2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. *JB

SPEEDOMETER IS READING 20 OR 40 OR 120 OR 70 NO MATTER IF YOU ARE SITTING STILL, GOING 50. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE SPEEDOMETER IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. *NM

SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER ACCURATE. I HAVE READ MANY POSTS FOR PEOPLE WITH THE SIMILAR TYPE OF VEHICLE 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND 2003 GMC YUKONS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE SPEEDOMETER LOCKS UP AND DISPLAYS SPEEDS AT LEAST 20-30 MPH OVER, THEN SOMETIMES REGISTERS 0 MPH WHEN TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE TO RESORT TO USING A PORTABLE GPS FOR MY SPEED DETECTION. THIS APPARENTLY IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES, IT IS A COSTLY FIX, AND GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN, PLEASE LOOK AT REQUIRING GM TO ISSUE A RECALL. THANK YOU. *NM

SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 SILVERADO FAILED WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. GLANCED DOWN AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NOTICED THAT I WAS TRAVELING 120 MPH IN A SCHOOL ZONE!!!!....OBVIOUSLY AN ERROR. THE SPEEDO NEEDLE IS GITTERY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERS. I'M GRAVELY CONCERNED THAT I NO LONGER KNOW HOW FAST/SLOW I'M DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE ADDRESSED/RESOLVED. *NM

VEHICLE WAS IDLING POORLY, IT HAD A ROUGH IDLE THAT WOULD SHAKE THE VEHICLE. THIS CAME AND WENT, IT WAS NOT A CONSTANT PROBLEM BUT SLOWLY GREW WORSE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT 4 OF THE EIGHT CYLINDERS, ONE ENTIRE BANK, WAS MISFIRING. THE TROUBLE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR THAT WAS DUMPING 50% MORE FUEL THAN NEEDED INTO THESE CYLINDERS. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AS WAS THE SPARK PLUGS WHICH HAD BECOME FOULED. *NM

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS QUIT WORKING PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS STUCK ON 120 MPH. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. THE DEALER DISCOVERED A MOUSE HAD STRIPPED THROUGH THE INSULATION AND CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRES UNDER THE FUSE BOX. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO, 56,8000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER WAS TACKING AT 50 MPH. IS NOW WORKING BACKWARDS FROM 140 MPH GOING ONLY AS FAR AS 80 MPH. CALLED DEALER, SAID NO RECALL. SAID IT WOULD COST $600 TO REPLACE "BUNDLE". JUST WENT THROUGH MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND I BELIEVE GM SHOULD STEP UP! *NM

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 03 CHEVROLET SILVERADO RANDOMLY STICKS. RIGHT NOW IT IS STUCK AT 80 MPH AND THE TRUCK IS STATIONARY AND IS NOT EVEN STARTED. THIS CAUSES MY SPEED TO DISPLAY WRONG AND I MUST USE SIMPLE ARITHMETIC TO FIGURE OUT HOW FAST I'M GOING. HOWEVER, AT THIS POINT, I CAN ONLY USE THAT ARITHMETIC TO DETERMINE UP TO 40 MPH AS MY SPEEDOMETER ONLY MEASURES UP TO 120. AFTER THAT, I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED -- IT SEEMS TO EVENTUALLY FIX ITSELF ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN. IN CHECKING INTERNET CHAT ROOMS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR CHEVY/GM VEHICLES IN THAT PRODUCTION YEAR. WHY HAS THIS BEEN ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITHOUT A RECALL? MY CAR IS DUE FOR INSPECTION. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT I GET THE SPEEDOMETER BACK TO 0 TO HAVE THIS INSPECTION DONE AS I DON'T HAVE TIME TO GET THE REPAIR DONE NOR DO I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO SPEND A DIME ON SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. PLEASE DO YOUR JOB AND ISSUE A RECALL. OTHERWISE, IT'S BACK TO BUYING FOREIGN VEHICLES! *NM

RATTLING IN STEERING WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS OR HITTING ROUGH ROAD GOING STRAIGHT. *NM