2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

MY VEHICLE READ 0 MPH WHEN I AM DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THERE ARE TIMES IT WILL SHOOT TO 120 MPH AND OTHERS IT WILL BE IN BETWEEN REGARDLESS OF MY ACTUALLY SPEED. ADDITIONALLY, THE GAS GAUGE GOES PAST FULL WHEN I AM NEAR EMPTY AND VICE VERSA. SOMETIMES THE GAS GAUSE STICKS IN THE MIDDLE SO I NEVER KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER FOR GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN MY GAUGE TOLD ME I WAS DOING THE SPEED LIMIT. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY BECAUSE MY GAUGE TOLD ME I WAS 3/4 FULL WHEN I WAS ON EMPTY. I KNOW AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS A SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE AND VEHICLES WHO WERE LESS THAN 80K MILES OR GOT FIXED PRIOR TO JULY 2011 THEN THEY WERE COVERED. HOWEVER, NOTHING WAS DONE FOR THE VEHICLES AFTER THAT DATE. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS GM OWNERS WITH TRUCKS RANGING FROM 2003-2007 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WE ARE BEING FORCED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED OUT OF POCKET FOR OVER $500. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND ALL OF THE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE ON MY CAR AND WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THE DEALER DIDNT SUBMIT THE NEW OWNER INFORMATION DESPITE ME BUYING FROM A GM DEALER. I AM ASKING THE NHTSA TO ENFORCE THIS SAFTEY ISSUE AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES TO BE COVERED BY GM NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE IS. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F11F710 HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2004/CHEVROLET/SUBURBAN_1500/?Q=&PAGE=3 HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TAHOE/T7IEVBBFPJQIQHNVG HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/SUBURBAN/2004/ELECTRICAL/SPEEDOMETER_STOPS_WORKING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/CHEVY/14I3B-2004-SUBURBAN-SPEEDOMETER-DOESN-T-WORK-STICKS.HTML *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY A CORRECT READING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAULTY INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. IN 2007, THE MANUFACTURER SENT A LETTER TO ALERT THE CONTACT OF A DEFECT WITH THE SPEEDOMETER HOWEVER, NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ UPDATED 04/10/12 UPDATED 05/03/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULB THREE DIFFERENT TIMES BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRES WERE MELTED AND THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 02/27/15*LJ THE DEALER STATED THE CONSUMERS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY. FROM 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, THE INDICATED SPEED BEGAN TO RISE UNTIL THE INDICATOR NEEDLE HIT THE STOP ABOVE 120 MPH. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER STILL READ OVER 50 MPH. AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, AND THEN RESTARTING THE CAR, THE INDICATOR NEEDLE GRADUALLY WORKED ITS WAY BACK TO THE RIGHT INDICATION. THIS PROBLEM RECURS DAILY AND CREATES A HAZARD, BECAUSE I HAVE NO REAL INDICATION OF MY SPEED, AS WELL AS THE DISTRACTION OF HAVING TO THINK ABOUT WHETHER MY INDICATED SPEED IS ACCURATE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY SILVERADO DOES NOT SHOW THE PROPER MPH FIGURE. IT VARIES FROM 0 MPH TO 40 MPH NO MATTER AT WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELING THE MASS PIKE AS I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. AROUND CITY DRIVING IT USUALLY STAYS AT ZERO WITH AN OCCASIONAL SPURT TO 60. I CANNOT FIND A RECALL FROM CHEVROLET REGARDING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BUT THERE SHOULD BE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AROUND 90000 MILES. IT WOULD WORK BUT NOT READ CORRECTLY. IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE. NOW VERY VERY RARELY DOES IT WORK PROPERLY. MOST OF THE TIME IT READS INCORRECTLY SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL. SOMETIMES IT IS ALL THE WAY AT MAX AND SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON 0 AND SOMETIMES IT IS STUCK SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. THE TRUCK NOW HAS ABOUT 135000 MILES ON IT AND EVERYTHING I FIND SAYS IT WILL COST BETWEEN 300 AND 500 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT IT IS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT AND WONT RECALL. I DON'T THINK IT IS RIGHT THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR FAULTY PARTS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE NOT BEING ABLE TO KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *TR