Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2005)

287 consumer complaints on file.

#10419947August 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT PROVIDE ACCURATE READINGS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GET STUCK ON VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS AS WELL. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GET STUCK DISPLAYING A SPEED OF 20 MPH, 60 MPH, 80 MPH AND 110 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER AND DISPLAY READINGS OF EMPTY WHEN FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417426August 2, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T REGISTER THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 65 MPH AND UP.
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No
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0
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0
#10408975June 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PROBLEM WITH CLUSTER PANEL. CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING, WHAT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE ENGINE IS, HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. NOTHING WORKS! I HAVE HAD TO LIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR MONTHS AND AM TIRED OF IT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET A NEW CLUSTER, THIS IS A PROBLEM IT SEEMS WITH A LOT OF 2005 CAVALIERS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408707June 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER DOES NOT WORK. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH MY APARTMENT COMPLEX, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER READ 60 MPH WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE. AT A COMPLETE STOP THE GAUGE READ 10 MPH. THE AMOUNT IT'S INCORRECT VARIES EVERY TIME I DRIVE. I'M WORRIED THAT I'LL GET A SPEEDING TICKET OR GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408710June 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS IS A PROBLEM I INHERITED FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL GAUGE IS NEVER ACCURATE. MOST OF THE TIME IT READS PAST FULL AND INTO THE ADJACENT TEMPERATURE GAUGE. TWICE I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO WALK TO A GAS STATION BECAUSE I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS LOW. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I COULD BE HIT BY A CAR WALKING ALONG A HIGHWAY TRYING TO GET GAS. I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE FAULTY GAUGE WILL INTERFERE WITH MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT WITHOUT ME KNOWING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402887May 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER DON'T RESET WHEN DECELERATION OCCURS. HAS BEEN GOING OCCURRING ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS WITH ONLY THE ODOMETER. TODAY WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. I WAS ABLE TO RESET THE METERS BY TURNING THE IGNITION KEY ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CHEVY CAVALIERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402700May 25, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY GAUGES WONT WORK. THE SPEED AND COOLANT TEMP. GAUGE ARE NOT ACCURATE AT ALL, THE SPEED GAUGE EITHER STARTS AT 70 AND GOES BEYOND THE 120MPH MARK OR JUST STAYS ON ZERO WHICH I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED IM GOING. I HEARD PEOPLE GOT THE GAUGES REPLACED BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON CLUSTER GAUGES. ONCE AGAIN MY SPEEDOMETER AND COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE DON'T WORK. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402145May 20, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER/POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTION ....OWNED FOR 4 MONTHS, LET THE WINDOW DOWN ONE DAY AT A DRIVE-THRU RESTAURANT AS USUAL AND THE WINDOW JUST STOPPED AND NEVER STARTED AGAIN...STILL TO THIS DAY IT IS STILL STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION..SO NOW EVERYWHERE MY FAMILY AND I GO WE'RE AT RISK OF OUR BEING BURGLARIZED BECAUSE THE CAR'S INTERIOR IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE..THE WINDOW WAS AN ISSUE WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE USED CAR THRU CARS AND TRUCKS IN MORROW, GA AND THEY AGREED TO FIX IT AND NEVER DID..SO CALLED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT CAN BE REPAIRED FOR $120..WHICH I DON'T HAVE..IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS..RIDING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BOTH POSE SAFETY PROBLEMS TO MY FAMILY AND I..THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, IT'S JUST GOT TOO MANY PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO ME AS A CONSUMER TO BE SAFETY VIOLATIONS THAT ARE JUST BEING SWEPT UNDER THE RUG.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401848May 13, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CAVALIER WHICH I PURCHASED WITH 17,000 MILES ON IT. I AM CURRENTLY AT 28,500 APPROXIMATELY. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, GAS GAUGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT ALSO APPEARS TO BE ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL WEBSITES AND FIND THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER ISSUES, I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY HORN (I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE RELATIONSHIP THEY COMPONENTS OF A CAR HAVE WITH EACH OTHER). MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT CHEVY DID A RECALL DO TO DEFECTS WITH STEERING PROBLEMS IN THE 2005 CAVALIERS. COULD THE PROBLEMS THAT I AND OTHER ARE EXPERIENCING BE A PART OF THAT RECALL, SINCE IT IS ALL APART OF THE DASHBOARD BE COMMON FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397235April 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CAVALIER, APPROX 45,500 MILES, CLUSTER PANEL ON DASH WENT HAYWIRE. CANNOT TELL IF YOU NEED GAS OR WHAT YOUR RPMS ARE IN GENERAL YOU CANNOT TRUST YOUR PANEL.THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A SEPARATE ISSUE. DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT WE MUST PAY FOR OUR OWN REPAIRS, *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396885April 20, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392805March 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WE HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. EVERYTHING IS JUST AS IT WAS WHEN MY HUSBAND PURCHASED IT NEW. