2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Electrical System Problems

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND "LOW ENGINE POWER" FLASHED WHERE THE ODOMETER IS. THIS CAUSED THE RPM'S NOT TO GO OVER 2800. CODE READER CLAIMS O2 SENSORS OR THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE OR CATALYTIC CONVERTOR ISSUES. WE DISCOVERED IT WAS NONE OF THE ABOVE. TO FIX PROBLEM CHANGE 3 RELAYS LOCATED UNDER HOOD IN FUSE BOX. RELAY #8864. THEN CLEAR CODES, SHOULD FIX ISSUE UNLESS CODE PERSISTS. RELAYS WILL CAUSE A FIRE IF NOT CHANGED OUT ASAP.

Mileage: 215,000

MANY OF THE VEHICLES IN THIS FAMILY SUFFER FROM RANDOM ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND OR POOR ELECTRICAL GROUNDING RELATING TO THE DRIVE BY WIRE THROTTLE ACTUATOR. THE RESULT IS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER' MODE RANDOMLY. IN THIS MODE THE VEHICLE WILL IDLE BUT NOT ACCELERATE OR DRIVE. THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON MESSAGE BOARDS WITH NO CONSISTENT FIX. THIS CONDITION EXPOSES AN EXTREME HAZARD AS THE VEHICLE CAN LOOSE POWER AT ANY TIME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE LOOSE POWER ON THE INTERSTATE AND ON HIGH SPEED 2 LANE ROADS WITH NO SHOULDER AND HEAVY TRAFFIC ON 4 OCCASIONS. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE ISSUE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.

Mileage: 107,000

MAY 2016 INSTALLED 5 YEARS WARRANTY BATTERY. BATTERY DEAD EVERY THREE MONTH. CHARGED BATTERY. INSTALLED NEW BATTERY LAST WEEK. BATTERY DEAD TODAY. HAD ALTERNATOR TESTED. (FINE) NOTICE DASHBOARD LIGHT WHERE READ MILAGE LOOKED LIKE THIS AFTER TRUCK OFF #######. ONLY GREEN LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65-70 MPH TRUCK SHUT OFF NO POWER STEERING NO BRAKES SHOWING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" ALMOST GOT INTO A WRECK WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON AND 70 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER...I STILL OWE $10,000 ON THIS HUNK OF CRAP...IT WENT AWAY AFTER A BROKEN WIRE WAS FIXED....BUT AS I SIT HERE IN MY TRUCK AT 3 AM BECAUSE I HAD TO MOVE IT I STARTED IT UP AND ONCE AGAIN REDUCED ENGINE POWER...JUST SO FRUSTRATING

Mileage: 142,000

AS WITH MANY OTHER POSTS HERE, I TOO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER(BAD SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGE READINGS, "ELECTRICAL") AND ALSO THE TRANSFER CASE WITH HOLES WEARING THROUGH THE CASE, "PUMP SLAP". EVERYTHING I HAVE RESEARCHED HAS LED TO ISSUES IN BOTH PROBLEMS. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED BOTH PROBLEMS BUT STILL NOTHING BACK FROM GM. WHAT A SHAME THAT THESE AND ALL OTHER ISSUES CAN'T BE ADDRESSED BY GM. I HAVE NOT YET HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, YET, BUT I TELL YOU, IT WILL BE LOOKED INTO. THESE BOTH HAVE HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 98,000

I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WITH THE DURAMAX DIESEL AND ALLISON TRANSMISSION. ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015, SHORTLY AFTER A FUEL STOP, I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 24 NEAR PADUCAH, KY. AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD ENGINE RATTLING, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WITH SOME DIFFICULTY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 25 MPH ON THE SHOULDER. SINCE I WAS JUST A FEW MILES FROM THE PADUCAH EXIT, I LIMPED THERE AND INTO A HAMPTON INN PARKING LOT. AAA RESPONDED AND TOWED THE TRUCK TO ROYAL OAKS CHEVROLET IN PADUCAH. SINCE IT WAS A SUNDAY, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED. THE NEXT MORNING, THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT PULLED UP CODES PO202 AND P2149. THE SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE AND THAT IT WOULD BE SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THE REPAIR PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I LATER LEARNED THAT THE SERVICE BULLETIN IS #05-06-04-047C. THE BULLETIN ADDRESSES "A SEVERE REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER (LIMP HOME MODE)" I WAS CHARGED $1,076 FOR REPAIRS FOR A KNOWN DEFECT THAT CHEVROLET KNEW ABOUT.

Mileage: 108,096

WHEN I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE TO START, THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SAYS "UNKNOWN DRIVER". AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION, I CANNOT ADJUST MIRRORS, ROLL UP WINDOWS, OR GET HEADLIGHTS TO WORK. ALSO, THE GAUGES FOR VOLTAGE, OIL PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, AND FUEL DO NOT WORK. THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK AS WELL. BECAUSE OF OVER ENGINEERING AND FAULTY PARTS I CANNOT USE THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED AS PART OF A RECALL. MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AS SEARCHED, WITH NO ANSWER. GENERAL MOTORS HAS FAILED TO PUT IN PLACE SAFETY SYSTEMS OR OVERRIDE FUNCTIONS TO ALLOW SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. GM IS USING COMPUTER CONTROLS WHICH OFTEN FAIL TO CONTROL IMPORTANT SAFETY FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE DISMANTLED THE BULK OF THE TRUCK TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AFTER TWO DAYS IN THE SHOP, THEY STILL HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. FAULTY ENGINEERING AND POOR PARTS HAVE LEAD TO THIS CONDITION. I HAVE BEEN A LIFELONG GM OWNER, BUT I WILL RECONSIDER THIS MOVING FOWARD. I AM SURE MY NEXT VEHICLES WILL BE OTHER BRANDS.

