2004 Chevrolet Cavalier complaints

2004 CHEVY CAVALIER. WHEN THE CAR SLOWS DOWN TO A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, OR YOU JUST REDUCE YOUR SPEED, IT WILL CUT OFF ON YOU. *TR

POWER WINDOW DOES NOT WORK. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES GOING HAYWIRE. AT TIMES I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. I CAN BE STOPPED AT A REDLIGHT AND MY SPEEDOMETER READS 90MPH. OR I CAN BE KEEPING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON ROUTE 30 AND IT READS 20MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD A TAPPING NOSE IN THE HEATER AND THE CD PLAYER DOES NOT WORK. THERE WERE ALSO TWO MOTOR SWTICES REPAIRED IN THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

THE FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS IN COLD WEATHER. I NOW HAVE 48,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND GMC TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND THE COST TO FIX IT IS $480.00. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. IT WILL STICK AT RANDOM PLACES ON THE DIAL, EVEN WHEN NOT DRIVING, WILL NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED, AND SOMETIMES ROLL ALL THE WAY OVER, POINTING AT THE ODOMETER. THE TACHOMETER AND COOLANT TEMP. GAUGE STICK ALSO WHEN IT GETS COLD OUTSIDE. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO GET BETTER WHEN THE WEATHER WARMS UP, BUT ARE STILL PRESENT. I HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED (ESTIMATED AT 700 DOLLARS) SO THEREFORE NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED! I HAVE READ MANY MORE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CAVALIER OWNERS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES! *TR

DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTORS ON THE CLUSTER INSTRUMENT PANEL. NOW AFFECTING FUEL GAUGE,SPEEDOMETER,AND TACHOMETER ON ABOUT A YEAR NOW. JUST FOUND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. GM ALREADY RECALLED TRUCKS AND SUV'S. NO RECALL ON CARS YET. *TR

2004 CHEVY CAVALIER, SPEEDOMETER IS CRAZY 1999 CHEVY CAVALIER, GAS GAGUE IS BUSTED BOTH REPAIRS ARE EXCEEDINGLY EXPENSIVE/DANGEROUS, WOULD LIKE A RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN MY CAR ONE DAY I INTENDED TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, BUT IT ONLY MADE A GRINDING NOISE. I CAN ONLY ASSUME SINCE THE NOISE PERSISTS EVEN WITH REV MATCHING THAT ITS A SYNCRO/CONE PROBLEM. I TRY TO SHIFT DURING THE PROPER RPM AREA, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL SHIFT WITHOUT A PROBLEM OTHER TIMES IT GRINDS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES ON IT THEN, NOW AROUND 70,000, STILL HAS THE ISSUE. *TR

WE HAVE 2 2004 CHEVY CAVALIERS. ON ONE OF THE CAVALIERS NOT TO LONG AFTER WE BOUGHT IT, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT ON IT AND WE COULDN'T READ THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR. WE HAVE TRIED TO BUY USED ONES AND PUT THEN IN THE CAR AND THAT FAILED AND YOU STILL CAN'T READ THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR. ON THE SECOND CAVALIER THE SPEEDOMETER IS ACTING FUNNY. WHEN THE CAR SETS FOR OVERNIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING YOU GO AND TURN IT ON IT SAYS THAT YOU ARE GOING A HIGH AMOUNT OF SPEED, WHEN IT HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A LONG TIME. IT KEEPS OCCURRING DAILY, AND THEN SOMETIMES WHEN YOUR DRIVING IT WILL SAY THAT YOUR GO 0 MPH, WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WE HAVE LOOKED TO GET THESE FIXED, BUT THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THAT WE TALKED TO HAS SAID THAT HE HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS GOING WRONG IN THE CAVALIERS AND THE CHEVY TRUCKS. BOTH OF MY CARS HAVE AROUND 74,000 MILES ON IT, AND IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED, AND WE THINK THE COMPANY SHOULD PAY FOR IT, SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED IN BOTH CARS AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE POINT. *TR

