2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Electrical System Problems
- 63
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 63 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
What owners report
- instrument panel · 7 records
- instrument cluster · 5 records
- needed replaced · 5 records
- quit working · 4 records
- replaced repaired · 4 records
- failure mileage · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 100–150k mi | 11 |
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
2003 chevy tahoe speedometer has been working erratically for the past 12 months. Especially during hot weather, the speed display showed slower than the actual speed. Stopping the car, turning off the ignition and restarting usually fixed the problem. On 10/9/06 the speedometer showed 60 mph when the car was off, and now does not ever fall below 60. Online, i've seen many similar complaints from chevy & gmc…
ODI 10170367
Electrical System
Own a 2003 chevrolet tahoe with 43939 miles as of this email. Yesterday, we noticed the speedometer no longer registers how fast the car is going. While traveling on the free-way the speedometer registers 0 mph. *nm
ODI 10169144
Electrical System
Faulty speedometer on my 2000 tahoe. Reads over a 100 mph in park. *nm
ODI 10172022
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
At 43,000 miles my speedometer got stuck and will not work. At park it reads 80 or 20. I bought my tahoe new with only 10 miles and now it is 3 years old. I called a dealer and he said that should not have happen to a new vehicle. When i am driving down the highway i look and it says that i am going 60 then a second later it reads that i am going 120 and it is stuck. This is not safe for anyone and i have heard…
ODI 10170251
Automatic Transmission · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
We have problems with the running lights, dash gauges not working properly. Now the engines is starting to idle roughly and make noises. We got a notice letting us know that there was a recall on a part that runs all of the dash gauges. Some kind of computer thing. I went into the dealership and they told me my car had too many miles to honor the recall and i would have to pay for it!. Lets see, we wait long enough…
ODI 10248387
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Linkages
Since january of 2006, the speedometer has failed numerous times. While standing still it will register any speed above 30 or while traveling at highway speeds it will register 0 mph. The tachometer has failed to work three times and the gas gauge has registered half a tank while it takes 20 gallons to fill the 25 gallon tank. Last year i had the intermediate steering shaft replaced before the warranty ran out…
ODI 10173424
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. While driving approximately 55 mph on normal road conditions, the speedometer intermittently displayed inaccurate readings. The failure would occur without warning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but was not repaired. Through research, the contact discovered a warranty extension coverage and notified the manufacturer. The vehicle was excluded from the…
ODI 10254984
Electrical System
This is now the 2nd winter season that the hvac blower motor pulses between high and low when the outside temperature is below approximately 35 degrees. This seems to continue until the engine has warmed up then stops. The dealer has been unable to find a cause. *jb
ODI 10142472
Electrical System
While parked lights pulse bright then dim, this includes all dash lights and headlight and tail lights. *jb
ODI 10055007
Automatic Transmission · Electrical System · Fuel Gauge System · Fuel Injection System · Power Window Devices And Controls · Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. · Seat Heater/Cooler
Front passenger seat heater comes on by itself. Blinker sensor will tell me that the blinker is on when it isn't. Cd/radio lights blink on and off. Rear passenger window rolls down by itself. Fuel guage does not work properly and will often say it's full when it's empty or it's empty when it's full or half a tank when it is empty. Fuel injectors keep clogging up with carbon. Transmission failure from stop and delay…
ODI 10093644
Electrical System · Equipment · Recliner · Structure · Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)
[redacted] light came on and would not engage. The dealer told the consumer it was a software problem. *la the consumer thought the problem was resolved until a couple of weeks later when he attempted to place the vehicle in reverse and it did not engage. After trying a second time if engaged and the 4-wheel drive light illuminated again and the vehicle failed to go into 4-wheel drive. The consumer was finally told…
ODI 10059453
Electrical System
Digital console suddenly read foreign languages and then blinked out while driving. When this occurred the console components were not readable. In some cases, the console stayed illuminated in the foreign language. The consumer was unable to correct the failure. The battery died on 6 separate occasions. When this occurred, the dealership reprogrammed the system. However, the problem recurred. The dealership…
ODI 10083617
Electrical System · Power Adjust · Sensor/Control Module · Steering · Structure · Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)
The consumer was informed the passenger air bag sensor wouldn't activate the air bags for 80 pounds or less, but it did when their 62 pound child was in the seat. *ph other problem are as followed: driver's door experienced intermittent rattles, steering vibrations/grinding when turned to left, sunroof leaked heavily when it rained or when going through the car wash, dash lights were inoperative, headlights were…
ODI 10065117