Instrument Panel problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban - part 2

Speedometer fluctuates showing speeds greater than actual speed. Speeds are greater by anywhere from 10 mph to 80 mph over actual speed. As I write this, the car is parked/engine off and speed indicated is 60 mph.

Driving to doctor appt and noticed that speedometer stuck on 80 mph. When I exited toll road, still showing 80 mph. After stopping and starting throughout the day, speedometer is now stuck on 120 mph- very dangerous! I bought this Suburban new in 2004 and was told today after reporting incident to gm that I was out of the 7 year/70,000 mile recall. My problem. . I live in the country 20 miles from the nearest town/work and 90 miles from doctor- is it a wonder I have more that 70,000 miles on a 2004 model?.

Speedometer malfunction. Problems include speedometer being stuck at 0 mph or other speeds, speedometer beginning at 60 mph and reaching 120 mph when actually traveling 60 mph, and other random problems.

While at highway speeds, the speedometer stuck and gradually faded to 0. It started working again once the vehicle had been shut off.

Speedometer failure. Speedometer shows 60mph when vehicle is in park, and higher speeds in drive.

1) instrument cluster in my 2004 Suburban (speedometer and fuel gage) failed during operation 2) 4 instances of running the vehicle completely out of fuel and requiring roadside service. Speedometer failure is intermittent failures during operation result in numerous safety and legal issues. 3) gm will correct the failure free of charge if the vehicle has less than 70,000 miles. After the 70,000 mile mark it is a very costly repair for a part gm knows is defective.

Speedometer failure. 30% of time, speedometer output is false. Needle sticks in various positions that causes false reading.

I have a chevy Suburban (2004) that the speedometer just stop working. It first started giving me a slower speed than I was actually going. At 35mph it was registering 9mph. After a few days it was normal then all of a sudden it does not register at all. Now it stays at 15 mph without the vehicle moving.

Chevy Suburban 2004 defective speedometer. The part is defective, but the dealer wants $500 to make the vehicle safe again. It is a hazard on the road with the wrong speed readout. Gm should owe up to the problem, fix the part/vehicles in the name of safety. This will be my last gm if they fail to amend the problem at their cost.

My 2004 Chevrolet Suburban speedometer stopped working at 50,000 miles. This is a wide spread problem and Chevrolet should do a recall and fix the problem at their expense.

Speedometer began showing incorrect speed up to 100mph on rural highway and 20-30 mph while parked. Stopped and turned vehicle off to attempt to reset but still incorrect speed registered. Dealership had to replace instrument control panel.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500. The contact received a notice from the manufacturer stating that they were aware that some of their models were experiencing speedometer failure. They further stated that the repairs would not be free. Shortly afterwards, the contact's speedometer failed and the dealer refused to repair it for free. She believes this is a safety issue and a manufacturer defect. The powertrain was unknown. The failure mileage was 84,000 and current mileage was 89,000.

Speedometer failure began with the needle "jerking" as vehicle speed increased and eventually, one night the needle went beyond 120 mph and stuck on the peg while I was on a rural highway with no way to gauge my speed.

Defective speedometer - 2004 chevy Suburban.

2004 Suburban speedometer malfunction. Unable to determine speed. It appears to be a common occurrence with gm refusing to fix.

Vehicle speedometer displays an incorrect reading on the dash panel gauge. While in park or stopped, the gauge will show anywhere from 20-30 miles per hour and while driving will erratically jump from speed to speed. Rpm gauge is not working at all. Gas gauge, upon filling up, is slow to register to full.

I have a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban. The speedometer was very erratic , sometimes showing 30 to 50 mph when parked. While driving the speedometer would jump and show 20 to 60 miles over the accurate gps speed. Now it read 120 mph all the time. This was a very dangerous matter.

Speedometer failure. Bad instrument cluster. Very unsafe.

Electrical components are not working. Odometer, fuel gauge, oil gauge, battery gauge, temperature gauge do not work - the only gauge that does work is the speedometer. Looking at all the complaints, I should assume the speedometer will be going out. The temperature gauge could be very dangerous - it reads 250 - 260 all the time. You do not know if your are running hot or not. The gas gauge needle is totally upset down - we have to go off our "how many miles 'til we run out go gas" screen to determine how much gas we have. I've replaced the power steering pump - $775, the chip for the gas pedal (when out - you could not go any faster than 10 miles per hour $800), the driver side leather seat started to wear down @ 40,000 miles - now has a tear in it, the steering column makes a knocking noise, the dash makes a popping noise when the air conditioner is on, front seem to wear down fast, etc. I could go on, but. . . . . . . . . . It seems I got a lemon. This was a $47,000 sticker priced car - you would think you wouldn't have this many problems. There seems to be a lot of complaints on instrument panel problems - seems chev should look into this - dangerous. These are family - children vehicles!!!.

Speedometer fluttering\sticking recall came out after my vehicle was beyond the warranty mileage.

1. Driving at highway speeds when speedometer starts slowly registering down to zero 2. Could not tell how fast I was going 3. Dealership agreed to replace the instrument cluster.

I have a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban and the speedometer has begun to show an erratic behavior. When I am going 55 mph the speedometer may show 120 mph and it does not reset itself to 0 mph at a stop.