I STARTED LOOKING FOR A FIX FOR MY WIFE'S CAR AND I HAVE FOUND THAT ACROSS THE NATION THERE ARE PEOPLE DRIVING WITH NO SPEEDO, TACH, DASH LIGHTS, OR HORN. THIS IS A DIFFERENT MIX OF PRBS FOR EACH BUT THEY ALL COME BACK TO THE DASH OF THE CHEVY CAVALIER. *TR

AT ABOUT 40K MILES, THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY. SPEEDOMETER CONSTANTLY AT 60 EVEN WHEN AT A STOP. TACH NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL. WILL HAVE TO REPLACE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ESTIMATE IS ABOUT $450.00. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE AND HAS STARTED NOT FUNCTIONING AGAIN. IT OCCASIONALLY WORKS CORRECTLY, BUT MOSTLY IT GOES UP TO A HIGH READING AND STICKS THERE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. SOMETIMES IT READS TOO FAST AND SOMETIMES TOO SLOW. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED, BUT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE. THE PROBLEM IS SPORADIC, HAPPENING OVER THE COURSE OF A DAY, SEVERAL DAYS A WEEK. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED. *TR

MY 2004 CAVALIER HAS HAD TWO MASTER/SLAVE CYLINDERS TO FAIL. CLUTCH GOES TO THE FLOOR FAILING TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH PEDAL. DEALER TRIED TO CHARGE ME $800 WHEN I HAD WARRANTY. ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL SERVICE ADVISORS. WILL NEVER RECOMMEND A GM- CHEVROLET VEHICLE TO ANYONE EVER. GM = NIGHTMARE. DON'T BUY GM EVER!!!! *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS STOPPED WORKING I HAVE NOTICED ALOT IF 2000 MODELS WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

I STARTED THE CAR WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE WENT ABOVE THE FULL MARK EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AT A HALF TANK, AFTER SHUTTING IT OFF AND RESTARTING IT A COUPLE TIMES IT EVENTUALLY CORRECTED ITSELF. A WEEK LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN BUT IT WOULD NOT CORRECT ITSELF THOUGH. THEN WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STARTED TO GIVE BAD READINGS. THE TACHOMETER WAS READING AT BELOW ZERO RPMS WHILE AT IDLE AND IT WOULD GO UP TO ABOUT 6,000 RPM WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ ABOUT 30-40 MPH OVER THE SPEED LIMIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD SIT AT ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN I WAS AT IDLE. THE DEALERSHIPS SAID THAT REPLACING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER LS SPORT. WELL LETS FIRST START OFF WITH MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MOTOR. IT WENT OUT ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO AND WE FIXED IT THIS SUMMER. APPARENTLY IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM BUT OF COURSE NO RECALL ON IT SO PAID ALMOST 300 DOLLARS MYSELF TO FIX IT. THEN AFTER THAT WHEN I WOULD START MY CAR AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE, THE CAR WOULD SPUTTER AND THE ABS AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. NEXT ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY GAS GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING A LITTLE. DIDN'T GIVE IT MUCH THOUGHT BUT THEN 2 MONTHS AGO MY TEMP GAUGE WAS GOING HAYWIRE. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. WELL WE ALL KNOW MONEY IS TIGHT SO I HAVE LEFT IT. LOW AND BEHOLD LATE LAST WEEK, THE MPH GAUGE SAID I WAS GOING 100 MPH IN A 35 ZONE. I HAD TO TAKE A DOUBLE LOOK. DEALER AGAIN SAYS NO RECALLS. AFTER SPEAKING TO A FRIEND, HE SAID THAT HIS TRUCK DID THE SAME THING ALONG WITH ANOTHER CO-WORKERS TRUCK (GM TRUCKS) AND THAT THEY TOOK IT IN BECAUSE IT HAD A RECALL ON THE "INSTRUMENT CLUSTER" AND THERE WAS NO CHARGE. HOW COME CAVALIERS ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM AND NOTHING, BUT THERE TRUCKS HAVE IT AND THERE IS A RECALL. I CANT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. NOW I AM PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO JUST GO WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC SINCE I CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT. COME ON GM OWN UP TO ALL OF YOUR MISTAKES PLEASE..........THERE ARE TONS OF LOGGED COMPLAINTS ON HERE ABOUT IT, OBVIOUSLY IT IS A REAL PROBLEM GM. THIS IS WHY WE ARE GOING FOREIGN WI

