Tl* - the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado. The contact would like to make a complaint concerning the speedometer cluster module. The contact stated that the speedometer fluctuated and doesn't keep accurate speeds. The speedometer currently didn'tt work. When driving through town doing 25 and the speedometer would read 120 MPH.
2003 Chevrolet Silverado electrical complaints
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I have a 2003 silverado and the battery failed.
I own a 2004 chevy 2500hd truck and while driving at highway speed the speedometer quit.
2003 chevy silverado, speedometer not working. Will work just fine..then while driven done the road it stops...goes to 0 or goes to 120 MPH...I feel unsafe with this and the many others that have the problem that gmc knows about...a recall should be made...very unsafe not know how fast your going...
My 2003 chevy silverado speedometer is not working it shows 0-20 MPH when doing 70+. Also my battery gauge is pegged out. I have looked on the internet and have seen many people with the same issue with instrument cluster panel. I think gm should have a full recall. Its not safe driving down the highway not knowing how fast you are going.
Speedometer went very strange only worked part time and read wrong now does not work at all very bad.
2003 chevy silverado 2 wheel drive 1500 pickup. Speedometer sticks at different speeds when driving. Can be going 30 and the speedometer says 120. Safety issue.
2003 chevrolet silverado speedometer very erratic will be sitting still and will show 60 70 or 80 MPH and will go to max when doing around 30 or 35 ... This is a safety issue not knowing your speed. My vehicle only has 37,000 miles to date.
Speedometer is not working correct it will go 75 to 80 and then stick. Sometimes it will go off the meter and not go down . Have to cycle the key switch to make it reset. Last for sometime then does it all again. It reads wrong because I have been checked by radar by a friend in the police dept. This is a real safety issue that needs to be addressed by gm. There are just to many people having the same problem. I have a 2003 silverado mileage 85,000 been living with this for 8 months. Still no recall. Gm must have a real problem they don't want to face.
Speedometer is acting up and giving me wrong readings while driving. It rests at about 75 MPH while I am parked, and while driving some times goes as high as 125+ MPH when I am clearly going 60-70. 2003 chevrolet silverado with 51,000 miles. Nothing significant happened to make this problem happen, as I was just driving on the freeway when it occurred. I have done nothing to the vehicle to attempt to fix it as I feel there should be a recall on this faulty part.
Left turn signal causes the turn signals to act as hazard signals preventing other drivers from knowing the truck is turning left. There is a know recall coering this issue with 03 suvs and trucks, but chevy states it does not effect my truck. Here is the recall from the internet." on certain trucks and sport utility vehicles, the driver wishing to signal a turn by moving the directional signal lever, (up or down) may cause the front marker/turn lights and rear turn lights to flash in a manner similar to hazard warning, rather than flashing on the desired side only. Defect consequence: the driver may not be able to clearly signal their intentions to turn, change travel lanes, or potentially warn others of an impaired vehicle operating condition increasing the risk of a crash. Remedy: dealers will replace the suspect flasher modules with a new flasher module designed with sealed relays and more durable contact material inside of the relays free of charge. The recall began on august 4, 2005. Isuzu began mailing owner letters on august 4, 2005. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1‑800‑630‑2438, gmc at 1‑866‑996‑9463, isuzu at 1‑800‑255‑6727, buick at 1‑866‑608‑8080, and oldsmobile at 1‑800‑630‑6537. Notes: general motors corp., 05044
We all need to contact gm at www.chevrolet.com and complain. I purchased my 2003 chevy 2500 hd in nov. 2005. It had 32000 miles on it. The warranty ran out at 36000 and when I hit 38000 miles the problems started. The electrical system started acting up. I had went to leave and everything was dead no power at all. I would jump it and then it was fine for the first couple of times. The last time I jumped it, it cranked but I had no power it wouldn't move in drive or reverse and all the gauges went crazy. I disconnected the battery waited a minute and reconnected it and everything was working fine again. A week later the speed odometer went crazy and wouldn't go back to zero. Now starting a few weeks ago the drive train is making a loud clanking noise and the rear wheels are wanting to lock up when I try to start off. These problems don't occur every time, but the drive train noise is getting worse from all the feedback I see on this web site I feel I would waste my time contacting gm. All of us chevy owners with problems needs to contact gm every day about our $30,000 and $40,000 dollar hunk of scrap metal. I hope mine will burn and I will not ever buy another chevrolet product again. Here is there web site www.chevrolet.com. I have been calling the phone # on the web site, but it just stops ringing. You can send them e-mails and letters.
