2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

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

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 ERRATIC FOR 20K MILES. I USE MY TACHOMETER TO GUESTIMATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS,2,500 RPM IS 55. I HAVE 120K NOW ON THE CAR, OTHERWISE BULLETPROOF. JUST TOSSING OUT BRAKE ROTORS NOW, THAT'S IT. I USED SYNTHETIC OIL FROM THE START, VERY SMOOTH CAR, @ NORMAL SPEEDS.NEEDS INTAKE AND WHEELS FOR SPEEDING, OVER 65. ENGINE HAS PLENTY OF GO OVER THAT, BUT BASE BRAKES, WHEELS AND INTAKE AREN'T SPEEDWORTHY, BUT IT IS A BASE MODEL SO OK. KEEP THE TIE RODS GREASED, AIR FILTERS CHANGED AFTER WINTER AS THEY ARE EASILY SERVICEABLE UNLIKE MOST THAT AREN'T. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

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 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 DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000. UPDATED 05/06/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO CLUTCH TUBING AND IT RUBBED IN TWO PLACES. THE CONSUMER WIFE HAD NO CLUTCH AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPDATED 05/08/09.*JB

Mileage: 58,000

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 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

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 WITH A SERVICE ADVISOR, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRAFFIC IN MY AREA. YEAH, SURE. JUST BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN HE EXPECTED ME TO BUY INTO THAT? I HAD 20,000 +/- MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME! I DON'T AT THIS MOMENT HAVE EXACT MILEAGE AND DATE INFORMATION ON ME. *AK

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 WITH A SERVICE ADVISOR, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRAFFIC IN MY AREA. YEAH, SURE. JUST BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN HE EXPECTED ME TO BUY INTO THAT? I HAD 20,000 +/- MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME! I DON'T AT THIS MOMENT HAVE EXACT MILEAGE AND DATE INFORMATION ON ME. *AK

Mileage: 20,000

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 BRAKE PAD WAS NORMAL AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS THIN AS A WIRE. THE GUY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND PROBABLY A RESULT OF A DEFECT IN MY BRAKE SYSTEM. I KNEW OF A FRIEND OF MINE THAT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM AT 20,000 MILES. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING BUT I TRADED IT IN. (I TRADED IT IN FOR A TOYOTA BECAUSE AT THIS POINT REGARDLESS IF THE BRAKE SYSTEM GOT FIXED, I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT ALMOST THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT AFTER 2 YEARS.) THE CAR RECEIVED ALL PROPER MAINTENANCE AND I STILL HAVE THE RECEIPT FROM THE BRAKE PLACE. *JB

Mileage: 49,500

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 THE RUST.

Mileage: 3,224

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 ATTEMPT TO FREE THE STEERING, THE CONTACT PULLED THE WHEEL SO HARD THAT SOMETHING BROKE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP THEREFORE, IT IS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHAT REPAIRS ARE NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SWAY BAR INSULATOR. UPDATED 06/16/06. *JB

Mileage: 3,000

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 DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. *AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 22,889

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 CAR TO OPERABLE CONDITION FOR ME TO DRIVE, AS OF 11-01-05/1:32 P.M.*JB

Mileage: 1,600

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 THE CURB. SHE WAS DRIVING AROUND 20-30 MPH. SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. THE FIRST TIME THE STEERING PROBLEM OCCURRED WAS ON 7-25-05 ,AND THE LAST TIME WAS ON 7-27-05. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK

Mileage: 129,800