Instrument cluster panel gauges work sporadic, or not at all. Speedometer reads over 120 MPH all the time, and gas gauge does not work at all. I have not repaired them yet because of cost ($500+ labor and programming fees).
2004 Chevrolet Silverado electrical complaints
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2004 chevy silverado with the speedometer sticking. Consumer states that the speedometer will stay at 50 MPH for a while then drop to 0 MPH after stopping a few times and might not move from 0 unless he shuts the vehicle off and restart it.
Speedometer does not function properly. It will display 70 MPH when standing still. It does not display the MPH correctly. The needle will not re-zero after ignition is turned off.
The cluster panel gauges are all malfunctioning, some have gone completely out I.e. Speedometer, oil gauge, alternator, etc. Fan motor and adapter wires caught fire, shorted out.
My speedometer sticks. It will not mover or it will go to 80 and your doing 30. Or it won't move at all. This has been going on now for a year.
Speedometer, is all over the place 20mph to 110mph, you never know how fast you are going without checking the rpms or a stop watch.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado. While driving at various speeds, the speedometer displays inaccurate readings. There was a courtesy recall regarding the instrument panel, but the vehicle has too many miles. The current mileage was 78,000 and failure mileage was 72,000.
The speedometer maulfunctions resulting in display of incorrect speed. Gm acknowledges the equipment failure and will not honor the recall.
I own a 2004 chevy silverado. About 2 years ago, my instrument panel quit working. Because my mileage exceeded the number set by gm, gm will not honor the recall on 2003-2005 gm vehicles. My wife has experienced the same problem.
04 silverado with 46,000 miles, speedometer has malfunctioned. Sometimes will be pegged while stopped,sometimes will read 60 when stopped. I think gm should replace these obviously defective parts, plus pay for all tickets acquired in these defective vehicles. Obviously there is a "trend" here people(the federal safety agency),when I get my next new truck ($30,000-$40,000), I may be looking elsewhere. Truck is not fixed yet, but will be contacting the dealer tomorrow to hear "their sob story". Have never received a letter from anyone regarding this,but did acquire the vehicle new,off the lot.
We have a 2004 silverado. On friday, dec. 21 the speedometer started to stick. When the vehicle is stopped it will go as low as 30 MPH. When driving the speedo says about 110-120 MPH. There is (without going and looking) about 38,300 miles on the truck. We bought this truck new in feb. Of 2003. This is a huge safety issue.
November 10, 2007, I wrote the following letter to: general motors 100 renaissance center p.o. Box 100 detroit, mi 48265-1000 certified mail number: 7007 1490 0000 9298 4767 to whom it may concern: I have received your letter regarding the 2004 model year chevrolet silverado whereby general motors is providing extended warranty on the instrument panel. General motors wrote: "this letter is intended to make you aware that your vehicle could develop a condition where one or more of the instrument panel gauge needles may stick, flutter, or become inoperative." however, general motors also wrote: "if the condition occurs on your 2004 model year chevrolet silverad within 7 years of the date your vehicle was originally placed in service or 70,000 miles, whichever occurs first, the condition will be repaired for you at no charge." frankly, I find the mileage restriction ludicrous! Either the instrument panel is defective or it is not! Moreover, if the instrument panel fails when driving, especially at night, public safety becomes an issue.........
Failure of 2004 chevy silverado instrument cluster.
Speedometer is sometimes pinned at 120mph sometimes 60 MPH when parked . Does not work at all. This is a known gm instrument panel cluster program & the truck is a 2004 under 4 years old but they won't do anything to pay for this known problem because I am over the mileage. Not my fault it broke after 70thousand miles . It has happened to many others earlier & they can get it fixed for free. If it was a defected panel it should be fixed regardless of the mileage for a truck under 4 years old.
Instrument cluster is failing. First was the speedometer, then the tachometer, followed by oil pressure gauge. I have no idea how fast I am traveling or if my oil pump is working. The speedometer part is a major safety issue to me. From what I have read, there are thousands of gm vehicles with this problem and they refuse to do a recall.
My speedometer started acting up saying that I was going faster than I was going. Now it stays on 120 and now my oil pressure gauge is starting to do the same.
