NHTSA Complaint #10459220 — 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10459220
Vehicle 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
Component ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 120,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MD

Consumer Description

MY VEHICLE READ 0 MPH WHEN I AM DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THERE ARE TIMES IT WILL SHOOT TO 120 MPH AND OTHERS IT WILL BE IN BETWEEN REGARDLESS OF MY ACTUALLY SPEED. ADDITIONALLY, THE GAS GAUGE GOES PAST FULL WHEN I AM NEAR EMPTY AND VICE VERSA. SOMETIMES THE GAS GAUSE STICKS IN THE MIDDLE SO I NEVER KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER FOR GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN MY GAUGE TOLD ME I WAS DOING THE SPEED LIMIT. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY BECAUSE MY GAUGE TOLD ME I WAS 3/4 FULL WHEN I WAS ON EMPTY. I KNOW AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS A SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE AND VEHICLES WHO WERE LESS THAN 80K MILES OR GOT FIXED PRIOR TO JULY 2011 THEN THEY WERE COVERED. HOWEVER, NOTHING WAS DONE FOR THE VEHICLES AFTER THAT DATE. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS GM OWNERS WITH TRUCKS RANGING FROM 2003-2007 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WE ARE BEING FORCED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED OUT OF POCKET FOR OVER $500. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND ALL OF THE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE ON MY CAR AND WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THE DEALER DIDNT SUBMIT THE NEW OWNER INFORMATION DESPITE ME BUYING FROM A GM DEALER. I AM ASKING THE NHTSA TO ENFORCE THIS SAFTEY ISSUE AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES TO BE COVERED BY GM NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE IS. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F11F710 HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2004/CHEVROLET/SUBURBAN_1500/?Q=&PAGE=3 HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TAHOE/T7IEVBBFPJQIQHNVG HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/SUBURBAN/2004/ELECTRICAL/SPEEDOMETER_STOPS_WORKING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/CHEVY/14I3B-2004-SUBURBAN-SPEEDOMETER-DOESN-T-WORK-STICKS.HTML *TT

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