Instrument Panel problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado - part 2

2004 silverardo 2500 hd crew cab with 33,000 miles - instrument cluster not working.

Speedometer inoperative.

2004 Silverado 1500 4 door. Under normal driving conditions the speedometer started registering way too high. . . Dead stop, the speedometer reads about 30-45 mph. Normal driving with flow of traffic on interstate displayed as greater than 120 mph.

Failure of speedometer and tachometer gauges. Needles pegged. No idea how fast truck is traveling.

After I drive about 11 miles the speedometer drops to zero. After about 30 to 40 miles it will run between 20 and 30 miles slow. This happens every day I drive the truck. Why can't general motors get there heads out of the sand and do something about these problems.

Speedometer dropped to zero when driving at 55 mph, after about 40 miles speedometer runs slower than actual speed. This is happening on a regular basis.

The speedometer in my 2004 Chevrolet silveado began malfunctioning early this spring, and has progressively gotten worse. Currently when parked it registers between 50-120 mph, then pegs when driving. So I never know how fast I am going. The replacement instrument cluster costs nearly $600. 00 for the part only, not including labor to replace it. Of course none of this is covered by the warranty, or even the extra warranty we purchased when we bought the truck used.

I own a 2004 Silverado 2500 hd w/allison transmission. The speedometer is faulty. The speed sensor has been replaced but has not fixed the problem. The transmission is ok. The speedometer is erratic. One day it will work. . . Then I'll be driving at 60 mph and the needle drops to zero or shoots up to 120. I have to gauge how fast I am going by the other traffic or look at the rpms. This is a terrible safety hazard. I have already spent $160. When will chevy/gm issue a recall?.

My speedometer sticks. It will not mover or it will go to 80 and your doing 30. Or it won't move at all. This has been going on now for a year.

I own a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and yesterday the speedometer began reading incorrectly. Now it currently reads 65 mph at both a standstill and when the truck is turned off. At regular surface street speeds (40-50 mph) the speedometer reads approx. 95 mph. I called gm in detroit and the denied any knowledge of the problem being widespread and referred me to a dealer who quoted me a price of $495. 00 to repair the speedometer. What about the other gauges in my instrument cluster? how long till they fail? more importantly, how much will it cost for the repairs?.

My speedometer has had a 'jerky' motion for the past few weeks. Today, on my way to work, I set my cruise at 78. When I exited the freeway and entered the slower section of road, my speedometer failed to decrease as my speed did. It still read 78 when I slowed to match other traffic in a 55 zone. Additionally, I stopped at 3 stop lights and each time the speedometer froze at a higher speed than the previous one (I. E. First stop 40, then 52, then 64). I feel this a major safety concern as myself or another driver of my vehicle will not be able to determine their actual speed and may put others in danger.

Speedometer was stuck on 50 mph and never moves lower. Unable to tell what speed one is traveling.

56000 miles on 2004 chevy Silverado and speedometer has been showing 110 when doing 30, showing 0 when doing 70, showing 0 period.

The speedometer quit working at 40000 miles. Checking on line there are hundreds possibly even thousands defective speedometers. This is a safety problem and the dealer stated it would cost $500 to fix and take two days.

It appears numerous gm vehicles are current experiencing speedometer cluster problems, cause the speedometer to fail. My issue is with a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. There appears to be numerous complaints online, without any recall proposed by gm.

Speedometer quit working. At a stop it was showing 120 miles an hour, sometimes more sometimes less. After researching on car forums on the internet I found many, many people have had these same problems.

Speedometer on my 2004 gm chevy Silverado reads drastically different from actual speed while driving, making it impossible to determine actual speed which could cause a crash due to improper speed, or traffic safety violation for improper speed. Gm does not have recall on this safety issue. Gm is aware of this problem with many of its vehicles and demands $500. 00 for labor to repair the problem at the owners expense.

