For the past few years our speedometer on our 2003 chevy tahoe, has been fluctuating incorrect speeds. Some days it would say we were doing 120 MPH while driving and even when we were in park. Some days the speedometer would say 0 all the time. In the summer of 2007 in total stopped working, it does not move at all. Since we never know what speed we are driving, we feel this is a safety issue. Chevy feels it is not and will only replace this defective part in vehicles that have less than 70,000. Ours has more than this mileage on it so they said they don't care it is not a safety issue. I have spoken with numerous people who have chevy's other than tahoes and are younger that our vehicle and their speedometers do not work either. That is too many people on the roads that have faulty speedometers that do not qualify under there rules.
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Speedometer is very sporadic it does not tell the right speeds it will jump to 120mph when im going 25 or 30 MPH in my subdivision sometimes it just stop at 40 MPH when im sitting at a light or stop sign also I've noticed a large amount of complaints online about this wandering why there is no recall.
I own a 2003 chevy tahoe and the oil pressure gauge started to malfunction. Sometimes it goes way past the numbers that are on the gauge. Also just recently, my speedometer began to malfunction as well. I was at a complete stop and it read 25 MPH. I had to turn the truck on and off several times to reset it. I have spoken to several tahoe owners and apparently this has also happened to them. Apparently this is not just a single case. I would like gm to rectify the problem since it is expensive if I pay for the repairs out of my pocket.
2003 chevrolet tahoe instrument cluster failure causing speedometer to not function properly.
2003 tahoe, approx. 86,600 miles. The speedometer needle no longer moves when I drive, it is stuck in the fully down position. I am going over 120mph sitting in my driveway. Dealer wanted $300-350 to fix this problem because it is over the 70,000 miles that they are supposedly warranting this through now. Even though it is not even a 5 year old vehicle.
The speedometer on my 2003 tahoe acts erratically. The vehicle has approx. 76000 miles on it. I understand this is a widespread problem with many models that chevy has produced.
The speedometer on the vehicle instrument panel malfunctions and causes inaccurate readings.
At first, the fuel gage on our 2003 tahoe, would only read from 1/2 - entirely full and then would drop into the red when almost empty. This began about a 1 1/2 years after purchasing the car. Then the speedometer would register that the car was going 40 MPH while we were at a complete stop or at 0 while we were driving on the freeway. This began happening when the car was about 2 1/2 yrs old. It got progressively worse within 6 mos. We would need to stop, turn off the car and restart it for it to reset itself. However, this would only be temporary and it would begin to read incorrectly within a few minutes. This was a tremendous safety hazard so we took it to our dealership, who called gm and said since the mileage was over 70,000 miles, they would do nothing to fix it. However, we were told that if we had purchased a maintenance agreement in the first place, we would have been covered. This was an unacceptable response to me since we bought the chevy brand because of its reliability and wouldn't expect a speedometer to problem to begin shortly after purchasing the car.
The instrument cluster on my 2003 tahoe is going bad. The cost of repair is arounf ~400.00. I received a letter form gm saying they would extend the warranty for 70k miles. They have known of this issue for a couple of years and are just now offering to cover it after most vehicles are over the 70 k mile limit. I called gm to see if they could work with me on this. They instructed me to get a diagnostic ($60) and then I called to verify problem with them. Then they told me they would not cover any costs.
The speedometer in my 2003 chevy tahoe is faulty. Stopped in park reads 40mhp. Hwy speed reads 120mph. As far as I know, there is no recall as of yet. This needs to be addressed as there has been alot of complaints regarding this issue.
We own a 2003 chevrolet tahoe with approximately 85,00 miles. For at least a year we have been having problems with our cruise control. On several occasions following the disengagement of the cruise control, the speedometer will either continue to rise (up to 120 MPH+) or fall down to 0 no matter how fast the vehicle is moving. The only way to get the speedometer working properly again is to pull over, put the car in park and then turn off the engine. On several occasions, this has taken 2 or 3 tries to get the speedometer to reset. We recently received a notification from chevrolet that "if this condition was occurring" we should bring the vehicle to the dealer for repair. The repair would be free if the mileage was below 75,000. We also called the chevrolet contact and were told that this repair would not be free since we were over 75,000 miles. My contention is that this is a huge safety issue that chevrolet should be wholly responsible for regardless of the mileage on the vehicle. Here is an example of the potential danger: I was recently driving my wife and children (ages 2, 4 and 8) in our tahoe to a baptism in lynchburg. I had the cruise control engaged at 60 MPH. I disengaged the cruise control and the speedometer continued to climb to 100+ MPH. I carefully pulled over and turned the car off. It took me 3 tries for the speedometer to return to close to 0. I started the vehicle and reentered the highway. The speedometer was reading 60 MPH and the other cars on the road were flying by me. I quickly realized that the speedometer was again not working properly. We could easily have been plowed into by an oncoming vehicle.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. The speedometer displays the incorrect speed. When the vehicle was started, the speedometer read 90 MPH. The cruise control was activated at 65 MPH. The vehicle was pulled over by a police officer, who informed her that she was driving 75 MPH. The dealer stated that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. No repairs were made because the vehicle exceeded 70,000 miles. The failure mileage was 56,000 and current mileage was 84,000.
