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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 50,064 miles
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My speedometer has had a 'jerky' motion for the past few weeks. Today, on my way to work, I set my cruise at 78. When I exited the freeway and entered the slower section of road, my speedometer failed to decrease as my speed did. It still read 78 when I slowed to match other traffic in a 55 zone. Additionally, I stopped at 3 stop lights and each time the speedometer froze at a higher speed than the previous one (I.e. first stop 40, then 52, then 64). I feel this a major safety concern as myself or another driver of my vehicle will not be able to determine their actual speed and may put others in danger.
- Owosso, MI, USA
Speedometer malfunction in most of the 2004 Chevy Silverado's I have driven in. I own 1 Silverado. The company I work for owns several 2004 Silverado's. everyone I have driven along with the boss truck all have the same speedometer malfunction is a safety issue. People need to know how fast they are going.
- Venice , FL, USA
2004 Chevy Silverado speedometer started to stick at around 55 mph then start working, this went on for about two months, then it pegged out at 120 mph and has stuck while driving, when truck is at idle it sets at 70 mph.
- Toutle, WA, USA
Speedometer was stuck on 50 mph and never moves lower. Unable to tell what speed one is traveling.
- Galloway, OH, USA
Chevy Silverado 2004 4 wd pickup approx miles 38,000 when driving truck speedometer raced past 120 mph.vehicle stayed at 50 mph when shut off. I understand this is a common problem and GM is in denial.
- Rogersville, MO, USA
My 2004 Chevrolet Silverado speedometer started working erratically or not at all about 3 months ago.
- Wind Lake, WI, USA
Speedometer failure @48000 miles. It would work intermittently but most times it was too fast or too slow. The entire instrument cluster had to be replaced at the dealership.
- Howell, MI, USA
My Chevrolet 2004 Silverado ls does not read the speed correctly. Sometimes it does not move and others it will have me going 110 when I am doing 45 mph.
- Fort Payne, AL, USA
The speedometer quit working at 40000 miles. Checking on line there are hundreds possibly even thousands defective speedometers. This is a safety problem and the dealer stated it would cost $500 to fix and take two days.
- Reno, NV, USA
56000 miles on 2004 Chevy Silverado and speedometer has been showing 110 when doing 30, showing 0 when doing 70, showing 0 period.
- Lancaster, TX, USA
I have a 2004 Silverado S71. It has 35K miles on it at this time. In Sept. Of 2006 I noticed that the speedometer was not returning to zero mph smoothly. It would drop in steps. It is not indicating the correct speed, sometimes it is high and other times it maybe low or not working at all. Now the tach is also acting erratic. Sometimes it works and other times it doesn't, at times it does not return to zero when the engine is turned off or it hangs at some arbitrary point. (1) events leading up to the failure - none. (2) failure and its consequences - received speeding ticket. (3) what was done to correct the failure; I.e, parts repaired or replaced (and if old part is available). - none at this time.
- Westminster, CO, USA
2004 Silverado speedometer. The speedometer began failing about a year ago and now fails on trips of 5 miles or more. Speedometer most often begins registering low. It is so gradual that it is not obvious when it begins happening. It will eventually register below zero at any speed. The only way to reliably judge speed is via the tachometer. A few times, it has registered high, so as to read >100 mph at highway speeds. My research shows this is a very common problem with this make/model of GM vehicle. Of course this is a very dangerous situation, especially when it first occurred with me. I am uncertain how fast I was actually going when I realized I was going way too fast in relation to what the speedometer was reporting. I believe the speedometer should be considered a critical piece of safety equipment. In addition, law enforcement requires you to follow posted speed limits, which is difficult when the speedometer is reporting inaccurately. In my opinion, this device should not fail at 35000 miles. Again, in my opinion, this is a manufacturing defect and the consumer should not have to bear the expense for the repair.
- Williamson, WV, USA
Erratic speed reading on the speedometer of my Chevy Silverado.
- Akron, OH, USA
While traveling, my speedometer on my 2004 Chevy Silverado would not read an accurate mileage, for example while traveling 60 mph, the speedometer would be in excess of 100 mph, thus causing a safety issue, due to the fact that I do not know the exact speed of my vehicle, and can only judge that my vehicle is traveling the correct speed by pacing other vehicles on the highway. In fact I was pulled over for speeding, and when asked how fast I was going, I showed the police officer that my speedometer was reading 40 mph when I was parked, when in fact I was going approximately 10 miles above the speed limit. I went to the Chevy dealership, and the service representative said that he has had to replace a couple of theses, and with parts and labor would be approximately $700. My warranty expired just 700 miles prior to this defect starting. I was about to pay to get this repaired, when I decided to do research online to see if this was a problem with other Silverado, and come to find out, there are many cases like mine. I feel due to the fact that there are so many cases like this, that it should be considered a defect, and be repaired at no cost to the customer.
- Port Orchard, WA, USA
I have a 2004 2500 Chevy truck the speedometer will sometimes start at 0 and sometimes at 60 mph and sometimes at 30 mph I called the dealer and they told me to bring it in. They said they would keep my truck for 2 days. They knew just what was wrong with in. They want $350 dollars to do this. I don't think I should have to pay for a defect on the speedometer. Not for sure on when I bought the truck.
- Lancaster, KY, USA
Speedometer quit working. At a stop it was showing 120 miles an hour, sometimes more sometimes less. After researching on car forums on the internet I found many, many people have had these same problems.
- Pataskala, OH, USA
My speedometer on my 2004 Silverado functions incorrectly. It reads anywhere between 30 and 120 and I have no idea what my speed is. Apparently thousands and thousands of owners are having this problem. This is apparently a safety issue and there most definitely should be a recall.
- Decatur, AL, USA
- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Z71. The contact stated that the speedometer did not accurately register the speed being driven in this vehicle. Even when not driving the speedomenter registered a speed. The contact stated that the engine light has been on 80% of the time since he owned the vehicle. Updated 2/22/2007 -
- Peculiar , MO, USA
My 2004 Silverado just reached 40,000 miles when my speedometer stopped functioning. It's stopped at 120 mph and want go down.
- Spanish Fork , UT, USA
- Helotes, TX, USA