2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Electrical Problems

TAKATA RECALL. THE GAUGE CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. NOW THE IGNITION AND AC WILL NOT WORK. OIL PRESSURE SENSOR READING WRONG. TOOK IT TO GET CODE READ AND 35 CODES CAME UP. HAD TO PUT ON A TOGGLE SWITCH JUST TO START IT. CANT SEE SPEED AND THAT MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT. THINK ALL OF THIS IS DUE TO WATER LEAK ON DRIVERS SIDE. STEERING CONTROLS STOPPED WORKING TODAY. THIS REALLY NEED TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN TO THE MANUFACTURER AS IT COULD REALLY GET SOMEONE HURT OR KILLED.

NHTSA ID

11155129

Incident

Nov 30, 2018

Mileage

200,000 mi

VEHICLE GAS GAUGE AND ODOMETER GAUGES CLUSTERS ARE NOT WORKING THIS PUTS US IN DANGER I DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I NEED AND HOW FAST I WAS GOING THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE IT WAS A CLUSTER DEFECT

NHTSA ID

10993648

Incident

Jul 5, 2016

Mileage

65 mi

THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHTS IN THE GM INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ARE NO LONGER WORKING. THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DRIVER CAN SHIFT INTO THE INCORRECT GEAR ACCIDENTALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO OTHER ALTERNATE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR IN THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10850361

Incident

Mar 1, 2016

Mileage

152,000 mi

THE GM INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STEPPER MOTORS AND LIGHTS HAVE FAILED. THIS RESULTS IN A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FUEL LEVEL AS WELL AS OTHER IMPORTANT ENGINE INFORMATION.

NHTSA ID

10850358

Incident

Mar 1, 2016

Mileage

150,000 mi

SPEED READS 120MPH AND NOT MOVING . *TR

NHTSA ID

10703643

Incident

Dec 27, 2014

Mileage

78,457 mi

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK OR INDICATES WRONG SPEED. MOST INSTRUMENT GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING OR ARE INTERMITTENT IN THEIR OPERATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10618689

Incident

May 2, 2014

Mileage

114,000 mi

AFTER REPLACING TEMPERATURE SENSOR ON ENGINE BY GARAGE, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CONTINUES TO ACT WITH HIGH READINGS & NOW IT HAS PEGGED TO MAXIMUM HIGH TEMP. THIS IS DISCONCERTING AND MY WIFE & I ARE VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE IT IN NOT KNOWING IF IT IS A REAL ISSUE OF CONCERN. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT ORIGINAL OWNERS, AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN RELATED ISSUES WITH SPEEDOMETER, TEMP GAUGE, SENSOR, AND MORE COVERED BY COMPANY, THEY WILL NOT DO SO NOW ACCORDING TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP & ETHICALLY I THINK ONCE THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN NOTED AND THEN SHOW UP SHOULD BE HONORED. I BELIEVE THAT THE COMPANY WOULD HAVE SET ASIDE THE PARTS AND MONEY TO INSTALL. VIDEO OF REPAIR LOOKS LIKE A SKILLED MECHANIC COULD RESET ORIGINAL MILES ON CURRENT BAD GAUGE SET TO REPLACEMENT AND POP IN WITHIN 15-30 MINUTES. COST FOR PANEL IS ABOUT $300 AND IF I SHIP IT OUT TO AN ONLINE REPAIR CENTER THEY'LL CHARGE ABOUT $90 FOR REPLACEMENT PART WITH UPGRADED PARTS FOR DURABILITY. AS A VETERAN WHO HAD TO RETIRE FROM A CIVILIAN JOB EARLY DUE TO MY DISABILITIES AND THE MONEY THESE CAR COMPANIES RECEIVED FROM BANK CRASHES STABILIZATION IN THE TIME OF OFFERED REPLACEMENT WOULDN'T I BE ELIGIBLE BASED ON THAT? *TR

