2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Problems & Recalls
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MY MOM WAS DRIVING THE CAR AS NORMAL DOWN THE ROAD ONE DAY AND ALL THE GUAGES IN THE ENTIRE DASH SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. SOME CAME BACK ON AND OFF A COUPLE WEEKS. SOME NEVER DID. BUT AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS ALL STOPPED WORKING AND NOW NOTHING WORKS. NO HEAT GUAGE, NO FUEL GUAGE, NO TEMP GUAGE, NO SP...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE, ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND TACHOMETER WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FAMILY MEMBER NOTICED FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTAC...
Mileage: 45,000
NONE OF THE GAGES WORK DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING
Mileage: 129,000
NONE OF THE GAGES WORK DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING
Mileage: 129,000
GAUGES FOR TEMPERATURE DO NOT WORK, SOMETIMES READS BELOW ZERO, SOMETIMES SLIGHTLY ABOVE THERE IS NO CHANGE IN READING WHETHER COLD, OR RUNNING FOR SEVERAL HOURS - AT ANY SPEED SPEED GAUGE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES RECORDING 100 MPH, WHEN THE CAR IS DOING NO MORE THAT 20-30 MPH. AT OTHER TI...
Mileage: 67,000
ALL GAUGES DON'T WORK. SPEEDOMETER,FUEL,TEMPERATURE.
Mileage: 155,000
THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE GAUGES IN THE 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER CAUSING THEM TO MALFUNCTION OR NOT FUNCTION AT ALL INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE, THE TEMPERATURE OF YOUR ENGINE, OR YOUR SPEED WHEN THE GAUGES FAIL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT INFORMATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF TH...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 100,000
TAKATA RECALL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A REAR END COLLISION THAT TOTALLED CAR. ALSO PASSENGERS SEAT BROKE CAUSING NECK AND RIB INJURY.VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WAITING FOR CONSTRUCTION FLAGMAN.
TAKATA RECALL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A REAR END COLLISION THAT TOTALLED CAR. ALSO PASSENGERS SEAT BROKE CAUSING NECK AND RIB INJURY.VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WAITING FOR CONSTRUCTION FLAGMAN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DISINTEGRATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.UPDATED 10/13/16 *BF
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE, AND RPM GUAGES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WIRE CONNECTOR WAS TIGHTENED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FRACTURED ALONG WITH THE HORN AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FRACTURED ALONG WITH THE HORN AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FRACTURED ALONG WITH THE HORN AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL, TEMPERATURE, AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES FAILED TO WORK. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES FAILED A...
Mileage: 53,000
ON OCTOBER 1ST 2015 WE WERE STOPPED FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON THE HIGHWAY. AT THAT TIME WE WERE REAR ENDED BY A HIT AND RUN DRIVER. IMPACT WAS ON THE BUMPER, PASSENGER SIDE. ON IMPACT THE PASSENGER SEAT BROKE AND SLAMMED ME FORWARD THEN BACK INTO A RECLINING POSITION. I WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY AMB...
ON OCTOBER 1ST 2015 WE WERE STOPPED FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON THE HIGHWAY. AT THAT TIME WE WERE REAR ENDED BY A HIT AND RUN DRIVER. IMPACT WAS ON THE BUMPER, PASSENGER SIDE. ON IMPACT THE PASSENGER SEAT BROKE AND SLAMMED ME FORWARD THEN BACK INTO A RECLINING POSITION. I WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY AMB...
ON OCTOBER 1ST 2015 WE WERE STOPPED FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON THE HIGHWAY. AT THAT TIME WE WERE REAR ENDED BY A HIT AND RUN DRIVER. IMPACT WAS ON THE BUMPER, PASSENGER SIDE. ON IMPACT THE PASSENGER SEAT BROKE AND SLAMMED ME FORWARD THEN BACK INTO A RECLINING POSITION. I WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY AMB...
ALREADY COMPLAINED HERE ONCE. NOW MY CAR FUEL GAGE IS BROKE GOS ALL THE WAY OVER AND HITS ON MY TEMP GAUGE EVERY SO OFFEN. DONT REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN IT, BUT LEAST CAN GO 300-365 MILES. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH I DRIVE. I DONT THINK THAT IT SHOULD BREAK AFTER ONLY 41000 MILES. LAST TIME I ...
SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING AND STAYS ON 100 CAR ONLY HAS 35,000 MILES, ALSO THE POWER STEERING LINE BROKE OPEN AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AT TIMES POPS ONTO MY TIRE CAUSING MY CAR TO SLAM FORWARD AND THEN IT RELEASES. I REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND THE POWER STEERING LINE BUT THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE SPE...
SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING AND STAYS ON 100 CAR ONLY HAS 35,000 MILES, ALSO THE POWER STEERING LINE BROKE OPEN AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AT TIMES POPS ONTO MY TIRE CAUSING MY CAR TO SLAM FORWARD AND THEN IT RELEASES. I REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND THE POWER STEERING LINE BUT THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE SPE...
SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING AND STAYS ON 100 CAR ONLY HAS 35,000 MILES, ALSO THE POWER STEERING LINE BROKE OPEN AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AT TIMES POPS ONTO MY TIRE CAUSING MY CAR TO SLAM FORWARD AND THEN IT RELEASES. I REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND THE POWER STEERING LINE BUT THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE SPE...
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED TO REGISTER ANY SPEED AND IS STUCK IN A POSITION PAST THE HIGHEST SPEED ON THE GAGE FACE. THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS AROUND ALSO LEAVING YOU NO WAY TO JUDGE YOUR SPEED. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID IT FAILED SOME TIME AGO WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IT. I AM PA...
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND BOTH TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND BOTH TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80...
Mileage: 80,000
CAR WAS AT A RED LIGHT SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 85 MPH. UPON START UP SPEED INDICATED 110 AND AT NEXT STOP WENT DOWN TO 90. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A COUPLE DAYS THE INDICATED SPEED WAS 45. DRIVING IN A 25MPH ZONE AND SPEED INDICATED 85.
Mileage: 45,175
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW DOES NOT WORK WILL NOT ROLL DOWN WILL NOT ROLL UP. THE REAR-DRIVER-SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW DOES NOT WORK WILL NOT ROLL DOWN WILL NOT ROLL UP, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW DOES NOT WORK WILL NOT ROLL DOWN WILL NOT ROLL UP. *TR
Mileage: 148,249
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW DOES NOT WORK WILL NOT ROLL DOWN WILL NOT ROLL UP. THE REAR-DRIVER-SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW DOES NOT WORK WILL NOT ROLL DOWN WILL NOT ROLL UP, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW DOES NOT WORK WILL NOT ROLL DOWN WILL NOT ROLL UP. *TR
Mileage: 148,249
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2004 AND IN MARCH OF 2013 THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. THEY WOULD RANDOMLY WORK ONE OR THE OTHER NOW ALL MY GAUGES HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I HAVE NO CLUE HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MANY RPMS I'M USING OR IF THE CAR IS OVERHEATING OR NOT! ...
Mileage: 60,000
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2004 AND IN MARCH OF 2013 THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. THEY WOULD RANDOMLY WORK ONE OR THE OTHER NOW ALL MY GAUGES HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I HAVE NO CLUE HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MANY RPMS I'M USING OR IF THE CAR IS OVERHEATING OR NOT! ...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEPPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOUR YEARS LA...
Mileage: 29,111
PLEASE CALL ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS, [XXX] IS HOW I THINK ANYTHING WILL GET DONE, JUST CALLED TODAY 02-20-15. GAS GAUGE WENT OUT 02-07-15 ( MILEAGE 40000) AND IS HITTING AGAINST MY TEMP GAUGE SO I DON'T KNOW HOW HIT MY CAR IS GETTING. I REPLACED MY TEMP GAUGE BACK IN 01-07-12 MILEAGE(29...
Mileage: 40,000
PLEASE CALL ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS, [XXX] IS HOW I THINK ANYTHING WILL GET DONE, JUST CALLED TODAY 02-20-15. GAS GAUGE WENT OUT 02-07-15 ( MILEAGE 40000) AND IS HITTING AGAINST MY TEMP GAUGE SO I DON'T KNOW HOW HIT MY CAR IS GETTING. I REPLACED MY TEMP GAUGE BACK IN 01-07-12 MILEAGE(29...
Mileage: 40,000
STARTED VEHICLE ALL GAUGES EXCEPT RPM STOPPED WORKING READ ONLINE AND SAW HOW COMMON THIS ISSUE IS WITH THIS CAR AND WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT IT HERE IN HOPES OF A RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 105,000
A SHORT WHILE AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I NOTICED ALL OF MY GAUGES WENT OUT. I WAS NERVOUS TO EVEN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAD OR HOW FAST I WAS GOING. NOW I'M CONSTANTLY HAVING TROUBLE WHEN IGET GAS. EVEN WHEN I KNOW FOR SURE THAT I NEED GAS AFTER PUMPING FOR A FEW SECONDS,...
A SHORT WHILE AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I NOTICED ALL OF MY GAUGES WENT OUT. I WAS NERVOUS TO EVEN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAD OR HOW FAST I WAS GOING. NOW I'M CONSTANTLY HAVING TROUBLE WHEN IGET GAS. EVEN WHEN I KNOW FOR SURE THAT I NEED GAS AFTER PUMPING FOR A FEW SECONDS,...
SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS SHOWING WRONG SPEED, RANDOMLY SHOWS ALL OVER THE DIAL. *TR
Mileage: 118,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED IT'S SPEED TO ABOUT 80-90 MPH. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THE CAR ACCIDENTALLY SOME KIND OF WAY MADE CRUISE CONTROL COME ON. I AM NOT A FAN OF CRUISE CONTROL SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TURNED IT ON. AFTER THE ACCELERATION, I QUICKLY A...
Mileage: 264,383
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED IT'S SPEED TO ABOUT 80-90 MPH. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THE CAR ACCIDENTALLY SOME KIND OF WAY MADE CRUISE CONTROL COME ON. I AM NOT A FAN OF CRUISE CONTROL SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TURNED IT ON. AFTER THE ACCELERATION, I QUICKLY A...
Mileage: 264,383
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 90 MPH ERRONEOUSLY. LATER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 100 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED O...
Mileage: 48,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES OR IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 112,000
2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EVENTS SHE EXPERIENCED T HAT AFFECTED THE ENGINE, STEERING AND BRAKES. *TGW ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE POWER STEERING HOSE, AND PUMP WERE REPLACED. *JB
CAR WOULD NOT START. LATER CAR WOULD STALL OUT, NOT GETTING FUEL. CAR HAS SAME ENGINE AS MY FORMER 05 COBALT. I BELIEVE PROBLEM IS IN IGNITION WIRES, ALWAYS HAD LIGHTS ON IN INTERIOR AFTER STARTING ENGINE. NOW CAR MUST BE SOLD FOR PARTS. *TR
Mileage: 138,000
I HAVE HAD SOME OF THE ISSUES OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED. TWICE ALL THE GAUGES WENT DEAD-STAYED IN THE POSITIONS THEY WERE IN WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF. TWICE THE HORN DIDN'T WORK- HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND YELL! WHEN THE GAUGES WENT THE FIRST TIME, I STUMBLED ON THE FIX. I'D REMOVED THE FUSE TO TES...
Mileage: 116,000
THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER NO LONGER WORKS AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS THE FIRST ITEM TO START FAILING WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MECHANICS AT THE LOCATION WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE CLAIMED RESTARTING THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES WOULD RESET THE NEEDLE BACK TO WHERE IT BELONGS. THIS WORKED FO...
Mileage: 11,000
I HAVE TWO PROBLEMS THAT MAY BE SAFETY RELATED. ONE MORE SO THAN THE OTHER. THE INSTRUMENTS, NONE OF THEM WORK, BUT MOST IMPORTANT IS THE SPEEDOMETER. IT STARTED HANGING UP, THEN FINALLY HUNG ALL THE WAY AT 120 MPH. I HAVE TO USE A GPS TO MAKE SURE OF MY SPEED. GM IS REPLACING OTHER VEHICLES CLUSTE...
