2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Electrical Problems
181 owner-reported electrical complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (181)
While driving, you noticed a burning smell and smoke coming from the dashboard. Within minutes, flames appeared under the dash on the passenger side and spread rapidly through the vehicle, eventually engulfing the entire front of the car in fire. The fire may have originated from faulty wiring in the blower motor resistor, a problem other owners have reported.
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Your driver's side power seat caught fire while your truck was parked and unoccupied, filling the interior with smoke. The fire department investigated and determined the electrical component in the seat was the source, noting that the seat's underside lacks fire-retardant material. The fire burned out on its own after consuming the oxygen inside the vehicle. The fix would likely involve inspecting or replacing the power seat assembly and its electrical wiring.
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Your Tahoe caught fire inside the driver side dashboard while parked and undriven. The fire started unexpectedly and spread to flames visible from outside the vehicle. GM denied the insurance claim, stating there were no recalls available for your vehicle and providing no explanation for the fire's cause.
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Your Tahoe has multiple electrical and mechanical issues: the right turn signal triggers the high beams, the CD player runs continuously without a disc and won't accept new ones, the radio plays randomly, the driver's seat won't adjust properly (makes noise but won't move), and the speedometer showed incorrect readings once. The heater temperature controls are difficult to adjust, the air conditioner blows hot air initially and only works at highway speeds, there's a loud popping noise when turning left, and the 4-wheel drive system is unpredictable—it engages roughly and defaults to 4-Low when you select 2-High or 4-High. Addressing these issues will likely require electrical system diagnostics, replacement of faulty switches and connectors, and inspection of the 4-wheel drive transfer case.
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Your dashboard lights and climate control knobs are dimming or failing. The back seat seatbelt doesn't always latch securely, and your third-row seats won't lock into their brackets properly. Your steering is also misaligned. These issues affect safety and convenience, especially with passengers in the vehicle.
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Your instrument cluster (dashboard gauges and lights) stops working while you're driving, forcing you to pull over. Unplugging the battery temporarily fixes it, but the problem keeps happening repeatedly. This suggests an electrical connection or power issue with your dashboard.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH THE CAR SWITCHED TO REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND REDUCED SPEED IMMEDIATELY TO 25 MPH, LEAVING ME IN THE POSITION TO NAVIGATE THROUGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER HAPPENING A COUPLE OF TIMES OVER A 30 PERIOD, IT IS NOW A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. EACH ATTEMPT TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO A MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED RESULTS IN THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRING AFTERWARDS. MECHANICS SEEM NOT TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE RESULTING IN A COMPLETELY UNSAFE CAR. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED, WIRE HARNESS, PEDAL SENSOR, AND THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. NOTHING HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM!
ENGINE LIGHT ,OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO ,BUT HAD NO MOTOR SYMPTOMS.ALSO 3 CHIMES RANG.WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HISTORY OF REPAIRS AND PREVIOUS CODES. THANK YOU. [XXX] PLEASE EMAIL TO ME OR I CAN DOWNLOAD FROM MY P/C INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION, THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
WHEN I WHEN TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY 3 OR 4 WEEKS AGO I TURNED ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND THE FOUR HAZARDS STARTED FLASHING! IT STOPPED AND STARTED BACK UP AGAIN AND NOW DOES IT ALL THE TIME! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE GAUGES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAGE AND IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 08/12/14*LJ GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, SINCE HE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 08/14/14
ABS, BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT COMES, DOOR LOCKS CYCLE REPEATEDLY, LOSES POWER AND WON'T START. *TR
MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT BAD WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PART BUT ONLY UP TO 7YEARS OR 70, 000 MILES. FROM WHAT I KNOW, GM WAS WELL AWARE THAT THEY MADE DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND DON'T WANT TO REPLACE THEM. I HAVE 6 CHILDREN TO TRANSPORT BACK AND FORTH FROM SCHOOL AND PRACTICE, MY SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING IS UNSAFE FOR MY CHILDREN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BLOWER RELAY RESISTER MODULE FAILED. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONER TO FAIL AND IT SMELLED LIKE PLASTIC WAS BURNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000. *TR
WE NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE BATTERY WAS LOSING CHARGE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAD ALTERNATOR AND STARTER CHECKED BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM. DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER CAUSE COULDN'T AFFORD IT THE COMPUTER ANALYZING COST. LOOKED UP ON COMPUTER AND IN 2009 THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE "CLUSTER" OF THE 2003 TAHOE AND WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED. CHEVROLET NOW SAYS THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED. WE DID NOT CHANGE ADDRESSES AT ALL DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. (I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND WITH A 2003 TAHOE AND SHE DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE OF RECALL EITHER AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS). WHAT DO I DO ABOUT GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED WITHOUT IT COSTING ME A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. IF THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES THEY SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE HAS A VEHICLE WITH A PROBLEM AND NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. *TR
WHEN DRIVING, I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED AROUND 80 AND IT WAS ON A ROAD THAT I NORMALLY GO ABOUT 55. MANY OTHERS WERE PASSING ME, AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE PEOPLE WOULD BE GOING 90 OR 100. AND I CERTAINLY DIDN'T FEEL I WAS GOING 80. I SLOWED DOWN TO 55, AND I WAS CRAWLING. I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT, AND MY SPEEDOMETER WENT DOWN TO 15 AT A STAND STILL. I SPED UP AGAIN, AND THE SAME THING. NOW IT IS STUCK AT 40 WHEN SITTING STILL AND GOES TO ABOUT 100 WHEN I DRIVE. APPARENTLY GOOGLING THIS, IT APPEARS TO BE A MASSIVE PROBLEM AND NO ONE CAN UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED. THE DEALER TOLD ME A BAD CLUSTER AT $650 TO REPAIR. THIS NEEDS TO BE ESCALATED AND CHEVROLET NEEDS TO COVER THIS PROBLEM. IT IS AN EXTREME HAZARD ON THE ROAD, AND PROBABLY HAS CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES BECAUSE OF FAULTY READINGS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO TO GET RESOLUTION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ALL FAILED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO READ THE FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, THERMOMETER, ETC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 168,286.
