2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Electrical System

THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ON MY 2003 TAHOE RECENTLY STARTED CLIMBING AND READING EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE OIL PRESSURE AND NOT RESETTING AFTER THE KEY IS TURNED OFF. I HAVE FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM TO BE RECURRING ON MY SAME MODEL VEHICLE WITH OTHER CONSUMERS. AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH MY LOCAL DEALER AND WITH GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY RELUCTANTLY REPLACED MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FREE OF CHARGE. THANKFULLY IT SAVED ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AS I WAS CONSIDERED OUT OF THEIR WARRANTY BEING I HAVE 93,000 + MILES ON MY TRUCK AND THEY STATE THEY WILL ONLY HONOR IT FOR 75000 MILES. THANKS GM. *TR

SPEEDOMETER QUICK WORKING PROPERLY. IT REGISTERS AT 120 MPH AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN IN PARK. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. SOMETIMES IT GOES WAY PAST THE NUMBERS THAT ARE ON THE GAUGE. ALSO JUST RECENTLY, MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AS WELL. I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND IT READ 25 MPH. I HAD TO TURN THE TRUCK ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO RESET IT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL TAHOE OWNERS AND APPARENTLY THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO THEM. APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT JUST A SINGLE CASE. I WOULD LIKE GM TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS EXPENSIVE IF I PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF MY POCKET. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE HAS 100, 100 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS SUDDENLY BEEN ACTING UP. THE NEEDLE JERKS UP/DOWN INSTEAD OF SMOOTH MOVEMENT. OCCASIONALLY I WILL BE ON INTERSTATE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH BUT NEEDLE IS AT 20-30 MPH. JUST TODAY MY NEEDLE WON'T GO BELOW 15MPH WHEN I AM FULLY STOPPED & IN PARK. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM HAS LED ME TO FIND MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING WITH THEIR GMC VEHICLES FROM 2003/2004. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. WILL SHOW ANY THING FROM 60 TO 120 WHEN GOING 10 MPH. WILL WORK FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I AM A FRAID TO USE CRUISE. IT WILL GET SOME ONE KILLED. GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS . THEY THINK THEY HAVE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS NOW JUST WAIT TILL ALL THE LAW SUITES START COMING IN. THE MANUFACTURE WHO MADE THE FAULTY PARTS NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. PLEASE HELP 1000'S OF US CONSUMERS. *TR

TODAY MY INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY 2003 TAHOE DID NOT WORK WHEN I TURNED ON THE TRUCK. I DID NOT KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING NOR IF I HAD ANY GAS IN THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A QUICK FIX FOR IT. SOMEONE HAD SUGGESTED PULLING OUT THE DIC (DRIVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) FUSE, START THE TRUCK, TURN TRUCK OFF, THEN PUT THE FUSE BACK IN AND RESTART THE TRUCK AGAIN. IT RESET EVERYTHING. THANK GOODNESS IT WORKED, HOWEVER IT SEEMS TO BE A BOGUS FIX THAT APPEARS TO HAPPENING TO MANY VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. ACCORDING TO THE CHATS IT SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE SPENDING LOTS OF MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, LUCKILY I FOUND THE CHEAP FIX...I HOPE IT WORKS. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE CAUSING SPEEDOMETER TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR

2003 TAHOE, APPROX. 86,600 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE NO LONGER MOVES WHEN I DRIVE, IT IS STUCK IN THE FULLY DOWN POSITION. I AM GOING OVER 120MPH SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. DEALER WANTED $300-350 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS OVER THE 70,000 MILES THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSEDLY WARRANTING THIS THROUGH NOW. EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT EVEN A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 TAHOE ACTS ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 76000 MILES ON IT. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH MANY MODELS THAT CHEVY HAS PRODUCED. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONS AND CAUSES INACCURATE READINGS. *TR

MY 2003 TAHOE'S SPEEDOMETER FAILED LESS THAN 5 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS 95000 MILES ON IT. CHEVROLET RECOGNIZES THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SPEEDOMETER FAILURES. MY SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW 60 MPH AT A STANDSTILL AND SHOW VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE MOVING. CHEVROLET ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM BUT CUT OFF COVERAGE AT 70000 MILES OR 7 YEARS. THIS ITEM SHOULD BE A SAFETY RELATED RECALL REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE SINCE IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT THEY WILL ONLY PARTIALLY ADMIT TO. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE IS FAULTY. STOPPED IN PARK READS 40MHP. HWY SPEED READS 120MPH. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE IS NO RECALL AS OF YET. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

WE OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH APPROXIMATELY 85,00 MILES. FOR AT LEAST A YEAR WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR CRUISE CONTROL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOLLOWING THE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL EITHER CONTINUE TO RISE (UP TO 120 MPH+) OR FALL DOWN TO 0 NO MATTER HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN IS TO PULL OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THIS HAS TAKEN 2 OR 3 TRIES TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER TO RESET. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM CHEVROLET THAT "IF THIS CONDITION WAS OCCURRING" WE SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE REPAIR WOULD BE FREE IF THE MILEAGE WAS BELOW 75,000. WE ALSO CALLED THE CHEVROLET CONTACT AND WERE TOLD THAT THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE FREE SINCE WE WERE OVER 75,000 MILES. MY CONTENTION IS THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD BE WHOLLY RESPONSIBLE FOR REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER: I WAS RECENTLY DRIVING MY WIFE AND CHILDREN (AGES 2, 4 AND 8) IN OUR TAHOE TO A BAPTISM IN LYNCHBURG. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 60 MPH. I DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO 100+ MPH. I CAREFULLY PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. IT TOOK ME 3 TRIES FOR THE SPEEDOMETER TO RETURN TO CLOSE TO 0. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND REENTERED THE HIGHWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 60 MPH AND THE OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD WERE FLYING BY ME. I QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS AGAIN NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WE COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN PLOWED INTO BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS THE INCORRECT SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 90 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER, WHO INFORMED HER THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 75 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 70,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

SPEEDOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FAILURE ON MY 2003 CHEV TAHOE. CHEV HAS ISSUED A LIMITED SCOPE RECALL WITH LIMITATIONS TO MILEAGE OR YEARS. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART, ESPECIALLY A SPEEDOMETER IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL STICKS AND DISPLAYS INACCURATE SPEED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL ALSO STICKS DURING DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM THAT STATED THE GAUGES WILL FLUTTER, STICK, OR BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH GM AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,603 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

I HAVE TWO GM VEHICLES, A 2003 TAHOE & A 2004 DENALI. BOTH VEHICLES STARTED HAVING SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS THIS WEEK. STANDING STILL THE SPEEDOMETER READS 30+ MPH, START MOVING & THEY ARE READING WELL OVER 120 MPH. I NO LONGER HAVE ANY IDEA HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING IN EITHER OF MY VEHICLES. THIS IS UNSAFE & GM SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES & FIX THIS PROBLEM QUICKLY. I HAVE 8 CHILDREN & WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT I AM DRIVING AT A SAFE SPEED AT ALL TIMES. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE COMPONENTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A SPECIAL WARRANTY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR 100,000 MILES OR SEVEN YEARS. THE VEHICLE IS WITHIN THE YEAR REQUIREMENT, BUT HAS EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,241 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY HIGH SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL BECAUSE THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONTACT A LETTER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED CONCERNING THESE FAILURES. SHE STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL REPAIR, JUST AN IMPROVEMENT. THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE 70,000 MILE LIMIT THAT WAS REFERENCED IN THE LETTER, THEREFORE THE ADJUSTMENT WAS NOT FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 12-13-07. *KB THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AS WELL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND DISPLAYED FALSE READINGS. AS OF NOVEMBER 26, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,527 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM DIDN'T WARRANT FURTHER INSPECTION. UPDATED 12/07/07

WE OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2002. AS OF NOVEMBER 2007, IT HAS 82000 MILES. A FEW DAYS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER, AFTER A STOP, IT BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. AT THE SAME TIME, VOLTAGE GAUGE ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS PEGGED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT GIVING FALSE READING OF 19 V. LATER, THAT GAUGE CORRECTED ITSELF ONLY TO ACT ERRATICALLY AGAIN. VERY UNNERVING TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT. IN ADDITION, WE THOUGHT WE WERE HAVING ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS DUE TO THE FAULTY VOLTAGE READING. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE TAHOE TO MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THEY MENTIONED THE RECENT LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS DETAILING THAT THIS INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER PROBLEM IS RATHER COMMON. WE ARE NOW WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF GM WILL PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT SINCE WE ARE TECHNICALLY OVER THE MILEAGE ALLOWED (70K) BY GM. *TR

THE ODOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE IS ACTING ERRATICALLY, ESPECIALLY ON COLD DAYS IT WILL STICK TO 40 MPH EVEN WHILE STANDING STILL. IT HAS THIS WEEK BEEN STUCK AT THE 120 MPH MARK. EVEN WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE NEEDLE WOULD BOUNCE AROUND. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IS DANGEROUS TO NOT KNOW THE SPEED LIMIT THAT YOU ARE DOING, I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS, THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I HAVE 4 MONTHS LEFT ON THE DEALERSHIPS WARRANTY, SO I HAD THEM ASSES IT, THEY SAID I WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE CLUSTER REPLACED, WHICH THEY DID SO TODAY WITH A USED CLUSTER THAT HAS 124,000 MILES ON IT, WHICH MY VEHICLE WILL NOW SHOW PERMANENTLY. I DROPPED IT OF YESTERDAY WITH 72,000 MILES, NEEDLESS TO SAY II AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THE WHOLE THING. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IN OUR FAMILIES 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, I SEEN OVER 500 PEOPLE ON ONE WEBSITE ALONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AT OVER $500 THE DEALER WANTS TO FIX THEIR LACK OF ENGINEERING I AM SURE THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW UNNEEDED TRAFFIC TICKETS OR AT WORST ANY ACCIDENTS OVER THIS ISSUE. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE, 37,000 MILES; SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 70-120 MPH. I NOTE FOR THIS COMPLAINT THAT AN ONLINE WEBSITE CURRENTLY LISTS MORE THAN 16 PAGES, HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THE VEHICLE. ALL INSTANCES CITED NOTE REFUSAL OF DEALERSHIPS TO PROVIDE REPAIR OF THIS ALARMING AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT I TRANSPORT DAILY. I AM PRINTING A COPY OF THIS COMPLAINT AND WILL CONTACT AN ATTORNEY IF THERE IS NO REMEDY PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOW MUCH RISK IS ACCEPTABLE PRIOR TO RECALL? THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS PROBLEM!!! MUST THERE BE AN ENTRY IN THE DEATHS AND INJURY COLUMN BEFORE A RECALL IS INITIATED? *JB

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. SPOKE TO DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THERE IS A BULLETIN FOR VEHICLES UNDER 7 YRS OLD AND LESS THAN 70K MILES WHICH MY VEHICLES DOES FALL UNDER THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT. *TR