I HAVE TWO PROBLEMS THAT MAY BE SAFETY RELATED. ONE MORE SO THAN THE OTHER. THE INSTRUMENTS, NONE OF THEM WORK, BUT MOST IMPORTANT IS THE SPEEDOMETER. IT STARTED HANGING UP, THEN FINALLY HUNG ALL THE WAY AT 120 MPH. I HAVE TO USE A GPS TO MAKE SURE OF MY SPEED. GM IS REPLACING OTHER VEHICLES CLUSTE...
SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. ONLY WAY IT WORKS IS TO TAKE OUT THE FUSE AND REINSERT THE FUSE. FUSE BOX IS LOCATED ON INSIDE LEFT DRIVER SIDE DASH. I TAKE OUT THE FOURTH FUSE ON THE BOTTOM (10A ) I HAVE TO DO THIS EVERYTIME I STOP THE ENGINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE ONE DOES NOT KNOW HOW ...
Mileage: 70,000
GADGE CLUSTER DOESN'T DISPLAY ANY CORRECT INFORMATION. AT FIRST THE TACH STARTED READING INCORRECTLY, EX. 4200 RPM WITH ENGINE OFF/ READING DOES NOT CHANGE WITH ENGINE SPEED (RPM). NEXT THE TEMP GADGE , EX. 200+ DEGREES WHEN STARTING AFTER 12+ HOURS ENGINE STILL COLD TO THE TOUCH. LATER THE FUEL GAD...
Mileage: 160,000
THE GAUGES ARE FAILING TO OPERATE. THIS STARTED WITH THE GAS GAUGE AND IS NOW AFFECTING THE TEMP GAUGE. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER FOR TESTING AND IT RESET ITSELF WHEN PLUGGED INTO THE COMPUTER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND IT ALSO DOES THIS IF YOU DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR A FEW MINUTES BUT VERY QUICKLY STOPS WORK...
Mileage: 75,000
DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO GO TO ANOTHER LOCATION WHEN STOPPED FOR LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN HAD SOME ONE IN FRONT OF HER AND SINCE IT IS A STICK SHIFT SHE JUST LET THE CAR ROLL. SHE PANICKED I THINK AND HIT CLUTCH INSTEAD OF BRAKE. SHE ROLLED INTO THE BACK OF THE SUV AHEAD OF HER AND THE AIRBAGS EXPLO...
Mileage: 91,000
TEMP GAUGE TENDS TO STICK IN THE MIDDLE AND WILL NOT GO DOWN AFTER I SHUT OFF MY CAR WHEN I DRIVE MORE THAN 30MILES. AFTER A FEW HOURS I CAN USUALLY GET IT BACK DOWN BUT ONE TIME IT WENT ALL THE WAY OVER TO MPH AREA AND THEN THAT NEEDLE GOT STUCK UNDER WHICH I HAD NO CLUE HOW FAST I WAS GOING BECAUS...
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALER IN 2008. SINCE THEN ALL OF THE GAUGES ARE NOW INOPERABLE. THIS IS A GREAT INCONVENIENCE, AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE, OR WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS CAN BECOME A HUGE ISSUE, NOT TO MEN...
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALER IN 2008. SINCE THEN ALL OF THE GAUGES ARE NOW INOPERABLE. THIS IS A GREAT INCONVENIENCE, AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE, OR WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS CAN BECOME A HUGE ISSUE, NOT TO MEN...
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALER IN 2008. SINCE THEN ALL OF THE GAUGES ARE NOW INOPERABLE. THIS IS A GREAT INCONVENIENCE, AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE, OR WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS CAN BECOME A HUGE ISSUE, NOT TO MEN...
THE WEATHER WAS IN THE 10S AND SINGLE DIGITS. I WAS TRAVELING IN PAIR, WE DID NOT EXCEED 35 MILES AN HOUR AS VISIBILITY WAS VERY POOR DUE TO SNOW AND WINDS. I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS ACCELERATING, BELIEVED MY TIRES WERE SPINNING ON ICE. I COME TO A STOP AND REALIZED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL GOING...
Mileage: 136,614
THE WEATHER WAS IN THE 10S AND SINGLE DIGITS. I WAS TRAVELING IN PAIR, WE DID NOT EXCEED 35 MILES AN HOUR AS VISIBILITY WAS VERY POOR DUE TO SNOW AND WINDS. I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS ACCELERATING, BELIEVED MY TIRES WERE SPINNING ON ICE. I COME TO A STOP AND REALIZED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL GOING...
Mileage: 136,614
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO PROVIDE INCORRECT READING WHEN CONTACT DROVE 55MPH THE SPEEDOMETER READ 30MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO STATED THAT THE F...
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT ...
Mileage: 45,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT ...
Mileage: 45,000
THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE HAS GONE SO FAR TO THE RIGHT (AND NOT REGISTERING CORRECT TEMPERATURE) THAT IT INTERFERES WITH THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE THEREFORE, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE CAN ONLY REGISTER UP TO 15 MPH WHEN YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING AT LEAST 45 TO 55 MPH. I HAVE READ THE OTHER CO...
Mileage: 93,050
MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER (NOT DIGITAL) AND RPM GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AT ALL FROM TIME TO TIME. IT EITHER SHOWS I'M DOING 0 M.P.H. OR IT GOES PAST 110 M.P.H AND STAYS THERE EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. IT HASN'T SHOWN THE CORRECT SPEED IN WHICH I'M TRAVELING AT ANYTIME IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS...
Mileage: 48,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CLUTCH DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND COULD NOT BE DISENGAGED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A HOLE IN THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH HOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE...
Mileage: 70,000
OVER THE WINTER I NOTICED MY RPM GAUGE WAS NOT WORK PROPERLY THEN TWO MONTHS AGO MY TEMP GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP, THEN YESTURDAY MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. CHECKED ONLINE TODAY TO LOOK INTO FIXING THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN OTHER 2005 CAVALIERS. DONT U...
Mileage: 116,946
CHEVROLET HAS USED THIS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON A VARIETY OF MODELS AND IT GOES BAD IN JUST ABOUT EVERY CASE. IT NEEDS A RECALL TO FIX ALL MODELS AFFECTED. CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY FIX IT. THERE ARE COMPANYS THAT MAKE THEIR LIVING REPAIRING THIS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ...
Mileage: 98,000
WHILE DRIVING BOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED, TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS NOW STUCK SHOWING VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING (IT IS NOT), SPEEDOMETER MOVES ALL OVER AND REGISTERS EITHER A SPEED OVER 100 MPH WHEN ON THE ROAD OR REGISTERS EITHER 20MPH OR 60MPH WHILE SITTING STILL AT START-UP. DU...
Mileage: 30,500
THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT MOVE FROM 50 MPH. LATER IN THE DAY, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MOVING UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
I HAVE A USED 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE CLUSTER PANEL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T GIVE ME AN ACCURATE GAS AMOUNT IN THE CAR AND THE MPH WORKS SOMETIME, BUT OFTEN THAN NOT, IT ISN'T ACCURATE. I CHECKED WITH GMC AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL TO REPLACE IT AND THE COST IS $700, W...
I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 CAVALIER FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AND A COUPLE DAYS AFTER I HAD IT I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 110 MPH WHILE I WAS ON FREEWAY MY HEART DROPPED I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO REDUCE SPEED. I BEGAN TO OBSERVE THAT OTHERS WERE PASSING ME SO I GOT OFF ON THE...
Mileage: 104,021
I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 CAVALIER FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AND A COUPLE DAYS AFTER I HAD IT I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 110 MPH WHILE I WAS ON FREEWAY MY HEART DROPPED I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO REDUCE SPEED. I BEGAN TO OBSERVE THAT OTHERS WERE PASSING ME SO I GOT OFF ON THE...
Mileage: 104,021
I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 60K MILES ON IT, ONE OWNER, AND NEVER MISSED A MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT. THE CAR IS IMMACULATE. A FEW DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED IT THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AT 18MPH AND THEN DROPPED TO 0 WHEN PARKED. ALL OTHER GAUGES WORK EXCEPT THE RPM'S ... NEITHER THE SPEEDOM...
Mileage: 60,500
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED MOVING UP AND DOWN, OVER AND OVER. THIS INCLUDED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, GAS GAUGE, AND THE SPEEDOMETER. MY DAUGHTER COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW FAST SHE WAS DRIVING AND IT WAS A DISTRACTION THAT COULD HAVE RESUL...
Mileage: 47,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND WOULD ONLY PROVIDE A READING OF ZERO. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED T...
Mileage: 67,710
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND WOULD ONLY PROVIDE A READING OF ZERO. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED T...
Mileage: 67,710
THE SPEEDOMETER WAS THE FIRST GAUGE TO NOT WORK. IT IS NOW STUCK AT 45MPH AT ALL TIMES. NOW MY GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. IT EVEN INTERFERES WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. NOW THE RPM GAUGE IS STARTING NOT TO WORK. SOME DAYS IT WORKS FINE AND OTHER DAYS IT SITS AT 5 THOUSAND. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS THE...
THE SPEEDOMETER WAS THE FIRST GAUGE TO NOT WORK. IT IS NOW STUCK AT 45MPH AT ALL TIMES. NOW MY GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. IT EVEN INTERFERES WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. NOW THE RPM GAUGE IS STARTING NOT TO WORK. SOME DAYS IT WORKS FINE AND OTHER DAYS IT SITS AT 5 THOUSAND. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS THE...
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME TODAY AND THINK GOD MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING..MY GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING ON THE CAR WHICH IS DOES FROM TIME TO TIME. WE MERGE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE GAS PEDAL ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP IT JUST KEEP GETTING FASTER,, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT EVEN STOP IT OR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE EI...
Mileage: 131,000
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME TODAY AND THINK GOD MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING..MY GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING ON THE CAR WHICH IS DOES FROM TIME TO TIME. WE MERGE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE GAS PEDAL ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP IT JUST KEEP GETTING FASTER,, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT EVEN STOP IT OR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE EI...
Mileage: 131,000
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME TODAY AND THINK GOD MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING..MY GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING ON THE CAR WHICH IS DOES FROM TIME TO TIME. WE MERGE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE GAS PEDAL ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP IT JUST KEEP GETTING FASTER,, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT EVEN STOP IT OR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE EI...
Mileage: 131,000
AS I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA NEAR MY RESIDENCE, I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER STUCK @ 30MPH EVEN AFTER I STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MY SON REMOVED THE FUSE & THEN RE-INSERTED IT. SPEEDOMETER THEN WENT BACK TO ZERO SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE FUSE. SAME THING HAPPENED SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND ...
Mileage: 112,600
SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER BROKE AND COST $400.00 TO BE REBUILT. A SERVICE REPORT WAS ISSUED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB FOR COMPLAINTS, I FOUND THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE ON ALL GM VEHICLES. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? *TR
Mileage: 74,000
1ST ISSUE WAS THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING OFF & ON. IT SHOWS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN CAR REALLY IS GOING. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. 2ND ISSUE WAS WARNING LIGHT WHICH A STATION TOLD ME THAT THE CODE IS FOR A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL LINE, IT SHOWS A MAJOR LEAK, BUT REPAIRMEN COULD FIND...
Mileage: 148,000
1ST ISSUE WAS THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING OFF & ON. IT SHOWS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN CAR REALLY IS GOING. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. 2ND ISSUE WAS WARNING LIGHT WHICH A STATION TOLD ME THAT THE CODE IS FOR A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL LINE, IT SHOWS A MAJOR LEAK, BUT REPAIRMEN COULD FIND...
Mileage: 148,000
AS MANY OF OTHER HAVE ALREADY REPORTED. OUT OF NO WHERE, MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED GOING HAY-WIRE. ALL THE NEEDLES READ INACCURATE INFORMATION BY SHAKING, BOUNCING OR SAYING IN KING 110 MPH IN PARK. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CAVILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND BECAME DARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP...
Mileage: 63,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL READINGS AND CAUSED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...
Mileage: 60,000
ALL THE GAUGES ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE FUEL GAGE WAS THE FIRST TO STOP WORKING, FOLLOWED BY THE REST OF THE GAUGES. THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I AM GOING, HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE, IF THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATIN...
