Our 2003 tahoe has strange speedometer readings that are not correct. It caused us to travel faster than was safe on the road. When noticed we slowed down pulled over and waited for another car to follow.
2003 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical complaints
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In nov of 2008 we started having problems with the speedometer. Took it to our dealer and they replaced the ipc and it did not fix the problem, after we got the tahoe back we started having problems with the cruise control as well. The speedometer becomes jerky and if we use the cruise the tahoe speeds up and we have to turn cruise off to stop it from speeding out of control. Also when the speedometer becomes jerky the service brake system alarm goes off after it makes it hard to stop. (we have almost rear ended someone several times.)recently 12-2009 our service engine light is on. We have taken the tahoe to our dealer and replaced several parts and nothing seems to make these problems go away. Please help as we have three kids and one on the way. The parts we have replaced are as follows: the front brake sensor and hub, the instrument panel cluster, ebc electronic brake control module and the fuel filter. Which is everything recommended by our dealer. I just want it fixed!!!!
I bought a 2003 tahoe with 69,000 miles on it and about 20,000 miles later the speedometer stops working it is hard to drive this way. I found out that there was an issue with this on other g.m vehicles and was covered if the miles were under 70,000 miles. Now I am struck with the repair costs. If there was some sort of recall then my truck should have been fixed before I bought it, but nothing was said about it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. All of the gauges on the instrument control panel have failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The technician stated that since the warranty expired, he was ineligible for a free remedy. The failure mileage was 110,000.
2003 tahoe speedometer displays inaccurate value. Do not know at what speed vehicle is traveling. Doesn't seem to be any common denominator as to what speed it displays and you don't know when it is accurate or not. This is scary! Internet search reports a on going problem. What does it take to make this addressed and corrected?
Approx. Every other time I drive my 2003 chevy tahoe the speedometer misreads. It is usually off by around 20-30 MPH under the actual speed of the vehicle. The oil pressure is also affected by dropping to almost zero. I have heard there is a recall for 2005 silverado with similar problems however I have not found a recall for my vehicle. Thank you.
Speedometer on 2003 chevy tahoe defective - while driving the other day at 55mph speedometer jumped to over 100 MPH. This caught me off-guard and I stepped on the brakes, almost getting rear-ended in moderate traffic. A major safety issue, in my opinion!! Now when vehicle is stopped speedometer reading 50 MPH. Reading on the web it is evident this is a known problem for many years. Dealer wants to charge over $800 to fix this safety problem!
Instrument panel failing on 2003 chevy tahoe. Problem began around 119,000. Speedometer gives inaccurate readings or doesn't work at all. Instrument panel lights are beginning to malfunction as well.
~6 months ago, my speedometer on my 2003 chevy tahoe went to 120mph and stayed there. I am unable to tell how fast I'm going and now my oil pressure gauge has maxed out. I had 105k miles on it at the start of the issue.
My husband and I were traveling to houston this past weekend, when we looked down at the speedometer to see that we were traveling at a rate of 120 MPH. Since flow of traffic was passing us quite easily, we were assured that we were not, in fact, traveling 120 MPH. When we parked the car, we were still traveling at 120 MPH. Gm is aware of this issue with their product, but has not done a full scale recall. Instead, they have a 7 year/70,000 mile warranty extension. The issue with that is that we purchased this car with more than 70k miles on it. The dealership knowingly sold us a vehicle that had major issues with the speedometer.
2003 chevy tahoe, under 80k miles, speedometer "sticks". Currently registering 120 MPH while sitting still. Takes several days for speedometer to return to zero or show correct speed. Have found multiple descriptions of same issue on many internet forums.
Speedometer on 03 tahoe stuck on 90mph. Have heard tons of complaints on this and still no recall issued. What to do???????
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. While driving approximately 57 MPH on normal road conditions the speed odometer displayed inaccurate readings. The vehicle has not been repaired for the failure. The failure mileage was 114,000. The current mileage was 116,671. Bl updated 10/5/09 *cn updated 10/07/09
Speedometer registers inaccurate and erratic readings (70 MPH at complete stop; 120 MPH with movement, sometimes 0 MPH with driving). This occurs suddenly and without warning, intermittently, but is becoming more frequent. It has not been repaired at this time due to expense quoted by dealership. Also noted are inaccurate oil pressure readings (pegged pressure readings in high zone). It is not reliably affected by stopping/restarting the vehicle.
Ihave a 2003 chevy tahoewith less than 41,000 miles on it. Speedometer doesnt work ,stock to 120 MPH. I heard that some people who have the same problem about their instrument panel called chevy/gmc and admit that certain vins had defective cluster(including mine)yet they will not recall or replace unless the vehicle has less than 70,000 miles on it,but I called chevy and they dont admit about this but instead they suggest to bring my truck to a dealer to diagnose what the problem is with my own expenses.right now ive been laid off from my job,cant even pay my mortgage,bills.he.........llppppppp.
The speedometer of my chevy tahoe 2003 does not register correct speed.
