2003 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints

AT FIRST, THE FUEL GAGE ON OUR 2003 TAHOE, WOULD ONLY READ FROM 1/2 - ENTIRELY FULL AND THEN WOULD DROP INTO THE RED WHEN ALMOST EMPTY. THIS BEGAN ABOUT A 1 1/2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REGISTER THAT THE CAR WAS GOING 40 MPH WHILE WE WERE AT A COMPLETE STOP OR AT 0 WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING WHEN THE CAR WAS ABOUT 2 1/2 YRS OLD. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITHIN 6 MOS. WE WOULD NEED TO STOP, TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO RESET ITSELF. HOWEVER, THIS WOULD ONLY BE TEMPORARY AND IT WOULD BEGIN TO READ INCORRECTLY WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THIS WAS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY HAZARD SO WE TOOK IT TO OUR DEALERSHIP, WHO CALLED GM AND SAID SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 70,000 MILES, THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO FIX IT. HOWEVER, WE WERE TOLD THAT IF WE HAD PURCHASED A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT IN THE FIRST PLACE, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. THIS WAS AN UNACCEPTABLE RESPONSE TO ME SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CHEVY BRAND BECAUSE OF ITS RELIABILITY AND WOULDN'T EXPECT A SPEEDOMETER TO PROBLEM TO BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2003 TAHOE IS GOING BAD. THE COST OF REPAIR IS AROUNF ~400.00. I RECEIVED A LETTER FORM GM SAYING THEY WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR 70K MILES. THEY HAVE KNOWN OF THIS ISSUE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND ARE JUST NOW OFFERING TO COVER IT AFTER MOST VEHICLES ARE OVER THE 70 K MILE LIMIT. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THEY COULD WORK WITH ME ON THIS. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC ($60) AND THEN I CALLED TO VERIFY PROBLEM WITH THEM. THEN THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY COSTS.*CN

ON 12/27/06 I PURCHASED MY CHEVY TAHOE 2003 I HAD COMPLETE 4X4 SERVICE ON 12/14/06 AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER AS REQUIRED MAINTENANCE FOR 90,000 MILES AND TO MAINTAIN THE WARRANTY. ON 12/29/07 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE 4WD SERVICE LIGHT ON AND NOISE WHEN ENGAGED IN 4WD. DIAGNOSIS: TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR VEHICLE NOR WILL EASY CARE GOLD WARRANTY COVER REPAIR. I WAS ASSURED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS. *TR

MY TAHOE HAS 59,000 MILES WE HAVE REPLACED THE RADIO 3 TIMES THE AIR CONDITIONING PUMP ONCE AND NOW THE FUEL PUMP ALL LUMPED TO ABOUT $2200.00 CASH OUT OF POCKET .THANKS CHEVY! *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE IS FAULTY. STOPPED IN PARK READS 40MHP. HWY SPEED READS 120MPH. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE IS NO RECALL AS OF YET. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

WE OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH APPROXIMATELY 85,00 MILES. FOR AT LEAST A YEAR WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR CRUISE CONTROL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOLLOWING THE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL EITHER CONTINUE TO RISE (UP TO 120 MPH+) OR FALL DOWN TO 0 NO MATTER HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN IS TO PULL OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THIS HAS TAKEN 2 OR 3 TRIES TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER TO RESET. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM CHEVROLET THAT "IF THIS CONDITION WAS OCCURRING" WE SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE REPAIR WOULD BE FREE IF THE MILEAGE WAS BELOW 75,000. WE ALSO CALLED THE CHEVROLET CONTACT AND WERE TOLD THAT THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE FREE SINCE WE WERE OVER 75,000 MILES. MY CONTENTION IS THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD BE WHOLLY RESPONSIBLE FOR REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER: I WAS RECENTLY DRIVING MY WIFE AND CHILDREN (AGES 2, 4 AND 8) IN OUR TAHOE TO A BAPTISM IN LYNCHBURG. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 60 MPH. I DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO 100+ MPH. I CAREFULLY PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. IT TOOK ME 3 TRIES FOR THE SPEEDOMETER TO RETURN TO CLOSE TO 0. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND REENTERED THE HIGHWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 60 MPH AND THE OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS THE INCORRECT SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 90 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER, WHO INFORMED HER THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 75 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 70,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

SPEEDOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FAILURE ON MY 2003 CHEV TAHOE. CHEV HAS ISSUED A LIMITED SCOPE RECALL WITH LIMITATIONS TO MILEAGE OR YEARS. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART, ESPECIALLY A SPEEDOMETER IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL STICKS AND DISPLAYS INACCURATE SPEED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL ALSO STICKS DURING DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM THAT STATED THE GAUGES WILL FLUTTER, STICK, OR BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH GM AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,603 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE ARE INOPERATIVE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION STUCK AND ERRATIC WHEN DRIVING. HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST WE ARE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE COMPONENTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A SPECIAL WARRANTY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR 100,000 MILES OR SEVEN YEARS. THE VEHICLE IS WITHIN THE YEAR REQUIREMENT, BUT HAS EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,241 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY HIGH SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL BECAUSE THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONTACT A LETTER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED CONCERNING THESE FAILURES. SHE STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL REPAIR, JUST AN IMPROVEMENT. THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE 70,000 MILE LIMIT THAT WAS REFERENCED IN THE LETTER, THEREFORE THE ADJUSTMENT WAS NOT FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 12-13-07. *KB THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AS WELL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND DISPLAYED FALSE READINGS. AS OF NOVEMBER 26, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,527 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM DIDN'T WARRANT FURTHER INSPECTION. UPDATED 12/07/07

WE OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2002. AS OF NOVEMBER 2007, IT HAS 82000 MILES. A FEW DAYS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER, AFTER A STOP, IT BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. AT THE SAME TIME, VOLTAGE GAUGE ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS PEGGED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT GIVING FALSE READING OF 19 V. LATER, THAT GAUGE CORRECTED ITSELF ONLY TO ACT ERRATICALLY AGAIN. VERY UNNERVING TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT. IN ADDITION, WE THOUGHT WE WERE HAVING ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS DUE TO THE FAULTY VOLTAGE READING. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE TAHOE TO MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THEY MENTIONED THE RECENT LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS DETAILING THAT THIS INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER PROBLEM IS RATHER COMMON. WE ARE NOW WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF GM WILL PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT SINCE WE ARE TECHNICALLY OVER THE MILEAGE ALLOWED (70K) BY GM. *TR

THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE WORE OUT COMPLETELY TO FAST EVEN THOUGH I DID WHAT THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED WITH ROTATION AND BALANCE. THE NEW REPLACEMENT TIRES ARE DOING THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL. IN FACT THEY WILL NOT STAY IN BALANCE PAST 300 MILES. I FEEL THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE IS THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS QUESTIONED AND THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL TIRES AT ABOUT 26,000 MILES BUT THEN TURNED AROUND AND SAID THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE RECORDS TO INDICATE THE CARE OF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN. *TR

THE ODOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE IS ACTING ERRATICALLY, ESPECIALLY ON COLD DAYS IT WILL STICK TO 40 MPH EVEN WHILE STANDING STILL. IT HAS THIS WEEK BEEN STUCK AT THE 120 MPH MARK. EVEN WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE NEEDLE WOULD BOUNCE AROUND. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IS DANGEROUS TO NOT KNOW THE SPEED LIMIT THAT YOU ARE DOING, I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS, THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I HAVE 4 MONTHS LEFT ON THE DEALERSHIPS WARRANTY, SO I HAD THEM ASSES IT, THEY SAID I WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE CLUSTER REPLACED, WHICH THEY DID SO TODAY WITH A USED CLUSTER THAT HAS 124,000 MILES ON IT, WHICH MY VEHICLE WILL NOW SHOW PERMANENTLY. I DROPPED IT OF YESTERDAY WITH 72,000 MILES, NEEDLESS TO SAY II AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THE WHOLE THING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY SPEEDOMETER IS REGISTERING ERRATIC MPHS. SOMETIMES GOING WELL OVER 120 MPH WHILE I AM ACTUALLY ONLY DOING MAYBE 65. AND OTHER TIMES WILL BE DOING 65 AND ONLY SHOWS 40. *TR

