Speedometer

[michael]

my 94 z71 wouldnt shift out of first because i flooded the speedometer chip behind the glove box. if the speedometer dosent work then it wont tell the computer when to shift gears. it cost me ten dollars at a scrap yard and took five minutes. the hard part was figuring out what was wrong. try that i bet it will help.

[scott]

marc wrote:

i have a 2004 silverado. the speedotmeter just went to 90 mph. it moved like 90 was 0. 30 mph read 120 mph. the dealer said it had to replace the cluster...well, i fixed it my self. i went under the hood and pulled fuse ign E (the cluster fuse) all the lights went out in the truck. i tried to start the truck. it didnt do anything BUT the speedo needle moved down by 10 mph. so i tried it again and it moved down by another 10 mph. well i kept doing it till it read 0...i replaced the fuse and went for a drive. perfect, no problem. hasnt given me a prob since. i hope this help someone

i just idd what you suggested and presto it worked, although i am off about 3.5 mph. now i need to find out how to zero the speedometer.

thanks

[coach]

i am being told that my speedo and odometer are not working because the dealership r and r the radio and a wire from the radio to the cluster was off and that is the reason it did not function. bought 2005 chev avalanche mar. 7/2009and have brought it back to dealer 7 times. the day i got truck, no speedo,no odometer,engine light on, only 57000 kms.brought back for speed sensor,back for tcc solinoid,pickup 15 min .later engine light on rough shifting at 10 to 20 kms,brought back, they sent out to tranny shop but mechanic cleared tranny history, we are in neg. about warr. or comp. and i see that my truck is advertised for sale on autotrader today april 1 ,i have had the truck a total of 4 days since i purchased, does anybody know if there is truth in story about wire from cluster to radio if not attached the soeedo and odometer not working, the dealership is fairly large and nat. known but i now am having tough time believing anything,since they are adv. my truck while i still own it

[RDL-Southern Maryland]

My 2005 Chevy Silverado has a speedometer that dosen't work properly. When it first stuck on 60.mph I was stopped for going 75. Try giving that excuse to a cop. Also, the heat/cold adjustments on the AC work eratically. Nothing like AC ducts blowing full heat in the summer. I have to turn the engine off and restart to set it back to cold. I love my truck but hate these problems.............

[rwx]

Sam Trujillo wrote:

Odometer works as do all other guages on instrument panel, but the speedometer regesters 120 mph allthe time.Chevy wants 500.00 to repair any other ideas.

ANSWER...
http://www.justanswer.com/questions/1e1fw-spe...

[rwx]

Chevy Silverado -- Instrument Panel Cluster replacement...

http://www.justanswer.com/questions/1e1fw-spe...

[SoCalDriver41409]

Good information. I like to be proactive. go to www.NHTSA.gov and file a complaint. if enough of us make an issue of the Speedometer issue hopefully we can spur a recall...

[SoCalDriver41409]

Jessica Lighthill wrote:

Well, Selby Lighthill is a piece of shit. I wouldn't believe a word he says if he payed me.

Time to make some noise... go online and file a complaint....www.NHSTA.gov enough of us have to push the issue. I'll probally be out of money on this one but I've already submitted my complaint.

[Ron Henderson]

My 2005 Silverado speedo quit working a couple monthes ago. It does whatever it wants pegs, zero, or 50mph off. My father inlaws 06 did the same thing, but he had warrenty. Mine has 98,000, so I am screwed. I have always been a bowtie man, but I rebuilt tranny at 74,000. It had never towed anything or been overloaded. Mostly highway miles. Never wheeled, except in Michigan winter. I think my next one may be a Toyota, but this one is paid for.

