2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

PERIODICALLY OUR CAR'S GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER STICK. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND WE CANNOT FIND A CONNECTION AS TO WHEN/WHERE. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVY RECOGNIZING THERE IS A DEFECT IN THEIR MANUFACTURING BUT ALSO INCLUDES A REFUSAL TO FIX OUR SUBURBAN BECAUSE IT HAS MORE THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD FALL UNDER A MANDATORY RECALL. CARS HAVE TO BE ABLE TO KNOW HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING AND IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO GET THERE. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN DOES NOT ACCURATELY DISPLAY SPEED. THE NEEDLE EITHER STICKS OR JUMPS AROUND OR JUST DOESN'T DISPLAY SPEED ACCURATELY. THIS HAS CREATED A SITUATION WHEREIN I DO NOT EVER KNOW MY ACTUAL SPEED CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF MY VEHICLE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. GM IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS FIXING THOSE VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES, BUT MINE HAS GREATER MILEAGE AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO CORRECT MY PROBLEM. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY DEFECT THAT THEY OBVIOUSLY AGREE EXISTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY LOCKS UP AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. SOMETIMES IT SHOWS I'M DOING 55MPH IN A 25MPH ZONE. I'VE CALLED GM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE COST TO FIX RANGED FROM $500-$600. I GOT A LETTER FROM GM TODAY BUT WAS TOLD SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OVER 70,000 I WAS STUCK WITH THE REPAIRS. THIS I THINK IS ABSURD. IF IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT THEN IT SHOULD BE REMEDIED REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE SO I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF CALLING THE PREVIOUS OWNER THIS EVENING AND HE TOLD ME HE HAD THIS PROBLEM AROUND 46,000 MILES. HE SAID HE WAS INFORMED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PAST 36,000 MILES GM WILL NOT COVER IT. THEREFORE, HE TRADED THE VEHICLE IN DUE TO THIS SAME ISSUES WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AT 52000 ON 2003 SUBURBAN 2500. SPEEDOMETER SHOWS BETWEEN 70 AND 120 MPH. *CN

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING DURING HOT WEATHER. IT WILL NOT START UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS SAT FOR 10-20 MINUTES. *CN

DRIVER'S ELECTRIC SEAT HEATER TURNS ON BY ITSELF, SWITCH DOES NOT TURN IT OFF. INTERMITENT PROBLEM. REPEATED SERVICE ATTEMPTS BY GM HAVE NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. VERY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER. THE SEAT GETS UNCOMFORTABLY HOT. *CN

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND LOOKED DOWN AND MY SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH. I STOPPED, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED AGAIN, THE SPEEDOMETER FROZE AT 20 MPH. NOW IT RANDOMLY FREEZES OR READS A MUCH HIGHER SPEED THAN I AM GOING. *CN

SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY GOES 5 TO 50 MILES FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED OF THE CAR. I CHECKED IT WITH A GPS--IF IT GOES OFF SPEED, IT HAS READ AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AT A STANDSTILL AND AS HIGH AS 120 MPH AT 70 MPH.*CN

MY 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN SPEED ODOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP IT READS 30 MPH AND WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL GO TO 120MPH AND SOMETIMES PAST THAT. VEHICLE JUST HIT 50000 MILES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SAFEY PROBLEM THAT CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND SPEEDING TICKETS CAUSED BY A KNOWN MALFUNCTION IN GM VEHICLES. THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD NOT BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE.*CN

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS. IT WILL JUMP AROUND OR THE NEEDLE STICKS IN THE 120 MPH POSITION. I HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THIS ISSUE ELCLOSURE LETTER 07187. I HAVE JUST WENT OVER THE 70,000 WARRANTY STATED IN THE LETTER BY 712 MILES. I'VE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THE DEALER WHICH THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I FALL OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. THE COST OF REPAIR IS AROUND $560. I WOULD HAVE HAD IT FIX SIX MONTHS AGO BUT COULD NOT AFFORD IT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND BE REPAIR AT NO COST SINCE THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURED DEFECT.*CN