Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 50 MPH, the speedometer failed. The contact restarted the vehicle and, when he depressed the accelerator pedal, the speedometer moved from 50 to 120 MPH. The vehicle is 900 miles over the 70,000 mile or seven year special order. The contact also stated that there is a class action law suit, of which he would like to be included. The current and failure mileages were 79,300.
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 electrical complaints
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Odometer is marking 120 miles went the truck is on parking gear.
Speedometer needle is buried past 120mph does not function. Where is the recall I have seen alot of complaints online of the speedo not functioning.
Speedometer is no longer accurate, does not work properly.
The speedometer needle has been malfunctioning--not moving from a specific speed, not calibrating to zero MPH and making a "clicking" noise when starting the engine.
Speedometer sticks at different speeds. Shows any where from 30 to 70 MPH at a dead stop.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the speedometer stopped working approximately 14 months after he purchased the vehicle. The dealer stated that the instrument cluster should be replaced. The manufacturer stated there is a policy that stated the failure could be repaired if the vehicle was less than seven years or had less than 70,000 miles. The manufacturer refused to repair because the vehicle had more than 70,000 miles. The failure mileage was 66,500 and the current mileage was 164,000. Updated 12/27/07 *lj updated 12/12/07
Speedometer goes to 120 MPH after driving more than half hour. To get back to 0 MPH I have to turn ignition off & on 8 to 9 times. This happens every day.
The speedometer on my 2004 chevrolet silverado quit working. I was driving 75 MPH on the freeway when it started to drop. I drove about 80 miles. By the time I got home , it had quit working completely. Now it sits at zero and "bounces" a little.
My speedometer on my 04 chevrolet tahoe is erratic and sometimes it just sits at 0.
Speedometer failure. Speedometer gives no, erratic or false readings such as 60 MPH while standing still. Online boards indicate this is a common complaint with 2003-2004 chevy trucks.
Ignition cylinder got stuck. Got it replaced. After about a week or so the speedometer started acting up. Speedometer has since been stuck at 120 MPH.
While driving home my speedometer dropped to zero and stayed there. It started working the next day. This past saturday it went haywire again, freezing up at 49 MPH. Not good when you are driving through multiple speed limit zones. This morning I started out at 54 MPH before I put it in drive. Upon reaching the stop sign, I shut it off and restarted. It dropped 10 MPH. I continued to stop and restart dropping another 10 MPH with each effort until it reached zero. Froze up again when I went to lunch. What should I tell the cops if I get stopped for speeding? I know, I'll just let them look at my dash to see how fast it says I'm going sitting still.
2004 chevrolet silverado pickup truck with safety defect customer believes that it is a defect in the wires due to them catching on fire twice**cc the consumer stated the fire did not spread to other parts of the vehicle and enclosed 2 repair invoices to show the defect.
(2004 silverado extended cab ls 5.3l with 54k miles) I was driving to work this morning (cruising about 70mi) but I noticed that when I slowed down in traffic, the speedometer was stuck at 70mi. Once I got off the freeway, I pulled into the gas station to fill-up, and noticed that the needle on the speedometer was still stuck @ 70mi. As I drove away, I noticed that now, the new 70mi. Mark was 0mi, and as I drove down the street, the car was reading 100mi. It continued to move back to 70 as I came to a complete stop. I understand there is a class-action law suit for this issue. I will not pay to repair this problem as I feel it's gm's problem to resolve. My next vehicle will be a toyota...and they wonder why imports are flooding the market...gm needs to step up and be responsible for this stuff! I fear that when I take it in to the dealer ship, they are going to charge me an arm and a leg, despite that fact that I purchased an extended warranty package from them at the time of purchase (truck). Now that this issue is there, I can't really drive my truck until it's repaired since I don't want to have an accident or get a ticket.
Speedometer quit working. Oil gauge is starting to act up. *ak.
Speedometerquit working. Problems started in april 2006. Sometimes it was working and others it was not. Failure was inexplicable, and a call to the dealer said that they had to replace the cluster for $600. Finally repaired the problem in may, 2007 for nearly $600. It seems that a lot of people are having the same problem with this same truck. Obviously something in the speedometerwas defective.
Speedometer started acting erratically, showed over 100 MPH when really going 30 MPH, now has totally stopped working? No repairs have been done at this point, using tachometer to get my speed.
Instument cluster in speedometer stopped working. 2004 chevy silverado 1500.
2004 chevrolet silverado safety issue. Speedometer does not read correctly it will jump around or read to low or to high. Since I don't know how fast I am going this could lead to an accident if I am going to fast and do not know it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the windshield molding had to be replaced on the front of the vehicle. The speedometer failed, the steering column was loose, and the rear axle seal was replaced. The dashboard lights failed to illuminate and were replaced as well. The vehicle has undergone numerous electrical failures which were still occurring. The vehicle had sixteen failures, and had been taken to the dealer on nine occasions. The current mileage is 31,000, and failure mileage was 22.
I was on internet and decided to do some checking on a problem I've had for sometime now with my truck. My-o-my I'm not alone! Speedometer went from 0 to above 120 MPH several times then just quit. I called dealer they said warranty had expired, month wise, not mileage (22,000 miles!). This is nuts, the more sophisticated vehicles become the more problems there are! I was told entire cluster needed to be changed. I didn't inquire about price because a dealer will "rape" me for cost of repairs. Now I drive using my tack would be nice to have gm fess up to their high tech failure and fix it!!
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 55 MPH the speedometer automatically increased to 120 MPH without warning. The dealer stated that the instrument cluster panel needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 45,000. *ak the consumer stated the dealer contacted gm and informed them of the problem and gm stated that they are not going cover the repair of the vehicle. Update 05/04/07
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The speedometer operates intermittently. The dealer stated that the instrument cluster panel failed. The current mileage was 52,000 and failure mileage was 49,000.*ak update 04/30/07
Speedometer was erratic and would not indicate correct speed in traffic. Speedometer now reads 120 MPH, even while parked. Unable to determine correct speed while driving. Have been advised repair is over $500.00 to replace known defective part. Problem began at 62,000 miles.
My speedometer started acting erratically at about 35,800 miles. At first it stuck at a speed and wouldn't go down when the vehicle slowed down. Then it simply stayed at zero MPH. The problem went away for a few weeks, and because I couldn't reproduce it, I allowed the vehicle to roll over my warranty mileage of 36,000 miles. Ever since then, the problem has gotten more common and more erratic, until finally today during a 200 mile drive, the speedometer went totally dead. It now reads 60 MPH when I'm standing still and it is buried at 120+MPH at highway speeds. No luck yet from gm about a recall or anything else. This is a dangerous situation and needs to be resolved.
Speedometer quit working at 61071 miles 500.oo to fix this is ridiculas
The speedometer in my 2004 chevrolet silverado truck is non functional. At times it pegs out past the 120 MPH mark. At other times it pegs below the 0 MPH mark and will not move. It has come to my attention (via internet searches on the problem) that this is a common malfunction in chevrolet trucks, yet gm has issued no recall. I feel this is a very dangerous situation and should be remedied by gm.
Speedometer quit working. My speedmeter won't register any speeds. Baseline now starts at 30 MPH
The speedometer stopped working at 40,000 miles. It make a clicking sound and sometimes works but then drops to 0 miles per hour. I looked online and found hundreds of other people complaining about the same problem. The dealer said there was nothing they could do except take the entire instrument cluster out and send it away for a $500.00 repair. General motors refuses to do anything about the problem even though it is only out of warranty 4,000 miles. It is a safety hazard because it works sometimes but is way off under the real speed.
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