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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006063104 | Incident Date: Apr, 18 2006 |
| Consumer's City: FORT IRWIN | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: TAHOE | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNEC13T94R | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 20 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 04 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The speedometer on my 2004 chevrolet tahoe broke suddenly while driving. it went to a "0 speed" of 40 mph. in other words, while moving at 25 mph my speedometer read 65 mph. i had to immediately slow down and was forced to move off the roadway because i was a hazard to other traffic. this was the second such incident. in january 2005 the exact same thing happened as i was traveling at the posted speed limit of 70 mph. i slowed for traffic and as i accelerated back to the posted speed limit my speedometer read over 100 mph. i did not know my speed and was forced to pull to the side of a major freeway. that speedometer was replaced under warranty. however, the replacement only lasted 32194 miles and 15 months. besides the obvious danger in having a speedometer fail suddenly, there is the inherent concern that even if i was involved in even a minor fender-bender, the police investigating the accident would inaccurately find i was driving 40 mph above my actual speed and the burden would be on me to prove otherwise. an almost impossible task. *nm |