NHTSA ID

10608172

Incident

Jun 26, 2014

Mileage

111,700 mi

THE SPEEDOMETER IS COMPLETELY GONE ALONG WITH SEVERAL GAUGES SUCH AS THE OIL, GAS, AND RPM METERS. I AM UNABLE TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE OR HOW FAST I AM GOING. THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT TO THESE VEHICLES OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. GM OFFERED A REPAIR BUT ONLY FOR VEHICLES WHO WERE NOT OVER A CERTAIN MILEAGE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED IN ALL VEHICLES. ADDITIONAL, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS OUT OF WHACK. MY HEATED SEATS TURN ALL THE WAY UP TO HIGH WITHOUT ME PRESSING ANYTHING. MY TV SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART. *TT

NHTSA ID

10582808

Incident

Mar 1, 2011

Mileage

89,000 mi

THE ENTIRE CONTROL PANEL ON THE DASH WILL GO OUT INCLUDING: SPEEDOMETER, RPM, GAS, OIL, ETC. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE MESSAGE CENTER, INCLUDING THE ODOMETER, IS BLANK ALSO. AT FIRST THIS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY UPON STARTING UP THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT COME ON BUT WOULD COME OWN A FEW MINUTES AFTER DRIVING. THEN IT STARTED NOT COMING ON AT ALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10523175

Incident

Aug 8, 2012

Mileage

198,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER READS THAT I'M GOING FASTER THAN I AM. I CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF IT REGISTERS 10MPH. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I HAVE THREE CHILDREN THAT RIDE WITH ME EVERYWHERE I GO. I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET HAVE FOUND MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER ON THIS VEHICLE. SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10519536

Incident

Jun 12, 2013

Mileage

98,981 mi

SPEEDO DOES NOT READ CORRECT, IT GETS STUCK AT VARIOUS NUMBERS...WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED ON OR OFF (SPEED CAN BE PLUS OR MINUS ACTUAL SPEED BY 5-55 MPH AT ANY GIVEN TIME. AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN, ALSO THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WILL GO PAST THE MARKED LIMIT WHEN THE TRUCK IS OFF, NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10444869

Incident

Aug 6, 2010

Mileage

91,717 mi

2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN GOES INTO REDUCED POWER ENGINE W/O REASON CHANGE THE ENGINE, BECAUSE HIGH MILES, CHANGE TRANSMISSION, CHANGE THROTTLE BODY,CHANGE GAS PEDAL MODULE, CHANGE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SPEND OVER 4,000 ON THE TRUCK WITHOUT COUNTING THE ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR IN THE INTERSTATE 78 WEST BECAUSE OF THE LOST OF POWER, DEALERS DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THE PROBLEM NEITHER THE LOCAL MECHANICS CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE ACTION IN THIS MATTER AND READ AT EDMONDS.COM AND SEE ALL THE COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM

NHTSA ID

10421869

Incident

Aug 1, 2011

Mileage

350,000 mi

I STARTED THE HOMEWARD SEGMENT OF AN 800 MILE TRIP ON JULY 4TH WEEKEND. SPEEDOMETER APPEARS TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY BECAUSE I MADE IT THROUGH THE FIRST POLICE RADAR CHECKPOINT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND ENTERED A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. AFTER DRIVING AN ESTIMATED 50 MILES FOR THE DAY I WAS STOPPED BY THE STATE POLICE. HE SAID THAT HIS RADAR HAD ME GOING 74 IN A 55 SPEED ZONE WHEN ME SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 55 MPH. WHEN THE OFFICER INFORMED ME OF MY SPEED, I LOOKED AT MY SPEEDOMETER AND SAW THE NEEDLE WAS BELOW 0 MPH. THE SCARY PART OF THIS IS THAT I DID NOT REALIZE THAT I WAS GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT, PROBABLY BECAUSE I WAS ACCLIMATED TO THE HIGHER INTERSTATE SPEED, MY SPEED ODOMETER INDICATED I WAS TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT, AND UP UNTIL THIS TIME I HAD NO INDICATION THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I CONTINUED WITH THE TRIP AND USED MY GPS TO KEEP ME AT A SAFE SPEED THE REST OF THE TRIP. I COMPARED THE SPEEDOMETER MPH WITH THE GPS MPH MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE TRIP. THE SPEED ODOMETER WENT DOWN TO 0 MPH WHEN I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AFTER DRIVING AN ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL 40 MILES. AFTER DRIVING AN ADDITIONAL 30 MILES THE SPEED ODOMETER WAS INDICATING THE CORRECT SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED ABOUT 70% OF THE TRIP. IT WOULD ALTERNATE BETWEEN NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND WORKING CORRECTLY THROUGHOUT THE TRIP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVY DEALER THE FIRST BUSINESS DAY BACK HOME. THE DEALER SAID THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MUST BE REPLACED. I AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS GOING BACK TO BE REFURBISHED. THIS FAILURE COMPROMISED NOT ONLY MY SAFETY BUT ALSO MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS. RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I AM FINDING THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10410760

Incident

Jul 3, 2011

Mileage

118,253 mi

OUR 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN LT HAS APPROXIMATELY 115K MILES. PERIODICALLY THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A COUPLE OF LIGHTS, STOPS WORKING. NO GAUGES, NO SPEEDOMETER, ETC. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYS STRANGE AND RANDOM CHARACTERS, SOMETIMES THE DIC SECTION IS ALL BLUE, AND SOMETIMES IT IS BLANK. I HAVE TRIED DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THIS SEEMED TO WORK ONE TIME, BUT THE REST OF THE TIME THIS HAD NO EFFECT. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY PATTERN (DAY/NIGHT, HOT/COLD, ETC.) AS TO WHEN THIS MALFUNCTION WILL OCCUR, OR WHEN IT WILL RETURN TO NORMAL. WE ARE IN DAY 2 OF AN INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE AT THIS TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10410674

Incident

Mar 7, 2011

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE AND FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT THE NEEDLE WITHIN BOTH GAUGES WAS STUCK AND INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER PREVIOUSLY ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HOWEVER THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTIFICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE, ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER EXTENDING THE SPECIAL COVERAGE UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING UPON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

NHTSA ID

10384451

Incident

Nov 1, 2010

Mileage

82,000 mi

GAUGE FAILURE, SPECIFICALLY THE SPEEDOMETER, ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND ALSO GETS STUCK AT A SPEED > THAN 75 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE IS GOING MUCH SLOWER THAN THAT AND THEN REGISTERS > 120MPH WHEN I AM GOING AROUND 60-65 MPH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10378428

Incident

Jan 24, 2011

Mileage

60,669 mi

TRANSFER CASE HAD TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 70000 MILES DUE TO BEARING. PASSENGER AIR WENT OUT AND ONLY BLEW HOT AFTER A BATTERY CHANGE, HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE AIR SYSTEM. AIR SYSTEM WENT OUT AGAIN WITH 2ND BATTERY REPLACEMENT, BUT DEALER WAS ABLE TO "RESET" IT. SPEEDOMETER ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. BINDING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN , HAS BEEN LUBED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE WAITING FOR CHEVY TO ISSUE A RECALL ACCORDING TO DEALER. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN UNDER 15000 MILES A YEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10377948

Incident

Jan 19, 2011

2004 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 125000 MILES HAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE WITH THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND THE ALTERNATOR OR CHARGING SYSTEM GAUGE AFTER A DROP IN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE ENTIRE CLUSTER MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10375543

Incident

Feb 14, 2010

2004 CHEVY SUBURBAN SPEEDOMETER STUCK AND MAX SPEED WITH 72,300 MILES. I ALSO OWN 2004 CHEVY TAHOE WITH OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STUCK AT MAXIMUM WITH 92,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10369128

Incident

Jan 10, 2010

2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AIR CONDITIONING INTERMITTENTLY BLOWS HOT AIR ONLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE USING THE DUAL ZONE AC CONTROL. GM HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE. WHILE RESEARCHING FOUND THOUSANDS OF CHEVY OWNER ALL WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND WITH NO REAL FIX. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BATTERY/LOSS OF POWER AND THE CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE BEING DEFECTIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10361321

