2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE: NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS FAILURE: SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO REPORT PROPER SPEED OF VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL LOWER TO 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. OTHER VARIATIONS EXIST SUCH AS THE VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 120 MPH. MULTIPLE CHEVY 2004 SILVERADO OWNERS REPORT THE SAME FAILURE. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. HE STATED THAT ON 01/13/06 WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY HIS SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO FOR ABOUT 200 MILES WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 54,200 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT LATER THAT EVENING HE STARTED HIS VEHICLE AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 95 MPH AND WAS STUCK THERE FOR ABOUT 400 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOW STUCK ON 85 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD HE NEEDED TO HAVE THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER REPLACED AT A COST OF $500.00. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FEELS THIS VEHICLE IS TOO NEW TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ON HER 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REGISTER MORE THAN 10 OR 20 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT WAS GOING MUCH FASTER. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS NOW STOPPED IN THE CENTER. THE DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A FAILED MODULE. THE VEHICLE HAD 45,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT SHE HAS TWO 2004 CHEVROLET TRUCKS AND BOTH OF THE SPEEDOMETER MODULES HAVE FAILED.

MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING. SOME DAYS IT WON'T WORK AT ALL AND SOME DAYS IT FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 0-120 MPH. THIS VERY DANGEROUS AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO OBEY THE SPEED LIMIT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND IT TO BE A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM ON A VARIETY OF CHEVROLET AND GMC VEHICLES RANGING FROM 2003-2006. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? *JB

I HAVE AN '04 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT HAS A SPEEDOMETER THAT DOES NOT WORK. IT SHOWS 15 MPH WHEN I AM AT A STOP SIGN, THAN IT MOVES UP WHEN I START TO DRIVE. HOWEVER IT JUST JUMPS AROUND AND USUALLY FALLS BACK DOWN TO 15 OR 20 MPH AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES AND NEVER MOVES AGAIN UNTIL I RESTART THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT EXCEPT AT MY COST. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND GM NEEDS TO RECALL IT. I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY OTHER VEHICLE YEARS THIS EFFECTS BUT I HAVE HEARD FROM NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT IS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM IN THE '03 AND '05 GM VEHICLES. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SOON BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO AND ACCIDENT. I HAVE NO WAY OF GAUGING MY SPEED AND I DON'T HAVE THE $700 RIGHT NOW TO GET IT REPAIRED. WHAT SHOULD I DO? *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 10/25/05, HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FREE OIL CHANGE. HE RECEIVED A REPAIR ORDER AND DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE ORDER AND FOLDED IT UP AND PUT AWAY IN GLOVE BOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 12/23/06 A MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND CHEWED UP AND THE PADS WERE GONE. WHEN HE LOOKED OVER THE REPAIR ORDER FROM 10/25/06 HE FOUND THAT THEY NOTED ON THE REPAIR ORDER THAT THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS GIVEN FILE # 71-461701161. THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM THAT THEY MUST RESURFACE THE ROTORS. THE PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE THE CONTACTS RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONTACT FELT THAT WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE BRAKES SHOULD NOT BE REPAIRED SO SOON. UPDATED 02/09/07. *JB