2005 Chevrolet Cavalier complaints

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 THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO PERFORM REPAIRS HIMSELF; HE PURCHASED A MOTOR THAT WOULD BE INSTALLED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTICS TEST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 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 VEHICLE WAS TOO HOT BUT WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND LET IT SIT, IT WOULD CONTINUE INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 153,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

SPEEDOMETER AND TACH INACCURATE. *TR

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 WAITING FOR IT TO GO OUT. I HAVE TO JUDGE MY MILES TO MAKE SURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. WHY HASN'T CHEVY RECALLED THIS PROBLEM? I ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTORS....NOW I BELIEVE IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED! *TR

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 OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT. THESE ARE ALL ISSUES THAT ARE NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON A CAR BUT RATHER A DEFECT. THEREFORE, I HOPE SOMEONE WILL LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE FURTHER. *TR

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 ON IT HAS RECENTLY FOLLOWED TREND FIRST MY GAS GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY AROUND TO BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE, AND THEN MY GAS GAUGE WOULD GET STUCK AND BUMP INTO THE TEMP NEEDLE. THIS WEEK I'VE NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN IS COMING LOOSE TOO, MY DASHBOARD RATTLES AND MAKES A NOISE LIKE SOMETHING IS CLUNKING AROUND IN THERE AND I AM WORRIED THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND NOTICED OTHERS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THEIR CAVALIERS AS WELL. ALSO, I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL# 08E063000 DEALING WITH STEERING ISSUES IN THE 2007 MODELS. I HAVE NOT HOWEVER NOTICED A RECALL FOR THE 2005 MODELS. *TR

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 I DRIVE (IN ONE TRIP). I THINK IT ALSO GETS WORSE THE FASTER I GO. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, THE SPEEDOMETER IS ESSENTIALLY USELESS. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR MUCH BECAUSE I RECENTLY BOUGHT IT, SO I AM NOT SURE HOW OFTEN THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR. *TR

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

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 NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

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

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 ACCURACY IN TELLING ME HOW FAST I AM GOING. THE NEEDLE NOW RESTS BELOW THE 0 MPH MARK ON THE SPEEDOMETER. AT THE TIME I DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO GET IT FIXED. NOW JUST YESTERDAY AUGUST 1, 2010 THE GAS GAUGE STARTED ACTING FUNNY, WHICH I STARTED NOTICING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. NOW THE NEEDLE IS RESTING IN THE TEMP GAUGE AREA SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. TO ME ALL THESE SOUND LIKE SAFETY ISSUES TO ME.. NOT KNOWING HOW HOT YOUR CAR IS RUNNING! NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING! AND NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND TURNS OUT I AM NOT THE FIRST CHEVROLET CAVALIER CONSUMER WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEIR HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR TAHOES, SILVERADOS, ECT BUT NOT FOR CAVALIER WHICH HAS THE SAME THING HAPPENING THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD. I AM TAKING IT TOMORROW TO HAVE THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER REPLACED AT THE GM DEALERSHIP AND IT WILL COST ME $500 APPROXIMATELY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY NOT MY FAULT IF MULTIPLE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN BECAUSE CHEVROLET PUTS FAULTY EQUIPMENT IN THEIR VEHICLES AND DOESN'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AND TRIES TO CALL IT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR??

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 THEY DENIED ANY HELP WITH THE ISSUE AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP. I WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THIS BUT I CAME TO ACCEPT IT AND SCHEDULED TIME AND TRIED TO SET ASIDE AROUND 400$ FOR THE REPAIR. BEFORE I COULD GET PAID AND TAKE MY CAR INTO THE SHOP I EXITED AN OFF RAMP OR EXIT RAMP THAT WAS 30MPH LIMIT. I HAD BEEN FOLLOWING A CAR TO WORK SO I'M NOT SPEEDING HOPING THAT THEY ARE NOT, AND I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE TURN AND BEGAN TO EXIT BUT AT THIS POINT I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING BUT I THOUGHT I HAD SLOWED TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 30MPH BUT I ENDED UP TAKING THE TURN TOO FAST AND SLAMMED INTO AND UP OVER A CURVE AND INTO A WALL WHICH DEPLOYED THE AIR BAGS AND SHATTERED THE WINDOWS OUT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. I UNFORTUNATELY GOT CUT UP PRETTY BAD BY THE GLASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE LEAVING ME SCARRED. I FEEL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM AND I'VE READ OVER 100 OUT OF THE 1000S OF COMPLAINTS/REPORTS OF PEOPLE LOOSING THE SPEEDOMETER SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THEIR 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND MANY OF THEM REPORT FEELING SCARED OR UNEASY ABOUT DRIVING THEIR CARS AND I DON'T BLAME THEM. I FEEL THE CAR IS DANGEROUS WITH OUT A SPEEDOMETER OR AN

