As my 2004 tahoe approached 43k miles the speedometer began behaving erratically. Within 2-3k miles it stopped working completely. Now it only will rise as high as 20-30 MPH.
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Erratic operation of speedometer. Other gauges seem to fluctuate for no apparent reason.
Speedometer will malfunction while driving. It will read 35 MPH when I am doing at least 70 MPH. Other times it will not register anything at all. I have read many posts on the internet that many other gm full size trucks/suvs are having the same issue. This is definitely not safe and when you are trying to exit a highway ramp at the posted speed you can not due to the malfunctioning speedometer. Need a recall to repair these speedometers before some serious accidents occur.
Speedometer stuck at 120 MPH at all times. There is no way to tell how fast vehicle is traveling at any time. Tahoe just reached 36000 miles this weekend. What a shame since this is the only vehicle we have to transport our 8-month old in.
My speedometer has gone faulty. It reads 55+ MPH at a stop. It is less than 3 years old and 4,000 miles past the 36,000 mile warranty. This is a very dangerous problem and it seems as if I am not the only customer with this problem. Please take a look at this website. Http://www.topix.net/forum/autos/chevrolet-tahoe/t2bgkbgi55eknu77c/p4.
2003 chevy tahoe, 44,000 miles. Speedometer failed. Stuck on 40 MPH. Dealer/manufacturer will not cover repair, which is very expensive.
While driving our 2004 chevy tahoe the speedometer acts erratically going anywhere from -0- to -120-. We feel that this is a very scary feeling when driving either on the freeway or driving in town. We feel that the chevrolet corporation should do a major recall on this problem. It is a huge problem. If chevrolet takes pride in there vehicles they will do a recall on this problem and fix it for all of us who drive there vehicles.
Speedometer and tachometer both went to zero , and ceased functioning currently can't tell speed of travel.
Faulty speedometer in 2004 chevy tahoe. Speedometer reads 30-35 MPH above actual speed.
Speedometer on 2004 chevrolet tahoe no longer is accurate. It reflects 120 MPH when the vehicle is not moving.
One day while traveling on the highway at around 70 MPH, the speedometer was acting strange. The speedometer was jerky. Once I got off the highway and came to a complete stop the speedometer went pass 0 MPH. Then when I got going again on city streets the speedometer was off by 20 MPH. Eventually the speedometer stop working on that trip. Ever since that day the speedometer has been jerky and sometimes reporting the wrong speed or not working at all.
2004 chevy tahoe speedometer and associated gauges read erratic. Ongoing problem, speedometer never goes below 80 MPH, even when standing still. Don't want to pay the suggested $500-600 to fix when gm should pay for it. I consider this to be a considerable safety risk.
Speedometer intermittently indicates vehicle's speed well below actual speed. Problem seems to occur after vehicle has run for 2 to 3 hours. On interstate, running with normal traffic at approx. 70 MPH, speedometer will indicate 35 to 40 MPH or not work at all. Cruise control also fails to work when speedometer becomes erratic.
Speedometer, voltage gauge, and tachometer gauges are not working properly.
Speedometer indicated much higher speed than indicated (anywhere from 50 to over 120 miles per hour when completely stopped, or over 120 MPH when driving at about 70 MPH actual. Was reset by repeated restarting the engine (which lowerred the minimum indicated speed by 7-10 MPH per start). Drove 120 miles with GPS confirming speedometer's indicated speed, but I'm not comfortable issue is resolved. 2004 chevy tahoe lt, approx 30,000 miles. Never involved in any accident, no body/mechanical/electrical repairs or modifications.
Speedometer will drop to zero or show an inaccurate reading while driving. Can not drive safely or legally if the speed of the vehicle is unknown. Gm should consider this a recall issue.
On october 27th, the speedometer on my 2004 chevy tahoe began to stop working. My vehicle has 49k miles on it. The speedometer gets stuck at various points and will peg out at over 120. On many occasions, it will not come off of zero. If you turn the car off and restart it, it will drop the needle about 5 MPH, but will never zero itself back out. I called the dealership (bill heard chevrolet, collierville, tn) the day that it occurred. I was advised that this was a common occurrence and was a problem with the instrument panel cluster. I was also advised that it would cost around $600-$700 to repair. After doing some research, I have discovered that this seems to be a defect in gm trucks and SUV's. It is extremely dangerous! I asked the dealership if there was a recall and was advised that there was not. This is not just happening to me. I truly believe that gm should issue a recall to have this instrument panel repaired. People expect reliability when they invest this type of money into a vehicle and they are not getting it from gm or it's parts.
