Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. The speedometer displays inaccurate readings, which resulted in a traffic citation. The speedometer could display 100 MPH while driving at a normal rate of speed. When the vehicle is stopped, the display will read 60 MPH. The speedometer has functioned normally only once. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer because they will charge $600 for a diagnostic. The current mileage was 104,000 and failure mileage was 90,000.
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 electrical complaints
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The 2003 chevy silverado has a documented defect on their speedometers and gauges and refuse to correct this if you do not meet a 7yr/70,000 warranty period. The issue has been reported in as few as 28,000 miles to over 150,000 miles. This is an unsafe defect reported by chevrolet that the do not recognize as necessary to cover for everyone.
1 six months after the purchase of my 2003 chevrolet silverado my speedometer stopped working and would get stuck. Speedometer was reading 65 I was really going 75 according to the arizona highway patrol I was given a warning since the officer saw that my speedometer had stayed stuck at 65 even when I had already turned off my vehicle. Instrument cluster was replaced my vehicle is no longer under warranty anymore and my speedometer has failed again.
Speedometer works improperly.
In my 2003 chevy silverado ex cab z71 ls my speedometer doesn't work properly when cold. For example, when I first enter the vehicle and the temperature inside the cab equals the temperature outside the cab which is equal to 40 degrees or less, my speedometer stays at zero until the cab warms up. Once the cab warms up and I come to a stop and then continue moving, the speedometer reads properly. I have video evidence of this.
The speedometer has started acting erratic. It will not show the correct speed, often sticks on a particular speed when I know I'm either going slower or faster. At times it shows I'm going in excess of 120 MPH. It sometimes goes back to 0 when it is shutdown. It may, or may function correctly the next time it is started. Since this is all I have to rely on to determine if I'm traveling the correct speed, is the manufacturer responsible if I exceed the speed limit while I am relying on this for an indication of my speed?
At around 124,000 miles while driving on the highway, I noticed my speedometer said I was going 55 MPH. I gave it some more gas and the speedometer never rose, only fell down to 0. After my trip where this initially happened my speedometer has done this nearly every trip where the speed reaches 70 MPH. Today, 11/13/07, I received a notice from gm that they were aware of the problem. However, being that my truck has more than 70,000 miles they are unable to fix it at their expense. Calls to gm have been no help and the problem will not be covered by them, even though they know it is happening to alot of these model vehicles.
Speedometer quit working. Tachometer jumps to 6k-7k when the dash lights are on for a significant period of time. Oil pressure gauge goes to zero.
The speedometer on my 2003 chevy silverado fails to register correct speed. The instrument has been replaced once before under warranty. Now it is failing again. It seems the instrument is designed to function for no more than 50-60,000 miles.
2003 chevy silverado with speedometer malfunction. Customer stated that after 15,000 miles the speedometer malfunctioned.
My 2003, 1500 chevy silverado z71 speedometer is giving me trouble. It gets stuck at one speed as I continue to accelerate. And vise versa, it gets stuck as I decelerate. Some times it will get stuck and not move at all. Lots of forums I read have hundreds of others with same problem. Why won't they recall this item.
Just received a letter in the mail about the problem with the speedometer cluster today, I thought it was strange I've never had an issue with this at all until the letter arrived in the mail 10/24/2007 well today my cluster went out !!! Speedometer, oil,pressure, gas, amp, temp, mileage as well all quit ! Kind of makes me wonder if it was shut down via satellite or radio wave... My understanding is that I now have a extended coverage on this 70k miles or 7 years I plan to take mine back to the dealership. Asap it's failed twice it did come back up after 20 min. Of driving then went back out.
Chevy truck bad speedometer.
I have a 2003 chevy silverado. I bought the truck last year. From the first day that I bought the truck, I heard a ticking coming from the dashboard. About a month ago, I noticed that my speedometer was very erratic and then completely stopped working. Also, the electric mirror has quit working along with the seat belt sensors.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 50 MPH, the oil pressure gauge, voltage gauge, and speedometer failed. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 93,000 and failure mileage was 83,000.
The speedometer on my 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500 began to malfunction with less than 60,000 miles on the odometer. The indicated speed would suddenly increase for no reason and would not recede with braking or with an actual decrease in speed traveled. I could not rely on the speedometer anymore and began to rely on the tachometer to estimate speed of travel. I researched this online and found an abundance of similar complaints about failing speedometers for chevy silverados. A query to a dealer indicates the remedy is a complete replacement of the instrument cluster at an estimated cost of $420.00.