MY SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT IS SETTING ON 65 WHEN STOPPED. THEN WHEN DRIVING IT SETS ON 110+. THEN FOR NO REASON IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. I TOOK IT IN TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I ONLY HAVE ONE CAR, I HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK. BUT THIS IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. NOT TO MENTION I COULD GET A TICKET. *TR

SO, THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY CAVALIER WOULD RANDOMLY FREEZE AND STOP WORKING. I NOTICED THAT ONCE I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON IT WOULD BE FINE, AND IT WOULD WORK PROPERLY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF IT FREEZING UP LIKE THIS, I WAS REALLY GETTING TICKED OFF. ONE DAY IT STARTED WORKING FINE AND FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR SO IT WORKED PERFECT WITH NO ISSUES AT ALL. THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO IT REALLY STARTED FREAKING OUT. IT SAID I WAS GOING 110 WHEN I WAS ONLY GOING LIKE 40, AND TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF DOES NOTHING. IT STAYS FROZEN NO MATTER WHAT IT DO. IF I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY, IT ACTUALLY GOES PAST THE GAUGE LIMIT AND POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN WHERE MY ODOMETER IS AND STAYS THERE. IT IS SO ANNOYING! I DECIDED OVER THE WEEKEND I WOULD TAKE IT INTO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY TOLD ME? THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $675 TO FIX IT, B/C THE WHOLE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM GOING TO PAY ALMOST $700 TO TAKE CARE OF A PROBLEM THAT CHEVY CREATED. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER'S SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING AND THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEND THE CLUSTER TO A LARGER SHOP. I CANNOT BE WITHOUT MY VEHICLE AND IT WILL ALSO COST FROM 300.00 TO 600.00 AT THE LOCAL DEALER AND THERE WILL ALSO BE AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE AT THE LARGER SHOP. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER WAS PURCHASED MAY 2004 NEW OFF THE LOT. SINCE THEN, MY CLUTCH SYSTEM HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED ALMOST EVERY YEAR. IT FIRST STOPPED WORKING AT 36,000 MILES, JUST 6,000 AFTER FACTORY WARRANTY RAN OUT. IT THEN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN WHILE STILL UNDER PART WARRANTY WHICH LASTS 12,000 MILES. IT AGAIN STOPPED WORKING JUST A FEW THOUSAND MILES AFTER THAT WARRANTY RAN OUT. AND NOW HAS GONE OUT FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN UNDER 3,000 MILES. I CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN THE SYSTEM IS BECOMING FAULTY AFTER ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES, HOWEVER DUE TO THE FACT THAT LABOR IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY WARRANTY, I DRIVE IT UNTIL THE CLUTCH SYSTEM STOPS WORKING. THIS HAS NOT BEEN OF ANY BENEFIT TO ME OR MY CAR. HOWEVER, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACING ANY PART(S) THIS OFTEN, SO I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE ANSWER I GET TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ALWAYS THE SAME, THE SLAVE CYLINDER O RING IS "LEAKING LIKE A SIV" AND THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS GONE OUT. AND DUE TO THESE TWO ISSUES, IT EFFECTS THE QUALITY OF MY CLUTCH FLY WHEEL. I SEE NO END IN SIGHT FOR THIS PROBLEM, I CAN NOT EVEN GET REBUILT PARTS FOR THIS PROBLEM TO SAVE MYSELF MONEY AND AS STATED BEFORE, LABOR WILL NEVER BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE NOW PAID FOR HALF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF MY CAR IN PARTS AND LABOR AS IT WAS NEW OFF THE LOT. THIS LEMON OF A CAR IS COSTING ME WELL OVER $1,100 EVERY YEAR IN REPAIRS TO THE CLUTCH SYSTEM AND I CAN NOT AFFORD IT ANY MORE. I HAVE NOT HEARD YET WHAT CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR CHEVY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE WINDOW IN A DOWNWARD POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY REPAIRED IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. RECENTLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM FAILED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $590. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 11/24/08 *CN THE WINDOW MOTOR AND REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. UPDATED 11/26/08. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. LS . SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS, SHOW THE WRONG SPEED, GOES OFF THE GAUGE PAST THE HIGHEST SPEED ON THE GAUGE OR A SPEED BELOW THE ACTUAL SPEED. THE FUEL GAUGE DOES THE SAME THING. THE FUEL GAUGE SOMETIMES GOES PAST "FULL" WITH THE NEEDLE GOING INTO THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS CAR PROBLEM. NOT KNOWING THE CORRECT SPEED POSES A POTENTIAL HAZARD, ESPECIALLY TAKING A CURVE TOO FAST. THIS IS A GENUINE SAFETY ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY THERE IS THE LEGAL ASPECT IF YOU'RE TICKETED FOR SPEEDING WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOUR ARE GOING! THIS ALSO POSES A HAZARD TO PEDESTRIANS AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. FIRST THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING THEN IT STOPPED WORKING TOTALLY AND IS NOW STUCK ON 110 MPH. THEN MY TACH AND TEMP GAUGES STARTED STICKING OR NOT WORKING AT ALL. THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE CAUSE I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR 2004 TRUCKS. THERE SHOULD BE ONE FOR THIS CAR AS WELL. I MEAN IT IS THE SAME FREAKING PROBLEM AS THEY HAD WITH THE TRUCKS. THERE IS TONS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. FIRST AND LAST TIME I EVER BUY A CHEVROLET UNLESS THEY SHOW ME THEY CARE ABOUT THERE CUSTOMERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2-DR COUPE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE GAS GAUGE POINTER WORKS ONLY PART OF THE TIME. IT WILL SHOW (0) ZERO GAS, EVEN AFTER A FILL-UP. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WORKS THE SAME WAY, SOMETIMES, THE POINTER WILL MOVE AND SOMETIMES IT STAYS AT THE (0) TEMPERATURE POSITION, EVEN WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE SPEEDOMETER POINTERS TURNS COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. THE ONLY GAUGE THAT SEEMS TO WORK PROPERLY SO FAR IS THE TACHOMETER GAUGE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS ABOUT 53,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER SPORTMASTER GLT TIRES, SIZE 205/70R14. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT WILL CALL COOPER TIRES ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T016000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT) WAS REFERENCED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN IT JUST MOVED TO THE BOTTOM AND POINTS TO THE BOTTOM PART OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND I CAN NOT TELL IF MY CAR IS OVERHEATING.,AND MY SPEEDOMETER LIKES TO FREEZE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. *TR

OUT OF NOWHERE MY TEMP. GAUGE WENT OUT FOLLOWED BY THE SPEEDOMETER, RPM, FUEL ALL MY GAUGES HAVE GONE OUT. CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE THING. *TR

