2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WHICH HAS EXPERIENCE SEVERAL EPISODES OF SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. USUALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL MALFUNCTION WHEN DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL, SPEEDING UP OR STOPPING. AFTER 1-2 DAYS THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GRADUALLY RETURN TO BASELINE. THE MALFUNCTION HAS CAUSED ME TO ASSUME THAT I WAS DRIVING SLOWER THAN I WAS WHICH HAS RESULTING IN A HIGH RISK FOR ACCIDENTS. *JB

SPEEDOMETER STICK AND JUMPS. ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE IS TO PULL FUSE OR START/STOP IGNITION REPEATEDLY UNTIL IT REACHES 0. IT THEN WORKS FOR A WHILE AND THEN DOES IT AGAIN. THE STARTING/STOPPING THE IGNITION SURELY IS NOT GOOD FOR STARTED. IT FIRST STARTED BACK IN JANUARY AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. *JB

I OWN A 2003 SUBURBAN MADE BY CHEVROLET AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL KNOW LONGER WORK . THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR CLASS. IT SEEMS DANGEROUS AND THE FIX IS $500 OR MORE DEPENDING ON DEALER FOR THE TOTAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SEEMS LIKE A FAULTY PRODUCT TO ME. *JB

SPEEDOMETER STICKS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN Z71. INTERNET SEARCH FINDS THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE VEHICLES. CAN NOT ACCURATELY ADJUST SPEED FOR SAFE DRIVING WHICH RESULTS IN A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT HAD A SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $500 TO REPLACE IT. I NOTICED ON THE NEWS THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. THIS IS SAFETY RELATED AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. HTTP://WWW.KING5.COM/LOCALNEWS/STORIES/NW_030107WABSPEEDOMETERSUITSW.B8BBB09.HTML LAWSUIT CLAIMS GM USES FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS. *JB

SPEEDOMETER IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED ON MY SUBURBAN Z71 MODEL YEAR 2003 WITH 59,611 MILES. SPEEDOMETER READINGS RANGED FROM 0 MPH TO 120 MPH. I HAD TO USE A GPS TO REGULATE VEHICLE SPEED UNTIL THE TRUCK COULD BE REPAIRED. I HAD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMOVE AND REPAIR ON FEBRUARY 12, 2007 BY DEALER AT A COST OF $448.89 AND ONLY A 1 YEAR GUARANTEE ON THE REPLACEMENT CLUSTER. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OF MY 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SPEEDOMETER INDICATES 60 MPH WHEN AT A FULL STOP AND 120 MPH WHEN MOVING. *NM

SPEEDOMETER HEAD CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. IT WAS BOUNCING ALL AROUND READING 0 THEN 120 MPH. I HAD MY WIFE IMMEDIATELY DROP IT OFF AT THE SERVICE VENDOR CLOSEST TO HER (NOT CHEVY ). THEY ANALYZED THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD WAS FAULTY. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT FISCHER CHEVROLET IN BOULDER AND CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THEY HAD SEEN OTHERS LIKE THIS FROM THIS YEAR. HE SAID HE HAD SEEN A LARGER NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THIS TYPE. I ASKED THE PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT. HE SAID IT WOULD BE NEARLY TWICE THAT OF THE 3RD PARTY SERVICE COMPANY. I CHOSE TO HAVE IT FIXED AND SUBMIT THE COMPLAINT TO CHEVY/GM

THE FUEL GAUGE QUIT FIRST, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER. THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN A TURN IS MADE. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. SPEEDOMETER IS SOMETIMES JERKY, AND WILL READ HIGHER SPEEDS THAN WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEING DONE. THIS ISN'T THE TYPICAL SMALL ERROR THAT MOST HAVE, THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT. THEN, WHEN COMING TO A FULL STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STAY STUCK AT A CERTAIN SPEED, AND ONLY READ FROM THERE ON OUT, MAKING THAT MPH THE AMOUNT OVER BEING READ. *NM