For what appears to be no reason at all, the speedometer needle will go 'ballistic', registering higher than traveling speed, and occasionally even pegging out. "over a period of time, it will then drop back to normal operation. This phenomenon will occur in warm or cool temperatures, within 5 miles of starting, or well into a longer distance of travel. Upon inquiry at several dealerships (I am a full-time driver and travel a lot), I have heard various reasons for this occurrence, the most prominent having to do with the cluster in the dash, and the 'cure' depends upon the person to whom I am speaking. At one dealership, I was told parts were on backorder for 7 weeks. At another I was told I would have to park the truck and wait for a third-party repair service to do that work. I would be unable to move the vehicle while waiting, as the mileage would have to be re-programmed into the repaired cluster. Waiting time for that was estimated at 4-6 weeks! (as stated, I rv full time, and this is my only means of transportation.) customer service at gm gives the impression that ours' is an isolated situation (explain that 7-week backorder at the dealership to me again!), and therefore must be of little consequence to them! I am concerned from the safety standpoint, as it is impossible to know what one's speed is. (going too slowly can be as dangerous as going to fast--I fear being rear-ended as much as anything!) there must be more folks out there who have not complained, to account for the lengthy wait involved in getting a solution to the problem. Please help.
My speedometer is not giving the right speed or sometimes, it doesn't even work at all. I still get my total mile on the odometer but not my speed. This is a low mileage, barely used truck and I have no idea how fast I'm going? Sometimes it works but is still off and other times, it just stops working all together. If it is cold, it stops working and you hear a tapping noise coming out of the cluster. If it is warm weather, you get some response out of it but it is not correct. I was already pulled over for speeding when I thought I was under the speed limit. There are I believe, 5 different speed sensors on the truck and I don't know which one is not working. I am not alone in this! There are hundreds of people on chats and forums who are complaining about the same thing. Why should I have to pay for these cheap parts?
Was driving down the freeway and my speedometer was showing that I was slowing down. My speedometer will work for a short period of time then it will start to show that the vehicle is slowing down. And soon shows that you are going 0 MPH. After sitting for a few hours in park and not running, it might work. Sometimes it never works again for a day. Took it to the local dealer and they told me that they have had many others like this and they didn't know why it is happening but chevrolet has not recalled it yet. They told me it ranges from 2003- 2005. They have worked on every one of these years. The dealer told me they couldn't do anything for me except replace my speedometer cluster, for about 1000 dollars. Without a speedometer is a big safety issue and I know that this is happening to other people.
Dt*: the contact stated the speedometer works intermittently. The dealership determined the cluster panel needs to be replaced. Updated 7/13/2006 -
Speedometer gets stuck at a speed and does not come back down until you cycle the ignition enough times to get it to return to 0 MPH. It is an ongoing problem, it does not seem to be getting any better.
I have owned my 2003 silverado for just over 3 years. I have had several problems already: 1) the air conditioner would only blow out hot air-- has been fixed. 2)vibration noise in rear end around 30-40 MPH--?? Can't be fixed/duplicated. 3) speedometer quit working--replaced at my cost; warranty just expired, go figure; also had to go to court to fight speeding ticket! ( relative has same truck, same problem!) 4) windshield wipers will not shut off, I get to pay for this one too, after warranty. I had to pull the fuse out! Not very safe in crazy mi weather!! 5) also had tailgate cables replaced under recall. 6) back seat loop replaced due to recall. No wonder chevy is not doing well, who wants to spend over $30,000 for a piece of junk! Will not buy another.
1) speedometer gradually began to fail, registering false speeds. 2)in the dark, I was driving too fast for road conditions, my speedometer was stuck at a lower speed indicated. (I was not involved in an accident or issued violation) 3)the instrument cluster needs to be replaced. This is a common problem (I belong to silverado enthusiast forum) further this is apparently a gm problem, as an 05 chevrolet impala I drive at work (police cruiser) has the same problem, which LED to an erroneous issuance of a speeding violation on a pace (corrected at court). I feel this is a safety issue, especially when traveling at night without surrounding traffic as a reference.
Dt*: the contact stated the speedometer stopped working without warning. While the vehicle is parked, the speedometer reads 85-120 MPH and is unreliable while driving. The dealership determined there is a short in the instrument panel cluster and it needs to be replaced.