I WAS DRIVING MY 03 TAHOE, WHEN AN EXPLOSION WENT OFF IN MY VEHICLE. MY ENTIRE BACK END OF MY TAHOE WAS LITERALLY BLOW TO BITS. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES OR PEOPLE AROUND ME. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE POLICE DEPT. THEY WERE SHOCKED TO SEE THE CONDITION OF MY VEHICLE AND SAID IT LOOKED TO THEM, THAT IT WAS A CHEVY MALFUNCTION OF SOME SORT. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY RIGHT AWAY. THEY CAME OUT AND TOWED THE VEHICLE. THEY WERE ALSO SHOCKED TO SEE THE DAMAGE, AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT OR WHY IT HAD HAPPENED. AFTER ASSESSING ALL THE DAMAGE THEY FOUND IT WOULD COST $2000 TO FIX THE DAMAGE. INS. SAID THEY WERE WILLING TO COVER THE DAMAGE, WE HAD TO PAY A $500 DEDUCTIBLE. I HAVE FIVE KIDS WHO ARE NORMALLY IN THE TRUCK WITH ME, THANK GOD THAT MORNING, THEY WERE NOT. GLASS WAS BLOWN ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF MY TRUCK, THE NOISE ALONE WOULD HAVE DAMAGED THEIR EARS, MINE WERE RINGING ALL DAY. I ALSO CONTACTED CHEVY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. I SPOKE WITH AN AGENT THERE WHO AS NO HELP, ASKED TO SPEAK TO HER SUPERVISOR, AND SHE WAS NO HELP. I THEN ASKED FOR WHOEVER WAS ABOVE HER, AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE TO HELP ME. I ASKED FOR A NAME, A PHONE NUMBER, AN EMAIL ANYTHING FOR SOMEONE WITH MORE AUTHORITY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO ONE. THIS IS WRONG! WHAT IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING DOWN I95, OR WHAT IF I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME?? THEN ID BE SUING CHEVY FOR MILLIONS! IM ASKING IS THAT THEY COVER THE $500 DEDUCTIBLE SINCE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS WASN'T NORMAL WEAR AND TARE, THIS WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND ISN'T COVERED. THIS IS CRAZY! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A CHEVY DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I AM SENDING PICTURES SO YOU CAN SEE HOW HORRIBLE THIS WAS. THIS WASN'T JUST THE BACK GLASS SHATTERED, THIS WAS LIKE A BOMB LITERALLY BLEW OFF MY BACK DOOR, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CHEVY NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER FAILED AND WOULD ONLY EMIT EXTREMELY HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BLOWER RESISTER AND PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. UPDATED 05/21/12
I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT APPEARS GM DOES NOT CARE. MY SPEEDOMETER IS NEVER CORRECT. IT RUNS 20-30 MPH OVER (AND SOMETIMES UNDER) WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING. THIS FIRST WAS NOTICED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO (PRIOR TO ACTUALLY FAILING) WHEN IT APPEARED THAT THE NEEDLE WOULD JERK (OR STEP ACTION) UP OR DOWN, I KNOW CHEVROLET SENT OUT A NOTICE ON THIS A YEAR OR SO AGO, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS BEYOND THEIR (GM) MILEAGE REQUIREMENT. I FEEL THAT THEIR "BEAN COUNTERS" KNEW THIS AT THE TIME AND IT WAS AGAINST THE AMERICAN CONSUMER. ANYWAY, THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN BY NOT ONLY GM, BUT DOT AS WELL SIMPLY ON THE FACT THAT ONE DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING. IF CAUGHT OFF GUARD - THINKING THEY ARE GOING 70 MPH BUT DOING 90 MPH, LOOSE CONTROL OR RUN INTO SOMEONE. ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, DOING 70 MPH, GLANCE DOWN AND SEE THAT THEY ARE DOING 90 MPH, THEY MAY HIT THE BRAKE TOO HARD TO SLOW DOWN AND LOOSE CONTROL OR GET REAR ENDED. I COULD GO ON MORE WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT IT WILL PROBABLY NOT HELP (EXCEPT ADD TO THE PILES OF COMPLAINTS YOU ARE ALREADY RECEIVING), SO I'LL QUIT FOR NOW. THANK YOU AND PLEASE "LIGHT A FIRE" UNDER GM'S CORPORATE PEOPLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OVER THIS. *TR
2003 TAHOE HAS A DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER - GM REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER THEIR "SPECIAL COVERAGE" BECAUSE THAT COVERAGE EXPIRED AT 80,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE IS SETUP WITH A TOW PACKAGE ALLOWING YOU TO TOW UP TO 7,000 POUNDS. IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW YOUR SPEED WHEN TOWING A TRAILER OR YOU CAN EASILY LOOSE CONTROL. MY SPEEDOMETER IS CURRENTLY STUCK AT 10 MILES PER HOUR. GM HAS DIAGNOSED AND STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS DEFECTIVE. GM DOES NOT CONSIDER A SPEEDOMETER TO BE A SAFETY DEVICE, BUT BECAUSE THEY PROMOTE THIS VEHICLE WITH A "TOW PACKAGE" SPEED BECOMES A MUCH MORE CRITICAL FACTOR IN VEHICLE OPERATION. *TR
THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED - INDICATING INCORRECT SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE, DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AT THE NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC (20-30 MPH) THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATES 50+ MPH. *TR
03 CHEVY TAHOE WITH 28,000 MILES,ALL GAUGES QUIT WORKING,HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST WE ARE GOING,NO IDEA ON GAS,OIL PRESSURE ETC. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS AND CAN NOT AFFORD 700. TO FIX WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY RECALL. *TR
DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 65 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 0 AND THE NEEDLE CEASED TO MOVE. UPON STOPPING AT THE NEXT REST STOP AND CHECKING FOR CIRCUIT BREAKERS I REALIZED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT ITSELF AND CONTINUED. RETURNING TO THE FREEWAY I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ONCE AGAIN FUNCTIONING BUT CARS WERE PASSING ME AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED. I ESTIMATED, BY TRAVELING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, OUR SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 15-20 MPH FAST. AFTER STOPPING AGAIN AND TROUBLESHOOTING WITH NO SUCCESS WE RESUMED OUR TRIP WITH THE SPEEDOMETER READING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 SLOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. UPON NOTIFYING OUR DEALER I WAS TOLD THE SPEEDOMETERS IN THIS YEAR VEHICLE WERE FAILING AT A EXCESSIVE RATE AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD DECIDED TO OFFER AND EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 70000 MILES FOR REPLACEMENT. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM AND WARNED OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN MY VEHICLE. THIS PARTICULAR TRIP WAS TO MEXICO AND THE RELIABILITY OF MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE A PARTICULAR CONCERN ON THE ROADS I TRAVELLED. THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE RATE OF FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY.
