Instrument Panel problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado - part 1

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the speedometer, fuel guage, odometer, pressure and the high/ low beam indicators failed to display. The contact mentioned that the instrument panel failed intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 08/18/lj.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated they received a letter approximately one year ago from the manufacturer stating that the instrument panel warranty was extended to seven years and 70,000 miles. In addition, the contact was advised not to bring the vehicle in under the warranty unless the fuel gauge had completely failed. The contact stated that the speedometer had been stuck at 120 mph. Later, the speedometer independently dropped below zero and remained stuck there. In addition, the engine rpm gauge would fluctuate sporadically but the engine would not respond. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the failures were not covered under the extended warranty for the instrument panel and was advised that the entire instrument panel would need to be replaced. The failure mileage was 116,000 and the current mileage was 117,000.

The instrument panel stopped working on my 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. I found lots of complaints on this problem online. When I called the local dealer to see about getting my vehicle fixed they advised even though the mileage was old it was 4 month to old to be covered by the fix. They know they sold vehicles with bad instrument panels but are not fixing the problem.

Odometer failer. 2004 chevy Silverado. 61,966 miles.

Speedodometer changes and may be correct, next time may show off 5 miles an hour, next time may be off 60 miles an hour, may be fast, may be slow.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the speedometer on his vehicle was faulty. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that instead of just repairing the speedometer, they needed to replaced the entire instrument cluster. The dealer was contacted and stated that they were aware of the failure but were unable to help since the warranty had expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 98,000. Updated 3/14/11 the consumer was informed Chevrolet would replace the instrument cluster up to 5,000 miles and they would bill the consumer $500-700 to have the instrument cluster replaced since the vehicle had over 95,000 miles. Updated 03. 21. 11.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that on January 15, 2010, he noticed that the speedometer did not function properly. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the contact was informed that the instrument cluster was defective. The contact called the authorized dealer and manufacturer who both stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000. The current mileage was 98,560.

The speedometer suddenly goes to 120 mph and sticks there. It will reset itself within 3 days (usually) but is happening more often now.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. Immediately after the vehicle was started she noticed that the speedometer moved from 0 to 120 mph without the vehicle moving. The dealer informed the contact that the speedometer needed to be replaced. There were no prior warnings and the vehicle has not been serviced. The current and failure mileages were 154000.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact was driving at approximately 40 mph and the speedometer indicated the mileage as 0 mph. The failure has occurred multiple times. The authorized dealer was informed twice because the vehicle was recalled. They stated that if the vehicle was not broken they weren't repairing it. One year later he took it back to the dealer because he started experiencing the failure with the speedometer and stated that they could not repair the failure because he was over the mile restriction on the warranty. The manufacturer stated that the contact would indeed have to repair his vehicle at his own expense. The vehicle has not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 85000 and the current mileage was 110000.

I too have a 2004 Silverado. My speedometer went out . At first it registered zero. Later it went up to over 120 and stayed off the scale for the entire trip. This occurs now everytime I drive the vehicle.

04 chevy Silverado spedo goes to 120 mph and stays there and will not go down.

I was driving and heard a pop. A couple of miles down the road noticed that my speedometer was way off. It said that I was doing over 100 when I was probably only going about 60. I search and noticed that this is very common with my truck. It's a 2004 chevy Silverado with about 33k miles on it. I contacted the service department and asked if it was covered under the extended warranty and she said they would have to scan it and contact the warranty company.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab. While driving less than 30 mph, the speedometer dial went straight to zero. The failure occurred approximately three times within one week. The failure mileage was 83,959 and current mileage was greater than 84,000. Updated 1/6/09 updated 01/14/09.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. He stated that on several occasions the speedometer, oil pressure warning light and rpm light components became inoperable on the instrument panel. The dealer was contacted and advised replacing the entire instrument panel at the owner's expense. The manufacturer would not offer any assistance. No repairs were made to the vehicle to correct the failure. The speed, failure and current mileages were unknown due to the failure on the instrument panel.

The odometer and instrument panel in my 2004 chevy Silverado is not working, meaning that I can not tell how fast or slow I am driving. I was not sure if a safety recall has been issued to make gm repair this free of charge. The speedometer is stuck on 5mph and does not move the entire time I am driving.

Speedometer does not function properly. It will display 70 mph when standing still. It does not display the mph correctly. The needle will not re-zero after ignition is turned off.

