2003 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints

SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY INCREASE NOT INDICATING THE CORRECT SETTINGS. *TR

OUR 2003 TAHOE HAS STRANGE SPEEDOMETER READINGS THAT ARE NOT CORRECT. IT CAUSED US TO TRAVEL FASTER THAN WAS SAFE ON THE ROAD. WHEN NOTICED WE SLOWED DOWN PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR ANOTHER CAR TO FOLLOW. *TR

IN NOV OF 2008 WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. TOOK IT TO OUR DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IPC AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AFTER WE GOT THE TAHOE BACK WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AS WELL. THE SPEEDOMETER BECOMES JERKY AND IF WE USE THE CRUISE THE TAHOE SPEEDS UP AND WE HAVE TO TURN CRUISE OFF TO STOP IT FROM SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER BECOMES JERKY THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM ALARM GOES OFF AFTER IT MAKES IT HARD TO STOP. (WE HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE SEVERAL TIMES.)RECENTLY 12-2009 OUR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. WE HAVE TAKEN THE TAHOE TO OUR DEALER AND REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE THESE PROBLEMS GO AWAY. PLEASE HELP AS WE HAVE THREE KIDS AND ONE ON THE WAY. THE PARTS WE HAVE REPLACED ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE FRONT BRAKE SENSOR AND HUB, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER, EBC ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND THE FUEL FILTER. WHICH IS EVERYTHING RECOMMENDED BY OUR DEALER. I JUST WANT IT FIXED!!!! *TR

I BOUGHT A 2003 TAHOE WITH 69,000 MILES ON IT AND ABOUT 20,000 MILES LATER THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING IT IS HARD TO DRIVE THIS WAY. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS ON OTHER G.M VEHICLES AND WAS COVERED IF THE MILES WERE UNDER 70,000 MILES. NOW I AM STRUCK WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. IF THERE WAS SOME SORT OF RECALL THEN MY TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BEFORE I BOUGHT IT, BUT NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE. IMMEDIATELY, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,808. UPDATED 02/1710 *BF UPDATED 02/19/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE FRONT ABS BEGAN PULSATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE ABS HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,700.

APPROX. EVERY OTHER TIME I DRIVE MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE THE SPEEDOMETER MISREADS. IT IS USUALLY OFF BY AROUND 20-30 MPH UNDER THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE OIL PRESSURE IS ALSO AFFECTED BY DROPPING TO ALMOST ZERO. I HAVE HEARD THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2005 SILVERADO WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS HOWEVER I HAVE NOT FOUND A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *TR

2003 TAHOE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE VALUE. DO NOT KNOW AT WHAT SPEED VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY COMMON DENOMINATOR AS TO WHAT SPEED IT DISPLAYS AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT IS ACCURATE OR NOT. THIS IS SCARY! INTERNET SEARCH REPORTS A ON GOING PROBLEM. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE THIS ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED? *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 CHEVY TAHOE DEFECTIVE - WHILE DRIVING THE OTHER DAY AT 55MPH SPEEDOMETER JUMPED TO OVER 100 MPH. THIS CAUGHT ME OFF-GUARD AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, ALMOST GETTING REAR-ENDED IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, IN MY OPINION!! NOW WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED SPEEDOMETER READING 50 MPH. READING ON THE WEB IT IS EVIDENT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $800 TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM! *TR

POPPING NOISE FROM UNDER HOOD, MAINLY WHEN TURNING LEFT (HAS NOW STARTED WHEN TURNING RIGHT). ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. IT CAN ALSO BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. FEELS VERY UNSTABLE, LIKE FRONT-END COULD FALL APART AT ANY MINUTE. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN SINCE 2001 (NHTSA ITEM #10009991, #10010873, #10000950, #10004991, #1004239, #10005172, #10004723, AND FINALLY THEIR "FIX" #10025148) . HOWEVER, THEY ACT AS THOUGH THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE (EDMUNDS.COM, YAHOO...JUST SEARCH FOR I-SHAFT ASSEMBLY) AND THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM ON NUMEROUS GM/CHEVY/CADILLAC VEHICLES AND GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. THIS SITUATION IS AS-MUCH, IF NOT WORSE THAN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/DASHBOARD PANEL PROBLEMS, THAT GM HAS RECALLED. PLEASE, HELP THE MASSES WHO HAVE BEEN SOLD THIS DEFECT. BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILING ON 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. PROBLEM BEGAN AROUND 119,000. SPEEDOMETER GIVES INACCURATE READINGS OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ARE BEGINNING TO MALFUNCTION AS WELL. *TR

