2005 Chevrolet Cavalier complaints

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 MPH, 60 MPH, 80 MPH AND 110 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER AND DISPLAY READINGS OF EMPTY WHEN FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

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.

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 AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

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 SPEEDING TICKET OR GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. *TR

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 I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS LOW. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I COULD BE HIT BY A CAR WALKING ALONG A HIGHWAY TRYING TO GET GAS. I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE FAULTY GAUGE WILL INTERFERE WITH MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT WITHOUT ME KNOWING. *TR

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. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CHEVY CAVALIERS. *TR

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 BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON CLUSTER GAUGES. ONCE AGAIN MY SPEEDOMETER AND COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE DON'T WORK. THANK YOU *TR

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 RISK OF OUR BEING BURGLARIZED BECAUSE THE CAR'S INTERIOR IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE..THE WINDOW WAS AN ISSUE WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE USED CAR THRU CARS AND TRUCKS IN MORROW, GA AND THEY AGREED TO FIX IT AND NEVER DID..SO CALLED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT CAN BE REPAIRED FOR $120..WHICH I DON'T HAVE..IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS..RIDING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BOTH POSE SAFETY PROBLEMS TO MY FAMILY AND I..THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, IT'S JUST GOT TOO MANY PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO ME AS A CONSUMER TO BE SAFETY VIOLATIONS THAT ARE JUST BEING SWEPT UNDER THE RUG.. *TR

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 FIND THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER ISSUES, I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY HORN (I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE RELATIONSHIP THEY COMPONENTS OF A CAR HAVE WITH EACH OTHER). MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT CHEVY DID A RECALL DO TO DEFECTS WITH STEERING PROBLEMS IN THE 2005 CAVALIERS. COULD THE PROBLEMS THAT I AND OTHER ARE EXPERIENCING BE A PART OF THAT RECALL, SINCE IT IS ALL APART OF THE DASHBOARD BE COMMON FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR?

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 OWN REPAIRS, *TR

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *TR

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

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 PROBLEM. IF THIS IS HAPPENING ON A LOT OF CARS, IT SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER TO FIX IT. THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO SO MANY PEOPLE, IT OBVIOUSLY MEANS IT IS A FAULTY PART. PLEASE CONSIDER LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM SINCE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT I AM. *TR

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 AT ALL, AND THE OTHER GAUGES HAVE NOW QUIT AS WELL. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOW STORM, AND THIS INCIDENT BLOCKED TRAFFIC AND RISKED MY LIFE FROM BEING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR OR FREEZING TO DEATH. I'VE GOTTEN COUNTLESS TICKETS BECAUSE OF THESE DEFECTS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2005 CAVALIERS, VERY COMMON, AND I AM APPALLED THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I'VE HAD THE GAUGES REPLACED BUT BEFORE LONG THE PROBLEM STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. IT HAS COST ME HUNDREDS, AND I'M SURE IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I OR SOMEONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM END UP INJURED FROM BEING OUT OF FUEL, SPEED, ETC. THE GAUGES IN MY CAR NOW DO NOT WORK AT ALL, I HAVE TO RELY ON A GPS FOR SPEED AND JUST FILL UP MY CAR EVERY OTHER DAY TO ENSURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF STORIES JUST LIKE MINE WITH THE VERY SAME VEHICLE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! *TR

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 71,050.

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 FAST I AM GOING ON THE EXPRESSWAY PERIOD..I FEEL THAT I AM DOING 55 BUT THE SPEEDOMETER IS AT 100 OR BETTER..THIS IS RIDICULOUS...I'M EXTREMELY UPSET BECAUSE I AM PAYING A NOTE ON THIS VEHICLE AND AM AT RISK, UNWILLINGLY AND UNPREDICTABLY FOR A TICKET AND ACCIDENT BECAUSE I HAVE UNSETTLING COMFORT DRIVING DUE TO AN UNREADABLE SPEEDOMETER...SOMEONE HAS TO MAKE GENERAL MOTORS DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS..OH MY GOODNESS...I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS WHO HAS TO GET AROUND AND THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT I DID NOT FORESEE WHEN I PUT DOWN FOR THIS CAR!! *TR

