Eight problems related to dashboard failed have been reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 based on all problems reported for the 2003 Silverado 1500.
Oil pressure gauge pegged out and not working also gear selector light not working can't tell what gear you are in.
When my truck is started for the first time in a day the instrument cluster will be fully operational. If the truck is shut off and restarted the instrument cluster fails to come on, no matter how many times I start and stop the truck. If the truck sits overnight and is restarted the cluster functions normally until the truck is turned off and restarted, at which time the cluster fails to come on. All gauges, tachometer, speedometer, battery, engine temperature, oil pressure odometer, fuel gauge and odometer fail to operate at all. On the rare occasion while driving the truck with a non functional instrument cluster the cluster will suddenly turn on. If I turn the truck off and restart it the cluster fails to come online. Several years ago I had a problem with the speedometer not working correctly and the chevy dealership was supposed to have replaced the instrument cluster. Now this problem is occurring. Even though the truck runs without the cluster coming on I cannot determine necessary information to safely operate my vehicle. And, as the mileage is stored in the instrument cluster, it is probably not registering mileage when it is non-functional.
2003 Silverado 1500 instrument cluster panel all gauges went out.
The instrument panel cluster suddenly went on our 2003 chevy silverado. GMC supposedly offered a voluntary warranty extension, but told customers not to take truck to dealers unless the issue was present. We have 86,800 miles on the truck. The odometer and battery gauge are broken. It now says we are going 20mph when we are parked! GMC made us pay $45 for diagnostic and repair will cost $415. GMC denies coverage for this issue, based on their policy regarding miles. We do not think truck will pass inspection unless we get repairs done , and we also think not knowing speed you are driving or the status of your battery could pose potential safety risks. We also want to advise others to get it done before problem occurs.
The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the instrument clusters failed and he is unable to read any gauges on the vehicle. The dealer stated that since his warranty is not valid he has to pay $400 to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was called and a claim was filed. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 174,000.
During October of 2008, I received a letter from general motors informing me that my 2003 Chevrolet silverado was among a group of vehicles affected by potential instrument gauge problems, and that I should only bring my vehicle to a dealer for evaluation if I was actually experiencing problems with the instrument cluster. The letter went on to state that the vehicle warranty on this issue was being extended to 70,000 miles or 7 years, whichever came first. Well, at the time I received the notice, my truck had approximately 110,000 miles on it, so I was basically "out of luck" as far as gm was concerned. At that time, my vehicle was not exhibiting any of the symptoms described in the letter. However, shortly after christmas, 2008, my instrument cluster did begin to malfunction. Beginning with the tachometer not reading at all, the symptoms progressed to sporadic tachometer readings, and then the speedometer began to be affected. Right now, the speedometer can intermittently read anything from "zero" (when I am actually doing more than 50 mph) to 110 (when I am actually doing about 60 mph). When the symptoms began to occur, I called my local gm dealer to see about repairs, and I was told my vehicle was "outside of the repair window" for the courtesy repair, and when I asked how much it would cost to repair it on my own, I was told "about $500". Since the problem is (so far) very intermittent and unpredictable, and since I don't happen to have a spare $500 to spend on a serious safety problem which gm has apparently known about for some time and refuses to address beyond a very limited scope, I elected to "wait and see". But in the meantime, I have no accurate speedometer reading, and must attempt to gauge my speed by that of the other vehicles surrounding me at any given time. This is hardly an acceptable situation. I have owned many vehicles over my lifetime (I am 60 years old), and I have never had any with instrument cluster failures. Shame, shame, gm.
Insterment cluster bad speed,volts,etc.
On December 21, 2008, my speedometer began to malfunction. The speedometer can intermittently read anything from "zero" (when I am actually doing more than 50 mph) to 110 (when I am actually doing about 60 mph). When the symptoms began to occur, I called my local gm dealer to see about repairs, and I was told my vehicle was "outside of the repair window" for the courtesy repair, and when I asked how much it would cost to repair it on my own, I was told "about $500". Since the problem is (so far) very intermittent and unpredictable, and since I don't happen to have a spare $500 to spend on a serious safety problem which gm has apparently known about for some time and refuses to address beyond a very limited scope, I elected to "wait and see". But in the meantime, I have no accurate speedometer reading, and must attempt to gauge my speed by that of the other vehicles surrounding me at any given time. This is hardly an acceptable situation. I have owned many vehicles over my lifetime (I am 60 years old), and I have never had any with instrument cluster failures.