Speedometer not work infect will show that truck (2003 silverado 1500) is traveling at 100 miles an hour while it stop. It fail all of a sudden with no warning and could cause an accident not to mention all the speeding tickets due to the speedometer not working. Dealer sates that I the owner have to pay to repair for a price of 350.00 dollars . No recalls have been sent and have asked other owners if the same problems have occurred and all have said yes. This occurred after an amount of 100,000 miles have been driven on truck.
2001 chevy z71 truck. All of the gauges quit working on the instrument panel. The speedometer is stuck at 100 MPH, the tachometer, oil, temperature and gas gauges register zero.
I have a 03' chevy silverado 1500 z71 with 70,000 miles. Just recently I have noticed that the speedometer shows 30mph while not moving. At 60mph it registers over 120mph. I feel this is a very dangerous problem that I would like to see fixed by gm at no change.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. While the vehicle was parked and with the keys in the ignition, a passenger turned the keys one notch. The vehicle was shifted out of the park position, which caused it to roll forward. The passenger did not have his foot on the brake pedal at any point. The service manager at the dealer stated that the vehicle is able to do that for towing purposes. The current and failure mileages were 126,000. The consumer stated when purchasing the vehicle he was informed you would have to push on the brake in order to transmission out of brake position and was alarmed to find that his vehicle was the only vehicle that has the defect. The consumer stated would like the dangerous defect investigate it as it is unsafe for not only him but also children that could easily get into the vehicle and move the it. Updated 08/24/07
On may 20, 2007 at 41,300 miles, the speedometer, tachometer, temperature, oil and fuel gauges stopped working. These gauges were not digital, they werea moving dial/stick. The digital odometer and instrument panels still work. All fuses have been checked and none were blown.*ak a google search by me gas uncovered numerous complaints like mine and two federal lawsuits being filed recently in wa and or.
Speedometer failures on 2003 chevrolet silverado pickup. I had dealer replace when it was still under warranty and it has failed again. Speedometer is erratic and you cannot tell what speed you are traveling.
My speedometer began malfunctioning. It had the wrong speed displayed and caused to me to exceed the speed limit for several miles and then I going slower than the speed limit. Both situations caused me to have close run-ins with other vehicles.
I own a 2003 chevrolet silverado lt z-71 and the speedometer will get stuck in the middle while at stop and while driving about 55 will be pegged out. I took it to the dealer and he told me it was a very common problem and should be on recall. I found an online forum with several hundred disgruntled gm owners having the same problem, most of them say the repairs cost around $700 and the problem sometimes reoccurs. I am a diehard gm fanatic and have owned several and everytime I had a problem it was minor, but this is not a minor problem. In the forum I found there is talk of a class action law suit and I would hate to see this problem go that far, when a recall would take care of the problem. I have seen recalls on alot more minor stuff from gm, so what is the hold up? I cant afford to spend $700 to fix faulty workmanship. The tachometer also doesn't function right, but that doesn't bother me as much as the speedometer. I have also learned that fuel guages may not function properly either and that worries me because my wife uses this truck and has my children with her most of the time and we live in the middle of nowhere and if she runs out of gas she may not have cell service to call someone and the thought of my wife, five year old daughter, and infant son walking down the highway late at night doesn't sit well with me. Please do the responsible thing and recall your faulty equipment.
Speedometer needle sticks and gives inacurate speed. Can cause accident due to wrong speed. I personally find myself lokking in the rear view mirror to try to keep the proper speed. Vey dangerous for my family.
Took 2003 silverado in to dealership to have computer updated, ever since then I have been experiencing problems with the speedometer. It is erratic, and displays speeds much higher than actual speed. I am able to turn ignition on and off to get it to reset back to zero, but that is not always easy when traveling down the freeway.
When operating turn signals intermittently turns on both signals, so other drivers can't tell what direction I'm turning or changing lanes nearly causing accidents. Also had this problem corrected approximate year ago at joe panian chev dealership and problem started again about week ago.
Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 2003 chevrolet silverado with 11830 failure mileage at 65 MPH the speedometer read 120 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that there was an internal failure of the instrument cluster. The vehicle had been repaired. The current mileage was 12,000.*ak update *4/23/07tr
Speedometer reading is erratic at best. Problem is getting worse. Needle starts off at between 20-60 MPH. Returns to zero sometimes. Sometimes it moves. Sometimes it is just stuck. Have heard from numerous other people experiencing similar problems.
Speedometer intermittent. Most of the time indicates 120 MPH.
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