2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Electrical System Problems

MY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK WHEN I START MY TRUCK. IT WILL OCCASIONALLY COME TO LIFE AFTER DRIVING A BIT OR SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN, WHERE OR DRIVING CONDITIONS. STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO WHERE IT WOULD ALWAYS WORK SHORTLY AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE,

Mileage: 188,000

THE BATTERY KEEPS GOING DEAD AND SOMETHING IS NOT SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN CAUSING A PARASITIC BATTERY DRAW KILLING BATTERY I HAVE GONE THROUGH 4 BATTERY AND AFTER ABOUT 3 DAYS OR 4 THE TRUCK DOES NOT START AND 2HEN I TAKE IT TO AUTOZONE THEY SAY ITS DEAD AND GIVE ME A NEW BATTERY AND TRIED LOOKING UP ISSUE AND SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES AND WHEN I TOOK TO CHECK ALTERNATOR OR STARTER NOTHING THEY ARE GOOD

THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM CAUSED THE ENGINE TO QUIT GOING DOWN THE HI WAY SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS VERY DANGEROUS SOME OF THE TIMES AND LEFT US STRANDED SOMETIMES. GM ACTS LIKE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG BUT THERE IS AMPLE INFO ON THE INTERNET AND EVEN A FIX BUT IT DISABLE THE ATS, IT TURNS OFF THE FUEL TO THE INJECTORS KILLING THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. WE HAD TO BE TOWED TWICE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RESTART.

Mileage: 190,000

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE KEPT FALLING DEAD ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Mileage: 99,000

MY '03 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS DEVELOPED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON CONDITION WHERE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BECOMES INOPERABLE. FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW, IN TOWN SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL HAVE READINGS IN THE 60S, 70S' AND 80S. WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 55MPH. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM REALLY SHOCKED THAT THE NHTSA HASN'T FORCED A RECALL. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF REPORTS ONLINE OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM, AS THEY EVEN EXTENDED. GENERAL MOTORS EVEN PROVIDED OWNERS WITH A SPECIAL COVERAGE THAT EXTENDS THE WARRANTY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FOR THE CONDITION DESCRIBED ABOVE, AS LONG AS THE VEHICLES AGE AND MILEAGE FALLS WITHIN CERTAIN PARAMETERS. THOSE PARAMETERS ARE THE MAIN REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT. THOSE PARAMETERS ARE 1) 7 YEARS OF THE IN SERVICE DATE, AND 2) 70,000 MILES, WHICH EVER OCCURS FIRST. MY CLAIM TO HAVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN MY VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE WAS DENIED ON 9/4/09 BECAUSE THE MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE WAS 93,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF MY REQUEST. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A LARGE SCALE SAFETY PROBLEM THAT WARRANTS A RECALL BY GENERAL MOTORS RATHER THAN AN EXTENSION OF WARRANTY WITH UNREASONABLE MILEAGE PARAMETERS. EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ALONE IS A CLEAR ADMISSION OF A KNOWN WIDESPREAD ISSUE. IS NHTSA IN BED WITH GM TOO? I GUESS I SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED. *TR

Mileage: 93,300

I CAN UNLOCK TRUCK WITH KEY OR REMOTE PUT KEY IN START AND DASH LIGHTS COME ON BUT NO START. AFTER BEING TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, THE STARTED, AND KEY I KNOW IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ANTI-LOCK. I HAVE REPROGRAMMED IT SEVERAL TIME BUT EACH TIME A DIFFERENT WAY. I HAVE RESEARCH IT ON LINE AND IT IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH GM CARS AND TRUCKS. HOWEVER I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS A RECALL. I AM RECENTLY THE SECOND CAR OWNER OF THIS TRUCK AND EXPERIENCING THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AND THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR ME AT NIGHT OR DURING THE DAY IF AT A SHOPPING CENTER. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY HOME THEN THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED. IF ANY ONE CAN HELP ME PLEASE EMAIL [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 255,000

EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS HUGE PILE OF JUNK, IT HAS BEEN EVERY PROBLEM TO CHANGING FUEL PUMP SEVERAL TIMES, CATALYTIC CONVERTERS,BATTERIES,MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, EVERY GAUGE IN THE VEHICLE IS OFF FROM GAS GAUGE TO SPEEDOMETER TO COOLANT! THERE IS NOT ANYTHING THAT IS NOT WRONG WITH IT. AFTER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND SO MANY TIMES OF BEING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH 4 LITTLE KIDS IN THE DEAD OF WINTER WITH NO HEAT. I WOULD LIKE A LIFETIME WARRANTY FROM CHEVROLET TO COVER ANY EXPENSE INCURRED WHILE OWNING SUCH A PIECE OF CRAP AND FOR THE HUMILIATION I HAVE INCURRED BY BEING SEEN IN A CHEVY BECAUSE THEY ARE JUNK!!!!!OR WOULD LIKE BOOK VALUE OF VEHICLE SO I CAN GO BUY A FORD BECAUSE THEY RUN FOR 250,000 MILES PLUS!!! NOT 125,000. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE SPEEDOMETER PROVIDED AN ERRONEOUS READING OF 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN DOWN THE ROAD AND MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I LOOKED ONLINE AND I FOUND OVER 40 INCIDENTS ON WWW.SAFECAR.GOV ALONE. WHATS THE PROBLEM WITH GETTING THIS SAFETY PROBLEM FIXED. I CAN GO TO THE DEALER AND GET IT FIXED FOR $500 OR MORE. DO PEOPLE NEED TO GET HURT OR DIE BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS NOTICED BY CHEVROLET OR GMC? *TR

Mileage: 101,000

JUST FINISHED DRIVING VEHICLE FOR 1 HOUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT INCIDENT. PARKED CAR FOR 5 MINUTES, UPON TRYING TO RESTART, THE CAR DISPLAYED "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CONSOLE. APPROXIMATELY 8 RESTARTS AND THE MESSAGE DID NOT DISPLAY. DROVE CAR 5 MINUTES AND PARKED IT FOR 1 HOUR, UPON RESTART DISPLAYED SAME MESSAGE, CAR WAS VIRTUALLY UNDRIVEABLE. 3 RESTARTS LATER MESSAGE NO LONGER DISPLAYED. THIS MESSAGE HAS NOW INTERMITTENTLY OCCURRED EVER SINCE SEEMINGLY WITHOUT ANY PATTERN. THE MESSAGE IS RELATED TO A FAILURE IN THE "DRIVE BY WIRE" SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF A PHYSICAL CABLE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO BE COMPLETELY UNDRIVEABLE UNTIL SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY FIXING ITSELF. *TR

Mileage: 195,000

2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HVAC BLOWER NOT FULLY FUNCTIONAL ON ALL BLOWER SPEEDS..SERVICE BULLETIN 11046, APRIL 2010..CHEVROLET HAS KNOWN DEFECT WIRING CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL TERMINALS OF RELAY RESISTOR MODULE AS DESCRIBED IN SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH RESULTS IN BLOWER MOTOR NOT FUNCTIONING ON CERTAIN OR ALL BLOWER SPEEDS SETTING. GM HAS ISSUED SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT FOR UP TO 10 YRS PER BULLETIN BUT REFUSES COVERAGE PURPORTEDLY BASED ON MY VEHICLE NOT BEING IN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE VIN: TWO PHONE CALLS TO CUSTOMER SERVICE RESULTED IN A HANG UP, PUT ON HOLD AND NOT RETURNING TO THE CALL, AND UPON ESCALATING THE CALL TO JOY, THE SUPERVISOR REFUSING TO FURTHER ASSIST...AND REFUSING TO ESCALATE THE CALL FURTHER EXPLAINING NO MANAGER IS "LIKELY" AVAILABLE, WE'VE TOLD YOU YOUR ANSWER....GM CASE #71-107-8244378 2ND ISSUE WITH ELECTRICAL; INSTRUMENTATION CLUSTER FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY AND DIGITAL DISPLAY WHICH INDICATES WHETHER YOU ARE IN PARK, REVERSE NEUTRAL DRIVE (GEAR) DIMS OR GOES OUT COMPLETELY. SAME PROBLEM I HAD ON 2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. BOTH VEHICLES THEY HAVE REFUSED TO FIX. 2003 HAD SPECIAL COVERAGE 07187 TO REPAIR THIS CONDITION BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS NOT PROPERLY NOTIFIED TO FIX THIS CONDITION DURING THE MANUFACTURE SPECIAL COVERAGE PERIOD.L THEY KNOW IT EXIST BUT ONCE AGAIN ARE USING ANY EXCUSE TO DO THE PROPER THING AND FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO REPORTED UNDER 71-107-8244378 REQUEST NHTSA AND APPROPRIATE AGENCIES FURTHER INVESTIGATE THESE MATTERS AND HOLD GM ACCOUNTABLE DO NOT LET GM CONTINUE TO SKIRT RECALL REPAIRS FOR KNOWN PROBLEMS BY NARROW DEFINING WHICH VEHICLES THEY HAVE TO FIX. RECALLS SHOULD COVER ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE IDENTIFIED SAFETY ISSUE AND GM SHOULD FACESTIFF PUNISHMENT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO VOLUNTARILY FIX PROBLEMS RATHER THAN STONEWALL, STALL, AVOID, AND MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT THAN FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 139,575

"REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT COMES ON AND TRUCK SLOWS TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. 1ST INCIDENT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. DIAGNOSTICS PERFORMED AND NOTHING CAME BACK WRONG. I THINK THE WIRING TO THE THROTTLE IS POSSIBLY TO BLAME. IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR CROSS RAILROAD TRACKS, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAN COME ON. I HAVE A HUNCH AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE & FINDING THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, THAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT IT & IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. "TYPICAL"!! I AM VERY DISPLEASED, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I LOVE MY SUBURBAN. I SUGGEST AN INVESTIGATION & RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM.I ASK THAT CHEVY TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR POOR QUALITY & REPAIRS THE PROBLEM PRONTO! OH, AND THE POWER SEATING FUSE CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED THE LITTLE FUSE IN THE FUSE BOX, NOW THE SEATS WON'T WORK & NEITHER DOES THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS. THE WIRING DONE ON THIS TRUCK IS CHEAP! THE PARTS ARE CHEAP! NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE BEGAN AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BEFORE PROGRESSING TO A CONTACT ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT FUNCTION. WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED, THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL KIT HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE AS WELL AS A FUEL INJECTOR CLEANING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WE ARE HAVING SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH OUR 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Z71. IT STARTED WITH THE SEAT WARMERS ONLY WORKIING OCCASIONALLY, THEN WHEN I WAS TRYING TO START IT ONE DAY THE DS AUTOMATIC POWER SEAT DEPLOYED ME AND SMASHED MY CHEST AND LEGS ALL THE WAY INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASH I WAS PINNED AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD UNTIL MY HUSBAND HEARD ME SCREAMING AND CAME TO GET ME - IT DID THIS ON ITS OWN, I HADN'T TOUCHED A THING OTHER THAN TURN THE KEY TO START POSITION. THEN THE DS POWER SEAT BUTTONS STARTING WORKING IN REVERSE I.E. PUSHING FORWARD ON THE BUTTON SENDS YOU BACKWARDS AND PUSHING BACK SENDS YOU FORWARD, THEN THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON THE DIC AND STAYED ON FOR AWHILE, THE SEAT WARMERS STARTED TO WORK AGAIN ON OCCASION AND THEN QUIT ALTOGETHER...AGAIN., NOW THE CLUSTER PANEL ...SPEEDOMETER, RPM AND OTHER GAUGES ARE INCORRECT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. WE ARE HAVING TO USE A GPS TO MAINTAIN SPEED LIMITS. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

GOT A 2003 CHEVORLET SURBURAN. THE REAR DOOR BE SHOWING OPEN N THE OIL GAUGE,TEMPERATURE GAUGE,RPM, N SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

