Instrument Panel problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - part 1

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet silverado1500. While driving approximately 55 mph, the instrument panel became inoperable and would not illuminate. The failure occurred on a daily basis. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the instrument panel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 90,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the instrument panel failed to illuminate. The contact also stated that the gauges failed. The vehicle was taken to two separate private mechanics where the failure was unable to be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

2003 Chevrolet silverado speedometer sometimes does not work and pressure gage sometimes works intermittently along with the speedometer.

While driving at any speed, I hear a chime from the instrument panel, then notice that the vehicle can no longer accelerate. I also notice that the engine light is on, and there is a message displayed stating the vehicle is in "low engine power mode". At this point, the vehicle can still be driven but at very low speed only. Any power for maneuverability under heavy traffic or highway conditions is gone. After pulling over to the side of the road and shutting off the engine, the engine light stays on but the engine power may have returned to normal (for a while). The following day or so - the engine light may even stay off, and everything appears normal. When the problem is first noticed, it seems to recur every few days. As time goes on however (maybe 2 weeks) the problem happens more frequently and is less apt to "reset" just by turning off the engine. The first time I took the vehicle into the dealer, they replaced the throttle control sensor connector, for a total bill of about $350. Now, after only 10 month, the problem has recurred. I took it back to the dealer yesterday, after only two of these "events" within one week, and was charged another $535 to have the throttle body replaced ("faulty sensors within the body"). Last night the problem came back again (yes - same day!). Today the dealer added a "redundant" ground to the throttle body (no charge this time). I was told by the mechanic that this problem has shown up on many vehicles like mine, and that gm seems to be at a loss as to what is causing the problem. This is an electronic throttle control (no direct linkage between gas pedal and carburetor). I am thankful that gm designed this to fail with power loss rather than full power (Toyota), but I believe this is a safety concern none the less. Gm is obviously aware of the problem but is doing nothing to repair an obvious design flaw in their product.

2003 Chevrolet silverado k1500. Consumer states problem with electronic dash the speedometer has been inconsistently working since July 2010. The gauge would be fine at first, when suddenly it would register speeds that were not correct and the needle was slow to respond to any change in speed and it would not drop to zero when the consumer came to a complete stop. It would usually correct itself overnight, but not always and it would remain normal until the next intermittent episode. Also, there was an intermittent clicking noise coming from the dash. The consumer also stated the doors would lock and unlock on their own while stopped and while driving. The headlights went out briefly, all of the dash displays and side door light panels worked intermittently. The power heated seats would jerk and make noises.

Speedometer is not working at all, will not register which is causing the transmission to slip. It is constant, and we cannot drive the vehicle we had to take vehicle to have it repaired, it cost $492. 50. GMC/chevy is aware of the problem but no recall has been issued and if your vehicle is 7 years new or has less than 80,000 miles it is being fixed for free. My vehicle is only 7 years old but has 100,000. I also own a 2004 GMC envoy which appeared to be running okay and then on the way home from getting the chevy fixed now the speedometer on the envoy is not working. I have attempted to call GMC customer service and I am just getting the run around. I spoke to john at jba Chevrolet (he is the mechanic - 410-766-6305) he said this is a known problem.

Instrument cluster quit working. Everything was working fine going to work then home. Started the truck to go to church and nothing worked on the instrument cluster with exception of the lights.

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). 2003 Chevrolet silverado, [xxx] sticking speedometer, unable to determine correct speed. Outside warranty extension parameters of 7 yr 80,000 miles. I believe this is a safety issue and warrants a recall, not a warranty extension. Contacted customer service and they are unwilling to help. Must repair at own expense.

Speedometer on chevy 1500 silverado 2003 erratic at times. Dealers at first did not acknowledge a recall, and now state I am out of policy allowance. Never received notice of recall, only heard in news. Problem has become much worse in past 2 months, I first reported to dealer at 70k in Jan 2010.

2003 Chevrolet silverado speedometer is showing I'm traveling at 70 mph when actually doing about 10 mph, and at other times shows I'm traveling 30 mph when actually going significantly faster. This is causing a safety issue, and it appears that this is a systemic issue with Chevrolet.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that she was involved in an accident in December 2009. Since the accident, the speedometer stopped working. The needle on the speedometer no longer moved. She took the vehicle to the dealership and was told that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced and would have to be done so at her expense. She had not called the manufacturer to-date. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 89,000. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000.