~6 MONTHS AGO, MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE WENT TO 120MPH AND STAYED THERE. I AM UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING AND NOW MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE HAS MAXED OUT. I HAD 105K MILES ON IT AT THE START OF THE ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE Z71 AND RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, BELOW 10MPH, THE ABS KICKS IN RANDOMLY. THIS HAPPENS ON CLEAN, DRY PAVEMENT. THIS IS A FRIGHTENING THING TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE, ESPECIALLY SOMEONE WHO IS DRIVING AROUND TWO SMALL CHILDREN. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND NOTICED THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I ALSO NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR OLDER VEHICLES THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING TO AND I WONDER WHY THE RECALL DOESN'T PERTAIN TO 2003 AND NEWER VEHICLES. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE LOOKING INTO THIS FURTHER AND MAKE SOME TYPE OF RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. I DO SEE A BULLETIN POSTED BY CHEVROLET SO APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING TO HOUSTON THIS PAST WEEKEND, WHEN WE LOOKED DOWN AT THE SPEEDOMETER TO SEE THAT WE WERE TRAVELING AT A RATE OF 120 MPH. SINCE FLOW OF TRAFFIC WAS PASSING US QUITE EASILY, WE WERE ASSURED THAT WE WERE NOT, IN FACT, TRAVELING 120 MPH. WHEN WE PARKED THE CAR, WE WERE STILL TRAVELING AT 120 MPH. GM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR PRODUCT, BUT HAS NOT DONE A FULL SCALE RECALL. INSTEAD, THEY HAVE A 7 YEAR/70,000 MILE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE ISSUE WITH THAT IS THAT WE PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH MORE THAN 70K MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP KNOWINGLY SOLD US A VEHICLE THAT HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

2003 CHEVY TAHOE, UNDER 80K MILES, SPEEDOMETER "STICKS". CURRENTLY REGISTERING 120 MPH WHILE SITTING STILL. TAKES SEVERAL DAYS FOR SPEEDOMETER TO RETURN TO ZERO OR SHOW CORRECT SPEED. HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE DESCRIPTIONS OF SAME ISSUE ON MANY INTERNET FORUMS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON 03 TAHOE STUCK ON 90MPH. HAVE HEARD TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND STILL NO RECALL ISSUED. WHAT TO DO???????*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. IF THE GLASS FROM THE WINDOW WOULD HAVE SHATTERED THEN THE SHARP FRAGMENTS OF GLASS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 57 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE SPEED ODOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,671. BL UPDATED 10/5/09 *CN UPDATED 10/07/09

SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS INACCURATE AND ERRATIC READINGS (70 MPH AT COMPLETE STOP; 120 MPH WITH MOVEMENT, SOMETIMES 0 MPH WITH DRIVING). THIS OCCURS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, INTERMITTENTLY, BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME DUE TO EXPENSE QUOTED BY DEALERSHIP. ALSO NOTED ARE INACCURATE OIL PRESSURE READINGS (PEGGED PRESSURE READINGS IN HIGH ZONE). IT IS NOT RELIABLY AFFECTED BY STOPPING/RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR

IHAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOEWITH LESS THAN 41,000 MILES ON IT. SPEEDOMETER DOESNT WORK ,STOCK TO 120 MPH. I HEARD THAT SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ABOUT THEIR INSTRUMENT PANEL CALLED CHEVY/GMC AND ADMIT THAT CERTAIN VINS HAD DEFECTIVE CLUSTER(INCLUDING MINE)YET THEY WILL NOT RECALL OR REPLACE UNLESS THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT,BUT I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY DONT ADMIT ABOUT THIS BUT INSTEAD THEY SUGGEST TO BRING MY TRUCK TO A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH MY OWN EXPENSES.RIGHT NOW IVE BEEN LAID OFF FROM MY JOB,CANT EVEN PAY MY MORTGAGE,BILLS.HE.........LLPPPPPPP. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY CHEVY TAHOE 2003 DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT SPEED. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET BECAUSE THE OFFICER SAID I WAS GOING 5 MILES OVER SPEED LIMIT. I RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE. I CALLED ALOCAL GM DEALER WHO GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF 500 DOLLARS. HE SAID HE KNEW WHAT IT WAS BUT WOULDN'T TELL ME THE PROBLEM. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 4 OTHER GM OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED FOR 8 MONTHS AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HINGE SEPARATED FROM WINDOW AND CAUSED THE REAR WINDOW TO SHATTER. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER WILL BECOME JERKY AND SHOW VARIOUS RANDOM SPEEDS (COMMONLY 0 MPH AND 30 MPH) WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER READS A SPEED THAT IS NOWHERE CLOSE TO THE ACTUAL SPEED THAT THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. (ADDITIONALLY, MY FUEL GAUGE STICKS AT VARIOUS TIMES.) INITIALLY, THIS OCCURRED ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT HAS NOW BECOME MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER TO DISCUSS THE REPAIR OF THIS DEFECT AND I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE NOW HAS OVER 70,000 MILES THAT I MUST PAY THE FULL COST OF REPAIR. AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE, I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD REPAIR MY SAFETY DEFECT REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 03 CHEVY TAHOE THAT CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES. RECENTLY, MY SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. I NOTICE IT HAPPENED ONCE ON A TRIP OUT OF STATE, NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING MY RADIO CHANGING STATIONS ON ITS OWN AT THE START UP OF MY VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE THE LEFT THERMOSTAT ADJUSTER LIGHTING THAT WENT OUT ABOUT THE SAME TIME MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY QUITS WORKING. SOMETIMES IT SAYS MY CAR IS GOING 0 MPH WHEN IT IS CLEARLY IN MOTION. OTHER TIMES IT SAYS IT IS GOING 70 MPH WHEN IT IS IN PARK. THE TROUBLE IS I HAVE TO GUESS WHAT SPEED I REALLY AM GOING AND HOPE I AM CORRECT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE OCTOBER OF 2008. CURRENTLY I'VE NOT HAD IT FIXED BECAUSE MY MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN IT WAS IN THE SHOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES, SIZE P165/70/R16. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TREAD DEVELOPED FATIGUE CRACKS. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRES CONTAINED A LARGE BULGE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,600.

