2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING (MPH UNKNOWN) THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING. AS OF JANUARY 7, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,470.UPDATED 01/29/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAUGE WAS STICKING AND WAS NOT GIVING ACCURATE READINGS. THERE WAS ALSO OCCASSIONALY PROBLEMS WITH THE TACHOMETER NOT MOVING WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ACCELERATING.

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER) ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO STICKS. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN APRIL 2006 WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER STUCK. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND PASSING PEOPLE VERY EASILY, YET MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED SINCE THAT TIME AND THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS ONLY INFREQUENTLY AT THIS TIME. OVER THE PAST 21 MONTHS, I HAVE USED THE TACHOMETER TO DETERMINE MY APPROXIMATE SPEED, YET IT BEGAN STICKING IN JANUARY 2008. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM IN DECEMBER 2007 "NOTIFYING" ME OF THIS POTENTIAL DEFECT, AND EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART TO SEVEN YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. I, HOWEVER, HAVE APPROXIMATELY 95,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AS OF JANUARY 7, 2008. CHEVROLET AND GM APPEAR UNWILLING AT THIS TIME TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD, AND THEY APPEAR UNWILLING TO WORK WITH ME BECAUSE I APPARENTLY DRIVE TOO MUCH. I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE THE NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PAY FOR THE COST OF THE PART AND LABOR IN SPITE OF GM'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE SAFETY HAZARD APPARENTLY COMMON TO 2004 SILVERADOS. TO BE HONEST, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (NOTABLY THE SPEEDOMETER) HAS FAILED MORE TIMES THAN I CARE TO COUNT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DESCENDED TO ZERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF THEN RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE CEASED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED AN EXTENDED 7 YEAR, 70,000 MILE-WARRANTY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN NOVEMBER OF 2007 HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENTS. AS OF JANUARY 4, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED02-14-08 *BF UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO INTERMITTENT SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AT 44,500 MILES WHILE OUT OF WARRANTY. OCCASIONALLY RESETS ITSELF, FLUTTERS, STICKS, ETC. HENCE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THERE WERE SO MANY OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AND SHOULD WAIT FOR RECALL LETTER. WHILE WAITING, MILEAGE ACCUMULATED. UNFAIR GM ONLY TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES.....OURS HAS JUST OVER 100,000 MILES SINCE 4 YEARS OLD AND IN CALIFORNIA WE HAVE TO RELY HEAVILY ON OUR VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER ADVISING HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A SPEEDOMETER REPAIR. IF THE MILEAGE WAS UNDER 70,000 MILES, THE REPAIR WOULD BE FREE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAS EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT, BUT IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS STATED IN THE LETTER. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS THE INCORRECT SPEED, CAUSING HIM TO NOT KNOW HOW FAST HE IS DRIVING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,124.

I HAVE TWO 2004 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCKS THAT HAVE FAULTY FACTORY INSTALLED SPEEDOMETERS. CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS SENT LETTERS REGARDING WARRANTY REPAIR OF THESE VEHICLES, BUT ONLY IF THE MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. BOTH MY VEHICLES HAVE RIGHT AT 100,000 MILES EACH. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. BEING UNABLE TO DETERMINE AT WHAT SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING CAUSES UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLES AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WHEN I TALKED TO JENNIFER CAMACHO AT CHEVROLET TODAY (1-800-630-2438) SHE ORIGINALLY TOLD ME THAT EACH DEALER HAD THE DISCRETION TO WARRANTY THESE VEHICLES FOR THEIR "GOOD. LOYAL CUSTOMERS" EVEN IF THE MILEAGE WAS OVER THE 70,000 FIGURE. I BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET, IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SHOULD WARRANTY ALL THE VEHICES THEY HAVE SOLD WITH THESE FAULTY GAUGES. TOM NICHOLSON *TR