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 | |||
| 05/21/2009 | 10000 | ||
| The speed gauge was struck on 10 than20 it stop working all together about two months go. iam going to get it fix. | |||
| 12/14/2010 | 170000 | ||
| Speedometer not working correctly. shows 50 mph when stopped and 120 mph when on city streets. was working without any issues and then today it is incorrect. i have searched the internet and noticed this is becoming widespread. | |||
| 05/08/2010 | 133000 | ||
| I purchsed a new battery for my truck and now whenever i get to a stop sign or red light it goes dead. i dont understand. everything was fine before i put in another battery. also, while driving the speedometer needle was higher than the speed i was going and the fuel needle showed more than actually was in the truck | |||
| 04/03/2010 | 855000 | ||
| Speedometer on 2003 chevy tahoe defective - while driving on the freeway on my way home from work in moderate traffic, i look down and my speedo is displaying over 120mph. this caught me off-guard and i stepped on the brakes, almost getting rear-ended. i called the dealer and they stated that there is a service bulletin out that would cover this safety issue. however since my vehicle has 85k it does not qualify. upon searching on the internet, this appears to be a major safety issue and it is evident this is a known problem for many years. dealer wants to charge over $750-$1000 to fix this safety problem! something needs to done! | |||
| 01/01/2009 | |||
| Speedometer suddenly increase not indicating the correct settings. | |||
| 03/13/2009 | 72300 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 03/10/2008 | 1 | ||
| The speedometer have a habit of not working. i have heard of many others having this same problem. *tr | |||
| 05/17/2007 | 54900 | 9999 | 11/20/2003 |
| 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 | |||
| 01/15/2007 | 52000 | 1 | 07/06/2003 |
| Speedometer quit working shows no speed or wrong speed all of the time. *ak | |||
| 04/11/2006 | 29000 | 1 | 11/06/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| 01/01/2007 | 72000 | 100 | 03/12/2004 |
| 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 | |||
| 05/14/2007 | 100 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 08/01/2006 | 55000 | 1 | 04/25/2003 |
| 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 | |||
| 01/01/2007 | 39000 | 20 | 08/13/2003 |
| Speedometer erratic, typically reads 20 mph over actual speed. other times, does not function at all.*ak | |||
| 01/19/2007 | 46000 | 1 | 03/17/2003 |
| 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. | |||
| 04/04/2007 | 65000 | 10 | 11/18/2006 |
| 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 | |||
| 03/20/2007 | 44889 | 8 | 04/14/2003 |
| Speedometer is acting up. it rests on 40 mph,and shows that i am reaching 110 mph.when i am only going 60 mph,and vehicle only has 45,000 miles,i consider this a major safety issue on a 2003 vehicle. *ak | |||
| 10/01/2006 | 45000 | 10 | |
| Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2003 chevrolet tahoe. the contact stated that the speedometer would work for approximately 30 minutes into the trip, and after that it would show less mph than what he was traveling ,eventually going down to zero. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by a repair shop. the failure mileage was approximately 45,000, the current mileage was 58000. the failure occurred 10 times.*ak | |||
| 11/23/2006 | 84000 | 1 | 10/31/2005 |
| Driving on interstate when speedometer began to act erratically. slowly but surely speedometer went from cruising speed up through the 120 mark on the vehicle and remained fully pegged in the black portion of the gauge. all driving now requires drivers judgment on speed since speedometer is inoperative. speedometer can settle as low at 40 mph, but quickly sky rockets again once driving commences. no corrective actions could fix the speedometer malfunction. not knowing the speed of a vehicle presents an inherently dangerous situation and screams negligence and liability. force chevy to fix this before someone dies and they learn the hard way. *jb | |||
| 07/01/2006 | 52000 | 30 | 06/15/2006 |
| 2003 tahoe, speedometer faulty, sometimes doesn't register at all sometimes too low, and sometimes to high. steering box going bad nothing gm will do. *nm | |||
| 11/10/2006 | 83710 | 15 | 09/08/2005 |
| I have a 2003 chevy tahoe, as i was driving on the highway i noticed that my speedometer was acting eractic, with the needle stating that i was going 120 mph down to 0 mph within seconds. i immediately stopped on the highway, and noticed that the needle stuck at 70 mph while i was idle. now the needle in my speedometer is stuck at 120 mph. *nm | |||
| 11/06/2006 | 1 | 11/07/2005 | |
| Odometer sticking - unhappy chevy owner - recurring event i purchased my 2003 chevy tahoe a year ago and just within the past few weeks my odometer has been sticking at 120. of course i have not driven that fast ever and this is hard to accomplish when truck is in neutral (yet it reads 120..)eventually, it resets itself and that takes a couple days. i have barely registered 10,000 miles of the 54,000 that are on vehicle and can not understand why this could be happening. i did call the dealer and of course just in conversation ball park figure would be around $500 plus no transportation for at least 3 - 5 days. i decided to take my 2003 chevy tahoe to a independent mechanic for a less expensive review. it was determined that their is a problem that can not be fixed by an unauthorized party. so know i have this truck that is not safe to drive by nc state due to faulty odometer. will follow up with further action with manufacturer and whoever else. noticed other complaints and wanted to make sure everyone knows that there is a problem with the 2003 chevy tahoe. very unhappy 1st time chevy owner. *jb | |||
| 07/19/2006 | 43000 | 20 | 05/18/2003 |
| At 43,000 miles my speedometer got stuck and will not work. at park it reads 80 or 20. i bought my tahoe new with only 10 miles and now it is 3 years old. i called a dealer and he said that should not have happen to a new vehicle. when i am driving down the highway i look and it says that i am going 60 then a second later it reads that i am going 120 and it is stuck. this is not safe for anyone and i have heard other people complain that there tahoe did the same thing. *jb | |||
| 12/07/2005 | 2 | 06/01/2003 | |
| Dt: the contact stated a device on the transmission broke due to cold temperatures causing the speedometer to be inoperative. the dealer informed the contact there were no recalls and advised her to call the manufacturer. the manufacturer offered no free remedy. *ak | |||
| 11/11/2004 | 1 | ||
| At a stop consumer's vehicle lunged forward, hitting the vehicle in front. consumer pulled over, and had the vehicle towed. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak | |||