Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / AVALANCHE / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005044700 Incident Date: Oct, 24 2005
Consumer's City: WYLIE Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: AVALANCHE Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3GNEK13T13G Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 30 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 10 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Speedometer needle sticks and only lowers the needle 5 mph for each time the engine is turned off and then on again. dealer has seen several in the past 2 months. needle moves with a jumping motion and does not move smoothly as it did before. dealer quoted a cost of $500-$600 to replace electronic speedometer. this is not a usual item that is expected to be replaced in vehicles. as several have been identified by one dealer (reliable chevrolet) in the past 2 months, not only with the avalanche, but other silverado model trucks, requesting research on manufacturer defect for recall. *nm