2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Electrical System Problems

There is a recall on the vehicle I need to get fixed.

MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT WAS RECALLED FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES. THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, RPM, SPEEDOMETER.... NONE OF MY GAUGES WORK. THEY GAVE THE WRONG READINGS, THE HAND WOULDN'T RETURN TO THEIR STARTING POSITIONS, THEN THE HANDS WENT LOWER THAN THEIR STARTING POSITIONS TO THE POINT THEY ALL DIDN'T WORK ANYMORE. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE GM RECALL LIST FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 50,000

CLUSTER OF DASHBOARD INDICATORS (SPEEDOMETER, GAS GUAGE , ENGINE TEMP, RPM) ALL ARE NOT WORKING NOW. THEY WERE GOING OFF AND ON AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING BUT NOW NOTHING WORKS...MY MECHANIC INFORMS ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. NO RECALL FOUND. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHY WASN'T THIS COMMON PROBLEM LISTED AS A RECALL WHEN MANY HAVE COMPLAINED??

Mileage: 198,000

"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON FOR THE SAME ISSUE, SUPPOSEDLY THE "AIR INTAKE TEMP SENSOR, REPLACED THAT ONE AND SEVERAL SENSORS REPEATEDLY, HAD THE COMPLETE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTIONS CHECKED AND CLEANED, EVEN REPLACED MY ECM AND BCM [NEITHER OF WHICH WAS CHEAP], AND STILL HAS "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, EVEN AFTER BEING "CLEARED" OVER AND OVER AGAIN -- THIS CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND THE BODY AND SUB-FRAME ARE SEVERELY ROTTING OUT LEFT AND RIGHT -- HAD A WEIRD LEAK ON THE PASS. SIDE FRONT, UNDER THE DASH. IT COMES AND GOES. THE CAR SMELLS LIKE AN OLD SNEAKER INSIDE. WATER WOULD POUR OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE HEATER DUCT, BUT THERE WAS NO RHYME OR REASON TO IT. ONE I EVEN HAD SOAP FOAM FROM A DRIVE THRU CAR WASH LITERALLY COME BLOWING IN TO THE CABIN, THRU THE VERY SAME HEATER DUCT. THANKFULLY IT HAS SEEMINGLY CLEARED UP, BUT IT IS STILL A HEAD SCRATCHER. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS, PRIVATELY OWNED SHOPS, AND EVEN HAD SOME "CAR SAVVY" FRIENDS LOOK HER OVER, AS WELL AS MY DAD [ANDS ASE CERTIFIED TECH], AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES BACK EVERY TIME. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN I'D PUT THIS MUCH MONEY INTO A CAR THAT LITERALLY READY TO BREAK APART, I WOULD HAVE SAVED MY MONEY TO PUT TOWARDS ANOTHER CAR. LIVE AND LEARN, I GUESS. SHE WAS DOING SO WELL FOR 10 OR 11 YEARS AND IT'S LIKE SHE JUST STARTED "GIVING UP" ON ME. SHE'S GOT 165K ON HER AND THE PAIN HAS GONE TO CRAP, BUT THAT'S GM FOR YOU, KEPT HER GARAGED, WAXED REGULARLY, HAD HER LOOKING SHOWROOM NEW, UNTIL RECENTLY, THE PAINT'S CLEAR COAT STARTED TO "STIPPLE" [SHARP BUMPS] AND BUBBLE ALL OVER TOP PANELS, STARTING WITH THE ROOF, THEN HOOD, AND NOW TRUNK. IT'S EMBARRASSING TO DRIVE HER, AND I AM NOT PAYING TO REPAINT HER, I ALREADY HAVE WAY TOO MUCH INTO A CAR THAT LIKELY WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION COMING UP IN AUGUST. I'M NOW HANDICAP'D AND DISABLED, FIXED INCOME, CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR.

INSTRUMET CLUSTER PROBLEMS FOR A FEW YEARS. FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED AT ABOUT 52,000 MILES AFTER QUITING TWICE WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH. DEALER CLAIMED THE CAR QUIT BECAUSE OF A BAD BATTERY THE FIRST TIME AND DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY. IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT INTERMITTENTLY READS WELL BEYOND FULL AND INTERFEARS WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAGE FUNCTION. NOW SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 85 MPH WHILE TURNED OFF. I WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE DOING 67 MPH, I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AT AN AT GRADE INSECTION TO A ROAD POSTED AT 55 MPH. I COMPLETED THE TURN AND SPED UP. THE SPEEDOMETER READ 58 MPH BUT IT FELT LLIKE I WAS GONG ABOUT 30 MPH. I STOPPED AT ANOTHER INTERSECTION AND THE SPEED DROPPED TO 40 MPH. I MADE THE TURN AND ACELERATED AND THE SPEED WENT TO 110 MPH BUT I WAS NOT GOING NEAR THAT FAST. THE CAR IS IN DRIVEWAY TURNED OFF BUT THE SPEEDOMETER READS 85 MPH. MOST RECENT ISSUE IS STEERING RACK AND K-FRAME RUSTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC STATED HE NEVER SAW A STEERING RACK RUST OUT OR A K FRAME RUSTED AS BAD AS THE ONE ON THIS VEHICLE. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS.

Mileage: 130,000

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CLUSTER BLINKS IN AND OUT

JULY 2009 IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS STUCK. I HAD IT REPLACED FOR $362.75 AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. AUGUST 2014 IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS STUCK. I HAD IT REPLACED FOR $488.83 AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. SEPTEMBER 2015 IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS STUCK, MY KEY CAME OUT OF LOCK AND THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. I HAD TO COME OFF OF THE CLUTCH TO PURPOSELY MAKE THE CAR CUT OFF AND HAD TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY. THE 2003 CHEVROLET IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT IT NEEDS TO BE. MY IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER HAS FAILED ME 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 YEARS. THANKFULLY, I'M ALIVE AND ABLE TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THIS. CHEVROLET & GM KNEW ABOUT THE LOCK CYLINDER RECALL WHEN I HAD MINE REPLACED LAST YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. WHEN THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE OVERHEAD LIGHT DID NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,161.

Mileage: 8,161

POWER SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, CAUSING POWER STEERING TO FAIL, WHICH MADE ME WRECK INTO A DITCH. IT ALSO CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO NOT DEPLOY AND PREVENTED SEATBELTS FROM LOCKING INTO PLACE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE HIT. *TR

Mileage: 189,587

I HAD BEEN READING ABOUT RECENT RECALLS WITH GM, ESPECIALLY IGNITION SWITCHES. I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD IGNITION SWITCH. I FIRST NOTICED WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR IN THE MORNING, A DAY AFTER COMING HOME FROM WORK. GOOD THING IT HAPPENED THEN BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED OFF SITE. I WENT TO START THE CAR, NOTHING HAPPENED EXCEPT WIPERS AND RADIO DID NOT WORK AS WELL WHICH I THOUGHT WAS STRANGE. FINALLY THE RADIO AT LEAST CAME ON AT SOME POINT, BUT CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. AFTER IT WAS FIXED THEY SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD AND THE MECHANIC ASKED IF I HAD LOOKED FOR THE RECALL ON IT. I SEARCHED ONLINE BUT DID NOT FIND IT. I KNOW MY CAR IS OLDER, HOWEVER OF ALL THE CARS I EVER OWNED AND I HAD MANY, I NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH IGNITION SWITCHES! I THINK I HAD ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE SWITCHES AND WOULD LIKE TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. UNFORTUNATELY I PROBABLY CAN'T GO BACK TO GET THE PHYSICAL IGNITION SWITCH AT THIS POINT, TOO LATE. I HAVE THE PROPER PAPERWORK FOR IT HOWEVER. ALSO ON ANOTHER NOTE, MY REAR DRIVER SIDE SIGNAL KEEPS GOING OUT, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I REPLACE IT. THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING GM SHOULD LOOK INTO AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES MALFUNCTION PERIODICALLY AND LOCK INTO ONE POSITION OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. CANT TELL WHAT YOUR SPEED IS , TEMP IS, RPM ETC! THIS I THINK IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I SEE THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE AS I HAVE INVESTIGATED IT ON LINE. THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT'S HAPPENING... HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=RZILY3GXEXA. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT & 2003 CAVALIER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BOTH VEHICLES POWER STEERING AND CUTTING OFF PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAVALIER, CUT OFF, JUST LIKE THE COBALT. HOWEVER, THE COBALT WAS RECALLED. THE CAVALIER CUT OFF WEEKLY SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED DURING A RECALL. IT WAS REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 68,000. *JB UPDATED 08/07/14 *JB UPDATED 09/24/14. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY SEIZED IN THE IGNITION AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 08/19/14*LJ UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT

Mileage: 50,000

CLUSTER DEFECT: PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT IN DECEMBER OF 2002. JUST AFTER 5 YEARS AND APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES, WE ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING SNOWFALL WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER STATED WE WERE TRAVELING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR, WE DID NOT KNOW THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT READING CORRECTLY UNTIL WE GOT TO A CORNER AND THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED WE WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN WE WERE FLYING AT ATLEAST 50 MPH WHICH INDICATED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ABOUT 30 MPH OFF. THEN THE TACHOMETER WOULD STOP WORKING, GET STUCK, OR NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. I THEN BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ALL OF THE GAUGES, THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE WOULD GO BACKWARDS ON TOP OF THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CAUSING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO STOP WORKING THEN ALL GAUGES WOULD MALFUNCTION, THEN THEY WOULD STOP WORKING COMPLETELY. I TOOK IT INTO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THEY CAME BACK TO ME AND SAID IT'S WORKING FINE, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN THE GAUGES CONTINUE TO GO HAYWIRE CHEVY STATED WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A COMPLAINT AND I TOLD THEM TO LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE HUNDREDS/THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. CURRENTLY NONE OF MY GAUGES ARE WORKING AND AM HAVING TO USE A GPS TO NAVIGATE SPEED AND FILL MY VEHICLE UP EVERY 4 DAYS BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE CAR IS ON EMPTY. IT IS HIGH TIME SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS. CHEVY RECALLED A BUNCH OF OTHER MODELS, BUT NOT THE CARS. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS AND QUICKLY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. OR DOES IT TAKE A DEATH OR MANY MORE TO GET SOMEONE'S ATTENTION THAT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS DEFECT FURTHER. THERE ARE TOO MANY OF US OUT THERE THAT ARE DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM AND ARE JUST KEEPING QUIET ABOUT IT. THIS PROBLEM DEFINITELY WARRANTS A RECALL AND FAST. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 55,000

ERRATIC INSTRUMENT PANEL..SOMETIMES AFTER TURNING IGNITION KEY ON ALL PANEL LIGHTS STAY ON (BEYOND NORMAL)AND ALL GAUGES GO OFF..SOMETIMES OK WHEN STARTING BUT SOME LIGHTS COME ON (AIR BAG, SERVICE ENG, ABS GAS GAUGE, ETC) AFTER DRIVING ..SOMETIMES ALL INSTR GAUGES GO OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER...THEY SOMETIMES COME BACK ON AND SOMETIMES NOT...I ENTERED MY MAKE AND YEAR ON GOOGLE TO SEE IF OTHER OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT MANY DO..INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT WHILE RESEARCHING ON GOOGLE I FOUND OUT CHEV TRUCKS IN YEAR 2003 HAD A RECALL DUE TO FAULTY INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTROLS BUT THE AUTOS WERE NOT RECALLED.. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I SOMETIMES HAVE TO DRIVE WITH NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE AND AN AIRBAG LIGHT THAT STAYS ON. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME AND HAVE TO RESORT TO ONLY SHORT TRIPS (GROCERY STORE, DR APPTS, ETC) I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER..ESP WHEN THEY HAVE RECALLED THE SAME YR AND MAKE TRUCKS FOR FAULTY INSTR PANELS.. I FEEL THIS FAULTY INSTR PANEL IS PLACING ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION EACH TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AND NEEDLESS TO SAY DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS AUTO AT ALL... *TR

Mileage: 170,000

THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL COMPLETELY WENT HAY WIRE AND THE SPEED WOULD INCREASE AND DECREASE. EVERYTHING WAS FLASHING TO THE POINT IT WAS ACTUALLY SCARY. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT STILLED CONTINUED. I FINALLY DECIDED TO CONTINUE HOME AND AFTER ABOUT 6 MILES IT FINALLY JUST STOPPED. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT SO MANY MORE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING HAPPENING BUT SOME HAVE HAD THEIR CAR ACTUALLY START ON FIRE. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE IS ANY RECALL IN THE NEAR FUTURE BEFORE SOMEONE HAS TO LOSE THEIR LIFE OVER THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANY CONSIDERATION. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ALL OF THE ILLUMINATED GAUGES AND INTERIOR LIGHTS SWITCHED OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 710,000. *TR

Mileage: 710,000

WHEN DRIVING ON A LONG TRIP, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER KEPT INCREASING AFTER EACH TIME I STOPPED THE CAR. WHEN I STOPPED, THE SPEED READ 25. I WENT 45 MPH, IT WENT TO 70 MPH. ETC. IT NOW RESTS IN VERTICAL POSITION FACING DOWN. THE GAS GAUGE HAS ALSO BEGUN TO GO HAYWIRE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD LONGER CAN GO INTO CRUISE CONTROL (WITHOUT WORKING FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN SHUTTING OFF), I AM THINKING BECAUSE OF THE SPEEDOMETER OR CLUSTER. EITHER WAY, IT NOW NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL. SEEING EVERYONE'S COMPLAINTS ON HERE AND WITH "GOVERNMENT MOTORS" NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I WILL NOT PUT MY TRUST IN THEIR BRAND ON ANY FUTURE VEHICLES. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON MY 2005 CAVALIER. GOOD THING FOR A GPS... *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. I WAS TRAVELING AT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ABOUT 40 MPH AND I LOOKED DOWN AND MY SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 65 MPH. WHEN I CAM TO A STOP MY SPEEDOMETER ONLY WENT DOWN TO 25 MPH. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS DOWN TO 0. ONE WEEK LATER IT WENT UP AND DIDN'T GO BELOW 35 MPH AND IT HAS KEPT INCREASING. NOW WHEN I GET IN THE CAR THE SPEEDOMETER IS AT 95MPH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE ITEMS. THE COST TO REPAIR IS $500 AND MAKES IT TOO EXPENSIVE FOR IT TO BE FEASIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

SPEEDOMETER STOPED WORKING! SAFTEY ISSUE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,900.

Mileage: 51,900

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND IS STUCK ON 52 MPH. FUEL GAUGE IS STUCK ON FULL, TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS POINTING TO NOWHERE, AND THE TACOMETER IS POINTING AT ZERO. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING LOOKS LIKE THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER CHEVROLET CAVALIERS. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. I ORDERED 2 USED ONES THEY DID NOT WORK. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REBUILD IT AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. GM HAS RECALLED THIS ITEM ON SEVERAL MODELS BUT NOT ON THE CAVALIER AS OF YET. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS AND STILL HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE. *KB

Mileage: 89,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. I ORDERED 2 USED ONES THEY DID NOT WORK. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REBUILD IT AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. GM HAS RECALLED THIS ITEM ON SEVERAL MODELS BUT NOT ON THE CAVALIER AS OF YET. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS AND STILL HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE. *KB

Mileage: 89,000

SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE SO YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. OTHER GAUGES (FUEL, TEMP) ALSO ERRATIC. SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY GM VEHICLES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING MPH AND ABOVE, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