Mileage: 126,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT SLIGHTLY TAPPED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

ONE BY ONE, THE GAUGES ON THE DASH HAVE STOPPED WORKING, STARTING WITH THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THEN THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, OIL PRESSURE, AND FINALLY THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALL WENT OUT, LEAVING ONLY THE BATTERY VOLTAGE METER WORKING CORRECTLY. I KNOW AT LEAST THREE OTHER PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN 20 MILES OF MY HOUSE THAT HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2004 SILVERADOS. *JS

Mileage: 50,000

I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO FROM MEDVED AND I FEEL IT HAS A PROBLEM AND GM SAYS IT'S WORKING AS DESIGNED. MY PROBLEM IS THE MESSAGE MODULE LED'S ARE SO DIM THEY CAN'T BE READ IN THE DAYLIGHT AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES BY MEDVED TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THE P N R D D3 D2 LED"S ARE JUST FINE. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX IT. I TOOK IT TO [XXX] AND A 18 YEAR SERVICE TECH SAID IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER AND GM SHOULD HAVE SENT OUT A RECALL BUT DIDN'T. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU CAN'T READ THE WARNINGS AND OTHER MESSAGES THAT APPEAR ON THE MODULE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 175,000

THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 120MPH ALL THE TIME WHEN MOVING. WAS FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANT. THE DEALER WHO FIXED IT IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. I PURCHASED A EXTENDED WARRANTY, NEVER USED IT. THE TRUCK HAS 55,000 MILES RIGHT NOW. DIESEL. $43,000 NEW. CHEVY CHANGED OUR ONSTAR TO DIGITAL. NO ONSTAR NOW. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE QUIT WORKING IN ABOUT 2009. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD WE WERE 4,000 MILES PAST THE RECALL OF THE CLUSTER. VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT!! SINCE THAT TIME THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING, THE TACHOMETER QUIT WORKING. VERY SCARY TO BE HAVING TO RELY ON TEMPERATURE GAUGES THAT I HOPE ARE WORKING CORRECTLY STILL, AND A GAS GAUGE THAT HOPEFULLY IS ALSO WORKING CORRECTLY. I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY DID NOT SUBMIT A FULL RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF THIS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITHOUT AN EXPIRATION ON IT. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE TO ME TO HAVE NON WORKING GAUGES DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT!! *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL INTO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION AND WERE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 08/02/12

Mileage: 97,000

JAN 2011 DURING A REAL BAD WINTER WE LOST THE FRONT BRAKES WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $600+, APRIL 2012 WHILE DRIVING AGAIN 25MPH THE REAR BRAKE LINES BURST!! JUST HAD TO PAY FOR MORE BRAKE LINES AT A COST OF $485. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 117,000 MILES AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST ISSUE WE HAVE HAD, THE ODOMETER NO LONGER WORKS AND HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER FOR HEAT AND A/C. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. FIRE INVESTIGATOR WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DASH FIRE *TGW THE VEHICLE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY A FIRE WHICH REPORTEDLY ORIGINATED IN THE DASH. THE FIRE SPREAD AND CONSEQUENTLY CONSUMED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, THEN SPREAD TO THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM MANIFESTED WHILE THE DRIVER WAS USING THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE TRANSMISSION, ALTERNATOR AND A 15 AMP FUSE LIGHTER FUSE WAS REPLACED. THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS USED FREQUENTLY, PLUGGING A 400 WATT INVERTER WHICH ALLOWED THE DRIVER TO USE HIS COMPUTER. AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN HE UNPLUGGED THE INVERTER FROM THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER SOCKET AND INSERTED HIS CIGARETTE LIGHTER WHICH POPPED BACK. ABOUT A SECOND LATER, WHITE SMOKE STARTING COMING FROM THE DASH. THERE WERE NO CIGARETTES IN THE ASH TRAY. THE SMOKE STARTED TO INCREASE AND THE CONSUMER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS AN ELECTRICAL INSULATION SMOKE ODOR. THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE DASH; THERE WAS NO SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR THE HOOD AT THAT TIME. IT WAS IN THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR'S OPINION, THAT THE RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION LEAD TO A CONCLUSION THAT ON A MORE PROBABLE THAN NOT BASIS, AN ELECTRICAL ANOMALY AT THE DASH AREA AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER IGNITED NEARBY COMBUSTIBLES AND THE FIRE SPREAD INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. (LETTER SENT IN BY FIRE INVESTIGATOR) *JB

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. CONSUMER STATES GAUGES STOPPED WORKING AND THE BOLTS ON THE MANIFOLD WERE DEFECTIVE. *TGW

Mileage: 77,000

THE GAUGE CLUSTER, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, FAILED AT 70,000 MILES. NHTSA HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODEL. GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT REPLACE THE GAUGE CLUSTER AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. *KB

NOTICE SENT OUT AFTER MY VEHICLE EXCEEDED WARRANTY,INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE,7YRS OR 70,000 MILES ,LETTER SENT OUT NOV 2007,80000PLUS ON MY CHEVY TRUCK AT TIME OF RECALL,GM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER,NOW THEY WANT $500-$650.00 TO REPAIR WHAT A JOKE,LAST CHEVY VEHICLE I PURCHASE!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 155,000

COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE DASH CLUSTERS, NO OIL PRESSURE READING, NO SPEEDOMETER READING THAT COULD RESULT IN TICKETS OR ACCIDENTS. *TR

