Instrument Panel problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe - part 1

Our speedometer does not tell us how fast we are going all the time. Most of the time it is fine but occasionally it will register a different speed than what we are traveling. Sometimes it says we are going slower than what we are actually going and sometimes it says we are going faster than we are going.

While driving speedometer stays at 0. Instrument cluster is malfunctioning.

Speedometer stopped working or will display false speeds from 0 while driving on highway to 120 while driving on surface streets. While researching this problem I have found many other 2005 chevy Tahoe owners experiencing the same problem.

I have a 2005 Tahoe which I bought new. About 5-6 months ago my speedometer went out. I didn't have the funds at the time and let it go even though I felt it was a safety issue. I received no letter from gm that they were having this problem until today. I brought my car into my local goodyear place and they were going to charge me hundreds of dollars to fix it. My sister, who had worked at gm, had me call the Chevrolet dealership jack burford in richmond, kentucky. They said they'd give me a new cluster but that I would have to pay for the labor ($130), I then called gn at 800-222-1020 and talked with a woman named[xxx]. She told me that they did not have a recall on that issue but a "special policy". Also, it was good only for cars with less than 80,000 miles. Mine has 97,000. They're still going to fix it though but it makes me upset that they didn't notify me about this problem and that I have to pay for the labor. The policy apparently went into effect in 2005, when I purchased the vehicle and expires in July, 2012. I wonder if other people have had this problem and, if so, since this is potentially a safety issue, should the cars be recalled? thank you. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that all of the instrument panel gauges were defective and did not provide an accurate reading. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who confirmed the failure and advised that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 122,000.

While driving through town the speedometer on my Tahoe was saying I was going 90 mph. After cycling the key on and off several times it was working correctly, then while traveling down the interstate the speedometer quit working completely being stuck on 67 mph no matter what speed I was going, causing me to get flipped off several times by fellow drivers. Eventually the needle started moving again but said I was going 120 when I was going 60 on my gps.

Erratic speedometer indications, speedometer stuck on 120mph while driving at a speed calibrated by memory using the tachometer. The same complaints submitted by multiple purchasers of this vehicle for years that the problem is apparently a dash cluster for consumer paid replacement of$450. 00.

My 2005 chevy Tahoe has developed a problem with the speedometer. The gauge reads 20-30 mph faster than it should and then it eventually pegs out at 120 mph. It will return to 0 after the switch is cycled on/off but it's impossible to know your speed when it's malfunctioning.

My speedometer on my 2005 chevy Tahoe z71 4x4 stops working intermittently shows we are going way slower or 0 when we are driving.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe. While driving approximately 45 mph, the contact observed the speedometer displayed incorrect reading, regardless of the speed being traveled. In addition, failure occurred with the fuel gauge which resulted in an inaccurate reading at any given fuel level capacity. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction at this time. The failure mileage was unknown.

2005 Chevrolet Tahoe. Speedometer failure. The speedometer is stuck at 20 mph. Personal research has led me to believe that Chevrolet has acknowledged a defect in drive motors within the instrument panel from a parts manufacturer in 10 models produced from 2003 to 2007. This is a definite safety hazard that Chevrolet needs to address via a recall of all effected models.

I own a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe under 70k miles. My speedometer quit working. I found out that gm issued a specials program to fix the instrument panel on 03, 04 and some 05 Tahoes if they are under 70k miles. My VIN number was outside the lot of approved VIN's. I contacted gm customer service and was led to believe they would provide some coverage for my repairs if the gm mechanic could verify that the problem with my speedometer was the exact problem being recalled. After one week of phone messages from gm that they were working towards a resolve, I was denied any coverage. My complaint is lack of ownership of the problem with my Tahoe by gm. The mechanic at our local gm dealer verified to gm that my instrument panel was the exact defect that was being recalled. I was still denied and was told by the customer relations department that the speedometer not working was due to the previous owner? this was such a ludicrous statement by customer service. We are now forced with fixing the speedometer at our expense even though it was proven to be the fault of general motors. I am filing a complain with the better business bureau as well.

I own a 2005 GMC pick up and a 2005 chevy Tahoe and the speed odometer just goes crazy in both vehicles. They go from 50 to 0 to 85 and back to 0 . The local dealer say they can't find anything wrong but I keep reading that this is getting very common in these vehicles. Is there some way to do a recall before someone gets hurt or killed.

I also have a gm speedometer that failed. We were driving along the highway, cruise control on, when speedometer became erratic and pegged to 120 mph. It has not returned to normal operation. I am out of town and have not I made repairs as of yet.

My husband and I purchased a brand new 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe. In the month of March 2009 my speedometer started to read I was going 120 miles per hr but of course that was not the speed I was going. We took our Tahoe back to the servco dealership because I had googled and read that there was a speedometer problem and gm was fixing the problem. Well the dealership said that the VIN # for the cluster was not one that gm was going to replace for free. Why would they replace some and not all. I would like to make a complaint. I will never buy a american made car as long as I live. That's for sure.

Speedometer quit working on 2005 gmac Tahoe. Stuck on 120 mph. . Have no idea how fast I am driving due to speedometer not working. Appears to be a common issue in gmac trucks, however gmac won't repair the part if the vehicle has more than 70,000 miles on it.

- the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe, the current and failure mileages are both 78,000. While driving the speedometer displays the incorrect speed regardless of the speed she is traveling. This failure has occurred for the last two months. The contact intends to take vehicle to be serviced for the failure. The VIN was not available at time of complaint.

I have a 2005 chevy Tahoe. I have had nothing but problems with the instrument cluster. The fuel gauge works correctly only half of the time. It sometimes tells me I have a full tank and then when you restart the truck it shows empty and the low fuel light comes on. Now today the speedometer was showing 120 at approximately 65 mph. We turned off the vehicle and it shows 20 mph. This is unsafe and needs to be recalled. Please help me and every other Tahoe owner with this same problem. Thank you.

