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New Member & Speedometer issue - 11/10/2006 11:58:53 PM

coloradoburb

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Hi,

I'm a new member but thought I might have hit on something that seems common among late model Suburban/Sierra/Tahoe/Trailblazer vehicles.

I have had a speedometer sticking problem twice with my 03 Suburban. First time it fixed itself on the same trip, second time it didn't.

I read some posts, spoke to a dealer. The posts (here) suggested disconnecting the -ve battery lead. Dealer suggested a $500+ cluster replacement.

I tried the disconnect and got it back to zero and it seems to be ok, although its only a day, and haven't called the dealer back.

One thing I did realize though was that it stuck when using the Cruise Control on the highway. I tend to to switch the CC on and off a bit due to traffic and mountain highway driving not overly suitable for CC.

I haven't fully explored this but it is food for thought - use of CC is causing the speedometer to lock up at the CC speed setting.

Let me know if this works out for anyone.

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RE: New Member & Speedometer issue - 11/11/2006 12:16:31 AM

70mopar

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when u say......"I tend to to switch the CC on and off a bit due to traffic and mountain highway driving not overly suitable for CC. ". do u mean u r turning the switch itself off and on, or r u tapping the brake pedal 2 turn it off?

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RE: New Member & Speedometer issue - 11/20/2006 5:28:40 PM

nellee26

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I was looking at your post, we ran into the same problem on our Trailblazer. If you look on the Trailblazer forum I gave a pretty good response to this problem.
good luck

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RE: New Member & Speedometer issue - 11/21/2006 8:21:38 PM

surburb

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04 surb 75000 miles Found that starting and stopping the engine repeatedly will cycle the speedometer back to zero no idea why this works but have done it 5-6 times over the past week. speedometer will work after that at least you have an idea of your general speed

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RE: New Member & Speedometer issue - 3/4/2007 1:55:24 PM

Amdel

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The problem is the small stepper motors in the instrument cluster that move all of the needles (Speedo, tach, gas, temp, etc.). If GM won't fix it for free, and you've exhausted all other avenues, you have some options without paying GM several hundreds of $. If you're handy with a soldering iron, you can fix the speedo for about $12, and the whole cluster for about $75, or you can have someone repair it all for you for about $150. The problem is the same with several 2003 to 2007 GM vehicles: most trucks and SUVs, and some cars. See my post in another forum for more details: http://www.topix.net/forum/autos/chevrolet-silverado-1500/TR5QAB2MN19BL1D2J/p8

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