NHTSA Complaint #10343796 — 2004 GMC ENVOY XL

IN DECEMBER 2009 MY 2004 ENVOY XL'S TACHOMETER WENT OFF LINE. IT STARTS AT ABOUT THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION. THEN A MONTH LATER THE ODOMETER STUCK AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR EVEN THOUGH I WAS STOPPED OR OBVIOUSLY DOING OVER 40. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IT CORRECTED ITSELF BUT WAS ERRATIC AND WOULD TICK ITS WAY UP TO ABOUT 40-50MPH THEN WOULD STOP GOING UP. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MANY 2004 ENVOYS. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A INSTRUMENT PANEL PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF AROUND $500.00 THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. WHEN REDUCING SPEED TO ACCOMMODATE A CURVE THAT RECOMMENDS A REDUCED SPEED I CAN NOT TELL WHAT MY ACTUAL SPEED IS TO SAFELY MAKE THE CURVE. SPEED LIMITS ARE POSTED FOR SAFETY REASONS AND IF WE CANT TELL HOW FAST WE ARE GOING DO TO A FAULTY INSTRUMENT PANELS IT PUTS PEOPLE IN DANGER. DEALERS AND GMC SEEM TO KNOW ABOUT IT AND HAVE NOT YET RECALLED THE VEHICLES TO CORRECT THE SAFETY PROBLEM NOT TO MENTION THAT $500.00 IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR MOST PEOPLE TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE FIXING. *TR