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 STOP, NOW ITS BELOW ZERO AND IS STUCK THERE, WHEN IT COOLS DOWN IT WORKS OKAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THE "ANSWER" WAS THE OIL BEHIND THE NEEDLE GETS "GUMMY" WHEN IT GETS WARM. WHAT? *TR

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

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 GOING ONLINE AND READING ABOUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, 2004 AND 2005 AT LEAST, I FELT I SHOULD REPORT IT. *TR

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 EVEN MORE FURTHER PASS THEIR NORMAL IDLED POSITION. IT JUST GOT WORST AND WORST. NOW IT'S NOT EVEN WORKING. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN I AM LOW ON GAS UNTIL MY GAS CHECKLIGHT COMES ON NOR CAN I TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. THAT'S MY WORST CONCERN. MY TEMP GAUGE SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES NOT. SPEEDOMETER AND RPM DON'T WORK AT ALL. THIS IS FAULTY AND THINK THAT CHEVY SHOULD EITHER HAVE IT RECALLED OR REPLACE FOR FREE. IT WAS BOUGHT IN HAVING FAITH IN RELIABILITY THAT THE CAR AND PARTS WOULD LAST A LITTLE LONGER THAN 4 YEARS, ESPECIALLY INTERIOR PARTS/INSTRUMENTS. *TR

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

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. *TR

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 SOMETIMES READS WAY TOO HIGH. IT IS QUITE UNPREDICTABLE, AND OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE, AND WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE ASAP, BUT AS A SINGLE MOM IT IS NOT EASY TO COME UP WITH THE AMOUNT OF $$ NEEDED. 3. I'VE RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND SEE THAT SEVERAL OTHER CHEVY OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER; SEEMS A RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER.

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 THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A FAULTY SENSOR SO HE REPLACED THAT. SAME THING HAPPENED.. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $500-$700. I'VE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT WAS INDICATING 110 MPH WHILE I WAS DOING ABOUT 45MPH. OTHER TIMES IT HAS READ 45 WHEN I WAS DOING ABOUT 60 MPH. ( I TIMED MYSELF BY MILE MARKERS...1 MILE IN 1 MINUTE = 60 MPH. NOT ONLY HAS THIS RAISED MY CHANCE OF SPEEDING TICKETS BUT I FEEL IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE WILL BE GOING MUCH FASTER THAN THEIR SPEEDOMETER INDICATES. GM HAS RECALLED TRUCK MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE CAVALIER. MY GUESS IS THAT GM DOES NOT MAKE THAT MODEL ANYMORE BUT THEY STILL MAKE THE TRUCKS. I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR NOW AND TO GET IT FIXED WOULD BE A GAMBLE IN ITSELF. THEY WOULD PROBABLY PUT THE SAME POORLY DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED PANEL BACK IN. THIS IS JUST NOT RIGHT. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME FEEDBACK ON THIS MATTER. MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO POOR GM QUALITY. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR

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 DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,002.

