Battery Problems of GMC Sierra 2500

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Sierra 2500 hd. The contact stated that the battery light would illuminate on the instrument panel abnormally and the speedometer had failed. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided to the contact. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 111,000 and the current mileage was 112,000.

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Speedometer registers 0-70mph when vehicle sitting at dead stop. Registers erratic when vehicle in motion. Sometimes reads correctly, other times completely wrong. Have disconnected battery to reset speed sensor. Nothing works.

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The contact owns a 2004 GMC Sierra 2500. The contact was warming up his vehicle with a portable compressor hooked up to the auxiliary power in the center of the dashboard to inflate a tire. He noticed smoke near the windshield on the driver's side. The contact unplugged the compressor, shut off the vehicle, opened the hood, and disconnected the battery. The front of the vehicle, underneath the dashboard and the cabin were engulfed in flames. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 63,000.