2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE FEELS HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY, EVEN IF THE ODOMETER IS OVER 100,000 MILES. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ERRATIC. THERE WERE MANY TIMES THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER, AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND BUMP THE IGNITION KEY SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE SPEEDOMETER RESET ITSELF BACK TO ZERO. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE 2004 SILVERADO STEPPER MOTORS WERE DEFECTIVE AT INSTALLATION. THE DEALER CONSIDERED THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM AS A MALFUNCTION AND NOT A COMPLETE FAILURE. *JB

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