At times the readings are reversed. So as a test to know if your speed sensor may be the cause of your speedometer problems you simply need to pay attention to how your automatic transmission is behaving. Did 2 yesterday that wouldn't fire up, they haven't called back to complain. He stated that the speedometer displays incorrect speeds or no speed at all while usually driving 45 mph. If you have experience soldering electronics Silverado speedometer repair kits are available online for some models β see link in resources section below. After a few days it started working normally again until last night. Took it to a transmission specialist to see if he had heard of the problem.
The legibility of the instruments is better than newβ¦. Granted the issue may not have been present at the time. I am having several problems with the instrument panel, speedometer not reading properly, temp gauge wrong readings. Causes of Language Scrolling Problem Two problems have been identified as potential causes of this problem. Took it to a transmission specialist to see if he had heard of the problem. General Motors has a major problem here! This is a huge safety concern for me.
The oil pressure gauge also malfunctioned. Even though they admit to a failure of the system, since I cannot prove it happened within the 70k mileage they are refusing to replace it. So without inspecting the cluster its really hard to point the finger at one of the two problems. While driving approximately 35 mph, the instrument panel failed without warning. It will read the mileage of the vehicle that that gauge cluster was taken from. This has been an ongoing problem since I bought the truck brand new.
I didn't take it in to the dealer since it was working properly, however, in a couple of weeks I had the same problem. Sometimes it will continue to do this over and over, many times in row. The last one I did with this problem was for a guy in Halifax and it took me 3 days on and off to find the problem then I spent one day testing my solution to make sure it would shut down every time. Experience in electronics de-soldering and soldering is highly suggested if you attempt this repair as damage to the circuit board is common with at home repairs. I knew the cluster must have been going out soon because a month prior the cluster would randomly reset my total engine hours so now I will never even know how many engine hours on my truck even when I do get it fixed.
Odometer Display On While Vehicle Off β Causing Battery Drain This problem is typically but not always seen in conjunction with an instrument cluster that will not power on or has been displaying intermittent power failure. For the original speedometer malfunction but they state it wasn't a strong enough complaint. When I came to a stop light the odometer read 50mph, even though I wasn't moving. Now make a pen mark on the tape just below the top of each needle. This is a very dangerous situation.
This is a huge safety concern for me. I really hope that you can get this instrument panel cluster to become a recall. First you can install an instrument cluster out of a truck that has the trans temp gauge and it will be fully functional in your vehicle because all Silverados as well as Suburbans, Sierras, Tahoes, Avalanches came pre-wired and have a temp sensor already installed in the transmission right from the factory. This is yet another common issue with 03-06 Silverados. Gm should fix this instead of making money off of defective parts.
After keeping track of this it progressively got worse. It can be seized in place, pull and wiggle firmly and it will break loose. In these cases, repairs may incur an additional fee. While driving all of the gauges speedometer, gas, voltage, fluid, etc. Contacts may have welded themselves together. Your instrument cluster has gone bad, to pinpoint.
Now they are back out and I have noticed the eye in the battery does not show blue after the truck's been driven or even when placed on a charger overnight. While returning from vacation, the instrument panel did not work after starting the vehicle. There will be one electrical plug in the back. Found a few similar complaints in blogs but no action from gm. You're now ready to re-install the cluster and test our your job! The approximate failure mileage was 30,000. Each gauge is controlled by one gauge motor called a stepper motor. The contact stated that while sitting idle in a parking lot it registers 55 mph.