ALL GAUGES WORK ERRATICALLY OR NOT AT ALL. LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEM. READ THERE STORIES HERE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/CAVALIER/2005/ELECTRICAL/GAUGES_HAVE_GONE_HAYWIRE.SHTML. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLS AS THERE ARE MANY WITH THE SAME 2 PROBLEMS, FIRST EVERY GAUGE IN MY CAR QUIT WORKING NO RPM, NO GAS GUAGE AND NO SPEEDOMETER. SECOND EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR FOR NO REASON AT ALL IT WOULD JUST STALL AT REDLIGHTS WHEN I WOULD TAKE OFF, DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM, I HAVE NEARLY WRECKED MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS, THE LATEST WAS TODAY I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS THAT SAY THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FAULTY PLASTIC FUEL PUMP, WHY NO RECALL THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. *KB

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS DRIVING AND HAD BEEN IN MY CAR FOR ABOUT FIVE MIN AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF WHERE THE RADIO AND HEATER CONTROLS ARE..AT THAT TIME I PULLED OVER AND SAW FLAMES IN THE DASH AND IT WAS GROWING AND I CALLED 911 FIRE AND WE CLOSED THE DOORS AND WAITED TIL THE FIRE TRUCK GOT THERE AND HANDLED THE FIRE. IT COMPLETELY DESTROYED MY DASH STEERING COLUMN FRONT WINDSHIELD AND HEAD LINER...ALL MY INSTRUMENT PANELS AND WIRING ARE FRIED. I BELIEVE IT WAS A FAULTY WIRING SYSTEM...IF NOT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED AND HOW DO I FIX MY CAR.. *TR

Mileage: 81,075

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. IT HAS 120000 MILES ON IT. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I NOTICED MY GAS GAGE SEEMED TO BE STUCK, THE CAR HAD APPROX 90000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER MY RPM GAUGE STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THAT MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO ALSO GO HAYWIRE FOLLOWED BY MY OIL GAUGE. MY WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NO LONGER WORKS. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD IT AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. BUT AFTER LOOKING AT HOW MANY CAVALIER HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WOULD TAKE TWO WEEKS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,244.

Mileage: 68,244

SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS OVER 120 MILES AND BEYOND EVEN WHEN STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER NO LONGER WORKS ACCURATELY. STARTED WITH TACHOMETER BUT NOW EFFECT ALL GAUGES - FUEL, SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND TEMPERATURE. ELECTRICAL OUTLET ON DRIVER SIDE ALSO DOESN'T WORK AND DOME LIGHT TURNS ON SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE IS NOW CONSTANT AND I AM UNABLE TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE, IF MY VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING OR HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PANEL TO THE COST OF $800! *TR

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE IN PARK MY 2003 CAVALIER TACHOMETER READS AT 5 RPM WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH MY TACHOMETER READS OVER 7 RPMS. THE ENGINE SOUNDS NORMAL CONTACTED CHEVY AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO DO A RECALL WHEN IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IT SHOULD NOT MATTER THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY 500 TO FIX THIS WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WILL WORK. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

DRIVING AT 60 MPH JUST DIED ON THE INTERSTATE,PULLED OVER STARTED BACK UP ALSO AT 60,000 MILES FUEL PUMP WENT OUT NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS 2003 CAVALIER THEY ARE A LEMON,WHY ISN'T SOMETHING DONE????? BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY!! *TR

Mileage: 88,478

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MY SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY (~80,000 MILES), AND A FEW DAYS AGO MY FUEL GAUGE FOLLOWED SUIT (117,000 MILES). I SAW THE SAME PROBLEM WIDELY MENTIONED ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING AN ACTUAL RECALL ON THE TRUCKS WHICH USE THE SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. DEALER SAID REPAIRS WOULD BE $300-$500 WHICH I COULDN'T AFFORD, SO I JUST USED THE TACHOMETER TO GAUGE MY ROADSPEED. CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THE FUEL GAUGE THOUGH. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER THAT IS ON IT'S SECOND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND NOW IT HAS GONE BAD, NO SPEEDOMETER, NO FUEL GAUGE AND NO TEMPERATURE. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. IF GM IS IN SUCH GREAT SHAPE AS RECENTLY REPORTED, THEN WHY CAN'T YOUR ORGANIZATION INSTRUCT THEM TO MAKE GOOD ON THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES? I CAN'T SELL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO BUY A VEHICLE THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING OR HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. *TR

Mileage: 82,100

MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN OPERATING ERRATICALLY ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS IT HAS NOT OPERATED AT ALL STAYS BELOW 0 AT ALL TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2003 CAVALIER, THE DEFROSTER KNOB CABLE HAS GONE BAD 2X'S BEFORE IT IS GONE AGAIN, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR WENT LAST YEAR, LAST MONTH THE FUEL PUMP WENT, THE PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR IS GOING, THE SPEEDOMETER IS MESSED UP ALONG WITH THE TACK, IT STICKS. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR JUST TURNED 17, THE SPEEDOMETER SAID SHE WAS GOING 105, WHEN SHE SHUTS THE CAR OFF IT SAYS SHE'S STILL DOING 35, AT TIMES THE CAR WONT START, DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHY, THIS IS BS, THERE IS ONLY 72000 MILES ON IT, GM NEEDS TO START FIXING THESE PROBLEMS, SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. *TR

MY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS STOPPED WORKING. FIRST IT WAS THE GAS GAUGE THAT STOPPED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. I JUST LEARNED TO LIVE IT. THEN RECENTLY MY SPEEDOMETER AND RPM METER STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PRICE ESTIMATES DONE AND NONE HAVE BEEN UNDER $500 AND I JUST PLAIN AND SIMPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT DONE WHILE I'M CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED. I HAVE RESEARCHED OTHER CASES OF FAULTY INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON GM MODELS INCLUDING THE CAVALIER. THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT SAFE AND I'M ASSUMING IT'S ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER BUT STILL AFTER YEARS OF COMPLAINTS TO GM OF FAULTY INSTRUMENT PANELS THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS STOPPED WORKING. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2005 AND IN ABOUT 2006 IT STARTED ACTING UP. AT FIRST THE GAUGES WOULD FLICKER IN AND OUT ONE AT A TIME SOMETIMES READING INCORRECT SPEEDS OR FUEL LEVEL AND SOMETIME NOT WORKING AT ALL. THEY WOULD SOMETIMES SEEM TO BE AFFECTED BY THE TEMPERATURE AND OTHER TIMES NOT. I TOOK IT IN AND THE MECHANIC FIDGETED WITH THE FUSES AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN AND HE SAID THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. SO EACH TIME THEY ACTED UP I WOULD ADJUST THE FUSES & THEY WOULD START WORKING AGAIN UNTIL EVEN THAT DIDN'T WORK. SO I WENT TO BUY NEW FUSES AND THE EMPLOYEE AT THE PART STORE CHECKED MY FUSES AND SAID THEY WERE WORKING FINE. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. IN ABOUT 2008 OR 2009 I HAD SOME OTHER WORK DONE ON THE CAR AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAD ACTUALLY SEEN OTHER CAVALIERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE PANEL NEEDED REPLACED. MY DAD WANTS TO FIX MY CAR BUT WE ARE WAITING TO AFFORD IT AND NOT SURE IF THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING WHY THERE ISN'T A SAFETY RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT IS OBVIOUSLY CHARACTERISTICALLY A PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY CAVALIER IN MORE THAN ONE YEAR. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT AND PAY FOR WHEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE DEFAULT. IT IS NOT ONLY MONETARILY INCONVENIENT BUT IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. YOU ARE UNABLE TO KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING, OR HOW MUCH FUEL YOU ACTUALLY HAVE. THERE IS A REASON WE HAVE THOSE GAUGES AND IT ISN'T SIMPLY TO LOOK PRETTY. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF SOMEONE WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS AND REALIZE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I LOOKED AT MY SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS NOT MOVING ABOVE 35 MILES PER HOUR. I PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT GO TO ZERO; IT STAYED AT 35 MILES PER HOUR. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND ON, AND THE SPEEDOMETER DECREASED TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER TURNING MY CAR OFF AND ON SIX TO SEVEN MORE TIMES, THE SPEEDOMETER FINALLY WENT BACK TO ZERO. AFTER THAT, I BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN. THE SPEEDOMETER WORKED FINE. THE NEXT DAY, THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AT 50 MILES PER HOUR. WITHOUT PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE CAR OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN WORKING AGAIN, HOWEVER, IT SHOWED I WAS DRIVING AT 100 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 50-55 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAPPENS JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. WHEN IT IS COLD, THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN LESS FREQUENTLY, MAYBE ONCE A MONTH. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO OR THREE MECHANICS AND EACH TIME I AM TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER SAYS THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM, WHEN FIRST NOTICED, COULD HAVE CREATED A SERIOUS HAZARD IF THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 55 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE DRIVER EXITED TO A CITY ROAD AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE DRIVER WOULD HIT THEIR BRAKES, THINKING THEY WERE DRIVING FAST, POSSIBLY CAUSING A COLLISION. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING THERE IS NO REAL WAY TO TELL THE EXACT SPEED THAT YOU ARE DRIVING. GENERAL MOTORS WAS CALLED THE DAY OF THE PROBLEM AND A REPORT REGARDING THE PROBLEM WAS CREATED. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