Mileage: 40,000
FUEL GAUGE, TEMP GAUGE, TACH, AND SPEEDOMETER ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS ON THESE CARS AS YOU ARE SURELY AWARE OF. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIR THEM. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THANKS *TR
Mileage: 80,000
THE VEHICLE DASH BOARD GAUGES STARTED TO RAPIDLY FLUCTUATE FROM MINIMUM TO MAXIMUM VALUES AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MILES/HOUR. THE TACHOMETER WAS THE FIRST GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION AND DOES NOT WORK 95% OF THE TIME. THE SECOND GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION, LATER ON IN THE WEEK, WAS THE FUEL GAUGE....
Mileage: 135,000
THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGE. THE GAS GAUGE IS THE ONLY ONE STILL WORKING RELIABLY. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
THE GAUGES HAVE STOPPED WORKING THE, FUEL GAUGE, THE SPEEDOMETER,THE TEMP GAUGES ALL STOP WORKING. I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. *TR
Mileage: 145,000
THE GAUGES HAVE STOPPED WORKING THE, FUEL GAUGE, THE SPEEDOMETER,THE TEMP GAUGES ALL STOP WORKING. I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. *TR
Mileage: 145,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS PROVIDING ERRONEOUS READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWA...
Mileage: 270,000
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING, NOW I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING, CAN NEVER TELL IF I'M SPEEDING OR GOING TOO SLOW. THAT ISN'T SAFE IS IT.... GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO THEIR CAVALIER SPEEDOMETERS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT SERIOUSLY! THEY ALSO NEED TO QUIT SELLING JUNK!!!! *TR
Mileage: 72,000
TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, READS SOMETIMES, AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT. REPLACED SENSOR AND HAD NO EFFECT ON GAUGE FUNCTION. FUEL GAUGE IS INTERMITTENT AFTER THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING AS WELL. DOOR ON HEATING UNDERNEATH THE DASH CLACKS CONSTANTLY UNLESS YOU SET THE HEAT IN REC...
Mileage: 97,000
LAST DECEMBER MY 2005 CAVALIER EXPERIENCED A SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS IN AN AREA WHERE THE SPEED ZONE CHANGED FROM 50 MPH TO 65 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED MY INCREASE IN SPEED FINE. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN, THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED IN PLACE. OVER THE PAST...
Mileage: 98,000
LAST DECEMBER MY 2005 CAVALIER EXPERIENCED A SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS IN AN AREA WHERE THE SPEED ZONE CHANGED FROM 50 MPH TO 65 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED MY INCREASE IN SPEED FINE. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN, THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED IN PLACE. OVER THE PAST...
Mileage: 98,000
THIS VEHICLE HAS LOST THE SPEEDOMETER SVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 20,000 MILES AND NOW IT HAS QUIT COMPLETELY, I WENT TO AN ON LINE FORUM AND THEY SAY THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT WITH NO RECALL FROM GENERAL MOTORS. USUALLY BEFORE IT WOULD BOUNCE UP TO 35 OR 40 AND THEN START WORKING AGAIN, BUT IT I...
Mileage: 102,000
THIS VEHICLE HAS LOST THE SPEEDOMETER SVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 20,000 MILES AND NOW IT HAS QUIT COMPLETELY, I WENT TO AN ON LINE FORUM AND THEY SAY THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT WITH NO RECALL FROM GENERAL MOTORS. USUALLY BEFORE IT WOULD BOUNCE UP TO 35 OR 40 AND THEN START WORKING AGAIN, BUT IT I...
Mileage: 102,000
THREE OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME, AND THE FOURTH WINDOW BARELY WORKS. *JS
Mileage: 98,000
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CAR'S SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, RPM GAUGE AND FUEL GAUGE DO NOT WORK. WHEN I MADE THIS COMPLAINT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T A WARRANTY ISSUE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T DEAL WITH ANY SAFETY ISSUE. I DISAGREE BEC...
Mileage: 50,000
CLUSTER THAT CONTROLS THE GAUGES ON THE DASH LIKE GAS, SPEEDOMETER, AND RPM GAUGES STOPPED WORKING ## VIN PASSED ## 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ##. *TR
IN AUG OF LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH, THE RPM GAUGE BEGAN JUMPING UP INTO THE RED. IT TOOK ABOUT TWO WEEKS WORTH OF DRIVING FOR IT TO FAIL COMPLETELY. SINCE THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC, FAILURE OF THE RPM GAUGE WAS NOT SERIOUS CONCERN. IN MID JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, I NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE WOU...
Mileage: 71,000
SPEEDOMETER FAILED, AS WELL AS RPM GAUGE. *TR
Mileage: 28,600
I LOVED MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT BACK IN 2006. AFTER A YEAR OF DRIVING MY SPEEDOMETER, AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER GAUGES. NOW MY WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT GO BACK UP. CHEVROLET HAS REALLY PUT A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH AND I PLAN TO NEVER PURCHASE ANY VEHICLE FROM CHEVROL...
SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GUAGE WERE ERRATIC. THE PROBLEM HAS ESCALATED TO THE POINT NEITHER WORKS. IN RESEARCHING THIS, I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND FEELS IT WARRANTS INVESTIGATING. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING IT IS ALL OVER THE GAUGE, IT FREEZES SOMETIMES AND OTHER TIMES IT IS PASS THE 120MPH MARK. *TR
Mileage: 35,000
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 35,000
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER IN OCTOBER 2005. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH BAD OR NO SHOCKS AND WITHIN THE FIRST 1 TO 2 YEARS MY TRUNK INTERIOR LIGHT BLEW OFF THE WIRE SOUNDING LIKE A BOMB. THEN MY DRIVER REAR DOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN (DUE TO THE LINKAGES). SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE PASSENGER REA...
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER IN OCTOBER 2005. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH BAD OR NO SHOCKS AND WITHIN THE FIRST 1 TO 2 YEARS MY TRUNK INTERIOR LIGHT BLEW OFF THE WIRE SOUNDING LIKE A BOMB. THEN MY DRIVER REAR DOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN (DUE TO THE LINKAGES). SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE PASSENGER REA...
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER IN OCTOBER 2005. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH BAD OR NO SHOCKS AND WITHIN THE FIRST 1 TO 2 YEARS MY TRUNK INTERIOR LIGHT BLEW OFF THE WIRE SOUNDING LIKE A BOMB. THEN MY DRIVER REAR DOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN (DUE TO THE LINKAGES). SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE PASSENGER REA...
A FEW YEARS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING RANDOMLY, BUT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. THIS PAST SUMMER MY RPM GAUGE STARTED SAYING MY ENGINE WAS ROTATING AT 7000 RPM WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF. THE RPM GAUGE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE AND THE SPEEDOMETER PICKS AND CHOOSES WHEN IT WANTS TO WORK. THOSE ARE 2 V...
THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY PROVIDE ERRATIC INDICATION OF SPEED. THE SYMPTOMS EVENTUALLY GOT WORSE TO THE POINT THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T INDICATE PROPERLY AT ALL. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULDN'T WORK PROPERLY. REVIEWED VARIOUS WEBSITES A...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READINGS AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABNORMALLY HIGH ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE TEMPERATURE READINGS, DISPLAY...
Mileage: 126,000
I HAVE HAD MY CAR SINCE 2004 AND I LOVED IT WHEN I FIRST DROVE IT OFF THE CAR LOT. THEN I HAVE HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM! MY GAUGES MESS UP ALL THE TIME. I CAN GET INTO MY CAR AND START IT UP AND IT WILL SAY I'M DOING 70 MPH AND I'M NOT MOVING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY CLUTCH TWICE IN A YEAR. IT WOU...
I HAVE HAD MY CAR SINCE 2004 AND I LOVED IT WHEN I FIRST DROVE IT OFF THE CAR LOT. THEN I HAVE HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM! MY GAUGES MESS UP ALL THE TIME. I CAN GET INTO MY CAR AND START IT UP AND IT WILL SAY I'M DOING 70 MPH AND I'M NOT MOVING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY CLUTCH TWICE IN A YEAR. IT WOU...
WE BOUGHT OUR '05 CAVALIER USED IN THE FALL OF 2008, THINKING IT WAS A SOLID, RELIABLE VEHICLE FOR OUR YOUNG FAMILY. IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG (DATE I POSTED WAS APPROXIMATE, BASED ON WHEN I KNOW FOR SURE IT WAS DOING IT'S THING) FOR THE GAUGES TO START ACTING UP. FROM THEN ON, IT READS LIKE IT'S OV...
GAUGES ON DASHBOARD HAVE FAILED. ALL LIGHTS COME ON AND GAUGES FAIL. SPEEDOMETER SAYS I'M GOING 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. WATER TEMP GAUGE IS NOT FUNCTIONING AND THE INDICATOR GETS IN THE WAY OFF THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
REAR SHOES ONLY 50% WORN AFTER 153,000. HAND BRAKE STARTING GRABBING UNEVEN SO HAD TO HAVE REAR DRUMS TORCHED OFF. DRUMS WOULD NOT REMOVE THROUGH NORMAL MEANS. CONDITION OF HARDWARE WAS FOUND TO BE REUSABLE. DRUMS WARPED/FAILED BEFORE SHOES WORE OUT. *TR
Mileage: 153,000
MY GAUGES IN MY CAR ARE MESSING UP. THE FUEL GAUGE IS BELOW THE E AND RUNS INTO THE TEMP GAUGE. THE SPEEDOMETER READS I AM GOING 110 WHEN I AM NOT THE ODOMETER READS ERROR. ALL MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE LIGHTING UP. THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THESE YEAR OF CAVALIERS. CHEVY NEEDS TO OW...
Mileage: 92,000
FUEL GAUGE DEFECT. GOES ALL THE WAY PAST FULL AND HOLDS DOWN TEMPERATURE GAUGE. CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
ON THE 26TH OF AUGUST MY 17 YEAR DAUGHTER WAS RETURNING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER PANEL AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT WITH MY 2005 CAVALIER. I FEEL A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE ON THIS AND THOSE WHO HAVE REPAIRED THIS ISSUE ...
Mileage: 98,644
THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES IN OUR 05 CAVALIER ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SOMETIMES FALL FROM THE CAR SPEED OF 65 DOWN TO 0 AND SWING BACK UP TO 65 AGAIN. THE OTHER INSTRUMENT GAUGES HAVE STARTED DOING THE SAME. WE HAVE HAD MANY SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE POWER WINDOWS FROM THE FIRS...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST HE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. THE FAILU...
Mileage: 33,254
WHILE ON CONGESTED EXPRESSWAY, PASSING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC BEGAN WITH SOUNDING HORNS, HAND SIGNS OF DISPLEASURE AND RAGE. AT THIS TIME AN OBSERVATION OF SPEEDOMETER HAD A READING OF 55 MPH, THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. UPON EXITING EXPRESSWAY AND STOPPING ANOTHER OBSERVATION OF SPEEDOMETER REVEALED VEHICLE...
Mileage: 68,000
I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER THAT I PURCHASED IN 2005. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR MY BACK DOORS DO NOT OPERATE, DO NOT OPEN. MY FRONT DOORS RECENTLY HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES IN NOT WANTING TO SHUT. THERE IS SOMETHING WITH THE LINKAGES. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRUNK, IT BL...
I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER THAT I PURCHASED IN 2005. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR MY BACK DOORS DO NOT OPERATE, DO NOT OPEN. MY FRONT DOORS RECENTLY HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES IN NOT WANTING TO SHUT. THERE IS SOMETHING WITH THE LINKAGES. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRUNK, IT BL...
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT NOT TO KNOW THE SPEED DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK REPORT 71-982299746 BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 60,000
THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THE CHEVY CAVALIER 2005 VEHICLES FOR SPEEDOMETER DEFECT. IT NO LONGER WORKS IN MY VEHICLE AND I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. *TR
Mileage: 88,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT PROVIDE ACCURATE READINGS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GET STUCK ON VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS AS WELL. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GET STUCK DISPLAYING A SPEED OF 20 M...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT PROVIDE ACCURATE READINGS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GET STUCK ON VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS AS WELL. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GET STUCK DISPLAYING A SPEED OF 20 M...
Mileage: 50,000
THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T REGISTER THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 65 MPH AND UP.