We bought a 2003 chevy Silverado 1500 pickup for our daughter to drive to college. The speedometer quit working correctly; it would give random (incorrect) speeds, or none at all. We spoke with different mechanics who said the part costs $500. They said this problem is common to the 2003 chevy silverado pickups. They also said since the part is so expensive, people usually can't afford to repair it, so they go without a speedometer.

My 2003 silverado speedometer is no longer working properly. This seems to be a common problem with these vehicles. It will sit idle at 20 mph while sitting still and say that I'm going 90 when I'm going 70 mph( or so I think. Just guessing ). The web sites and dealerships are saying that gm will only fix it if your car is under 7 yrs old and under 70,00 miles. This seems to be a problem with many gm cars and is a danger to drivers(we do not know the actual speed we are going!).

My instrument panel quit reading actually speed. It only does it every once in while. It always reads slower then what the actual speed is. After the truck is shut off awhile it reads right after the truck is restarted. The price is around 500 to replace. My truck I bought used with 100000 miles on it. It got 114000 now so I will have to replace it unless a total recall is done on it to replace all instrument clusters for all with more then 70000 miles on it.

Speedometer indicator does not go to zero, starts at 65 mph and goes over 120 mph. Immediate failure. So far checked to see if a recall, noted that your website had over 35 complaints above instrument cluster.

Erratic speedometer does not correctly indicate speed. Can show both lower and higher than actual speeds. No corrective measures at this time. Using tachometer to gauge speed.

Speedometer just quit working, jumps from 10 to 70+. Shows a minimum of 10 mph parked. Not exactly safe to not have a clue how fast your going. I searched on the net suspecting an isolated problem, but found this has affected 8 to 10 models for 4 plus years, are you kidding me. Just one of thousands with the same dangerous problem!!!!!.

Speedometer sticks at 30mph, will not reset to zero.

Tl -the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet surburban 1500. He states that while driving the whole instrument panel stop working. Pulled over shut the vehicle off and then the instrument worked. The dealer has not been contacted yet there are plenty complaints about this component on the vehicle. The failure mileage 90000 and current was 91000.

Speedometer on 2003 chevy silverado began to malfunction and then stopped working. Current mileage is 97,000 which is over the mileage for the current warranty repair. Common and dangerous problem in gm vehicles and should be recalled and fixed without mileage limitations. Owner also not sent notification of problem nor was it on the carfax report when vehicle purchased.

I own a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500hd, my problem started with the heated seats coming on and going off by their self. I took my truck to the dealership but they could not find any problems with the electrical system. Now my tachometer and speedometer have stopped working. I think I heard something about defected instrument panel from Chevrolet that required replacing the instrument panel but I can not find any information on that. I would like get this problem fixed before it continues shorting out the rest of the electrical system.

The speedometer on my 2003 Chevrolet silverado freezes up, and does not indicate the true speed of the vehicle. I received a letter of recall/repair from gm addressing this problem, but the letter states that they will only repair the problem if the vehicle is less than 7 years old or has less than 70,000 miles. Here is where I have a huge problem with this. When I got the letter from gm, my truck had 66,000 miles on it. At this time, the speedometer was working fine. The letter states in bold lettering " do not take your vehicle to the dealer unless it is showing signs of failure". My truck did not develop this issue until it reached 77,000 miles. Gm now refuses to replace the defective speedometer under the recall, but wants $600. 00 to replace the speedometer. There is no way to determine the true speed of the truck, and to me is a huge safety issue for my family.

I received tickets for driving over the speed limit. I found out later it was because the instrument cluster in my model truck was defective and registering the speed 10-15 mph over actual. I consider this defective part a safety hazard to myself and to the general public and reported it to gm. Then I found out that gm had a recall of the this same part or instrument cluster in my model of truck. I never received notice of the recall nor was I ever informed at the time of service at a gm dealer that there was a recall. After finding out that there was a recall of this part, I went to the gm dealer for a replacement but was then informed that my vehicle had passed the mileage limit on the recalled part and that they (gm) would no longer honor the defective part. My problem with gm is that if this defective part is a safety hazzard then gm is responsible to repair it. I was informed by an attorney, a law enforcement officer and a judge that gm is required to supply a speed ometer that registers the correct speed within +-5 mph. This defective part is off by 10-15 mph. I have been informed that gm has refused to repair at no charge thousands of similar trucks with the same defective part. This puts not only the driver of these vehicles at risk but also the public at large. A 10-15 mph error in speed could be disasterous in a school or construction zone.