I BOUGHT MY 2003 CAVALIER BRAND NEW. WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE SITUATION WAS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO SHIFT GEARS AND WHEN I HELD THE CLUTCH IN THE RPM'S DROPPED ALL THE WAY TO 0 AND THE CAR STALLED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, SO THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. SINCE THAN THIS HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. WHILE DRIVING IT STALLS ON AVERAGE OF 5 TIMES A WEEK WHICH IS NOT SAFE ESPECIALLY ON THE FREE WAY. ALSO TO ADD TO EVERYONE ELSE'S COMPLAINT MY FUEL PUMP WENT BAD AS WELL AND HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS AND ON DEC. 25 WHEN I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST BUTTON SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. I COULD NOT GET THE REAR DEFROST TO TURN OFF SO I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND REMOVE THE FUSE TO IT. SHORTLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND THE FUSE TO THEM IS STILL GOOD, I REPLACED IT JUST IN CASE BUT THE WINDOWS STILL DO NOT WORK. THE ODOMETER HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING SO I HAVE HAD TO GUESS MY SPEED. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE REAR DEFROST DOES NOT WORK I CANNOT SEE OUT THE REAR WINDOW ON COLD DAYS, I ALSO CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AND THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR IS DUE FOR INSPECTION NEXT MONTH AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS, THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND RELY ON IT TO GET TO AND FROM WORK EVERYDAY. I HAVE ALSO PLACED A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AS I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED ARE A RESULT OF POOR OR HURRIED WORKMANSHIP IN THAT AREA OF THE VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

2003 CHEVY CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 49,240 MILES. RESULTING IN POTENTIALLY UNSAFE DRIVING SPEED IN OTHERWISE PERFECT DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 49,240

SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER JUMPS AND DOESN'T DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ASSUMING IT WAS JUST THE FLOAT, I DECIDED I WOULD IGNORE IT AND USE THE TRIP ODOMETER TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE WENT WELL PAST FULL, INTO THE REALM OF WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED TWO TANKS OF FULL, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE COULD NOT MOVE. EVENTUALLY, THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE WENT PAST THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE (NOW AT WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED TWO AND A HALF TANKS) WHICH FREED THE TEMPERATURE NEEDLE TO ACTUALLY REGISTER. NOW, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING, RESTING AT THE HALF WAY POINT EVEN AFTER THE CAR SAT ALL NIGHT IN OUR RECENT FRIGID TEMPERATURES. IT NOW RUNS IN THE RED EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. NOW, THE SPEEDOMETER IS SHOWING SIGNS OF MALFUNCTIONING, AS IT READS 5 MPH THOUGH I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP. RESEARCH ON VARIOUS INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS SUGGEST THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN NOT ONLY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIERS, BUT OTHER YEARS AND MODELS OF CHEVY VEHICLES. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO GM THAT A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, I WAS GREETED WITH "THERE'S NO RECALL, IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, CAN'T HELP, YOUR PROBLEM, DEAL WITH IT." FOLLOWING THIS LOGIC, WHAT'S STOPPING GM FROM CREATING MORE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES, IF THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES? THEY'VE ADOPTED THE ATTITUDE IT'S "NOT THEIR PROBLEM." AT WHAT POINT IS A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM WORTHY OF A RECALL? *TR

PROBLEM IS WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. FIRST TACH STARTING FAILING NOW AND THEN. NOW ENGINE TEMP GAUGE IS DOING SAME THING. SOMETIMES TACH WORKS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. TEMP GAUGE SOMETIMES WORKS, SOMETIMES SHOWS ENGINE HOT, SOMETIMES COLD WHEN ENGINE IS AT OPERATING TEMP. PROBLEM STARTED WHILE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. SO FAR, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX PROBLEM, MECHANIC SAYS COST TO FIX IS $375.00. *TR

Mileage: 27,500

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND NOW THE RPM GAUGE ISN'T WORKING. I HAVE ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON IT AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER. AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE REPAIR, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG ALL CAVALIERS; THE CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. I WILL HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED THIS WEEK AND WILL NEED TO SPEND $500 TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE EVEN CALLED GMC'S CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THEIR IS A WARRANTY ON THE PART OR A RECALL. WHY ARE CAR OWNERS SPENDING $500 PLUS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AFTER PARKING HER VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE FIRE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS OPENED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN SHE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF GREEN SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE FIRE STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE GREEN SMOKE WAS PRESENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 10/21/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE TURNED THE AC SWITCH TO OFF, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS OFF, THE AC WAS STILL ON. UPDATED 10/20/09

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES. CLUSTER PANEL WORKS OCCASIONALLY. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WENT CRAZY JUST BEFORE 40, 000 MILES. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES THE GAUGES TAKE TURNS WORKING OR NOT WORKING, SOMETIMES NOTHING WORKS. SOME DAYS I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING, HOW HOT MY CAR'S RUNNING, OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE....NOT TO MENTION RPMS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, AND AT 40K, I FEEL IT'S A BIT PREMATURE. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

JANUARY 14,2009 MY CAR ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO ACID FROM MY BATTERY LIKING INTO THE BATTERY PAN. I HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY AND TAKE IT OUT OF THE CAR. MY STEP SON WAS DRIVING BY MY HOUSE WHEN MY CARS LIGHTS WERE ON ANDTHE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. I WENT OUTSIDE AND THE LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM. I TRIED TO START IT UP AND THE CAR STARTED SMOKING AND I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. THERE WERE SPARKS SO I HAD TO PUT OUT THE SMALL FLAME AND REMOVE THE BATTERY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO PARKER PONTIAC BUICK GMC THAT SAME DAY. THE SMALL FIRE BURNED THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID LINE THE COST TO ME FOR REPAIR OF THE SMALL FIRE WAS ABOUT 487.00. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

THE CLUSTER BOARD HAS GONE OUT. IT DOES NOT LIGHT UP, THE SPEEDOMETER, THE FUEL GAGE AND RPM GAGE ALL DOES NOT WORK. CHEVY HAS ALREADY RECALLED TRUCKS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT I HAVE A CAVALIER AND ON EBAY YOU CAN BUY A FIXED CLUSTER BOARD AND SEND BACK YOUR OLD ONE AND GET 100.00 BACK SO IT MUST BE A BIG PROBLEM NOT JUST MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

MY SPEEDOMETER IS GOING CRAZY AND IS AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. NEXT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE UP AND BOTH OF THESE STAYED AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR. THE CAR IS ALSO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE. *TR