Speedometer quit working at 64,030 miles. This is a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe z7 4x4. Vehicle is out of warranty. Purchased after market warranty. Appears to be a major problem with this type vehicle and not covered under extended warranty. Dealer unable/unwilling to locate replacement part.

Speedometer needle off when driving. It reads 70 mph when only going 30 mph. It would reset 5-10 mph at a time if car was turned off and then restarted. The needle is now past 120 and not moving at all. This is a safety issue and should be resolved by gm ASAP.

Speedometer has an erratic display. Sticks at 40/45 says I am going 120 when parked? etc. . .

Fuel gauge is constantly inaccurate. The car has a 26 gallon tank, after filling up and driving sometimes 50 miles the gas light will come on telling me I am out of gas. I have sit on level surfaces watching the gauge go from full down to completely empty several times. This problem could potentially leave a person stranded as they do not know how much gas is in the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that the speedometer completely failed. The dealer stated that there were no recalls on his year and model vehicle. The current mileage was 68,510 and failure mileage was 68,005. Updated 5/5//08.

Speedometer works sometimes and not others. Does not register correct speed. This is a very dangerous, and gm should address these faulty parts.

I have a 2005 Tahoe with 55,600 miles. The problem is with the speedometer. It gets stuck usually around the 60 mph mark then it thinks that 60 mph is actually 0 mph. So when you start driving it goes past the 120mph mark and stays. I called gm and they told me that the problem is with the 2003 2004 and would not be covered under the recall because it is a 2005.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe. The speedometer became erratic and stopped working completely. The dealer advised the contact to call Chevrolet customer assistance. There are safety recalls on the 2003 and 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe's; however, there were none for the 2005 models. The current mileage was 61,100 and failure mileage was 59,000. Updated 4/16/08.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that the fuel gauge on the instrument panel indicated half a tank. While driving 75 mph, the vehicle ran out of gasoline. He had to maneuver across four lanes of traffic and avoid several near crashes. The following day, after a full tank of gas was placed in the vehicle, the fuel gauge indicated that the fuel tank was empty. The dealer stated that there were no recalls on his year, make, and model vehicle. The contact also stated that the other instrument panel cluster illuminated intermittently. The failure mileage was 42,000 and current mileage was 47,000. Updated 09/10/08 the consumer stated the oil gauge did not work and the light on the instrument panel intermittently displayed passenger air bag off. Updated 09/17/08. Updated 03/04/09. The consumer stated he was experiencing major electrical problems. There appeared to be a short in the headlights and taillights. Updated 03/06/09.

Speedometer works intermittently. Sometimes stays at 0, sometimes pegged, sometimes in between. . . All independent of speed. Found this was a widespread issue and dealer states gm is covering repairs for 03-04, but not yet 05 and I believe to only 70k miles. My 05 is at 67k miles and I have requested goodwill from gm. They should be covering this repair. This is obviously and extremely common occurrence due to faulty manufacturing. There is also a smell of plastic or another electronic component burning/melting. No fire yet.

I was driving and I looked at the speedometer and it was buried past 120mph even though I was only going around 30. It also was stuck on 80mph after I turned the vehicle off. It does not work at all. The speedometer fails everytime we drive the vehicle.

About 3 months ago, my speedometer stopped working properly. At just over 50k miles, the speedometer needle stopped returning to zero speed. Sometimes it's pinned at over 120 mph no matter the speed (even at a stop). It's not exactly comfortable driving i70 during winter conditions not knowing your speed. Would I be negligent for not fixing. . . Or Chevrolet? what if an accident occurred while I had real estate buyers in my car. Just 3 years ago, I invested almost 40k in this automobile and now they want another $600 to repair. What happened to safety first or the consumer always being right.

I was driving to work January 8th of 2008 and I looked down to set my cruise control and my speedometer was registering over 120 mph. I had to guess how fast I was going and went to the dealership to get it repaired. The service rep said it would be covered and when I went to get it the next day said I owed them a $100 deductible because of the extended warranty. My vehicle has 53,000 miles on it and I wouldn't think a speedometer would go out that soon if at all and should be covered by the manufacturer for using faulty parts. I asked the rep if my speedometer went out again would I have to pay again and he said that it had a 12 month or 12 thousand mile warranty on it. So if this happens again I will have to foot the bill. This is a safety issue and everyone in every state should have their vehicles recalled and fixed with dysfunctional parts. I personally nor will my family buy a gm product again because of this and their service.

As I was driving to work in heavy traffic the speedometer was showing 40 mph when I was traveling 60+. Then it went to zero. I have to pay for to repair and I think gm knows of this defect since they have recalled 2003-2004 vehicles. I'm not sure I will ever purchase another gm product.

At approx. 58,000 miles my recently purchased (1 week ago from a Chevrolet dealer) my 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe's speedometer started moving erratically and sticking. You can be driving at 45 mph and the speedometer will show anywhere from 65-120+ mph. It can be set back down to zero if you continually start the engine over and over which will allow it to drop about 10 mph each time.

My speedometer has a mind of it's own. It will say I'm doing 20mph when I know I'm going much faster than that. Or it will register 0mph. I took my Tahoe into the shop today and they said that nothing came up as being wrong on their computer so nothing was fixed. I contacted chevy and they said that was true, they can't fix it unless they know what the problem is, I know what it is, the speedometer isn't working! this has happened to me 3 times now, I will continue to take it to the dealership and to call chevy everytime this occurs, I want results, not a speeding ticket!.

My speedometer has stopped working in my 2005 chevy Tahoe.