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. SHOWS 50 MPH WHEN STOPPED AND 120 MPH WHEN ON CITY STREETS. WAS WORKING WITHOUT ANY ISSUES AND THEN TODAY IT IS INCORRECT. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THIS IS BECOMING WIDESPREAD. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL. AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT, THE FUEL GAUGE AND TACHOMETER WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE MANUFACTURER MAILED THE CONTACT A LETTER REGARDING THE DEFECT WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHEN THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE VEHICLE. THE LETTER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO SEVEN YEARS FROM THE DATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN SERVICE OR 70,000 MILES. THE CONTACT EXCEEDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER UNDER THE WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THIS WAS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOMING WORSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 129,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF 100 MPH. THE SPEED FLUCTUATED REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL SPEED THAT THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY FOR MY TRUCK AND NOW WHENEVER I GET TO A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT IT GOES DEAD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. EVERYTHING WAS FINE BEFORE I PUT IN ANOTHER BATTERY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS HIGHER THAN THE SPEED I WAS GOING AND THE FUEL NEEDLE SHOWED MORE THAN ACTUALLY WAS IN THE TRUCK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 CHEVY TAHOE DEFECTIVE - WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, I LOOK DOWN AND MY SPEEDO IS DISPLAYING OVER 120MPH. THIS CAUGHT ME OFF-GUARD AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, ALMOST GETTING REAR-ENDED. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT THAT WOULD COVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS 85K IT DOES NOT QUALIFY. UPON SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS EVIDENT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $750-$1000 TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM! SOMETHING NEEDS TO DONE! *TR
SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY INCREASE NOT INDICATING THE CORRECT SETTINGS. *TR
OUR 2003 TAHOE HAS STRANGE SPEEDOMETER READINGS THAT ARE NOT CORRECT. IT CAUSED US TO TRAVEL FASTER THAN WAS SAFE ON THE ROAD. WHEN NOTICED WE SLOWED DOWN PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR ANOTHER CAR TO FOLLOW. *TR
I BOUGHT A 2003 TAHOE WITH 69,000 MILES ON IT AND ABOUT 20,000 MILES LATER THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING IT IS HARD TO DRIVE THIS WAY. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS ON OTHER G.M VEHICLES AND WAS COVERED IF THE MILES WERE UNDER 70,000 MILES. NOW I AM STRUCK WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. IF THERE WAS SOME SORT OF RECALL THEN MY TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BEFORE I BOUGHT IT, BUT NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT IT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
APPROX. EVERY OTHER TIME I DRIVE MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE THE SPEEDOMETER MISREADS. IT IS USUALLY OFF BY AROUND 20-30 MPH UNDER THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE OIL PRESSURE IS ALSO AFFECTED BY DROPPING TO ALMOST ZERO. I HAVE HEARD THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2005 SILVERADO WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS HOWEVER I HAVE NOT FOUND A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *TR
2003 TAHOE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE VALUE. DO NOT KNOW AT WHAT SPEED VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY COMMON DENOMINATOR AS TO WHAT SPEED IT DISPLAYS AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT IS ACCURATE OR NOT. THIS IS SCARY! INTERNET SEARCH REPORTS A ON GOING PROBLEM. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE THIS ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED? *TR
SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 CHEVY TAHOE DEFECTIVE - WHILE DRIVING THE OTHER DAY AT 55MPH SPEEDOMETER JUMPED TO OVER 100 MPH. THIS CAUGHT ME OFF-GUARD AND I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, ALMOST GETTING REAR-ENDED IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, IN MY OPINION!! NOW WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED SPEEDOMETER READING 50 MPH. READING ON THE WEB IT IS EVIDENT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $800 TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM! *TR
INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILING ON 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. PROBLEM BEGAN AROUND 119,000. SPEEDOMETER GIVES INACCURATE READINGS OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ARE BEGINNING TO MALFUNCTION AS WELL. *TR
~6 MONTHS AGO, MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE WENT TO 120MPH AND STAYED THERE. I AM UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING AND NOW MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE HAS MAXED OUT. I HAD 105K MILES ON IT AT THE START OF THE ISSUE. *TR
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING TO HOUSTON THIS PAST WEEKEND, WHEN WE LOOKED DOWN AT THE SPEEDOMETER TO SEE THAT WE WERE TRAVELING AT A RATE OF 120 MPH. SINCE FLOW OF TRAFFIC WAS PASSING US QUITE EASILY, WE WERE ASSURED THAT WE WERE NOT, IN FACT, TRAVELING 120 MPH. WHEN WE PARKED THE CAR, WE WERE STILL TRAVELING AT 120 MPH. GM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR PRODUCT, BUT HAS NOT DONE A FULL SCALE RECALL. INSTEAD, THEY HAVE A 7 YEAR/70,000 MILE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE ISSUE WITH THAT IS THAT WE PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH MORE THAN 70K MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP KNOWINGLY SOLD US A VEHICLE THAT HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR
2003 CHEVY TAHOE, UNDER 80K MILES, SPEEDOMETER "STICKS". CURRENTLY REGISTERING 120 MPH WHILE SITTING STILL. TAKES SEVERAL DAYS FOR SPEEDOMETER TO RETURN TO ZERO OR SHOW CORRECT SPEED. HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE DESCRIPTIONS OF SAME ISSUE ON MANY INTERNET FORUMS. *TR
SPEEDOMETER ON 03 TAHOE STUCK ON 90MPH. HAVE HEARD TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND STILL NO RECALL ISSUED. WHAT TO DO???????*TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 57 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE SPEED ODOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,671. BL UPDATED 10/5/09 *CN UPDATED 10/07/09
SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS INACCURATE AND ERRATIC READINGS (70 MPH AT COMPLETE STOP; 120 MPH WITH MOVEMENT, SOMETIMES 0 MPH WITH DRIVING). THIS OCCURS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, INTERMITTENTLY, BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME DUE TO EXPENSE QUOTED BY DEALERSHIP. ALSO NOTED ARE INACCURATE OIL PRESSURE READINGS (PEGGED PRESSURE READINGS IN HIGH ZONE). IT IS NOT RELIABLY AFFECTED BY STOPPING/RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR
IHAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOEWITH LESS THAN 41,000 MILES ON IT. SPEEDOMETER DOESNT WORK ,STOCK TO 120 MPH. I HEARD THAT SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ABOUT THEIR INSTRUMENT PANEL CALLED CHEVY/GMC AND ADMIT THAT CERTAIN VINS HAD DEFECTIVE CLUSTER(INCLUDING MINE)YET THEY WILL NOT RECALL OR REPLACE UNLESS THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT,BUT I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY DONT ADMIT ABOUT THIS BUT INSTEAD THEY SUGGEST TO BRING MY TRUCK TO A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH MY OWN EXPENSES.RIGHT NOW IVE BEEN LAID OFF FROM MY JOB,CANT EVEN PAY MY MORTGAGE,BILLS.HE.........LLPPPPPPP. *TR
THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY CHEVY TAHOE 2003 DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT SPEED. *TR
MY SPEEDOMETER WILL BECOME JERKY AND SHOW VARIOUS RANDOM SPEEDS (COMMONLY 0 MPH AND 30 MPH) WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER READS A SPEED THAT IS NOWHERE CLOSE TO THE ACTUAL SPEED THAT THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. (ADDITIONALLY, MY FUEL GAUGE STICKS AT VARIOUS TIMES.) INITIALLY, THIS OCCURRED ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT HAS NOW BECOME MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER TO DISCUSS THE REPAIR OF THIS DEFECT AND I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE NOW HAS OVER 70,000 MILES THAT I MUST PAY THE FULL COST OF REPAIR. AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE, I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD REPAIR MY SAFETY DEFECT REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. *TR
I PURCHASED A 03 CHEVY TAHOE THAT CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES. RECENTLY, MY SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. I NOTICE IT HAPPENED ONCE ON A TRIP OUT OF STATE, NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING MY RADIO CHANGING STATIONS ON ITS OWN AT THE START UP OF MY VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE THE LEFT THERMOSTAT ADJUSTER LIGHTING THAT WENT OUT ABOUT THE SAME TIME MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP. *TR
MY SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY QUITS WORKING. SOMETIMES IT SAYS MY CAR IS GOING 0 MPH WHEN IT IS CLEARLY IN MOTION. OTHER TIMES IT SAYS IT IS GOING 70 MPH WHEN IT IS IN PARK. THE TROUBLE IS I HAVE TO GUESS WHAT SPEED I REALLY AM GOING AND HOPE I AM CORRECT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE OCTOBER OF 2008. CURRENTLY I'VE NOT HAD IT FIXED BECAUSE MY MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN IT WAS IN THE SHOP. *TR