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 FABRIC SLIPPED OUT AND THE CHILD INSERTED THE LONG PLASTIC TUBING INSIDE OF THE MOUTH. THE CHILD SUSTAINED SCRATCHES TO THE FACE DURING THE HANDLING OF THE PLASTIC TUBING. THE CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT WAS INSTALLED WITH THE LATCH SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

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 PICK HIM UP ON HIS JOB BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DRIVE HOME AND WE NEEDED TO GET HIM TO A DOCTOR ASAP. WHAT A NIGHTMARE! WE CONSIDERED GETTING A RENTAL AND CALLING A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE CAVALIER HOME, BUT WHEN WE COULD FIND NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING, WE PROCEEDED WITH CAUTION. THIS CONTINUED TO OCCUR OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THEN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. SEEMS THE NEEDLES HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THERE ARE MULTITUDES OF ONLINE COMPAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT. I WISH EVERYONE HAD FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT. BUT SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BY CHEVROLET. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE PARTS (WHICH ONLY THEY CAN DO) AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER OF $500. *TR

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. *TR

SPEEDOMETER INOP.

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

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

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 SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *LN

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 THE #S. *TR

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

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

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 TANK. I PROPOSE A RECALL AS I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUES. I LIKE TO BUY AMERICAN AND I FEEL IF AMERICAN AUTO MAKERS WANT TO KEEP THEIR CUSTOMERS THEY NEED TO STEP UP THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICE! *TR

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 STARTED DOING THIS AS WELL, ALERTING TO ME OVERHEATING ON COLD DAYS EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE IS NOT OVERHEATING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER COMES ON. IT'S FRUSTRATING AND FRIGHTENING AND UNSAFE. *TR

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 CONTROL THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 65MPH AND WILL NOT CHANGE. VERY DANGEROUS. GOING ON LONG DISTANCE TRIPS AND NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS, MY SPEED OR THE TEMPERATURE OF THE INTERNAL SYSTEM IS SCARY INDEED. *TR

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 ON IT OUT OF WARRANTY AND I SOON REALIZED (MAYBE IN 2000-3000 MILES) THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS AROUND 5MPH FAST. I WAS ABLE TO TEST THIS USING SPEED CHECK SIGNS POSTED BY POLICE AND BY USING MY GPS UNIT. AT THE MOMENT, MY PARTICULAR SPEEDOMETER WORKS WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM (NOT TOO COLD, NOT TOO HOT), BUT MANY OTHER'S DON'T WORK AT ALL, OR THIS HAPPENED BEFORE THEIRS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHERS WITH MANY DIFFERENT YEARS OF THE CAR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. (BY MANY OTHERS, I FOUND AT LEAST 30-40 COMPLAINTS AMONG THE YEARS THE CAVALIER NEW STYLE OF CAVALIER HAS BEEN BUILT (2002-2005) THE AVERAGE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS $800, ACCORDING TO HTTP://CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, WHICH IS MORE THAN 20% OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF MY CAR. AS I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE, THE SPEEDOMETER IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A CAR'S SUITE OF SAFETY FEATURES. NOT ONLY DOES IT CONTRIBUTE TO THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVE AND HIS OR HER PASSENGERS, IT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO THE SAFETY OF THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. PLEASE CONSIDER INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE AS MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED IT. *TR

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 HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS A NEW GAUGE CLUSTER @ $500+. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND OTHER YEAR MODELS AS WELL. I GOT ON THE INTERNET AND SAW MANY ENTRIES ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME BRAND, SAME MODEL. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS AND FIX IT. I AND OTHERS ARE FORCED TO DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I AM RETIRED AND CANNOT AFFORD THE PART NOR AFFORD TO TRADE THE CAR IN. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHERS WHO HAVE NO PLACE TO TURN, THANKS. *TR

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 UNDER HOOD I SEE NO HEAT COMING FROM ENGINE,CHECK THE COOLANT NOT STEAM .I AM PISSED AND TIRED OF THIS CAR.ALL THREE GAUGES THAT I MENTION ARE TAKING TURNS GOING UP AND DOWN. FROM THE START WHEN I BROUGHT THIS CAR IT HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN I BROUGHT THIS CAR IT HAD 8 MILES AND MINE YOU THIS IS MY 2ND CHEVROLET CAVALIER OF THE LAST MODEL AND IT HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. SO GM SWALLOW UR PRIDE AND FIX THESE CARS I DON'T HAVE 500~800 TO FIX SOME THING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED ON YOUR BEHALF. THIS IS AN ISSUE. *TR