FIRST, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER BASE MODEL. 2.2 ECOTEC ENGINE. THE ABS, LOWTRAC, AND SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE VEHICLE WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. CAR HESITATES AND WANTS TO SHUT DOWN EVERY TIME!! WHEN IT FIRST STARTED TO HAPPEN, IT COULD BE SHUT OFF AND RE-STARTED AND THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. NOW THEY ARE IS ON ALL THE TIME! I HAVE ALSO NOTICED WHEN ON SLIPPERY ROADWAYS THE ABS DOES NOT WORK IN THE VEHICLE> I HAVE SLID SIDEWAYS AND THROUGH INTERSECTIONS . A HORRIBLE NOISE COMES FROM THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OFF IN THE CAR IF THEY DO NOT COME ON RIGHT AWAY. I APPLY THE BRAKES, AND THE AWFUL GROWLING AND NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE CAR IS VERY SCARY. I AM AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE EVEN DRIVE SOMETIMES. I HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP YET AS I AM WAITING TO SEE IF THIS IS A RECALL. IF IT IS, I CAN HAVE THE REPAIR DONE FOR NOTHING. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE DONE FOR NOTHING AS IF THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE THAT COULD CAUSE TERRIBLE HARM OR EVEN DEATH IF THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING.. *TR

BACK RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE ON THE BRAKE, ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP THIS WAS THE 3RD ONE THEY HAD SEEN ON THIS MODEL. THE TIRE LOCKED UP COMPLETELY AND THIS HAS NOW CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE IDLING OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THROUGH CITY STREETS AND SUDDENLY WAS NOT ABLE TO DISENGAGE CLUTCH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO THIRD. TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY A COUPLE MILES FROM HOME. FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON MY PART FOUND CLUTCH HYDRAULIC HOSE HAD HOLE WORN INTO IT DUE TO BRACKET LOCATION. POOR DESIGN WITH RESPECT TO HOSE CONFIGURATION AND BRACKET LOCATION. HIGH POTENTIAL FOR PERSONAL INJURY WHEN OPERATING. *TR

WHEN I WAS DROPPING MY SISTER OFF AT THE AIRPORT, I WAS LEAVING IN MY CAVALIER WHICH IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND ENGAGED THE CLUTCH IT STUCK ON AND WOULD NOT COME OFF. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND BRAKES TO STALL OUT THE CAR. ONCE THE CAR STALLED IT ALSO CAME TO REST AGAINST A TREE, WHICH THANKFULLY DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE EXCEPT A FEW SCRATCHES. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAD NOTICED THAT A HOLE HAS WORN IN THE HYDRAULIC RUBBER LINE FROM THE MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER. THE HOSE WAS RUBBING AGAINST A WIRING HARNESS METAL BRACE BRACKET JUST BELOW THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED ALOT OF DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY OR EVEN DEATH IN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAD JUST LEFT THE HALIFAX WATER FRONT WHERE THERE WERE ABOUT 6000 PEOPLE AND IF THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. WHEN IT HAPPENED THERE WAS NO WARNING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPRINGS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT WERE EXPOSED AND BEGAN TO UNRAVEL. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT ADJUSTER WAS DAMAGED ON THE LEFT BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED AND WAS STUCK IN ONE POSITION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES. DO NOT KNOW MY SPEED. TACHOMETER FLUCTUATES. CANNOT ESTIMATE SPEED. TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS ACTING UP. DO I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BLOWING MY ENGINE? NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. PRETTY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A CAVALIER OWNER. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS A "DOMINO EFFECT" WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED, IN ORDER: 1) TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE OVER EXTENDS ITSELF CLOCKWISE PAST THE MAXIMUM THRESHOLD, SO THAT THE NEEDLE IS POINTING TO THE RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE). THE NEEDLE WILL UNPREDICTABLY RESET ITSELF TO THAT POSITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS POWERED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, OR IT WILL JUST REMAIN STUCK IN THAT POSITION. 2) THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE, NOW STUCK POINTING TO THE RIGHT, PHYSICALLY INTERFERES (A FIGHT SO TO SPEAK) WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WHICH IS FRANTICALLY TRYING TO PUSH ITS WAY PAST A STUBBORN TEMP GAUGE NEEDLE. THE SPEEDOMETER CANNOT PUSH ITSELF PAST 10 MILES PER HOUR. 3) SPEEDOMETER,DESPITE BEING THE BIGGER NEEDLE, LOSES AND DIES COMPLETELY... SITTING LIFELESSLY AT -1. OHHH THE IRONY. 4) ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER THE FUEL GAUGE OVER EXTENDS ITSELF AND COMMONLY POINTS TO THE RIGHT, OR IN ANY RANDOM DIRECTION. THE FUEL GAUGE SOMETIMES STICKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS POWERED OFF, OR WILL RESET AND FIND ANOTHER COMPLETELY INACCURATE POSITION TO REMAIN IN. I THINK IT IS JUST JEALOUS OF THE OTHER TWO. CONCLUSION: I AM DRIVING -1 MILE PER HOUR DOWN THE FREEWAY WITH 147% FUEL CAPACITY IN A VEHICLE WHOSE ENGINE IS RUNNING AT OVER 570 DEGREES F. BUT THAT IS OK BECAUSE CHEVY TOLD ME IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, SO EVERY THING MUST BE PERFECTLY FINE! *TR

