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While driving around 65-70mph my speedometer stuck. While slowing down after reaching speeds of nearly 70mph, I realized my speedometer was not backing off of this speed. I then did not know how fast I was driving. The speedometer is now stuck at 67mph. From what I understand I will have to replace this actual unit for $500. I have seen this same issue all over forums on the web.
I own a 2004 Silverado. As with an ever growing list of fellow owners of Chevy and GMC 2000 to 2005 trucks, the speedometer has quit working with only 40,000 miles on the vehicle. This is a safety hazard not being able to know the speed at which our vehicles are traveling at!
My 2004 Chevy truck was recalled because of instrument panel malfunctions. A recall has been issued; however, it seems to me that the plan to correct this has arbitrary recall parameters, ie 7 year/70,000 miles. My vehicle is 3 years old and has 96,000 miles and has experienced this malfunction. I did contact Chevy but no concrete repair plan was established.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. While driving 70 mph for 20 minutes using the cruise control, the speedometer reading was 95 mph and the RPM was 2000. He didn't notice any warning indicator lights at the time of the failure. After coming to a complete stop, the speedometer read 45 mph. The dealer stated that the electrical instrument control panel clusters needed to be replaced. He has not called the manufacturer. The failure and current mileages were 32,640.
- Independence, MO, USA
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2004 Chevrolet Silverado speedometer has stopped working exactly as outlined by the other complaints, speedometer registers randomly with incorrect speed or stuck needle. I called my dealer and parts and labor amounts to around $500. I asked a friend of mine who is also a service manager at the dealership if this is a common problem and his response was "ohhh yeah, I don?T know why they haven?T recalled it yet. Chevrolet may not be considering this a safety issue, but if that is the case why do we even have speed limits? speed limits are intended to provide for the safety of the community, will a person with out a working speedometer be able to stop in time when a child runs out in front them" Chevy better hope so.
Speedometer reads 75 when the truck is stopped and quickly pegs when moving. Chevy wants hundreds of dollars to repair. A quick search on the internet revealed that this is a frequent problem with Chevy truck newer than 2003. It should be a recall issue.
For over 2 years and 30,000 miles the speedometer in my 2004 Chevrolet Silverado pickup has been sticking. Starting at about 20,000 miles about every 3 or 4 months the speedometer needle would stick at 25 mph, 30 mph or 35 mph. This sticking was where the speedometer needle would stop at when you turned the key off. When the needle would stick it caused the speedo to read incorrect speed. The vehicle was under warranty when this started. I did not take it into the dealership because it would require taking a whole day to take it in and the dealer would not guarantee he would fix it in one visit. The dealer said bring it in. They would check it and order the parts. Then bring it back when the parts arrived. Before wasting the time with the dealer I tried removing the battery cable and allowing the computer system to reset itself. This worked for the first 10 times the speedo stuck. The speedo is stuck again and removing the battery cable over 10 times has not reset the speedo correctly. GM has known about this speedo problem for over 5 years but is only bandaiding the problem. This speedo problem is a safety issue.
2004 Silverado 1500 4 door. Under normal driving conditions the speedometer started registering way too high... dead stop, the speedometer reads about 30-45 mph. Normal driving with flow of traffic on interstate displayed as greater than 120 mph.
After I drive about 11 miles the speedometer drops to zero. After about 30 to 40 miles it will run between 20 and 30 miles slow. This happens every day I drive the truck. Why can't General Motors get there heads out of the sand and do something about these problems.
Speedometer dropped to zero when driving at 55 mph, after about 40 miles speedometer runs slower than actual speed. This is happening on a regular basis.
Speedometer on my 2004 GM Chevy Silverado reads drastically different from actual speed while driving, making it impossible to determine actual speed which could cause a crash due to improper speed, or traffic safety violation for improper speed. GM does not have recall on this safety issue. GM is aware of this problem with many of its vehicles and demands $500 for labor to repair the problem at the owners expense.
I have a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado with a serious safety issue! the speedometer works intermittently and when the needle actually moves the speed that registers is no where near correct. The dealer wants $600 to fix it but apparently it is well known that Chevy's are having an issue with the speedometer. I have had to resort to hooking up my laptop computer with gps to be able to monitor my speed!! GM needs to recall!!
I own a 2004 Silverado 2500 hd w/allison transmission. The speedometer is faulty. The speed sensor has been replaced but has not fixed the problem. The transmission is ok. The speedometer is erratic. One day it will work...then I'll be driving at 60 mph and the needle drops to zero or shoots up to 120. I have to gauge how fast I am going by the other traffic or look at the rpms. This is a terrible safety hazard. I have already spent $160. When will Chevy/GM issue a recall?
(1) there were no specific events that lead to failure. (2) my 2004 Chevy Silverado speedometer stopped working at about 40K miles when warranty was out. Dealer says it costs approximately $500. I've read many websites describing this issue along with lawsuits in ca, or, and wa, so I was hoping GM would recall. I've been driving for 9 months guessing my speed. It is March 2007 and vehicle inspection is due so now I have to pay $500 since GM has not recalled this issue. I've seen concerns about this issue that go back to 2005. How is it that no one has forced GM to recall this potential dangerous defect. (3) to correct problem, I will have to pay $500 to fix a defect that GM knows about and won't do anything about.
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- Boise, ID, USA