I own a 2003 chevy tahoe. When driving the speedometer ceases to work, leaving me unable to determine my true speed. At times the speedometer shows no speed when I am driving, sometimes excessive speed when I am not moving. This occurs at least once daily, lasts from 10 minutes to all day.
2003 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical complaints
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Speedometer and tach on my 2003 chevy tahoe quit working.
Speedometer was jumping back and forth. It would not get off 0 MPH while I was clearly going faster. It would not register any speed. My tahoe has 47,475 miles on it.
I have a 2003 chevy tahoe. The speedometer started reading false speeds and now does not work at all. This is a safety issue. Dealers have told me this is a problem with 2003 tahoes.
I have a 2003 chevy tahoe. The speedometer started reading false speeds and now does not work at all. This is a safety issue as it was when it went out on interstate 70 near denver while my wife was driving with our 2 young daughters in the vehicle. Dealers have told me this is a problem with the 03 tahoes.
Speedometer started performing erratically and inaccurately, and then failed altogether at just over 60,000 miles. Dealer is reporting entire cluster needs to be replaced, and it is a fairly common occurrence.
My speedometer starting reading incorrectly. Over a couple of days it completely stopped working. In reading the owners forum for this model, it is very common. The instrument panel needs to be replaced. It is very costly. Anywhere from $500 to $1000. It is not an isolated incident. Very widespread problem.
I have a 2003 chevy tahoe (33k miles) and the speedometer just broke this weekend. It now rests in peace to the extreme right of the gauge. In my opinion, this is an obvious danger to the driver because I cannot accurately judge speed. For the past couple weeks, when starting the truck I noticed an odd clicking noise that stopped once the engine was at optimum temperature. The speedometer had also been a little jerky during this time too. When I called the local dealership, they said the solution would be to replace the entire instrument cluster, which would be $400. I'm taking the truck into the dealership tomorrow to have it fixed and hope gm will refund the money I spent to have the item fixed in the future. This truck is only three years old and having this kind of problem is frankly purely defective in nature.
Speedometer will not reset to zero. Continues to increase speed reading even when vehicle is stopped. Cannot tell how fast vehicle is actually traveling.
(1) speedometer reads excessive or diminished speed (2) unable to safely operate vehicle - unable to safely gauge speed (3) no parts have been replaced to date concerning this complaint.
I have two gm vehicles, a 2003 tahoe & a 2004 denali. Both vehicles started having speedometer problems this week. Standing still the speedometer reads 30+ MPH, start moving & they are reading well over 120 MPH. I no longer have any idea how fast I am traveling in either of my vehicles. This is unsafe & gm should immediately recall all affected vehicles & fix this problem quickly. I have 8 children & would like to know that I am driving at a safe speed at all times.
2003 chevrolet tahoe, 37,000 miles; speedometer stuck at 70-120 MPH. I note for this complaint that an online website currently lists more than 16 pages, hundreds of similar complaints for the vehicle. All instances cited note refusal of dealerships to provide repair of this alarming and dangerous problem. I have two small children that I transport daily. I am printing a copy of this complaint and will contact an attorney if there is no remedy provided by the manufacturer. How much risk is acceptable prior to recall? This is an extremely serious problem!!! Must there be an entry in the deaths and injury column before a recall is initiated?
Gauge cluster has failed in the vehicle, does not read speed correctly, oil pressure or engine coolant temp.
2003 chevrolet tahoe- speedometer began erratic jerking, finally began reading either faster or slower than actual, errors ranging from 5 to 90 MPH!
Speedometer began to fail by fading to zero while driving.
My wife reported an issue with here instrument cluster on her 2003 chevy tahoe in october of this year. The oil pressure, water temp, and speedometer were indicating excessively high readings. When she got home and turned off the vehicle the instruments were still pegged past the values on the displays and the speedometer remained at 45 MPH ignition off and in park. The problem would occasionally clear but now remains constant. After researching the issue on the web I found that this is a problem reported by many people. I feel that gm should be made to correct an obvious know problem. Thank-you for you good work.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the speedometer gauge displayed an incorrect reading of 120 MPH. The vehicle was inspected by an independent repair shop, who determined the instrument cluster panel needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was alerted. Updated 12/28/2006 - the tachometer as well as the trip meter displayed incorrect reading. The consumer contacted the manufacturer to see if the part could be replaced under goodwill warranty. The consumer request was denied.
2003 chevrolet z71 tahoe. Speedometer gauge working erratic. Will read for example 70 MPH sitting still or 120 MPH moving very slow.
