Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2005)

287 consumer complaints on file.

#10299774January 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHEVY CAVALIER 2005 MALFUNCTIONING DASH INSTRUMENTS SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKING GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
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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
Fire:
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
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
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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
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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
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295863December 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING ON MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. IT OCCASIONALLY WILL WORK, BUT ONLY SPORADICALLY, IF EVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295539December 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES QUIT WORKING NOW THE TECH IS GOING HAYWIRE. I USE A GPS SO I KNOW MY SPEED. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. COST IS OVER $500. TO REPLACE ALL THE GAUGES. LOST GAUGES ONE AT A TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295171December 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALMOST THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER (SPEEDOMETER, FUEL, TACH, ETC) HAS GONE HAYWIRE. I AM UNCERTAIN AS I DRIVE OF SPEED, FUEL, ETC. OTHER CHEVROLET CAVALIER INDICATE THE SAME SAFETY CONCERN AND THE FACT THAT GM REFUSES TO CORRECT THE SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR AL FERRY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295138December 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY FUEL AND ODOMETER GAUGES STARTED TO FAIL. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THE SIMILAR MAKE AND MODEL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT MUST BE ADDRESSED. I KNOW THIS IS COSTLY TO REPAIR AND I DO NOT THINK IT IS DUE TO THE AGE OR WEAR AND TEAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295139December 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY FUEL AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES STARTED TO FAIL. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THE SIMILAR MAKE AND MODEL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT MUST BE ADDRESSED. I KNOW THIS IS COSTLY TO REPAIR AND I DO NOT THINK IT IS DUE TO THE AGE OR WEAR AND TEAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294143December 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES QUIT WORKING. I RAN OUT OF GAS IN A REMOTE LOCATION WHILE THE GAUGE SAID I HAD HALF A TANK. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293705November 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL GAUGES GOING HAYWIRE. THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE BEING THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERING VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN I AM NOT MOVING AND REGISTERING OVER 110 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT IS IMPOSSIBLE THAT I AM GOING OVER 20 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293727November 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE GAUGE CLUSTER WENT OUT. STARTED WITH THE TEMP THOUGH MY CAR WAS OVER HEATING THEN AFTER I TOOK IN AND LOOKED LIKE AN IDIOT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS OVER HEATING. THEN A WEEK LATER IT DID IT AGAIN THEN THE GAS GAUGE MESSED THEN THE RPM, 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293163November 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONE BY ONE, THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AND TACHOMETER NO LONGER FUNCTION. REPAIRS ARE PENDING WHILE I DETERMINE IF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291367November 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND AROUND THE 70,000 MILEAGE MARK WHEN MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE BROKE AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A DEFAULT WITH THIS CABLE, BECAUSE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BEND IN THE CABLE AND OVER THE TIME THIS CABLE WILL WEAR OUT AND BROKE...CAUSING ME TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE...SO IM MAKING A COMPLAINT TO WHOM IT MY CONCERN THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS CABLE AND TO BE FIX WITH OUT THE BEND IN THE CABLE....THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289160October 20, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE REVVED EXTREMELY HIGH WHICH CAUSED THE ABS, ENGINE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIVING NORMALLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ALSO FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, WHEN THE WINDOW WAS ACTIVATED THE RESPONSE TIME WAS SLOW WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE WINDOW SHIELD WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION. THE SPEED ODOMETER AND RPM GAUGES DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS WHICH COULD BE RELATED TO THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBITING REDUCE ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288792October 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, OUR 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER'S GAS GAGE, SPEEDOMETER, AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, AND COST TO FIX, WE DECIDED AGAINST REPAIRS, AS WE DON'T HAVE $500+ TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET, WE HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIERS. OUR CAR IS A ONE OWNER VEHICLE, SO WE KNOW THE MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF THE CAR. CHEVROLET, TO THIS POINT, HAS DONE NOTHING FOR THE OTHER OWNERS, WHO HAVE PAID FOR THIS REPAIR. REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT OUR CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OBVIOUS MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286526October 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DEFECTIVE, NEEDLE STICKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING. ( 100 , 70, 64, 59 MPH) REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED OF VEHICLE IS WHEN VEHICLE IS BEGIN DRIVEN. NEEDLE MOVES AT ANYTHING AND STICKS IN POSITION EVEN AFTER VEHICLE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GENERAL MOTORS REPAIR SHOP ON 10/06/09 , THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. CHECKED WITH GENERAL MIRRORS CORPORATION , THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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