All the gauges on my dashboard quit working all at once except my fuel gauge and speedometer. There are lots of complaints on this and gm needs to issue a recall and fix this.
2005 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. The contact was driving 70 MPH when the speedometer failed and reset to zero. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 61,890 and the current mileage was 62,100.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that all of the instrument panel gauges were defective and did not provide an accurate reading. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who confirmed the failure and advised that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 122,000.
My 2005 chevy tahoe 71z speedometer has failed. It registers variable speeds which I know to be incorrect. Internet search confirms it is the stepper motor which must be replaced. Several complaints by other owners have been filed. Gm should recall the 2005's as they did the 2003 and 2004 for the same problem.
The chevrolet tahoe tailgate lock do not have an emergency release inside the car. The tailgate actuator has stop functioning on my car and there no way for me to open the door. Not even trying to open with a key, because there is no key option to open the door on this model on the outside tailgate. Since, chevrolet failed to place a release inside the car. I feel that this is a serious life or death issue. If my kids are in the car trying to escape a fire or car submerged under water. There will be no way for them to escape. This item need to be corrected and fixed. I'm finding several incidents on the internet were the locking unit has failed. This is a serious safety issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the horn would no longer sound when pressure was applied to the center of the steering wheel. The only time the horn would sound was when the button on the key fob was engaged. The failure was not diagnosed nor was the vehicle repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 72,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Fuel gauge on 2005 chevrolet tahoe does not accurately report fuel level.
I own a 2005 chevy tahoe. The speedometer stops working in the middle of the road and starts showing wrong speeds. This is a serious security issue as you suddenly lost in the middle of traffic because you do not know how fast you are traveling. I was checking online and there are thousands of such complaints. I think dot should seriously look into this issue as a safety issue.
Speedometer failure.
2005 chevrolet tahoe dash gauges-speedometer erratic, gives false reading and eventually gets stuck at 120 MPH, reset by removing "dic"(dash instrument cluster) fuse and starting vehicle then replacing fuse (found this in a blog about this problem), fixes for unspecified amount of time before failing again. This is a known problem and should be mandatory recall by manufacture, as of now only a "voluntary" class action suite settlement to repair at 7 years or 70,000 miles. Most units fail on, around or after this. This is a huge safety concern. I did not realize I was going over 70 MPH in a 55 MPH zone as my speedometer was reading 45 MPH at this specific malfunction, I turned on my GPS to verify because I felt I was going much faster than my speedometer was reading and the GPS read over 70 MPH!. Please demand a recall for these acknowledged problems by gm for 2003 thru 2007 model years! This is due to faulty gauge motors installed by the maker. I contacted gm and they said recalls are governed by the state therefore it was not recalled and only repair at the specified date mileage range in the service bulletin. This is a complete sham, the customer should not have to incur expense because of a known faulty item used in manufacturing. Where is the accountability for these people?....please help!
Speedometer, tachometer, and oil pressure gauge on my 2005 chevy tahoe stopped working. All of them began to operate sporadically before they stopped completely stopped working. Not only is it extremely dangerous for the speedometer to not work correctly, as it should, but it also leaves me to bear the burden of a financial loss of speeding tickets or any accidents that were caused by its failure. First, the oil pressure gauge stopped work, then the tachometer, and then the speedometer. All of them did the same thing when they stopped working, so I began to think there maybe a bigger problem. Once I started doing some research on-line, I found there was a huge population of 2003-2005 gm vehicle owners affected by this defect. There obviously should have been a recall and probably some lawsuits as well. Please help me.
While driving through town the speedometer on my tahoe was saying I was going 90 MPH. After cycling the key on and off several times it was working correctly, then while traveling down the interstate the speedometer quit working completely being stuck on 67 MPH no matter what speed I was going, causing me to get flipped off several times by fellow drivers. Eventually the needle started moving again but said I was going 120 when I was going 60 on my GPS.
2005 chevy tahoe w/ approx. 86,000 miles oil pressure gauge and speedometer not working properly. Both gauges continue to move back and forth sometimes going all the way to the left(in the red) and sometimes all the way to the right.
I currently own a 2005 chevrolet tahoe, recently the speedometer and oil gauge meter stopped working completely. Chevy refuses to fix the condition unless I pay out of pocket 800.00.
2005 chevy tahoe speedometer will not read correctly, sticks and can be 20mph off at times or stuck over 100.
2005 chevy tahoe speedometer will not read correctly, sticks and can be 20mph off at times or stuck over 100.
Erratic speedometer indications, speedometer stuck on 120mph while driving at a speed calibrated by memory using the tachometer. The same complaints submitted by multiple purchasers of this vehicle for years that the problem is apparently a dash cluster for consumer paid replacement of$450.00.
