2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. USUALLY STUCK ANYWHERE FROM 65 - OVER 120 MPH, WHETHER PARKED OR MOVING AT A LOWER SPEED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT HAD RESET ITSELF AND DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A WHILE. NOW CONSTANTLY INCORRECT. ALSO, SOME OTHER LIGHTS ARE OUT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND STEERING WHEEL. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR

AT ABOUT 65K MILES, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED REGISTERING ACCURATELY. NOW ABOUT 75K ON THE VEHICLE IF ODOMETER ACCURATE. WHEN STOPPED SPEEDOMETER READS ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 100MPH AND WHEN DRIVING READS ANYWHERE FROM 90 TO OFF THE SCALE (6 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE SPEEDOMETER WHERE NO SPEED IS LISTED). IN SHORT, WILDLY INACCURATE. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS CHEVY IS REPLACING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR THIS PROBLEM ON UP TO 2004 VEHICLES BUT NOT 2005 ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS RAMPANT AMONG AVALANCHE OWNERS. REQUEST NHTSA IMPLEMENT A RECALL ON THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

SPEEDOMETER CONTINUALLY GOES HAYWIRE; IT APPEARS YOU ARE DRIVING 50+ MPH WHEN YOU ARE IN PARK; WHEN YOU ACTUALLY DO START MOVING YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING; MAX OUT AT 120 MPH WHEN YOU ARE FLOWING WITH TRAFFIC IN A 70 MPH ZONE. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY; I HAVE NOT HAD AN ASSESSMENT OF THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPAIR DONE YET. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY SENSOR LIGHT AND THE WARNING LIGHT THAT SAYS "SERVICE AIRBAGS" COME ON AND IT WON'T GO OFF. I HAVE BEEN ON A FEW AUTO FORUMS ABOUT THIS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERS CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS AND PEOPLE ARE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED, BUT IT DOESN'T. *TR

SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE "WILD". FOR EXAMPLE AT 35 MPH IT WILL READ ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 140 MPH AND WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF MAY ONLY DROP TO 30 MPH. HAPPENING AS A DAILY EVENT FOR THE PAST WEEK ON MY 2005 AVALANCHE WHICH HAS 47000 MILES ON ODOMETER. CHECKING WITH DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TOMORROW BUT UNDERSTAND FROM MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT GM COVERAGE FOR THIS PROBLEM ONLY COVERS THE 2002 TO 2004 MODEL YEARS EVEN THOUGH MY AVALANCHE HAS THE SAME CLUSTER AND STEP MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER WHICH I AM FINDING IS BEING REPORTED BY OWNERS IN LARGE NUMBERS AS DEFECTIVE. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR LOYAL CHEVROLET OWNERS IF THEY WISH TO MAINTAIN THEIR RETURN BUSINESS. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AT APPROX. 40,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE CRAZY NEVER GIVING THE CORRECT SPEED. SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL HAS BEEN CALL FOR 2002 -2004 MODELS THAT USE THE SAME CLUSTER AND STEP MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER. CONTACTED THE DEALER TO FIX PROBLEM BUT THEY WANTED 600+ TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR