Instrument Panel Problems of GMC Sierra 1500 - part 1

The contact owns a 1999 GMC Sierra 1500. While the vehicle was in neutral, the instrument panel gauges failed and flickered without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2008 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that the odometer display was dim and extremely difficult to see. The contact adjusted the dimmer switch, did not improve the visibility for all of the other instrument panel indicators except the odometer reading. The dimmer switch was repaired by an independent mechanic, but the failure recurred. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure several times, but no remedy was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000. Updated 08/12/lj.

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The contact owns a 2004 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that the fuel tank strap fractured due to corrosion. Also, the brake lines were rusted and the instrument panel gauges were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who replaced the brake lines. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 104,000.

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I received a letter from general motors a few years ago about a speedometer defect. The letter extended the manufactures warranty to 7 years 80,000 miles on the gauge cluster due to defects. The letter said in bold underlined words not to bring the truck in if it is not experiencing any problems. It is now past the extended warranty and the speedometer is not working. It is stuck at 80mph and will not move. I took it to the GMC dealership and gm will not fix the unit since it is to old. I believe it is very dangerous not to know how fast you are going, this is a known problem by gm and gm has not had to have a recall on the unit? gm should have a recall for all the affected cars and trucks with this known problem.

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Odi #10403836, 2005 GMC 1500 sierra, VIN#, complete failure of dash instruments, started with the oili guage, then the rpm indicator, now the speedometer, runs up to 120 mph several times a week only going at unknown, unsafe spped which I can only assume to be the legal limit of 70 mph, this is a safety issue as well as a monetary loss for accidents and or speeding tickets. In addition the instrument light for the transmission does not work and you can not tell what gear you are in another potentially dangerous situation, on top of that the check engine light comes on repeatdley causing mino r repair costs each time it occurs. There has to be customer recourse, when this originally started the dealership stated that not to worry as soon a recall would be issued as it had for the prior years, as yet no official recall other than the transmisson panel light failure which currently covers 7,194 vehicles but GMC states that mine is not covered? one wonders why when they say quality it is a japanese auto! if indeed all of the consumers with a complaint for this particular problem would gather under a legal action, I am sure that GMC would have to comply and repair and some point in time. I have owned GMC autos and trucks all of my life, I currently have a 77 chev. Pick up the instrimental panel still works, I have a 1995 GMC sierra the instrument panel still works, I have left instructions with my family that if I am in a wreck due to excessive speed and or mistakenly place the vehicle in the wrong gear and back over a cliff that they are to sue GMC. My next action is a class action law suit.

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I have a 2004 GMC Sierra 1500. I am having several problems with the instrument panel, speedometer not reading properly, temp gauge wrong readings. The dealers want $750. 00 to repair if the vehicle is over 75,000 miles. They have said they sent recall information for this problem, I have never received anything of the sort. For a vehicle I paid 32, 000 for I find this to be unsat. GMC needs to fix this problem free of charge for there customers, I would expect this treatment from a Ford dealer.

On my 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 Nov 10, 2010 the speedometer just quit working while backing out the yard it jumped up to 70mph and now this happened and the rpm meter is stuck at 0 also could this be a serious problem because my wife use this vehicle to drive to work.

My 2005 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 pickup's speedometer will not go below 45 mph and pegs out at 120 mph. This happened suddenly, it has been this way for over 1 week. I have tried turning on and off, leaving off and restart. Dealership says no recall; not their resposibility. . Another shop will charge over $600. 00 to repair in which I do not have. I read on line that there are thousands of GMC's with this issue. Where is help for the consumer????.

Speedometer default , it will not indicater the correct speed sometimes it will indicate 120 mph, other times it will indicate 20-30 mph , sometimes it sticks on several mph's speeds when the vehicle is stopped. The speedometer is all over the place, when I know for sure I am not going the speed indicated on the speedometer. One time it was indicating 120 mph thru a school zone!!!.

The contact owns a 2005 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving at 65 mph, the contact noticed that the abs light illuminated on the instrument panel. An hour later, the contact noticed that the vehicle displayed difficulty stopping. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the driver side tire was tilted and smoke and flames had began rising from behind the wheel. The contact called the fire department but no report was filed. The vehicle had not been inspected at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 49,000. Updated 07/26/10. Updated 08/06/jb.

The contact owns a 2005 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving 30 mph, he noticed that the speedometer displayed that he was driving less than 20 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing which indicated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 51900.

Speedometer sticks at less speed than vehicle going does not happen at all times but, is a safety and violation factor.

Speedometer stuck at 120 mph. . . . . .

The speedometer in my GMC truck keeps on getting stuck. I have been told by many other GMC and Chevrolet owners that have had the same issue that it is in the brain of the vehicle. It happens on the freeway the most. If I don't know how fast I am going I am I am creating potential hazard. If the speed limit is the recommended safe speed. I don't know if I am in compliance. Not only is it a safety issue it is also a financial risk in terms of tickets. All Chevrolet and GMC truck owners I know have had this problem.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the instrument panel would not function properly. The contact indicated that the fuel gauge and speedometer were both inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the instrument panel was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 135,000.

I currently own a 2004 GMC sierra and my speedometer works on an intermittent basis. When the truck is fully stopped the speedometer registers at a varying speed limit from 10-50 mph, depending on the day.

At approximately 66,000 miles on my 2005 GMC Sierra 1500, the speedometer started reading 70 mph while the truck was stopped, and rose from there as it accelerated. The condition persisted for about one week; each time the truck was restarted, the speedometer reset itself to a lower starting speed, until it read zero again when stopped. It is behaving normally now, but this seems to be a recurring issue with this vehicle, and gm has not provided other owners any relief if the vehicle is past its warranty period. Something as basic and necessary to driving safety as speedometer function should, in my opinion, be designed to last the vehicle's entire intended lifespan without systemic failure.