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 FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 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 WAS LIT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE!!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!! *TR

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 BECAUSE OF YOU!! CHEVY VEHICLES ARE THE MOST CRAPPYEST VEHICLES EVER!!! MY CAR ONLY HAS 53 THOUSAND ON IT AND SO FAR THE AXEL IS BAD AND ALL OF MY MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKE EXCEPT ONE AND I HAVE THIS ANNOYING CRACKING NOISE ALL THE TIME AND MY ABS, SERVICE AND TRAC OFF LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME!!! MY ENGINE FAN ALSO DOESN'T RUN, SO WHEN MY CAR SITS THERE AND IDLES MY TEMP GAUGE GOES UP, SO I HAVE TO JUST SHUT OFF MY CAR SO IT DOESN'T OVERHEAT. *TR

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 RUBBING AGAINST A SHARP METAL ELECTRICAL CASE. GM DEALER REPLACED THE PART (#24233064), BUT HAS NOT MODIFIED THE ROUTING OF THE PART. SINCE THE NEW PART IS ROUTED AGAINST THE SAME SHARP METAL PART AND IS RUBBING AGAINST IT, THE FAILURE WILL OCCUR AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THERE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT UNDER DIFFERENT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. (IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE LESSENED, IF THE HYDRAULIC HOSE ROUTING WAS ROUTED DIFFERENTLY, OR THE SHARP METAL EDGE WAS SLIGHTLY MODIFIED.) THIS CAR HAD 66261 MILES ON IT, HOWEVER, THE PART HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED AT 31786 MILES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COMPLIANT IS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUSLY FILED COMPLAINTS: ODI ID NUMBERS 10237572, 10312149, 10163590, 10199524, 10200511, 10201764, 10231112, 10238456, 10239176,10245402, 10253573, 10260772, 10263228, 10276088, 10280611. (ODI NUMBERS 10237572, 10312149 INVOLVED CRASHES.) ODI NUMBERS 10150782, 10143646 MAY ALSO BE RELATED. *TR

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 HOW IS SOMEONE SUPPOSE TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLE SAFELY WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CAR ACTING LIKE THIS! *TR

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

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 AT HIS EXPENSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54300.

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 SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS? *TR

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 PRODUCE SHARP PIECES THAT CAN CUT THROUGH THE SKIN EASILY. ALSO THE STEERING HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2005 COBALTS AT LOW SPEEDS SOMETIMES THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO TURN. *TR

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 COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE POP UP. IT FAILED ON ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HAD NO IDEAL HOW FAST I WAS GOING. *TR

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

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 DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE MILEAGE WAS ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. UPDATED 04/07/10. UPDATED 06/18/10

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 THE CAR, BUT I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF FOLKS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CAVALIERS (BETWEEN 2004 AND 2005 MODELS). THIS SAFETY FEATURE ON THE CAR SHOULD NOT MALFUNCTION. CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. *TR

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 MPH LOCATION. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU ARE DRIVING FASTER THEN 15 MPH, BUT ONLY SHOWING 15 MPH. THE RPM GAUGE ALSO DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGES, AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND GM SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

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 DEFECT AND WAS TOLD NO. I CAN NEVER TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING, HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE, OR THE TEMPERATURE OF MY ENGINE. THERE SHOULD BE A MASSIVE RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX THIS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

GAUGES GO OUT OR GET STUCK SOMETIMES. *TR

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

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

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 BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2004 & WITHIN 3 MONTHS THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FACTORY DEFECT. 6 MONTHS LATER, THE CLUTCH. THIS VEHICLE HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS! I WAS COMPLETELY SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GAUAGE & IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING COSTS BETWEEN 600 TO 800 DOLLARS TO FIX! MY CAR ONLY HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT. YES, IT IS A HEADACHE TO DEAL WITH TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH YOUR GAS MILEAGE BUT NOW I FEAR THAT SOMETHING IS ALWAYS BURNING IN MY CAR! GM, AS I UNDERSTAND, FIXED A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH SOME PICK UP TRUCKS BUT WON'T TOUCH THE CAVALIER. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR IT COULD BURST INTO FLAMES!! I IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE MAKE GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR PRODUCTS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS TRULY A FACTORY DEFECT ON THEIR PART. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES!! *TW

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

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 FALSE PULSE. SPEEDO DOES STICK TOO, OTHERWISE REST OF CLUSTER FUNCTIONS, ODOMETER AND ALL OTHER GAUGES(THEY CAN'T SPELL AT CHEVY) OK. *TR

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 $500-800. *TR

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 HAVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO INDICATE CORRECT SPEED AT UNPREDICTABLE VARIANCES. *TR

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 HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.