2003 Chevrolet Tahoe: wrong fuel gauge reading

Filed Nov 21, 2012 · Electrical · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the instrument panel gauges all failed and she was unable to read the fuel gauge, speedometer, thermometer, etc. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where they advised that the instrument cluster failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was later contacted and advised that there were no recalls for the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was approximately 168,286.

Filed Oct 12, 2011 · Fuel system · 99,880 miles · FL

The gas gauge reads 1/4 full when out of gas. Once on highway and once at home. Now I fill up at when gauge reads 1/2 full.

Filed May 2, 2011 · Fuel system · 80,000 miles · DE

I have a 2003 chevy tahoe. I've run out of gas on three occasions because the vehicle gauge on the dash will report the gas tank has 1/4 tank left, the vehicle digital range will report the same thing ,but the car runs out of gas. I have to fill up the vehicle when the gas gauge reads 1/2 full out of fear that the gauge is lower than it actually. Twice I've run out of gas on I-295 in heavy traffic and was forced to negotiate a harrowing maneuver to leave the center lane of the three lane highway to get to the shoulder as the car was not under power.

Filed Nov 1, 2010 · Electrical · 77,000 miles · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the gauges on the instrument panel were not functional. At the time of the complaint, the fuel gauge and tachometer were not working at all. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who took a complaint but offered no further assistance. The current mileage was approximately 80,000. The failure mileage was approximately 77,000.

Filed Oct 5, 2010 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · UT

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated while driving various speeds the speedometer and fuel gauge malfunctioned. The contact was unable to determine how fast the vehicle was traveling. The manufacturer mailed the contact a letter regarding the defect with the instrument cluster. When the letter was received the contact did not have an issue with the instrument cluster on the vehicle. The letter stated that the manufacturer extended the warranty to seven years from the date that the vehicle was in service or 70,000 miles. The contact exceeded the extended warranty and the dealer will not repair the instrument cluster under the warranty; however, the manufacturer should be responsible for the repairs since this was a known safety issue. The failure mileage was 55,000.

Filed Jul 22, 2009 · Electrical · FL

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.

Filed Jul 18, 2009 · Electrical · CA

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.

Filed Feb 12, 2009 · Electrical · 98,000 miles · LA

I have a 2003 chevy tahoe and the gas gauge stopped working. The dealership says I have to change the cluster which is bad, this will cost $500. It is well known that there are problems with the cluster on these vehicles, I even received a letter from gm offering a replacement if it failed before 70k miles, at the time I had 80k miles and had no problem with the cluster, however it did fail at 98k miles. If they know there is a problem shouldn't they fix it without limitations on mileage. I also have a steering column shaft that needs to be changed, this will cost $250. I have already changed it, the dealership says that there were many issues with this part. The first fix was to change the shaft, which they did, then the second answer to the problem was to grease the shaft and then when that did not resolve their issues the current answer is to change the shaft again. Keep in mind this was their series of solutions to this issue on multiple vehicles, it is a known problem and now I have to pay to fix it.

Filed Jan 14, 2009 · Electrical · WV

Received recall notice on instrument cluster. Fuel gauge had been inaccurate since day one - thought this was my solution to the problem. Joe holland chevrolet replaced cluster on 1-21-08. Did not fix problem with fuel gauge. On or near 12-31-08, engine hour meter zeroed itself and started over. Went to joe holland on 1-6-09 - explained problem and was told the person I needed to talk to was not there. They would have him call me. No one called. When back to dealership on 1-14-09. Same story - person I needed to talk to not there. They will have him call. Jim barnhart called later that day. He said the cost to check this out is $75.00. If problem is in cluster, they may be able to get the fix repaired under warranty. If problem is in any other component, I must pay for the diagnostic check and for any other repairs that might be needed.

Filed Jul 22, 2008 · Electrical, Fuel system · 65,000 miles · UT

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the speedometer and fuel gauges displayed inaccurate readings. The failures occurred intermittently and without warning. There was a recall on the odometer and the contact recently received a recall notice after the vehicle's mileage exceeded 70,000. The contact was displeased to know that the vehicle was excluded due to the excessive mileage. The VIN and recall number were unknown. The failure mileage was 65,000 and current mileage was 126,000.

Filed Dec 10, 2007 · Electrical · MO

Tachometer and fuel gauge are inoperative.

Filed Nov 26, 2007 · Electrical · 17,527 miles · TX

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