Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 02/08/2011 | 198000 | ||
| I was driving my truck and the speedometer was reading 60 and when i look down again it was reading 120. i stop and started again then i realize that it was not reading now. my fuel, rpm, oil pressure gauges stop also. i had a mechanic look at it and they said it was the cluster. i research and i notice that all these vehicle is having the same problems. i think that chevy should be responsible for this defective item. i brought this truck new and i did'nt think that i would be having any problems like this. i replaced the part but guess what, its doing the same thing after six months. now the door chime will not stop when the door is close and while im driving so i dont drive it. | |||
| 10/01/2011 | |||
| I purchased a used as-is 2003 chevy avalanche 1500 and i didn't notice until a couple of hours later that the speedometer wasn't working. i don't when it failed. | |||
| 12/10/2010 | 90000 | ||
| Speedometer failed on my sons 2003 chevy avalanche. read where this is a prevalent problem. why in the world has this not been the subject of a recall. i am reporting this to congress. | |||
| 07/01/2009 | 130000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet avalanche 1500. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph, the speedometer seemed to be defective. the speedometer failed periodically which caused the cruise control to fail. the vehicle had not been inspected but the dealer, when called, stated that the contact would be responsible for any repair expenses. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 130,000. the current mileage was approximately 155,000. | |||
| 02/20/2008 | 106000 | 1 | |
| Last year in my 2003 avalanche i was cruising on an interstate highway and i noticed my speedometer start to move backwards until it read about 25 mph, however, i wasn't slowing down. it was very concerning to me, so i first pulled over to look under the hood, but i found nothing. currently the speedo does not operate at all, but i went through a few months where it would start to work partially after about an hour of driving. this is unacceptable that so many people are experiencing the exact same problem. obviously this part was supplied by gm in large numbers of faulty parts, and regardless of mileage i believe i should be compensated to fix the speedo. i had no maintenance control over the life of the electronics, and it's not like if i had changed the oil more regularly i wouldn't have had this problem. chevy's are too good of trucks to have this kind of problem on so many of their trucks. i'm seriously considering moving back to a ford truck because i owned a '95 bronco that had 248k miles and never had an electronic problem. *tr | |||
| 05/11/2007 | 50 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 10/01/2006 | 40000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 11/24/2006 | 71000 | 100 | |
| 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 | |||
| 06/30/2006 | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||