INSTURMENT PANEL MAKING NOISE AND MALFUNCTIONING. HAPPENED SINCE ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON TRUCK. THEN A FEW DAYS AGO SMOKE WAS COMING FROM DASH. SHUT TRUCK OFF AND DISCONNECTED BATTERY. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED IN JANUARY. CALLED GM THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THEY WOULD SEE IF THE WOULD "POSSIBLY HELP" WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED IN CHEVY 2500 HD SILVERADO FROM AN INDIVIDUAL AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASH ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. LUCKILY, THE PERSON I BOUGHT IT FROM WAS HONEST ENOUGH TO LET ME KNOW THIS BEFORE I TEST DROVE THE TRUCK. HE TOLD HE HAD ALREADY SPOKE TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY IF THE VEHICLE HAD UNDER 75,000 MILES.THE TRUCK HAD 142,XXX WHEN I GOT IT. I TALKED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE ALSO VERIFIED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS, AS IS A HOLE BEING EATEN UP IN THE TRANSFER CASE OF THE 4X4. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE I GOT IS $350. I THINK A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SHOULD BE FILED ON BEHALF OF ALL THE CURRENT OWNERS( OR PERSONS THAT HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR) AGAINST GM. I AM UNABLE TO MONITOR MY SPEED, TEMP, OIL PRESSURE, VOLTAGE, FUEL OR TRANS TEMP ACCURATELY BECAUSE OF THIS. IF THE MOTOR WERE TO BURN UP DUE TO OVERHEATING, I WOULD HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. IF ANYONE KNOWS OF A LAWYER WILLING TO TAKE ON A CASE SUCH AS THIS, I WILL BE MORE THAN WILLING TO SIGN MY NAME DUE TO THE FACT I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR TO AVOID MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OR A POSSIBLE OF LIFE IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO CATCH FIRE FROM OVERHEATING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 142,853

I WAS JUST DRIVING MY YUKON AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 100 MILES I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE WHEN I STOP AND TURN IT OFF THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 40 MILES AND I DON'T KNOW AT WHAT SPEED AM AT WHEN AM ON THE FREEWAY, I AS A MECHANIC SHOP AN THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO GO TO THE DEALER FOR THAT. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

82000 MILES, SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. GAUGE SHOWS 75-120MPH AT ALL TIMES. IT IS UNKNOWN EXACTLY HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELLING AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

Mileage: 82,000

INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HAS STARTED PROVIDING INACCURATE READINGS INCLUDING ERRATIC SPEED DISPLAY. PROBLEM STARTED AT 86,000 MILES. CHEVROLET WILL NOT COVER REPLACEMENT AS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND INDICATED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING 90-100 MPH. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER ELECTRICAL RESISTOR, AND CONNECTORS MELTED CAUSING THE HEATER BLOWER TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE CONNECTORS, AND RESISTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,500.

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED AND THEN IT REMAINED AT THE SAME SPEED REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST OR SLOW SHE WAS DRIVING. THE FAILURE BEGAN THREE MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING DUE TO THE COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-55 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NO LONGER WORKING AND DISPLAYED ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS BEING SERVICED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000. UPDATED 01/28/11*LJ UPDATED 02/14/11

HEATER FAN WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATS BURNS THRU AT CONNECTOR BETWEEN RESISTOR AND HARNESS. SEVERAL WIRES IN CONNECTOR -THE LEAD FOR FULL POWER TO MOTOR ( HIGH SPEED SETTING) IS SUPPLIED BY 40 AMP FUSE. WIRE IS APPROX 16 GAGE WITH TERMINAL CONNECTIONS SUBJECTED TO LONG DUTY CYCLE WITH HIGH AMP LOAD. WIRE HARNESS OVERHEATED CAUSING FIRE IN VEHICLE IN OCT 2005 ( 7,657 MILES). REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. REPEAT FAILURE IN AUG 2010 ( 24,615 MILES) ON 2ND FAILURE DEALER STATED HAPPENS ALL THE TIME SO HE HAD PARTS DEPT KEEP AMPLE SUPPLY OF RESISTORS AND HARNESSES IN INVENTORY. REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. 2ND REPAIR DONE BY VEHICLE OWNER. PART NUMBERS USED IN 1ST REPAIR BY DEALERSHIP WERE; CONNECTOR 88953358 AND RESISTOR 89018596. 2ND REPAIR BY VEHICLE OWNER USED DELCO PARTS #S - CONNECTOR DEL15-81086, AND RESISTOR DEL PT2485. ON 2ND REPEAT FAILURE THE NEW CONNECTOR APPEARED MORE ROBUST IN DESIGN IN AREA OF CONTACT PATCH BETWEEN HARNESS AND RESISTOR. TERMINAL INTERFACE SEEMED IMPROVED. *TR

Mileage: 7,657

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD INSTRUMENT PANEL FULL FAILURE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION CAUSING LOSS OF ALL INSTRUMENT READOUTS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO - THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT SHOWING THE CORRECT SPEED. MY SON WHO JUST RECEIVED HIS PERMIT WAS DRIVING WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN WE WERE PULLED OVER BY A POLICEMAN FOR DOING 20 MILES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. I WAS SO SURPRISED, I CONSTANTLY CHECK HIS SPEED ON A REGULAR BASIS WHEN HE IS DRIVING AND WOULD NEVER HAVE ALLOWED THIS TO OCCUR. AFTER A NASTY TICKET. I WENT HOME AND RESEARCHED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE DASH CLUSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I SENT THE TRUCK TO A NEIGHBORHOOD AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHO RAN IT ON THEIR DYNOMETER AND FOUND THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GROSSLY OFF. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS 112,000 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY 1 YEAR AGO WHEN IT HAD 101,000 MILES ON IT. SO I WENT TO THEM FOR RECOURSE AND THEY TOO WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT HAS TOO MANY MILES ON IT. I AM APPALLED THAT THIS WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE I UNSUSPECTINGLY BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM A REPUTABLE COMPANY THAT SHOULD HAVE MADE SURE THAT IT WAS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER BEFORE THEY SOLD IT. AT THE VERY LEAST NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A SPEEDING TICKET COST AND THE NEW DASH CLUSTER. *TR

