2005 Chevrolet Cavalier complaints

MY GAUGES ON MY 2005 CAVALIER DON'T WORK AT ALL AND WANT TO SEE IF BE FIXED FOR FREE. *TR

FUEL PUMP. *TR

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

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). *TR

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 UPDATED 01/17/08 *TR

SAFETY BELT DRIVER SIDE LOCKS AND CANNOT BE USED. *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

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

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 BRAND NEW LESS THEN 2 YEARS AGO. DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS IN A MINOR FENDER BENDER. I TOLD THEM IT WAS NOT EVEN REAR-ENDED AND IT COULD NOT BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY INSISTED IT MIGHT BE AND TO PAY THEM. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL SHOP AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS A SWITCH BOARD UNDER THE DASH AND IN NO WAY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT DUE TO A MINOR WRECK. I TOLD THE DEALER THIS AND HE STILL REFUSE TO FIX IT UNDER MY WARRANTY. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND NOW CHEV. WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE WORK, BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME NOT HAVING THOSE LIGHTS "IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN" I THINK VERY MUCH OTHERWISE AND EVERY LIGHT ON A CAR THAT TELLS OTHER DRIVERS MY INTENTIONS IS VERY IMPORTANT! *TR

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

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 DRIVING. IN ADDITION, ONE BATTERY HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP ONCE IT IS DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURES PERSIST. THE CONTACT FILED CASE NUMBER 71-530-566-719 WITH GENERAL MOTORS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ

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

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

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 THIS WAS NORMAL, WITH TIME IT BECOMES LOOSE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO MAKE SEATS THAT FEEL FINE AT FIRST, AND A YEAR LATER, BECOME IN THAT CONDITION. YOU DRIVE WITH YOUR BACK REST UNSTEADY AND ERRATIC. THIS CAN CAUSE BACK/NECK PROBLEM IN THE LONG-RUN. (ALSO, THE FRONT SEATS ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, UNPLEASANT ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A LONG COMMUTE, IT ABSOLUTELY HAS NO HEAD-REST SINCE THEY ARE LEANED BACK TOO MUCH, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY WITH YOUR HEAD RESTED AGAINST IT. PLUS, THE FRONT SEATS RECLINING SYSTEM WON'T ALLOW YOU TILT IT FORWARD MUCH, CONSEQUENTLY DRIVING RATHER LEANED BACK MORE THAN USUAL, ON YOUR SEAT.) *JB

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 LEAKING SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. I WANTED TO RETURN THE CAR THE FIRST TIME BUT THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T TAKE IT BACK, SAYING THEY COULD REPAIR IT. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS MODEL BECAUSE OF LEAKING PROBLEMS. THREE TRIES AND IT'S STILL NOT FIXED. *JB

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

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 WAS 19000.

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.

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 HAD TO GO BACK WITH SAME PROBLEM. NOW, AS IN TODAY, 6 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING IS GOING ON. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. *NM

SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *JB

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

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.

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

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 ADD ANYTHING TO YOUR VEHICLE". SOMEONE DID, AND I WOULD LIKE THAT WHICH WAS INSTALLED REMOVED WHATEVER IT IS. *NM

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 AFTER A FEW DAYS. THE CARPETING WAS THEN REPLACED BUT THE SMELL REMAINS. *NM

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

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 CARPET HAD BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT FOUND NOT PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. *NM

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 CONSUMER. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE FEBRUARY 28, 2005, WHEN THE LAST REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE NHTSA BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WANT ANY ONE ELSE TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT SHE HAS ENCOUNTERED WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WANTED THE DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE OR TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED FOR THE CONSUMER TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND USE THIS ONE AS A TRADE IN, BUT THE CONSUMER REFUSED. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT SHE WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AS WELL AS FOR A NEW VEHICLE IF SHE PURCHASED ONE. *AK

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

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

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.

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 REPLACED AND WAS MISALIGNED AND PUSHED BACK CAUSING THE DOOR PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER IS UPSET BECAUSE THE DEALER SOLD HIM A VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT NEW AND HAD BEEN DAMAGED IN AN ACCIDENT. MATERIAL WAS COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD UNDER THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT OR A NEW VEHICLE. *BF *NM

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 THE VEHICLE HAD SUSTAINED. *JB THE DRIVER DOOR DID NOT CLOSE AFTER ADJUSTMENTS AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER DOOR. THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD OPEN WHILE I THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, MATERIAL WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD, INTERIOR PASSENGER DOOR WAS DAMAGED WHEN PURCHASED, AND THE BACK SEAT WAS DISCOLORED. *SC *JB

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 DEALER TO DISCONNECT THE AIR BAG. *NM

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