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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006094041 | Incident Date: Dec, 31 2005 |
| Consumer's City: WILLIAMSON | Consumer's State: WV |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILVERADO | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCEK19V84E | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 03 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2004 silverado speedometer. the speedometer began failing about a year ago and now fails on trips of 5 miles or more. speedometer most often begins registering low. it is so gradual that it is not obvious when it begins happening. it will eventually register below zero at any speed. the only way to reliably judge speed is via the tachometer. a few times, it has registered high, so as to read >100 mph at highway speeds. my research shows this is a very common problem with this make/model of gm vehicle. of course this is a very dangerous situation, especially when it first occurred with me. i am uncertain how fast i was actually going when i realized i was going way too fast in relation to what the speedometer was reporting. i believe the speedometer should be considered a critical piece of safety equipment. in addition, law enforcement requires you to follow posted speed limits, which is difficult when the speedometer is reporting inaccurately. in my opinion, this device should not fail at 35000 miles. again, in my opinion, this is a manufacturing defect and the consumer should not have to bear the expense for the repair. *jb |
