NHTSA Complaint #10262924 — 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500

AT APPROXIMATELY 91K MILES THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, THEN AT APPROX. 96K MILES, THE TACHOMETER BEGAN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I'VE NOTICED ON MULTIPLE BULLETINS WHERE HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND WE'RE ALL CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY GM HAS NOT BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ISSUE A RECALL. GM HAS STATED (VIA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS) THAT KNOWING YOUR SPEED IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. I POSE THE QUESTION THEN, WHY DO WE HAVE SPEED LIMITS? OF COURSE YOUR SPEED IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY CONCERN OR IT WOULDN'T BE REGULATED. THEY NEED TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS THEY'VE PUT ON THE ROAD & REIMBURSE THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE THE REPAIRS COMPLETED. PUTTING A MILEAGE LIMIT ON THIS ISSUE IS ABSURD CONSIDERING THAT MOST PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE EITHER GOT THE LETTER FROM GM AFTER THE 70K MILE MARK OR DON'T EXPERIENCE THE DEFECT UNTIL AFTERWARDS. SINCE WHEN DOES SAFETY HAVE A MILEAGE LIMIT? *TR