Mileage: 50,251

MY SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING UP FOR A YEAR. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD STOP. WHEN I WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT WAS STUCK ON 65MPH. MADE DRIVING HAZARDOUS NOT KNOWING EXACTLY HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING.IF I LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE AND COOL OF I WOULD START IT BACK UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER METER WOULD GO DOWN ABOUT 10 MPH SO I WOULD BEAT 55MPH INSTEAD OF 65MPH. EVERYTIME I WOULD START THE CAR IT WOULD GO DOWN FURTHER. THEN IT WOULD WORK PROPERLY FOR A FEW MONTHS W/O ACTING UP AND THEN START ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. WHEN I FINALLY HAD IT REPLACED IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING THE NEEDLE REGISTERED 110 MPH AND WAS NOT COMING BACK DOWN. I HAD TO WAIT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL B/C THE HAD TO ORDER THE PART THEY WERE COMPLETELY OUT OF STOCK. THEY TOLD ME THEY'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE IP IN ALOT OF VEHICLES LATELY. *TR

PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER IN SEPT. 2008 FOR MY DAUGHTER TO GO TO COLLEGE. HAD A CARFAX REPORT DONE AND FOUND NOTHING, CLEAN REPORT. 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, INST. CLUSTER WENT BAD, NOT WORKING AT ALL. DEC. 08 THE FUEL PUMP WENT BAD. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS MINE. I HAVE EVEN FOUND WEBSITES ADVERTISING TO REBUILD THE CLUSTER AS SO MANY ARE DEFECTIVE. NOW IF THIS ISN'T ENOUGH TO SEE THE MAJOR PROBLEM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. I FEEL THAT ENOUGH INFORMATION IS OUT ON THE INTERNET TO WARRANT A RECALL ON BOTH ISSUES BEFORE THE PUBLIC HAS TO SPEND ALL THEIR MONEY TO FIX GM'S FAULTY PARTS THAT BREAK DOWN SO QUICKLY. JUST THESE 2 REPAIRS COST $500.00 EACH. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO READ CORRECT SPEED. HAS NOT READ CORRECT SPEED SINCE CAR REACHED 55,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. OCCASIONALLY SPEEDOMETER WILL RESET ITSELF, BUT AFTER 10-15 MINUTES DRIVING, WILL CLIMB ON ITS OWN AND STICK ABOVE 110 MPH. DEALER STATES IS GM MANUFACTURE ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT RECALL / REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS 60 MPH WHEN HE IS TRAVELING AT MUCH LOWER SPEEDS. THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO BECOMES STUCK AT A LOWER SPEED WHEN HE IS DRIVING AT A MUCH FASTER RATE. THE RPM'S IN THE VEHICLE WILL EITHER NOT MOVE AT ALL OR GO UP AS FAR AS POSSIBLE WHILE DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR ONLY. THE RPM'S WILL THEN BECOME STUCK AND NOT MOVE BACK DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. HE MUST RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL TO RETURN TO ITS REGULAR POSITION. THE DIAL DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT HAS GOTTEN PULLED OVER WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH (85 MPH) OVER THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN HE THOUGHT HE WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH. HE BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STICK AT 50 MPH. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE INCREASED OR DECREASED HIS SPEED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STILL REGISTER AT 50 MPH. UPDATED 03/11/09. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

THE GAUGES IN THESE CARS GO CRAZY I DIDN'T SPEND MONEY TO FIX IT INSTEAD I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A TON F PEOPLE THIS HAPPENED TO THE GAUGE CLUSTER IN THE CARS GO HAYWIRE AND YOU CAN NOT TELL. SOME GO IN THE SPEEDOMETER MINE WENT IN THE TEMP GAUGE AND THE FUEL GAUGE NOW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TO MECHANICS AND THEY CAN NOT FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM MINE FIRST WENT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO RESET MY GAUGES IS TO PULL THE FUSE OUT AND RESET IT OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT RESET BACK TO E OR 0 AND THE THERMO GAUGE HAS GONE INTO MY SPEEDO NEEDLE SO THEN I CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME AND NO BIG DEAL BUT THEN I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND SO MANY PEOPLE WIT THIS PROBLEM WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO FIX SOMETHING THAT GM OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T GET RIGHT I DON'T THINK ITS RIGHT AT ALL ESPECIALLY BECAUSE ITS WITH ALOT OF PEOPLE NOW THE GAUGES GO CRAZY ALL THE TIME NOT JUST WHEN IT RAINS OR ITS COLD BUT CONSTANTLY I AM PULLING THE FUSES OUT. *TR

I WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FUEL PUMP BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT COSTING ME ALMOST $800. ALSO THE MOTOR FOR TWO OF MY POWER WINDOWS HAVE WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THE NEEDLE DOES NOT RETURN TO ZERO AT STOP OR WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IT REGISTERS IN EXCESS OF 110 MPH WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL GM CARS AND TRUCKS MADE BETWEEN 2002 AND 2005. GM OFFERS FREE REPAIR FOR TRUCKS AND SUV'S, BUT NOT ALL DEALERSHIPS KNOW OF THE DIRECTIVE SINCE IT HAS NOT BEEN PUBLICIZED. ALL CAR BUYERS MUST PAY FOR THE FIX - WHICH EXCEEDS $500 - BECAUSE GM WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE CARS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

FUEL PUMP FAILURE; CAR JUST DIED ON THE TURNPIKE; HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY; SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK; ITS MOVES ALL AROUND AND IS NOT ACCURATE; STILL NOT FIXED NEVER HAPPENS WHEN THE MECHANIC HAS IT; CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING; HAVE TO CRANK IT 2-5 TIMES TO TURN ON. STILL NOT WORKING MECHANIC CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

Mileage: 80,100

CLUSTER STOPS WORKING. READ ABOUT THIS ON SEVERAL FORUMS. SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY DEALER FOR FREE IF THIS IS AN ONGOING COMPLAINT! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE A CRASH RELATED COMPLAINT, IT MAY BE CONSIDERED A MINOR DEFECT RELATED ISSUE. I AM A REPAIR FACILITY, WE HAVE A TRANSMISSION REMOVED FROM A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FOR REPAIR, THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT I AM WORKING WITH NEEDED TO VERIFY MILES, SO WE HOOKED UP THE BATTERY WITH THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF THE CAR, THE ODOMETER MOVED FORWARD 17 MILES. EVERY TIME I HOOK UP THE BATTERY AND DISCONNECT IT, THE ODOMETER MOVES FORWARD 17 MILES. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS AN ISOLATED ISSUE TO THIS CAR, SO I DISCONNECTED THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS TO A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER, THEN CONNECTED AND RECONNECTED THE BATTERY, IT ALSO ROLLED THE ODOMETER FORWARD WITH EACH CONNECTION AT A RATE OF 8 MILES. NO ONE AT GM HAS EVER HEARD OF THIS, I WILL CONTINUE TO TEST OTHER PRODUCTS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 74,400

SPEEDOMETER STICKS, WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO. AS YOU INCREASE SPEED IT GOES UP FROM THERE, AFTER A WHILE IT READS OVER 100 MPH EVEN IF YOU ARE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT. IF YOU TURN THE IGNITION ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES IT MAY RESET. THEN IT WILL BE OK FOR A FEW DAYS THEN DO IT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 4 DR. SEDAN WITH 28, 550 MILES. TODAY WHEN I WENT OUT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ON 35 MP AND DIDN'T GO DOWN. AS THE DAY WORE ON IT WENT UP TO 90. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE A RECALL TO FIX THIS. *TR