I own a 2004 chevy tahoe which has 46k miles. My speedometer is acting erratically. It will not drop lower than 70 MPH, often not dropping below 80 and even 90 MPH. It will top out on the freeway and even driving down streets. I am being told this is common and being quoted having to replace the entire cluster at over $1k out of pocket. Please have chevy recall this dangerous malfunction that is obviously a common occurrence. Please make them pay for their poor workmanship and protect hard working consumers who simply cannot afford to pay for chevrolet's poor workmanship.
Speedometer does not work correctly.
2004 chevy tahoe - the speedometer is completely erratic while driving and does not read the correct MPH. It fluctuates all over the place and does not settle back to zero. Very dangerous issue!!!
Speedometer is not registering correct speed. Started reading inaccurately and now does not read at all. Our 2004 chevy tahoe is being taken to the dealership to be repaired. Vehicle considered out of warranty due to miles and did not purchase extended warranty.
I have a 2004 chevrolet tahoe that the speedometer registers incorrectly or not at all. When the needle moves it moves with a jerky motion.
2004 tahoe speedometer is pegged full scale while parked in driveway with engine off. Noticed several others having same speedometer related problems on internet forums. This is a safety issue that should be addressed immediately through a recall by the manufacturer.
Started vehicle november 14,2006 speedometer is showing at between 70 MPH and 120 MPH when at full stop. Unable to figure out how fast I am going. Internet is showing that a lot of gmc SUV and truck owners from 2003-2006 are having this issue. Dealers and mechanics are charging between $600-$800 to repair.
The speedometer started going way below the actual speed I was going. I'd have to turn the engine off and restart it and keep doing this until it gets back to normal. This went on for several weeks where it was fine, then it would drop below 0 at a stop sign, then would show 10 MPH when I was actually doing about 35. Now it's doing just the opposite. The other night I looked down at the speedometer and almost panicked because it said I was going 90 MPH! I was actually doing around 50. This is a very serious safety issue and gmc should recall.
My '04 chevy tahoe's speedometer, with only 40,000 miles, just quite working and is stuck on 55 even when it sits on the garage. After seeing hundreds of similar complaints on-line, it appears to be a widespread problem with similar gm models.
My recently purchased 2004 chevrolet taho z71 has approximately 40,000 miles on it. The speedometer is grossly inaccurate and functions erratically when it does function. Shows 30 MPH even when parked, but that value jumps around. No trigger event, it just started doing it. Consequences are that I don't know what my real speed is and this creates a hazard in traffic. I have not had time to research the problem. Based upon my searches I see this is a common problem with a number of gm vehicles. Gm needs to issue a recall and fix this problem rather than soaking up our money in repair costs.
We have seen dozen of incidents in the past few months where the speedometer began ticking, became jerky, or stopped working all together. Sometimes it will display a speed obviously lower than the actual speed (like 30 on the highway where we are going at least 55). Other times, it will sit at 0 while the car is cruising down the road. This problem is intermittent. Sometime stopping and restarting the car fixes it. We will go a week or more without the problem and sometime we see it multiple times in one day. We have not repaired the issue yet. Internet searching indicates the average repair cost to be between $500 and $1,200. Similar searching also indicates that this has been seen by at least hundreds of people on variations of the tahoe (suburban, avalanche, etc). There is even someone on ebay who has a hole business around fixing broken instrument clusters for these vehicles.
My speedometer malfunctioned while I was driving. I was unable to tell my accurate speed. I had to take my vehicle to the dealership and have the instrument cluster replaced with an instrument cluster that had been repaired. I was without my vehicle for two days. I have an extended warranty and therefore had to pay my portion ($100.00).
My speedometer started acting erratically, showing the incorrect speed or no speed at all, compared to the actual velocity of the vehicle. And now it simply no longer works and I cannot tell how fast I am going.
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