I WAS DRIVING TO A STORE IN MY CITY WHEN IT FELT LIKE I WAS NOT DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND GOING SLOWER THAN NORMAL. WHEN II GOT TO THE STORE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR, I SAW THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING 20 MPH. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND IT DROPPED THE SPEED READING BY 5 MPH. I DID THIS 3 MORE TIMES TILL IT REGISTERED ZERO MPH. WHEN DRIVING HOME, I NOTICED THAT I WAS STILL DRIVING SLOWER THAN NORMAL AND WHEN I GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE CAR THE SPEEDOMETER READING WAS SHOWING 25 MPH. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR EVERY TIME II AM DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO GET FIXED YET AND HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO SEE IF THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE SINCE IT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THIS COULD POSSIBLY AFFECT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WHEN SET. *TR

Mileage: 85,219

I GOT A 2003 CHEVROLET SURB. THE REAR DOOR KEEP COMING OPEN ON IT OWN,THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK,OIL GAUGE,AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NOT WORK. IT HAD START NOW WHEN START TO CRANKED IT THE BRAKE BOOSTER LIGHT COME THE BATTERY LIGHT COME SAYING NOT CHARGING. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

2003 SUBURBAN SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. STARTED MALFUNCTIONING IN DECEMBER 2007, THE NEEDLE WOULD JUMP ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THEN STOPPED WORKING IN JULY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN I THINK IT IS CALLED THE CLUSTER WHERE THE SPEEODOMETER AND THE FUEL GAGE ARE LOCATED. FUEL GAGE DOES NOT WORK AND SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK . AIR BAG LIGHT HAS GONE ON TWICE TOOK TO VEHICLE TO DEALER THEY CHANGED FRONT SENSOR AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON A MONTH LATER 06/20/2010. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. HE STATED THAT ON NOVEMBER OF 2009 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, HE NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FAILING. THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO INCREASE AND DECREASE IN SPEED UNTIL IT STOPPED WORKING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE CLUSTER PROGRAM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUSTER PROGRAM. THE COST FOR REPAIR WAS $500.00. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 94,000

WHILE DRIVING IN A 45MPH ZONE, I CHECKED MY SPEEDOMETER AS I PASSED A POLICE OFFICER AND IT READ 75MPH SO I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW. I DIDN'T THINK I WAS SPEEDING AS I WAS GOING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THE DEFAULT POSITION OF THE GAUGE WAS 30MPH. EVENTUALLY THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FULLY PEGGED AT 120+ MPH. I DISCUSSED THE FAILURE WITH COLLEAGUES AT WORK AND TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND I DISCOVERED 1) THE PROBLEM IS COMMON IN GMC TRUCKS IN MODEL YEARS 2002-2006 AND 2) THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT A COST OF APPROX. $700. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR TWO REASONS: FIRST, THE FAILURE IS INSIDIOUS AND CAN CAUSE AN OVERREACTION (ONE CASE II KNOW OF WHERE SOMEONE WAS PULLING A BOAT TRAILER ON A WET ROAD, LOOKED DOWN AND SAW 90MPH, HIT THE BRAKES AND SKIDDED OFF THE HIGHWAY), AND SECOND, BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF REPAIR FOR OLDER VEHICLES OWNERS (AS I AM) WILL BE HESITANT TO SPEND THE MONEY TO FIX ONE INDICATOR NEEDLE. THANK YOU FOR ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 79,500

SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES, INDICATES VARIOUS SPEEDS OTHER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. NEVER A STANDARD OFFSET FROM ACTUAL SPEED. MIGHT INDICATE 20 MPH AT 55 MPH ACTUAL AS MEASURED BY GPS ONE TIME, THEN 10 MPH AT 60 MPH ACTUAL ANOTHER TIME. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN 53000 MILES, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILING, SPEEDOMETER PEGGED AT 120 MPH. STARTED INTERMITTENTLY AT 49,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

THE SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A DEFECT AND THAT IT WILL ONLY BE REPLACED BY CHEVROLET IF THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. OUR SUBURBAN HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE IT IS A DEFECT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND NOT BECAUSE OF WEAR AND TEAR, CHEVROLET SHOULD REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE $550+ TO HAVE IT REPLACED SO WE WILL DRIVE IT WITHOUT THE SPEEDOMETER WORKING, WHICH IS UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

