Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10365140November 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL GAUGES IN MY CAVALIER HAVE STOPPED WORKING (SPEEDOMETER, TEMP GAUGE, RPM'S..) THE CAR DIES RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, DIES WHEN STOPPING. I ACTUALLY TRIED TO PULL MY CAR OVER BECAUSE IT WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE AND WHILE I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES IT WAS TRYING TO GO!! VERY SCARY!!! COULD HAVE WRECKED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364375November 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364966November 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY CAVALIER SPEEDO STICKING. IT STARTED AROUND 5 MONTHS AGO IT SAYS YOUR GOING 110 MPH WHEN ONLY GOING 30 MPH. NOW IT ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THE TACH DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK RIGHT EITHER SO YOU CANT GO BY THAT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO GUESS YOUR SPEED. I HAVE LOOKED ALL OVER THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL IF SOMEONE FREAKS OUT ON A HIGHWAY ALOT OF PEOPLE COULD REALLY GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED. IM SURE IF SOMEONE FROM CHEVY TEENAGER HAD A CAV DOING THIS OR GOT HURT BECAUSE OF THIS SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO GET THIS FIXED. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A BIG ISSUE BUT WHEN PEOPLE GET HURT THEN IT WILL BE.. PLEASE FOR THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE ON THE ROAD TELL GM THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363826November 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363018October 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT WON'T REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED AT ALL, AT ANY SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363045October 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362572October 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE RPM AND THE MPH GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362347October 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361181October 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING
YES CAR WILL TURN OVER BUT WON'T START IT DOES THIS AT TIME OR U CAN PRESS THE GAS TO TRY AND START INTERIOR LIGHT DON'T WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360932October 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360772October 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359898October 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359465October 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359399October 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358452September 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER AND TACH INACCURATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358537September 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358353September 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON MAIN ROADS, IT TENDS TO STALL OUT OF NO WHERE. I HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AROUND 70,000 MILES. AT 115,000 MILES IT SEEMS AS THOUGH I NEED TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. IT STALLS WHILE DRIVING, IN TRAFFIC, BUT THEN STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. IT IS NOT SAFE. I HAVE IT A SHOP YET AGAIN TO SEE WHAT'S WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357303September 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUES TO GO OUT. IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. IT HAS GONE OUT ONCE BEFORE AND COST ME 800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. I WISH I KNEW ABOUT HOW FREQUENT THIS HAPPENS WITH THIS CAR BEFORE PURCHASING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357087September 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VISIBILITY, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2003 CAVALIER, THE DEFROSTER KNOB CABLE HAS GONE BAD 2X'S BEFORE IT IS GONE AGAIN, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR WENT LAST YEAR, LAST MONTH THE FUEL PUMP WENT, THE PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR IS GOING, THE SPEEDOMETER IS MESSED UP ALONG WITH THE TACK, IT STICKS. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR JUST TURNED 17, THE SPEEDOMETER SAID SHE WAS GOING 105, WHEN SHE SHUTS THE CAR OFF IT SAYS SHE'S STILL DOING 35, AT TIMES THE CAR WONT START, DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHY, THIS IS BS, THERE IS ONLY 72000 MILES ON IT, GM NEEDS TO START FIXING THESE PROBLEMS, SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356603September 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION FOR ONE HALF MILE UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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