Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 01470 | 01/01/2004 | 01470A | 10004413 | Erratic idle, idle surge, rough run, or near stall. *tt | 12/05/2003 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||||
| 00786 | 01/01/2004 | 00786A | 10007714 | Buzz noise and virbation in the accelerator pedal at approx. 10 mph on start up. *mj | 07/08/2004 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||||
| 3073 | 01/01/2004 | 10009593 | Downhill cruise control surge. *tt | 10/08/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 08/04/2008 | |||
| I have 2003 suburban 1500, that keeps getting a error message reduce engine power. the vehicle will all of sudden while driving, reduce speed and i can't accelerate above 25-30mph. i will have to pull over and turn car off for 10-15 seconds before it resets, however it will continue to happen over and over again! it is very scary and dangerous when i have my kids or my wife drive it because you never know when the car will have this happen. strangely, when we drive on the highway we can use the cruise control feature when we reach 25mph and use the cruise control to accelerate that way with minimal occurances. i have taken the car to 2 chevy dealers and 3 mechanics nither can tell us whats wrong! this is frustrating because we only have on car, and we know this a safety hazard and extremly dangerous and somebody has to look into this! i only hope someone who reads these complaints has the power to help me and everyone with this problem. | |||
| 12/07/2010 | 119589 | ||
| Speedometer goes to 120 randomly | |||
| 04/09/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Driving on cruise control at 45 mph. then, we turn off cruise control, but speedometer stays at 45mph. occours once or twice a month. have been stopped py the police once for driving to slow. corrected by turning car on and off three or four times in a row | |||
| 12/17/2008 | 97000 | 1 | |
| 2003 chevy z71 sub speed odometer is not working correctly. will work one day and be off by more than 80mph the same day. gm will not do anything to assist and can lead to accident as well as tickets as we have no idea of what speed we are traveling. *tr | |||
| 12/01/2008 | 88000 | 1 | |
| Revving of engine to point of screeching tires. sometimes feeling of being in neutral for a second then clunk in tranny/rear end? acts as engagement of cruise control increasing speed, not able to disengage by hitting brake. computer did not show anything. next time putter locked out tech's. puter replaced. worked good for two weeks. engine revved, hit patch of ice, totaled out z-71. thank god, no injuries. fighting it for appx 16000 miles. 72000 to 88000. *tr | |||
| 11/28/2007 | 50000 | 1 | 08/13/2003 |
| My 2003 chevy suburban speed odometer is malfunctioning. when at a complete stop it reads 30 mph and when driving on the highway it will go to 120mph and sometimes past that. vehicle just hit 50000 miles. this is very dangerous safey problem that can lead to accidents and speeding tickets caused by a known malfunction in gm vehicles. the cost of repairing this problem is very expensive and should not be an out of pocket expense.*cn | |||
| 01/01/2006 | 1 | ||
| 2003 chevrolet suburban- racing speedometer- bouncing from 0 to 120, now stuck past 120. no way to determine speed. many reports of this problem-- but no recall as of yet- big bucks to replace unit. *ak | |||
| 05/01/2007 | 30000 | 100 | 11/15/2003 |
| I have a 2003 chevreolet suburban that has a faulty, racing speedometer. i just saw a news report on cbs television about this problem. my dealer told me it was just my car. now i see many cars may have the same problem. the speedometer randomly races to a very high and incorrect speed.*jb | |||
| 03/23/2007 | 1 | ||
| Speedometer failed intermittently for a period of about six months then stopped working all together. i am told by dealer and other suburban owners that this is a common occurrence. *ak | |||
| 01/14/2006 | 26000 | 1 | |
| Speedodometer on my 2003 chevrolet suburban is failing. i have inquired the dealer about a recall, repair, without success. i have read that the speed odometer has been failing for many gm owners but gm will not recall the defective odometer.*ak | |||
| 09/23/2006 | 62000 | 2 | 12/21/2002 |
| Speedometer quits registering speed of vehicle at times, the odometer continues to work. next time driving vehicle speedometer works. dealer said this is a very common occurrence and eventually the speedometer will quit and i will have to buy a new one. i do feel that a non working speedometer is a safety issue. *jb | |||
| 12/20/2005 | 90000 | 1 | 12/01/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the speedometer and tachometer stopped working without prior warning. the contact took the vehicle to a dealer. although the dealer did not inspect or repair the vehicle the mechanic determined the speedometer cluster gear failed and would need to be replaced. *ak updated 01/25/06. *jb | |||
| 09/15/2005 | 1 | 06/28/2005 | |
| Dt: contact stated while driving the speedometer malfunctioned, and at different speeds it stuck. this occurred more frequently when it was hot outside or when the cluster panel heated up. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 02/06/2008 | 121176 | 3 | 09/11/2006 |
| Vehicle: 2003 chevy suburban crash: as vehicle was slowing down to an approaching intersection with a stop sign (in a neighborhood) speed limit approx 25, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to high rate of speed (cruise control activated) causing driver loss of control, vehicle left the road hitting a mailbox, telephone pole and final impact (t-boned) with a parked ford f150 extra cab pickup truck sitting in a driveway with a lawn trailer attached. suburban engine continued to accelerate after impact pushing both vehicles (and the trailer) approximately 50 feet. no air-bag deployments even though front bumper was in the interior of the pickup truck and seat belts did not lock or hold. both vehicles total loss injuries: all 4 passengers in the vehicle sustained minor injuries driver - broken nose from mirror knocked into the vehicle from impact with telephone pole, severe chest/abdomen bruising contact with steering wheel, multiple cuts and abrasions from flying debris & glass. passenger back left - cuts & abrasions from glass & debris and bruising front passenger - deep tissue/bone bruising on both legs,and right knee, bruising on both arms and chest. passenger back right - bruising on knees and feet. *tr | |||