2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD MOLDING HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE, AND THE REAR AXLE SEAL WAS REPLACED. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND WERE REPLACED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS UNDERGONE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES WHICH WERE STILL OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE HAD SIXTEEN FAILURES, AND HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NINE OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22.*AK

I WAS ON INTERNET AND DECIDED TO DO SOME CHECKING ON A PROBLEM I'VE HAD FOR SOMETIME NOW WITH MY TRUCK. MY-O-MY I'M NOT ALONE! SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 0 TO ABOVE 120 MPH SEVERAL TIMES THEN JUST QUIT. I CALLED DEALER THEY SAID WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, MONTH WISE, NOT MILEAGE (22,000 MILES!). THIS IS NUTS, THE MORE SOPHISTICATED VEHICLES BECOME THE MORE PROBLEMS THERE ARE! I WAS TOLD ENTIRE CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. I DIDN'T INQUIRE ABOUT PRICE BECAUSE A DEALER WILL "RAPE" ME FOR COST OF REPAIRS. NOW I DRIVE USING MY TACK WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE GM FESS UP TO THEIR HIGH TECH FAILURE AND FIX IT!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED TO 120 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER CONTACTED GM AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND GM STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING COVER THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY AT ABOUT 35,800 MILES. AT FIRST IT STUCK AT A SPEED AND WOULDN'T GO DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THEN IT SIMPLY STAYED AT ZERO MPH. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW WEEKS, AND BECAUSE I COULDN'T REPRODUCE IT, I ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER MY WARRANTY MILEAGE OF 36,000 MILES. EVER SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MORE COMMON AND MORE ERRATIC, UNTIL FINALLY TODAY DURING A 200 MILE DRIVE, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TOTALLY DEAD. IT NOW READS 60 MPH WHEN I'M STANDING STILL AND IT IS BURIED AT 120+MPH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NO LUCK YET FROM GM ABOUT A RECALL OR ANYTHING ELSE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK IS NON FUNCTIONAL. AT TIMES IT PEGS OUT PAST THE 120 MPH MARK. AT OTHER TIMES IT PEGS BELOW THE 0 MPH MARK AND WILL NOT MOVE. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION (VIA INTERNET SEARCHES ON THE PROBLEM) THAT THIS IS A COMMON MALFUNCTION IN CHEVROLET TRUCKS, YET GM HAS ISSUED NO RECALL. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY GM. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT 40,000 MILES. IT MAKE A CLICKING SOUND AND SOMETIMES WORKS BUT THEN DROPS TO 0 MILES PER HOUR. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EXCEPT TAKE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OUT AND SEND IT AWAY FOR A $500.00 REPAIR. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS ONLY OUT OF WARRANTY 4,000 MILES. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT WORKS SOMETIMES BUT IS WAY OFF UNDER THE REAL SPEED. *JB