MY 2003 TAHOE LT HAS A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG. THE LIGHT ON MY PANEL DISPLAYED THIS WHEN MY CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 80K MILES. I REPORTED THIS TO CARRIAGE MOTORS IN TEMECULA, CA. THEY REFUSED TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT CHEVROLET FACTORY COST. I AGAIN TURNED IN MY TAHOE, TODAY, MAY 11, 2009, AND THE SHOP MANAGER FRANK SPIZER REFUSED TO HAVE THIS FIXED BUT INSTEAD OFFERED ME 20% OFF A REPAIR COST OF $699.00 I REFUSED THIS DISCOUNT AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT SINCE MY 2003 TAHOE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THE AIR BAG TO FAIL LIKE THIS. I WANT FOR GM TO PAY FOR THIS AND TO ISSUE A RECALL TO ALL TAHOE OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS SAME MALADY. THE MANAGER OF THE AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET REPAIR SERVICE AT CARRIAGE MOTORS IS FRANK SPIZER, (951) 694-6060. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE ON 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. SPEED REGISTERS 60-80 MPH FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAS A "PROGRAM" TO REPLACE ON VEHICLES UP TO 80K MILES ONLY (INCREASED FROM PREVIOUS 70K MILES). THIS REPLACEMENT SHOULD APPLY TO ALL AFFECTED TAHOES, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE, AS IT COULD PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD AND CERTAINLY PRESENTS A VEHICLE INSPECTION PROBLEM. THE SPEED READING PROBLEM OCCURS DAILY, WITH EACH DRIVE. *TR

2003 TAHOE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS PROPERLY. I WILL BE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND SPEEDOMETER READS 100MPH. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CHEVY IS AWARE OF BUT REFUSES TO FIX. *TR

AROUND MID OCTOBER OF 2008 I FINANCED THE VEHICLE THROUGH A LOT CALLED AUTO CONCEPTS IN JACKSONVILLE NORTH CAROLINA AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED RAISING TO 30 MPH SITTING STILL AROUND LATE JANUARY OF 2009 AND IT WILL GO ALL OVER THE METER ACCEPT WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. I WILL REFUSE TO MAKE ANY PAYMENTS FOR SPEEDING TICKETS AS LONG AS I AM FOLLOWING WITH SURROUNDING VEHICLES UNTIL MY SPEEDOMETER GETS FIXED. *TR

SEPTEMBER 2008 MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. ITS STUCK ON 100MPH. HAD THE GM DEALER DO A DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY TOLD ME THE CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT IF MY MILEAGE WAS UNDER 70,000 GM WOULD REPLACE IT FOR NO COST TO ME. MY 2003 TAHOE HAS OVER 70,000 AND LESS THAN A WEEK AGO THE OIL GAUGE QUIT WORKING. THE GM DEALER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR ME UNLESS I PAY THE $500 FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. I BELIEVE THIS IS TURNING INTO A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE GM DEALER SAID THAT EVENTUALLY THE OTHER GAUGES WILL GO IF I DON'T GET THIS FIXED. *TR