Mileage: 58,189
PROBLEM WITH CLUSTER PANEL. CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING, WHAT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE ENGINE IS, HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. NOTHING WORKS! I HAVE HAD TO LIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR MONTHS AND AM TIRED OF IT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET A NEW CLUSTER, THIS IS A PROBLEM IT SEEMS WITH A LOT OF 2005 CAVALIERS ...
Mileage: 120,000
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER DOES NOT WORK. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH MY APARTMENT COMPLEX, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER READ 60 MPH WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE. AT A COMPLETE STOP THE GAUGE READ 10 MPH. THE AMOUNT IT'S INCORRECT VARIES EVERY TIME I DRIVE. I'M WORRIED THAT I'LL GET A S...
Mileage: 55,000
THIS IS A PROBLEM I INHERITED FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL GAUGE IS NEVER ACCURATE. MOST OF THE TIME IT READS PAST FULL AND INTO THE ADJACENT TEMPERATURE GAUGE. TWICE I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO WALK TO A GAS STATION BECAUSE I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN...
Mileage: 50,000
THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER DON'T RESET WHEN DECELERATION OCCURS. HAS BEEN GOING OCCURRING ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS WITH ONLY THE ODOMETER. TODAY WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. I WAS ABLE TO RESET THE METERS BY TURNING THE IGNITION KEY ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES....
Mileage: 65,620
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY GAUGES WONT WORK. THE SPEED AND COOLANT TEMP. GAUGE ARE NOT ACCURATE AT ALL, THE SPEED GAUGE EITHER STARTS AT 70 AND GOES BEYOND THE 120MPH MARK OR JUST STAYS ON ZERO WHICH I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED IM GOING. I HEARD PEOPLE GOT THE GAUGES REPLACED ...
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY GAUGES WONT WORK. THE SPEED AND COOLANT TEMP. GAUGE ARE NOT ACCURATE AT ALL, THE SPEED GAUGE EITHER STARTS AT 70 AND GOES BEYOND THE 120MPH MARK OR JUST STAYS ON ZERO WHICH I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED IM GOING. I HEARD PEOPLE GOT THE GAUGES REPLACED ...
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER/POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTION ....OWNED FOR 4 MONTHS, LET THE WINDOW DOWN ONE DAY AT A DRIVE-THRU RESTAURANT AS USUAL AND THE WINDOW JUST STOPPED AND NEVER STARTED AGAIN...STILL TO THIS DAY IT IS STILL STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION..SO NOW EVERYWHERE MY FAMILY AND I GO WE'RE AT RIS...
I HAVE A 2005 CAVALIER WHICH I PURCHASED WITH 17,000 MILES ON IT. I AM CURRENTLY AT 28,500 APPROXIMATELY. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, GAS GAUGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT ALSO APPEARS TO BE ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL WEBSITES AND FI...
I HAVE A 2005 CAVALIER WHICH I PURCHASED WITH 17,000 MILES ON IT. I AM CURRENTLY AT 28,500 APPROXIMATELY. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, GAS GAUGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT ALSO APPEARS TO BE ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL WEBSITES AND FI...
I HAVE A 2005 CAVALIER WHICH I PURCHASED WITH 17,000 MILES ON IT. I AM CURRENTLY AT 28,500 APPROXIMATELY. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, GAS GAUGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT ALSO APPEARS TO BE ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL WEBSITES AND FI...
2005 CAVALIER, APPROX 45,500 MILES, CLUSTER PANEL ON DASH WENT HAYWIRE. CANNOT TELL IF YOU NEED GAS OR WHAT YOUR RPMS ARE IN GENERAL YOU CANNOT TRUST YOUR PANEL.THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A SEPARATE ISSUE. DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT WE MUST PAY FOR OUR...
Mileage: 45,500
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 42,409
WE HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. EVERYTHING IS JUST AS IT WAS WHEN MY HUSBAND PURCHASED IT NEW. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANYTHING DON E TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 105,000
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. IT WILL GET STUCK AT 20 MPH OR IT WILL JUST SPUTTER UP AND SO I AM NOW CONSTANTLY HAVING TO GUESS WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS OF PEOPLE WITH A 2005 CAVALIER HAVING THE SAME PR...
Mileage: 70,000
MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAS BEEN FAILING ON ME SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2005. FIRST THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I LEARNED TO LIVE WITH THAT USING THE TRIP ODOMETER. NEXT, IN THE MIDDLE OF A CROSS-COUNTRY DRIVE, MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING! IT WOULD DO SO OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOW IT NEVER WORKS...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7...
Mileage: 71,000
JUST PURCHASED 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER....2 WEEKS AS AN OWNER...I HAVE PICTURES OF MY CAR PARKED AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS READING 40-60MPH..HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD OFFER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR GIVE EVERY OWNER OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE A BETTER CAR..I HAVE NO INCLINATION AS TO HOW FA...
Mileage: 84,404
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHICCO KEYFIT 30 CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER 05-07903-7200070, MANUFACTURED 10/01/2009. THE CHILD WAS SECURED IN A REARFACING INFANT CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT EQUIPPED WITH A SUN VISOR. THE PLASTIC TUBING WITHIN THE SUN VISOR F...
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER, GAUGES STARTED GOING HAYWIRE AROUND 50K MILES. TEMP GAUGE SOARED AND I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING. WE WERE OUT OF TOWN AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, BUT HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR "TO LET IT COOL OFF." MY SON WAS VIOLENTLY ILL AT THE TIME AND WE HAD GONE TO PI...
Mileage: 50,000
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 104,000
SPEEDOMETER INOP.
Mileage: 95,000
MY SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GUAGE ARE SPUN ALL THE WAY AROUND SHOWING THAT MY CAR IS ALWAYS GOING 150 MPH AND ITS RUNNING AT 500 DEGREES. *TR
Mileage: 99,450
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER I AM THE FIRST OWNER. THE CAR HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT WHEN ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH BOARD STOPPED WORKING. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE GAS GAUGE THEN FINALLY ALL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER LS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS GONE WACKY ALL THE GAUGES ARE TO THE RIGHT AND YOU CANNOT TELL WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING, HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE, WHAT THE TEMP IS. ONLY HAVE 19,000 MILES ON THE THING AND THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS I SEE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM , I THINK GM SHOUL...
Mileage: 18,234
I HAVE A 2005 CAVALIER WITH A FAULTY GAUGE INSTRUMENT PANEL (CLUSTER), FAULTY SPEEDO AND TEMP GAUGE. I HEAR THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM CLUSTERS. WHERE IS THE RECALL??ITS ONLY 5 YRS OLD. THE SPEEDO NEEDLE GOES ALL THE WAY PAST THE #S AND RESTS AT MY MILEAGE #S. MY TEMP GAUGE GOES PAST ALL...
Mileage: 80,000
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ON-LINE RESEARCH FROM OWNERS OF THIS CAR SHOWS THAT REPAIR OF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT POSSIBLE AND THE PART ALONE IS AVERAGING $300. AGAIN COMPLAINTS ARE ON THE FACT THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT REPAIRABLE. *TR
Mileage: 94,344
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ON OUR 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER FLUCTUATES WILDLY AND IS UNREADABLE. REDUCING SPEED GREATLY OR CHANGING RATE OF ACCELERATION/DECELERATION WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT IT RECURS EVERY TIME THE CAR PASSES 55 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
Mileage: 35,000
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ON OUR 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER FLUCTUATES WILDLY AND IS UNREADABLE. REDUCING SPEED GREATLY OR CHANGING RATE OF ACCELERATION/DECELERATION WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT IT RECURS EVERY TIME THE CAR PASSES 55 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
Mileage: 35,000
I DRIVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND ALL GAUGES HAVE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE RPM'S GAUGE ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, NOW WITH THE GAS GAUGE JUST A FEW DAYS AGO. I CAN NOT LONGER TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING, NOR HOW MUCH GAS IS ACTUALLY IN MY ...
I DRIVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND ON VERY HOT OR COLD DAYS, OR WHEN I DRIVE LONGER THAN USUAL DISTANCES (OVER 30 MILES), THE SPEEDOMETER OFTEN MALFUNCTIONS, EITHER BY GETTING STUCK READING OVER 110 MPH, EVEN WHEN STOPPED, OR BY READING UNDER ZERO, EVEN WHEN I'M MOVING. AND LATELY THE TEMP GAUGE HAS...
Mileage: 78,500
I DRIVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND ON VERY HOT OR COLD DAYS, OR WHEN I DRIVE LONGER THAN USUAL DISTANCES (OVER 30 MILES), THE SPEEDOMETER OFTEN MALFUNCTIONS, EITHER BY GETTING STUCK READING OVER 110 MPH, EVEN WHEN STOPPED, OR BY READING UNDER ZERO, EVEN WHEN I'M MOVING. AND LATELY THE TEMP GAUGE HAS...
Mileage: 78,500
I DRIVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND ON VERY HOT OR COLD DAYS, OR WHEN I DRIVE LONGER THAN USUAL DISTANCES (OVER 30 MILES), THE SPEEDOMETER OFTEN MALFUNCTIONS, EITHER BY GETTING STUCK READING OVER 110 MPH, EVEN WHEN STOPPED, OR BY READING UNDER ZERO, EVEN WHEN I'M MOVING. AND LATELY THE TEMP GAUGE HAS...
Mileage: 78,500
WHEN COLD OUTSIDE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL READ INACCURATE TEMPERATURES AND GAUGE IS STUCK TO FAR LEFT AND DOES NOT BUDGE. A WEEK LATER THE GAS GAUGE ALSO GAVE OUT. DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IN TANK! WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE STATE ON A VACATION TRIP AND WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL. ONCE TAKEN OFF CRUISE...
Mileage: 65,720
THE SPEEDOMETER IN THE 2003-2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER IS LIKELY DEFECTIVE AMONG MANY CARS. RECENTLY, WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER STOPPED WORKING AT 93000 MILES, IT PROMPTED ME TO DO A SEARCH ON GOOGLE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 72000 MILES ...
Mileage: 93,000
LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME IN THE DARK AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT CORRECTLY WORKING. (THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR SEVERAL MONTHS AGO) THE SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK SOMETIMES, THEN WILL READ ERRATIC, FLUCTUATES FROM 10 MPH TO 120 MPH WHETHER THE CAR IS PARKED OR DRIVING. THIS ...
Mileage: 115,000
I HAVE A 2005 , CAVALIER AND I HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT AS EVERY ONE ELSE MY GAUGES ARE GOING HAY WIRE.1ST STARTED AT 62,000 MILES THE RPM STARTED MESSING UP 2ND THE SPEED GAUGE WAS NEXT ACTING AS IF IT DIDN'T WONT TO MOVE. 3RD NOW AT 89,000 MILES THE TEMP GAUGE IS SAYING ITS HOT WHEN ITS NOT LOOK UN...
Mileage: 55,000
I HAVE A 2005 , CAVALIER AND I HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT AS EVERY ONE ELSE MY GAUGES ARE GOING HAY WIRE.1ST STARTED AT 62,000 MILES THE RPM STARTED MESSING UP 2ND THE SPEED GAUGE WAS NEXT ACTING AS IF IT DIDN'T WONT TO MOVE. 3RD NOW AT 89,000 MILES THE TEMP GAUGE IS SAYING ITS HOT WHEN ITS NOT LOOK UN...
Mileage: 55,000
I HAVE A 2005 , CAVALIER AND I HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT AS EVERY ONE ELSE MY GAUGES ARE GOING HAY WIRE.1ST STARTED AT 62,000 MILES THE RPM STARTED MESSING UP 2ND THE SPEED GAUGE WAS NEXT ACTING AS IF IT DIDN'T WONT TO MOVE. 3RD NOW AT 89,000 MILES THE TEMP GAUGE IS SAYING ITS HOT WHEN ITS NOT LOOK UN...
Mileage: 55,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURE BEGAN JULY 2010 WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STOP FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT CALLED BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE H...
Mileage: 72,000
SPEEDOMETER, AND FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 87,857
I HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND I CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING. I WAS IN ANOTHER STATE WHEN I ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM AND HAD TO RELY ON A GPS TO MONITOR SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE READ MANY ON-LINE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHE...
