |
| 3562 | 3562C | 10021010 | Bridgestone dueler product information update. *kb | 02/22/2007 | |
| 3562A | 10016866 | Bridgestone dueler product information update. *tt *sc | 10/13/2005 | ||
| 030310002 | 06/01/2004 | 10012160 | Use of correct installation procedure for loose hubcap assembly. this service bulletin replaces 030310002. *eh | 02/16/2005 | |
| 3235 | 10010654 | 20 inch wheels stop sell on 1500 crew cab with 5'8' bed. *eh | 12/03/2004 | ||
| 3157 | 01/01/2004 | 10010018 | Excessive tire spin setting diagnostic trouble code c0543. *tc | 11/03/2004 | |
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||||
| 3727 | 10017310 | Service tire pressure monitoring system diagnostics codes. *tt | 11/02/2005 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 09/10/2004 | 49000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 gmc sierra. the contact stated that the mechanism to lower the spare tire on the vehicle does not work. the cable came down, but the tire did not. the contact stated that because of the safety mechanism, there is now no way to get the spare tire off of the vehicle. the contact had to use a torch and cut the spare tire lose. the contact stated the spare tire looks like it has never been off the vehicle and feels that rust and corrosion has made it were the tire will not move. the vehicle had not been inspected at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage and current mileage was 49000.rl | |||
| 08/04/2004 | 30000 | 1 | |
| By looking at the front/rear tires consumer can see that they are wearing out prematurely. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| 10/01/2004 | 1 | 05/17/2004 | |
| Vehicle vibration an shaking in steering wheel. *bf the consumber had the tires balance and some of the vibration stopped. *tc | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 10/04/2004 | 500 | 6 | 02/22/2004 |
| I purchased my 2004 gmc sierra 1500 4x4. i put it in 4 wheel drive to go through some ice and it made a very loud clank. not long after that when i put it in reverse or drive it also made the same loud clank. it did not sound like that when i first bought the truck. now the truck has trouble going into 4 wheel drive and also gets hung in reverse. it has almost caused me to get in a bad accident. my cruise control also has have 6 malfunctions. i had the dealer fix it initially. i have fixed it subsequently due to the fact they said it was a blown fuse. the 4 wheel drive and transmission problems were addressed 3 times and all the dealers said nothing was wrong. an independent mechanic said there is a defect with my transmission and transfer case. that is it with the truck. now just last thursday feb 3, my bridgestone tire separated. my tire dealer said the tire was defective. there was no evidence what so ever that there was any damage to the tire to cause the blowout. it should not have separated. it caused a fire. it was quickly put out. *jb | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 03/21/2005 | 1 | ||
| When examining the tires while the vehicle was parked driver noticed that the left and right side tires had tread separation from the inner and outer side of the tires. driver took vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the vehicle was operating as designed. general tires americian trac p25570r16. *ak | |||
| TIRES - VALVE | |||
| 07/10/2005 | 14250 | 3 | 09/10/2004 |
| On 7/10/05, while pulling my camper, which is a 04 gmc 2500hd, bought new to pull this camper, i experienced a flat r/r tire with-in 40 miles on the truck. on 7/11/04 i experienced 2 flat tires on this truck due to defective valve stems. after checking with other chevrolet/gmc owners at campgrounds, there is a major safety problem with the rubber valve stems. i ended up having to have steel valve stems installed on the side of the road due to tire failure and replacing two tires that only had 13,500 miles on them. the service repairman explained that due to heat buildup on the tires, the rubber valve stems will not accept the heat, and fail. i had three failures in two days due to this, which could have caused a serious accident and injury | |||