ambiguous216

Hi I have a 2007 Tahoe and for the past few days the bottom part of the speedometer does not light up after a few mins of starting up the truck. I am refering to the bottom left where it states the miles driven and the bottom right where it indicates P, R, D, 1, 2, 3 etc.

Has anyone else had this issue? Also is this covered by GMs warranty? Please help.

73shark

It would be covered under the basic 3/36 warranty or any extended warranty that covers the electronics.

Are you saying that it lites up initially and then goes out?

ambiguous216

Thank you for the reply. This is not covered under the 10 yr 100 mi warranty?

Yes the lights come on for about a min and after that it dims out and goes black.

73shark

The 5/100K is only for the powertrain.

ambiguous216

Got it. Looks like I have to purchase one on ebay to fix this issue. Does the new speedometer have to be programmed or is it plug and play? Also if it has to be programmed how much does this service usually run?

73shark

My guess is yes and will probably run 1/2 to 1 hour @ ~$85/hr.

ambiguous216

I found this bulletin on the speedometer issue. My tahoe was manufactured in Jan 2006. Will this issued be covered under warranty then?

SERVICE BULLETIN:3899 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER:10019826

MFG Bulletin Date: //

Component: DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL

Bulletin Summary: INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER INOPERATIVE DTC U0155. *TT (ONLY EFFECTS VEHICLES BUILT ON OR BEFORE 03/22/06). UPDATED 10/29/07. *NJ

Date added to datbase: 05/02/2006

newsticker88

i think you got defective product, if your warranty or insurance doesnt want to covered it, you can search through internet to buy the new ones. most of chevy indicator is plug n play