Mileage: 54,000
WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE EVENING IN APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREE WEATHER MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER TEMP GAUGE BEGAN TO SOAR FAR PAST THE 260 DEGREE MARK ON THE DIAL AND CAME TO REST POINTING AT THE 15 MPH MARK ON THE SPEEDOMETER. THIS PROHIBITED THE SPEEDOMETER FROM COMING TO REST AT 0 WHEN THE CAR WAS NO...
Mileage: 79,000
I DRIVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND RECENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO CLIMB WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THIS WEEKEND, PASSED 110 MPH AND ENDED UP POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. TODAY WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK, NOT ONLY WAS THE SPEEDOMET...
Mileage: 82,000
MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER STICKS WHENEVER IT IS COLD. IT'LL BE STUCK ON 40MPH WHEN IM PARKED. IT WILL EVENTUALLY GO BACK DOWN ONLY TO STICK AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SAFETY RECALL?? OR CAN I JUST SEND CHEVY THE SPEEDING TICKET BECA...
Mileage: 100,000
SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE AND HORN DON'T FUNCTION OR GIVE INCORRECT READINGS. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE AND HORN DON'T FUNCTION OR GIVE INCORRECT READINGS. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE LOT SHE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT SPEED. THE GASOLINE GAUGE HAD ALSO FAILED AND THE ODOMETER HAD ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORM...
Mileage: 188,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE TEMPERATURE, FUEL GAUGE, TACHOMETER GAVE INCORRECT READINGS AND THE NEEDLES MOVED BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. T...
Mileage: 55,000
MY CAVALIER HAS OVER 97,000 MILES ON IT. LAST WINTER THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING AT 0 RANDOMLY. DURING THE WARMER MONTHS, IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE. NOW THAT IT IS COLD THAT SPEEDOMETER IS STICKING AGAIN AND DOING IT MORE OFTEN THAN LAST WINTER. I WAS SITTING STILL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE OTHER...
Mileage: 97,860
TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND IS STUCK OVER 260 DEGREES, INITIALLY MOVED BACK BUT NOW REMAINS TOTALLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT. SPEEDOMETER ALSO STOPPED WORKING, WOULD TURN ON IGNITION AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 30 MPH IN IDLE AND I WOULD BEGIN DRIVING. TO CALCULATE SPEED I WOULD HAVE TO TAK...
Mileage: 83,000
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING HOT WHEN THE MOTOR IS NOT. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MOST LIKELY NEEDS REPLACED AND IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 75,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN READING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ...
Mileage: 75,000
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT WON'T REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED AT ALL, AT ANY SPEED. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER IS STICKING, DOES NOT READ PROPER, AT A COMPLETE STOP THE SPEEDOMETER READS 35 MILES PER HOUR, AND WILL NOT READ CORRECT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 66K MILES ON IT. THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, TEMP GAUGE WILL AT TIMES HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. I KNOW I'M NOT REALLY GOING 30 MPH WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. AND HOW CAN EVERYONE BE PASSING ME ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I'M DOING 110? *TR
Mileage: 55,000
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STARTED GOING OUT OF WHACK. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE MOVED ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT INTERFERING WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE, SO THAT THE SPEED DOES NOT SHOW CORRECTLY. AT FIRST THE NEEDLE WENT BACK DOWN, BUT KEPT GETTING WORSE AS TIME WENT ON. THE PROBLEM BEGAN A...
Mileage: 73,000
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CAVALIER HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW. IT USUALLY STAYS AROUND 0, BUT WILL SOMETIMES GET STUCK AT VARIOUS INCORRECT SPEEDS. I HAD THE OUTPUT SENSOR CHANGED, AND IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. MY MECHANIC HOOKED HIS COMPUTER UP TO THE CAR AND IT SAYS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG ...
Mileage: 83,000
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER STOPPED WORKING. THE MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 125,000 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATE A SPEED OF 25 MPH WHEN I WAS STOPPED. ON THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD SHOW I WAS OVER 110 MPH WHEN I WAS WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. IT FINALLY WENT SO HIGH OFF THE SCALE TH...
Mileage: 124,800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SEEMED TO MOVE SPORADICALLY. THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HOT BUT IT WAS NOT. THE GAUGE ALSO BECAME "HANG UP WITH THE SPEEDOMETER", ACCORDING TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED ...
Mileage: 122,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD ISSUES WITH SPEEDOMETER GETTING STUCK ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. IT WOULD RESET ITSELF AND RANDOMLY BECOME STUCK AGAIN. MOST RECENTLY, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ALSO FAILING AND BECOMING STUCK. IT WOULD INDICATE THAT THE V...
Mileage: 75,000
SPEEDOMETER AND TACH INACCURATE. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS GONE CRAZY. IT STARTED WITH MY GAS GAUGE STAYING ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT WHICH PREVENTS MY TEMP GAUGE FROM READING. NOW IN THE PAST WEEK THE RPM GAUGE IS DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STICK AS I ACCELERATE. I AM JUST WAI...
Mileage: 110,000
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER NOVEMBER 2004. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. AS OF DEC. 2009 MY CARS ODOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING AND THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE. ALSO MY DASHBOARD SIGNALS ABS, TRAC OFF, AND THE SERVICE SIGN COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. THESE SIGNS COME ON WHEN I AM REVERSING THE CAR AND ...
Mileage: 70,995
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER NOVEMBER 2004. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. AS OF DEC. 2009 MY CARS ODOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING AND THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE. ALSO MY DASHBOARD SIGNALS ABS, TRAC OFF, AND THE SERVICE SIGN COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. THESE SIGNS COME ON WHEN I AM REVERSING THE CAR AND ...
Mileage: 70,995
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER NOVEMBER 2004. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. AS OF DEC. 2009 MY CARS ODOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING AND THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE. ALSO MY DASHBOARD SIGNALS ABS, TRAC OFF, AND THE SERVICE SIGN COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. THESE SIGNS COME ON WHEN I AM REVERSING THE CAR AND ...
Mileage: 70,995
THE 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WORKS ERRATICALLY(SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER). *TR
BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I DRIVE 2005 CHEVY CAVALIERS, HIS CAR AS ROUGHLY 95,000 MILES ON IT HIS PROBLEMS STARTED FIRST. FIRST THE GAUGES HAVE STARTED TO GO. THE SPEED-O-METER AND GAS GAUGE ARE NEVER RIGHT. NEXT HIS STEERING WHEEL COLUMN HAS STARTED TO COME LOOSE. MY CAR HAVING NO MORE THAN 60,000MILES O...
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THE NEEDLE WILL MOVE CLOCKWISE BUT DOES NOT GO BACK DOWN WHEN I SLOW DOWN--THUS, BY THE TIME I PARK MY CAR AT MY DESTINATION, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS BASICALLY POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE THE LONGER ...
Mileage: 75,500
HORN CONTACT BEHIND AIRBAG WAS RECENTLY CRAZY GLUED, TO RESTORE HORN, AND SPEEDO & CLUSTER REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE CLUSTER BY CHEVY, OR REMOVAL & REBUILD OF GAUGE STEPPER MOTORS THROUGH EBAY MOTORS. USE FROOGLE.COM AND ENTER"REPAIR CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER" TO SEARCH. MY SPEEDO ONLY ON MY CLUSTER...
Mileage: 100,000
HORN CONTACT BEHIND AIRBAG WAS RECENTLY CRAZY GLUED, TO RESTORE HORN, AND SPEEDO & CLUSTER REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE CLUSTER BY CHEVY, OR REMOVAL & REBUILD OF GAUGE STEPPER MOTORS THROUGH EBAY MOTORS. USE FROOGLE.COM AND ENTER"REPAIR CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER" TO SEARCH. MY SPEEDO ONLY ON MY CLUSTER...
Mileage: 100,000
HORN CONTACT BEHIND AIRBAG WAS RECENTLY CRAZY GLUED, TO RESTORE HORN, AND SPEEDO & CLUSTER REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE CLUSTER BY CHEVY, OR REMOVAL & REBUILD OF GAUGE STEPPER MOTORS THROUGH EBAY MOTORS. USE FROOGLE.COM AND ENTER"REPAIR CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER" TO SEARCH. MY SPEEDO ONLY ON MY CLUSTER...
Mileage: 100,000
HORN CONTACT BEHIND AIRBAG WAS RECENTLY CRAZY GLUED, TO RESTORE HORN, AND SPEEDO & CLUSTER REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE CLUSTER BY CHEVY, OR REMOVAL & REBUILD OF GAUGE STEPPER MOTORS THROUGH EBAY MOTORS. USE FROOGLE.COM AND ENTER"REPAIR CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER" TO SEARCH. MY SPEEDO ONLY ON MY CLUSTER...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND THE RPM GAUGE WOULD FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL THE GAUGES FAILED COMPLETELY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS N...
Mileage: 82,000
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE ON 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIERS. I OWN TWO OF THIS YEAR MODELS AND BOTH HAVE FAILED. I HAVE READ REPORTS THAT IT IS A KNOWN FAILURE AND GM REFUSES TO RECALL. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS AS THE FAILURE INCLUDES FAILURE OF SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GAUGES. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
AROUND OCTOBER OF 2009, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER STARTED ACTING FUNNY. MY CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING I HAD IT CHECKED. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS THE GAUGE NEEDLE STARTED GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT INTO THE SPEEDOMETER THUS EFFECTING THE SPEEDOMETER'S ACCURA...
Mileage: 85,000
I HAVE A 2005 CHEV. CAVALIER AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE WACK. IT READS FINE SOMETIMES THEN OUT OF NOWHERE IT JUMPS OR STICKS. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AND I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM PROBABLY 80% OF CAVALIER OWNERS. *TR
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER 2.2L, 33K MILES, SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE GAUGE CLUSTER WAS FAULTY AFTER REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR. I OF COURSE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY FORWARDED ME TO CHEVY CUSTOMER SUPPORT. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND...
Mileage: 33,000
I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER IN MAY OF 2009 AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOW ACTING UP. IT REALLY ONLY ACTS UP WHEN IT GETS HOT INSIDE MY CAR AND/OR WHEN ITS HOT OUTSIDE. THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK ON VARIOUS SPEEDS AND NEXT THING I KNOW ITS NOT WORKING AT ALL IT STAYS ON ONE CONSTANT SPEED EVEN WHEN I ...
THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING. AS IM SITTING STILL ITS SAYING 85 MPH AS IM DRIVING SAYS 110MPH. THEN IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN AND THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE IT STOPS AGAIN AND SAYS A HIGH SPEED AS IM SITTING STILL AND A VERY HIGH SPEED WHEN IM DRIVING! *TR
Mileage: 62,000
ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, THE ENGINE REPEATEDLY CUTS OUT, STALLS, WHILE IDLING OR TURNING, ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER. IT STALLED OUT 5 TIMES IN 2 MILES THE OTHER DAY AND I HAD TO LEAVE IT AT THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. IT HAS BEEN THERE A WEEK AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT IS STALLING. AFTER GOIN...
Mileage: 97
ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, THE ENGINE REPEATEDLY CUTS OUT, STALLS, WHILE IDLING OR TURNING, ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER. IT STALLED OUT 5 TIMES IN 2 MILES THE OTHER DAY AND I HAD TO LEAVE IT AT THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. IT HAS BEEN THERE A WEEK AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT IS STALLING. AFTER GOIN...
Mileage: 97
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER THAT HAS NEVER BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY AND ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ACTING FAULTY. IT WOULD ACT UP SOMETIMES AND WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE GAUGES WOULD STAY STUCK AND WHEN YOU RESTART THE ENGINE, THEY WOULD ROTATE EV...
Mileage: 100,000
POWER WINDOW FAILURE, WINDOWS STUCK, REPLACED WINDOW MOTOR 2 TIMES, FAILURE AGAIN, UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE WINDOWS, GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
POWER WINDOW FAILURE, WINDOWS STUCK, REPLACED WINDOW MOTOR 2 TIMES, FAILURE AGAIN, UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE WINDOWS, GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER - MOST OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE WACKY AND DON'T WORK. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY INSTRUMENT PANELS. THEY HAVE YET TO RECALL ANY OF THEM. INSTEAD WE HAVE PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND NOT KNOWING HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING AND WHEN THEY WILL RUN OUT OF GAS. ...
