Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/15/2011 | 120000 | ||
| My vehicle read 0 mph when i am driving at any speed. there are times it will shoot to 120 mph and others it will be in between regardless of my actually speed. additionally, the gas gauge goes past full when i am near empty and vice versa. sometimes the gas gause sticks in the middle so i never know exactly how much gas i have. this is a safety issue as i have been pulled over for going over the speed limit when my gauge told me i was doing the speed limit. additionally, i have ran out of gas on a major highway because my gauge told me i was 3/4 full when i was on empty. i know after searching the internet that this problem was a special circumstance and vehicles who were less than 80k miles or got fixed prior to july 2011 then they were covered. however, nothing was done for the vehicles after that date. there are several others gm owners with trucks ranging from 2003-2007 with the same problem and we are being forced to have this problem fixed out of pocket for over $500. this is a major safety issue and all of the vehicles should have been recalled. i never received any notice on my car and was told by gm that the dealer didnt submit the new owner information despite me buying from a gm dealer. i am asking the nhtsa to enforce this saftey issue and recall these vehicles to be covered by gm no matter what the mileage is. http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f11f710 http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2004/chevrolet/suburban_1500/?q=&page=3 http://www.topix.com/forum/autos/chevrolet-tahoe/t7ievbbfpjqiqhnvg http://www.carcomplaints.com/chevrolet/suburban/2004/electrical/speedometer_stops_working.shtml http://www.justanswer.com/chevy/14i3b-2004-suburban-speedometer-doesn-t-work-sticks.html | |||
| 06/17/2011 | |||
| For no apparent reason system just failed and for the cost of the vehicle that is terrible. | |||
| 06/22/2011 | 88000 | ||
| The speedometer at times doesn't work or is way past 120mph when going any speed. when going 30 mph shows 80mph or the other way around. you never know how it will work. | |||
| 03/30/2007 | 49500 | 1 | 03/15/2004 |
| Speedometer drive motor failure, 2004 chevrolet 1500 pu. when drive motor fails the speedometer will freeze at a random speed. since the speedometer is stuck, you must calculate your speed from a start position of where it was stuck. example: if the speedometer is stuck at 70 mph, and your desired speed is 45 mph. your speedometer will read 115 mph. if your desired speed is 70 mph, your speedometer will peg out at 110 mph. if you are not aware that the speedometer is stuck when reducing your speed, you could panic, and attempt to reduce speed too rapidly potentially causing a rear end accident. when driving through multiple speed zones you have to constantly calculate your speed, assuming that the speedometer is tracking accurately. in order to fix the problem, the entire instrument cluster must be replaced. my cost was $386.00. the speedometer will slowly reset, each time the vehicle is started, by 5 mph. gm customer service acknowledged this as a frequent problem, yet refused to acknowledge it as a safety issue. the local dealer where i bought the truck said they replace 3-4 per month. where i had the repair made, they have established a vendor that does it so routinely they have a 24 hour exchange turn-around.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states vehicle is experiencing excessive idling speed and dangerous acceleration, at times the vehicle operates at high rpm's(2200) without pressure on the accelerator and it takes more than 5 seconds to drop below 1000 rpm's, vehicle exhibited this condition at lower rpm's after being purchased, consumer states because of this conditon the brakes, clutch and synchromesh have failed prematurely. 1996 chevrolet 1500(consumer no longer owns vehicle)*jb | |||
| 11/05/1997 | 1 | ||
| Steering column: pulled out of driveway, driving along the highway attempted to make a left turn and steering column came loose on the right side. vehicle accelerated to the maximum. put foot on brake, but it would not stop, had to turn the key off to stop vehicle. *ak *slc | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 06/23/2005 | 17647 | 1 | 05/24/2004 |
| Dt: the vehicle is a 2004 gm chevrolet k1500 z71 extend cab 4x4. anti lock brakes were defective. when consumer applied pressure to the abs they did not hold. on 2-11-05 he took vehicle to the dealer to be repaired, and they did nothing to fix the issue. while driving on 6-23/24-05 the abs did not hold , causing consumer's vehicle to lightly bump another vehicle. when consumer contacted the manufacturer they told him to take it to city chevrolet. he took it to them on 7-5-05 ,and he still has not gotten it back yet. consumer found that there was a recall in november . 2004 in canada concerning corrosion in the abs brakes. the vehicle he owned was manufactured by general motors in canada ltd.. *ak there is a special order part that was not immediately available in dealer inventory for the inoperative brakes. vehicle downshifts at highway speeds to 2nd gear. engine surges while driving and the brake pedal is hard to push down and doesn't stop well. *tt | |||