Speedometer and oil pressure gauge failure on my 2003 chev tahoe. Chev has issued a limited scope recall with limitations to mileage or years. If there is a problem with this part, especially a speedometer it should be recalled and replaced.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the speedometer dial sticks and displays inaccurate speed while driving 35 MPH. The speedometer dial also sticks during deceleration and acceleration. The contact received a letter from gm that stated the gauges will flutter, stick, or become inoperable. The contact spoke with gm and they would not repair the vehicle due to the mileage. The current mileage was 110,603 and failure mileage was 76,000.
Tachometer and fuel gauge are inoperative.
Speedometer malfunction stuck and erratic when driving. Have no idea how fast we are driving.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. The components on the instrument panel work intermittently. There is a special warranty on the instrument panel for 100,000 miles or seven years. The vehicle is within the year requirement, but has exceeded the mileage. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 107,241 and failure mileage was 102,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. The gauges on the instrument panel malfunctioned. The speedometer would display high speeds when the vehicle was stopped. The vehicle ran out of fuel because the gauge indicated that fuel was present. The manufacturer sent the contact a letter to have the vehicle inspected concerning these failures. She stated that it was not a recall repair, just an improvement. The vehicle exceeded the 70,000 mile limit that was referenced in the letter, therefore the adjustment was not free. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 77,000. Updated 12-13-07. *kb the air bag light had illuminated as well.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the fuel gauge worked intermittently and displayed false readings. As of november 26, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The failure mileage was 17,527 and current mileage was 78,000. The consumer stated the problem didn't warrant further inspection. Updated 12/07/07
We own a 2003 chevrolet tahoe that was purchased in december 2002. As of november 2007, it has 82000 miles. A few days ago the speedometer suddenly stopped working while driving on highway. About 45 minutes later, after a stop, it began to work again. At the same time, voltage gauge on instrument cluster was pegged all the way to the right giving false reading of 19 v. Later, that gauge corrected itself only to act erratically again. Very unnerving to drive at night when the speedometer went out. In addition, we thought we were having alternator problems due to the faulty voltage reading. I have since taken the tahoe to my chevy dealership for inspection and they mentioned the recent letter from general motors detailing that this instrument panel cluster problem is rather common. We are now waiting to hear back from the dealership to see if gm will pay for the replacement since we are technically over the mileage allowed (70k) by gm.
The odometer on my 2003 chevy tahoe is acting erratically, especially on cold days it will stick to 40 MPH even while standing still. It has this week been stuck at the 120 MPH mark. Even while using the cruise control, the needle would bounce around. I have seen hundreds of complaints online for this same issue. It is dangerous to not know the speed limit that you are doing, I believe that since there are so many complaints for the same issue with the same exact symptoms, that it is a manufacturers defect. I have 4 months left on the dealerships warranty, so I had them asses it, they said I would need to have the cluster replaced, which they did so today with a used cluster that has 124,000 miles on it, which my vehicle will now show permanently. I dropped it of yesterday with 72,000 miles, needless to say ii am very upset about the whole thing.
While driving my speedometer is registering erratic mphs. Sometimes going well over 120 MPH while I am actually only doing maybe 65. And other times will be doing 65 and only shows 40.
I own a 2003 tahoe and my speedometer just stop working.
Speedometer quit working. Spoke to dealer and they advised there is a bulletin for vehicles under 7 yrs old and less than 70k miles which my vehicles does fall under the mileage requirement.
2003 chevy tahoe. Since about 50,000 miles my speedometer and gas gauge have not worked properly. I have 90k miles now and I've been hoping for a recall.
My vehicle is a 2003 chevrolet tahoe with 60,000 miles. The speedometer and other gauges on the instrument panel do not function properly. They move to places which are completely off the chart. As an example, the speedometer suddenly began to read that the vehicle was traveling 120 MPH when it was going about 30 MPH. The oil gauge also reads higher than the numbers go and the gas gauge has begun to give the improper reading; when I fill it up with a full tank it says I only have half. I have not taken the vehicle in for repair due to the potential cost. It seems that it would be an extremely expensive repair and it's probably a defect anyway.
Speedometer started just started to stick at certain speeds, occasionally come down, or stay a one speed until acceleration, and then continue to climb. Had the cluster replaced, at a substantial cost. Now my oil pressure gage doesn't work.
2003 chevy tahoe speedometer has stopped working, needle is stuck past 120 MPH, even when vehicle is stopped or off! Call gm customer service, but haven't received any help. Have been called on 2 different days, that they would call the next day with info, but only called and told they will call tomorrow.
My 2003 chevy tahoe got on fire after replacing a fuse that powers the cigarette lighter. I replaced the fuse and when I went inside the car I saw smoke coming from the inside of the dashboard and in less than 2 minutes I had flames commons from the dashboard.
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