THE SECOND WINDOW MOTOR IS FAILING AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE FIRST TO FAIL WAS THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH OF COURSE WAS RARELY EVER USED. NOW THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL OFTEN TIMES NOT CLOSE AND AFTER WAITING SOME TIME, IT GOES UP BIT BY BIT. VERY SOON IT IS GOING TO QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER. THE PART ALONE IS ALMOST $250. *TR

CLUTCH STARTED FEELING SLUSHY AND THEN FAILED AFTER A FEW MONTHS. CLUTCH STAYS TO THE FLOOR. REPAIR TO BE DONE, REPLACE SLAVE CYLINDER. *TR

THE CAR HAS A MAJOR WIRING OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, BUT ITS NOT DETECTED BY MECHANICS. I HAVE A TEMP GAUGE THAT IS ALL OVER THE PLACE, SOMETIMES IT EVEN TOUCHES THE FAR BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF THE CONTROL PANEL. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER WORKING, DRIVING OR PARKED I AM GOING -3 MILES AN HOUR. THE RPMS WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT WHICH IS RARELY. THE ONLY GAUGE WORKING IS THE GAS. IN ADDITION TO THIS, THE CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AND CONTINUES TO DATE. I HAVE BEEN IN MID-LEFT TURN ON MAJOR INTERSECTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND IT JUST DIED. I COMMUTE ON THE 110 FWY AND IT HAS JUST DIED, ALWAYS WHILE I AM ACCELERATING NEVER PARKED. THEN IN A FEW SECONDS YOU CRANK THE KEY AND YOUR OFF AND RUNNING AGAIN. IT IS SO SCARY BECAUSE IT IS SO UNPREDICTABLE. I HAVE RECEIVED SPEEDING TICKETS NOT KNOWING MY SPEED AND MECHANIC CANT FIND THE PROBLEM. WHAT DO I DO??? *TR

IN JANUARY 08 VEHICLE TACH WENT REVERSE DIRECTION, THEN JUMPED ERRATICALLY. IN MARCH 08 STARTED SHOWING 65 MPH WHEN VEHICLE DOING 35. IN MAY 08 SPEEDOMETER STARTED STOPPING AT 20 MPH WHEN MOVING OR WHEN CAR SHUT OFF. IN JUNE 08 SPEEDOMETER AND TACH HAVE BOTH STARTED GOING IN REVERSE DIRECTION. THIS IS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WITH 28000 MILES, 2.2 L WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT LIKE THE IDEA THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON A TWO LANE ROAD BY THE SPEEDOMETER THAT WE MIGHT BE REAR ENDED WHILE DRIVING TO SLOW. *TR