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE ON 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. SPEED REGISTERS 60-80 MPH FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAS A "PROGRAM" TO REPLACE ON VEHICLES UP TO 80K MILES ONLY (INCREASED FROM PREVIOUS 70K MILES). THIS REPLACEMENT SHOULD APPLY TO ALL AFFECTED TAHOES, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE, AS IT COULD PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD AND CERTAINLY PRESENTS A VEHICLE INSPECTION PROBLEM. THE SPEED READING PROBLEM OCCURS DAILY, WITH EACH DRIVE. *TR
2003 TAHOE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS PROPERLY. I WILL BE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND SPEEDOMETER READS 100MPH. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CHEVY IS AWARE OF BUT REFUSES TO FIX. *TR
AROUND MID OCTOBER OF 2008 I FINANCED THE VEHICLE THROUGH A LOT CALLED AUTO CONCEPTS IN JACKSONVILLE NORTH CAROLINA AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED RAISING TO 30 MPH SITTING STILL AROUND LATE JANUARY OF 2009 AND IT WILL GO ALL OVER THE METER ACCEPT WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. I WILL REFUSE TO MAKE ANY PAYMENTS FOR SPEEDING TICKETS AS LONG AS I AM FOLLOWING WITH SURROUNDING VEHICLES UNTIL MY SPEEDOMETER GETS FIXED. *TR
SEPTEMBER 2008 MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. ITS STUCK ON 100MPH. HAD THE GM DEALER DO A DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY TOLD ME THE CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT IF MY MILEAGE WAS UNDER 70,000 GM WOULD REPLACE IT FOR NO COST TO ME. MY 2003 TAHOE HAS OVER 70,000 AND LESS THAN A WEEK AGO THE OIL GAUGE QUIT WORKING. THE GM DEALER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR ME UNLESS I PAY THE $500 FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. I BELIEVE THIS IS TURNING INTO A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE GM DEALER SAID THAT EVENTUALLY THE OTHER GAUGES WILL GO IF I DON'T GET THIS FIXED. *TR
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE LT TRUCK, EXPERIENCED DIFFERENT SPEEDS ACCORDING TO THE SPEEDOMETER. AT ONE POINT IT SAID I WAS GOING 130 MPH WHEN I WAS PARKED. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I ALSO STARTED TO NOTICE THE OTHER GAUGES, FLUCTUATE. I WAS TOLD BY GM TO GET IT FIXED BY A AUTHORIZED DEALER. I GOT THE REPAIR DONE FOR 491.00. I THEN CALLED GM BACK, AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE FIX, BECAUSE I WAS "OVER THE 70000" MILE LIMIT. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS FOR A WHILE I HAD NO SPEEDOMETER AT ALL OR ENGINE TEMP OR TACH. CHEVY REFUSED TO TALK TO ME AND SIMPLY TOLD ME IT WAS MY PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AT GM AND THEY ALL TOLD ME DIFFERENT STORIES AND REFUSED TO LISTEN AND CALL ME BACK. I AM NOW STUCK WITH THE BILL AND GM DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN ONE BIT. *TR
SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE NO LONGER WORKING. DRIVING ONE DAY AND NEEDLE STARTED TO SHOW SPEED FASTER THAN WHAT I WAS GOING. NEEDLE IS NOW JUST POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. *TR
RECENTLY PURCHASED (3 DAYS AGO) A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND BOTH MY WIFE AND I NOTICED ERRATIC BEHAVIOR FROM SPEEDOMETER. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON A 2004 TAHOE, WE REALIZED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING. THE SPEEDOMETER "STICKS" AT DIFFERENT POINTS WHILE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, I WISH TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE VIA RECALL. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD ISSUE A FULL RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. A SIMPLE "SPECIAL SITUATION" WARRANTY IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. GM MUST ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VERY WIDELY EXPERIENCED PROBLEM. THEY ALSO SAID THAT ALTHOUGH MY MILEAGE WAS ONLY 2000 MILES OVER THE "70,000" MILE MARK, THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! GM...DO THE RIGHT THING! REFERENCE BLOGS AND GM CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AT: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F11F710/159 AND ALSO AT HTTP://WWW.LROLAW.COM/PDF/GMSPEED.PDF. *TR
SPEEDOMETER IN 2003 TAHOE FAILING TO GIVE ACCURATE SPEED. SPEED DOES NOT REGISTER AT ALL SOMETIMES. NEEDLE TO SPEEDOMETER IS "JERKY" WHEN IT DOES WORK. HAVE NOT HAD REPAIRED YET BECAUSE I WAS SEARCHING OUT POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS TAHOE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THE MANUFACTURER IS ADMITTING THERE IS A PROBLEM THEM WHY SHOULD "WE" HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. ESPECIALLY AFTER DISCOVERING THE COST ( FROM $500-$575). PLEASE HELP! *TR
SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT REGISTERED GOING 100MPH WHEN ONLY GOING APPROX 40. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS CHARGED $515. *TR
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY - SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WITH DEFECT. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, WAS ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE HAD TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE HAD TO START TURNING PEOPLE AWAY. THEY WANT $500.00 TO FIX PROBLEM BUT ADMIT THAT THIS IS DEFECT. *TR
SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY READS 60/100 WHILE PARKED, OR READS 10-20 WHILE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY. *TR
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE AND THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I HAVE TO CHANGE THE CLUSTER WHICH IS BAD, THIS WILL COST $500. IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUSTER ON THESE VEHICLES, I EVEN RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM OFFERING A REPLACEMENT IF IT FAILED BEFORE 70K MILES, AT THE TIME I HAD 80K MILES AND HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THE CLUSTER, HOWEVER IT DID FAIL AT 98K MILES. IF THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM SHOULDN'T THEY FIX IT WITHOUT LIMITATIONS ON MILEAGE. I ALSO HAVE A STEERING COLUMN SHAFT THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, THIS WILL COST $250. I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED IT, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THERE WERE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS PART. THE FIRST FIX WAS TO CHANGE THE SHAFT, WHICH THEY DID, THEN THE SECOND ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM WAS TO GREASE THE SHAFT AND THEN WHEN THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THEIR ISSUES THE CURRENT ANSWER IS TO CHANGE THE SHAFT AGAIN. KEEP IN MIND THIS WAS THEIR SERIES OF SOLUTIONS TO THIS ISSUE ON MULTIPLE VEHICLES, IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT. *TR
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT AT 94,000 MILES. GM IS AWARE OF FAULTY INSTRUMENT PANEL. WON'T REPLACE PART, AT THEIR COST, DUE TO 7 YEAR/70,000 MILE LIMITATION. *TR
MY SPEEDOMETER IS PINNED AT 120 MPH, I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT, IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A WARRANTY EXTENSION COVERAGE AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE ODOMETER EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE LIMITATION OF 70,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. FUEL GAUGE HAD BEEN INACCURATE SINCE DAY ONE - THOUGHT THIS WAS MY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. JOE HOLLAND CHEVROLET REPLACED CLUSTER ON 1-21-08. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM WITH FUEL GAUGE. ON OR NEAR 12-31-08, ENGINE HOUR METER ZEROED ITSELF AND STARTED OVER. WENT TO JOE HOLLAND ON 1-6-09 - EXPLAINED PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THE PERSON I NEEDED TO TALK TO WAS NOT THERE. THEY WOULD HAVE HIM CALL ME. NO ONE CALLED. WHEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 1-14-09. SAME STORY - PERSON I NEEDED TO TALK TO NOT THERE. THEY WILL HAVE HIM CALL. JIM BARNHART CALLED LATER THAT DAY. HE SAID THE COST TO CHECK THIS OUT IS $75.00. IF PROBLEM IS IN CLUSTER, THEY MAY BE ABLE TO GET THE FIX REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. IF PROBLEM IS IN ANY OTHER COMPONENT, I MUST PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND FOR ANY OTHER REPAIRS THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED. *TR
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 03 CHEVY TAHOE RANDOMLY GOES UP TO 10 MPH AND STAYS THERE. THE ONLY WAY TO BRING IT BACK DOWN IS TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. IT DROPS 5 MPH EACH TIME YOU RESTART IT. *TR
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK, FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, ALSO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT GM IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT WILL TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, LIKE MANY OTHERS I FELL THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE, ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU! *TR
2003 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *TR
SPEEDOMETER WORKS ERRATICALLY, FALSE SPEED READING OR COMPLETELY STOPS WORKING. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. IN THE SUMMER OF 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A GMC VOLUNTARY RECALL PERTAINING TO THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS, WHICH REPORTED OIL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL APPLIED TO VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT EXCEEDS THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENTS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,000.