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE HVAC SYSTEM SWITCHES FROM COOLING FINE TO FULL HEAT MODE. THE HVAC COMPRESSOR IS STILL RUNNING, HOWEVER SOME TYPE OF DAMPER SERVO MALFUNCTIONS TO LET IN HOT AIR (POSS FROM THE HEATER CORE AREA) OPENS FULL AND REPLACES THE COLD AIR WITH EXTREMELY HOT AIR. IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 7-10 MILES ON A BAD DAY AND ONCE A DAY ON A GOOD DAY. THE ONLY REMEDY I HAVE FOUND FOR IT IS TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, OPEN THE DOOR TO KILL THE INTERIOR POWER, CLOSE THE DOOR, RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS SOME HOW RESETS THE DAMPER SERVO TO ITS PROPER OPERATING RANGE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD GAUGES WERE FLUCTUATING BACK AND FORTH. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 110 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR *TGW THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH A REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR THAT WAS RECALLED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND OBSERVED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF 100 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER READING FLUCTUATED AT ANY SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE SERVICE REPAIR WOULD BE AN ESTIMATED COST OF $800.00. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,700.

Mileage: 118,700

WE HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH 45K MILES ON IT. NOT LONG AFTER, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, RESTARTED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FINE. WE NOW HAVE 100K MILES ON THE TRUCK AND THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120MPH ALL THE TIME. THIS HAS CLEARLY BEEN A HUGE PROBLEM WITH CHEVY, BUT YET THEY AREN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIPS CONTINUE TO MAKE $500-$800 ON EACH INCIDENT. WE'VE CALLED MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND NOT ONE OF THEM WILL COVER IT. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF. HAVE TO PULL FUSE TO GET WIPERS TO TURN OFF. I CANNOT RE-INSTALL THE FUSE UNLESS I STOP AND GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO DO THIS. IF I DO NOT PULL THE FUSE, THE WIPERS WILL EVENTUALLY START TO DAMAGE THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF THIS ONLINE, WITH NO DEFINITE FIX. TRUCK HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY AT 56,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

GM PICK UP TRUCKS HAVE WHAT IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS FAILING. ONE CAN BE CRUISING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SPEEDOMETER GOES CRAZY. MINE REGISTERS 120 MPH AT ALL TIMES. IT PUTS ONE IN UNKNOWN TERRITORY WHEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC NOT TO MENTION NOT KNOWING WHEN ONE IS SPEEDING. FURTHER ONE DOES NOT HOW MUCH FUEL THEY HAVE OR IF THEIR VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING. GM SENT LETTERS TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES INDICATING THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE CLUSTER IF IT WENT BAD BEFORE 72000 MILES.THEY KNOW THAT ANY OR ALL OF THE CLUSTERS ARE PRONE TO FAILURE AND GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE OWNER.THE LOCAL GM DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT IS ABOUT A $300. FIX.GM SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH SELLING VEHICLES WITH SUCH POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE PLACED THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN THE ASH-TRAY. NEXT, SMOKE WAS EXPELLED FROM THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER HOUSING. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, HE SAW FLAMES UNDERNEATH OF THE HOOD NEAR THE FUSE BOX. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE GAUGE CLUST GO NUTS I WILL BE DOING 40 MILES PER HOUR THEN I LOOK AT MY SEED AND IT SAYS 120 AND GETS STUCK AND NO ONE WANTS FIX IT BECAUSE THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON IT SO WHERE IS THAT RECALL OR IS IT THAT IT HAS TO CAUSE SOMEONE'S LIFE OVER IT BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT!!! *TR

SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY. SAID I WAS GOING 120MPH WHEN I WAS GOING 60. COME TO FIND OUT, THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS, ALONG WITH FAILURE OF THE OTHER INSTRUMENTS IN THE CLUSTER AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

SPEEDOMETERS ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ARE DEFECTIVE. THE SILVERADO DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED AND THE TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT REGISTER AT ALL. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE OVER 70,000 MILES AND GM REFUSES TO FIX THEM. THE SPEEDOMETER IS A SAFETY APPLIANCE AND SHOULD BE WORKING CORRECTLY, NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE OF A VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM AT NO EXPENSE TO THE VEHICLE OWNER !! *TR

Mileage: 52,500

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD I HAD SPEEDOMETER ISSUES PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY GOING OUT. AT THE TIME I INITIALLY NOTICED THE ISSUE IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR EVALUATION AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS GOING TO BE OVER 700 DOLLARS TO FIX. IT WASN'T 6 MONTHS LATER I GOT NOTICE THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL. UNFORTUNATELY BY THEN THE MILEAGE WAS WELL OUT (SEEING I TRAVELED FOR WORK), AND I WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BILL. I FEEL ITS A VERY UNFAIR PROCESS IN WHICH I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND THEN HAD THINGS GONE AT A FASTER RATE AT THAT TIME, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. I STILL HAVE THIS ISSUE AS DO MANY OTHERS.. SHOULDN'T IT STILL BE COVERED NO MATTER THE MILES? IT'S STILL SAFETY AFFILIATED! *TR

Mileage: 59,000

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE ABOUT 30 MPH OVER SPEED SHOULD BE GOING. IT IS SAYING THE TRUCK IS DOING 35MPH WHILE PARKED. THIS IS A PROBLEM CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF BUT ONLY COVERS TRUCKS UP TO 70,000MILES. OUR IS LESS THAN 20,000 OVER. HOW SAFE CAN IT BE TO NOT KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. HAS STARTED TO DO IT IN THE PAST BUT NOW WE ARE STUCK NOT KNOWING OUR SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 89,400

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET 2500 CREWCAB PICKUP. SOME WHERE BETWEEN 80,000 AND 90,000 THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN GIVING FALSE READINGS. SOMETIMES IT APPEARS TO WORK CORRECTLY, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL AND YET OTHER TIMES IT IS CLEARLY GIVING AN INCORRECT READING. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