I own a 2003 chevy tahoe. About a year ago my speedometer and fuel gauge stopped working. I received a speeding ticket because the officer said I was going 5 miles over speed limit. I ran out of gas twice. I called alocal gm dealer who gave me an estimate of 500 dollars. He said he knew what it was but wouldn't tell me the problem. I know of at least 4 other gm owners with same problem. I have been unemployed for 8 months and cannot afford this repair. Gm needs to fix this problem.
My speedometer will become jerky and show various random speeds (commonly 0 MPH and 30 MPH) while I am driving. This can be very dangerous when the speedometer reads a speed that is nowhere close to the actual speed that the vehicle is moving. (additionally, my fuel gauge sticks at various times.) initially, this occurred only a couple of times, but has now become more frequent. I have contacted my local dealer to discuss the repair of this defect and I was told that because my vehicle now has over 70,000 miles that I must pay the full cost of repair. As I believe that this is a critical safety issue, I feel that chevrolet should repair my safety defect regardless of mileage.
I purchased a 03 chevy tahoe that currently only has 45,000 miles. Recently, my speedometer intermittently stops working. I notice it happened once on a trip out of state, now it is happening more frequently. I am also experiencing my radio changing stations on its own at the start up of my vehicle. I also have the left thermostat adjuster lighting that went out about the same time my speedometer started acting up.
My speedometer randomly quits working. Sometimes it says my car is going 0 MPH when it is clearly in motion. Other times it says it is going 70 MPH when it is in park. The trouble is I have to guess what speed I really am going and hope I am correct. This has been happening since october of 2008. Currently I've not had it fixed because my mechanic was unable to diagnose the problem because it didn't happen when it was in the shop.
Instrument cluster failure on 2003 chevy tahoe. Speedometer failure. Speed registers 60-80 MPH faster than actual speed. Chevrolet is aware of problem and has a "program" to replace on vehicles up to 80k miles only (increased from previous 70k miles). This replacement should apply to all affected tahoes, regardless of mileage, as it could present a safety hazard and certainly presents a vehicle inspection problem. The speed reading problem occurs daily, with each drive.
2003 tahoe speedometer no longer works properly. I will be at a complete stop and speedometer reads 100mph. This is an electrical problem that chevy is aware of but refuses to fix.
Around mid october of 2008 I financed the vehicle through a lot called auto concepts in jacksonville north carolina and the speedometer started raising to 30 MPH sitting still around late january of 2009 and it will go all over the meter accept where it is supposed to. I will refuse to make any payments for speeding tickets as long as I am following with surrounding vehicles until my speedometer gets fixed.
September 2008 my speedometer quit working. Its stuck on 100mph. Had the gm dealer do a diagnostics and they told me the cluster needed to be replaced. Two weeks later I received a letter stating that if my mileage was under 70,000 gm would replace it for no cost to me. My 2003 tahoe has over 70,000 and less than a week ago the oil gauge quit working. The gm dealer will not take care of this problem for me unless I pay the $500 for the parts and labor. I believe this is turning into a safety issue and the gm dealer said that eventually the other gauges will go if I don't get this fixed.
At the beginning of the year, my 2003 chevy tahoe lt truck, experienced different speeds according to the speedometer. At one point it said I was going 130 MPH when I was parked. Then the speedometer stopped working all together. I also started to notice the other gauges, fluctuate. I was told by gm to get it fixed by a authorized dealer. I got the repair done for 491.00. I then called gm back, and they refused to pay for the fix, because I was "over the 70000" mile limit. I explained that this was a safety issue, as for a while I had no speedometer at all or engine temp or tach. Chevy refused to talk to me and simply told me it was my problem. I spoke to several people at gm and they all told me different stories and refused to listen and call me back. I am now stuck with the bill and gm doesn't care about the serious safety concern one bit.
Speedometer needle no longer working. Driving one day and needle started to show speed faster than what I was going. Needle is now just pointing straight down.
Recently purchased (3 days ago) a 2003 chevrolet tahoe and both my wife and I noticed erratic behavior from speedometer. After much research and another family member with the same problem on a 2004 tahoe, we realized that this was a serious safety issue that an extreme amount of other people were having. The speedometer "sticks" at different points while accelerating or decelerating, I wish to get this issue resolved as soon as possible via recall. Gm is well aware of this problem and it should issue a full recall on the instrument cluster to fix the problem. A simple "special situation" warranty is not good enough. Gm must issue a recall on this very widely experienced problem. They also said that although my mileage was only 2000 miles over the "70,000" mile mark, they wouldn't fix it. This is a serious safety issue! Gm...do the right thing! Reference blogs and gm class action lawsuit at: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f11f710/159 and also at http://www.lrolaw.com/pdf/gmspeed.pdf.
Speedometer in 2003 tahoe failing to give accurate speed. Speed does not register at all sometimes. Needle to speedometer is "jerky" when it does work. Have not had repaired yet because I was searching out possible solutions when I discovered that numerous tahoe owners are having the same problem. If the manufacturer is admitting there is a problem them why should "we" have to pay for it. Especially after discovering the cost ( from $500-$575). Please help!
Speedometer went out registered going 100mph when only going approx 40. Took to dealer and was charged $515.
Speedometer stopped working completely - serious safety concern with defect. Contacted dealership, was advised that they have had too many complaints about this issue and have had to start turning people away. They want $500.00 to fix problem but admit that this is defect.
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