just to let you guys know there is a recal on instrument clusters in 2004 and other year of silverados. i can check on them if you get me your vin number or you may check online too....

my speedo just quit the other day and its like 300 bucks to fix but i found the recall so it s all good.

but the recall is only good for 7 years or 70,000k miles

 

Thats good to know, a free instrument cluster always good.

 

Yea, I found this out after my miles had expired. If it's the same problem I had the speed odometer would give false reading. Would say I was doing a 100 when I was only doing 70. Then when I would turn the truck off it would stay stuck @ 30 mph. If I would start the truck and turn it off several times it would finally get back to zero and work fine for months. Anyway its some ones problem now, I bought an 08 crew cab.

 

Take your truck in and complain. They will _most_ likely fix it for free, as GM admits they used crappy stepper motors in the clusters. It's not a recall, per say, but more of a "we'll fix it since you've complained about it"

I've replaced a cluster from an '03 with over 200,000 kms and GM's paid for it, no questions asked.

 

I have a 2004 Tahoe that has a tachometer problem. It bounces all over the place. The Tahoe and Silverado use the same instrument cluster so I'm wondering if the cluster is also covered on the Tahoe. Can the tachometer itself be replaced or do I need an entire instrument cluster?

 

So a silent recall? Where do you find out more or where can you enter your vin online?

 

if one thing is going to crap on your instrument cluster....... you need the whole cluster. go to your local dealer to see about the vin. remember if its got over 70k on the trip... your done.

 

GM is calling this a equipment recall. As far as I know you don't have to have a failure to have it replaced. But I don't know about whether you have to initiate it. They DID send me letter to have mine replaced thats all I know. A silent recall is sometimes called a warrantee extension, thats not what this is.

 

so there was a recall but GM did not tell everyon, i have a problem with my speedometer and oil pressure gauge would that all be the same problem.

 

It wasn't a recall. It was a warranty extension on the cluster.