NHTSA Complaint #10415013 — 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AROUND 90000 MILES. IT WOULD WORK BUT NOT READ CORRECTLY. IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE. NOW VERY VERY RARELY DOES IT WORK PROPERLY. MOST OF THE TIME IT READS INCORRECTLY SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL. SOMETIMES IT IS ALL THE WAY AT MAX AND SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON 0 AND SOMETIMES IT IS STUCK SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. THE TRUCK NOW HAS ABOUT 135000 MILES ON IT AND EVERYTHING I FIND SAYS IT WILL COST BETWEEN 300 AND 500 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT IT IS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT AND WONT RECALL. I DON'T THINK IT IS RIGHT THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR FAULTY PARTS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE NOT BEING ABLE TO KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *TR