SPEEDOMETER IS CURRENTLY STUCK AT 120 MPH. PROBLEM STARTED WITH IT BEING STUCK AT 45 MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS WHILE I AM DRIVING HWY SPEEDS. IT JUMPS TO 120 MPH WHILE I AM DOING 60 TO 65 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 SUBURBAN DOESN'T WORK. CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING NOT KNOWING THE SPEED I AM GOING. IT STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT USED, COULDN'T AFFORD TO GET IF FIXED THEN. AFTER RECALL OBTAINED RECENTLY, I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS OVER MILEAGE CLAIMED IN RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2003 SUBURBAN QUIT WORKING BACK IN MARCH 2008 WITH APPROXIMATELY 106,000 MILES ON IT. (IT NOW HAS 110,000 MILES) THE SPEEDOMETER WENT UP TO 120 WHEN WE WERE GOING APPROX. 40 MPH AND THEN IT STUCK DOWN PAST 160 AND HAS NET MOVED SINCE. SO FAR I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET/GM. WE HAVE OWNED MANY DIFFERENT MAKES OF CARS ALONG WITH ANOTHER SUBURBAN WITH MANY MORE MILES THAN THIS ONE AND THE SPEEDOMETERS NEVER STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST OVER $600 TO FIX AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY YET. SEARCHING ON-LINE, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THAT GM IS NOT WILLING TO FIX AS MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

MY SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INCORRECT MPH, CREATING A DRIVING HAZARD. I WOULD LIKE GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT SO MANY OTHERS LIKE ME HAVE HAD. *TR

Mileage: 70,455

SPEEDOMETER STICKS IN EXCESS OF 120 MPH OR IS VERY ERRATIC. FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 30 MPH (WHILE STOPPED) TO >120 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 85,900

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPS TO 0 AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF RUNNING. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE: SPEEDOMETER, GAS, GAUGES. 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, THE SPEEDOMETER FREEZES AND DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ONCE. THERE IS A CUSTOMER REIMBURSEMENT, BUT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 4/29/08 *CN

Mileage: 90,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE: SPEEDOMETER CALIBRATION ERROR RESULTING IN INCORRECT SPEED LEVEL. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY LOCKS UP AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. SOMETIMES IT SHOWS I'M DOING 55MPH IN A 25MPH ZONE. I'VE CALLED GM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE COST TO FIX RANGED FROM $500-$600. I GOT A LETTER FROM GM TODAY BUT WAS TOLD SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OVER 70,000 I WAS STUCK WITH THE REPAIRS. THIS I THINK IS ABSURD. IF IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT THEN IT SHOULD BE REMEDIED REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE SO I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF CALLING THE PREVIOUS OWNER THIS EVENING AND HE TOLD ME HE HAD THIS PROBLEM AROUND 46,000 MILES. HE SAID HE WAS INFORMED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PAST 36,000 MILES GM WILL NOT COVER IT. THEREFORE, HE TRADED THE VEHICLE IN DUE TO THIS SAME ISSUES WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND LOOKED DOWN AND MY SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH. I STOPPED, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED AGAIN, THE SPEEDOMETER FROZE AT 20 MPH. NOW IT RANDOMLY FREEZES OR READS A MUCH HIGHER SPEED THAN I AM GOING. *CN

Mileage: 85,000

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY SUBURBAN 2003 WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO WHEN I STOP. THEREFORE, IT READS HIGHER SPEEDS THAN ACTUAL DUE TO THIS OFFSET. THIS MORNING I HAD IT PAST 120 MPH WHILE DRIVING SLOWER THAN OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND IT LOOKS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHY IT IS NOT A RECALL. SPEED IS SAFETY, IS IN IT? WHY NHTSA IS KEEPING SILENT?*CN