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. *TR
I BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE IN AUG 2003. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED GOING HAYWIRE IN THE PAST MONTH AROUND 60-65000 MILES. IT STICKS, JUMPS, AND READS SOMETIMES 30 MPH OFF. IT WILL EVEN ERAD 10MPH WHEN STOPPED. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 400+ TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND GMC SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET A FEW MONTHS AGO, SAYING I WAS SPEEDING AND I EXPLAINED TO THE OFFICER I WAS NOT AND OF COURSE I STILL LOST THIS CONVERSATION. SO NOW I HAVE TO GAUGE MYSELF WITH TRAFFIC TO KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. I WILL TAKE IT IN TO GET FIXED THIS WEEK, SINCE I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN, I CANT AFFORD AN ACCIDENT OR ANY MORE TICKETS. I HOPE CHEVY WILL REIMBURSE ME. *TR
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE HAD BEEN STICKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM MOTORS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE SINCE MY VEHICLE FELL OUTSIDE OF THE " APPROVED MILEAGE". I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER OWNER OF A SIMILAR VEHICLES, WAS TOLD TO MAKE A COMPLAIN BECAUSE THE SUITE SHOULD COVER THE PART FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH I HOPE IS NOT 70K MILES, BECAUSE THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS A LIFE SPAN OF 70K MILES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION KEY JUST ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE RADIO. SHE THEN HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER COMPONENT AND SMELLED SMOKE. THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS RELEASED FROM THE SOCKET AND A SMALL FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,053. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF UPDATED 10/15/08. *JB
THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. GM STATES THAT THERE IS A DEFECT AND THEY WILL REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETER MOTOR, BUT ONLY IF THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 70K MILES. MINE DID NOT BREAK UNTIL 95K MILES AND I WAS NOT EVEN AWARE THAT THERE WAS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE SPEEDOMETERS UNTIL IT BROKE. *TR
MY 2003 TAHOE'S SPEEDOMETER FAILED LESS THAN 5 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS 95000 MILES ON IT. CHEVROLET RECOGNIZES THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SPEEDOMETER FAILURES. MY SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW 60 MPH AT A STANDSTILL AND SHOW VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE MOVING. CHEVROLET ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM BUT CUT OFF COVERAGE AT 70000 MILES OR 7 YEARS. THIS ITEM SHOULD BE A SAFETY RELATED RECALL REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE SINCE IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT THEY WILL ONLY PARTIALLY ADMIT TO. *TR
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. *TR
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. THANKS! HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F11F710/11. *TR
SPEEDOMETER QUICK WORKING PROPERLY. IT REGISTERS AT 120 MPH AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN IN PARK. *TR
MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON MY 2003 TAHOE. *TR
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. THE SPEEDOMETER ISN'T REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED OR SOMETIMES DOESN'T REGISTER AT ALL. THE GAUGE IS STICKING AT VARIOUS NUMBERS ON THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE HAS 100, 100 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS SUDDENLY BEEN ACTING UP. THE NEEDLE JERKS UP/DOWN INSTEAD OF SMOOTH MOVEMENT. OCCASIONALLY I WILL BE ON INTERSTATE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH BUT NEEDLE IS AT 20-30 MPH. JUST TODAY MY NEEDLE WON'T GO BELOW 15MPH WHEN I AM FULLY STOPPED & IN PARK. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM HAS LED ME TO FIND MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING WITH THEIR GMC VEHICLES FROM 2003/2004. *TR
FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS OUR SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, HAS BEEN FLUCTUATING INCORRECT SPEEDS. SOME DAYS IT WOULD SAY WE WERE DOING 120 MPH WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN WHEN WE WERE IN PARK. SOME DAYS THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD SAY 0 ALL THE TIME. IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 IN TOTAL STOPPED WORKING, IT DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. SINCE WE NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED WE ARE DRIVING, WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CHEVY FEELS IT IS NOT AND WILL ONLY REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART IN VEHICLES THAT HAVE LESS THAN 70,000. OURS HAS MORE THAN THIS MILEAGE ON IT SO THEY SAID THEY DON'T CARE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHEVY'S OTHER THAN TAHOES AND ARE YOUNGER THAT OUR VEHICLE AND THEIR SPEEDOMETERS DO NOT WORK EITHER. THAT IS TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THE ROADS THAT HAVE FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS THAT DO NOT QUALIFY UNDER THERE RULES. *TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE CAUSING SPEEDOMETER TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONS AND CAUSES INACCURATE READINGS. *TR
AT FIRST, THE FUEL GAGE ON OUR 2003 TAHOE, WOULD ONLY READ FROM 1/2 - ENTIRELY FULL AND THEN WOULD DROP INTO THE RED WHEN ALMOST EMPTY. THIS BEGAN ABOUT A 1 1/2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REGISTER THAT THE CAR WAS GOING 40 MPH WHILE WE WERE AT A COMPLETE STOP OR AT 0 WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING WHEN THE CAR WAS ABOUT 2 1/2 YRS OLD. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITHIN 6 MOS. WE WOULD NEED TO STOP, TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO RESET ITSELF. HOWEVER, THIS WOULD ONLY BE TEMPORARY AND IT WOULD BEGIN TO READ INCORRECTLY WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THIS WAS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY HAZARD SO WE TOOK IT TO OUR DEALERSHIP, WHO CALLED GM AND SAID SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 70,000 MILES, THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO FIX IT. HOWEVER, WE WERE TOLD THAT IF WE HAD PURCHASED A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT IN THE FIRST PLACE, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. THIS WAS AN UNACCEPTABLE RESPONSE TO ME SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CHEVY BRAND BECAUSE OF ITS RELIABILITY AND WOULDN'T EXPECT A SPEEDOMETER TO PROBLEM TO BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. *TR
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.*CN
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. *TR
I HAVE A 2003 TAHOE AND HAVE HAD THE SPEEDOMETER STICK A NUMBER OF TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER THE SERVICE TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITION SO THEY TOLD ME NOT TO REPAIR THE ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE COST. GM IS NOW OFFERING A "SPECIAL COVERAGE" THAT EXTENDS THE WARRANTY OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, HOWEVER ONLY IF THE TAHOE HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES OR YOU HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE UNDER 7 YEARS WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. I FEEL THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD ISSUE A FULL RECALL TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
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. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS THE INCORRECT SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 90 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER, WHO INFORMED HER THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 75 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 70,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
SPEEDOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FAILURE ON MY 2003 CHEV TAHOE. CHEV HAS ISSUED A LIMITED SCOPE RECALL WITH LIMITATIONS TO MILEAGE OR YEARS. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART, ESPECIALLY A SPEEDOMETER IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL STICKS AND DISPLAYS INACCURATE SPEED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL ALSO STICKS DURING DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM THAT STATED THE GAUGES WILL FLUTTER, STICK, OR BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH GM AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,603 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE ARE INOPERATIVE. *TR
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION STUCK AND ERRATIC WHEN DRIVING. HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST WE ARE DRIVING. *TR
TL*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.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY HIGH SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL BECAUSE THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONTACT A LETTER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED CONCERNING THESE FAILURES. SHE STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL REPAIR, JUST AN IMPROVEMENT. THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE 70,000 MILE LIMIT THAT WAS REFERENCED IN THE LETTER, THEREFORE THE ADJUSTMENT WAS NOT FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 12-13-07. *KB THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AS WELL.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND DISPLAYED FALSE READINGS. AS OF NOVEMBER 26, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,527 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM DIDN'T WARRANT FURTHER INSPECTION. UPDATED 12/07/07
WE OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2002. AS OF NOVEMBER 2007, IT HAS 82000 MILES. A FEW DAYS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER, AFTER A STOP, IT BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. AT THE SAME TIME, VOLTAGE GAUGE ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS PEGGED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT GIVING FALSE READING OF 19 V. LATER, THAT GAUGE CORRECTED ITSELF ONLY TO ACT ERRATICALLY AGAIN. VERY UNNERVING TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT. IN ADDITION, WE THOUGHT WE WERE HAVING ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS DUE TO THE FAULTY VOLTAGE READING. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE TAHOE TO MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THEY MENTIONED THE RECENT LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS DETAILING THAT THIS INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER PROBLEM IS RATHER COMMON. WE ARE NOW WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF GM WILL PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT SINCE WE ARE TECHNICALLY OVER THE MILEAGE ALLOWED (70K) BY GM. *TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
SPEEDOMETER OF 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, STOPPED WORKING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD NO WAY O MAKING SURE WHAT MY SPEED WAS. I WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION. THE OFFICER LOOKED AT MY SPEEDOMETER THAT WAY SHOWING 60 MPH AT A DEAD STOP. HE GAVE ME A WARNING AND TOLD ME TO GET IT FIXED. *TR
I OWN A 2003 TAHOE AND MY SPEEDOMETER JUST STOP WORKING. *JB
WE HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AROUND 50,000 MILES. CHEVY HAS SENT NO RECALL NOTICE AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM GOING. *TR
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. *TR
2003 CHEVY TAHOE. SINCE ABOUT 50,000 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY. I HAVE 90K MILES NOW AND I'VE BEEN HOPING FOR A RECALL. *TR
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. *JB
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. *JB
2003 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING, NEEDLE IS STUCK PAST 120 MPH, EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR OFF! CALL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY HELP. HAVE BEEN CALLED ON 2 DIFFERENT DAYS, THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE NEXT DAY WITH INFO, BUT ONLY CALLED AND TOLD THEY WILL CALL TOMORROW.
MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE GOT ON FIRE AFTER REPLACING A FUSE THAT POWERS THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND WHEN I WENT INSIDE THE CAR I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE DASHBOARD AND IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES I HAD FLAMES COMMONS FROM THE DASHBOARD. *TR
WHEN DOING 60 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE READS OVER A 100 MPH. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND START THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT RESET TO 0 MPH. I SPENT 2 WEEKS RESEARCHING THIS AND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. *TR
2003 TAHOE LT INSTRUMENT PANEL - INTERMITTENT ALL INDICATORS ON 0 READING... *TR
SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE GIVES INCORRECT READING. RPM GAUGE ALSO FAILS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READINGS. CONTACTED LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WANTED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GMAC AND OBVIOUSLY A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR
TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED. SPEEDOMETER DID NOT DISPLAY PROPER SPEED ON HIGHWAY. IT READ 0 WHEN GOING 65 MPH. *AK
I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE ABOUT 3 MILES TURNED IT OFF AND LOCKED IT USING THE REMOTE. WHEN I TRIED STARTING THE CAR ABOUT AN HOUR LATER , AFTER UNLOCKING IT USING THE REMOTE), THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WANTED TO START BUT JUST COULDN'T TURN OVER. LUCKILY, I HAVE A MECHANIC IN THE FAMILY THAT SUGGESTED A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BY TURNING THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO RESET THE SYSTEM. AS A RESULT I ENDED UP MISSING A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING. EVERY NOW AND THEN THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT ON DASHBOARD POPPED ON AND THEN EVENTUALLY WENT AWAY. I DIDN'T ALWAYS HAVE 10 EXTRA MINUTES TO SPARE JUST IN CASE THE CAR DECIDED TO DO THIS. *AK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN DISPLAYING THE INCORRECT SPEED FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS. THE INDICATOR FLUCTUATES FROM 120 TO 80 MPH, EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO GET A REPAIR ESTIMATE. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR ALONE WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700. THE CONTACT CONDUCTED RESEARCH TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR HER VEHICLE, BUT NONE WERE FOUND. THROUGH AN INTERNET SEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED OVER 600 COMPLAINTS FOR SIMILAR FAILURES FROM OTHER TAHOE, DENALI, AND YUKON OWNERS. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, PURCHASE DATE, POWERTRAIN, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED COPIES OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THE SAME DEFECT. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR
SPEED ODOMETER ON THE 2003 CHEVYROLET TAHOE WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE SUV. THIS WAS SO ODD TO THEM, SOME MECHANICS WERE NOT EVEN FAMILIAR WITH REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM. IT ALL STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I DROVE OUT OF TOWN AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEED WAS NOT ADDING UP, AND FINALLY IT JUST WENT TO 120 AND STAYED THERE. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES WERE OUTRAGEOUS, $400+. I ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR, I NEEDED HELP BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM AND THESE ARE CHEVROLET TAHOES, YUKONS, AVALANCHES. ALL CHEVROLET OR GM. WE NEED HELP BECAUSE THIS MUST BE SOMETHING THAT THEY NEED TO LOOK INTO AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FOR US. DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. THANK YOU, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU. *AK *TR
TL*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. *JB
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. *TR
SPEEDOMETER AND/OR TACHOMETER QUIT WORKING AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR'S DRIVING TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
HAVE HAD THIS TAHOE SINCE 2003, BOUGHT NEW. THIS PAST WINTER 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING VERY ERRATIC. SOMETIMES REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED, OTHER TIMES NOT. AS TIME WENT ON IT APPEARED THAT THE TEMPERATURE WOULD EFFECT IT. WOULD WORK ON WARM DAYS, WOULDN'T WORK ON COLDER DAYS. IT IS NOW APRIL, 2007 AND IT IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. SITTING STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY IT REGISTERS 60 MPH. AS OF NOW IT APPEARS TO BE STUCK AT OVER 60 MPH, AND IS NOT RETURNING TO ZERO UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH REGARDS TO THE SAME ISSUE, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT.*AK
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.*JB
MY CONCERNS ARE THE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON MY 203 TAHOE. I SEARCHED THIS SAME PROBLEM ON MANY WEB SITES AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS ON GM AUTOS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COST TO FIX THIS FAILURE IS $300-$500. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR RECALL BY GM MOTORS. *JB
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE BEGUN WORKING ERRATICLY AT AROUN 43,000 MILES AND SINCE QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. MY DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM IS COMMON BET NOT A RECALL. THIS SEEMS ODD BEING THAT THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS OF THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS.
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE Z71 AND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 07/2005 WITH ROUGHLY 25,000 MILES. AS OF 10/2006 MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING ERRATIC WHEREIN IT WASN'T GIVING THE CORRECT SPEED OF MY VEHICLE. IT HAS SINCE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND AM SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE PART TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AS I SEE WHILE BEING ON A FORUM (HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TAHOE) THAT AMONGST THE HUNDREDS AND POSSIBLY THOUSANDS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE INDICATING THEIR DISSATISFACTION WITH CHEVROLET/GM AND THEIR LACK OF ASSISTANCE IN REMEDYING THIS PROBLEM. IT'S NOT JUST ONE SPECIFIC MAKE, BUT APPARENTLY WILL ALL MAKES RANGING FROM 2002 TO 2007. I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT CHEVROLET/GM LISTEN TO THEIR CONSUMERS AND REMEDY THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY OR THEY WILL SURELY RECEIVE A THRASHING FROM THE CONSUMER BY NO LONGER PURCHASING THEIR VEHICLES. THE PRICE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM RANGES FROM $550 TO $600 DEPENDING ON WHICH DEALER YOU CONTACT TO REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE. THIS IS SURELY A NOMINAL AMOUNT TO A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY, YET WOULD MEAN A GREAT DEAL TO THEIR CONSUMERS. *JB
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS NOT OPERATING OIL PRESSURE INTERMITENT ALONG WITH SPEEDOMETER. 2003 TAHOE HAS LESS THEN 28000 MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB
MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE STARTED FAILING AT 65000 MILES. I WILL BE STOPPED AND THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS I'M GOING 45 MPH. *JB
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. *JB
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE: WITH APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME HIGHLY ERRATIC AND EVENTUALLY QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER, BUT NOT BEFORE I HAD BEEN PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING. LUCKILY, THE OFFICE DISMISSED THE EVENT AFTER EXPLAINING THE SITUATION. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS GENERATION OF TAHOES, SUBURBANS, AND TRUCKS, AND WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE GAUGE MOTOR FAILURE WITH THE OTHER ONE. *JB
2003 TAHOE, SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT REGISTER. *JB
MY 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS A SPEEDOMETER WHICH EXHIBITS JUMPING AROUND, GOING 120+MPH WHEN SITTING STILL AND FLUCTUATES ERRATICALLY. IT WILL NOT RESET TO 0 MPH UNLESS YOU START THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION REPEATEDLY. MOST OF THE TIME, IT STILL DOESN'T WORK AFTER THAT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SPORADIC SINCE APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK HARDLY AT ALL (84,000 MILES). I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ISSUES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE WITH NO HELP OR CONCERN FROM THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERS OR GM. APPROXIMATELY $2,500 HAS BEEN PAID TO THEM FOR THESE REPAIRS THUS FAR. THE SPEEDOMETER/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IS ANOTHER $1,000. MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A TREND. *JB
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK, READINGS OF 120 CONSTANTLY. ACCORDING TO THE WEB SITE TOPIX.NET THERE ARE ABOUT 450 PERSONS WHO WROTE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MECHANICS ARE ASKING $500 - $600 TO FIX THIS ITEM. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS DEFECT THEY CREATED. *NM
2003 TAHOE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *NM
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. *JB
SPEEDOMETER FAILED ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE AT ABOUT 56K MILES MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW FAST I WAS GOING. *JB
SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 TAHOE STOPPED WORKING @ 32,000 MILES. *JB
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)!*JB
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH 57,000 MILES. LAST WEEK MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING EROTICALLY. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, SECONDS LATER I CHECKED MY SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS READING 94 MPH. AT FIRST I WAS SHOCKED, BUT I REALIZED I WAS STILL FOLLOWING THE SAME CARS IN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO BE TRAVELING OVER 90. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 0 MPH. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN EROTIC. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER 30 WHEN I'M TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OR NOT REGISTER AT ALL. I AM NOT AS CONCERNED WHEN I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE I CAN GAUGE MY SPEED OFF THE TACHOMETER. MY SIXTEEN-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OR MY WIFE HOWEVER IS ANOTHER STORY. IF THEY ARE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55 OR 60 AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS ONLY REGISTERING 30, THEY MIGHT INCREASE THEIR SPEED IN ERROR AND TRAVEL MUCH FASTER WHICH COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. THIS CAN HAVE GRAVE CONSEQUENCES IF ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH SPEED LIMITED CURVES. I CANNOT BELIEVE WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS LOGGED ABOUT THIS CHEVROLET IS NOT RECALLING, OR REPAIRING THE DEFECTIVE GAUGE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 35-YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. *NM
GAUGES IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ARE FAILING. SPEEDOMETER IS JERKY IF IT WORKS AT ALL. OIL PRESSURE IS PEGGED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. ENGINE TEMP IS MAX. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $500 TO FIX. CHECKED INTERNET MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER CEASES TO WORK, LEAVING ME UNABLE TO DETERMINE MY TRUE SPEED. AT TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS NO SPEED WHEN I AM DRIVING, SOMETIMES EXCESSIVE SPEED WHEN I AM NOT MOVING. THIS OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE DAILY, LASTS FROM 10 MINUTES TO ALL DAY. *NM
SPEEDOMETER WAS JUMPING BACK AND FORTH. IT WOULD NOT GET OFF 0 MPH WHILE I WAS CLEARLY GOING FASTER. IT WOULD NOT REGISTER ANY SPEED. MY TAHOE HAS 47,475 MILES ON IT. *NM
SPEEDOMETER AND TACH ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE QUIT WORKING. *NM
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING FALSE SPEEDS AND NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2003 TAHOES. *JB
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING FALSE SPEEDS AND NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT WAS WHEN IT WENT OUT ON INTERSTATE 70 NEAR DENVER WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR 2 YOUNG DAUGHTERS IN THE VEHICLE. DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 03 TAHOES. *JB
MY SPEEDOMETER STARTING READING INCORRECTLY. OVER A COUPLE OF DAYS IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. IN READING THE OWNERS FORUM FOR THIS MODEL, IT IS VERY COMMON. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS VERY COSTLY. ANYWHERE FROM $500 TO $1000. IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *JB
SPEEDOMETER STARTED PERFORMING ERRATICALLY AND INACCURATELY, AND THEN FAILED ALTOGETHER AT JUST OVER 60,000 MILES. DEALER IS REPORTING ENTIRE CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE. *NM
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE (33K MILES) AND THE SPEEDOMETER JUST BROKE THIS WEEKEND. IT NOW RESTS IN PEACE TO THE EXTREME RIGHT OF THE GAUGE. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DANGER TO THE DRIVER BECAUSE I CANNOT ACCURATELY JUDGE SPEED. FOR THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS, WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK I NOTICED AN ODD CLICKING NOISE THAT STOPPED ONCE THE ENGINE WAS AT OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE. THE SPEEDOMETER HAD ALSO BEEN A LITTLE JERKY DURING THIS TIME TOO. WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WHICH WOULD BE $400. I'M TAKING THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO HAVE IT FIXED AND HOPE GM WILL REFUND THE MONEY I SPENT TO HAVE THE ITEM FIXED IN THE FUTURE. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND HAVING THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IS FRANKLY PURELY DEFECTIVE IN NATURE. *JB
SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT RESET TO ZERO. CONTINUES TO INCREASE SPEED READING EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. CANNOT TELL HOW FAST VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY TRAVELING. *NM
(1) SPEEDOMETER READS EXCESSIVE OR DIMINISHED SPEED (2) UNABLE TO SAFELY OPERATE VEHICLE - UNABLE TO SAFELY GAUGE SPEED (3) NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO DATE CONCERNING THIS COMPLAINT. *JB
I HAVE TWO GM VEHICLES, A 2003 TAHOE & A 2004 DENALI. BOTH VEHICLES STARTED HAVING SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS THIS WEEK. STANDING STILL THE SPEEDOMETER READS 30+ MPH, START MOVING & THEY ARE READING WELL OVER 120 MPH. I NO LONGER HAVE ANY IDEA HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING IN EITHER OF MY VEHICLES. THIS IS UNSAFE & GM SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES & FIX THIS PROBLEM QUICKLY. I HAVE 8 CHILDREN & WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT I AM DRIVING AT A SAFE SPEED AT ALL TIMES. *NM
2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE, 37,000 MILES; SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 70-120 MPH. I NOTE FOR THIS COMPLAINT THAT AN ONLINE WEBSITE CURRENTLY LISTS MORE THAN 16 PAGES, HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THE VEHICLE. ALL INSTANCES CITED NOTE REFUSAL OF DEALERSHIPS TO PROVIDE REPAIR OF THIS ALARMING AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT I TRANSPORT DAILY. I AM PRINTING A COPY OF THIS COMPLAINT AND WILL CONTACT AN ATTORNEY IF THERE IS NO REMEDY PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOW MUCH RISK IS ACCEPTABLE PRIOR TO RECALL? THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS PROBLEM!!! MUST THERE BE AN ENTRY IN THE DEATHS AND INJURY COLUMN BEFORE A RECALL IS INITIATED? *JB
GAUGE CLUSTER HAS FAILED IN THE VEHICLE, DOES NOT READ SPEED CORRECTLY, OIL PRESSURE OR ENGINE COOLANT TEMP. *JB
2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE- SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ERRATIC JERKING, FINALLY BEGAN READING EITHER FASTER OR SLOWER THAN ACTUAL, ERRORS RANGING FROM 5 TO 90 MPH!
SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO FAIL BY FADING TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING. *NM
MY WIFE REPORTED AN ISSUE WITH HERE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON HER 2003 CHEVY TAHOE IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. THE OIL PRESSURE, WATER TEMP, AND SPEEDOMETER WERE INDICATING EXCESSIVELY HIGH READINGS. WHEN SHE GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE THE INSTRUMENTS WERE STILL PEGGED PAST THE VALUES ON THE DISPLAYS AND THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED AT 45 MPH IGNITION OFF AND IN PARK. THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCASIONALLY CLEAR BUT NOW REMAINS CONSTANT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON THE WEB I FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM REPORTED BY MANY PEOPLE. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT AN OBVIOUS KNOW PROBLEM. THANK-YOU FOR YOU GOOD WORK. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING OF 120 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - THE TACHOMETER AS WELL AS THE TRIP METER DISPLAYED INCORRECT READING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THE PART COULD BE REPLACED UNDER GOODWILL WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER REQUEST WAS DENIED. *NM
2003 CHEVROLET Z71 TAHOE. SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WORKING ERRATIC. WILL READ FOR EXAMPLE 70 MPH SITTING STILL OR 120 MPH MOVING VERY SLOW. *JB
THE CLUSTER IN MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE HAS FAILED. IT STARTED FAILING AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES. NONE OF THE GAUGES WORK PROPERLY. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST APPROX. $600 TO FIX. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THIS AT NO COST. *JB
WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, WHICH ONLY HAS 51K MILES. CAME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY REGISTERED HER AS GOING 100 MPH. THE ENGINE WASN'T REVVING. SHE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND IT REGISTERED HER DOING 120 MPH, WHEN SHE WAS REALLY ONLY DOING ABOUT 35 MPH. TOOK IT TO LOCAL DEALER AND HAD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $500. *NM
ODOMETER STICKING - UNHAPPY CHEVY OWNER - RECURRING EVENT I PURCHASED MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE A YEAR AGO AND JUST WITHIN THE PAST FEW WEEKS MY ODOMETER HAS BEEN STICKING AT 120. OF COURSE I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THAT FAST EVER AND THIS IS HARD TO ACCOMPLISH WHEN TRUCK IS IN NEUTRAL (YET IT READS 120..)EVENTUALLY, IT RESETS ITSELF AND THAT TAKES A COUPLE DAYS. I HAVE BARELY REGISTERED 10,000 MILES OF THE 54,000 THAT ARE ON VEHICLE AND CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS COULD BE HAPPENING. I DID CALL THE DEALER AND OF COURSE JUST IN CONVERSATION BALL PARK FIGURE WOULD BE AROUND $500 PLUS NO TRANSPORTATION FOR AT LEAST 3 - 5 DAYS. I DECIDED TO TAKE MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A LESS EXPENSIVE REVIEW. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEIR IS A PROBLEM THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PARTY. SO KNOW I HAVE THIS TRUCK THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BY NC STATE DUE TO FAULTY ODOMETER. WILL FOLLOW UP WITH FURTHER ACTION WITH MANUFACTURER AND WHOEVER ELSE. NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. VERY UNHAPPY 1ST TIME CHEVY OWNER. *JB
FAULTY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2000 TAHOE. READS OVER A 100 MPH IN PARK. *NM
2003 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN WORKING ERRATICALLY FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS. ESPECIALLY DURING HOT WEATHER, THE SPEED DISPLAY SHOWED SLOWER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED. STOPPING THE CAR, TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING USUALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. ON 10/9/06 THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF, AND NOW DOES NOT EVER FALL BELOW 60. ONLINE, I'VE SEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM CHEVY & GMC CUSTOMERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS NOT INDICATED THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS, BUT A DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY SEE MANY REPAIRS OF THIS TYPE. I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED IN TWO WEEKS AT MY EXPENSE (SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY) BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ENOUGH COMPLAINTS INDICATE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.
AT 43,000 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AND WILL NOT WORK. AT PARK IT READS 80 OR 20. I BOUGHT MY TAHOE NEW WITH ONLY 10 MILES AND NOW IT IS 3 YEARS OLD. I CALLED A DEALER AND HE SAID THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN TO A NEW VEHICLE. WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I LOOK AND IT SAYS THAT I AM GOING 60 THEN A SECOND LATER IT READS THAT I AM GOING 120 AND IT IS STUCK. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE AND I HAVE HEARD OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN THAT THERE TAHOE DID THE SAME THING. *JB
OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH 43939 MILES AS OF THIS EMAIL. YESTERDAY, WE NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER REGISTERS HOW FAST THE CAR IS GOING. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREE-WAY THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 0 MPH. *NM
THIS IS NOW THE 2ND WINTER SEASON THAT THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR PULSES BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES. THIS SEEMS TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP THEN STOPS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A CAUSE. *JB
I PURCHASE A USED 2003 CHEV CAVALIER ON APRIL 20, 2005 AND THE ODOMETER DOESN'T LIGHT UP PROPERLY I AM UNABLE TO SEE THE MILAGE ON THIS VEHCILE
DIGITAL CONSOLE SUDDENLY READ FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND THEN BLINKED OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE CONSOLE COMPONENTS WERE NOT READABLE. IN SOME CASES, THE CONSOLE STAYED ILLUMINATED IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE BATTERY DIED ON 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MODULE IN THE CONSOLE. *AK *SC *JB
WHILE PARKED LIGHTS PULSE BRIGHT THEN DIM, THIS INCLUDES ALL DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHTS. *JB
THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND IS REACHING EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS NATIONWIDE CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVERS OF AMERICAN MADE AUTOMOBILES -- ALL MAKES, MODELS, AND YEARS. THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC RISE IN THE NUMBER OF CARS DRIVING WITH ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT BECAUSE OF POOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING OF THAT SYSTEM IN AMERICAN MADE CARS. I DO NOT SEE THAT PROBLEM WITH FOREIGN MADE CARS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT IN 2003 AMERICAN CAR MANUFACTURERS CANNOT BUILD A CAR WHERE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT FAIL -- AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT FAILURES CAUSED BY ACCIDENTS OR IMPACTS. IN OHIO IT WAS REALLY BAD, AND AS I MOVE AROUND THE COUNTRY IT IS NOT ISOLATED AT ALL, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF HEADLIGHT FAILURES IN AMERICAN CARS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR AGE OR YEAR. THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM THAT CAN BE TRACED TO AMERICAN CAR MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING PROBLEMS. HEADLIGHTS ARE A MAJOR SAFETY ITEM IN A CAR, AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT SUCH AN ALARMING RATE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT NO-ONE HAS TAKEN ACTION TO DATE REGARDING THIS OBVIOUS ISSUE. *NLM