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 HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

SPEEDOMETER, AND FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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 OTHER OWNER AND GM, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASONS, HAVEN'T ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS $800 OR MORE. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE FOR AN AMERICAN CAR COMPANY TO CHARGE FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS IS A SERIOUS MANUFACTURE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. MY CAR HAS ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT AND IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

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 NOT MOVING. THIS IS CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO USE MY GPS TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE RATE OF SPEED I AM TRAVELING AT. I HAVE PULLED OVERMANY TIMES TO CHECK WHETHER OR NOT MY CAR IS TRULY OVERHEATING AND AT NO TIME HAS IT BEEN THE CASE. *TR

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 SPEEDOMETER BROKEN, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS POINTING ABOUT 40 DEGREES PASSED THE FULL MARK. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. I DON'T HAVE THE $500+ TO SPEND TO FIX THIS, BUT CANNOT IMAGINE DRIVING WITHOUT KNOWING MY SPEED OR WHETHER I'M ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF GAS. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS, AND IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER CAVALIER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

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 BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING?? *TR

SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE AND HORN DON'T FUNCTION OR GIVE INCORRECT READINGS. *TR

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 INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 188,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. UPDATED 1/25/11 *CN UPDATED 03/22/11

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 DAY AND IT JUMPED TO 110 MPH AND STAYED THERE. I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING AND WHAT IF SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED. I CAN NOT AFFORD THE $300 TO $800 THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WOULD TAKE TO FIX THIS. ALSO, I HIGHLY SUSPECT THAT THIS MIGHT BE CONNECTED, THE CAR WOULD REFUSE TO START LAST WINTER ALSO. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON ALONG WITH THE HEATER AND FAN. THE STARTER WOULDN'T EVEN ACT LIKE IT WAS TRYING... NO CLICKING OR ANY OTHER NOISES TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE PROBLEMS AND ISSUE A RECALL. I REALLY LIKE CHEVROLET BUT, THESE PROBLEMS ARE SCARY. *TR

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 TAKE THE SPEEDOMETER SPEED-30MPH AND IT WOULD EQUAL THE ACTUAL SPEED. THEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, SPEEDOMETER ONLY DECREASED TO 50 MPH, BY THE TIME I REACHED HOME THE SPEEDOMETER READ 95 MPH IN IDLE. ADDITIONALLY CD PLAYER ALSO STOPPED WORKING. IT OCCURS ALL THE TIME AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE NOT KNOWING TRUE TEMPERATURE OR SPEED OF THE VEHICLE POSING A DANGER TO ALL ON THE ROAD AND MYSELF VEHICLE NOT YET REPAIRED. *TR

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 PANELS GOING OUT OF THIS MODEL. NOT BEING ABLE TO KNOW WHETHER THE CAR IS PERFORMING PROPERLY COULD POSE A SAFETY HAZARD DRIVING. IF THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS READING INCORRECTLY, I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHETHER TO TURN THE CAR OFF OR KEEP DRIVING IT. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT WON'T REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED AT ALL, AT ANY SPEED. *TR

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

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

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 ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. YESTERDAY, I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RUN ON IT AND THE MECHANICS TOLD ME THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST OVER $500, AN AMOUNT I DO NOT HAVE AT THIS TIME. *TR

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 WITH IT. I WAS TOLD THAT CHANGING THE INPUT SENSOR, WHICH IS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WILL COST ABOUT $750 AND TAKE 11 HOURS TO DO. I HAVE 2 MECHANICS LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS, BUT THEY HAVE FOUND NONE SO FAR. *TR

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 THAT IT STAYED STUCK. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER AND THEY CHARGED ME $220 TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 5 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER DRIVING 3 MILES HOME FROM THE REPAIR SHOP. IT WILL BE NEXT WEEK BEFORE I CAN GET BACK TO THE SHOP AND TRY TO GET SOME OF MY MONEY REFUNDED. NOW I HAVE TO FIND A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP THAT CAN ACTUALLY HANDLE THE JOB AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. *TR