2004 Chevrolet Suburban Electrical System

2004 CHEVY SUBURBAN- SPEEDOMETER AND OIL PSI GAUGES READ ERRATIC. SPEEDOMETER CAN READ ZERO ONE MINUTE AND 120 ANOTHER, VERY ERRATIC. OIL PRESSURE GAGE READS 0-80 AT ANY TIME. MANY DOCUMENTED CASES BUT NO RECALL ON DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTORS. INTERNET SHOWS MANY REPAIRS BEING MADE ON THESES CLUSTERS REPLACING DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTORS. DEALER REPAIR TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE CLUSTER $400 *NM

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. THE SPEEDOMETER GOES FROM 0-120 IN A MATTER OF A FEW SECONDS AND BACK DOWN. I CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR INCIDENCES FOUND ON THE INTERNET. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY REAL ISSUES, BUT I COULD SEE IT HAPPENING IF YOU WERE NOT WITH OTHER TRAFFIC TO VERIFY YOUR SPEED.

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY SUBURBAN. MY SON WAS DETAILING THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. MY OTHER SON WAS DETAILING HIS TRUCK BEHIND IT. MY SON DETAILING THE SUBURBAN HAD THE KEY TURNED TO "ACCESSORY" AND WAS LISTENING TO MUSIC WHILE WORKING. AS HE WAS WIPING THE DASH BOARD OFF, HIS ARM HIT THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTER AND POPPED THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR! IT ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY HITTING MY OTHER SON'S TRUCK, LUCKILY MISSING HIM! COME TO FIND OUT, GM HAD PRODUCED THIS VEHICLE WITH THE ACCESSORY POSITION UNLOCKING THE SHIFTER. I CHECKED THE MANUAL AND FOUND NO WARNING OR REFERENCE TO THIS SITUATION. I OWN A 2002 GM TRUCK AND IT PUT IN ACCESSORY DOES NOT UNLOCK THE SHIFTER. I CONTACTED GM TO INVESTIGATE AND WARN IT'S OWNERS, BUT THEY FOUND ON MARCH 17, 2005 BY LETTER TO ME THAT THE SUBURBAN WAS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED". NO OTHER VEHICLE HAS EVER UNLOCKED THE SHIFTER IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. LIVES ARE IN DANGER. MANY PEOPLE LISTEN TO THE MUSIC IN THEIR VEHICLE WHILE DETAILING OR EVEN TAILGATING AT A FOOTBALL GAME. SOMEONE WILL BE CRUSHED IF THEY ARE NOT WARNED OF THE DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE TRIED WRITING A COUPLE NEWS ORGINIZATIONS AND HAVE WARNED EVERYONE I KNOW. I THINK IT MAY TAKE YOU TO HELP. PLEASE HELP!!

NEW, 6 MONTH OLD VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. WAS IN PARKING LOT FOR APPROX 1 1/2-2 HRS BEFORE FIRE, WINDOWS UP, DOORS LOCKED. INSURANCE APPRAISER AND FIRE MARSHAL SAYS ELECTRICAL FIRE, ACCIDENTAL. FIRE MARSHAL SAYS DRIVER'S SEAT CONTROL, INSURANCE SAYS DRIVER'S DOOR OR WINDOW CONTROL. NEVER HEARD WHAT GM SAYS CAUSED BY. GM TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY - INSURANCE HAD TO PAY OFF. WAS REPORTED TO FIRE DEPT, FIRE MARSHAL INVESTIGATED. GM SEND SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS LATER. I MET HIM AT DEALERSHIP. HE PULLED OFF SEAT CONTROL BOX AND SAID IT DIDN'T CAUSE THE FIRE. PULLED OFF DRIVER'S DOOR COVER AND LOOKED. NEVER SAID WHAT HE THOUGHT CAUSED FIRE.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED AT 22,000 MILES SHE WAS TOLD THERE WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, THE SEAT WOULD SHOOT FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTROLS FOR THE SEAT WORK BACKWARDS. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH THE BUTTON FORWARD IN ORDER FOR THE SEAT TO GO BACK. SHE WAS TOLD BY HER SERVICE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH IN THE PROGRAM. *JB RESETTING THE SEAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE HEATED SEATS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. *JB

I LEARNED THROUGH A FRIEND TODAY THAT THERE MAY BE A CONDITION IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THAT I SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL WITH WHEN LEAVING SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO THE FIRST/ACCESSORIES POSITION, THAT THE SHIFTER LOCK DISENGAGES SO THAT THE SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED OUT OF PARK AND INTO NEUTRAL, ETC. BECAUSE THIS COULD EASILY BE AN ISSUE WHEN I LEAVE MY CHILD IN THE VEHICLE AND LEAVE THE KEY TURNED TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION WHILE I'M LOADING THE CAR, WALKING AROUND TO REACH HIM TO FASTEN SEAT-BELT, FILL GAS, ETC., I TESTED IT, AND IT'S TRUE. THE SHIFTER CAN BE EASILY MOVED INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. I KNOW THIS IS TRUE NOT ONLY ON SOME OR ALL OF THE SUBURBANS, BUT ON YUKONS, TOO. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED.

CENTER CONSOLE WITH REAR CLIMATE AND RADIO CONTROLS STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT TO RIVERTON CHEVROLET, AND THEY REPLACED SOME FAULTY WIRING. *JB

A FIRE STARTED IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT DEALER DID NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.*AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED . THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY GROUND WIRE. *JB