Instrument Panel problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe - part 2

At 75,000 miles of normal driving the speedometer is not correctly registering present speed. Most often excessively high. However an un reliable speedometer is un safe for driving in the mountains as speed entering curves needs to be register correctly for safety. I nearly had a bad accident! form the numerous complaints and law suites at the following site Chevrolet needs to do something! please, please do something. . Read more...

Speedometer doesn't work properly. Will show any thing from 60 to 120 when going 10 mph. Will work for short periods of time. This is a safety hazard. I am a fraid to use cruise. It will get some one killed. Gm needs to do a recall on this . They think they have financial problems now just wait till all the law suites start coming in. The manufacture who made the faulty parts need to be held accountable. Please help 1000's of us consumers.

The oil pressure gauge on my 2003 Tahoe recently started climbing and reading extremely excessive oil pressure and not resetting after the key is turned off. I have found the same problem to be recurring on my same model vehicle with other consumers. After conversations with my local dealer and with gm's customer service they reluctantly replaced my instrument cluster free of charge. Thankfully it saved me hundreds of dollars as I was considered out of their warranty being I have 93,000 + miles on my truck and they state they will only honor it for 75000 miles. Thanks gm.

The speedometer/gauge on my 2003 chevy Tahoe is malfunctioning. Chevy is aware of the problem and issued a recall. I went to a chevy dealer today for repair and the service person explained that my VIN is a part of the recall, but I do not qualify because the recall is for 8 years or 70,000 miles. I have 74,000 miles and I'm expected to pay $650 for this defect. It is my understanding that malfunctioning gauges can be a safety issue, and safety issues are not to be limited to time and mileage parameters. I should not have to pay $650 for chevy's defective product, when the defect is a safety issue for my vehicle.

Today my instrument panel on my 2003 Tahoe did not work when I turned on the truck. I did not know how fast I was going nor if I had any gas in the vehicle. I looked up on the internet and found a quick fix for it. Someone had suggested pulling out the dic (driver instrument cluster) fuse, start the truck, turn truck off, then put the fuse back in and restart the truck again. It reset everything. Thank goodness it worked, however it seems to be a bogus fix that appears to happening to many vehicles of this make and model. According to the chats it seems that many people are spending lots of money to fix this problem, luckily I found the cheap fix. . . I hope it works.

I own a 2003 chevy Tahoe and the oil pressure gauge started to malfunction. Sometimes it goes way past the numbers that are on the gauge. Also just recently, my speedometer began to malfunction as well. I was at a complete stop and it read 25 mph. I had to turn the truck on and off several times to reset it. I have spoken to several Tahoe owners and apparently this has also happened to them. Apparently this is not just a single case. I would like gm to rectify the problem since it is expensive if I pay for the repairs out of my pocket.

2003 Tahoe, approx. 86,600 miles. The speedometer needle no longer moves when I drive, it is stuck in the fully down position. I am going over 120mph sitting in my driveway. Dealer wanted $300-350 to fix this problem because it is over the 70,000 miles that they are supposedly warranting this through now. Even though it is not even a 5 year old vehicle.

2003 chevy Tahoe, speedometer stopped working properly. It gets stuck in you spot or on "0". I haven't call to get service cause it would cost to much. I received a legal letter regarding a lawsuit filed in California. No accident has occurred as of yet due to the problem.

The instrument cluster on my 2003 Tahoe is going bad. The cost of repair is arounf ~400. 00. I received a letter form gm saying they would extend the warranty for 70k miles. They have known of this issue for a couple of years and are just now offering to cover it after most vehicles are over the 70 k mile limit. I called gm to see if they could work with me on this. They instructed me to get a diagnostic ($60) and then I called to verify problem with them. Then they told me they would not cover any costs.

Speedometer is very sporadic it does not tell the right speeds it will jump to 120mph when im going 25 or 30 mph in my subdivision sometimes it just stop at 40 mph when im sitting at a light or stop sign also I've noticed a large amount of complaints online about this wandering why there is no recall.

Instrument panel gauges where going out around 60,000 miles. Was quoted around $500. 00 at that time but could not afford it. Now 30,000 miles later I get this recall letter and they will not replace at no charge.

The speedometer in my 2003 chevy Tahoe is faulty. Stopped in park reads 40mhp. Hwy speed reads 120mph. As far as I know, there is no recall as of yet. This needs to be addressed as there has been alot of complaints regarding this issue.

Tachometer and fuel gauge are inoperative.

Speedometer malfunction stuck and erratic when driving. Have no idea how fast we are driving.

We own a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe with approximately 85,00 miles. For at least a year we have been having problems with our cruise control. On several occasions following the disengagement of the cruise control, the speedometer will either continue to rise (up to 120 mph+) or fall down to 0 no matter how fast the vehicle is moving. The only way to get the speedometer working properly again is to pull over, put the car in park and then turn off the engine. On several occasions, this has taken 2 or 3 tries to get the speedometer to reset. We recently received a notification from Chevrolet that "if this condition was occurring" we should bring the vehicle to the dealer for repair. The repair would be free if the mileage was below 75,000. We also called the Chevrolet contact and were told that this repair would not be free since we were over 75,000 miles. My contention is that this is a huge safety issue that Chevrolet should be wholly responsible for regardless of the mileage on the vehicle. Here is an example of the potential danger: I was recently driving my wife and children (ages 2, 4 and 8) in our Tahoe to a baptism in lynchburg. I had the cruise control engaged at 60 mph. I disengaged the cruise control and the speedometer continued to climb to 100+ mph. I carefully pulled over and turned the car off. It took me 3 tries for the speedometer to return to close to 0. I started the vehicle and reentered the highway. The speedometer was reading 60 mph and the other cars on the road were flying by me. I quickly realized that the speedometer was again not working properly. We could easily have been plowed into by an oncoming vehicle.

The speedometer on my 2003 Tahoe acts erratically. The vehicle has approx. 76000 miles on it. I understand this is a widespread problem with many models that chevy has produced.

While driving my speedometer is registering erratic mphs. Sometimes going well over 120 mph while I am actually only doing maybe 65. And other times will be doing 65 and only shows 40.

I own a 2003 Tahoe and my speedometer just stop working.

The odometer on my 2003 chevy Tahoe is acting erratically, especially on cold days it will stick to 40 mph even while standing still. It has this week been stuck at the 120 mph mark. Even while using the cruise control, the needle would bounce around. I have seen hundreds of complaints online for this same issue. It is dangerous to not know the speed limit that you are doing, I believe that since there are so many complaints for the same issue with the same exact symptoms, that it is a manufacturers defect. I have 4 months left on the dealerships warranty, so I had them asses it, they said I would need to have the cluster replaced, which they did so today with a used cluster that has 124,000 miles on it, which my vehicle will now show permanently. I dropped it of yesterday with 72,000 miles, needless to say ii am very upset about the whole thing.

Speedometer quick working properly. It registers at 120 mph at all times, even when in park.

Speedometer quit working. Spoke to dealer and they advised there is a bulletin for vehicles under 7 yrs old and less than 70k miles which my vehicles does fall under the mileage requirement.

2003 Tahoe lt instrument panel - intermittent all indicators on 0 reading. . .

Tachometer and speedometer failed. Speedometer did not display proper speed on highway. It read 0 when going 65 mph.

We purchased our 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe lt on June 17, 2007. On June 19, 2007 the speedometer began reading 120 mph when the truck was parked. The speedometer failed to return to zero. Additionally, with the onset of this problem, the fuel gauge and oil pressure gauge were reading inaccurately. Parkland Chevrolet was made aware of the problem and immediately diagnosed this as a defect in the instrument cluster that they informed me was quite common on gm vehicles of this year. Additionally, I have found over 1000 posts on the internet where this same problem has occurred to other gm vehicles model years 2001 to 2006. We are currently awaiting repair parts for this vehicle.