I purchased new and still own a 2003 chevy tahoe. For the last year and a half the airbag light comes on from time to time. I have had the truck at the dealer numerous times and they tell me they cannot fix the problem. What I have been told is that this light means that the airbag will not deploy if the vehicle gets into an accident. I am very frustrated that this safety issue cannot be corrected.
The cluster in my 2003 chevy tahoe has failed. It started failing at approximately 80,000 miles. None of the gauges work properly. It is a safety hazard. Dealer says it will cost approx. $600 to fix. I feel that gm should recall and fix this at no cost.
Wife was driving our 2003 chevy tahoe, which only has 51k miles. Came to a stop at an intersection and the speedometer suddenly registered her as going 100 MPH. The engine wasn't revving. She proceeded to drive and it registered her doing 120 MPH, when she was really only doing about 35 MPH. Took it to local dealer and had the instrument cluster replaced at a cost to me of $500.
Since january of 2006, the speedometer has failed numerous times. While standing still it will register any speed above 30 or while traveling at highway speeds it will register 0 MPH. The tachometer has failed to work three times and the gas gauge has registered half a tank while it takes 20 gallons to fill the 25 gallon tank. Last year I had the intermediate steering shaft replaced before the warranty ran out because it was clunking. It is now starting to clunk again!! The vehicle has 50,000 miles on it. I just received a warning for speeding, 54 in a 45mph because I can"t tell how fast I am going!!!!!!
Odometer sticking - unhappy chevy owner - recurring event I purchased my 2003 chevy tahoe a year ago and just within the past few weeks my odometer has been sticking at 120. Of course I have not driven that fast ever and this is hard to accomplish when truck is in neutral (yet it reads 120..)eventually, it resets itself and that takes a couple days. I have barely registered 10,000 miles of the 54,000 that are on vehicle and can not understand why this could be happening. I did call the dealer and of course just in conversation ball park figure would be around $500 plus no transportation for at least 3 - 5 days. I decided to take my 2003 chevy tahoe to a independent mechanic for a less expensive review. It was determined that their is a problem that can not be fixed by an unauthorized party. So know I have this truck that is not safe to drive by nc state due to faulty odometer. Will follow up with further action with manufacturer and whoever else. Noticed other complaints and wanted to make sure everyone knows that there is a problem with the 2003 chevy tahoe. Very unhappy 1st time chevy owner.
Faulty speedometer on my 2000 tahoe. Reads over a 100 MPH in park.
2003 chevy tahoe speedometer has been working erratically for the past 12 months. Especially during hot weather, the speed display showed slower than the actual speed. Stopping the car, turning off the ignition and restarting usually fixed the problem. On 10/9/06 the speedometer showed 60 MPH when the car was off, and now does not ever fall below 60. Online, I've seen many similar complaints from chevy & gmc customers with the exact same problem. The dealer has not indicated that a problem exists, but a dealer told me that they see many repairs of this type. I am scheduled to have the part replaced in two weeks at my expense (since my vehicle is out of warranty) but would like to know if enough complaints indicate that a recall should be issued.
At 43,000 miles my speedometer got stuck and will not work. At park it reads 80 or 20. I bought my tahoe new with only 10 miles and now it is 3 years old. I called a dealer and he said that should not have happen to a new vehicle. When I am driving down the highway I look and it says that I am going 60 then a second later it reads that I am going 120 and it is stuck. This is not safe for anyone and I have heard other people complain that there tahoe did the same thing.
Own a 2003 chevrolet tahoe with 43939 miles as of this email. Yesterday, we noticed the speedometer no longer registers how fast the car is going. While traveling on the free-way the speedometer registers 0 MPH.
This is now the 2nd winter season that the HVAC blower motor pulses between high and low when the outside temperature is below approximately 35 degrees. This seems to continue until the engine has warmed up then stops. The dealer has been unable to find a cause.
Front passenger seat heater comes on by itself. Blinker sensor will tell me that the blinker is on when it isn't. Cd/radio lights blink on and off. Rear passenger window rolls down by itself. Fuel guage does not work properly and will often say it's full when it's empty or it's empty when it's full or half a tank when it is empty. Fuel injectors keep clogging up with carbon. Transmission failure from stop and delay acceleration while driving.
Digital console suddenly read foreign languages and then blinked out while driving. When this occurred the console components were not readable. In some cases, the console stayed illuminated in the foreign language. The consumer was unable to correct the failure. The battery died on 6 separate occasions. When this occurred, the dealership reprogrammed the system. However, the problem recurred. The dealership replaced the module in the console. *ak *sc
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