2003 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 complaints

2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER FAILS. FUEL GAUGE FAILS. NO WAY TO KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN VEHICLE. HAVE TO RESET SYSTEM NUMEROUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DEALER QUOTED $700.00 PLUS TO FIX. PROBLEM STARTED SOON AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. TOO MANY FAILURE INSTANCES TO RECALL ACCURATELY. *TR

THE CLUSTER WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT, AND WASHINGTON AND OREGON HAD RECALLS ON THIS, BUT NOT CALIFORNIA, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY IN THOSE STATES AND NOT CALIFORNIA. *AK

SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS ERRONEOUS SPEEDS. MOST OF THE TIME LESS THAN WHAT THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY TRAVELING WHICH CREATES A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD. THERE IS NO INDICATION TO THE DRIVER OF A PROBLEM. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS ARE NORMAL. IT WAS NOT UNTIL A GPS WITH SPEED INDICATING CAPABILITY WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE THAT THE ERRONEOUS SPEEDOMETER INDICATION WAS KNOWN. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALS THE SPEEDOMETER OPERATES CORRECTLY UNTIL THE DASH/INSTRUMENT PANEL HEATS UP. AT THIS POINT THE INDICATED SPEED CAN GRADUALLY VARY, SOMETIMES DRASTICALLY FROM ACTUAL VEHICLE SPEED UNKNOWING TO THE DRIVER. AFTER REVIEWING THE NHTSA SITE, THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY IMPLICATION OF A SPEEDING VEHICLE, AT THE MINIMUM I RECOMMEND A NOTICE BE SENT TO ALL CURRENT OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE ADVISING THEM THIS CONDITION MAY BE PRESENT OR OCCUR IN THE FUTURE. THIS VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AWAITING REPAIR PARTS.

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JANUARY 2003. IT CURRENTLY HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT, BUT SINCE ABOUT 40,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN ACTING UP. IT IS REAL JERKY WHEN MOVING AND STICKS ON SPEEDS. CURRENTLY, IT IS PARKED AND ON 100. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL WORK CORRECTLY - SOMETIMES IT DOES. *AK

MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER WITH 49,000 MILES HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT EITHER STICKS AT 40MPH OR REGISTERS 0.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT BAD AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES SPEEDOMETER GIVES FALSE READING. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 AVALANCHE WENT BAD. IT WOULD WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN WOULD FAIL TO SHOW THE TRUE SPEED, USUALLY RECORDING 10-20 MPH WHEN I WAS GOING 70. THIS WAS A DAILY OCCURRENCE. I FINALLY HAD IT REPLACED IN FEB, 2006. IT STARTED IN DECEMBER, 2005. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FAULTY. HE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 120 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER , AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45000.*AK

SPEEDOMETER SHOWING 50 MPH AT A COMPLETE STOP. INACCURATE SPEED INDICATION. VEHICLE HAS 54634 MILES ON IT. *JB

SPEEDOMETER NOT INDICATING SPEED, WILL STAY STUCK ON NUMBER AND DO NOT MOVE EVEN WHEN VEHICLE ITS OFF. *JB

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON A 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE. THE SPEEDOMETER IS PEGGED OUT AT TOP SPEED AT A CONSTANT. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL BOUNCE AROUND, BUT IT IS NEVER ACCURATE. *JB

MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE IS VERY ERRATIC. IT STICKS, IT SAYS THAT I AM GOING 40 TO 50 MPH HIGHER THAN I AM AND SOMETIMES IT WORKS JUST FINE. I HAVE READ ABOUT OVER 400 OTHER OWNERS OF GM TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE WHERE SPEEDOMETER JUST QUIT AND IS NOW PEGGED AT 120 MPH WHEN PARKED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE REALLY HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. BASED ON MANY OTHER GM OWNERS I KNOW THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, GM NEEDS TO PUT A RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. TWO PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE HAD IT QUOTED AS A $600 FIX. THIS IS INSANE. *JB

SPEEDOMETER IS VERY ERRATIC. WHEN I AM AT A DEAD STOP THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS 70 MPH AND IT TOPS OUT AT 120 MPH WHEN I AM DOING ONLY 30 MPH. *JB

SPEEDOMETER READS INCORRECT OR NOT AT ALL. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 AVALANCHE WENT OUT. IT REGISTERS UP TO 120 MPH SITTING STILL. THE TACHOMETER RECENTLY WENT OUT, ALSO. VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY WIFE (WHO DRIVES THE VEHICLE) AND MY CHILDREN. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? *JB

SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. *JB

STARTED TO NOTICE A TWITCH IN THE SPEEDOMETER READING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE TO THE POINT THAT IT READS FASTER AND FASTER AND DOES NOT GO BACK DOWN TO ZERO. NOW IT IS PRESENTLY STUCK PAST 140 MPH. *JB