My vehicle is a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe with 60,000 miles. The speedometer and other gauges on the instrument panel do not function properly. They move to places which are completely off the chart. As an example, the speedometer suddenly began to read that the vehicle was traveling 120 mph when it was going about 30 mph. The oil gauge also reads higher than the numbers go and the gas gauge has begun to give the improper reading; when I fill it up with a full tank it says I only have half. I have not taken the vehicle in for repair due to the potential cost. It seems that it would be an extremely expensive repair and it's probably a defect anyway.

I have a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe with 58,000 miles and the speedometer has started malfunctioning. It will appear to be jumping at times and also not moving at all. I could be traveling at 60 mph and the speedometer will say I'm going 25 mph, making the situation a safety hazard and needless to say a speeding ticket waiting to happen.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe. The components on the instrument panel work intermittently. There is a special warranty on the instrument panel for 100,000 miles or seven years. The vehicle is within the year requirement, but has exceeded the mileage. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 107,241 and failure mileage was 102,000.

Speedometer failure in our families 2003 chevy Tahoe, I seen over 500 people on one website alone with the same problem. At over $500 the dealer wants to fix their lack of engineering I am sure there have been a few unneeded traffic tickets or at worst any accidents over this issue.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that the vehicle's speedometer is malfunctioning. Regardless of the speed, the speedometer will rest at zero or get stuck at 40 mph, regardless of the driving speed. The speedometer also makes a ticking sound. The current mileage is 65,000 and failure mileage was 61,000. Updated 05/23/07.

I currently drive a 2003 chevy Tahoe and while going down the highway today, I noticed that my speedometer was suddenly reading "0". . . While I was at cruising speed. I pulled off the road and then all of a sudden my tachometer raced up to 6000 rpm's. I was at a complete stop and my speed was now 0 but my rpm's were showing almost 5000. After turning off my ignition for a few minutes, the speedometer started working again but it was very jumpy. The tach is now reading 3500 when the ignition is turned off. This is a safety issue and therefore should be treated as such by gm and Chevrolet. I've literally read over 400 online postings in the last hour from people experiencing similar problems with the instrument cluster on gm and Chevrolet trucks and sport utilities.

2003 Tahoe speedometer failure.

Speedometer started just started to stick at certain speeds, occasionally come down, or stay a one speed until acceleration, and then continue to climb. Had the cluster replaced, at a substantial cost. Now my oil pressure gage doesn't work.

We purchased this vehicle new in Dec. 2002. Starting in February, the speedometer acts erratically, sometimes reading higher than speed traveled, sometimes reading slower than speed traveled or being stuck all together. The vehicle only had around 43,000 miles on it when this started and only has 46,200 now. Right now the speedometer is stuck on 52 whether I am sitting still or traveling 70 mph.

I own a 2003 chevy Tahoe. I visited the dealer in November 2005 with a failing speedometer. It seemed to stick on cold mornings and resulted in high readings. The movement was very jerky and there also seemed to be a rhythmic clicking sound coming from the cluster. The vehicle was still under warranty at this time. The dealer was unable to find a problem, but 'reset' the cluster at no charge. After a few weeks, the speedometer seemed to be working again except under very cold conditions. It is now 2/13/2007 and the speedometer is sticking again. It reads about 70 mph when the vehicle is parked. I took the vehicle to the dealership and they state that the cluster needs to be replaced (at a cost of $500+). The vehicle is no longer under warranty, so I am checking with the service manager since this is a proven, pre-existing condition per my visit in 2005. I should have an answer on that on 2/16/2007. I searched the internet and on a single site, topix. Net, I found over 400 entries of customers experiencing the same problem on GMC and chevy trucks and suvs. This is a very unsafe condition (not being able to gauge speed)!.

Speedometer on 2003 Tahoe stopped working @ 32,000 miles.