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS. IT WILL JUMP AROUND OR THE NEEDLE STICKS IN THE 120 MPH POSITION. I HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THIS ISSUE ELCLOSURE LETTER 07187. I HAVE JUST WENT OVER THE 70,000 WARRANTY STATED IN THE LETTER BY 712 MILES. I'VE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THE DEALER WHICH THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I FALL OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. THE COST OF REPAIR IS AROUND $560. I WOULD HAVE HAD IT FIX SIX MONTHS AGO BUT COULD NOT AFFORD IT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND BE REPAIR AT NO COST SINCE THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURED DEFECT.*CN

Mileage: 65,000

COMMON SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM ON MY 2003 SUBURBAN (79K MILES). GAUGE READS ERRATIC INCORRECT SPEEDS. PULLING THE IPC/DIC FUSE RESETS THE GAUGE TEMPORARILY. MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE CAN BE FOUND, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 79,800

SPEEDOMETER READS 120 WHEN STOPPED. WORKS WHEN IT WANTS, BUT RIGHT NOW THE SPEEDO IS BURIED AS FAR AS IT CAN GO. DEALER WANTS $500.00 TO FIX WHEN THEY KNOW THE STEPPER MOTORS ARE BAD. VERY UNSAFE!!! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

SPEEDOMETER DEFECTIVE, JERKY BEHAVIOR, INCORRECT SPEED DISPLAYED, NOT RETURNING TO ZERO WHEN CAR IS STATIONARY. *TR

Mileage: 139,920

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOTORS INSIDE THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. AS OF OCTOBER 30, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

Mileage: 35,000

SPEEDOMETER CLICKING, STICKING. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. STARTED ACTING ERRATIC. STOPPED VEHICLE AND SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 80 MPH. STARTED DRIVING SLOWLY AND REGISTERED 110 MPH. THROUGH RESEARCH ON INTERNET FOUND MANY HAD SAME ISSUE. CAN TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET SPEEDOMETER BACK TO ZERO, HOWEVER, WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME IT IS STUCK BACK ON A HIGHER SPEED WHEN STOPPED. CANNOT TELL WHAT THE CORRECT SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 74,000

SPEEDOMETER STUCK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED HOME FROM WISCONSIN AND KEEPS GOING UP UNTIL IT TOPS OUT AROUND 140 MPH. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT GO DOWN WHEN DECELERATING. WHEN SHUT OFF NEEDLE RETURNS TO ABOUT 70 MPH AND DOES THE SAME THING. CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT SPEED VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. *JB

Mileage: 43,600

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THAT THE SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING IN. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME HAVE EVEN FILED LAWSUITS. THIS ITEM IS EXTREMELY COSTLY AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT, NOR DO I FEEL THAT I SHOULD. I THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THEM AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER: AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP REGISTERING THE VEHICLE'S SPEED AND GO PAST THE MAXIMUM SPEED (120MPH IN THIS CASE). WHEN YOU STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER USUALLY STOPS ON APPROXIMATELY 80 OR 90 MPH DEPENDING ON THE SPEED YOU WERE ORIGINALLY TRAVELING. ALSO, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW THE ACCURATE READING. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN GO DOWN TO ZERO, OR MAX OUT AT 80 AND STAY THERE. IT TAKES SEVERAL DAYS FOR THE SPEEDOMETER TO GO BACK DOWN TO ZERO, OR SEVERAL TIMES CRANKING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER TO GO BACK TO ZERO, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR ON THE IGNITION COMPONENTS AND STARTER. *TR

Mileage: 68,500

ABOUT 18 MONTHS I HAD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE 03 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. I WAS TOLD THEN THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON THING WITH CHEVROLET BRAND CLUSTERS. WELL, APPARENTLY IT IS. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. ONLY NOW, ALL OF MY STEPPER MOTORS NEED REPLACEMENT THIS TIME. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT WHAT I BELIEVE IS 60 MPH, BUT MY SPEEDOMETER MEASURES 120 MPH. I WILL GET THIS FIXED THIS WEEK, BUT I BELIEVE CHEVROLET OUGHT TO RECALL THESE. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE OR TALK TO ENOUGH REPAIR SHOPS, YOU WILL QUICKLY FIND OUT THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM. AS SUCH, YOU WILL ALSO SEE VENDORS ONLINE, OR EBAY ETC SELLING REPAIR SERVICES. TO ME, ANY MISREADING OF SPEEDOMETER IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND OUGHT TO BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER UNDER A RECALL. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

