NHTSA Complaint #10298759 — 2003 GMC GMC TRUCK

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IN 2003 GMC SIERRA, I FEEL THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFTEY DEFECT AND BE COVERED BY THE GM CORP. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH THE CORP FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS TO COVER THIS IT WAS A DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTOR IN ALL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS AND THE PART NUMBER WAS XC5-168 THE NEW PART NUMBER IS X25-168 WHY WAS THIS NEVER CONSIDERED A SAFTEY RECALL, IS THE SPEEDOMETER NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE SAFETY RECALLS ON OUR ROADWAYS? THE FACT THAT I CAN DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT "ACCORDING TO MY SPEEDOMETER" AT 120 MPH AND CARS ARE PASSING ME, OR THE FACT THAT I MIGHT BE DOING ONLY 30MPH IN THE SAME SITUATION, IS THIS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF A SAFTEY RECALL? IT IS AND HAS BEEN KNOWN THAT THESE STEPPERS MOTORS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS HAS BEEN BAD, AND NOT THE FAULT OF ANY DRIVER BUT THE FAULT OF THE GM CORP., DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED BY SOMETHING LIKE THIS THINKING THAT THER ONLY DOING 30MPH BUT IN FACT ARE RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD AT 80MPH.... SURE THE MORE EXPERIENCED DRIVER MIGHT KNOW THE DIFFERENCEBUT WHAT ABOUT THE LESS EXPERIENCED, LIKE YOUR CHILD? I WOULD NEVER WANT THIS TO HAPPEN, AND YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THAT IT COULD, SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS... A SAFTEY RECALL, NOT JUST SOME SERVICE BULLETIN, THAT THE DEALER MAILS TO SOME OF THE OWNERS, IF IN FACT THEY HAVE THE NAME ON FILE, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BOUGHT THIS USED FOR THIER CHILD. UNDER SPEEDOMETERS ON EBAY THERE IS PROOF THAT THE CLUSTERS ARE BAD, GUYS ARE FIXING THEM WITH THE NEW STEPPER MOTORS, WHY IS THIS NOT GM'S RESPONSIBILITY? *TR