NHTSA Complaint #10641300 — 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY, I NOTICED THE TOW/HAUL BUTTON DIDN'T WORK, THEN THE GAS GAUGE. EVENTUALLY, WITHIN A YEAR, ALL THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY GO ON AND LATER OFF AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE EVEN ACCURATE TO ANY DEGREE WHEN THEY DO COME ON. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE TRUCK SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING BUT AFTER I WAS SAFELY OFF THE ROAD IT STARTED AGAIN. THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND THE PROBLEM BUT AS OF NOW I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. MYSELF OR MY MECHANIC, WHO WORKS FOR THE COUNTY AND IS VERY CAPABLE. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR VEHICLES AND THIS SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON. I ALSO OWN A 2003 SUBURBAN AND THESE THINGS ARE STARTING WITH THAT TRUCK TOO. THESE HAVE BEEN GOOD TRUCKS BUT I WANT TO BE SAFE AND NOT HAVE TO GET RID OF MY VEHICLES. ABS,WIPERS,DEFROST,HVAC, AND ALL GAUGES ARE AFFECTED. I HAVE REPLACED HVAC CONTROLS AND DASH GAUGES AND OTHER PARTS BUT STILL THE SAME PROBLEMS. SUCH AS WHATEVER HVAC CONTROLS THAT I PUT IN IT STILL ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. WATCH OUT IF YOUR SPEEDOMETER ACTS STRANGE. *TR