Speedometer locks at times, unpredictable. High low, at zero. Poses problems controlling this 2.5 ton truck.
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 electrical complaints
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What dose it take to get a recall on a vehicle since there are a lot of people having the same problem with their vehicle just out of warranty the speedometer is broke, I can be parked and it reads 120 MPH or driving down the highway and it reads 0 MPH. Why is there not a recall on this part? I am told that the consumer cost is around $500 to fix it, that gmac dealerships will not pick up the cost because there is not a recall on it. This is a very unsafe issue not knowing the real speed that you are driving and just trying to figure out your speed and hope you don't get a ticket because you don't have the cash flow to fix it because it is a gmac defect. I have a 2004 chevy silverado pick-up with around 44,500 miles on it, it is very unsafe when you drive with small children in this vehicle around all the time. What can be done to get gmac to recall theses vehicle? I have brought 1 gmc truck and 3 silverado trucks all new and this is the 1st one that I have had this problem with. I think I will rethink the next time I buy a new vehicle as to another model other then gmac if a recall is not done and I as a consumer have to pay for a gmac defect problem.
My 2004 chevy silverado 1500 speedometer stopped working on feb 13th, 2007 on the way home one night. It only has 62,000 miles on it. It's been working intermittently since then. I've researched on the internet where this is becoming a common problem. It needs to get fixed, but I don't think it should be my responsibility to fix it since I am not the only one who is having this problem.
1. Driving down highway and speedometer started reading 35 MPH while traveling aprox 65 MPH also 2 days prior to this amp meter quit functioning 2. Could cause accident 3 dealership wants 600 to 700 dollars to repair service tech told me this is a problem that gm should address and recall to repair.
Faulty speedometer 2004 chevy silverado. Either registers incorrect or not at all. Speedometer registered 56 MPH on a 50 MPH corner. However tach read 3000 RPM. Translates to 70+ MPH. Almost losing control and causing injury and/or damage to property. G.m. Refuses to fix or replace as vehicle was 2000 mi over warranty.
Speedometer and tachometer randomly stopped working on my 2004 chevy silverado k1500 more than a year ago. This equipment failure generates a safety concern because I can not know how quickly I am going. This has not been replaced due to the high cost of repair by gm.
Speedometer failed after 38,000 miles. Needle sticks at 80 MPH and up, and will eventually go back to zero, but will usually give wrong speed and not move.
While driving on hwy 278 towards hamilton, al my speedometer failed it worked partially for the rest of the trip but now does not work at all.
Speedometer frequently registers the incorrect speed or on occasions, no speed at all. Speed indicated may be significantly higher or lower than actual speed. I frequently have had to rely on a GPS to determine actual speeds. Relying on the speedometer I have seen the speed indicated at 55 MPH when actual speed was about 80 MPH. Shutting off the vehicle and restarting it will cause the speedometer to reset approximately 5 MPH slower. This will have to be repeated until the needle reaches 0 MPH. Once reset the speedometer will typically operate normally for some random period of time.
Speedometer does not indicate correct speed, it is currently parked and the speedometer is reading over 100. It was reading 20 to 30 MPH whilst I was going down the interstate at approximately 70.
2004 chevrolet truck speedometer not working 53,000 miles no recall even though service representative @ dealership said there have been a lot of problems.
The speedometer registers in accurately and randomly does not work at all. This could lead to a driving hazard and affects the safety of all on the road.
Nothing LED up to the problem. I left the house on feb. 3rd, halfway to the grocery store I noticed my speedometer was reading 120 MPH and knew I wasn't going that fast. Nothing has been done to correct the issue yet.
Speedometer started acting erratically, showed 90 MPH when really going 50 MPH, now has totally stopped working, peg at over 120 MPH very unsafe not knowing your speed. No repairs have been done at this point, using tach to get my speed.
Same as everyone else. Speedometer pegged out at 120 when 1 was going 65 MPH. Dealer said $400 to fix since I am 1200 miles out of warranty. Chevrolet is going to cover half of the amount for repair hopefully since this is such a common problem. Maybe there is hope for a full recall.
