2004 Chevrolet SSR Electrical system Problems

“My vehicle has only 11,656 miles, less than that when I submitted to dealer for non-functioning gauges due to stepper-motor issues. This same part has been warranted on other GM vehicles, but GM refuses to extend the same warranty for the same part on chevy SSR. Other safety issue is the service air bag warning is on and dealer refused warranty service due to age of vehicle. Both of these issues are safety related and not looking for warranty of maintenance work.”

“I bought a 2004 Chevrolet SSR in feb.11, 2010 was a used vehicle no warranty. Test drive was ok everything worked as expected. I started noticing that I was going slower than most cars around me. I checked with a friend who drove beside me. It was determined that the speedometer was off 10 to 15 MPH. I contacted Chevrolet dealer about problem in march 2010. I needed to drop off my truck for a diagnostic testing. It would take 24 hours & or 5 to 7 days at $150 per hour to determine problem. The parts & repair labor to fix. I said that was outrageous. …”

“Driving for approx 2 1/2 hours at highway speeds. Notices speedometer was bouncing. Slowed down, speedometer did not change. After about two miles, speedometer increase in speed, after a minute or two, speedometer increased to approx 80mph. After about ten minutes, enter city limits, speed limit was 35mph, speedometer registering 65mph. When I got home, speedometer was registering 30mph. Took vehicle to chevy dealer two days later, was told no problem with speedometer, told to bring it back if the problem persist. …”

“The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet SSR. The contact stated that upon inspection, the speedometer failed to operate with no warnings. The contact also mentioned that the temperature and oil pressure gauges had failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the mechanic stated that the instrument cluster and the gas gauge needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure and current mileage was 22,350. .... Updated 11/25/13”

“The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet SSR. The contact stated that the speedometer should be resetting itself to zero, but the dial rests at 20 MPH when the vehicle is idling. On occasion, the speedometer dial becomes erratic and does not go back down at all. As a result, the contact does not know how fast she is driving. She took the vehicle to an independent repair center for a diagnosis and they confirmed the speedometer failure. The dealer stated that it would cost $1,050 to replace the speedometer with an old part. …”