9 january, 2006 to whom it may concern: I would like to report two safety related problems with my 2003 chevrolet silverado pickup truck. While driving through illinois last year, I experienced the failure of the speedometer. I had been on the road for 12+ hours and was the only car on the interstate late at night when I began having trouble maintaining a consistent speed and was uncomfortable in general with the quality of my driving. Feeling that I must be too tired to continue, I pulled off the road at the next interchange. When I stopped I noted that the speedometer continued to read 60 MPH. This vehicle had approximately 40,000 miles on it at the time. The other problem is more recent. The vehicles flashers come on when the left turn signal is applied. This is very confusing to other drivers around me. The manager of the company fleet reports that there are two company pickups of the same vintage that have also experienced unreliable speedometers early in there lives. The chevrolet dealer states that he has not experienced these problems before. Please let me know if this is an ongoing problem with these trucks or an anomaly. Thank you,.
The speedometer on my 2003 silverado started sticking, not resetting to zero. This allowed the vehicle to fail to show the correct speed. At times, I could turn the vehicle off, and restart several times in a row to make the speedometer reset back to zero, but now it will not reset at all. I have heard from several dealers that this is a common problem, if that is true, why hasn't general motors done something to correct this problem, such as a "recall"?? This to me is a serious problem, and the manufacturer should be taking the proper steps for repairs! If I cant get this resolved, I can guarantee I wont purchase another gm vehicle!
Speedometer erratic, sticks at various speeds, does not display correct speed. Part is on national back order. Was told by chevorlet dealership that this problem exists in 2003 and 2004 silverado trucks. Internet search for others experiencing this problem provided numerous results. With road conditions in fla subject to change without notice due to rain this is a very unsafe condition, its hard to drive safe if you have no idea how fast you are going. Was told the part will be at least 2 months back order.
Wire short in wires leading to the drivers door and rear door. Wires shorted out behind left kick panel and partially melted the kick panel. No modifications to truck - seems they were installed poorly from the factory. Dealer is charging to fix and replace wires and reprogram the door control module. Shorts caused air bag light to come on - dome lights failed to turn off - left rear window rolled itself down while truck was sitting unoccupied - all power windows failed - battery completely drained.
Speedometer does not work properly. Sometimes it does .sometimes it doesn't last I heard there was a national backorder on the cluster. To me its a hazard.
Purchase truck used in june of 2005 with 49000miles truck has less then 55000miles on it.. First day ran out of gas ..gas guage and digital reading showed 50 more miles worht of gas.fixed thegas guage problem or so they say then oil guage started showingway past full on oil then would go back to no oil then to normal speedometer sticks and on occasion will go back to zero for the most part your start off speed is at least 40mph.. Was told by dealer it was a faulty I.c.p and that they have been having several brought into the dealership with the same problem.. I feel if this is a problem that obviously chevy is aware of it should be recalled and fixed with no out of pocket expense to its consumers. Was also told that my dash would have to be shipped out of town to be repaired and that I would be without a vehicle for awhile.. I am truly disappointed with what I thought would be the perfect truck considering its a 44000 dollar vehicle only to find out I need to spend an additional 4-500 dollars.. Wow what a disappointment:(
Have had several occasions that key in ignition will not turn to start vehicle.
General motors have a faulty neutral safety shift switch on their silverado 1500 1/2 ton pickups that may lead to failure and cause the truck to burn. I have brought this to the attention of general motors but they ignored me. My truck burned and we put it out. I see others that have burned and I bet the neutral safety switch is what started it. If you were to investigate how many 03 (maybe newer maybe older) have burned you will find the cause in this switch.
4x4 not working, charcoal canister, cd-player 3 times, complete new brake system from rotors,seals,caliperes etc. That I paid for $1,000., window regulator, door latches, noise coming from the steering area, dash peeling apart, chapman chevy replaced all four tires twice within 50,000 miles-I finally went and spent $1,200 on new tires to make sure my family and I our safe
When braking at any speed brake pedal would go to the floor, and there would be extended stopping distance. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak ABS displayed brake system failure. The consumer stated that the brakes failed on inclines. The consumer stated that there was an electrical short. The odometer failed and added extra mileage. The tires started separating after 300 miles. The radio became hot and shorted out. The air conditioner shorted out. The consumer stated that the new vehicle checklist was not filled out nor reviewed with him. The consumer stated that the engine knocks. The consumers fingers were burned by the radio after it got hot. The consumer stated that he heard a growling noise in the power steering. The consumer heard a buzzing noise in the transmission. The consumer had to use the emergency brake to stop the vehicle coming down a hill. The right headlight went out and turned black. The headlight was replaced with the wrong high beam light. The cd player will not take the cd. The speedometer will only go to 20 MPH at times.
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