Dashboard Failed problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Suburban

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact was driving approximately 45 mph and noticed the speedometer, fuel and oil gauges failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Suburban 1500. The contact stated he noticed while driving 30 to 40 mph that the speedometer read 120 mph, and when driving 70mph the speedometer read 0 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed. The dealer advised the contact that the instrumental cluster panel failed. The manufacturer advised that because the vehicle was over the extended warranty coverage, they would not assist with the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 69,000.

At approximately 4 years and 45,000 miles after purchase of my 2005 Suburban, the tachometer began failing with intermittent low readings or no reading. Since the vehicle was out of warranty and the tachometer isn't really very useful for an automatic transmission vehicle, I was not overly concerned and I did not bring the vehicle in for repair due to the anticipated high expense. Shortly after the tachometer failure (about 55,000 miles) the gas gauge began failing with erratic readings. Ultimately the behavior degraded to a pegged counter clockwise condition where the reading now stays at all times. Although inconvenient, the 'miles to empty' information display seemed to continue to work normally and I decided I could use that method instead of having a repair performed. I've been using that method ever since without any issues, but I tend to be conservative and fill up before I come close to being empty. Within the next six months after the gas gauge failed (about 60,000 miles), the volt meter began giving erroneously high readings of about 20 volts. It was a pretty rare event. When it showed this over voltage condition, I checked the charging voltage at several locations and found the voltage to be normal. When I determined that there wasn't an actual over-voltage condition, I wasn't too concerned about this infrequent issue. Several months after the gas gauge failure, the speedometer began failing with low or no readings. It started out to be a very rare occurrence. The issue now seems to be occurring with greater frequency. The increased failure rate concerns me since it can result in a safety hazard as well as could result in a costly speeding ticket. I was not notified of any of the gm campaigns for this issue on the same model vehicle on different vins. Gm's position is any repair will be at my full expense (approx $600).

Just got into my 2005 chevy Suburban 1500. The speedometer stop working. Registering 100mph while I was at a stop light, not working at all while I drove back to the house. There is a lawsuit for 2004 models and only up to 70,000miles. This is a cluster failure affecting thousands of Suburban,tahoe, and similar model owners. The dealerships are charging an average of $450. 00 to repair this defect that, judging from the lawsuit is a common problem. It affects my monitoring of my speed and endangers the public and also puts drivers in a bad position with law enforcement. Gm is obligated to repair a problem that they had knowledge of. There are too many of these vehicles on the road to allow this defect and potential safety issue to go unchecked.

Instrument cluster failure. Gauges not accurate. I was told instrument cluster would need to be replaced at my cost.