2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE - 48K MILES. WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER "TICKS" SOMEWHAT LIKE A WATCH AND DOES NOT MEASURE ACCURATE SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SLOWLY REDUCE TO ZERO, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS STILL MOVING. *NM

2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE; MY SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. THE READINGS ARE CRAZY, SHOWING THAT I AM GOING OVER 100 MPH WHEN I AM ONLY GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. AT ONE STOP SIGN, THE SPEEDOMETER INSISTED I WAS GOING 120 MPH! THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS. *NM

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON OUR 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AT 43,000 MILES. SPEED DOES NOT REGISTER WHATSOEVER OR DISPLAYS,FOR EXAMPLE, 20 MPH WHEN TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION; A DISTRACTION AND NOT KNOWING ONE'S RATE OF TRAVEL. GM SHOULD ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *JB

AFTER ONLY 26K MILES HAD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A HARD TURNING MOTION. EVIDENTLY THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CHEVY DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DESCRIPTION ON THE REPAIR INDICATES END-LUBE I-SHAFTAND THEY USED A GN LUBE KIT FP#26098419. AFTER ONLY 19 MONTHS AND 8K MILES LATER IT'S DOING THE EXACT SAME THING.

2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, Z71 PACKAGE. THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY STOPS WORKING OR STICKS ON A PARTICULAR SPEED. THE DIAL IS NOT ACCURATE AND I CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. *NM

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE THE SPEEDOMETER SHOW WHEN I AM AT A FULL STOP IT IS GOING 30MPH. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW FAST I AM GOING. I ONLY HAVE 50,000 MILES. *NM

SPEEDOMETER READS ERRATICALLY. YESTERDAY "0" WAS 30 MPH. EACH TIME I START THE VEHICLE "0" IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. *NM

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS. STICKS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS... +10 MPH, +30 MPH, +60 MPH ETC. WILL RESET ITSELF AFTER VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF TIMES. MINUTES TO DAYS LATER. *NM

2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE Z66 SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH RECALL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE OUTER HUB BEARING BECAME DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE INNER HUB BEARING TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTER THAT SOMETHING FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THE TIRE AND RIM CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DEALER DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A DEFECTIVE HUB BEARING.*AK

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE IT HAS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT . THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AT APPROX. 25000 MILES . NOW AT 56000 MILES IT IS CLUNKING AGAIN. THE DEALER SAYS THAT CHEVY DOESN'T SELL THE PART ANY MORE AND THAT THEY ONLY CAN GET IT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND JUST MAKING NOISE ISN'T ONE OF THEM THEY ALSO CLAIM THERE IS NO DANGER BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE IF THERE IS SOMETHING LOOSE IN THE STEERING THAT IT WON'T BE DANGEROUS. WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN GET IT REPAIRED. I'VE WORK AS A MECHANIC FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND DID N.Y.STATE INSPECTIONS AND HAD TO FAIL CARS WITH BAD STEERING PARTS BUT MAYBE THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC ISN'T IMPORTANT ANYMORE JUST THE PROFIT OF THE COMPANIES . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *JB

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ERRONEOUS SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. IT WILL BE WORKING FINE, AND THEN GO ERRONEOUS. IT WILL GET STUCK AT 60 MPH OR HIGHER. SOMETIMES IT IS EVEN 120! THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE WHEN IT IS RAINING. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I REMOVE THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL FROM THE BATTERY AND RESET THE COMPUTER, IT BEGINS WORKING AGAIN. I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO GET THEM TO STOP. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS COMING WEEK. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING CONDITION. IT WORKS AND THEN IT DOESN'T. THIS LAST TIME WAS DIFFERENT SINCE IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AT ALL. *JB

PURCHASED A USED 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE AT A DEALERSHIP IN FEB 2006 UPON SERVICING THE VEHICLE TWO MONTHS LATER WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR HAD EXTENSIVE UNDER CARRIAGE RUST. THIS CAR ORIGINATED IN MICHIGAN BUT I AM WONDERING IF IT WAS A KATRINA VEHICLE DURING AUCTION? RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH U-JOINTS WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. GM MECHANIC SAYS THE RUST IS EXTENSIVE AND CAUSED THIS PROBLEM IT WILL NEED A LUBE KIT TO RE-LUBE ALL THE MECHANICS UNDER THE TRUCK. NONE OF THIS UNDER CARRIAGE BODY RUST WAS DISCLOSED TO US UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN FACT THE DEALER TOLD US HE ONLY GETS THE BEST USED VEHICLES. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL - THE MECHANIC AT THE GM DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM. *NM