Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10302029January 23, 2010
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS LIGHT ON BRAKES NOT WORKING RIGHT HUB WOBBLING!! *TR
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0
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#10300274January 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
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0
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#10300295January 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IDLE MISS WHILE AUTO IS IN GEAR (AUTOMATIC). INITIAL OCCURRENCE 15000-20000 MILES. STARTED WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT YOU COULD FEEL THE MISS IT WAS EVERY 30-45 SECONDS. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH PROBLEM. HAS GOTTEN WORSE, STILL NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NOW IT STALLS AND YOU CAN WATCH THE TACHOMETER DROP 25-50 RPM. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY @ 512010 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS #2 CYLINDER MISFIRE. CHANGED IGNITION MODULE & COIL PACK. I PICKED IT UP AND DRIVE IT 1.5 MILES AND IT WAS THE SAME. TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SWAPPED INJECTORS WITH ANOTHER CYLINDER AND SPARK PLUGS, CHANGED FUEL FILTER. PICKED IT UP AGAIN. SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CANNOT FIX IT UNTIL THERE IS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM COULD BE DUPLICATED EVERY TIME CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD THE SERVICE WRITER AND THE ACTUAL MECHANIC IN THE CAR WITH ME EACH TIME AND THEY AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AS OF THIS DATE 1-18-10 PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR
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0
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0
#10300333January 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP GOES OUT AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, I OWN OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE 3 TIMES THIS MILEAGE BEFORE I HAD TO REPLACE A FUEL PUMP. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10300183January 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10300205January 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300054January 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO INDICATE CORRECT SPEED AT UNPREDICTABLE VARIANCES. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10300006January 16, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH BOARD CRACKED AND WAS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND DEALERS REFUSED. THE DASHBOARD IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE AND IT STARTS WITH A CRACK IN THE MIDDLE NEAR WINDSHIELD AND THEN THE WHOLE DASH GOES EVEN AROUND THE HEATER AND RADIO AREA. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS DANGEROUS SINCE NONE OF THE INSTRUMENTS ARE WORKING PROPERLY NOW. THERE IS PLASTIC FALLING OFF EVERYTIME YOU DRIVE THE CAR AND HIT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299835January 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
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.
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0
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#10299774January 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHEVY CAVALIER 2005 MALFUNCTIONING DASH INSTRUMENTS SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKING GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKING. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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#10299619January 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE CONCERNING THE 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. SPECIFICALLY, THE GAUGES (TACH, SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE AND GAS) OFTEN QUIT WORKING, EITHER ALL AT ONCE OR ONE-BY-ONE. THE LOSS OF THE GAUGES IS A DANGER NOT ONLY TO THE MOTORISTS, BUT ALSO TO EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. I BOUGHT MY 2005 CAVALIER BRAND NEW. AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES, MY TEMP, TACH AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. OFTEN, THE TEMP GAUGE WILL SWING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND INTERFERE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. MANY DAYS, MY SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK AT ALL; ON OTHER DAYS, IT WILL SHOW A READING OF 80 MPH - EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS NOT MOVING. I DO NOT FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS A MATTER OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, WHICH IS WHAT THE DEALERSHIPS TELL THOSE OF US WITH THESE PROBLEMS. TOO MANY OF US HAVE THESE ISSUES, WHICH HAPPEN ON BOTH LOW MILEAGE AND HIGH-MILEAGE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298848January 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE CAR SPUTTERED AND DIED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298599January 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND MY SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE HAVE GONE CRAZY, THIS REPAIR IS UPWARDS OF ABOUT $600 AND I JUST WENT ONLINE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I COULD DO AND FOUND A WEBSITE CALLED CARCOMPLAINTS.COM WHERE 30 OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME IF NOT SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE 2004-2005 CAVALIER, THERE WAS RUMOR OF A RECALL AFTER THE CAR STIMULUS EVENT, BUT NOW I NEED TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED AND CANNOT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE USED A GPS TO MONITOR MY SPEED, THANK GOD FOR THOSE AND SO HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298388January 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST THE TACHOMETER REDLINED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. MECHANIC SAID IT'S NOT REALLY AN IMPORTANT INSTRUMENT SO IGNORE IT (IT STICKS CONSTANTLY NOW). HOWEVER, BEGINNING OF 2009, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED READING HOT AND STICKING. ABOUT NOVEMBER THE SPEEDOMETER JOINED IN AND IS STICKING.*TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298483January 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER GAUGE CLUSTER FAILED AT 82000 MILES. UNSAFE. CANNOT DETERMINE MPH. *TR
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0
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#10298292January 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 CHEVY CAVALIER, ~83,000 MILES. DEC 3 IN NE OHIO, TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON OHIO ROUTE 11 AT ~11:50PM. CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, TRAC LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT ROUGH. NO POWER WHEN TRIED TO MAKE CAR MOVE. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED HOME $200. TOOK ~3HRS IN FREEZING COLD AND SNOWSTORM. CAR WOULD NOT START THE NEXT DAY. COULD NOT HEAR CHARACTERISTIC WHIR OF FUEL PUMP WHEN KEY FIRST TURNED. DIAGNOSIS OF ELECTRICAL SHOWED FUEL PUMP WAS RECEIVING VOLTAGE. TAPPING ON BOTTOM OF FUEL TANK WHILE TRYING TO START CAR RESULTED IN CAR STARTING. DIAGNOSIS: NEW FUEL PUMP REQUIRED. ANTICIPATED COST $250 + LABOR. TOTAL ANTICIPATED COST: $450 + LABOR. FORTUNATELY NO OR LITTLE TRAFFIC. ALSO FORTUNATE TOW TRUCK RESPONDED QUICKLY OTHERWISE PERSONAL INJURY FROM COLD COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. FUEL PUMPS SHOULD BE LIFETIME ENGINEERED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297837January 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FUEL PUMP HAS TO BE DEFECTIVE FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH IT. MINE JUST WENT ON MY CAR WITHOUT ANY WARNING . *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10297734January 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME FUEL GAUGE CAUSES THE TEMP GAUGE TO HANG UP. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297582December 30, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING WHEN VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION , SPEEDOMETER WILL INDICATE VARIOUS SPEEDS LIKE 110, 100. 70, MPH OR STUCK IN A MPH POSITION WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT IN OPERATION WITH ENGINE OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297132December 28, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAD PURCHASED BRAND NEW CHEVROLET CAVALIER BACK IN 2003 AFTER 10K OR SO, IT STARTED STALLING DURING DRIVING WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED TO CHANGE THE GEAR OR AT TRAFFIC STOPS. THIS PROBLEMS REPEATS EVERY WEEK OR SO AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS ALL THE POWER TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES IS LOST. I THINK THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I AM NEVER GOING TO BUY A GM VEHICLE AGAIN AND WILL NOT RECOMMEND OTHERS. I WOULD LIKE GM TO FIX THIS FOR ME AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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