SPEEDOMETER PROVIDED FALSE READINGS. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WENT TO 5 MPH, THEN TO 0. LATER IN THE SAME TRIP, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 60, (VERIFIED BY GPS), SPEEDOMETER SHOWED SPEEDS FROM 50 DOWN TO 8MPH. NO WARNING BEFORE FAILURE, EXCEPT FOR A BARELY NOTICEABLE TREMOR OR LACK OF SMOOTHNESS IN THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 36000 MILES ON IT. ON NEXT DRIVE, SPEEDOMETER WAS OK FOR THE 20 MINUTES. THE DRIVE AFTER, RANDOM SPEEDS FROM STARTUP. NO CORRECTIVE WORK DONE YET, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE SERVO MOTOR DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER, OR THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 34,040

THIS IS HOW IT STARTED.. I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD. AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN, AND THE TRUCK WOULD LOSE RPM'S AND WOULD ACT AS IF THE TRUCK SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED ITSELF. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BLINK WITH THE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING OF THE DOORS. DID THIS OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES AS WE BABIED IT HOME. GOT IT HOME IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT THREW 2 CODES CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HIGH VOLTS AND LOW VOLTS. SO WE REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. TRUCK DROVE FINE FOR 4 DAYS. HOWEVER ON THE 5TH DAY WE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND DOORS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AGAIN ON THEIR OWN AS WELL AS THE DIC READ SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE TRUCK COMPLETELY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER INTO A PARKING LOT AND TRUCK RESTARTED LONG ENOUGH TO GET HOME. AT THIS POINT THE GM DEALER WASN'T SURE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WHAT CAUSES IT BUT STATED TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY AND RESET THE COMPUTER(AFTER SPEAKING TO 4 DIFFERENT GM DEALERS MIND YOU). WOW LOW AND BEHOLD FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES, AS WE AGAIN TRIED TO SEE HOW FAR WE COULD MAKE IT BEFORE IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. ONLY THIS TIME DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK AND ALL KINDS OF WEIRD THINGS WERE GOING ON, FOR EXAMPLE DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, TRUCK STALLING AND RESTARTING, IDOL WAS RUFF AND NOISY, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, AND THE DIC READ THIS TIME REDUCED ENGINE POWER!! AND AT THIS POINT WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO GO 15 MILES AN HOUR AND THANKFULLY WE WERE ON A ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC AND WERE ABOUT 2 MILES FROM OUR HOME. ALSO IN THE MIST OF ALL OF THIS THE TRUCK WAS CHIMING AND THE TRUCK THOUGHT IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES AT THIS POINT THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR LESS THAN 1 YR AND IT ONLY HAS 82,000 ON IT AND NOONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO TELL US WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

Mileage: 81,098

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STICKS AND READS A CONSTANT 120+ MPH. STARTED TO STICK AT AROUND 75 MPH FOR A MONTH. NOW IS STUCK ON 120+ MPH AND WILL NOT MOVE EVEN WHEN TRUCK IS RESTARTED OR FLASHING COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

MY SPEEDOMETER IS READING THE WRONG SPEED IN MY 2004 2500HD CHEVY. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER INDICATE ERRATIC SPEEDS, THEY WILL LOCK UP AT ANYWHERE FROM 40 TO 120MPH AND 4 TO 6000 RPM, HAS BEEN ACTING THIS WAY FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS, USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PURCHASED FROM ORIGINAL OWNER SEPT 2008 WITH 84,000 MILES ON IT, DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS AN EXISTING PROBLEM OR NOT, DEALER SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS NOT COVERED. SAFETY ISSUE FOR SPEEDOMETER, OR OTHER GAUGES SHOULD THEY FAIL (FUEL, OIL PRESSURE ETC). *TR

Mileage: 85,000

SPEEDOMETER STARTING ACTING UP BY OVER REGISTERING MY SPEED AND NOW READS 120+MPH NO MATTER WHAT MY SPEED. IT FALLS BACK TO 50MPH WHEN I TURN OFF THE IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES INTERIOR WISE WITH REPLACING DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE GOING OUT OR NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. I REPLACED THE DUEL HEATER SWITCH THE RADIO AND A/C SWITCHES. I ALSO WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC 4WD SHIFT THAT WOULD ENGAGE ON ITS OWN. THEN MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (GAUGES) STARTED TO STICK. DIFFERENT ONES AT DIFFERENT TIMES. NOW TILL THIS DATE THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 5 MPH. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A LAWYER STATING THAT A LAWSUIT HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP TO GET THIS CORRECTED AND TO TAKE MY TRUCK IN BUT ONCE I HAD RECEIVED IT AND TOOK IT IN THEY SAID THAT IT WAS 500 MILES OVER THE MILEAGE AND WOULD NOT FIX IT. I WOULD THINK THAT THIS IS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE AND PART OF THE STATE OF TEXAS INSPECTIONS. NEED SOME HELP PLEASE TO GET THIS RECTIFIED. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY ALL THE TIME. CAN BE DOING 25 MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 60MPH. IT WILL NOT RESET UNTIL I STOP AND TURN TRUCK OFF AND ON NUMEROUS TIMES. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE PEGGED OVER 120 MPH WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND I AM ONLY DOING 65MPH. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TODAY DRIVING HOME MY CABLE WAS AT 65 MPH IN A 40 STOPPING NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE WOULD NOT GO DOWN WENT TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL CALLED CHEVY DEALER AND YES THE SAME 70000 MILES. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IT HAD MORE THEN 70,000 MILES SO I GET PENALIZED FOR THE PURCHASE ! LOOKS LIKE CHEVY SHOULD STICK BY THERE PRODUCTS AND BRING A RECALL FOR ALL THE PICKUPS !! *TR

