Instrument Panel problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe - part 2

Owner of 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. The speedometer began to act erraticly recently and became completely unreliable. After checking local gm dealership, service person said that since the car is out of warranty, the expense would be between 500 to 600 dollars and take three to four days to repair. This seemed difficult for me to believe, so I phoned another gm dealership, and they said that the repair would be between 400 to 500 dollars. That particular dealership said they could have the part ordered and at their location within 24 hours, and it would only take an hour to install. I phoned local parts stores and then became aware to the host of problems related to gm speedometers between the years of 2003 and 2004, and they said the only place to purchase the instrument panel cluster was through a gm dealership, or salvage yard. I completely wrote off the salvage yard, as how could I be certain that the salvaged part would not likewise become unreliable. As another resource, I checked the internet, and to my surprise, there was row after row, after row, of consumers whose gm products similar to mine had experienced the identical problem with their speedometers. After reading so many testimonials of disappointed drivers who were like me, thrown into the uncertainty of how fast or slow they were going, I felt compelled to write to you. Everyone in our family is at risk when we drive or ride in this automobile, and the dealers' discrepancy in the approach to repair the speedometer leaves me wanting to try another reputable repair service. I phoned two other gm dealerships, today, but they were closed on Saturday. This certainly must be a problem that you have become aware of over the past several months, and I would much appreciate your advice in the direction I should go from here. My sincerest gratitude. Michael hughes.

Speedometer stopped working at 58,000 miles.

My speedometer quit working all of a sudden.

My 2004 Tahoe has an erratic speedometer that is constantly indicating incorrect speeds. I have been on a highway doing approximately 60 mph and it indicates zero. Sometimes it hits 20 mph and gets stuck regardless of speed.

The speedometer on my vehicle failed--received notification from gm about a possibility of this type of failure a week earlier- the failure occurred during my commute(60+mi) while using cruise control--although I didn't have a negative experience, I believe this needs to be highlighted as a potential. I can't understand why this isn't an immediate recall versus a "notification".

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. The speedometer malfunctioned. When the vehicle was stopped, the dial would display 30 mph. The dealer stated that the cluster needed to be replaced. No repairs were made. The current and failure mileages were 111,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. The vehicle was taken to the repair shop for regular maintenance. The gauge was checked and the repair shop replaced the sensor because it was faulty. The contact received a letter from gm stating that the vehicle could develop a failure due to the instrument panel. The dials on the instrument panel could display an inaccurate reading. The letter further stated that if the vehicle had less than 70,000 miles, the instrument cluster would be replaced. The contact's vehicle was outside of the specified mileage. The failure mileage was 64,000 and current mileage was 72,526.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact received a letter from the manufacturer stating that the instrument panel gauge may malfunction, resulting in incorrect readings on the speedometer. Presently, while driving at various speeds, the fuel gauge dial will sporadically drop to empty and the vehicle will shut off. The contact also stated that the speedometer malfunctions and displays the incorrect speed; however, it resets itself automatically within two to three days. The dealer stated that they were not obligated to repair the vehicle because it has exceeded 70,000 miles. The failure mileage was 85,000 and current mileage was 107,827.

I own a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe that has had a malfunctioning speedometer since 65,000 miles. I now have 71,500 miles on the vehicle. Chevrolet has sent out a "special provision by gm" letter, not a recall that states they will fix the problem if the vehicle is 7 year or 70,000 old. That is not even the national average on mileage. I have to fix this out of my pocket! what can be done?.

The speedometer randomly moves from say 30 mph to 120 when you have not increased your speed. When you stop it stays at 120 until you restart the vehicle then it will only come down maybe to 80 when you are standing still. I called the dealer and they want 600 dollars to fix it. I have researched this site and others and have found many people with the same problem. I believe Chevrolet should take care of this problem because it is an obvious manufacturing defect and could lead to injury.

My 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe has a speedometer that is non-working. I contacted a Chevrolet dealership about repair and it will cost $500. 00. I checked the internet and found multiple parties with the same problem. I am requesting that NHTSA require Chevrolet to place a recall on this repair with so many requests out there. As stated by others, this is a very expensive automobile and with many others having this same problem it should be taken care of by Chevrolet.

Speedometer failure. It does not give accurate speed readings. At rest, it reads 20mph and on the highway it reads up to 120mph erratically.

2004 Chevrolet Tahoe z71 4x4 model. Speedometer is malfunctioning and constantly reads over 100mph. Car only has 30k miles on it but, of course, the warranty just ran out.

2004 chevy Tahoe with only 41k miles, speedometer acting erratic, marking unrealistic speed, ex. 40mph when actually driving 65mph.

Normal operation and use, never off road. The speedometer has completely failed. The vehicle has about 40,000 miles. At this time, nothing has been done to correct the problem.

