NHTSA Complaint #10235575 — 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL AND WHILE DRIVING PAST THE HIGH SCHOOL, I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING ME DRIVING OVER 70 MPH. CONCERNED THAT I WAS TRAVELING TOO FAST AND WORRIED ABOUT GETTING A TICKET, I SLOWED VERY DRASTICLY TO SLOW DOWN TO THE POSTED (DURING SCHOOL HOURS SPEED LIMIT), CAUSING A NEAR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FROM VEHICLE BEHIND ME. MEAN WHILE, YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WERE DISTRACTED WHILE CROSSING THE ROAD BECAUSE OF MY ABRUPT SPEED CHANGE. AFTER SLOWING DOWN, I NOTICE THAT WHILE ALMOST STOPPED, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS CONTINUING TO SHOW SPEEDS OVER 50MPH. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITH MY MILAGE SHOWING AROUND 85,000 MILES. THE NEXT DAY, I RECIEVE A NOTICE FROM GM SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIANCE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS AND THAT GM WILL REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES LESS THAN 70.000 MILES. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERS AND HAVE HEARD PRICE FROM $750 TO $1200 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING VERY CAREFUL AND BEEN WAITING FOR GM TO RECALL ALL TRUCKS WITH THE PROBLEMS. I AM TRIED OF WAITING AND FEEL THAT I AM AT RISK FOR NOT HAVING THE PROPER SPEED SHOWN. MEANWHILE, MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS FAILING WHICH CAUSE ENGING ALARM TO SOUND AND I CAN NO LONGER TRUST MY FUEL GAUGE BECAUSE IT WILL SHOW HALF FULL WHEN IT IS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THESE ARE ALL SAFETY PROBLEMS IN MY EYES. *TR