2005 GMC sierra speedometer acting erratic - vehicle in stopped position says going 105 km/h or 65 mph ?? incorrect readings, jumpy -.

Speedometer quit working. Has been acting up for months did not work at all today.

2003 GMC Sierra 1500 speedometer failed -- drifted fully upscale. No precursor - was driving steady at 45 mph. 93000 miles on vehicle. First time failure - but it is a hard failure - reading >120 mph with car shutoff in driveway. I adjusted my speed down to be below what I hoped would meet the speed limit. It appears GMC has issued service notices on this . . . I found the following on the internet: subject:bulletin gmp07-174 - special coverage adjustment #07187 --- some customers of 2003-2004 model year Cadillac escalade, escalade esv, and escalade ext; Chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, and tahoe; and GMC sierra, envoy, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles have reported that the instrument panel (ip) cluster gauges stick, flutter, or become inoperative. This may cause inaccurate readings, including the speedometer and fuel gauge.

After 70,000 miles the speedometer stopped functioning correctly. It will read 120 going 70 or read 20 going 50. So its reading too high and too low. Also it seems it is starting to have other electrical issues as well.

My speedo was acting erratically and finally has stop working at all. It happened out of nowhere and I am hearing alot of complaints from friends and the company I work for who has several of these vehicles they are all going bad. My vehicle is 03 GMC sierra and most the others I know of are similar trucks and suvs. I have been pulled over for speeding twice now but have never been pulled over for speeding until my speedo quit working. I would like to see a recall I here this is a expensive problem to fix .

The instrument cluster on a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck fails unexpectedly. There are problems with the stepper motors and the manufacturer knows about it. Certainly, one has to know the speed they are traveling,especially in school and construction zones. Mark these words "someone is going to get killed" there are several complaints filed with the manufacturer and you and yet noting is done to correct the problem. Is it going to have to take a fatality before a recall is issued. No wonder the car companies are in so much trouble!!!.

2005 GMC sierra speedometer malfunction. Dealership states a new instrument cluster is required to fix the problem.

I have a 2005 GMC sierra z71, about two weeks ago I was driving in the country only to glance down and see 95 miles per hour, I braked hard only to realize I wasn't going that fast. After pulling over to the side of the road I noticed my speedometer read 35 at a complete stop. Since then it has worked some days other days it will not read beyond 50 miles per hour or it will be some bizarre reading. I have owned the truck for 3yrs 6 months it has around 31,500 miles under mileage warranty of 36,000 miles but 6 months past the time warranty.

The contact owns a 2005 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving approximately 5 mph, the contact released the accelerator pedal in order for the vehicle to coast. The vehicle then stalled. She shifted the gear from drive into neutral and restarted the vehicle. Later that week, the speedometer displayed 55 mph while the vehicle was in park. While driving to her place of business, the speedometer displayed 100-120 mph. Later that day, the contact drove the vehicle to the dealer and was informed to bring it back for a diagnostic and repair. The manufacturer has not been notified. The current mileage was 72,500 and failure mileage was 72,300. Updated 2/2/09 the consumer stated the speedometer became stuck at 47 mph at startup. The consumer stated he did not know how fast he was driving, since the speedometer was inoperative. Updated 02/04/09.

There is a known issue with GMC vehicles where the odometer quits working after 70,000 miles. There is, I believe, a recall on the 2003/2004 model year. I have a 2005 GMC pickup that has the exact same part in it as is also defective. It gives inaccurate readings or pegs at 120 or 0. This is very dangerous. If it wasn't so expensive, I'd fix it myself. But this is a defective part put in the vehicle by gm and should be fixed by gm.

I have a 2004 GMC sierra and while driving home from work the other day, my speedometer jumped all the way up to 105mph. When I came to a stop light the odometer read 50mph, even though I wasn't moving. This is a huge safety concern for me. I had been noticing strange gage reading on my cluster panel for approximately the last 5,000 miles (started at 72k). My truck now has 78,000 miles on it and the dealership said they would cover the parts for a replacement instrument panel but, I would have to pay for the diagnosis and the labor. Since this is a know safety issue, gm shouldn't be left to figure out if they can side step a wide spread problem and put peoples lives at risk. Customers should not have to fight for repairs and further put their families in unsafe vehicles while these kinds of issues get sorted out.

The speedometer has been erratic for the last 2k miles but now at 43k miles has completely died.

Speedometer was working fine and then just completely stopped working. Checked on recalls to see if this was another defect but saw that there is a lawsuit going on with several people with the same complaint. Have not corrected the problem.

Speedometer has quit working properly. It sometimes reads inaccurately low and sometimes inaccurately high. It will usually go several weeks without ever working properly and then will work for a few days. It sometimes never comes back down after peaking at the maximum speed.

The gasoline gauge on my 2002 GMC sierra pickup does not read correctly after it reaches the 1/4 level.

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Intermittent and erratic speedometer problem. Speedometer will sometimes appear to register correctly, other times will be inoperative, and at other times will register the wrong speed. This has been especially dangerous at night when it is difficult to use exterior visual cues of actual speed to know that the speedometer is giving the wrong information. This has led to several near accidents due to inaccurate knowledge of speed when approaching intersections and curves.

I have received 3 traffic(speeding tickets) within 2 month time frame. The speedometer has to be faulty. Can you send me something to help me be granted any leniency from the courts?.

Speedometer stopped working. Would manifest itself in a couple of ways. 1) it would show a steady speed of 25 mph regardless of my actual speed. 2) would show I am going as much as 50mph over my actual speed.