[juanluvscrystal]

i have a chevy silverado 2006 it cuts of 90 mph anybody knows how to make make it go all the way with out cutting off

[Rab]

well even though chevy don't announce it your speedo is guaranteed to 70,000 miles.take it into any chevy dealer for a free swap as it's a defect

[Rab]

this applaies to all 2000 up chevy's,if you're over 70k they will not entertain you.most chevy trucks speedos are defective

[Eddie]

ddavis- Arizona wrote:

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The speedometer cable gets worn due to the way that the vehicle sits. It is recommended that the front end be lifted but it can only be lifted with a special bracket that will make the truck be level. The speedometer get worn due to the way it sits. You can get a speedometer cable valued fom 35 to 75 dollars and replace it yourself. Youhave to take the dash board off that covers the speedometer, then removed the clear plat that covers the speedometer, the reomve the screws that hold the speedometer into the wall as you pull it forwar you can disengage the connect behind it. You will have to open the hood and pull the cable out of the wall, you may need to remove the rubber circle that keeps it in and disengage the cable from the transmission or engine depending on the model and year. Once this is done you cn unscrew the cable and remove it and then follow the same actions in reverse to install the new cable or you can also get a used one at a used parts store. It will work the same. This will correct your problem.

Is this a wild guess?
Mine works most of the time but then Ill be doing 50 and the speedo will be hanging around 20mph. I Called Dicks Speedo and Tach and they want $300 to go in and replace all the servos and they said its a common problem with the Silverados.
I just wish they would only replace the Speedo servo but they said that usually another guage dies shortly after so they just do all of them in the entire cluster..

[Wade]

I need to replace 2nd cig lighter fuse. Where is it?

[2003 chevy ME]

Wade wrote:

I need to replace 2nd cig lighter fuse. Where is it?

In the under the hood fuse box, lower right hand corner if your standing by the drivers side fender...I don't remember the exact location but its in the manual if you have one.

[moose]

I too have an 04 silverado. My guaged work well most of the time but the speedometer is jacked..sometimes its 120 other times its 0. Sometimes none of my dash lights or guages work when I first crank it up till after a few minutes. I think there should be a recall on this look how many people have the same problem. I only have 60k miles on my truck.

[zigster1215]

there is no recall on the speedo not working but there is a special warranty policy in place that will replace the entire cluster if there is a problem with any of the gauges. bring it to a gm dealer and they should replace it.

[chevyp2p]

I also had a speedometer problem in my 2004 Chevrolet Silverado
the speedometer was not working at all and I found a website where I had it fixed for $140. That was a lot cheaper than the $700 that the dealer wanted to replace the instrument panel.
Here is the website
in case you want to check it out: http://www.speedometergaugerepair.com

[Catfish]

wont change gears wrote:

My dad's chevy 1500 has had some problems latley. First off, one of the leaf springs broke so he had both replaced....then the heater stoped working which is not really a big deal because it's almost summer. Now the speedo is dead and the truck won't shift to 2nd.(auto) He replace the sensor thing on the transmition that tells it to shift but still it won't shift to second gear. The transmition was replace two years ago so i don't think it's the tansmition that is the problem. Any ideas on why the speedo is dead and the truck won't shift to second gear? The truck has 197,000 miles and other than that it runs good. Thanks

The speedometer on my car went dead once and I only had one gear. It turns out that my car had an electronic speedometer and an electronic automatic transmission. The car's computer calculates your speed based on two speed sensors (inboard and outboard) on the transmission. It also uses inputs from these two sensors to determine if it is safe to shift into the gear you select (for example I could select L while going down the interstate at 70mph and it won't shift down till it is able to do so without exceeding the engine's RPM redline). When the computer loses a signal from one or both of these speed sensors, then you lose your speedometer and my car would only give me 2nd gear (enough torque to get you moving and give you decent speed) as a sort of limp home mode because it wouldn't know if it was safe to shift. For my car it was a $25 sensor and one hour of labor at the dealership to fix it. I would replace both sensors and if that doesn't fix it, then it could be a broken wire to the computer. Hope this helps

[Jen]

I am livid right now! I took my 2003 Chevy Silverado 1500 into the dealer because my Speedometer went out and also to have my steering column lubed. I paid $1300 for extended warranty and they won't cover the speedometer. The svc mgr told me that they will have to take it out and send it to Detoit to calibrate it blah blah. And charge me $505 to do this. When I called warranty dept they said that there is a component behind the speedo that is not covered. This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. If there was a recall to begin with they should just fix it no matter what.