2004 GMC Sierra 3500 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2004 GMC Sierra 3500. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
1fires
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
1
1fires
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING
1
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
1
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
1
Total complaints29

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“The fan for the heater doesnt work on all speeds properly, stopped working entirely”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2023-09-13

“While pulling a camper-trailer, I applied the brakes and the pedal went completely to the floor. I was able to stop utilizing the brakes on the trailer. I was only a short distance from home and I was able to get the trailer back, keeping the transmission in 1st gear and the trailer brakes. I took…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2014-09-15

“Brake line rusted out and failed in two spots in the last month. *tr”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2014-02-12

“This past week, as I was driving to get gas for our camping trip, the brake pedal went straight to the floor with no warning. I was able to get the dually slowed down without incident, but was it ever close. After getting the truck back to my house, I began investigating the issue as I saw no leak…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2013-09-20

“Brakes failed due to a sudden brake line failure. There had been no prior fluid leaks. The rear metal brake line under the bed rusted at a clamp in front of the fuel tank. As I have looked further into this I have several friends that have had this problem and several shops said that they saw this…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2013-08-02

“I was traveling on the interstate towing a 5th wheel trailer and traffic came to an abrupt stop. I applied my brakes and had brakes than the pedal went to the floor and I lost braking power. I let off the brakes and reapplied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor with low breaking affect. I…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2013-08-02

“I picked my stepdaughter at school and at the stoplight to leave the school there were no brakes. I used the curb to slow the truck enough to the lights to change. It was not a busy time and students were not present otherwise this would have been a disaster. I drove the truck home with flashers…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2012-11-28

“Approaching a stop. When the brakes were applied, the brake pedal dropped almost completely to the floor and stopping was extremely difficult. Discovered that the brake lines which run along the frame behind the driver side front wheel had corroded to the point where one of the lines failed and…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2012-11-12
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 GMC Sierra 3500 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.