SPEEDOMETER STICK AND JUMPS. ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE IS TO PULL FUSE OR START/STOP IGNITION REPEATEDLY UNTIL IT REACHES 0. IT THEN WORKS FOR A WHILE AND THEN DOES IT AGAIN. THE STARTING/STOPPING THE IGNITION SURELY IS NOT GOOD FOR STARTED. IT FIRST STARTED BACK IN JANUARY AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WHICH HAS EXPERIENCE SEVERAL EPISODES OF SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. USUALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL MALFUNCTION WHEN DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL, SPEEDING UP OR STOPPING. AFTER 1-2 DAYS THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GRADUALLY RETURN TO BASELINE. THE MALFUNCTION HAS CAUSED ME TO ASSUME THAT I WAS DRIVING SLOWER THAN I WAS WHICH HAS RESULTING IN A HIGH RISK FOR ACCIDENTS. *JB

Mileage: 69,500

I OWN A 2003 SUBURBAN MADE BY CHEVROLET AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL KNOW LONGER WORK . THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR CLASS. IT SEEMS DANGEROUS AND THE FIX IS $500 OR MORE DEPENDING ON DEALER FOR THE TOTAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SEEMS LIKE A FAULTY PRODUCT TO ME. *JB

SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OF MY 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SPEEDOMETER INDICATES 60 MPH WHEN AT A FULL STOP AND 120 MPH WHEN MOVING. *NM

2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. SPEEDOMETER ACTS VERY ERRATICALLY, OFTEN INDICATING INCORRECT SPEED. THE PROBLEM CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER TO FAIL ALSO SEEMS TO AFFECT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. 2004 GMC K1500 Z71- SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC ALSO. *NM

Mileage: 55,000

2003 SUBURBAN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING, SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC, SOMETIMES IT GETS STUCK OTHER TIMES IT READS EXTREMELY HIGH ALSO BATTERY GAUGE IS DEAD. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS WEB FORUMS WITH COUNTLESS THREADS DEDICATED TO COMPLAINTS ON 2003 GM INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS. WHOLE CLUSTER MUST BE REPLACED, AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT KNOW YOUR SPEED. *JB

Mileage: 90,005

SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC, READS INCORRECTLY, SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK AT ALL.

Mileage: 53,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND THE SPEEDOMETER STAYS AT 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING BUT AM SURE THAT 110 MPH IS NOT CORRECT. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING (GETS STUCK AND REPORTS IN ACCURATE SPEEDS OR STICKS BELOW 0 MPH) ON MY 2003 SUBURBAN WITH ONLY 59000 MILES. I AM TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THAT GM ISSUED A TSB BUT NO RECALL EVEN WITH THE MANY REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS OF SAFETY CONCERNS. I AM TOLD THE REPAIR COST WILL BE $500-$700. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A BAD A/C COMPRESSION COSTING $1K AND INTAKE GASKETS $320 IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR THIS NEW OF A VEHICLE. I THOUGHT GM BUILT BETTER QUALITY PRODUCTS THAN THIS. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING OR IF THE OTHER GAUGES ARE WORKING CORRECTLY. I AM NERVOUS PUTTING MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THESE SAFETY CONCERNS. I WILL NOT RISK MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DUE TO THIS LOW QUALITY OF PRODUCT. *JB

Mileage: 58,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IN 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. SPEEDOMETER IS PRODUCING INACCURATE READINGS. WILL READ 0 MPH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WILL ALSO READ HIGHER SPEEDS WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $550. *JB

Mileage: 84,500

SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. SHOWS 120 MPH, EVEN WHEN SHUT DOWN. IT SLOWLY BEGAN TO GO FROM ZERO AT STARTUP, TO 35 AT STARTUP, TO 70 AT STARTUP AND NOW TO 120. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHICH CHEVY AND DEALERS ARE AWARE OF. *NM

Mileage: 65,000