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANYTHING DON E TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390569March 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. IT WILL GET STUCK AT 20 MPH OR IT WILL JUST SPUTTER UP AND SO I AM NOW CONSTANTLY HAVING TO GUESS WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS OF PEOPLE WITH A 2005 CAVALIER HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THIS IS HAPPENING ON A LOT OF CARS, IT SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER TO FIX IT. THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO SO MANY PEOPLE, IT OBVIOUSLY MEANS IT IS A FAULTY PART. PLEASE CONSIDER LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM SINCE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT I AM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389732March 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAS BEEN FAILING ON ME SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2005. FIRST THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I LEARNED TO LIVE WITH THAT USING THE TRIP ODOMETER. NEXT, IN THE MIDDLE OF A CROSS-COUNTRY DRIVE, MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING! IT WOULD DO SO OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOW IT NEVER WORKS AT ALL, AND THE OTHER GAUGES HAVE NOW QUIT AS WELL. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOW STORM, AND THIS INCIDENT BLOCKED TRAFFIC AND RISKED MY LIFE FROM BEING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR OR FREEZING TO DEATH. I'VE GOTTEN COUNTLESS TICKETS BECAUSE OF THESE DEFECTS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2005 CAVALIERS, VERY COMMON, AND I AM APPALLED THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I'VE HAD THE GAUGES REPLACED BUT BEFORE LONG THE PROBLEM STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. IT HAS COST ME HUNDREDS, AND I'M SURE IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I OR SOMEONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM END UP INJURED FROM BEING OUT OF FUEL, SPEED, ETC. THE GAUGES IN MY CAR NOW DO NOT WORK AT ALL, I HAVE TO RELY ON A GPS FOR SPEED AND JUST FILL UP MY CAR EVERY OTHER DAY TO ENSURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF STORIES JUST LIKE MINE WITH THE VERY SAME VEHICLE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386973March 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,050.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382498February 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
JUST PURCHASED 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER....2 WEEKS AS AN OWNER...I HAVE PICTURES OF MY CAR PARKED AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS READING 40-60MPH..HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD OFFER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR GIVE EVERY OWNER OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE A BETTER CAR..I HAVE NO INCLINATION AS TO HOW FAST I AM GOING ON THE EXPRESSWAY PERIOD..I FEEL THAT I AM DOING 55 BUT THE SPEEDOMETER IS AT 100 OR BETTER..THIS IS RIDICULOUS...I'M EXTREMELY UPSET BECAUSE I AM PAYING A NOTE ON THIS VEHICLE AND AM AT RISK, UNWILLINGLY AND UNPREDICTABLY FOR A TICKET AND ACCIDENT BECAUSE I HAVE UNSETTLING COMFORT DRIVING DUE TO AN UNREADABLE SPEEDOMETER...SOMEONE HAS TO MAKE GENERAL MOTORS DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS..OH MY GOODNESS...I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS WHO HAS TO GET AROUND AND THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT I DID NOT FORESEE WHEN I PUT DOWN FOR THIS CAR!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381336February 9, 2011
CHILD SEAT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHICCO KEYFIT 30 CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER 05-07903-7200070, MANUFACTURED 10/01/2009. THE CHILD WAS SECURED IN A REARFACING INFANT CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT EQUIPPED WITH A SUN VISOR. THE PLASTIC TUBING WITHIN THE SUN VISOR FABRIC SLIPPED OUT AND THE CHILD INSERTED THE LONG PLASTIC TUBING INSIDE OF THE MOUTH. THE CHILD SUSTAINED SCRATCHES TO THE FACE DURING THE HANDLING OF THE PLASTIC TUBING. THE CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT WAS INSTALLED WITH THE LATCH SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10381107February 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER, GAUGES STARTED GOING HAYWIRE AROUND 50K MILES. TEMP GAUGE SOARED AND I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING. WE WERE OUT OF TOWN AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, BUT HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR "TO LET IT COOL OFF." MY SON WAS VIOLENTLY ILL AT THE TIME AND WE HAD GONE TO PICK HIM UP ON HIS JOB BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DRIVE HOME AND WE NEEDED TO GET HIM TO A DOCTOR ASAP. WHAT A NIGHTMARE! WE CONSIDERED GETTING A RENTAL AND CALLING A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE CAVALIER HOME, BUT WHEN WE COULD FIND NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING, WE PROCEEDED WITH CAUTION. THIS CONTINUED TO OCCUR OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THEN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. SEEMS THE NEEDLES HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THERE ARE MULTITUDES OF ONLINE COMPAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT. I WISH EVERYONE HAD FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT. BUT SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BY CHEVROLET. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE PARTS (WHICH ONLY THEY CAN DO) AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER OF $500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381205February 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380901February 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER INOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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