Mileage: 110,877

SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO REGISTER CORRECT SPEED. REMAINS AT ZERO WHILE DRIVING AND NEEDLE JUMPS ERRATICALLY. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

FAULTY SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 SILVERADO. PROBLEM STARTED OUTSIDE OF NORMAL WARRANTY AND FINALLY COMPLETELY FAILED OUTSIDE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH LAWSUIT. JUST PAID FOR IT TO BE FIXED AT A COST OF $525. GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. *TR

Mileage: 870,001

THE DASH BOARD GAUGES STOPPED WORK. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE GAUGES DROPPED DOWN TO 0. *TR

Mileage: 77,500

I WAS DRIVING, GOING ABOUT 55 MPH, WHEN I LOOKED DOWN AT MY SPEEDOMETER AND IT SHOWED THAT I WAS GOING ABOUT 135MPH. NOW, WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED, WITH THE KEY ON, IT STILL SHOWS THAT I'M GOING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 34,600 MILES ON IT, AND GM SAYS THEY WILL REPAIR IT FREE, UP TO 70,000 MILES, WHICH IS FINE, BUT THEY (GM) WON'T RECALL THESE TRUCKS BECAUSE ITS NOT A SAFETY MATTER. IF YOU ARE EXITING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH A SHARP TURN RATED AT 35MPH AND YOU DON'T HAVE A WORKING SPEEDOMETER IT COULD BE TRAGIC. JUST CHECK THE INTERNET ABOUT IF THERE ARE RECALLS OF THESE TRUCKS WILL SHOW THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 34,660

AT APPROX 65,000 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ALONG WITH OTHER GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. GM REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN I HAD 80,000 MILES GM OFFERED TO FIX THE DEFECT ONLY ON VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. THEY REFUSED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT ON MY VEHICLE. THE DEALER ESTIMATES THE COST TO FIX THIS DEFECT AT APPROX $450.00 I NOW HAVE APPROX 105,000 MILES AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITHOUT A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. THIS VEHICLE AND MANY WITH THIS SAME DEFECT IS USED FOR TOWING. GM HAS PUT PROFIT AHEAD OF SAFETY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. THE NTSB HAS CONTINUED TO ALLOW THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES TO OPERATE UNSAFELY WITH THIS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED DEFECT BY FAILING TO FORCE GM TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES MANY OF WHICH WERE STILL BEING MANUFACTURE AFTER THE DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HAS BEGUN INTERMITTENTLY SHOWING SPEEDS THAT VARY WIDELY AND DO NOT INDICATE ACTUAL ROAD SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO RETURN TO ZERO AT REST AND HAS SHOWN SPEEDS MORE THAN 40 MPH IN EXCESS OF ESTIMATED ACTUAL SPEED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED A DEALER OR GM. I BELIEVE THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS TO THIS PROBLEM: 1) I CANNOT RELY ON THE SPEEDOMETER READING; 2) THIS COULD AFFECT THE MILES SHOWN ON THE ODOMETER OR AT LEAST CAST DOUBT ON THEIR VERACITY. THE TRUCK PRESENTLY HAS JUST UNDER 42,00 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN RELATIVELY FREE OF MAJOR DEFECTS OTHER THAN RECALL ITEMS. *TR

Mileage: 41,820

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL AND WHILE DRIVING PAST THE HIGH SCHOOL, I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING ME DRIVING OVER 70 MPH. CONCERNED THAT I WAS TRAVELING TOO FAST AND WORRIED ABOUT GETTING A TICKET, I SLOWED VERY DRASTICLY TO SLOW DOWN TO THE POSTED (DURING SCHOOL HOURS SPEED LIMIT), CAUSING A NEAR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FROM VEHICLE BEHIND ME. MEAN WHILE, YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WERE DISTRACTED WHILE CROSSING THE ROAD BECAUSE OF MY ABRUPT SPEED CHANGE. AFTER SLOWING DOWN, I NOTICE THAT WHILE ALMOST STOPPED, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS CONTINUING TO SHOW SPEEDS OVER 50MPH. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITH MY MILAGE SHOWING AROUND 85,000 MILES. THE NEXT DAY, I RECIEVE A NOTICE FROM GM SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIANCE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS AND THAT GM WILL REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES LESS THAN 70.000 MILES. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERS AND HAVE HEARD PRICE FROM $750 TO $1200 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING VERY CAREFUL AND BEEN WAITING FOR GM TO RECALL ALL TRUCKS WITH THE PROBLEMS. I AM TRIED OF WAITING AND FEEL THAT I AM AT RISK FOR NOT HAVING THE PROPER SPEED SHOWN. MEANWHILE, MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS FAILING WHICH CAUSE ENGING ALARM TO SOUND AND I CAN NO LONGER TRUST MY FUEL GAUGE BECAUSE IT WILL SHOW HALF FULL WHEN IT IS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THESE ARE ALL SAFETY PROBLEMS IN MY EYES. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT DISPLAY AND DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE TRUCK WOULD BUCK. LOCKS WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN PUT INTO PARK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. CODE P0708 IN SYSTEM FOR PARK/NEUTRAL SWITCH. REPLACE PARK/NEUTRAL SWITCH FOR A TOTAL OF $416.48. *TR

Mileage: 65,025

INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE IN 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD THE PANEL IS REQUIRED BY LAW ISN'T ? CHEVY IS VERY UNCO-OPERATIVE WITH THIS IF YOU HAVE OVER 70,000 MILES BUT AS FAR AS MY EXPERIENCE GOES YOU CAN AND WILL GET A TICKET FOR AN INOP SPEEDO. MINE WILL HANG UP PAST 120MPH AND EVEN WHEN NOT RUNNING THE RPM WILL READ 4500. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVY SHOULD EAT THE REPLACEMENT COST OF $450.00. *TR

