Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10371122December 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE IN PARK MY 2003 CAVALIER TACHOMETER READS AT 5 RPM WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH MY TACHOMETER READS OVER 7 RPMS. THE ENGINE SOUNDS NORMAL CONTACTED CHEVY AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO DO A RECALL WHEN IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IT SHOULD NOT MATTER THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY 500 TO FIX THIS WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WILL WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370575December 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY CAVALIER INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS FLIPPED AND IS BLOCKING MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FROM READING CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370358December 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369977December 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DRIVING AT 60 MPH JUST DIED ON THE INTERSTATE,PULLED OVER STARTED BACK UP ALSO AT 60,000 MILES FUEL PUMP WENT OUT NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS 2003 CAVALIER THEY ARE A LEMON,WHY ISN'T SOMETHING DONE????? BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369869December 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MY SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY (~80,000 MILES), AND A FEW DAYS AGO MY FUEL GAUGE FOLLOWED SUIT (117,000 MILES). I SAW THE SAME PROBLEM WIDELY MENTIONED ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING AN ACTUAL RECALL ON THE TRUCKS WHICH USE THE SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. DEALER SAID REPAIRS WOULD BE $300-$500 WHICH I COULDN'T AFFORD, SO I JUST USED THE TACHOMETER TO GAUGE MY ROADSPEED. CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THE FUEL GAUGE THOUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369878December 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER, AND FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369941December 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS. SPEEDOMETER READS INCORRECT SPEED AND FAILS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, I RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET AS A RESULT. I REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH ONE FROM A JUNK YARD. THE PROBLEM IS TEMPORARILY FIXED. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369796December 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369670December 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369361December 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369129December 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368631December 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER THAT IS ON IT'S SECOND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND NOW IT HAS GONE BAD, NO SPEEDOMETER, NO FUEL GAUGE AND NO TEMPERATURE. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. IF GM IS IN SUCH GREAT SHAPE AS RECENTLY REPORTED, THEN WHY CAN'T YOUR ORGANIZATION INSTRUCT THEM TO MAKE GOOD ON THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES? I CAN'T SELL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO BUY A VEHICLE THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING OR HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368288November 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE AND HORN DON'T FUNCTION OR GIVE INCORRECT READINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368260November 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN OPERATING ERRATICALLY ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS IT HAS NOT OPERATED AT ALL STAYS BELOW 0 AT ALL TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367269November 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367334November 23, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE TRUNK LATCH ON MY CAVALIER WON'T LATCH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS BROKE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE TRUNK LATCH ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO I RARELY USE MY TRUNK. ALSO THE DEFROST,VENT KNOB QUIT WORKING IT TURN BUT WON'T SWITCH TO DEFROST OR THE DIFFERENT VENT SETTINGS. THE CD PLAYER WON'T TAKE, OR PLAY CD'S. THERE WAS A FLY ON MY WINDSHIELD RIGHT AROUND A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND I BARELY TAPPED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED ALL OVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367069November 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366117November 12, 2010
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE 2000 CAVALEIR FROM CHURCH TO HER COLLEGE WHEN SHE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND LOOKED LEFT AND THEN RIGHT AND PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND FAILED TO SEE A CHRYSLER MINIVAN COMING FROM HER LEFT.. SHE BRAKED AND THE MINIVAN T-BONED HER CAR ON THE LEFT SIDE AND HER CAR PROCEEDED TO TURN 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT FOR 20 FEET AND STOPPED. THE MOST DAMAGE OCCURED ON THE PASSENGER DOOR, TO THE FRONT TIRE WAS PUSHED IN...THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS PUSHED FORWARD. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS SEVERELY INJURED WITH SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA AND SKULL FRACTURE.SHE IS PRESENTLY IN A COMA. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE HAD A CONCUSSION,SEVERE LACERATIONS ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD , AND BRUISING ON HER ARMS AND LEGS. THE THIRD PASSENGER IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE HAD MINOR INJURIES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10365447November 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE OIL AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER; THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,214.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365454November 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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