THE STEERING HAS POPPING AND PINING WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT ALMOST SOUNDING AS IF THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO COME OFF OF THE TIE RODS, SUSPENSION. YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. HARD STEERING. *TR

I OWN A 2003 TAHOE AND MY SPEEDOMETER JUST STOP WORKING. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. CUSTOMER STATED THAT HE HAD TO RUN A RED LIGHT BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AFTER TAKING IT AROUND THE BLOCK. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED STOPPING DISTANCE WAS POOR AND THE PEDAL EVENTUALLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL 1 YEAR LATER, HOWEVER HE WAS TOLD HIS YEAR OF VEHICLE AND THE STATED HE RESIDED IN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. SPOKE TO DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THERE IS A BULLETIN FOR VEHICLES UNDER 7 YRS OLD AND LESS THAN 70K MILES WHICH MY VEHICLES DOES FALL UNDER THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT. *TR

2003 CHEVY TAHOE. SINCE ABOUT 50,000 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY. I HAVE 90K MILES NOW AND I'VE BEEN HOPING FOR A RECALL. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH 60,000 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THEY MOVE TO PLACES WHICH ARE COMPLETELY OFF THE CHART. AS AN EXAMPLE, THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY BEGAN TO READ THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 120 MPH WHEN IT WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE OIL GAUGE ALSO READS HIGHER THAN THE NUMBERS GO AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS BEGUN TO GIVE THE IMPROPER READING; WHEN I FILL IT UP WITH A FULL TANK IT SAYS I ONLY HAVE HALF. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR DUE TO THE POTENTIAL COST. IT SEEMS THAT IT WOULD BE AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IT'S PROBABLY A DEFECT ANYWAY. *JB

SPEEDOMETER STARTED JUST STARTED TO STICK AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, OCCASIONALLY COME DOWN, OR STAY A ONE SPEED UNTIL ACCELERATION, AND THEN CONTINUE TO CLIMB. HAD THE CLUSTER REPLACED, AT A SUBSTANTIAL COST. NOW MY OIL PRESSURE GAGE DOESN'T WORK. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROOF IS LEAKING AND WATER SETTLES IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR. WHEN HE TURNS THE VEHICLE, WATER FALLS INTO THE REAR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL PANEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RUBBER DRAIN TUBE, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE LEAK IS NOW CAUSING THE SUN VISOR'S ELECTRICAL WIRES TO LOOSEN. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DETAILED FOR THE MILDEW SMELL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTROL PANEL WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ELSEWHERE AND IT IS ALSO OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,159 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.

2003 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING, NEEDLE IS STUCK PAST 120 MPH, EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR OFF! CALL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY HELP. HAVE BEEN CALLED ON 2 DIFFERENT DAYS, THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE NEXT DAY WITH INFO, BUT ONLY CALLED AND TOLD THEY WILL CALL TOMORROW.

MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE GOT ON FIRE AFTER REPLACING A FUSE THAT POWERS THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND WHEN I WENT INSIDE THE CAR I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE DASHBOARD AND IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES I HAD FLAMES COMMONS FROM THE DASHBOARD. *TR

2003 TAHOE LT INSTRUMENT PANEL - INTERMITTENT ALL INDICATORS ON 0 READING... *TR

VERY WELL DOCUMENTED VIA INTERNET: SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES FAILED TO WORK. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STICK AT A RANDOM POINT AND THEN ADD THE SPEED TRAVELING , AND THIS RESULTS IN THE SPEED NOT BEING ACCURATELY DISPLAYED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER 2 YEARS STARTING WITH THE GAS GAUGE SHOWING FUEL REMAINING BUT THE TANK BEING EMPTY. VERY UNSAFE AND COSTLY KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM AND MOST OWNERS. *AK

SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE GIVES INCORRECT READING. RPM GAUGE ALSO FAILS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READINGS. CONTACTED LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WANTED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GMAC AND OBVIOUSLY A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT ON JUNE 17, 2007. ON JUNE 19, 2007 THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN READING 120 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO RETURN TO ZERO. ADDITIONALLY, WITH THE ONSET OF THIS PROBLEM, THE FUEL GAUGE AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WERE READING INACCURATELY. PARKLAND CHEVROLET WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IMMEDIATELY DIAGNOSED THIS AS A DEFECT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT THEY INFORMED ME WAS QUITE COMMON ON GM VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE FOUND OVER 1000 POSTS ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TO OTHER GM VEHICLES MODEL YEARS 2001 TO 2006. WE ARE CURRENTLY AWAITING REPAIR PARTS FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED. SPEEDOMETER DID NOT DISPLAY PROPER SPEED ON HIGHWAY. IT READ 0 WHEN GOING 65 MPH. *AK

I PURCHASED THE 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE IN FEBRUARY 2004 AT ABOUT 60000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, LATER THE RPMS, AND THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEND THESE COMPONENTS OUT AND IT WOULD TAKE A WEEK OR TWO, AND THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $1,100. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED, YET, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING A SECOND VEHICLE SO THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO LET THE VEHICLE GO FOR THAT LONG. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE INTERNET A NUMBER OF THIS SAME COMPLAINS . ONE WEBSITE HAD 622 EMAILS OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT ,AND GENERAL MOTORS NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN DISPLAYING THE INCORRECT SPEED FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS. THE INDICATOR FLUCTUATES FROM 120 TO 80 MPH, EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO GET A REPAIR ESTIMATE. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR ALONE WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700. THE CONTACT CONDUCTED RESEARCH TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR HER VEHICLE, BUT NONE WERE FOUND. THROUGH AN INTERNET SEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED OVER 600 COMPLAINTS FOR SIMILAR FAILURES FROM OTHER TAHOE, DENALI, AND YUKON OWNERS. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, PURCHASE DATE, POWERTRAIN, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED COPIES OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THE SAME DEFECT. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

SPEED ODOMETER ON THE 2003 CHEVYROLET TAHOE WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE SUV. THIS WAS SO ODD TO THEM, SOME MECHANICS WERE NOT EVEN FAMILIAR WITH REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM. IT ALL STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I DROVE OUT OF TOWN AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEED WAS NOT ADDING UP, AND FINALLY IT JUST WENT TO 120 AND STAYED THERE. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES WERE OUTRAGEOUS, $400+. I ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR, I NEEDED HELP BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM AND THESE ARE CHEVROLET TAHOES, YUKONS, AVALANCHES. ALL CHEVROLET OR GM. WE NEED HELP BECAUSE THIS MUST BE SOMETHING THAT THEY NEED TO LOOK INTO AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FOR US. DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. THANK YOU, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU. *AK *TR

SPEEDOMETER SAYS I'M GOING 110 MPH AND I'VE GOT THE ENGINE OFF. I CANNOT SAFETY DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOT KNOW HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. THIS MUST BE RECALLED BY GM!*AK

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING SHOWS NO SPEED OR WRONG SPEED ALL OF THE TIME. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM WAS WIDESPREAD ON TAHOES,SUBURBAN, AND PICKUPS. A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED AND REPAIRS SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY GENERAL MOTORS. *AK