Incident

Oct 10, 2010

Mileage

85,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER HAS COMPLETELY FAILED ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THIS IS A KNOWN, WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AS A SAFETY ISSUE ... AND REFUSES TO MAKE GOOD ON ... DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPENSATED BY THE PARTS SUPPLIER. IT'S TIME FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STEP IN, DECLARE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE (WHICH IT IS), AND ENCOURAGE GENERAL MOTORS TO MAKE GOOD ON THESE FAULTY PARTS ... IRRESPECTIVE OF THE ARBITRARY MILEAGE CUTOFF THEY HAVE IMPOSED. ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND ON THE ISSUE, FROM A MEDIA SOURCE... HTTP://WWW.WTHR.COM/GLOBAL/STORY.ASP?S=7434450. *TR

NHTSA ID

10340909

Incident

Jul 1, 2010

GAUGE FOR SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK OR DOESN'T MEASURE AT ALL. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WAS ABOVE THE 70K AMOUNT & 80K. I HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED ON THIS ISSUE. BUT YET I GET MAILINGS FOR SERVICE WORK. THE FAILURE IS ONGOING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10334301

Incident

Mar 4, 2010

Mileage

81,100 mi

2004 1500 SUBURBAN STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. NO SERVICE CODES TO POINT TO TROUBLES. A SEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THE AMOUNT PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE. CHANGED CRANK POSITIONER SENSOR, PLUGS, AND INJECTOR CLEANER. NO CHANGE NO HELP FROM DEALER WITHOUT SPENDING THOUSANDS. IT IS STALLING ON BUSY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS NO ACCIDENT YET BUT VERY CLOSE CALLS. IT HAPPENS NOW EVERY DAY MOSTLY AFTER WARMED UP AND STOPPING AND SPEEDING UP AGAIN. I READ ONLINE THAT CA HAS A RECALL BUT NOTHING NATION WIDE. I DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO TRADE OR SPEND THOUSANDS FOR A DEFECT THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10334210

Incident

Jun 1, 2010

Mileage

150,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT GIVE ACCURATE READINGS, AND OFTEN STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10330793

Incident

May 12, 2010

Mileage

74,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER STICKS THEN AT IDLE IT SAYS YOU ARE GOING 70 MPH. IF YOU START AND STOP THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE IT COMES DOWN 5 MILES PER HOUR AND EVENTUALLY YOU GET BACK TO ZERO. HOWEVER, IT WILL DO THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TELL YOU HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING AND I ALMOST LOST IS ON A 45 MILE HOUR TURN SPEEDO SAID I WAS GOING 120 BUT IN REALITY AFTER STOPPING THE SUBURBAN I FIGURED OUT I WAS DOING ABOUT 55. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL MILEAGE AND IS A DEFECT. CHEVY RECALLED, I BELIEVE, UP TO 30,000 MILES. OWNERS SAY IT HAPPENS AT 20,000; 40,000; 50,000, AND WELL ANY MILEAGE. I HAD 90,000 WHEN MINE STARTED. I READ ONE PERSON WHO AT 90,000 GOT HIS FIXED FREE. CHEVY WOULDN'T FIX MINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CALLED. PLEASE HELP. I REPORTED TO CHEVY BUT THEY WOULDN'T FIX. INTERNET SAYS IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANY OF THE GAUGES IN THE CLUSTER. THERE IS A GUY IN OREGON THAT REPLACES THE 6 STEPPER MOTORS. CHEVY SHOULD DO THIS FOR US. I'VE OWNED CHEVY'S ALL MY LIFE (I"M 49) BUT IF THEY DON'T FIX THIS I'M DONE. I'D RATHER HAVE A TOYOTA AT LEAST THEY ARE RECALLING. DO A GOOGLE SEARCH - EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10321288

Incident

Feb 20, 2009

Mileage

90,000 mi