2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

SPEEDOMETER HAS COMPLETELY FAILED ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THIS IS A KNOWN, WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AS A SAFETY ISSUE ... AND REFUSES TO MAKE GOOD ON ... DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPENSATED BY THE PARTS SUPPLIER. IT'S TIME FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STEP IN, DECLARE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE (WHICH IT IS), AND ENCOURAGE GENERAL MOTORS TO MAKE GOOD ON THESE FAULTY PARTS ... IRRESPECTIVE OF THE ARBITRARY MILEAGE CUTOFF THEY HAVE IMPOSED. ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND ON THE ISSUE, FROM A MEDIA SOURCE... HTTP://WWW.WTHR.COM/GLOBAL/STORY.ASP?S=7434450. *TR

2004 1500 SUBURBAN STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. NO SERVICE CODES TO POINT TO TROUBLES. A SEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THE AMOUNT PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE. CHANGED CRANK POSITIONER SENSOR, PLUGS, AND INJECTOR CLEANER. NO CHANGE NO HELP FROM DEALER WITHOUT SPENDING THOUSANDS. IT IS STALLING ON BUSY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS NO ACCIDENT YET BUT VERY CLOSE CALLS. IT HAPPENS NOW EVERY DAY MOSTLY AFTER WARMED UP AND STOPPING AND SPEEDING UP AGAIN. I READ ONLINE THAT CA HAS A RECALL BUT NOTHING NATION WIDE. I DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO TRADE OR SPEND THOUSANDS FOR A DEFECT THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STICKS THEN AT IDLE IT SAYS YOU ARE GOING 70 MPH. IF YOU START AND STOP THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE IT COMES DOWN 5 MILES PER HOUR AND EVENTUALLY YOU GET BACK TO ZERO. HOWEVER, IT WILL DO THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TELL YOU HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING AND I ALMOST LOST IS ON A 45 MILE HOUR TURN SPEEDO SAID I WAS GOING 120 BUT IN REALITY AFTER STOPPING THE SUBURBAN I FIGURED OUT I WAS DOING ABOUT 55. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL MILEAGE AND IS A DEFECT. CHEVY RECALLED, I BELIEVE, UP TO 30,000 MILES. OWNERS SAY IT HAPPENS AT 20,000; 40,000; 50,000, AND WELL ANY MILEAGE. I HAD 90,000 WHEN MINE STARTED. I READ ONE PERSON WHO AT 90,000 GOT HIS FIXED FREE. CHEVY WOULDN'T FIX MINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CALLED. PLEASE HELP. I REPORTED TO CHEVY BUT THEY WOULDN'T FIX. INTERNET SAYS IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANY OF THE GAUGES IN THE CLUSTER. THERE IS A GUY IN OREGON THAT REPLACES THE 6 STEPPER MOTORS. CHEVY SHOULD DO THIS FOR US. I'VE OWNED CHEVY'S ALL MY LIFE (I"M 49) BUT IF THEY DON'T FIX THIS I'M DONE. I'D RATHER HAVE A TOYOTA AT LEAST THEY ARE RECALLING. DO A GOOGLE SEARCH - EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2004 CHEVY SUBURBAN - ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AGO MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP. IT WOULD SAY I WAS DOING 10 MPH WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY OR I COULD BE GOING 30 OR 35 AND IT WOULD SAY I WAS GOING 110 MPH. THIS WENT ON FOR MONTHS BEFORE IT FINALLY JUST QUIT WORKING. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH A GPS JUST TO KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING. I HAVE HEARD AND READ OF MANY OTHER CASES EXACTLY LIKE THIS. SEEMS TO ME THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. I DON'T HAVE THE $400 OR $500 THEY WANT TO FIX IT. *TR

FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER ON GMC/CHEVY SUBURBAN, 2004 YEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE GAUGE CLUSTER AND GMC/CHEVY DEALER INSIST THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT THEIR PROBLEM. SINCE REPLACING THE FIST CLUSTER, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MORE COMPLAINTS NOTED ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS CLEARLY NOT AN EXCEPTIONAL DEFECT. THE FAILURE HAS COME AFTER ABOUT TWO TO THREE YEARS OF USE, AND IS WORSE IN WINTER, BUT OCCURS INCONSISTENTLY YEAR AROUND. I HAVE NOT YET HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT I DID RUN OUT OF GAS IN A RURAL AREA IN THE WINTER BECAUSE THE GAUGE SAID I HAD HALF A TANK WHEN IT WAS INFACT EMPTY. SPEED IS AN ISSUE IN ICY ROAD CONDITIONS BECAUSE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW IF YOUR SPEED IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE CONDITIONS WHEN THE SPEED SHOWS ZERO OR BOUNCES AROUND INCONSISTENTLY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT ABOUT 30K MILES FOR EACH CLUSTER. LACK OF SUPPORT BY GM ON THIS IS DISCONCERTING. PLEASE ASSIST. *TR