Mileage: 60,000
1. THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER LS DOES NOT WORK. STARTED IN FEBRUARY WHEN NEEDLE STUCK AT 10MPH WHEN STOPPED... IT WAS AN EXTREMELY COLD DAY, WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS WEATHER RELATED, BUT NOT THE CASE. 2.SPEEDOMETER HAS GOTTEN WORSE; SOMETIMES DOESN'T BUDGE AT ALL AND SOMETIM...
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. THE INDICATOR NEEDLE WOULD GO OFF IT'S GAUGE AND INTERFERE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE. I TOOK IT IN AND HAD THE TEMP SENSOR REPLACED AND IT SEEM ED TO FIX IT TILL A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. MY MECHANIC THO...
Mileage: 112,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING FIFTEEN TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD DI...
Mileage: 52,000
CLUTCH FAILED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, CAUSE WAS A RUBBER HYDRAULIC HOSE WAS INSTALLED NEXT TO A SHARP EDGE OF CHASSIS AND HOSE EVENTUALLY RUPTURED CAUSING PEDAL TO REMAIN DOWN AND VEHICLE WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE I HAVE REPORTED THIS BEFORE AND I HAVE THE PART FOR INSPECTION. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS ...
Mileage: 82,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS ...
Mileage: 82,000
I HAVE HAD MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 3 YEARS AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING A YEAR AGO. JUST YESTERDAY MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, THE TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND I COULDN'T TELL HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN MY TANK. I THOUGHT MY AIRBAGS WERE GOING TO DEPLOY FOR NO REASON AS THE LIGHT ON MY DASH ...
Mileage: 99,150
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER LS SPORT. THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK WITH IT, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NONE OF THE GAUGES WORKED, THEY FIXED EVERYTHING BUT THE GAS GAUGE STILL DOESN'T WORK. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF U RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY OR DOWNTOWN IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BEC...
Mileage: 60,113
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER LS SPORT. THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK WITH IT, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NONE OF THE GAUGES WORKED, THEY FIXED EVERYTHING BUT THE GAS GAUGE STILL DOESN'T WORK. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF U RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY OR DOWNTOWN IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BEC...
Mileage: 60,113
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER - (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) WHEN CLUTCH PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO CHANGE GEARS WHILE DRIVING, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND STAYED THERE. COULD NO LONGER USE CLUTCH TO CHANGE GEARS. CAR STAYED IN GEAR. PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER HYDRAULIC LINE (HOSE) FAILING DUE TO RU...
Mileage: 66,261
MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ON IT IT JUST STAYS IN ONE PLACE AND THEN ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP AND NOW IT JUST DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND NOW JUST RECENTLY THE TACHOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING NOW HO...
SPEEDOMETER AND RPM CONTROLS STOP WORKING WHEN CAR IS HOT. CAN'T DRIVE BUT ABOUT THREE MILES BEFORE THEY STOP WORKING. *TR
2005 CAALIER FUEL AND SPEEDOMETER GUAGES STOPPED WORKING
Mileage: 47,345
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL SUDDENLY FAILED NOT ALLOWING THE CONTACT TO SEE THE SPEED HE WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO HIS VIN AND THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED ...
Mileage: 51,000
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. WITHIN A YEAR OF MY PURCHASING THE CAR, USED, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. A MECHANIC NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE ITEM AND AGAIN IT HAS STOPPED WORKING. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE ON MY.CAR.STATS. SHOULDN'T SOMETH...
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWS THE CAR IS OVER HEATING AND INTERFERES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW 110MPH WHILE SITTING IN PARK OR WHILE DOING 65MPH DROP AND SHOW NO SPEED. ALSO THE FRONT OF THE DASH CRACKS OUT AND CAN PR...
Mileage: 45,000
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWS THE CAR IS OVER HEATING AND INTERFERES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW 110MPH WHILE SITTING IN PARK OR WHILE DOING 65MPH DROP AND SHOW NO SPEED. ALSO THE FRONT OF THE DASH CRACKS OUT AND CAN PR...
Mileage: 45,000
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWS THE CAR IS OVER HEATING AND INTERFERES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW 110MPH WHILE SITTING IN PARK OR WHILE DOING 65MPH DROP AND SHOW NO SPEED. ALSO THE FRONT OF THE DASH CRACKS OUT AND CAN PR...
Mileage: 45,000
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER INACCURATE AND DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AFTER 60,000 MILES. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES ITS SAYING YOU'RE GOING 110MPH WHEN YOU ARE GOING AT A SNAILS PACE. STILL RESEARCHING HOW TO FIX IT AND AFFORDABLE. SEARCH 2005 CAVALIER AND NUMEROUS CO...
Mileage: 60,000
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE SPEEDO AND TEMP. GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THIS PROBLEM IS ALWAYS. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE DO TO THE COST OF THE PART BEING $300+. *TR
Mileage: 55,300
TL*THE DRIVER RENTED A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE DRIVER WAS HIT HEAD ON BY AN OUT OF CONTROL 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. BOTH VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED. THERE WERE FOUR FATALITIES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE HIGHLANDER SPEED INCREASED UP TO 85 MILES PER HOUR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT ...
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS NOT WORKED FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. NOW THE GAS GAUGE AND THE TACHOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING, ONLY TO RETURN TO NORMAL SPORADICALLY. THE CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD AND I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS. THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON TH...
Mileage: 70,000
THE VEHICLES GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES PAST HOT, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS NOT DRIVING HOT, AND GOES INTO THE SPEEDOMETER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE NEED FROM THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPS THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FROM MOVING PAST THE 15...
Mileage: 58,279
I PURCHASED A 2005 CAVALIER USED WITH 19,000 MILES ONE IT. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, AND THE THERMOSTAT GAUGES ALL STARTED TO GO CRAZY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $300 TO $500 TO FIX. I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS DEFE...
Mileage: 19,000
GAUGES GO OUT OR GET STUCK SOMETIMES. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
ONE DAY THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED READING HIGH. TOOK IT IN FOR A TEST AND THE MECHANIC THE CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING. MUST BE THE GAUGE. WHEN WE WENT TO PICK IT UP THE SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY. THIS MORNING TAKING IT TO THE SHOP TO BE REPAIRED THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER STARTED TO STICK IN RANDOM POSITIONS. THE TACHOMETER HAD DEMONSTRATED SIMILAR BEHAVIOR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. THE GAS GAGE ALSO DEMONSTRATED UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR PRIOR TO THE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 175,000
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH A FAULTY CLUSTER THAT CONTROLS INSTRUMENT PANEL. I NOW CAN SMELL WHAT SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL BURNING. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALSO. GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. MY GAS & TEMP GAUAGES NEVER WORK & SPEEDOMETER IS ONLY WORKING PART TIME. I BOUGH...
Mileage: 45,000
REAR DIRECTIONAL TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED OPERATING ( LEFT REAR SIGNAL LAMP) FRONT LEFT SIGNAL LAMP OPERATES AT A RAPID RATE, LEFT REAR SIGNAL LAMP WILL NOT FLASH, BUT BOTH REAR LAMP BULBS ARE ILLUMINATED. *TR
Mileage: 90,038
REAR DIRECTIONAL TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED OPERATING ( LEFT REAR SIGNAL LAMP) FRONT LEFT SIGNAL LAMP OPERATES AT A RAPID RATE, LEFT REAR SIGNAL LAMP WILL NOT FLASH, BUT BOTH REAR LAMP BULBS ARE ILLUMINATED. *TR
Mileage: 90,038
REAR DIRECTIONAL TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED OPERATING ( LEFT REAR SIGNAL LAMP) FRONT LEFT SIGNAL LAMP OPERATES AT A RAPID RATE, LEFT REAR SIGNAL LAMP WILL NOT FLASH, BUT BOTH REAR LAMP BULBS ARE ILLUMINATED. *TR
Mileage: 90,038
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER, RE: ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER. LOCAL DEALER HEALEY CHEVY SAYS THROW AWAY ENTIRE CLUSTER, COST OF PART @ $300.00 LOCAL VINJO OIL CHANGE EXPRESS SAYS, TEST SENSORS BY TRANNY FOR @ 1 HOUR AND CHANGE INDIVIDUAL ONES, AS NEEDED. 180 DEGREES APART !! MAKES SENSE SINCE GAUGES ARE GETTING FAL...
SPEEDOMETER IS INOPERATIVE. STARTED BY BEING INTERMITTENT WITH A RANDOM ZERO SPEED (50 MPH WHEN CAR STOPPED). WOULD GO UP FROM THERE WHEN CAR MOVED. INTERMITTENTLY IT WOULD WORK OK. NOW IT IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. BEEN OUT OF ORDER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. APPARENTLY IF THIS IS FIXED BY A DEALER IT IS ...
Mileage: 40,000
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS SPORT COUPE, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK (DOES NOT SHOW CORRECT M.P.H.). I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING AND BASED OFF OF WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE ABOUT THIS MODEL VEHICLE THE REST OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MIGHT ALSO FAIL. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER CAVALIERS THAT H...
Mileage: 76,500
SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO INDICATE CORRECT SPEED AT UNPREDICTABLE VARIANCES. *TR
Mileage: 14,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT WHENEVER FUEL WAS DISPENSED INTO THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS AT ANY GIVEN FUEL LEVEL CAPACITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT ...
Mileage: 50,000
CHEVY CAVALIER 2005 MALFUNCTIONING DASH INSTRUMENTS SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKING GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE CONCERNING THE 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. SPECIFICALLY, THE GAUGES (TACH, SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE AND GAS) OFTEN QUIT WORKING, EITHER ALL AT ONCE OR ONE-BY-ONE. THE LOSS OF THE GAUGES IS A DANGER NOT ONLY TO THE MOTORISTS, BUT ALSO TO EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. I ...
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE CAR SPUTTERED AND DIED. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND MY SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE HAVE GONE CRAZY, THIS REPAIR IS UPWARDS OF ABOUT $600 AND I JUST WENT ONLINE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I COULD DO AND FOUND A WEBSITE CALLED CARCOMPLAINTS.COM WHERE 30 OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME IF NOT SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE 2004-2005 CAVALIE...
Mileage: 67,000
FIRST THE TACHOMETER REDLINED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. MECHANIC SAID IT'S NOT REALLY AN IMPORTANT INSTRUMENT SO IGNORE IT (IT STICKS CONSTANTLY NOW). HOWEVER, BEGINNING OF 2009, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED READING HOT AND STICKING. ABOUT NOVEMBER THE SPEEDOMETER JOINED IN AND IS STICKING.*TR
Mileage: 54,850
FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME FUEL GAUGE CAUSES THE TEMP GAUGE TO HANG UP. *TR
Mileage: 53,000
DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING WHEN VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION , SPEEDOMETER WILL INDICATE VARIOUS SPEEDS LIKE 110, 100. 70, MPH OR STUCK IN A MPH POSITION WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT IN OPERATION WITH ENGINE OFF. *TR
Mileage: 87,900
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING ON MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. IT OCCASIONALLY WILL WORK, BUT ONLY SPORADICALLY, IF EVER. *TR
MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES QUIT WORKING NOW THE TECH IS GOING HAYWIRE. I USE A GPS SO I KNOW MY SPEED. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. COST IS OVER $500. TO REPLACE ALL THE GAUGES. LOST GAUGES ONE AT A TIME. *TR
ALMOST THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER (SPEEDOMETER, FUEL, TACH, ETC) HAS GONE HAYWIRE. I AM UNCERTAIN AS I DRIVE OF SPEED, FUEL, ETC. OTHER CHEVROLET CAVALIER INDICATE THE SAME SAFETY CONCERN AND THE FACT THAT GM REFUSES TO CORRECT THE SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR AL FERRY
Mileage: 50,000
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY FUEL AND ODOMETER GAUGES STARTED TO FAIL. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THE SIMILAR MAKE AND MODEL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT MUST BE ADDRESSED. I KNOW THIS IS COSTLY TO REPAIR AND I DO NOT THINK IT IS DUE TO THE AGE OR WEAR...
