2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

SPEEDOMETER WILL CHANGE FROM A CORRECT READING TO A ERRONEOUS READING WITH NO WARNING. IF I TURN ON AND OFF THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL RESET BACK 5 MPH EACH TIME I DO THIS UNTIL REST TO 0MPH AT A STAND STILL. IT WILL THEN CORRECTLY OPERATE FOR VARYING AMOUNTS OF TIME (50 - 500 MILES) BEFORE IT GOES HAYWIRE AGAIN. GM ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAS A POLICY IN PLACE TO REPAIR AT NO COST IF VEHICLE IS 7 YEARS OLD OR LESS AND LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. MY PROBLEM IS THAT MY VEHICLE IS A 2004 WITH NOW 144,000 MILES ON IT AND GM WILL DO NOTHING. INITIALLY I CONTACTED THEM ON MY OWN AND WAS DECLINED. AFTER I SENT A LETTER TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IN MN, GM CONTACTED ME AND FOR A SECOND TIME DENIED HELPING CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I'M CONTACTING YOU AT THE DIRECTION OF THE MN ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE. BOTTOMLINE IS THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT A CONVENIENCE FEATURE BUT A NECESSARY FEATURE REQUIRED TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. GM ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS ENOUGH OF AN ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE A POLICY TO REPAIR OUTSIDE OF FACTORY WARRANTY HOWEVER FEEL THAT MY 3 1/2 YEAR OLD $50,000 VEHICLE IS PRECLUDED FROM THE SAME CONSIDERATION OF A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. DEALERS I HAVE SPOKE TO TELL ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT THEY REPAIR THESE DAILY. *TR

DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE ( SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, RPM GAUGE & OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ALL MALFUNCTION AT 50,000, NOW AT 81,900 MILES. WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER A BIT LATE. THE RECALL WAS UP TO 70,000 OR 7 YEARS. CALLED GM WHEN RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED DEC.17, 2007. TOLD US IT WAS TOO LATE TO FIX BECAUSE OF OUR MILEAGE. IF ONLY WE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE LETTER WAY EARLIER. NOW GM CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM FOR US, UNLESS WE PAY OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET! AND THEY KNEW THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTED! *TR

MY 2004 SILVERADO 2500HD HAS DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING BRAKE CONCERN FOR THE PAST YEAR. WHEN STOPPING AS THE TRUCK SLOWS TO AROUND 10 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL PLUSES AND DROPS TO A VERY LOW POSITION THAT RESULTS IN EXTENDING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. ALL FOUR ROTORS & PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH REMOVING CLEANING OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER IS INTERMITTENTLY FUNCTIONING. GM SAYS THAT I HAVE TOO MANY MILES ON MY VEHICLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS IS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND GM HAS ALREADY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM FOR 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. THIS IS AN ELECTRONICS PROBLEM AND MILEAGE SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR ON IT. THE MILEAGE HAS NO BEARING THE ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONALITY OF THIS DEVICE. IT SHOULD BE TIME AND TIME ONLY THAT DICTATES THE LIFE OF THIS COMPONENT. *TR

BEARING IN FRONT AXLES CAME APART. CAUSING METALS TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL DRIVETRAIN. COMPLETE FRONT DRIVETRAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TRUCK WAS 1500 MILES AND 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALER COULD DO NOTHING TO HELP OUT WITH COST OF REPAIR. THIS BEARING SHOULD HAVE NOT CAME APART. FLUID LEVELS WERE GOOD, NO LEAKS, AND MAINT PER MANUFACTURERS SCHEDULE WAS ALWAYS PERFORMED. *TR

INTERMITTENT AND ERRONEOUS OPERATION OF THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 DIESEL TRUCK. THE SPEEDOMETER FREQUENTLY INDICATES THE WRONG SPEEDS, AT TIME OVER +100MPH. AT OTHER TIMES, INDICATES SPEEDS LESS THAN ACTUAL OR FREEZES ALTOGETHER. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE OR OFFER TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN RESULT IN DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE OR BELOW POSTED LIMITS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER READINGS ARE INACCURATE. GM ISSUED SPECIAL WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. MY ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER AT 58,000 MILES, BUT WAS NOT DOCUMENTED IN THEIR SYSTEM. SPEEDOMETER READINGS ARE ERRATIC. SOMETIMES ACCURATE, SOMETIMES 50% OR MORE LESS THAN ACTUAL SPEED. INACCURACY HAS INCREASED OVER THE LAST YEAR. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING THE STEERING CLUNK THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH CHEVROLET'S TRUCKS. UPON TURNING IT IN IN FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $280 TO FIX IT. I ONLY DRIVE MY TRUCK APPROX 6K MILES PER YEAR UNDER VERY LIGHT DUTY. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE THAT WEARS OUT FROM VERY LITTLE LIGHT USE TO BE SOLD LIKE THIS. THE TRUCK HAS 27,700 MILES NOW AND STARTED HAVING THE PROBLEM AT APPROX 18K MILES. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THIS MEANS I WILL HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $300 EVERY 18K MILES TO FIX A DEFECTIVE, POORLY ENGINEERED PRODUCT. IS THIS PART GOING TO FAIL AT SOME POINT AND CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL? *TR