THE TACHOMETER IS FAILING TO WORK, THE SPEEDOMETER IS FAILING TO WORK, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WENT OUT, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON WITH THE ABS AND TRACK OFF LIGHTS STAY ON. THIS IS CONSTANT. NOW, I AM WORRIED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WILL HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CHILDREN. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A CLEAR CUT FIX FOR THIS WHEN TALKING TO THE CHEVY DEALER. *TR

SOME TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD CHANGE TO 100 MPH WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH OR WOULD JUST DROP TO ZEROMPH. THE TACHOMETER WOULD NOT CHANGE. HAD IT INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT WOULD WORK OK. THE DEALER SAID HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS HE COULD SEE THE PROBLEM AND ANALYZE IT BECAUSE IT COULD BE THE CLUSTER ,LOOSE WIRE OR ANOTHER PART. IT HAPPENED AT LEAST 1 OR 2 TIMES A WEEK ON MY WAY TO WORK . I SET UP WITH DEALER TO HAVE HIM COME TO MY WORK TO CHECK IT OUT IF MALFUNCTIONED. SOME TIMES WHEN I STOPPED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ ANY WHERE FROM 10 TO 45 MPH. FINALLY MALFUNCTIONED AND DEALER WAS ABLE TO CHECK IT OUT. CLUSTER WAS REPLACED ON WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE BULGE IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE DISASSEMBLED AND THE SPRING OR THE ENTIRE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,700.

ODOMETER WOULD NOT READ CORRECTLY AND WOULD END UP OVER 110MPH AND GET STUCK. EVENTUALLY WOULD MAKE IT TO 0 AND WORK FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THE GO BACK OVER 110MPH. WHILE IT WAS OVER 110 IF YOU STARTED THE CAR THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD TURN TOWARDS THE TEMP GAUGE. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. COST ABOUT $400.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE VEHICLE DEFROSTERS DO NOT WORK. THE DEFROSTERS ONLY BLOW OUT ONTO THE DASHBOARD, AND NOT THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE CAUSES DANGEROUS DRIVING DURING WINTER WEATHER. HE HAS CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE FAILURE, BUT HAS GOTTEN NO RESPONSE. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO GET INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 49,000. UPDATED 4/29/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A TURN IN FIRST GEAR. THE RPM DECREASED TO 400 RPM AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CONTACT RELEASED HIS FOOT FROM THE CLUTCH AND THE MOTOR INCREASED THE RPM'S AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL APPROXIMATELY TEN ATTEMPTS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 30 MPH. WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY HALF A TANK. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OVERHEAT, BUT THE GAUGE WOULD READ HOT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,500.

ON THE DATE LISTED BELOW, I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER BEGAN TO, WELL, "STICK." AFTER A LENGTH OF TIME IT WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO, AND OVER TIME, WILL DIP BELOW 110 MPH AND STAY THERE. I HAVE BEEN ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES AND HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF CAVALIERS AND IMPALAS, SO THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AS A DRIVER, TO NOT KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING, AND COULD POSE A DANGER FOR MY PASSENGERS AND OTHERS I DRIVE NEAR. AVERAGE REPAIR COSTS ARE $400, AND A PERSON DRIVING A CAVALIER WILL TYPICALLY NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO SPARE. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

WHEN I BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP, MY HEAD LIGHTS DIM SIGNIFICANTLY. IT HAPPENS WITH THE HIGH BEAMS AND LOW BEAMS. MY FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT LOCKS WITHOUT THE BRAKES ENGAGED, AND NEEDS TO BE UNBUCKLED TO UNLOCK. *TR

FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE, POINTS TO THE TEMP GAUGE. SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES WORKS. WHEN IT'S NOT, IT'S EITHER POINTING TO BELOW ZERO OR UP AT 90 MPH. MUST RELY ON ODOMETER(STILL WORKS) TO GAUGE FUEL USE. MUST DRIVE SLOWER THAN TRAFFIC TO INSURE I'M NOT SPEEDING. REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD YET. PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 54,000 MILES. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS . *TR