Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2004)

330 consumer complaints on file.

#10576534April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER; GAS GAUGE; TACHOMETER) STARTED ACTING CRAZY AND THE DIALS WOULD JUMP ALL OVER THE PLACE. FINALLY, THE DIALS JUST STOPPED WORKING. AT THE SAME TIME MY INSIDE DOME LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. IT WOULD GO ON WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING SO IT HAD TO BE DISENGAGED COMPLETELY SO IT WOULD NOT RUN DOWN MY BATTERY. RIGHT AFTER THAT MY CAR TURNED OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND THE KEYS WERE STILL IN THE IGNITION. (THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES).THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR UNDER ANY RECALLS. I CALLED GM DIRECTLY BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANY RESOLUTION DUE TO LANGUAGE BARRIERS (THE REPS DID NOT SPEAK ENGLISH). THIS WAS REPORTED TO CAR COMPLAINTS.COM AND HUNDREDS OF REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR THE SAME THING (ESPECIALLY THE CLUSTER AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS) BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE ITEMS TO HAVE FIXED AND POSE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. MANY, MANY PEOPLE NEED HELP AND NO WHERE TO TURN AND GM HAS IGNORED THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2004 CAVALIER COMPLETELY. ALL FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND REPLACED AS RECOMMENDED AS WELL AS ALL OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO FIX. ON BEHALF OF ALL CAVALIER OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN IGNORED PLEASE, PLEASE HELP!!!! THIS HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED TO MOTORTREND.COM. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576075March 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW , EVERY TIME WE HIT A BUMP WITH KEY RING AND CAR DRIVING THE INTERIOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF LIKE THE KEY WAS JUST TURNED ON , WE COMPLAINED AND THEY COULD NEVER FIND A THING , SO NOW WHEN YOU DRIVE IT AND HIT THE KEY RING WITH ALL THE OTHER KEYS ON IT THE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF , CHEVROLET COULD NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM AND NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENS ON A 2004 CAVALIER AS LATER MODELS OF CHEVY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574473March 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN BUT IT DID NOT START. SO I TRIED AGAIN A FEW MORE TIME. THE VEHICLE DID START SO I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS THE NEXT WEEK WHICH WAS MY FIRST ATTEMPT. IT TOOK 2 MORE VISITS TO GET THE CAR FIXED CORRECTLY. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE IGNITION SWITCH SENSOR. JUST LIKE THE RECALL BY GM. BUT MY MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED, I HOPE IT WILL BE ADDED IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574009March 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573191March 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL (FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, RPM GAUGE & TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALL STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY AND THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AT ALL! FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR SPEED! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ALSO AS IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572737March 17, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569240March 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR DEFROSTER, IT STARTS POPPING VERY LOUD. AT ONE TIME IT STARTED POPPING WHEN I SET THE CAR AT IDLE, AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, IT WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE OR DUST. I HAD TO AIR OUT THE CAR FOR A WHILE BEFORE I COULD DRIVE IT. THE DEFROSTER DOESN'T POP EVERY TIME, AND IT QUITS AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES EACH TIME. ALSO, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, IT NEEDED A NEW CONSOLE, SO I HAD IT REPLACED. THE DAY-TIME RUNNING LIGHTS GO OUT AND FLASH AT PEOPLE. WHEN THEY GO OUT, THE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON SO THE DAY-TIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT FLASH AT PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569185March 13, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HORN WON'T BLOW, HAD IT SERVICED AND THEY SAID HORN WAS GOOD. THEY TRACK THE SITUATION BACK TO THE AIR BAG/HORN CONNECTION. NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THIS VEHICLE. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE HORN WON'T BLOW. THE GUY THAT SERVICED IT , SAID THE CONNECTION FOR THE HORN IS CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG AND I WOULD NEED A NEW AIR BAG TO POSSIBLE FIX THIS ISSUE. WHAT COULD I POSSIBLE DO TO GET THIS CORRECTED? IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, I'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND GETTING MORE WORRIED ABOUT IT LATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568646March 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE IGNITION RECALL. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, AT RANDOM TIMES, IF I TOUCHED THE KEYS WHICH WERE IN THE IGNITION, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, THE OVERHEAD DOME LIGHT WOULD EITHER FLICKER OR ACTUALLY GO ON FOR SEVERAL SECONDS TO A MINUTE BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF PULLING THEM SO THAT THEY ARE NOT SOLIDLY INSERTED, BUT DUE TO BEING JOSTLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING, OR NOT RUNNING, AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN I INSERT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS, IN ITSELF, IS A PROBLEM UNLESS IT IS AN INDICATION THAT THIS MAY PROGRESS INTO A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566345February 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
