NHTSA Complaint #10239450 — 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

AT APPROX 65,000 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ALONG WITH OTHER GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. GM REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN I HAD 80,000 MILES GM OFFERED TO FIX THE DEFECT ONLY ON VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. THEY REFUSED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT ON MY VEHICLE. THE DEALER ESTIMATES THE COST TO FIX THIS DEFECT AT APPROX $450.00 I NOW HAVE APPROX 105,000 MILES AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITHOUT A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. THIS VEHICLE AND MANY WITH THIS SAME DEFECT IS USED FOR TOWING. GM HAS PUT PROFIT AHEAD OF SAFETY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. THE NTSB HAS CONTINUED TO ALLOW THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES TO OPERATE UNSAFELY WITH THIS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED DEFECT BY FAILING TO FORCE GM TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES MANY OF WHICH WERE STILL BEING MANUFACTURE AFTER THE DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED. *TR