This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Speedometer failure-2004 Chevy. Silverado-Z71- incorrect speed indicated on speedometer-at stop speedometer continues to register movement-when moving speedometer registers speeds in excess of or lower than actual speed.
Driving down the highway my speedometer reads 10-30+ mph lower then actual speed. Can not find a service recall on this problem though I have had no problem finding hundreds, if not over one thousand others who are experiencing the same problem.
The speedometer has quit working. This is common on 2004 Chevy trucks like the one I own. I have asked around and it is a common repair. The failure of a speedometer is a serious failure of a safety device on any vehicle.
The gauge cluster on my 2004 Chevy Silverado has 6 gauges and after 2 years 3 of the gauges no longer work. The 3 that no longer work are the speedometer, tachometer, and voltmeter. With the speedometer no longer working it is very dangerous.
Under normal driving conditions the speedometer on some GM trucks will hang when decelerating and when accelerating again the speedometer starts from the position that it hung. The part that is failing is a motor that controls the speedometer and to replace the part you must replace the whole instrument cluster at a cost of $600. It seems to happen right around 50K miles and at that point it is no longer under warranty. It leaves you not knowing how fast you are going as well as not being able to pass a vehicle inspection.
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- Bakersfield, CA, USA