BOUGHT VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY OF 2009 USED AFTER DRIVING TRUCK FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS WE REALIZED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT MOVING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THEN AFTER THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD MOVE UP IN SPEED AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES BUT THEN STAY AT THE 30MPH WHEN STOPPED ONCE THE CAR WOULD BEGIN MOVING AGAIN THE SPEED WOULD CONTINUE TO GO UP FROM THE 30MPH MARK RESULTING IN THE SPEEDOMETER READING 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY ONLY GOING 30MPH. THIS HAS CONTINUED EVERY DAY SINCE IT WAS NOTICED SO WHEN DRIVING THE CAR YOU NEVER KNOW HOW FAST THE CAR IS ACTUALLY TRAVELING. *TR

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE LT TRUCK, EXPERIENCED DIFFERENT SPEEDS ACCORDING TO THE SPEEDOMETER. AT ONE POINT IT SAID I WAS GOING 130 MPH WHEN I WAS PARKED. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I ALSO STARTED TO NOTICE THE OTHER GAUGES, FLUCTUATE. I WAS TOLD BY GM TO GET IT FIXED BY A AUTHORIZED DEALER. I GOT THE REPAIR DONE FOR 491.00. I THEN CALLED GM BACK, AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE FIX, BECAUSE I WAS "OVER THE 70000" MILE LIMIT. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS FOR A WHILE I HAD NO SPEEDOMETER AT ALL OR ENGINE TEMP OR TACH. CHEVY REFUSED TO TALK TO ME AND SIMPLY TOLD ME IT WAS MY PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AT GM AND THEY ALL TOLD ME DIFFERENT STORIES AND REFUSED TO LISTEN AND CALL ME BACK. I AM NOW STUCK WITH THE BILL AND GM DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN ONE BIT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE NO LONGER WORKING. DRIVING ONE DAY AND NEEDLE STARTED TO SHOW SPEED FASTER THAN WHAT I WAS GOING. NEEDLE IS NOW JUST POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. *TR

RECENTLY PURCHASED (3 DAYS AGO) A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND BOTH MY WIFE AND I NOTICED ERRATIC BEHAVIOR FROM SPEEDOMETER. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON A 2004 TAHOE, WE REALIZED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING. THE SPEEDOMETER "STICKS" AT DIFFERENT POINTS WHILE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, I WISH TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE VIA RECALL. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD ISSUE A FULL RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. A SIMPLE "SPECIAL SITUATION" WARRANTY IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. GM MUST ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VERY WIDELY EXPERIENCED PROBLEM. THEY ALSO SAID THAT ALTHOUGH MY MILEAGE WAS ONLY 2000 MILES OVER THE "70,000" MILE MARK, THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! GM...DO THE RIGHT THING! REFERENCE BLOGS AND GM CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AT: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F11F710/159 AND ALSO AT HTTP://WWW.LROLAW.COM/PDF/GMSPEED.PDF. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IN 2003 TAHOE FAILING TO GIVE ACCURATE SPEED. SPEED DOES NOT REGISTER AT ALL SOMETIMES. NEEDLE TO SPEEDOMETER IS "JERKY" WHEN IT DOES WORK. HAVE NOT HAD REPAIRED YET BECAUSE I WAS SEARCHING OUT POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS TAHOE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THE MANUFACTURER IS ADMITTING THERE IS A PROBLEM THEM WHY SHOULD "WE" HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. ESPECIALLY AFTER DISCOVERING THE COST ( FROM $500-$575). PLEASE HELP! *TR

SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT REGISTERED GOING 100MPH WHEN ONLY GOING APPROX 40. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS CHARGED $515. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY - SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WITH DEFECT. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, WAS ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE HAD TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE HAD TO START TURNING PEOPLE AWAY. THEY WANT $500.00 TO FIX PROBLEM BUT ADMIT THAT THIS IS DEFECT. *TR

THERE A NOTICABLE SHAKING WHEN IT COMING TO A STOP AND SOMETIMES IT WILL TURN OFF. IT ALSO TURNS OFF WHEN MAKING A RIGHT / LEFT TURN AND SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN TRUCK IS RUNNING. THERE A CLICK NOISE THEN TURNING. ALSO WINDOW'S WILL GET STUCK AND WILL NOT GO UP COMPLETELY AND NOW THE LEFT SIDE WINDOWS ARE COMPLETELY DEAD (DO NOT GO UP OR DOWN). *TR

SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY READS 60/100 WHILE PARKED, OR READS 10-20 WHILE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE AND THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I HAVE TO CHANGE THE CLUSTER WHICH IS BAD, THIS WILL COST $500. IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUSTER ON THESE VEHICLES, I EVEN RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM OFFERING A REPLACEMENT IF IT FAILED BEFORE 70K MILES, AT THE TIME I HAD 80K MILES AND HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THE CLUSTER, HOWEVER IT DID FAIL AT 98K MILES. IF THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM SHOULDN'T THEY FIX IT WITHOUT LIMITATIONS ON MILEAGE. I ALSO HAVE A STEERING COLUMN SHAFT THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, THIS WILL COST $250. I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED IT, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THERE WERE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS PART. THE FIRST FIX WAS TO CHANGE THE SHAFT, WHICH THEY DID, THEN THE SECOND ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM WAS TO GREASE THE SHAFT AND THEN WHEN THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THEIR ISSUES THE CURRENT ANSWER IS TO CHANGE THE SHAFT AGAIN. KEEP IN MIND THIS WAS THEIR SERIES OF SOLUTIONS TO THIS ISSUE ON MULTIPLE VEHICLES, IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT AT 94,000 MILES. GM IS AWARE OF FAULTY INSTRUMENT PANEL. WON'T REPLACE PART, AT THEIR COST, DUE TO 7 YEAR/70,000 MILE LIMITATION. *TR

JAN 24, 09 VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING N ON CO 145, PREPARING TO TURN LEFT ONTO CO 184. DRIVER HEARD A "POP" IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN SHE BEGAN THE TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. SHE THEN PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY STOP AND CAME TO REST NEAR A GUARDRAIL IN AN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. SHE BACKED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE OPPOSING LANE AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN RELEASED AND SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN ONTO 184 AND EXIT THE ROADWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL ANTI-THEFT LOCK NO LONGER OPERATES, AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS DEVICE HAS FAILED. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT PIECES FROM THIS DEVICE BECAME LODGED IN ROTATING PARTS OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. *TR

ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE APPEARED SAYING "SERVICE AIR BAG". WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND IT SAID THAT WHOLE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAD FAILED (SEVERAL SENSORS HAD FAILED). WE CALLED CHEVY TO SEE IF IT MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE FIXED WITH A WARRANTY, BUT THEY SAID THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. (WE KNEW THIS, BUT FIGURED THERE SHOULD BE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON AIRBAGS.) THEY TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. WE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US IT WOULD COST $100 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. HOWEVER, WE ALREADY DID THIS WITH OUR OTHER MECHANIC. CHEVY BASICALLY WOULDN'T HELP US UNLESS WE PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC WHICH IS RIDICULOUS SINCE WE ALREADY DID THAT. THE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT WE COULD DRIVE AROUND, NO PROBLEM, BUT THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULDN'T DEPLOY. WE WERE TOLD BY OUR MECHANIC THAT IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX THIS. WE THINK IT IS UNFAIR THAT WE HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED, WHEN THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS WITH THIS CAR. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED, AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE SYSTEM WON'T WORK IF WE NEED IT AND GET IN AN ACCIDENT. WE'RE ASKING FOR HELP TO GET CHEVY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SHOULD. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL LAWSUIT IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP US TO GET CHEVY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN ERROR THAT HAPPENED DURING THE BUILDING OF THE CAR. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER IS PINNED AT 120 MPH, I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT, IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A WARRANTY EXTENSION COVERAGE AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE ODOMETER EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE LIMITATION OF 70,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. FUEL GAUGE HAD BEEN INACCURATE SINCE DAY ONE - THOUGHT THIS WAS MY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. JOE HOLLAND CHEVROLET REPLACED CLUSTER ON 1-21-08. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM WITH FUEL GAUGE. ON OR NEAR 12-31-08, ENGINE HOUR METER ZEROED ITSELF AND STARTED OVER. WENT TO JOE HOLLAND ON 1-6-09 - EXPLAINED PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THE PERSON I NEEDED TO TALK TO WAS NOT THERE. THEY WOULD HAVE HIM CALL ME. NO ONE CALLED. WHEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 1-14-09. SAME STORY - PERSON I NEEDED TO TALK TO NOT THERE. THEY WILL HAVE HIM CALL. JIM BARNHART CALLED LATER THAT DAY. HE SAID THE COST TO CHECK THIS OUT IS $75.00. IF PROBLEM IS IN CLUSTER, THEY MAY BE ABLE TO GET THE FIX REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. IF PROBLEM IS IN ANY OTHER COMPONENT, I MUST PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND FOR ANY OTHER REPAIRS THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 03 CHEVY TAHOE RANDOMLY GOES UP TO 10 MPH AND STAYS THERE. THE ONLY WAY TO BRING IT BACK DOWN IS TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. IT DROPS 5 MPH EACH TIME YOU RESTART IT. *TR