2004 Chevrolet Avalanche

MY 2004 AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING, FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH, WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS PASSING EVERYONE. I ACCELERATED AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T MOVE. NOW IT STICKS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND STAYS THAT WAY. IT HAS GONE PAST 120 MPH. GM REALLY NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ESPECIALLY ON REDUCED SPEED CURVES AND CONSTRUCTION. IS GM WAITING FOR A FATALITY TO ISSUE A SERVICE RECALL? *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS MALFUNCTIONED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MOST RECENTLY JULY 24, 2007. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AND IT JUMPED TO 75MPH -APPROX 20MPH FASTER THAN I WAS ACTUALLY DOING. UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE NEEDLE SETTLED ON 21-22MPH MARK. THE NEEDLE DOESN'T MOVE SMOOTHLY EITHER. IT JITTERS AS IT MOVES AND JUMPS MORE AS IT IS FIXING TO COME TO A REST. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN BACK ON - THE NEEDLE WILL FALL ABOUT 5MPH. I HAD TURN SHUT OFF / RESTART SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE NEEDLE BACK TO 0MPH. TODAY, I DROVE TO WORK AND DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM OUTSIDE OF A JITTERY NEEDLE. PREVIOUSLY THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED ALL TOGETHER WHILE DRIVER AND SETTLE ON 0 MPH OR WILL MAX AT 35MPH WHILE DRIVING. AT THESE INSTANCES I WOULD PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TO NO AVAIL. HOWEVER, OPENING THE DOOR, WHICH I GUESS TURNS OFF THE ELECTRICITY TO THE VEHICLE (RADIOS GOES OFF WHEN DOOR IS OPENED), SEEMED TO RESET EVERYTHING. A FEW THINGS CONCERN ME ABOUT THIS. *I AM FIXING TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER, BUT I BELIEVE MY WARRANTY IS OUT AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT WITHOUT HUGE $$$$. *I HAD PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2003 CAVALIER AND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. LUCKILY, I CAUGHT IT VERY SOON AFTER, AND DURING WARRANTY, AND WAS ABLE TO HAVE IT FIXED FOR FREE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE DEALER WILL SAY BUT I'M NOT VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY IT WILL INDACATE THAT THE SPEED IS 65 MPH WHEN I AM ACTUAULY GOING 75 MPH. SOMETIMES IT WILL READ THE OPPOSIE OR NOT AT ALL. GENERAL MOTORS HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS VERY DIFICULT TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY ONTO A RAMP WHEN YOU ARE NOT SURE HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *AK

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING, AND THE TACHOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. PERIODICALLY THE SPEEDOMETER WILL MOVE, BUT NOT SHOW AN ACCURATE SPEED. CURRENTLY IT IS STUCK AT 0 MPH. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. IS ANYTHING BEING DISCUSSED WITH GM TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION, AS THEIR RESPONSE SO FAR IS TO TELL CONSUMERS ARE ON THEIR OWN WITH Y THE DEALER. *AK

WHEN REPLACING (FOR THE FIRST TIME) THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AT 28,767 MILES, I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE REAR ROTORS HAD SEVERE CORROSION. THE ROTORS WERE PITTED SUCH THAT THEY WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. I ASKED ABOUT MY 3-YEAR BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING I DID TO CAUSE THE DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT GM WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE ROTORS. I CONTACTED GM TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE CORROSION AND THEIR WARRANTY AS PUBLISHED IN THE SALES BROCHURE AND WARRANTY BOOKLET. PLUS, I HAVE OWNED GM PRODUCTS FOR 30 YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANY CORROSION; BRAKES OR OTHERWISE. THEY REPLIED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN THE PARTS; AND THAT'S IT. AS FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED, CASE CLOSED.

STARTING IN NOVEMBER OF 2006, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS NOT OPERATED CORRECTLY. WHEN SITTING AT A STOP, IT REGISTERS 30-50 MPH AND WHEN ACTUALLY DRIVING, IT GOES TO 120 AND STAYS THERE. DOES NOT COME BACK DOWN UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE - OR IS IT CHEVROLET'S WAY OF EARNING EXTRA MONEY? THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE DUE TO MILEAGE WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB