2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET 1500HD 4X4. IT HAS HEATED SEATS WHICH TEND TO COME ON BY ITS SELF AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE SEATS GET EXTREMELY HOT. SINCE THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED, I'M NOW GETTING A SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT, BUT THE 4X4 SEEMS OK. I THINK THE SHORT IN THE SEATS IS EFFECTING OTHER PARTS ON MY TRUCK. *JB

SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT VARIOUS READINGS AND IS RARELY ACCURATE. I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED ONE TICKET ($140). I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY FACTORS INVOLVED WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THINK GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL. ALSO TODAY, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. (HAD TO PULL THE FUSE) I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ABOUT BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I HAVE DOCUMENTED ALL OF THIS AND KEPT COPIES OF ALL COMPLAINTS AND EMAILS. JUST TO HAVE SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON WHEN MY WIPERS GO OUT AND I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT MY NEXT TRUCK WON'T BE "MADE IN AMERICA" I CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY ASSURED ME THEY COULD REPAIR IT FOR UNDER 1000.00 WOW, WHAT A BARGAIN CONSIDERING IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. THANKS FOR LETTING ME VENT. *NM

SERVICE 4WD MESSAGE COMES ON, LOOSE ALL 4WD CAPABILITY. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN SNOW, THUS CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN. *NM

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO AND MY SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER CURRENTLY DO NOT WORK. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY MENTIONED THAT IT IS COMMON BUT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ($500) I ASKED WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT A PLASTIC GEAR WEARS OUT. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND JUMPS UP AND DOWN. FINALLY STOPS WORKING AND NEEDLE POINTS DOWN. NO WAY OF JUDGING SPEED. HAD IT REPROGRAMMED AT COST OF 10.00, DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. HAD A GAGE CLUSTER ORDER AND INSTALLED AT COST OF 300.00. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN CLUSTER IN A LOT OF TRUCKS AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO OWNER. MY TRUCK HAD 30,650 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *NM

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT 53000 MILES. APPARENTLY, ALL INTERNAL PARTS. MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME SITUATION. THIS TYPE OF PART SHOULD NOT FAIL UNTIL 300,000 + MILES OR 25 YEARS! MOST PEOPLE ARE QUOTED (AND PAID) $500 - $1,000 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I'VE GOT A CALL IN TO GM DEALER, BUT HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 120+MPH WHEN GOING 65 MPH. WHEN STOPPED IT INDICATED 60 MPH. DEALER REPLACED CLUSTER UNIT TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. *JB

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN VERY ERRATIC LATELY. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I CAN BE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 30 MPH OR EVEN 0 MPH. THERE IS REALLY NO CONSISTENCY TO HOW THE SPEEDOMETER MEASURES MY SPEED. *JB

SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO FUNCTION - WILL BE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT RANGES FROM 0-120 MPH WHEN I ESTIMATE I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELING 35 MPH(ESTIMATED OBVIOUSLY). HAS HAPPENED ON 3 OCCASIONS AND IN NOW NON-FUNCTIONING. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS REPLACING INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - AND ADMITS TO A RASH OF THESE REPLACEMENTS ON THESE TRUCKS. *NM

2003 SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. PINS AT 120 MPH ALL THE TIME. DISCONNECT BATTERY FOR 10 MINUTES. SPEEDOMETER FINE FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS, THEN SAME THING. BASED ON RESEARCH, SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. RECALL??? *NM