My 2005 chevy tahoe has developed a problem with the speedometer. The gauge reads 20-30 MPH faster than it should and then it eventually pegs out at 120 MPH. It will return to 0 after the switch is cycled on/off but it's impossible to know your speed when it's malfunctioning.
I am writing this to complain about a fire hazard with the seat warmers in 2005 chevy tahoe. I had to take my vehical to the repair shop because my seat warmer would get warmer than usual and after 2 to 3 minutes would shut off. Come to find out the seat warmer pad had shorted out and burnt. I have the seat warmer pad that is charcoaled and burnt. I have contacted and spoke to gm representives 4 times informing them of the fire hazard all I get is this is an isolated incident, my vehicle has to many miles and I took it to a repair shop other than gm. This is a serious fire hazard and I think the public needs to be aware and gm needs to investigate.
My speedometer on my 2005 chevy tahoe z71 4x4 stops working intermittently shows we are going way slower or 0 when we are driving.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact observed the speedometer displayed incorrect reading, regardless of the speed being traveled. In addition, failure occurred with the fuel gauge which resulted in an inaccurate reading at any given fuel level capacity. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction at this time. The failure mileage was unknown.
2005 chevrolet tahoe. Speedometer failure. The speedometer is stuck at 20 MPH. Personal research has LED me to believe that chevrolet has acknowledged a defect in drive motors within the instrument panel from a parts manufacturer in 10 models produced from 2003 to 2007. This is a definite safety hazard that chevrolet needs to address via a recall of all effected models.
I own a 2005 chevrolet tahoe under 70k miles. My speedometer quit working. I found out that gm issued a specials program to fix the instrument panel on 03, 04 and some 05 tahoes if they are under 70k miles. My VIN number was outside the lot of approved VIN's. I contacted gm customer service and was LED to believe they would provide some coverage for my repairs if the gm mechanic could verify that the problem with my speedometer was the exact problem being recalled. After one week of phone messages from gm that they were working towards a resolve, I was denied any coverage. My complaint is lack of ownership of the problem with my tahoe by gm. The mechanic at our local gm dealer verified to gm that my instrument panel was the exact defect that was being recalled. I was still denied and was told by the customer relations department that the speedometer not working was due to the previous owner? This was such a ludicrous statement by customer service. We are now forced with fixing the speedometer at our expense even though it was proven to be the fault of general motors. I am filing a complain with the better business bureau as well.
Speedometer randomly goes to a much higher speed that car is actually traveling. Used GPS to verify car going 65 but speedometer registering 85. Radio and climate control panel on vehicle also gets very hot to the touch when this occurs. Speedometer will randomly reset and work fine for a while. This is an ongoing problem and started about 2 years ago.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. He stated while the vehicle was parked he noticed a fire in his fuse box that destroyed the wiring harness. The failure occurred under the hood under the left front fender. The vehicle is at the dealer being repair with a cost. He contacted the manufacture and they would get back with him within twenty four hours. The manufacturer has not contacted him. The failure mileage was 56,000. Bl updated 09/29/09
I have a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. Around 70k miles, my speedometer began acting up. It started off sticking at around 30 MPH no matter how fast I really was going. Lately it will either not work at all, will stick at 30 MPH, or has even began to climb to 120 MPH while I was doing 30 MPH according to a GPS which I am forced to use to measure my speed because of no speedometer. The dealer quoted me $500.00. This is very bothersome and I know many people who are experiencing the same issue. Chevrolet acts as if we are at fault for this everytime I go in and complain. I have been pulled over 4 times because I was going over the speed limit by less than 10 MPH. This could be avoided if I had a working speedometer.
Speedometer quit working on 2005 gmac tahoe. Stuck on 120 MPH.. Have no idea how fast I am driving due to speedometer not working. Appears to be a common issue in gmac trucks, however gmac won't repair the part if the vehicle has more than 70,000 miles on it.
I own a 2005 gmc pick up and a 2005 chevy tahoe and the speed odometer just goes crazy in both vehicles. They go from 50 to 0 to 85 and back to 0 . The local dealer say they can't find anything wrong but I keep reading that this is getting very common in these vehicles. Is there some way to do a recall before someone gets hurt or killed.
Speedometer quit working at 64,030 miles.this is a 2005 chevrolet tahoe z7 4x4. Vehicle is out of warranty.purchased after market warranty.appears to be a major problem with this type vehicle and not covered under extended warranty. Dealer unable/unwilling to locate replacement part.
My husband and I purchased a brand new 2005 chevrolet tahoe. In the month of march 2009 my speedometer started to read I was going 120 miles per hr but of course that was not the speed I was going. We took our tahoe back to the servco dealership because I had googled and read that there was a speedometer problem and gm was fixing the problem. Well the dealership said that the VIN # for the cluster was not one that gm was going to replace for free. Why would they replace some and not all. I would like to make a complaint. I will never buy a american made car as long as I live. That's for sure.
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