Later the oil gauge started fluttering and battery gauge registers battery as dead. You have to open the door and there's a panel cover that you pop off. Not sure where to go from here, but something sure isn't right. For vehicles covered by Vehicle Service Contracts, all eligible claims with repair orders on or after September 28, 2007 are covered by this special coverage and must be submitted using the labor operation codes provided with this bulletin. I started the vehicle without any problem. If the problem had happened earlier at a lower mileage, they would have covered the whole amount.
Post back with what happens. Certainly, one has to know the speed they are traveling, especially in school and construction zones. Wonder how long into the future this procedure will be done using these instructions. There are problems with the stepper motors and the manufacturer knows about it. It happened out of nowhere and I am hearing alot of complaints from friends and the company I work for who has several of these vehicles they are all going bad. Pretty common problem with these. Any help would be very much appreciated.
The fuel gauge needle also failed. They should be able to figure out if the component needs to be replaced or if there is a short or some other problem with your Sierra 1500. They were called when I received the letter at 104k and now at 111k they can only apologize for the problem but not fix it under warranty. You might have to do all of them or only half like me. When you turn the lights off, the display reappears.
The answer will probably be in there. The complaints are organized into groups with data published by vehicle, vehicle component, and specific problem. One is located on the end of the instrument panel on the left driver's side. Some people told me to disconnect the battery for a little while. Answer Well if it is not located on the interior on the drivers side under the steering column. Using the steering wheel's height adjustment, move the steering wheel to the lowest position. Check out this page to read more about it and see how to get it fixed - Apr 07, 2010 Pretty common problem with these.
The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. I replaced the battery and the problem seems to disappear. When I drive straight highway I get 22. The problem was caused by poor soldering of the internal components. . The current and failure mileages were 110,000. I had a similar problem with the battery draining.
Or, did they put a used board in? Step 3 The only thing holding the circuit board at this point are the gauge needles. Post back with what happens. Speedometer will sometimes appear to register correctly, other times will be inoperative, and at other times will register the wrong speed. It will be reset to its original factory condition and sent back to you within 24 hours. Received a letter from gm and due to the mileage they will not repair the cluster even though the vehicle is within the date range. Put everything back together and do a happy dance. Where does this wire that you speak of run to? How is this calibration carried out? I see different ohmage readings when engine is cold and when it is warmed up, so seems the temp sensor is operating ok.
I can't tell how fast I'm going; the speedometer is all the way around on 120 mph. I have a 2003 Envoy. I know the computer kicks on thr instant the doors open and remain on for a while so. The failure began on September 27, 2007 and has been occurring intermittently. The sender is located on the fuel pump. However my problem is exactly the one referenced in the bulletin.
After numerous calls to customer service I was told that the company extended its warranty to seven years or 70000 miles in Sept. I was happy about that but probably not back correctly. It is located on the firewall adjacent to the wiper motor and has a some what square black cover with 3 torx screws and wireing harness pluged into the side. The dealer stated that the instrument panel needed to be replaced. Couldn't figure it out at all.