I have a 2004 Tahoe at 41k miles, suddenly the speedometer malfunction; when I ran at driveway the speedometer showed over 120 mph; even when I stop, turn off engine the speedometer still show over 120mph and stuck like that forever.

Bought a used 2004 chevy Tahoe with 73,000 miles on July 5th 2007, went on vacation 2 weeks later and the speedometer got stuck at 60 miles per hour and know is very erratic and gets stuck at different speeds all the time. Also fuel gage does not work at all is backwards on the gage so never know how much gas is actually in the vehicle.

Tachometer & speedometer failed at approx. 75,000 & 80,000 respectively. Speedometer failure presents a safety hazard. Intermittent failure of lights on dashboard system.

The speedometer is not consistent in detecting actual speed driven. Sometimes it will read 40 mph when I am actually driving 60 mph. This is dangerous, as this can cause an accident when driving around curbs. Got a quote from dealer to repair which will be around $500. My daughter owns a 2004 trailblazer and has the same problem.

2004 chevy Tahoe had speedometer failure. It went haywire for a couple of days and then went all the way to 140 and stayed there. Was told there is recall but only up to 70,000 miles. Mine occurred around 80,000.

Tachometer and speedometer are not giving correct readings. They can be 3,000rpm at idle or 100mph at about 40 mph sometime shutting off car resets it.

Speedometer inoperative on 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe and other 2003 and 2004 Chevrolet products. Apparent that a recall should be issued, but has not been. Gm agrees to repair 7 yrs or 70,000 miles which ever comes first. However, they did not notify the customer until 4 and 5 model years later that there is a problem.

Speedometer began malfunctioning and a clicking sound was coming from the dash somewhere. Sometimes will register speed properly but then will say I'm traveling at 0 mph or 120 mph.

2004 z71 chevy Tahoe. Speedometer failed at 54,000 miles. The dial hangs at 90 or 120. I took my vehicle to chevy dealership and was informed that there is no fix other then replacing the entire cluster panel. $800 to replace cluster panel. The dealership will not replace defective speedometer for free. Vehicle out of warranty.

Speedometer intermittently quits working. You can be driving along at 60 mph and 50 miles later, the speedometer has gone to 0 while you are traveling down the interstate. If you stop, turn off the engine and get out of the car, then restart the car, the speedometer will work again for a little ways.

I have a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe and recently the speedometer started acting funny. It would show I would be going 60 mph over what I was actually going. When parked it would read 45- 60 mph. Now it stays stuck at 120 mph. I called the dealership, and told me the entire cluster would have to be replaced for about $500. Also, said that it would be 90 to just look at the problem. I did some research ,and found that there are hundreds of people to whom this is happening to. What made me mad was that this happened 7500 miles after my warranty ran out.

Failure of speedometer.

My husband was driving on the interstate on his way to work in our 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe with current mileage of 39,000 miles, and the speedometer suddenly locked up at 53 mph, it will not move.

Speedometer stuck it will be at 50 sitting in driveway.

2004 Chevrolet Tahoe speedometer reads wrong and then doesn't read a speed at all. On a 70 mile trip, my speedometer registered speed for the first 10 miles and then read 0 miles/hour the rest of the 60 miles.

- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe with an odometer reading of 80000 miles. The contact noticed that when driving for a long period of time and coming to a complete stop then start moving again the speedometer will stay at zero. The contact stated that the only way to get the speedometer to work again was to turn the vehicle off, then let it sit for a moment and restart. This problem made the contact run out of gas several times since the gas gauge did not working properly, the oil gauge wasincorrect as well. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, and they told him that the instrument panel needed to be replaced.

Speedometer has completely failed at 46,000 miles therefore it is impossible to know how fast I am driving.

Driving vehicle, looked to check my speed and showed I was driving around 30 mph I know I was driving faster than that because my rpm's showed 2000. Then speedometer changed to 110, then continued to fluctuate back and forth. This has been going on 6-8 months now, to no avail dealership stated in the past no recall to fix this problem. Mileage of original incident 60,000-65,000 miles.

Several months ago I started to notice problems with the speedometer on my 2004 chevy Tahoe. It does not register the correct speed sometimes. Seems to be getting worse. There is no specific time or driving condition that this occurs. Last noticed the problem while driving on the turnpike. The speedometer reads 35 when I was actually going over 60. Something really needs to be done about this. I cannot afford to have a new speedometer put in the vehicle at $500. 00.

2004 chevy Tahoe faulty speedometer started occurring in January 2007 as of today 2/14/07 it is inaccurate each time auto is started. Never resets itself. Have not had it repaired as the costs are too expensive for an issue that is clearly a gm problem. This needs to be recalled as there are thousands of people with same issue.