2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Complaints

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS TACKY LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AROUND 45-50 MPH. I WATCHED THE GAUGE AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED ITSELF. *TR YESTERDAY, THE SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY WENT CRAZY WHILE I WAS DRIVING, QUIT WORKING AT 25 MPH, AND WHEN I SLOWED DOWN, THE NEEDLE WENT BELOW THE MPH GAUGE LINE AND IS NOW POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN, BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE GEAR SHIFT PANEL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I HAVE 44,000 MILES OR SO ON THIS VEHICLE AND JUST BOUGHT IT USED TWO WEEKS AGO.

WHILE DRIVING LOOKED DOWN AT SPEEDOMETER DOING 150 MPH WHEN I STOPPED WENT TO 60MPH WHILE SETTING STILL. MANY FRIENDS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS OF CHEVY AVALANCHES. CALLED CHEVY THEY STATED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING WRONG. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL PROBLEMS. GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON 2003-2004 TRUCKS FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL ISSUES, I HAVE A 2005 WHICH HAS ISSUES SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS MODELS. THE SPEEDO GETS STUCK AND GIVES FALSE SPEEDS AND THE HOUR METER ON THE TRUCK RE-SET IT SELF TO 0. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 AVALANCHE STARTED TO ACT ERRATIC WHILE DRIVING. IT GIVES FALSE SPEED INDICATION FOR EXAMPLE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 6-MPH IT WILL JUST DROP TO 30MPH EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE SPEED HAS NOT CHANGED. MY CONCERN IS THE CREEPING EFFECT OF THE TRUCK AND STILL INDICATING A SLOWER SPEED. *TR

STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT BUT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING. GM TSB 05-07-30-017B TALKS ABOUT AN ISSUE THEY HAVE ON SEVERAL THOUSAND 2004-2006 VEHICLES THAT CAN ALLOW FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAMINATION, LEADING TO FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT UNDER TOWING, THE VEHICLE CAN CREATE A DANGEROUS CONDITION IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS ALSO CAN LEAD TO REPAIR COSTS OVER SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS, THAT THE MANUFACTURER, OR WARRANTY COMPANIES, WILL NOT COVER. GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS BY THE ISSUANCE OF THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THIS CONDITION EXISTS, YET REFUSES TO EDUCATE THE OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES, AND REFUSES TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND DAMAGES IT CREATES. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER CASES WHERE THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED WITH NO REMEDY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE WHICH I BOUGHT LAST JUNE 2007 FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AND I NOTICED THAT LAST SEPTERMBER 2007 AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET, I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 110 AND I WAS ONLY GOING AT 25MPH. I WISH TO KNOW WHAT TO DO AND I HAVE NOT YET FIXED MY TRUCK DUE TO THE FACT THAT FIXING MY TRUCK IS OVER $1,000 DOLLARS. IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN FIX MY TRUCK W/O PAYING ANYTHING? *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER BEGIN SKIPPING ON MY 05 CHEVY AVALANCHE WHEN I WAS DRIVING. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR SO. THEN IT STARTED SHOWING THAT I WAS DOING 20-MPH FASTER THAN I WAS ACTUALLY GOING. WHEN I WOULD STOP, IT WOULD STILL INDICATE I WAS GOING 20-40MPN. FINALLY, ON FEB 4TH, IT GOT STUCK AT OVER 120 MPH. SO NOW I NO LONGER HAVE A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE NOTED IN SERVICE BULLETIN #050235003. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OVER THE 36,000 MILES I NOW HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR. IT IS IN THE STEERING AND I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. *TR

CHEVY AVALANCHE - FIRST SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS RPM GAUGE. NEXT GAS & OIL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. NOW IT'S HIT OR MISS WHEN THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIP NOT COOPERATIVE TO FIX. RECALL NEEDED!! *CN