Speedometer, is all over the place 20mph to 110mph, you never know how fast you are going without checking the rpms or a stop watch.

The speedometer maulfunctions resulting in display of incorrect speed. Gm acknowledges the equipment failure and will not honor the recall.

We have a 2004 Silverado. On Friday, Dec. 21 the speedometer started to stick. When the vehicle is stopped it will go as low as 30 mph. When driving the speedo says about 110-120 mph. There is (without going and looking) about 38,300 miles on the truck. We bought this truck new in Feb. Of 2003. This is a huge safety issue.

04 Silverado with 46,000 miles, speedometer has malfunctioned. Sometimes will be pegged while stopped,sometimes will read 60 when stopped. I think gm should replace these obviously defective parts, plus pay for all tickets acquired in these defective vehicles. Obviously there is a "trend" here people(NHTSA),when I get my next new truck ($30,000-$40,000), I may be looking elsewhere. Truck is not fixed yet, but will be contacting the dealer tomorrow to hear "their sob story". Have never received a letter from anyone regarding this,but did acquire the vehicle new,off the lot.

Speedometer is sometimes pinned at 120mph sometimes 60 mph when parked . Does not work at all. This is a known gm instrument panel cluster program & the truck is a 2004 under 4 years old but they won't do anything to pay for this known problem because I am over the mileage. Not my fault it broke after 70thousand miles . It has happened to many others earlier & they can get it fixed for free. If it was a defected panel it should be fixed regardless of the mileage for a truck under 4 years old.

Speedometer on my 2004 chevy Silverado is acting up. The needle is ticking like a clock as I accelerate and slow down. I have heard and read about many complaints about this same exact problem on this make, model, and year vehicle.

My 04 chevy Silverado ss has lost the gas gage and the rpm gage is sticking. The only gas gage that I have is the digital one. The rpm gage has started sticking. When the gas gage started sticking I talked to the chevy service department and they said a gas cleaner they sold would most likely fix the problem. We have done two treatments with no luck. Today is the first day the rpm gage is sticking. By the sounds of all the other similar complaints it will be stuck soon. How may people have to complain to get a obvious manufacture problem fixed?.

Speedometer is erratic, does not reset to zero when stopped.

Speedometer completely failed, right after truck turned 100,000 miles.

My speedometer started acting up saying that I was going faster than I was going. Now it stays on 120 and now my oil pressure gauge is starting to do the same.

While driving around 65-70mph my speedometer stuck. While slowing down after reaching speeds of nearly 70mph, I realized my speedometer was not backing off of this speed. I then did not know how fast I was driving. The speedometer is now stuck at 67mph. From what I understand I will have to replace this actual unit for $500. I have seen this same issue all over forums on the web.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. While driving at various speeds, the speedometer displays inaccurate readings. There was a courtesy recall regarding the instrument panel, but the vehicle has too many miles. The current mileage was 78,000 and failure mileage was 72,000.

I own a 2004 Silverado. As with an ever growing list of fellow owners of chevy and GMC 2000 to 2005 trucks, the speedometer has quit working with only 40,000 miles on the vehicle. This is a safety hazard not being able to know the speed at which our vehicles are traveling at!.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. While driving 70 mph for 20 minutes using the cruise control, the speedometer reading was 95 mph and the rpm was 2000. He didn't notice any warning indicator lights at the time of the failure. After coming to a complete stop, the speedometer read 45 mph. The dealer stated that the electrical instrument control panel clusters needed to be replaced. He has not called the manufacturer. The failure and current mileages were 32,640.

2004 Chevrolet Silverado speedometer has stopped working exactly as outlined by the other complaints, speedometer registers randomly with incorrect speed or stuck needle. I called my dealer and parts and labor amounts to around $500. 00. I asked a friend of mine who is also a service manager at the dealership if this is a common problem and his response was ?ohhh yeah, I don?t know why they haven?t recalled it yet. Chevrolet may not be considering this a safety issue, but if that is the case why do we even have speed limits? speed limits are intended to provide for the safety of the community, will a person with out a working speedometer be able to stop in time when a child runs out in front them? chevy better hope so.

Speedometer failure.

Speedometer reads 75 when the truck is stopped and quickly pegs when moving. Chevy wants hundreds of dollars to repair. A quick search on the internet revealed that this is a frequent problem with chevy truck newer than 2003. It should be a recall issue.

Speedometer on 2004 Silverado reads erratically. Not reliable to show correct speed. Reading eventually will reach "0" while speed has not changed.