My 2004 chevy silverado speedometer keeps sticking at 55 or 60 when I travel for more than 20 miles its really unsafe and ended up paying a 191.00 speeding ticket over this. My speedometer was stuck at 50 when I was really doing 65 and I didn't notice I told the officer but he said to have someone check it out. I am a fairly good mechanic also a electrician. I know it is the stepper motor in the instrument cluster. I just don't have the funds to fix it myself when I am paying speeding tickets this should be a definite recall I have read so many complaints over the internet. Also talking with other mechanics that see the same problem on at least weekly basis. Thank you
The speedometer in my 2004 chevrolet silveado began malfunctioning early this spring, and has progressively gotten worse. Currently when parked it registers between 50-120 MPH, then pegs when driving. So I never know how fast I am going. The replacement instrument cluster costs nearly $600.00 for the part only, not including labor to replace it. Of course none of this is covered by the warranty, or even the extra warranty we purchased when we bought the truck used.
Speedometer on my 2004 chevy silverado is acting up. The needle is ticking like a clock as I accelerate and slow down. I have heard and read about many complaints about this same exact problem on this make, model, and year vehicle.
My 04 chevy silverado ss has lost the gas gage and the RPM gage is sticking. The only gas gage that I have is the digital one. The RPM gage has started sticking. When the gas gage started sticking I talked to the chevy service department and they said a gas cleaner they sold would most likely fix the problem. We have done two treatments with no luck. Today is the first day the RPM gage is sticking. By the sounds of all the other similar complaints it will be stuck soon. How may people have to complain to get a obvious manufacture problem fixed?
Speedometer is erratic, does not reset to zero when stopped.
Speedometer completely failed, right after truck turned 100,000 miles.
Truck cut out while on the freeway; able to get it restarted. Later while trying to get home it stalled in the middle of an intersection. Chevy service dealer knew exactly what it was-- he told me it was due to a broken wire primary at coil connector. That this happens all the time. Part was replaced at a cost of $141.37. If this part is defective why is not recalled?
While driving around 65-70mph my speedometer stuck. While slowing down after reaching speeds of nearly 70mph, I realized my speedometer was not backing off of this speed. I then did not know how fast I was driving. The speedometer is now stuck at 67mph. From what I understand I will have to replace this actual unit for $500. I have seen this same issue all over forums on the web.
I own a 2004 silverado. As with an ever growing list of fellow owners of chevy and gmc 2000 to 2005 trucks, the speedometer has quit working with only 40,000 miles on the vehicle. This is a safety hazard not being able to know the speed at which our vehicles are traveling at!
2004 silverardo 2500 hd crew cab with 33,000 miles - instrument cluster not working.
My 2004 chevy truck was recalled because of instrument panel malfunctions. A recall has been issued; however, it seems to me that the plan to correct this has arbitrary recall parameters, ie 7 year/70,000 miles. My vehicle is 3 years old and has 96,000 miles and has experienced this malfunction. I did contact chevy but no concrete repair plan was established.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado. While driving 70 MPH for 20 minutes using the cruise control, the speedometer reading was 95 MPH and the RPM was 2000. He didn't notice any warning indicator lights at the time of the failure. After coming to a complete stop, the speedometer read 45 MPH. The dealer stated that the electrical instrument control panel clusters needed to be replaced. He has not called the manufacturer. The failure and current mileages were 32,640.
2004 chevrolet silverado speedometer has stopped working exactly as outlined by the other complaints, speedometer registers randomly with incorrect speed or stuck needle. I called my dealer and parts and labor amounts to around $500.00. I asked a friend of mine who is also a service manager at the dealership if this is a common problem and his response was ?ohhh yeah, I don?t know why they haven?t recalled it yet. Chevrolet may not be considering this a safety issue, but if that is the case why do we even have speed limits? Speed limits are intended to provide for the safety of the community, will a person with out a working speedometer be able to stop in time when a child runs out in front them? Chevy better hope so.
Speedometer on 2004 silverado reads erratically. Not reliable to show correct speed. Reading eventually will reach "0" while speed has not changed.
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