I had one incident about 6 months to a year ago when the speedometer in my vehicle failed to read properly. I later received a letter from Chevrolet stating there was a defect involving the speedometer. However, the mileage on my vehicle (about 100k at that time) was over the 70k maximum for the company to repair it. I have since had it happen several more times, off and on, during 2008. The speedometer sticks, example: at 30 mph, then you have to subtract 30 mph from whatever it registers to get your actual speed. I contacted the 1-800 number for Chevrolet. They offered me a $200 voucher for other "maintenance" at the dealer, but refused to replace the speedometer. I have not had it looked at because I will be charged a diagnostic fee on something that they are not willing to replace. It is obvious that the defect is in the part, and is not due to any neglect on my part. I did tell the 1-800 clerk to send the voucher after she told me that there was no other recourse. She stated that the voucher was for me being a loyal customer.

I purchased a 2003 Chevrolet silverado pickup in December 2006. In the beginning of 2007, many of my instrument panel gauges begin to stick. Some days they would work, some days they wouldn't. Shortly after this, I received a "courtesy" letter from gm describing the problems happening to my vehicle and advising owners of a special coverage that would extend the warranty for certain customers. My vehicle, having over the number of miles allowed, does not qualify for this coverage. Since that time, all the gauges on my instrument panel have gone out. I strongly disagree with gm's claim that this is "not a safety issue". Not having a speedometer, or any other gauges on the vehicle is extremely unsafe! I have a five year old vehicle, and I unequivocally believe this issue should be elevated from one of a "courtesy extension" to a recall. This defect has nothing to do with the mileage on my truck, and I should not be penalized for the number of miles on it! I contacted gm customer service, but I was advised that my vehicle was over the allowable mileage for this special coverage and I could not be assisted. This situation is truly an accident waiting to happen.

Approx. 2 years ago the instrument panel went out in our chevy silverado tk. At that time there was about 50k mi. On the truck. We could not afford to have the panel fixed. We have been driving the truck as is. We have had many chevy tks. About one mo. Ago we received a letter in the mail about chevy products having the same problems as ours. But the stipulations are in our eyes un acceptable. You can have no more than 70k mi. On the vehicle in order for chevy to fix this defect. If they knew of the defect how can there be this kind of stipulation. . . For those of us in CA, the miles traveled are many more than other states. Also the defect in the vehicle does not discriminate. When it happens it happens! the letters were sent out to vehicles that are 2003's. It has already been 5 yrs. We believe there should be a recall on this part.

The entire gauge cluster goes blank, no readings. This affects the speedometer as well as engine monitoring gauges. I feel that this is very much a safety issue. Besides the loss of speed information, without the ability to monitor the engine there is no way to know if failure is immanent. Engine failure on the highway could easily lead to loss of control of the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The speedometer sticks, flutters, and becomes inoperable intermittently. The dealer confirmed the failures and was informed that the repair was the contacts responsibility. The current mileage was 86,900 and failure mileage was 71,000. Updated 02-19-08 updated 02-19-08.

Speedometer needle on my 2003 Chevrolet pickup becomes erratic and stops working at interstate speeds. This happened several times while traveling across country.

The displayed speedometer speed is less then actual. Initially the displayed speed was only off by 10 to 15 miles resulting in driving in excess of the posted speed limit and approaching vehicles in front of me too quickly before I realized that the displayed speed was incorrect. The problem has advanced and now the speedometer usually displays a speed of 10 miles or less no matter what the actual speed is. Dealership has been notified and has quoted a repair price in excess of $400. Dealership also indicated that this is a known issue and that there is a technical bulletin about this issue. Part has not been replaced yet.

Speedometer stopped working on my 03 chevy silverado, sometimes gets stuck at 40 mph.

Speedometer stuck at 40 mph.

In my 2003 chevy silverado ex cab z71 LS my speedometer doesn't work properly when cold. For example, when I first enter the vehicle and the temperature inside the cab equals the temperature outside the cab which is equal to 40 degrees or less, my speedometer stays at zero until the cab warms up. Once the cab warms up and I come to a stop and then continue moving, the speedometer reads properly. I have video evidence of this.

Speedometer quit working. Tachometer jumps to 6k-7k when the dash lights are on for a significant period of time. Oil pressure gauge goes to zero.

The speedometer on my 2003 chevy silverado fails to register correct speed. The instrument has been replaced once before under warranty. Now it is failing again. It seems the instrument is designed to function for no more than 50-60,000 miles.