Mileage: 82,000
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY FUEL AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES STARTED TO FAIL. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THE SIMILAR MAKE AND MODEL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT MUST BE ADDRESSED. I KNOW THIS IS COSTLY TO REPAIR AND I DO NOT THINK IT IS DUE TO THE AGE OR W...
Mileage: 82,000
MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES QUIT WORKING. I RAN OUT OF GAS IN A REMOTE LOCATION WHILE THE GAUGE SAID I HAD HALF A TANK. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR
Mileage: 116,860
ALL GAUGES GOING HAYWIRE. THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE BEING THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERING VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN I AM NOT MOVING AND REGISTERING OVER 110 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT IS IMPOSSIBLE THAT I AM GOING OVER 20 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 78,206
THE GAUGE CLUSTER WENT OUT. STARTED WITH THE TEMP THOUGH MY CAR WAS OVER HEATING THEN AFTER I TOOK IN AND LOOKED LIKE AN IDIOT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS OVER HEATING. THEN A WEEK LATER IT DID IT AGAIN THEN THE GAS GAUGE MESSED THEN THE RPM, 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. *TR
Mileage: 65,070
ONE BY ONE, THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AND TACHOMETER NO LONGER FUNCTION. REPAIRS ARE PENDING WHILE I DETERMINE IF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER IT. *TR
Mileage: 50,100
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND AROUND THE 70,000 MILEAGE MARK WHEN MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE BROKE AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A DEFAULT WITH THIS CABLE, BECAUSE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BEND IN THE CABLE AND OVER THE TIME THIS CABLE WILL WEAR OUT AND BROKE...CAUSING ME TO PURCHASE A NEW ON...
Mileage: 70,649
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE REVVED EXTREMELY HIGH WHICH CAUSED THE ABS, ENGINE, AND TRACTION CONTR...
Mileage: 49,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE REVVED EXTREMELY HIGH WHICH CAUSED THE ABS, ENGINE, AND TRACTION CONTR...
Mileage: 49,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE REVVED EXTREMELY HIGH WHICH CAUSED THE ABS, ENGINE, AND TRACTION CONTR...
Mileage: 49,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE REVVED EXTREMELY HIGH WHICH CAUSED THE ABS, ENGINE, AND TRACTION CONTR...
Mileage: 49,000
AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, OUR 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER'S GAS GAGE, SPEEDOMETER, AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, AND COST TO FIX, WE DECIDED AGAINST REPAIRS, AS WE DON'T HAVE $500+ TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET, WE HAV...
Mileage: 30,000
SPEEDOMETER DEFECTIVE, NEEDLE STICKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING. ( 100 , 70, 64, 59 MPH) REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED OF VEHICLE IS WHEN VEHICLE IS BEGIN DRIVEN. NEEDLE MOVES AT ANYTHING AND STICKS IN POSITION EVEN AFTER VEHICLE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKE...
Mileage: 87,900
MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT WORKING RIGHT. SO FAR THE GAS AND THE TEMP GAUGES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AND I AM SURE THE OTHERS WILL SOON FOLLOW. I HAVE 48000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE FIVE YEAR WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. FROM MY INTERNE...
Mileage: 48,000
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER THAT HAS NEVER BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY AND ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ACTING FAULTY. I CHECKED THE SENSORS AND LINES IN THE ENGINE, TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL AND EVERYTHING SEEMS INTACT. AFTER THAT, IT WOULD ACT UP SOMETIMES A...
CLUTCH PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THAT DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE CAR THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH LINE WAS SEVERED BY A SHARP PIECE OF METAL THAT HOLDS AN ELECTRICAL HOUSING. THE LINE RUNS RIGHT A LONG...
Mileage: 47,000
FAULTY GAUGES CLUSTER. THE GAS, TEMPERATURE, SPEEDOMETER, AND RPM GAUGES STOP WORKING IN A WEEKLY BASIS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. *TR
Mileage: 47,000
FAULTY GAUGES CLUSTER. THE GAS, TEMPERATURE, SPEEDOMETER, AND RPM GAUGES STOP WORKING IN A WEEKLY BASIS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. *TR
Mileage: 47,000
FAULTY GAUGES CLUSTER. THE GAS, TEMPERATURE, SPEEDOMETER, AND RPM GAUGES STOP WORKING IN A WEEKLY BASIS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. *TR
Mileage: 47,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH NO LONGER LATCHES ONTO THE VEHICLE. WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALWAYS OPENS. THE DRIVER MUST HOLD THE DOOR IN ORDER TO PREVENT IT FROM OPENING WHILE DRIVING. THE F...
Mileage: 68,480
WHEN MY GAUGES WON'T WORK I PUNCH THE DASH RIGHT BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL & VOILA, THEY JUMP TO ATTENTION. MY SPEEDOMETER DOES HANG UP SLIGHTLY < & THE CAR OVERHEATS SLIGHTLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. 2 COOLANT CHANGES IN 100,000 MILES HAVE HAD NO EFFECT. DEXCOOL IS NOT GOOD, AS IT WILL GEL. RECOMMEND DRA...
Mileage: 10,000
GREASE YOUR TIE ROD ENDS !! THIS KEEPS THE FRONT END TIGHT & STRAIGHT !! THEY COME FROM CHEVY BONE DRY. *TR
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT 32200 MILES, WENT TO DEALER, SAID APPROXIMATE COST IS $500.00, TALKED WITH MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL GM MID 2000'S CARS AND TRUCKS. CHECKED ONLINE, FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND A COUPLE PLACES THAT SAID GM IS TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEMS ON ...
Mileage: 32,226
THE CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE GROUND AND FAILED, THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF GEAR. FINALLY TURNED OFF THE KEY AND GOT THE ENGINE TO STOP. HAD JUST COME OFF A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND WAS IN A SCHOOL SPEED ZONE SO THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT A FEW MINUTES EARLIER THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. ...
Mileage: 45,000
IN DEC 2008, TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTING READING HOT BUT READ NORMAL A FEW DAYS LATER. IT BECAME ERRATIC FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN STARTED POINTING TO THE RIGHT OF HOT AND KEPT MOVING FURTHER CLOCKWISE UNTIL IT WAS IN THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION AND STAYED THAT WAY FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. NOW (MAR 2009) IT IS ...
Mileage: 53,000
CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED TO RETURN AND CAUSED DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NO INJURY CLUTCH HOSE LINE TO SLAVE CYLINDER WAS POSITIONED TO CLOSE TO BRAKE LINE CAUSING WEAR AND EVENTUAL LEAK OF FLUID LINE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THE PREVIOUS WEEK THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY HANDY CHEVROLET,THE...
Mileage: 100,000
INSTRUMENT PANEL SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE ARE INACCURATE, GAUGES STICK, FLUTTER AND BECOME INOPERATIVE AND OFTEN REPORT FALSE SPEEDS AND FUEL LEVEL. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH OCCASIONAL ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, BUT WITH EACH PASSING WEEK THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER, AND AROUND 60,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER STICKING GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD LOOK DOWN AND SPEEDOMETER IS READING OVER 110 MPH, WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 70 MPH, THIS HAPPENED EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. ...
Mileage: 63,000
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. INITIALLY THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ONLY FAILED, NOW THE FUEL GAUGE HAS FAILED ALSO, THE ONLY GAUGES REMAINING FUNCTIONAL ARE THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER. LOCAL DEALER SAYS INSTRUMENT FAILURE IS COMMON PROBLEM. 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO STOP. HE NOTICED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSE BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY AND CRASHED WAS INCREASED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE DEALE...
Mileage: 58,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO STOP. HE NOTICED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSE BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY AND CRASHED WAS INCREASED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE DEALE...
Mileage: 58,000
I WANT TO KNOW IS THERE A RECALL ON MY GAUGES ON MY 05 CAVALIER BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IF I RUN OUT OF GAS AND I HAVE A WRECK BECAUSE MY GAS GAUGE DON'T WORK AND DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING OR WHAT THE RPMS OF MY ENGINE OR THE TEMP OF THE ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 37,000
MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A RAIN SLICK ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ALTHOUGH SHE IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING HER SORE NECK EVALUATED BY A DOCTOR. SHE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN HER VEHICLE (2005 CHEVY CAVALIER). THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH...
Mileage: 42,000
HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH CLUSTER. FIRST HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. SOMETIMES WOULD NOT BUDGE FROM COLD EVEN AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES. THEN SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY MESSED UP. SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK, BUT USUALLY IT WOULD SHOW THAT I WAS DRIVING 110 MPH. FINALLY I JUST REPLACED THE ENTI...
HAVE 2005 CAVALIER WITH 59,000. STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SPEEDOMETER AT ABOUT 51,000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER WOULD COME TO REST ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 110 WHEN CARE IS NOT MOVING. THEN IT WOULD SHOW 80 OR SO MPH WHEN I WAS ONLY GOING AROUND 20 TO 25. IT IS NOW STOPPED AT PEGGED ALL THE WAY OVER . T...
Mileage: 50,000
AFTER ONLY APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER IS NOT READING CORRECTLY. SOMETIMES IS STICKS ON ANY GIVEN SPEED, WHILE OTHER TIMES IT WILL JUST READ ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR FASTER OR SLOWER THAN I AM ACTUALLY GOING. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT TH...
Mileage: 59,800
SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER WORKING CORRECTLY, IT NOW COMES TO REST ANYWHERE FROM 30-60 WHEN CAR IS NOT MOVING, IT DOES INCREASE AS SPEED INCREASES BUT DOES NOT DECREASE AT THE SAME RATE, CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER TO REGISTER ABOVE THE LIMIT OF THE DIAL. HORN DOES NOT WORK VIA THE STEERING WHEEL, THE ...
Mileage: 40,000
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE HAYWIRE. IT GETS STUCK AT THE FAR RIGHT END SHOWING OVER 110 MPH WHEN I'M DRIVING ONLY 20 MPH. WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED, IT WILL SHOW 60 TO 70 MPH AS THE SPEED. ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE, IT WILL WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES OR SO. I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST I AM ACTUALLY GOING AND THIS...
Mileage: 26,000
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE HAYWIRE. IT GETS STUCK AT THE FAR RIGHT END SHOWING OVER 110 MPH WHEN I'M DRIVING ONLY 20 MPH. WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED, IT WILL SHOW 60 TO 70 MPH AS THE SPEED. ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE, IT WILL WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES OR SO. I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST I AM ACTUALLY GOING AND THIS...
Mileage: 26,000
MANUAL HYDRAULIC CLUTCH IN 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. RUBBER HOSE GETS WORN THROUGH BY METAL BRACKET RESULTING IN LOSS OF CLUTCH. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF CHEVROLET AND THEY WERE OF NO ASSISTANCE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO A CHEVY DEALER YESTERDAY, 10-13-08 AND SHOWED THE SERVICE MANAGER AND ...
Mileage: 36,000
MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER!!!! I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM GM. THE SPEDOMETER IS OFTEN PUTTING OUT FAULTY READINGS AND SOMETIMES GETTING STUCK WHERE IT WILL NOT READ AT ALL. SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE WITH MALFUNCTIONING SPEDOMETERS PUT OUT BY GM BETWEEN 05 AND 07 AN...
Mileage: 105,000
THE TACH IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS NOT DISPLAYING THE CORRECT ENGINE SPEED. THE ENGINE CAN BE TURNING 800-900 RPM AT IDLE AND THE TACHOMETER IS SHOWING 0 RPM OR BELOW. AS ENGINE SPEED INCREASES, THE TACH NEEDLE DOES INCREASE NORMALLY BUT THE READING IS STILL INVALID. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE I...
Mileage: 80,300
FIRST THE GAS GAUGE WENT HAY-WIRE, WHEN IT'S FULL THE GAUGE COULD SAY EMPTY OR IT COULD BE AT ABOUT HALF A TANK PAST FULL. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WENT. USUALLY HANGS DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DIAL. NOW THE RPM GAUGE IS STARTING TO GO. SOME TIMES IT JUST KEEPS GOING HIGHER AND HIGHER, OTHER TIMES IT...