RECENTLY GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR SOME OF THEIR CARS, BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HERE IS A LIST OF CARS CURRENTLY LISTED, BUT I WANT MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ADDED TO THE RECALL TOO: CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5, SATURN ION, CHEVROLET HHR, PONTIAC SOLSTICE, AND SATURN SKY. MANY YEARS AGO I TRIED TO GET A LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THEY COULD NOT FIX IT, SO WE JUST KEPT DRIVING THE CAR. HAD I KNOWN IT WOULD AFFECT THE AIR BAGS GETTING DEPLOYED I WOULD HAVE WRITTEN TO YOU SOONER. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO GET FIXED BY GM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON ALL MODELS LISTED INCLUDING MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE DEFECT ALLOWS THE IGNITION SWITCH TO MOVE FROM "RUN" TO "ACCESSORY" IF I HIT A BUMP OR I USE A HEAVY KEY CHAIN. THAT SHUTS OFF THE ENGINE AND MAY DISABLE THE FRONT AIR BAGS. THE LOSS OF THE AIR BAG CRASH PROTECTION IS MY BIGGEST WORRY. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS FIXED AND WARN OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566028February 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
CAR SHUT OFF NO POWER STEERING GAUGES SHUT OFF EVERYTHING TURNED OFF BUT LIGHTS STAYED ON AND FLASHERS WORKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556982December 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING; TODAY'S EXAMPLE; WE WERE ENTERING AN INTERSTATE AND ACCELERATING TO THE 65 MPH POSTED SPEED LIMIT, AND THE SPEEDOMETER LOCKED AT 45 AND STAYED THERE. DID NOT CHANGE AND REMAINS THERE UNTIL WE GOT THE CAR HOME. THE WORST PART IS MY SON, A STUDENT DRIVER WAS DRIVING AND HAD NO WAY TO KNOW HOW FAST HE WAS GOING AND HAD TO REMAIN THERE UNTIL WE COULD GET OFF THE INTERSTATE AND EXCHANGE PLACES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AS WELL AS THIS SITE, AND SEE MANY MORE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552663November 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INDICATING INCORRECT SPEEDS BEFORE IT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE GAS, RPM, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES INDICATE INCORRECT INFORMATION AS WELL. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543698September 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543173September 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER; AT FIRST THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED HOT CAUSING US TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND INVESTIGATE, 27 YEARS AS AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN KINDA HELPED ME COME TO THE CONCLUSION REAL QUICK IT WAS NOT OVERHEATING, THEN THE TACHOMETER WOULD GO COMPLETELY AROUND AND PEG FROM THE UNDERSIDE AND THAT'S WHERE IT IS AND HAS STAYED, THE SPEEDOMETER CEASED TO WORK SHORTLY AFTER THE TACHOMETER WENT HAYWIRE AND THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO HAS ITS MOMENTS, SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DON'T AND ALL OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND SERVICE SOON INDICATORS HAVE A MIND OF THERE OWN, THE CAR HAS NO TROUBLE CODES AND THERE IS NO REASON GM HASN'T RECALLED THESE AND OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEMS, FUNNY THEY SENT ME A LETTER ON MY 03 SILVERADO CLUSTER AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT BUT I LOOK AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE CAVALIERS AND NO SUCH RECALLS, YOU MIGHT ASK WHY I HAVEN'T FIXED IT MYSELF WITH ALL MY EXPERIENCE AND I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, WHY SHOULD I HAVE TOO? GM SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX ITS FAULTY CLUSTERS IT IS DANGEROUS FOR ANY OF THESE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS OF THE CLUSTER TO BE FAULTY OR INACCURATE IT CAN CAUSE A MOTORIST TO TRAVEL AT AN UNSAFE SPEED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND BE AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER MOTORIST FROM BEHIND THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, ASK YOURSELF HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT OR FATALLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY CLUSTERS, WHO KNOWS; BUT ONE WOULD BE ONE TOO MANY DON'T YOU THINK? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534953August 12, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HOOD FAILED TO REMAIN CLOSED AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD. AS A RESULT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520426June 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEED CLUSTER ACTS UP FROM TIME TO TIME. SOMETIMES THE MPH GAUGE DOESN'T READ OR IS NOT ACCURATE OR STICKS AND SOMETIMES THE HEAT GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AND SOMETIMES THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK. SOMETIMES I GET A BRAKE LIGHT THAT LIGHTS UP AND SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. THE ENTIRE CLUSTER ACTS UP FROM TIME TO TIME WITH ALL DIFFERENT THINGS WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512836May 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 65 MPH WHILE HE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE CAR WAS SLOWING. WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED 15 MINUTES LATER AND SHUT OFF WIT THE KEY REMOVED THE SPEEDOMETER STILL READ 65 MPH. THIS CONTINUED FOR SOME TIME BEFORE REPLACING THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492289January 11, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL MAY HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490303December 28, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER MPH, STAYS AT 20 MPH WHEN AT REST AND GOES UP WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN BUT UNKNOWN SPEED PERSON IS DRIVING AT. ALSO THE TEMP GAUGE NEEDLE IS NOT EVEN ON THE AREA TO REGISTER THE TEMP OF THE ENGINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE HEARD FROM MY LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON THING & I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS ON LINE SIMILAR TO MY COMPLAINT. PLEASE RECALL THIS PART SO THAT EVERYONE DRIVING THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE IS SAFE BY KNOWING THE TEMP OF THEIR ENGINE & KNOWING THEIR DRIVING SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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