2004 chevy Suburban z71, less than 16000 miles, speedometer periodically displays upwards of 30 - 120+ mph over actual speed. Chevy dealer repair cost is too high. My understanding is that this issue is widespread. Is there yet a recall?.

Speedometer on 2004 Suburban pegs out at 120 when driving slowly and it never returns to 0. Based on web searches this is typical failure mode of gm instrument cluster which requires $400-$500 to replace. I, like many others can't afford to replace defective parts and therefore drive at unknown speeds.

2004 chevy Suburban speedometer failure. First had erratic behavior of speedometer, it just dropped out eventually going to zero while traveling down the interstate highway. I spoke with a dealer, they said it was a common problem that cost about $700 to repair. The vehicle was just out of warranty. As I can gage speed off the tachometer, I've waited a year to address it hoping for a recall. In the mean time the speedometer has quit working all together. My wife normally drives this vehicle and does not have the same feel for gauging speed from the tachometer. She is concerned about safety of traveling cross country by herself and is demanding that I fix it. Reading up on the issue on the internet I was referred to this site. It appears that there are many people with the same problem. Certainly gm should make a reliable product. Failure on gm's part to recognize the problem will at a minimum result in loss of customers, I would hate to see it result in loss of life from drivers, unaware of their speed, ending up in a fatal accident. If gm will not respond to this safety issue maybe you will.

The speedometer on my 2004 Chevrolet Suburban does not read the correct speed. I am concerned that my 16 year old daughter is not experienced enough to realize that the speedometer is wrong, causing her to drive at an unsafe speed, increasing the risk of an excessive speed accident. Conversely, as the speedometer typically reads a speed higher than actual speed, I am concerned about creating a traffic hazard by impeding the flow of traffic and possibly being rear ended by a faster vehicle. I believe that these concerns are a safety risk with this vehicle that should be subject to a recall campaign.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban. The speedometer malfunctioned and does not operate at all. The repair shop could not determine the cause of the failure and no repairs were made. At 40,000 miles, the dealer rotated the tires, but did not check the rotors. The failure mileage was 60,539 and current mileage was 70,000. Updated 03/14/08. The power window motors, universal joints and shocks all had to be replaced. Updated.

I have a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban lt with approximately 48,000 miles and my speedometer has begun to malfunction. At time it increases in a stepwise manner and other times, it does not show my speed at all. One time I was going with traffic and estimated my speed to be ~ 60 mph along with the traffic, my speedometer read 35 mph. I took it in to the dealer and I was told it may take 2-3 days for repair and ~ $600. I would think a speedometer should work for at least 100,000 miles or more. In checking, I see there have been many such failures and feel that the consumer should not be held accountable for such failures. Have there been any recalls on this problem? if so, how do I file my complaint?.

2004 chevy tahoe that has a speedometer malfunction. The vehicle is going 120 mph when it is sitting still. . I have read numerous complaints about this issue and gm has yet to have a recall and fix this problem. . I believe they are waiting for consumers to die before they bring this issue to the forefront. . Current fix is a replacement bezel for 600. 00 . . If this is a common failure then why aren't we fixing it??.

2004 Chevrolet Suburban speedometer erratic. Reading 40 mph parked. . Read more...

I own a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban z71. During the past week, the speedometer has been registering erratic speeds while driving at a constant pace. Today, the speedometer quit working altogether. The vehicle has only 59,450 miles on it, and has not been used in any off road excursions. Not having an accurate speed reading while driving a vehicle of this size is a significant safety issue to the driver and passengers of this vehicle, and other vehicles on the roadway. I understand this is a fairly common issue with this make, model, and year vehicle. As such, I believe the manufacturer needs to enter into a safety recall to fix this issue.

2004 z71 chevy Suburban, broken speedometer. @ 55,000 miles.

Erratic to none speedometer operation, no repairs made as of now, researching problem, found to be pretty wide spread on gm SUV's and trucks.

I would like to raise a complaint regarding the instrument cluster on my 2004 Chevrolet Suburban. The speedometer reading has become erratic and never reports the proper speed. At times it may be 0, at others it may be 120 mph, and at other times just all over the place. This has become a real safety issue when driving alone on a road or in visibly impaired conditions since you just have no reference to know how fast you are traveling. After conducting searches on my own, this is apparently a rampant problem during these year's gm models. The dealer wants approximately $500 to fix it and this just seems very unfair for a $40,000 3 year old vehicle. Since this appears to be a very common problem, I would like to urge Chevrolet to step up and recall vehicles for this issue so that we can have it fixed. Thank you, debra troiano.

I was driving on an icy road outside of chicago when I almost lost control of my vehicle due to speed creep this was caused by the speedometer of the vehicle failing and sticking at 37 mph. I estimate that when I skidded out that I was most likely going over 50 mph. I've had multiple problems where the speedometer has stuck afterward, but was able to avoid similar incidences because I realized their could be a problem. I am driving a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban. This is not a safe situation. If there were other traffic, structures, or pedestrians around property may have been damaged and people may have been injured or killed. It is not an isolated incident either. . Read more...