Mileage: 28,500

MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS HAS A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, AND SOMETIMES TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND TACHOMETER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION; THIS PROBLEM IS SOLELY THE RESULT OF POOR MANUFACTURING. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE AND CALLING CHEVY I CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE GAUGE CLUSTER, AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT BEHIND THE DASH. THIS CLUSTER COSTS $500 TO REPLACE, PRESUMABLY WITH ONE THAT WORKS PROPERLY, A CONCEPT WHICH IS HARD TO IMAGINE WITH THE CHEVY CAVALIER. SOMEWHERE IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS GENERAL MOTORS MUST HAVE DECIDED TO CUT A FEW DOLLARS AND GET SOME CHEAP PARTS, BECAUSE THE MALFUNCTION IS WIDESPREAD AND CONSISTENT IN ALL THE REPORTS I'VE READ. THIS ISSUE ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BECOME A RECALL SO THAT CHEVY IS FORCED TO PAY THE $500 REPLACEMENT FEE; AND MONETARY JUSTICE ASIDE, MALFUNCTIONING GAUGES COULD CREATE POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING DANGERS. IT IS NOT A RECALL YET, BUT IS ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BECOME ONE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS REWIRED. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DOES NOT YET KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 06/16/08 *BF

Mileage: 73,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. SHE STATED THAT WHEN THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE HORN IT WAS INOPERABLE. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HE FELT THAT THE RELAY COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF MARCH 26, 2008, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA 9,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 04/29/08 *BF

Mileage: 9,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEV CAVALIER. OWNED IT FROM THE TIME IT HAD 4 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WASN'T READING QUITE CORRECTLY. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER READ THAT I WAS GOING 15 MILES AN HOUR OVER THE SPEED LIMIT AND PEOPLE WERE TAILGATING ME. I DIDN'T REALIZE WHY UNTIL WHEN I CAME TO A STOP MY SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 20MPH. OVER TIME I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. EVERY NOW AND THEN IT WILL READ AT 60MPH AT A DEAD STAND STILL. BUT THAT IS NOT EVEN THE HALF OF IT, IT STILL GOT WORSE. AT A STAND STILL IT WOULD READ 100MPH+ AND WHEN MOVING IT WOULD GO BACK OVER AND START AT 0MPH. RIDICULOUS!!! I HAVE RECEIVED TWO TICKETS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL SOMETIMES READ 260 DEGREES. I'VE CHECKED THE WATER AND ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE CAUSING MY TEMP TO READ EXCESSIVELY HIGH AND THERE ARE NO OTHER PROBLEMS. THE WHOLE DASHBOARD CLUSTER IS MESSED UP. SOMETIMES MY FUEL GAUGES WON'T EVEN READ CORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM HAS JUST GOTTEN OUT OF HAND. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT CAN COST AS MUCH AS $1,000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SPEEDOMETER AND THERMOSTAT GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, BUT ARE GIVING ERRONEOUS READINGS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2003 AND THE FIRST INSTRUMENT PANEL ONE WAS REPLACED ABOUT THREE-YEARS LATER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COST TO US THEN WAS ABOUT $500. *TR

Mileage: 131,100

PLEASE ALSO SEE COMPLAINT ODI NUMBER 10218011, INVOLVING THE SECOND INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THE FIRST INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SPEEDOMETER AND THERMOSTAT GAUGE DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY AND GAVE ERRONEOUS READINGS. THIS IS A SEPARATE COMPLAINT ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS LISTED ABOVE THAT OCCURRED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THAT PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT A COST TO ME OF ABOUT $500. I DID NOT KEEP ALL THE PAPERWORK, BUT I SUPPOSE THAT THE JACK SCHMITT CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE THAT DATA. THE "INCIDENT DATE" LISTED IS AN ESTIMATE, I DO NOT RECALL THE DATE OR YEAR EXACTLY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN 2006. MILEAGE AT THE TIME IS UNKNOWN. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE 4 TIMES IN THIS CAR. IT FAILS SUCH THAT THE ENGINE IN ONLY RUNNING ON 2 CYLINDERS. TESTING HAS SHOWN THE COIL PACKS ARE OK AND THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ICM COMPUTER. *TR

JUST DRIVING ALONG. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS TO JUMP, SLOW, SPEED UP, AND STOP. PER PHONE CONVERSATION 1/14/08 PROBLEM WITH SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING, NOT VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN. SMCH *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I JUST WATCHED A REPORT ABOUT SPEEDOMETER GOING HAYWIRE ON GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S. WELL, I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER IS ALSO HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE ON FRIDAY TO THE TUNE OF $400.00. *TR

2003 CAVALIER ENGINE STALL ON RED LIGHTS/ COMING TO STOP/ TURNING CORNERS AT LOW IDLE SPEEDS CAUSING A LOSS IN POWER STEERING AND ABS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVE, IMMEDIATE RESTART IS AVAILABLE, HOWEVER WHILE TURNING HAS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS. BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED DUE TO FAULTY WIRING TO INTAKE TEMP SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IT CAN SAY THAT I AM GOING 90 WHEN I AM GOING ONLY 35 ALSO THE HEAT GAUGE NEXT TO IT WILL GO WAY OVER INTO THE SPEEDOMETER AREA WHICH THEN THEY HIT EACH OTHER WHICH CAUSES THEM TO NOT WORK PROPERLY ALSO THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK RIGHT EITHER WHEN I GET LOW ENOUGH FOR THE CHECK GAUGE LIGHT TO COME ON IT WILL START GOING UP SAYING THAT I HAVE A HALF TANK OF GAS EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THAT I DO NOT. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE RADIO HAS TURNED OFF BY ITSELF IT ALSO ERASES ANY PROGRAMMED STATIONS. THE WINDOWS DON'T ALWAYS GO UP , IT HAPPENS OFF AND ON , IT HAPPENS TO ONE WINDOW AND NOT THE OTHER AND THEN REVERSES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, ALL GAUGES EXCEPT THE RPM GAUGE LOST POWER AND STOPPED FUNCTIONING. ALSO, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF, AND AN ERROR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PLANS TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. UPDATED 11/30/2006- THESE FAILURES WERE CAUSED BY A DEAD CELL IN THE BATTERY. *NM

Mileage: 44,975

HORN STOPPED WORK. WENT TO TAKE DAUGHTER TO GET LICENSE AND IT DIDN'T WORK. CHECKED FUSES AND STILL DID NOT WORK. I TOOK TO THE DEAL AND THEY SAID I HAD TO GET THE HORN MODULE AND AIR BAG REPLACED. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR THREE YEARS YET. *NM

1. VEHICLE MADE A MOANING NOISE WHEN TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 KMS (AND 3 YEARS OLD). REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK. 2. RANDOM CLUNKING FROM THE FRONT END AT APPROX. 56,000 KMS. REPLACED FRONT BEARINGS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT. 3. CAR LOST POWER, HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM, INSISTED THE CAR WAS FINE. I INSISTED ON THEM TAKING IT OUT AGAIN. CAR BROKE DOWN, HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALER AGAIN. REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND FUEL IGNITION SWITCH. 4. BURNED THROUGH 4L OF OIL AND PUFFED OUT BLACK SMOKE. DEALER COULDN'T LOCATE PROBLEM. HAPPENED AGAIN APPROX. 2000 KMS LATER. FAULTY PISTON RINGS, ENGINE REPLACED ENTIRELY. AT 61,000 KMS. NOW AT OVER $11,000 CDN WARRANTY REPAIRS ON A WELL MAINTAINED LOW MILEAGE CAR. 5. RANDOM CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT IS BACK. GOING TO DEALER TOMORROW. WARRANTY: EXPIRED. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WENT ERRATIC, AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP TO 260 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL GARAGE, AND THEY DETERMINED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

Mileage: 58,758

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND WHICH INTERFERES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER'S READING. THE TWO NEEDLES SOMETIMES HIT EACH OTHER. ALSO, THE GAS GAUGE CONTINUES TO GO AROUND. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE ARE TWO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT CAN REPAIR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SENT TO THEM. *AK UPDATED 2/9/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 41,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE HORN MODULE WENT OUT. THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

DT: 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT STEER IT. THE CONTACT STATED IT WAS A CLEAR DAY, THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC , AND NO REASON FOR HER TO LOSE CONTROL. THERE WAS A CODE FOUND, B2625 FOR DISPLAY DIMMING PULSE. IT APPEARED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTING DISPLAY. THERE NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS POWER FAILURE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED BRUISES AND HAD A BACKACHE. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM *JB

MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT READING CORRECTLY AT TIMES THAT ARE NOT PREDICTABLE. TODAY FOR INSTANCE IT HAS LOST SPEED BY READING AT 5 MPH WHEN I AM DRIVING AT 40 MPH! IT HAS EVEN READ AT 85 MPH WHEN I WAS ONLY DRIVING AT 50 MPH! I HAVE TAKEN THIS PROBLEM TO DEALERSHIP AND STILL NO RESULT. NOW MY TEMPERATURE DIAL IS GOING BONKERS. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL POST ON SITES ABOUT THE DASHBOARD/CAR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS! I NOW HAVE MY FIRST SPEEDING TICKET DUE TO THE RESULT OF THIS! *JB

JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY MY CALL RESULTING IN ODI NUMBER 10133041. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, PRIOR TO THE BELT BREAKING, MY CAR'S ALTERNATOR HAD A "HARD SPOT". THIS MEANS THAT IT WOULD SEIZE AND LET GO. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE ALTERNATOR SHOULD NOT SEIZE UNLESS THERE IS A COLLISION WHICH IN TURN STOPS THE ENGINE. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK THIS RANDOM SEIZING, I BELIEVE, IS WHAT CAUSED MY "UNDIPLOMATIC", STEERING AND BRAKING PROBLEMS - WITH LOSS OF CONTROL RANGING FROM 1/2 SECOND TO 2 SECONDS AT A TIME. ON THE REPORT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALTERNATOR REPAIR, I AGAIN REPORTED BRAKING PROBLEMS (NOT JUST THE DOCUMENTED NOISE), AND THE ODDBALL SENSATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. BOTH LINES OF COMPLAINT WERE ATTRIBUTED TO THE SEIZING UP OF THE ALTERNATOR. TO ME, THIS MEANS THAT MY LIFE, AND THE LIFE OF ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD WITH ME - WAS AND STILL IS STILL AT THE MERCY OF A WEIRD ALTERNATOR, WHOSE INTERMITTENT FAILURES RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER TO THE STEERING PUMP, AND THE BRAKES - RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR UNTIL THE BACKUP KICKS IN - WHICH TAKES FROM 1/2 SECOND TO 2 SECONDS. I WISH TO MAKE VERY CLEAR - I DO NOT BLAME THE DEALER FOR LACK OF ABILITY TO ADEQUATELY REPAIR WHAT IS AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW. IN ADDITION, IN THE COURSE OF RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT MOST ALL NEW CARS REGARDLESS OF MANUFACTURER ARE DESIGNED THE SAME WAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ON AN INDUSTRY WIDE SCALE. AT THIS STAGE, STEERING, ACCELERATION, AND BRAKING ARE ALL ERRATIC. SOUND IN THE FRONT TIRES IS LIKE A CLIP-CLOP. I AM NOT A MECHANIC, BUT IN READING THE DESCRIPTIONS PLACED HERE, I MUST ALSO WONDER IF THE CRASHES AND AIRBAG FAILED DEPLOYMENTS IN SEVERAL POSTS WERE ALSO DUE TO A SEIZING ALTERNATOR PRIOR TO THE MVA.*AK

Mileage: 20,500

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVILER. WAS LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. IT STARTED IN THE WINTER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DIRECTION THAT CAR WAS HEADED WAS THE WAY IT STAYED. ALSO, SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HUM IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH LASTED A COUPLE OF SECONDS EACH TIME. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT IT DID NOT SOUND TO THEM AS DANGEROUS. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM FINALLY CAME TO AHEAD IN JUNE. LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THE BELT BROKE, AND THE ALTERNATOR SEIZED. WHEN THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER THEY CONCLUDED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BELT MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE BRAKES. THE DEALER NEVER DID ANY REPAIRS TO THE STEERING. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE KEY WAS HOT AFTER IT HAD BEEN IN THE IGNITION. AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THE CAR WENT BACK TO THE DEALER , AND SHE DID NOT HAVE THE TIGHTNESS TO THE STEERING. BUT, THE CAR WAS STILL PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE BRAKES WERE SPONGY. THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND IN THE FRONT WHEEL. THERE WAS A DELAY IN THE SPEED OF THE CAR. AND ALMOST HAD A COLLISION. *AK

Mileage: 1,392

CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2003, PROBLEM EXIST WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE BLINKER/BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO OPERATE INCORRECTLY. *BF THE STARTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB AND BLINKER BULB ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

I BOUGHT MY 2003 CAVALIER IN FEB. 2003. WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY TAIL LIGHTS. MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT BURNT OUT COMPLETELY (BOTH TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT). IT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY REPLACED THE SOCKET, BULB AND GREASED THE SOCKET. IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT CONTINUED TO FAIL. TWO OF THOSE TIMES I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE LOCAL POLICE. ALSO DURING THE SUMMER OF 2003, MY BATTERY DIED, ALTHOUGH NO LIGHTS WERE LEFT ON; MY CAR STALLED WHILE IN DRIVE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT; MY WINDOW MOTORS DIED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED; MY LOCKS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHICH ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS PAST YEAR I'VE HAD EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. AS OF RECENTLY, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TAIL LIGHTS FAILED, AND BOTH WERE REPLACED, AND THE RIGHT ONE WENT OUT YET AGAIN. THE TRUNK WAS LEAKING, WHICH CAUSED MOLD TO GROW IN MY TRUNK AND DAMAGING PERSONAL EFFECTS, AND ALSO CAUSING THE RIGHT SOCKET AND WIRES TO BECOME CORRODED. THE SOCKET AND WIRES WERE REPLACED AGAIN, AND THE LEAK WAS FIXED, BUT DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACED FABRIC IN TRUNK. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MOTOR DIED YET AGAIN, AND WAS REPLACED. CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING. DEALERSHIP ORDERED AND INSTALLED NEW SYSTEM. CURRENTLY I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING UPON IGNITION WHEN COLD OUTSIDE, SQUEAKING SOUNDS OVER FRONT TIRES WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS AND TURNING, AND ALL AIR VENTS, EXCEPT PASSENGER SIDE ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT VENTS BUT STATED THAT THEY WERE "OPERATING AS DESIGNED." OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, MY "NEW" CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 15 TIMES. WAY TO GO GM...ANOTHER WINNER!

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO MONTHS THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE THE DASH BOARD. THE FUEL PUMP BLEW OUT. THE HEATING A COOLING WENT BAD. THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. CONSUMER HAS NOT FOUND OUT WHAT IT IS AS OF YET. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES. *NM

Mileage: 500

STARTING IN OCTOBER 2004, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER BEGAN TURNING OFF ANYTIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WERE UNABLE TO CONDUCT ANY REPAIRS. THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALERSHIP STILL COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. THE THIRD TIME, I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND THEY MADE A "HIGHLY EDUCATED GUESS REPAIR." THE FOURTH AND LAST TIME, THE DEALERSHIP MADE NO REPAIR ATTEMPT AND BASICALLY TOLD ME TO NOT BRING THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN UNLESS I AM ABLE TO BRING IT IN WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURNED OFF. AT THIS POINT, I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH A FLASHLIGHT IN THE CAR SO THAT I CAN SEE MY SPEED AND OTHER GAUGES WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE OFF. WHILE THEY DO NOT TURN OFF EVERY TIME I DRIVE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THEY ARE OFF QUITE FREQUENTLY. AT THE WORST, I FEAR THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AT THE LEAST, I ASSUME I WILL BE PULLED OVER AT SOME POINT FOR DRIVING WITH A FLASHLIGHT ON IN THE CAR. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE A 5-YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND GM IS REQUIRED TO WARRANT ALL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNDER IT. FROM INTERNET RESEARCH, I CAN TELL THAT GM HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE 2003-2004 CAVALIERS AND I FEEL THIS IS ONE MORE MANIFESTATION OF THAT MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 34,000