Mileage: 69,400

I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY 2500 HD LAST FALL AND NOW MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS STICKING AND ON OCCASION GIVING FALSE READINGS. THE NEEDLE OF THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE RPM NEEDLE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY> I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF ANY OF THE OTHER GAUGES ARE WORKING PROPERLY. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD A SPEEDING TICKET, BUT WITH THE GAUGES NOT WORKING WHO KNOWS HOW LONG. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER HAVE BOTH FAILED. WITH THE KEY OFF IT READS 4200RPM AND OVER 120MPH CHEVY KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND WONT COVER IT BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 70,000 MILES. BUT THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM IS THERE AND I WOULD THINK NOT KNOWING YOUR SPEED IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT WILL COST ME OVER $400.00 TO FIX THIS AND I THINK CHEVY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION/INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER HAVE FAILS AT 35,000 MILES IN 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MY 2004 CHEVY 2500 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS ISSUES. ON 12-24-07 ON A FAMILY CHRISTMAS TRIP MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET EXPLAINING THAT THEY WOULD COVER THIS ISSUE FOR 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. IT SEEMS TO ME IF THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE WHY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS. AFTER MANY DAYS OF CALLS TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TELL ME THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO RECALL ISSUED. NOW I ASK HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A SAFETY CONCERN NOT KNOWING THE SPEED YOU ARE GOING? THE NEXT ISSUE I HAVE THAT I ALSO FEEL IS A SAFETY CONCERN IS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING LINK. THIS AGAIN HAS SLACK AND RATTLES. ONCE AGAIN CHEVROLET STATES THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN BUT HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT A PART OF THE STEERING ASSY. IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ITEM? *TR

Mileage: 76,000

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY . I HAVE SEVERAL TICKETS FOR SPEEDING NOW. I HAD IT CHECKED AT 50,000 MILES AND COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. I NOW HAVE 80,000 MILES AND CHEVY WON'T REPLACE MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY ALREADY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL IS NORMALLY AT 0, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IN MARCH OF 2007, THE SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE FOR FREE IF THE VEHICLE WAS AT 80,000 MILES OR BELOW. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $700. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

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

Mileage: 120,000

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

Mileage: 53,809

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

Mileage: 107,000

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

Mileage: 50,000

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

Mileage: 55,000

2004 SILVERADO 2500 HD ABS KICKS IN AT SLOW SPEEDS. NOW ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ALWAYS ON AND I GET DINGING SOUND FROM WARNING SYSTEM WITH MESSAGE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 67,400

SPEEDOMETER READS IMPROPERLY. YOU LOOK DOWN AND YOUR GOING 110 THIS MAKES YOU WANT TO SLAM ON YOUR BRAKES. HOW SAFE WOULD THAT BE ON A INTERSTATE? *JB

Mileage: 53,000

TACHOMETER & SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AT LOW TEMPERATURES

Mileage: 88,000

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD PICKUP THAT CAUGHT FIRE CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE WAS DRIVING WHEN HE BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE AND THEN NOTICED THAT SPARKS WERE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL**CC THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WAS NO CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND I FOUND MYSELF GOING FASTER THAN THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED. GOING AROUND A TURN I WAS FORCED INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC DO TO THE EXCESSIVE SPEED. *JB

Mileage: 49,000

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 SILVERADO HAS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. IT DOES NOT SHOW THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK ON ANY CONSISTENT BASIS. IT WILL START OUT AT 30 MPH AND INCREASE CORRECTLY THEN RESET IT SELF 60 MPH ANDTHE LOWEST POINT. IT IS DANGEROUS. I RESEARCHED SEVERAL ONLINE DISCUSSION BOARDS AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE. MY DEALERSHIP WANTS $600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT BE DRIVABLE FOR AT LEAST A WEEK WHILE A NEW CLUSTER IS PROGRAMMED WITH MY MILEAGE AT THE FACTORY. THIS LENDS ITSELF TO MANY PEOPLE NOT WANTING TO GET THE CLUSTER FIXED AND LEADING TO SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN IT WAS IDLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE ELECTRONIC SPEEDOMETERS. THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 53,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Mileage: 47,000

SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER BECAME ERRATIC, THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON IN CHEVROLET / GMC TRUCKS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND THAT CHEVROLET / GMC IS AWARE OF IT. MY LOCAL DEALER WANTS $500.00, A COST THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD PAY. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

THE TACHOMETER REGISTERS INCORRECTLY. THE RPM INDICATOR WILL ONLY ADVANCE. WITH THE ENGINE OFF, IT REGISTERS 5,000 RPMS. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER OPERATES ERRATICALLY. AT TIMES IT INDICATES A LOWER SPEED THAN ACTUAL OR NO SPEED AT ALL. NONE OF THESE MAY BE A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT IT MAKES COMPLIANCE WITH POSTED SPEED LIMITS DIFFICULT. *JB

Mileage: 37,000

SPEEDOMETER WORKING ERRATICALLY. STAYS ON ZERO, OR READS LOWER THAN CORRECT SPEED. IT STARTED WORKING SPORADICALLY ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, SOMETIMES WORKS, AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T. CURRENT MILEAGE 38290. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 C2500 CHEVROLET PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER HADN'T BEEN WORKING FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 25 MPH, EVEN THOUGH THE ODOMETER WAS REGISTERING THE MILEAGE CORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY'S FLEET WHICH INCLUDED CHEVROLET PICK-UP TRUCKS FROM 2003 - 2005. SEVEN OUT OF THE 40 TRUCKS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER FAILING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,118.*AK CONSUMER STATES A 20% FAILURE RATE ON SPEEDOMETER STICKING. UPDATE *4/23/07 TR

Mileage: 50,000

SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS FAILED. SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