2003 CHEVYROLETTAHO. SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. AT TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER SPEEDS THAT ARE BETWEEN 20-70 MPH IN EXCESS OF ACTUAL SPEED, AND AT OTHERS WILL REGISTER SPEEDS THAT ARE 10-40MPH BELOW ACTUAL SPEED. OTHER TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARED TO READ CORRECTLY. OPERATION IS JERKY AT ALL POSITIONS. THE ACTUAL SPEED WAS UNKOWN SINCE THIS INSTRUMENT CANNOT BE TRUSTED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS FOR 5 MONTHS.*AK

SPEEDOMETER SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE, THEN GRADUALLY GOES TO 0. WHEN CAR IS RESTARTED, WORKS FINE AGAIN FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

THE CHEVROLET TAHOE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN BROKEN AND I COULD NOT GET ANY ASSISTANCE FROM CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER.*AK

SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC, TYPICALLY READS 20 MPH OVER ACTUAL SPEED. OTHER TIMES, DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING. REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REST AT ZERO OR GET STUCK AT 40 MPH, REGARDLESS OF THE DRIVING SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO MAKES A TICKING SOUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 05/23/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR ON ANY ROAD CONDITION THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT ONLY PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REPAIR BY APPLYING GREASE TO THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WASNO REMEDY TO PERMANENTLY SOLVING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 51,000 , AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN DEC. 2002. STARTING IN FEBRUARY, THE SPEEDOMETER ACTS ERRATICALLY, SOMETIMES READING HIGHER THAN SPEED TRAVELED, SOMETIMES READING SLOWER THAN SPEED TRAVELED OR BEING STUCK ALL TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD AROUND 43,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS STARTED AND ONLY HAS 46,200 NOW. RIGHT NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON 52 WHETHER I AM SITTING STILL OR TRAVELING 70 MPH. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND/OR TACHOMETER QUIT WORKING AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR'S DRIVING TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 CHEVY TAHOE ON MARCH 17, 2003 FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER IN NOVATO, CALIFORNIA. APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN REGISTERING 60 MPH WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. THIS EVENTUALLY CHANGED TO 120 MPH DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE SPEEDOMETER NEVER REGISTERED ANYTHING BELOW 120 MPH THEREAFTER. WE FINALLY HAD TO GET IT REPAIRED AS WE NEVER HAD ANY IDEA AT WHAT SPEED THE AUTOMOBILE WAS ACTUALLY TRAVELING. WE TOOK IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COST $359.88. WHEN I ASKED TO SEE THE BROKEN SPEEDOMETER I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS IT HAD TO BE EXCHANGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THIS CAR HAD ONLY 53,600 MILES ON IT WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED. *AK I HAVE THE INVOICE AND WOULD BE WILLING TO PROVIDE A COPY AT YOUR REQUEST. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A SPEEDOMETER STICK IN THIS MANNER IN 35 YEARS OF DRIVING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AS DRIVERS OF VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEIR TRUE RATE OF SPEED IS.

HAVE HAD THIS TAHOE SINCE 2003, BOUGHT NEW. THIS PAST WINTER 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING VERY ERRATIC. SOMETIMES REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED, OTHER TIMES NOT. AS TIME WENT ON IT APPEARED THAT THE TEMPERATURE WOULD EFFECT IT. WOULD WORK ON WARM DAYS, WOULDN'T WORK ON COLDER DAYS. IT IS NOW APRIL, 2007 AND IT IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. SITTING STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY IT REGISTERS 60 MPH. AS OF NOW IT APPEARS TO BE STUCK AT OVER 60 MPH, AND IS NOT RETURNING TO ZERO UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH REGARDS TO THE SAME ISSUE, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT.*AK

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MU TAHOE WILL SAY THAT I DOING 60 AND THE CAR IS IN PARK. OVERTIME THE PROBLEM CORRECTS ITSELF AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IT IS SOMETHING THAT I FEEL IS NOT ANYHTING THAT I HAVE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2 MONTHS. THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE MOST RECENT DATE THAT IT HAS HAPPENED.*AK