Mileage: 55,000
WAS IN A PARKING LOT WENT TO BACK UP..CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND WOULDN'T MOVE,, CLUTCH LINE WAS CUT BY A SMALL PIECE OF METAL RIDING ON THE LINE..ALL THE FLUID LEAKED OUT DISABLING THE CAR,, IF GOING AT HIGH SPEED WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT,,NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHTS..HAVEN'T HAD CAR FI...
Mileage: 39
THE WINDOWS HAS A DEFAULT. THE PASSENGER BACK DOOR GLASS SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. THE FRONT WINDOWS WAS DOWN AND IT SHATTERED. AND WENT ALL OVER MY CAR. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
I WAS SOLD A CHEVY CAVALIER WITH BAD BRAKES AND BAD ROTORS AND IT MAKES A BIG NOISE WHEN YOU GO TO TURN TO THE RIGHT NO ACCIDENTS YET. *TR
I WAS SOLD A CHEVY CAVALIER WITH BAD BRAKES AND BAD ROTORS AND IT MAKES A BIG NOISE WHEN YOU GO TO TURN TO THE RIGHT NO ACCIDENTS YET. *TR
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER, IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 53,752 MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. IT IS STUCK ON 80 MPH AND WHEN I DRIVE IT GOES UP TO 110 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE I HAVE DONE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND ...
Mileage: 53,752
MY GAUGES ON MY 2005 CAVALIER DON'T WORK AT ALL AND WANT TO SEE IF BE FIXED FOR FREE. *TR
FUEL PUMP. *TR
Mileage: 64,000
MY '05 CAVALIER, THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH HOSE GOT A HOLE IN IT FROM RUBBING ON THE WIRING HARNESS THAT IS NEXT TO IT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD ASSUME BE RE-ROUTED OR BETTER PUT IN AN AREA WHERE THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN. *TR
Mileage: 82,472
2005 CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER STARTED DISPLAYING INCORRECT SPEED AND WILL NOT RESET TO 0. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHICH REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER (THERE IS EVEN AN ONLINE PETITION FOR RECALL...
Mileage: 52,384
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC AND THEN FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE AND REPAIR WERE HER RESPONSIBILITY. SHE PAID $346.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF U...
Mileage: 60,000
SAFETY BELT DRIVER SIDE LOCKS AND CANNOT BE USED. *TR
Mileage: 47,120
SAFETY BELT DRIVER SIDE LOCKS AND CANNOT BE USED. *TR
Mileage: 47,120
SAFETY BELT DRIVER SIDE LOCKS AND CANNOT BE USED. *TR
Mileage: 47,120
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PREMATURE BRAKE AND ROTOR FAILURE. AT 39,000 KM BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THE CAUSE WAS ROAD CONDITIONS ETC,,AND OFFERED NO HELP WHATSOEVER COMPLAINED TO GM SEVERAL TIMES,BUT HAVE NOT GOT ANY SATISFACTION YET! *JB
Mileage: 39,000
THE HYDRAULIC LINE/HOSE THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND THE SLAVE CYLINDER (TRANSMISSION) CHAFFED ON THE BRAKE LINES AND MAIN ELECTRICAL PLUG CAUSING CLUTCH FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
I SAW THAT MY REVERSE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT LIGHTING UP WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR MICHAEL AUTOMOTIVE IN FRESNO CA AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM $110 TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS LESS THEN 30,000 MILES ON IT AND BOUGHT IT ...
Mileage: 28,500
I SAW THAT MY REVERSE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT LIGHTING UP WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR MICHAEL AUTOMOTIVE IN FRESNO CA AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM $110 TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS LESS THEN 30,000 MILES ON IT AND BOUGHT IT ...
Mileage: 28,500
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS COUPE, POWER WINDOW FAILURE, SOMETIMES WILL NOT OPERATE, WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE . AT THIS TIME, THE RIGHT WINDOW IS OPEN IN THE DOWN POSITION CANNOT CLOSE, ELECTRIC MOTOR WILL NOT OPERATE. *JB
Mileage: 53,353
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN SOUNDS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR WHILE OPENING THE TRUNK. THE KEY MUST BE PLACED IN THE IGNITION IN ORDER FOR THE HORN TO SHUT OFF. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DR...
Mileage: 29,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN SOUNDS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR WHILE OPENING THE TRUNK. THE KEY MUST BE PLACED IN THE IGNITION IN ORDER FOR THE HORN TO SHUT OFF. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DR...
Mileage: 29,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN SOUNDS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR WHILE OPENING THE TRUNK. THE KEY MUST BE PLACED IN THE IGNITION IN ORDER FOR THE HORN TO SHUT OFF. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DR...
Mileage: 29,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOCK UP WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE EVEN AFTER CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE, BOTH FRONT WINDOW MOTORS HAVE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 35,000
I TOO EXPERIENCED PREMATURE BRAKE AND ROTOR FAILURE AND HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BEFORE THE CAR WAS 2 YEARS OLD. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOTHING TO SATISFY ME. I HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED RIGHT AWAY AND COULD NOT WAIT FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP SO I DID JUST THAT. LATER, WHEN DISCUSSING IT WIT...
Mileage: 20,000
I TOO EXPERIENCED PREMATURE BRAKE AND ROTOR FAILURE AND HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BEFORE THE CAR WAS 2 YEARS OLD. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOTHING TO SATISFY ME. I HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED RIGHT AWAY AND COULD NOT WAIT FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP SO I DID JUST THAT. LATER, WHEN DISCUSSING IT WIT...
Mileage: 20,000
CAVALIER COUPE LS SPORT 2005: THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINING SYSTEM IS UNSTABLE. YOU CAN FEEL IT MOVE AND ACTING LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS NOT LIKE THIS WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO MAKE IT STABLE AGAIN. THEIR ONLY RESPONSE WAS, THAT...
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER IS LEAKING AND WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES SINCE MY FIRST REPORT FILED IN NOV. OF 2005. THE CARPETING WAS REPLACED DURING THE SECOND REPAIR BECAUSE OF MILDEW SMELL. THE CAR IS NOW LEAKING AGAIN FOR THE FORTH TIME AND THE CARPETING IS SATURATED UNDER THE FRONT SEATS. IT'S BEEN LEAKI...
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. IT HAD 49,000 MILES. I NOTICED A SQUEALING SOUND FROM BY BRAKES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN THINKING IT WAS THE BRAKE PADS. WELL, MY WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS LEAKING. MY BRAKES SYSTEM WAS ALSO WEARING UNEVENLY CAUSING HALF OF THE PARTS TO BE DESTROYED. ONE SIDE OF THE...
Mileage: 49,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS RUSTING. THE DEALER SAND BLAST AND REPAINTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE HINGES ON ALL OF THE DOORS AND THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO RUST. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS A NOISE WAS HEARD AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS NEEDED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE STOPPING. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RUSTED. THE DEALER MACHINED THE ROTORS TO REMOVE ...
Mileage: 3,224
ABOUT A WEEK AFTER BUYING THE CAR, MY BREAK LIGHT COMES ON AND MY BRAKES STARTED GRINDING AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE, I TOOK THE CAR IN AND HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AND WAS ALSO TOLD I PROBABLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND OUT FROM THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER I ...
SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *JB
Mileage: 24,243
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE PURCHASE THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES DUE TO THE ROTORS WARPING AND A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE FIRST BRAKE REPLACEMENT WAS AT 3,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ON MAY 23, 2006 WHILE MAKING TURNS AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE. IN AN ...
Mileage: 3,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE PURCHASE THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES DUE TO THE ROTORS WARPING AND A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE FIRST BRAKE REPLACEMENT WAS AT 3,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ON MAY 23, 2006 WHILE MAKING TURNS AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE. IN AN ...
Mileage: 3,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE PURCHASE THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES DUE TO THE ROTORS WARPING AND A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE FIRST BRAKE REPLACEMENT WAS AT 3,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ON MAY 23, 2006 WHILE MAKING TURNS AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE. IN AN ...
Mileage: 3,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LOCATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSED THE POSITION OF THE SEAT TO BE TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED.
Mileage: 29,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT BRAKES VIBRATED AND PULSATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THEY RESURFACED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STILL HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT HAS NOT RETURNED VEHICLE TO THE...
Mileage: 22,889
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER THEN STRUCK A POST AND A GUARD RAIL. *JB
I HAD TEST DROVE MY VEHICLE AND IT WAS PERFECT, THE SEAT DIDN'T MOVE AND THE SEATS WEREN'T ELECTRIC. I WENT HOME RETURNED TO PICKUP VEHICLE AND ON THE WAY THE SEATS MOVED AND BECAME HOT AS THOUGH THERE WAS A HEATER IN THEM. I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER A FEW DAYS LATER AND ALL HE SAID, "WE DID NOT...
Mileage: 150
THE FIRST CAR I BOUGHT HAD A STRONG MILDEW SMELL AND WAS EXCHANGED FOR ANOTHER CAR. SECOND CAR SEEMED FINE FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL MONTHS. THEN THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF WATER UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE CAR HAD A MILDEW SMELL. THE LEAKS WERE SEALED AND THE CAR WAS DE-IONIZED BUT THE SMELL RETURNED A...
BRAKE FAILURE ON MY NEW 2005 CAVALIER. CREATED A VERY TERRIFYING RIDE HOME FOR MY SON, WHO WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THEY HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NOT RETURNED MY C...
Mileage: 1,600
WHEN PRESSING THE CLUTCH CONSUMER TACHOMETER GOES TO 3500 RPM AND COMES BACK DOWN.. WHEN IN NEUTRAL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE TACHOMETER RUNS TO 5500 RPM. *TS WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CLAIMED THE CAR...
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BY 3,300 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPAIRED TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE. BY THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF 19,000 IT HAS HAD TWO ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENTS AND REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AT NO COST TO THE CON...
Mileage: 3,300
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVING.*MR THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT. THE CONSUMER SAID HE ALSO GETS SHOCKED BY THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY. *NM
Mileage: 1,418
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVING.*MR THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT. THE CONSUMER SAID HE ALSO GETS SHOCKED BY THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY. *NM
Mileage: 1,418
DT: 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO TURN IT TOWARD THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AT AN INTERSECTION, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE SAFELY TO T...
Mileage: 129,800
DT: 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO TURN IT TOWARD THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AT AN INTERSECTION, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE SAFELY TO T...
Mileage: 129,800
THE FRONT SEATS MOVE, THEY AREN'T ELECTRIC, HOWEVER THEY MOVE EVER SO SLIGHTLY AND A FEW TIME THEY HAD MOVED TO THE REAR TAKING MY FOOT AWAY FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL.
Mileage: 25
CHEVROLET VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER DOOR OPENING WHILE DRIVING.*MR THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN TWICE WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN OVER BUMPS OR POT HOLES. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD PROBLEMS OPENING THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FENDER (DRIVER'S SIDE) HAD BEEN RE...
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DOOR. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN HIT BEFORE AND THE PROBLEM MAY CONTINUE DUE TO THE DAMAGES T...
Mileage: 487
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD OPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DOOR. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN HIT BEFORE AND THE PROBLEM MAY CONTINUE DUE TO THE DAMAGES T...
Mileage: 487
REQUEST FOR AIR BAG DISCONNECTION FOR 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. *MR THE VEHICLE MANUAL STATED THAT IF ANYONE WAS CLOSE TO ANY AIR BAG, WHEN AND IF IT INFLATES, ONE CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED INCLUDING CHILDREN. *SC
REQUEST FOR AIR BAG DISCONNECTION FOR 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. *MR THE VEHICLE MANUAL STATED THAT IF ANYONE WAS CLOSE TO ANY AIR BAG, WHEN AND IF IT INFLATES, ONE CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED INCLUDING CHILDREN. *SC
THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE AIR BAGS IN HER 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER BE DISCONNECTED. *NM THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A DOCTOR NOT TO HAVE THE AIR BAG REMOVED. THE CONSUMER PRESENTED THE NOTE TO THE DEALER WHO IN TURN FAXED THE NOTE TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STILL REFUSED TO ALLOW THE DEA...
INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE SMELLED MILDEW FROM WATER LEAKING INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE IT. *AK
Mileage: 142,000