Mileage: 74,000

SPEEDOMETER IS BEHAVING ERRATICALLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL READ WITHIN 5 OR 10 MPH OF ACTUAL SPEED (SOMETIMES HIGH AND SOMETIMES LOW) AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL READ 0 OR 100+. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO UNKNOWINGLY TRAVEL BEYOND THE POSTED SPEED LIMITS AT TIMES AND IS CREATING AN UNSAFE DRIVING ENVIRONMENT. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY 04 CHEVY TRUCK IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. IT STAYS ON 0, GOES UP WAY OVER THE SPEED I AM TRAVELING AND THEN STICKS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. I HAVE SEEN AT LEAST 100+ COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS GOOGLE SITES. MOST NOTICEABLY THIS ONE. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-AVALANCHE/TJI11LGM9554MERNA/P3#LASTPOST.*JB

Mileage: 60,000

2004 SILVERADO TRUCK SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. *JB

Mileage: 61,500

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. THE CLUSTER FAILED WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT CLUSTER FAILED A YEAR LATER. THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THAT THEY REPAIR THE CLUSTERS THEY REPLACE AND SELL THEM AS NEW. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY REPAIR THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH THE RETURNED CLUSTER AND THAT THE CLUSTERS ARE SUBJECT TO FAIL AGAIN. IF THE CLUSTER IS REPLACED AS NEW IT SHOULD BE A NEW UNIT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT CLUSTER WAS SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY AND THAT IT COULD FAIL AGAIN. THE TECH THAT WORKED ON MY TRUCK SAID THAT HE REPLACES THESE CLUSTERS OFTEN. *NM

Mileage: 73,215

I OWN A 04 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK ON 10 MPH WHEN I WAS STOPPED. TO THIS DAY IT IS STILL NO WORKING PROPERLY SHOWING ANY WHERE FROM 20-40 MPH WHEN I'M STOPPED. THIS RESULTS IN INACCURATE READINGS WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS TODAY.

Mileage: 42,000

ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER. OCCASIONALLY SHOWS INCORRECT, HIGHER OR LOWER THAN REALISTIC READING. *NM

Mileage: 5,000

THE NEEDLE ON MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT REGISTERING THE PROPER SPEED, SOME DAYS IT JUST GETS STUCK AT THE 120 MPH AND DOESN'T MOVE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MANY GM DEALERSHIPS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS TRUCK. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? THIS IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M TRAVELING. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THIS PART AS OF YET. *JB

Mileage: 88,000

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF THE SPEEDOMETER READS 90 MPH, AND WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD IT READS 120 MPH. I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL LATE MODEL GM VEHICLES. THIS IS UNSAFE AND GM SHOULD BE MADE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 45,800

I HAVE A 2004 SILVERADO 2500HD(C/K) WITH 51,000+ MILES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND JUST STARTED AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER OPERATES ERRATICALLY BY SHOWING VARIOUS SPEEDS SUCH AS 80 MPH WHILE I AM DRIVING 25 MPH OR SHOWN 120 MPH WHILE I AM STOPPED. AT TIME IT MIGHT WORK PROPERLY BUT THEN JUMP TO 60 MPH WHILE I AM DRIVING 20 OR WHILE I AM SITTING STILL. MY DEALER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WILL REPAIR IT FOR $580.00 I CONTINUE TO DRIVE USING THE TACHOMETER TO GAUGE MY SPEEDS AND SPEED CONTROLS TO MAINTAIN SPEEDS WHILE IN MOUNTAINOUS OR HILLY TERRAIN. *JB

Mileage: 50,500

2004 2500 HD CHEVROLET TRUCK CREW CAB - ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER BEHAVIOR. WHEN I "GOOGLED" THIS - I GOT TONS OF REMARKS WITH PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. TO-DATE, NO RECALL FROM CHEVROLET. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD!!*JB

Mileage: 52,000

MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO'S SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. IT WILL READ 120 MPH WHEN I'M GOING 20 MPH. DEALER SAID IT NEEDS A NEW SPEEDOMETER THAT WILL COST ABOUT $500.00. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON IN ALL NEWER GM VEHICLES FROM ABOUT 40-50 THOUSAND MILES, JUST OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS THIS PROBLEM CAN BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS-YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM, WILL RETHINK WHEN I BUY NEW VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 49,500

SPEEDOMETER ON A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO GIVING FALSE READINGS, OR NO READINGS AT ALL. *NM

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNTIONED ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. I NOTICED THE MALFUNTION ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE TRAVELING AT SAME SPEED AS OTHER DRIVERS. MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 50 MILES PER HOUR AND THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 70 MILES PER HOUR. I KNOW THAT THE AVERAGE SPEED ON THAT ROUTE IS BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MILES PER HOUR. IF SOMEONE WERE TO DRIVE THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER READING 20 MILES PER HOUR AND WERE TO INJURE A CHILD WHILE THE ACTUAL SPEED TRAVELED WAS IN THE 40-45 MILE PER HOUR RANGE IT WOULD BE GM'S FAULT. IT IS WELL KNOWN TO CHEVY OWNERS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS PARTICULAR INSRUMENT CLUSTER AND WELL KNOWN TO GM. SOMETHING SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE, BUT AS OF TODAY NO RECALLS HAVE TAKEN EFFECT. *NM

Mileage: 50,000

ON FIRST START IN THE MORNING OF THAT DATE MY SPEEDOMETER WENT UP TO 65 MPH AND STAYED THERE EVER SINCE. I HAVE NO WAY TO GO WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT. *JB

Mileage: 37,000

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF IT IS READING 50MPH RIGHT NOW. I ALSO DO NOT GET ACCURATE SPEED READINGS WHILE DRIVING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO ME DRIVING TO FAST/SLOW AND POSSIBLY CAUSING INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS.

Mileage: 78,730