I have a 2004 2500 chevy truck the speedometer will sometimes start at 0 and sometimes at 60 mph and sometimes at 30 mph I called the dealer and they told me to bring it in. They said they would keep my truck for 2 days. They knew just what was wrong with in. They want $350 dollars to do this. I don't think I should have to pay for a defect on the speedometer. Not for sure on when I bought the truck.

Speedometer has been "jerky" for a month or so. This morning on my commute I set my cruise-control at 65 mph, when I checked my speed again the speedometer was reading 50 mph. I did not reset the cruise control.

While traveling, my speedometer on my 2004 chevy Silverado would not read an accurate mileage, for example while traveling 60 mph, the speedometer would be in excess of 100 mph, thus causing a safety issue, due to the fact that I do not know the exact speed of my vehicle, and can only judge that my vehicle is traveling the correct speed by pacing other vehicles on the highway. In fact I was pulled over for speeding, and when asked how fast I was going, I showed the police officer that my speedometer was reading 40 mph when I was parked, when in fact I was going approximately 10 miles above the speed limit. I went to the chevy dealership, and the service representative said that he has had to replace a couple of theses, and with parts and labor would be approximately $700. My warranty expired just 700 miles prior to this defect starting. I was about to pay to get this repaired, when I decided to do research online to see if this was a problem with other Silverados, and come to find out, there are many cases like mine. I feel due to the fact that there are so many cases like this, that it should be considered a defect, and be repaired at no cost to the customer.

Speedometer failure @48000 miles. It would work intermittently but most times it was too fast or too slow. The entire instrument cluster had to be replaced at the dealership.

Speedometer on my 2004 gm chevy Silverado reads drastically different from actual speed while driving, making it impossible to determine actual speed which could cause a crash due to improper speed, or traffic safety violation for improper speed. Gm does not have recall on this safety issue. Gm is aware of this problem with many of its vehicles and demands $500. 00 and several days to repair. They will not replace parts, only send it out for repair at owner's expense.

Erratic speed reading on the speedometer of my chevy Silverado.

Speedometer failure : needle pegs at 120 and will not return to 0, fluctuates.

Dear sirs, my son is driving our 2004 chevy Silverado pickup and he is 16 yo. The vehicle has less than 50k miles and the speedometer started malfunctioning last week. It indicates the speed at 20-50 mph less than actual. I am aware of a forum on topix. Net that has more than 327 complaints of this very problem. Surely there is a safety concern here with the possibilities of excessive speed due to the inaccuracies of the speedometer! please let me know what the status of your concerns regarding this issue. Thanks for your time! respectfully, david w. Freidberg MD facs.

Failure of 2004 chevy Silverado instrument cluster.

I have a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado with a serious safety issue! the speedometer works intermittently and when the needle actually moves the speed that registers is no where near correct. The dealer wants $600 to fix it but apparently it is well known that chevy's are having an issue with the speedometer. I have had to resort to hooking up my laptop computer with gps to be able to monitor my speed!! gm needs to recall!!.

Driving down the highway my speedometer reads 10-30+ mph lower then actual speed. Can not find a service recall on this problem though I have had no problem finding hundreds,if not over one thousand others who are experiencing the same problem.

Problems with my speedometer. The speedometer gets stuck as well as rpm readings. Interior materials squeak when going over slightest bumps.

Speedometer hangs up and does not register correct speed.

My 2004 Chevrolet Silverado speedometer started working erratically or not at all about 3 months ago.

Speedometer acting erratic now stuck on 120 mph non functional now very expensive fix from gm(new instrument cluster).

2004 chevy Silverado speedometer will not return to zero. Speed reading are erratic. You do not know at what speed you are driving.

- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado z71. The contact stated that the speedometer did not accurately register the speed being driven in this vehicle. Even when not driving the speedomenter registered a speed. The contact stated that the engine light has been on 80% of the time since he owned the vehicle. Updated 2/22/2007 -.

Speedometer malfunction dose not show proper speed needle gets stuck at different speeds or starts at different speeds.