Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10332550May 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CAVALIER AND ALL THE GAUGES HAVE STOPPED WORKING. ONCE IN A WHILE THE RPM GAUGE WORKS. I INVESTIGATED AND HAVE FOUND VARIOUS WEBSITES WITH LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COST OF REPAIR IS 500+ DOLLARS WITH NO SIMPLE DO IT YOURSELF FIX AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332463May 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332142May 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL THE DIALS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GO HAYWIRE. I HAVE TRIED DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY BUT IT STILL HAPPENS. DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING WHO HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR. OR EVEN IF THE TEMP IS OKAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331802May 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE OVEREXTENDED CLOCKWISE PAST THE MAXIMUM TEMP THRESH HOLD UNTIL THE NEEDLE WAS POINTING DIRECTLY RIGHT (TOWARD PSGR). THE TIP OF THE NEEDLE, BEING STUCK IN THAT POSITION, PHYSICALLY BLOCKED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FROM GOING ANY HIGHER THAN 10 MPH. EVENTUALLY THE SPEEDOMETER JUST FAILED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STILL CONTINUED TO NOT WORK, AND APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AFTER THAT THE GAS GAUGE FAILED AS WELL (THAT NEEDLE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE). THE ONLY GAUGE IN THE CLUSTER THAT IS WORKING IS THE TACHOMETER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A POPULAR DEFECT FOR THIS CAR, AS I HAVE READ MANY OTHERS-SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR IS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND HAS LESS THAN 25,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF AND NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT OUT OF TOWN. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FROM GM. VERY UNHAPPY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331858May 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331221May 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS STOPPED WORKING. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2005 AND IN ABOUT 2006 IT STARTED ACTING UP. AT FIRST THE GAUGES WOULD FLICKER IN AND OUT ONE AT A TIME SOMETIMES READING INCORRECT SPEEDS OR FUEL LEVEL AND SOMETIME NOT WORKING AT ALL. THEY WOULD SOMETIMES SEEM TO BE AFFECTED BY THE TEMPERATURE AND OTHER TIMES NOT. I TOOK IT IN AND THE MECHANIC FIDGETED WITH THE FUSES AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN AND HE SAID THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. SO EACH TIME THEY ACTED UP I WOULD ADJUST THE FUSES & THEY WOULD START WORKING AGAIN UNTIL EVEN THAT DIDN'T WORK. SO I WENT TO BUY NEW FUSES AND THE EMPLOYEE AT THE PART STORE CHECKED MY FUSES AND SAID THEY WERE WORKING FINE. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. IN ABOUT 2008 OR 2009 I HAD SOME OTHER WORK DONE ON THE CAR AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAD ACTUALLY SEEN OTHER CAVALIERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE PANEL NEEDED REPLACED. MY DAD WANTS TO FIX MY CAR BUT WE ARE WAITING TO AFFORD IT AND NOT SURE IF THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING WHY THERE ISN'T A SAFETY RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT IS OBVIOUSLY CHARACTERISTICALLY A PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY CAVALIER IN MORE THAN ONE YEAR. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT AND PAY FOR WHEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE DEFAULT. IT IS NOT ONLY MONETARILY INCONVENIENT BUT IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. YOU ARE UNABLE TO KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING, OR HOW MUCH FUEL YOU ACTUALLY HAVE. THERE IS A REASON WE HAVE THOSE GAUGES AND IT ISN'T SIMPLY TO LOOK PRETTY. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF SOMEONE WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS AND REALIZE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331065May 18, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CHEVY CAVALIER RUSTED SUB FRAMES. CAR VIBRATES WILDLY AT A CERTAIN SPEEDS. CAR WAS PARKED. WAS TOLD VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD ALREADY EXPIRED AND THERE HAD BEEN NO OTHER CALLS RELATED TO THIS. WAS TOLD BY GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAR (IF DRIVEN) SHOULD BE DRIVEN CAUTIOUSLY (NO BUMPS, POTHOLES, LONG DISTANCE TRIPS) RECOMMENDED WE DON'T DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330812May 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, DIED WHILE DRIVING LOST POWER STEERING AND ALMOST DROVE INTO DITCH BECAUSE I COULDN'T EASILY TURN STEERING WHEEL! I THINK IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER INCIDENT. STARTER WILL TURN THE ENGINE OVER BUT WILL NOT START... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330894May 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330604May 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING,AND I WAS TOLD MY THROTTLE CABLE IS JUST BARELY HANGING ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330400May 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS WHEN A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED BY HIS INSURANCE COMPANY AND HE COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED OR WHAT STARTED THE FIRE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED EVOQ 06/08/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330479May 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ISSUES. THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE READ MANY POST FROM CAVALIER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330483May 14, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN AT SPEEDS OF 8 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FELL INTO THE CONTACTS LAP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE SCREWS MISSING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,012.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330309May 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! SHE ALMOST WRECKED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AFTER THE MOTOR QUIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329848May 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329862May 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
IN RESPONSE TO PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE07033 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER ON 95 SOUTH BOUND, WHEN THE TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED A LITTLE BIT. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING, HOWEVER NOTICED THE VEHICLE STALLING EVEN MORE. I WAS IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PLACE IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, AND KNEW I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY. MY CAR SHUT OFF AS I WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY VEHICLES GOING 60-70 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD - IN A POSITION WHERE I WAS NOT EVEN ABLE TO EXIT MY VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME APPROXIMATELY $417. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB AND FIND IT TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON. TO SAY THAT THIS ISN'T A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE IS UNFAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329719May 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE ENGINE QUITS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,THE ENGINE MAY RESTART IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER A FEW MINUTES. A TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THIS AS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328879May 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327343April 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER, AT 77,000 MILES, QUIT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ON A LOW TRAFFIC STREET. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED HOME AND GETTING ON LINE, I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE. EVERYONE COMPLAINED THAT THEIR FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. AFTER PURCHASING THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND DOING THE WORK MYSELF (DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS) THE CAR RAN FINE. WHEN WILL THE RECALL BEGIN, AFTER SOMEONE DIES? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327029April 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Chevrolet Cavalier