2004 chevrolet silverado 4wd speedometer malfunction at 45,000 miles. Meter just pegs out at 120 MPH and doesn't work anymore. After talking to dealer, this seems to be a regular occurrence. But they want 500-700 dollars to fix. They tell the odometer probably will be next. Now I have no working speedometer. Seems like chevy should fix this for free.
Speedometer stuck on the 120 MPH.
Event leading to failure: normal driving conditions failure: speedometer fails to report proper speed of vehicle. The speedometer will lower to 35 MPH when the vehicle is traveling at any speed. Other variations exist such as the vehicle traveling at 10 MPH and the speedometer registers 120 MPH. Multiple chevy 2004 silverado owners report the same failure.
Speedometer stuck on 50 while parked. Do not know correct speed while driving.
Tl*- the contact stated that he owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado. He stated that on 01/13/06 while driving 60 MPH on a clear day his speedometer dropped to zero for about 200 miles with an odometer reading of 54,200 miles on the vehicle. The contact stated that later that evening he started his vehicle and the speedometer went to 95 MPH and was stuck there for about 400 miles. The contact stated that the speedometer is now stuck on 85 MPH. He took the vehicle to the dealership and was told he needed to have the speedometer cluster replaced at a cost of $500.00. The contact stated that he feels this vehicle is too new to have this type of problem.
My 2004 chevy silverado speedometer is malfunctioning. Some days it won't work at all and some days it fluctuates between 0-120 MPH. This very dangerous and makes it difficult to obey the speed limit. I have researched this problem and have found it to be a nationwide problem on a variety of chevrolet and gmc vehicles ranging from 2003-2006. Why isn't there a recall on this problem?
I have a 2004 chevrolet silverado 2wd and discovered today that my speedometer is 15 MPH under where its supposed to be! I am seeing lots and lots of complaints about this where is the recall for this??!!
I have an '04 chevy silverado that has a speedometer that does not work. It shows 15 MPH when I am at a stop sign, than it moves up when I start to drive. However it just jumps around and usually falls back down to 15 or 20 MPH after driving a few miles and never moves again until I restart the car. I have contacted gm and the dealer and they refuse to repair it except at my cost. I feel this is a major safety issue and gm needs to recall it. I am not sure how many other vehicle years this effects but I have heard from numerous people that is has happened to them in the '03 and '05 gm vehicles. This needs to be addressed soon before someone gets into and accident. I have no way of gauging my speed and I don't have the $700 right now to get it repaired. What should I do?
Vehicle speedometer stopped working at around 38,000 miles right after warranty expired. Talking to other customers when I dropped off vehicle, I found that this was not a rare occurrence. Two other customers at dealer had same problem on similar models.
The speedometer on my 2004 silverado will read 30 MPH sitting still.it might not work at all,has read over 120.MPH. This seems to be a big problem that chevrolet has failed to address with any kind of recall.
The speedometer failed on my 2004 chevy silverado pickup, when I took in to the dealership where I purchased the vehicle the service manager stated that he new what the problem was and that he had fixed several of the defective speedometers. The vehicle has approximately 69,000 miles on it. I am concerned that this could cause an accident when another failure occurs. Fortunately I was not involved in an accident.
Speedometer either does not work at all, or shows an incorrect speed.
Speedometer on 2004 silverado (chevy) quit working. Stuck at 0 MPH for a while and then stuck at 30 MPH when truck is off. When driving the freeway it reads 120 MPH. Gm dealership says it is a problem with ipc and cost close to $400 to fix.
Speedometer failed on 2004 chevy 1500 4x4 silverado dealer wants 500-700 dollars to fix not knowing how fast you are going is a safety problem.
My 2004 1500 silverado pegged 120 MPH and will not move....at 53k I think this is a safety matter..for it read 20 miles less than what I was doing for awhile then starting climbing till it pegged 120 and stayed there..if it was not for that I was already noticing the trucks speedometer was messed up I might have thought I could have done faster...so 55 could have been really 75 MPH,..and so on.. I think this should be a recall I've seen many others that have had this happen...if not for my safety maybe for the safety of others....
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