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, ALL THE LIGHTS CUT OFF INCLUDING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THEY EXPLAINED TO HER THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE GLITCH AND UNTIL THEY DO SHE WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT IS. *JB THE THEFT SERVICE SHUTS DOWN IN THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE DEFROSTER OR HEATER IS ON THE CONSUMER SMELLS A BURNING SMELL. *TC

Mileage: 33,033

FIRST PROBLEM WITH MY CAR WAS A SHORT IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS. CHEVROLET REPAIRED THAT. THEN THE HORN WOULD WORK RANDOMLY. CHEVROLET REPLACED THAT. THE A/C FAILED TO WORK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. CHEVROLET REPAIRED THAT. THEN THE KEYLESS ENTRY RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING, CHEVROLET TOLD ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THE KEYLESS ENTRY STILL DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THEN THE CAR STARTED TURNING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CHEVROLET AGAIN TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM DUE TO NOTHING REGISTERING ON THE COMPUTER. MY CAR TURNED OFF MID TURN AND I HIT A BRICK WALL. CHEVROLET INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT AND TOLD ME MY CAR DIDN'T TURN OFF. I GOT MY CAR BACK LAST TUESDAY AND MY CAR TURNED OFF AGAIN. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY CAR BACK TO CHEVROLET AND ITS TURNED OFF AGAIN. I GUESS CHEVROLET WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPAIR MY PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 24,000

FIRST PROBLEM WITH MY CAR WAS A SHORT IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS. CHEVROLET REPAIRED THAT. THEN THE HORN WOULD WORK RANDOMLY. CHEVROLET REPLACED THAT. THE A/C FAILED TO WORK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. CHEVROLET REPAIRED THAT. THEN THE KEYLESS ENTRY RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING, CHEVROLET TOLD ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THE KEYLESS ENTRY STILL DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THEN THE CAR STARTED TURNING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CHEVROLET AGAIN TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM DUE TO NOTHING REGISTERING ON THE COMPUTER. MY CAR TURNED OFF MID TURN AND I HIT A BRICK WALL. CHEVROLET INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT AND TOLD ME MY CAR DIDN'T TURN OFF. I GOT MY CAR BACK LAST TUESDAY AND MY CAR TURNED OFF AGAIN. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY CAR BACK TO CHEVROLET AND ITS TURNED OFF AGAIN. I GUESS CHEVROLET WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPAIR MY PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 24,000

TAIL/TURN LIGHT BULBS CONSTANTLY BURNING. REPLACED THEM MANY TIMES. WHEN REPLACED CAN NOTICE ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL AND LIGHT BULBS PLASTIC BASE IS MELTED. HAVE MADE AN SCHEDULE TO TAKE TO DEALER, BUT NOTICED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME MATTER, FROM OTHER CONSUMERS. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE? IS THERE A FIX FOR IT? *JB

Mileage: 10,000

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER.*MR THE VEHICLE TAIL LIGHT SHORTED OUT THREE TIMES THEN THE CIRCUIT SHORTED OUT. THE GAS GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE. COLD STARTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AT STOP LIGHT OR STALL OUT COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER' S SIDE SPEAKER BLEW. THE CD PLAYER WOULD EJECT THE CD WHILE IT WAS PLAYING. THE RPM GAUGE BOUNCED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR MADE NOISE. *NM

Mileage: 700

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER.*MR THE VEHICLE TAIL LIGHT SHORTED OUT THREE TIMES THEN THE CIRCUIT SHORTED OUT. THE GAS GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE. COLD STARTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AT STOP LIGHT OR STALL OUT COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER' S SIDE SPEAKER BLEW. THE CD PLAYER WOULD EJECT THE CD WHILE IT WAS PLAYING. THE RPM GAUGE BOUNCED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR MADE NOISE. *NM

Mileage: 700

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC THAT COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET AND RESET IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNALS BEING BLOWN OUT.*MR THE VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS HAVE BLOWN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER CONTINUED TO REPAIR THEM, THEY CONTINUE TO BLOW. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES SHE WAS SOLD A LEMON. *NM

I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM APPLE VALLEY CHEVROLET IN AUGUST 2003. THE CAR HAD 64 MILES ON IT WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE DEALERS LOT. AFTER THE CAR EXCEEDED 1000 MILES IT STARTED HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH NOT KEEPING RPMS AND SHUTTING OFF. WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF I NO LONGER HAVE POWER STEERING AFTER THIS HREPEATEDLY HAPPENED, I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM THAT I WAS HAVING AND TOOK IT TO THEM THREE TIMES AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IF IT DID NOT COME UP ON THEIR COMPUTER THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT AND THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AKTHE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE RESOVED , NO SATISFATION.DUE TO THIS BEING MY PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, MY CAR HAS AROUND 18,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND I HAVE A ROARING SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED ON MAY 11,2004. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT ME LOAN ME A RENTAL AND TOLD ME AND MY MOTHER THAT IF I NEEDED A VEHICLE THAT I COULD PICK UP MY CAR AND DRIVE IT IN THAT CONDITION. MY PARENTS REFUSED TO ALLOW ME TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THAT UNSAFE CONDITION, MY MOTHER GOT ON TELEPHONE WITH THE SUPERVISOR OF MAINTENANCE AND THEY AGREED TO HAVE ME PICK UP A LOANER FROM THRIFY LOAN IN MARTINSBURG. MY MOTHER TOOK ME IN TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEY HAD FIXED ALL PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE AND THAT I COULD PICK IT UP, TODAY MAY 17, 2004. I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP TODAY.

Mileage: 1,050

MY CAR HAS BEEN DYING AT RED LIGHTS AND WHILE I AM DRIVING IT! IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE THE CAR WILL RESTART. IT IS ONLY 9 MONTHS OLD. MY CAR DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I CAN BRING IT IN BUT THE WILL PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THEY WILL PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR ANYTHING. *AK

Mileage: 15,804

THE TIRES SHAKE AND VIBRATE AROUND SIXTY MILES/HR. SO I TOOK THEM TO SAM'S CLUB TO THEIR TIRE CENTER IN DECEMBER OF 2003. THEY ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ONE MONTH, THEN THE TIRES STARTED DOING THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER, I WENT BACK TO SAM'S CLUB AND THEY BALANCED MY TIRES AGAIN. SO HERE IT IS MARCH OF 2004, THE TIRES ARE DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN SHAKING AND VIBRATING AROUND SIXTY MILES/HR. I CALLED GOODYEAR , THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. THEY LOOKED AT THE TIRES, AND SAID THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE TIRES FIXED. THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE SPECIFIC ORIGIN OF THE VIBRATION. BASICALLY, FOR A BRAND NEW CAR, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS AT 24,000 MILES (AS STATED BY MECHANICS FROM GOODYEAR, SAM'S CLUB AND FIRESTONE). 5. CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH- IF RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS USED WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL AUTOMATICALLY DEACTIVATE ITSELF. 6. POWER FAILURE- CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT. 7. A/C & HEATER- A/C AND HEATER MAKE LOUD NOISE. 8. REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT BULBS BURNED OUT 4 TIMES ON EACH SIDE. GM REPLACEMENT BULBS LAST ONLY 1 TO 1 1/2 MONTH. *NM

Mileage: 6,500

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED HEATER DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND HEATER WAS REPLACED. ALSO, ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS AND CONNECTION WIRES. ON ANOTHER OCCASION ENTIRE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SOCKETS. IN ALL, VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES IN SEVEN MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 15

WITHIN A WEEK OF RECIEVING MY CAR IT BEGAN TO STALL WHEN COMMING TO A STOP OTHERWISE IT WOULD IDLE WRONG. IF IT DID NOT DIE IT WOULD IDLE HIGH. *AK

Mileage: 300

THE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. THE MECHANIC FROM THE DEALER SHIP NOTED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SOCKET WAS MELTED. FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER WAS REROUTING THE THROTTLE CABLES.*AK