Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2004)

330 consumer complaints on file.

#10365140November 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL GAUGES IN MY CAVALIER HAVE STOPPED WORKING (SPEEDOMETER, TEMP GAUGE, RPM'S..) THE CAR DIES RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, DIES WHEN STOPPING. I ACTUALLY TRIED TO PULL MY CAR OVER BECAUSE IT WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE AND WHILE I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES IT WAS TRYING TO GO!! VERY SCARY!!! COULD HAVE WRECKED! *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364966November 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY CAVALIER SPEEDO STICKING. IT STARTED AROUND 5 MONTHS AGO IT SAYS YOUR GOING 110 MPH WHEN ONLY GOING 30 MPH. NOW IT ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THE TACH DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK RIGHT EITHER SO YOU CANT GO BY THAT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO GUESS YOUR SPEED. I HAVE LOOKED ALL OVER THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL IF SOMEONE FREAKS OUT ON A HIGHWAY ALOT OF PEOPLE COULD REALLY GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED. IM SURE IF SOMEONE FROM CHEVY TEENAGER HAD A CAV DOING THIS OR GOT HURT BECAUSE OF THIS SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO GET THIS FIXED. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A BIG ISSUE BUT WHEN PEOPLE GET HURT THEN IT WILL BE.. PLEASE FOR THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE ON THE ROAD TELL GM THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10362572October 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE RPM AND THE MPH GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356309September 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN THE WINTER MY CHEVY CAVALIER'S SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO BE DISFUNCTIONAL, IT WOULD READ SAY 30MPH WHILE I WAS IN PARK. OVER THE SUMMER THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AND I HAD TO RESORT TO USING A GPS TO KNOW MY SPEED. THE PROBLEM ISN'T LIMITED TO THE SPEEDO THOUGH, I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353573September 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY DASHBOARD DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. ALL OF THE GAUGES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ODOMETER, DOES NOT WORK. THIS INCLUDES FUEL, SPEEDOMETER, RPM, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES. IT STARTED WITH MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE. I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING WHEN IT REALLY WASN'T. THEN MY FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT. THEN IT WAS THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGE. ALL OF THE GAUGES, EXCEPT FOR THE RPM, MOVE UP AND DOWN, BUT NONE OF THEM ARE ACCURATE. THE SPEEDOMETER CAN GET STUCK AT 0, 60 OR MOVE OFF OF THE GAUGE ENTIRELY. IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT VERY SAFE NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, OR IF YOUR CAR IS OVERHEATING OR NOT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS TO BE REPLACED, BUT I AM NOT 100% CERTAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352898August 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER STARTED GOING WACKY. AT FIRST IT STARTED RACING AS YOU WERE DRIVING. SHOWING 65 OR 70 WHEN YOU WERE GOING MAYBE 40. NOW IT RACED PAST 110 AND DROPPED DOWN BETWEEN 0 AND 110. LOOKING OVER THE DIFFERENT WEBSITES, I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, YET IT IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST. WHY? THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, NOT TO MENTION YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A TICKET BY GUESSING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. MY CAR ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT, AND I SURE WASN'T EXPECTING ANY MAJOR REPAIRS AND THAT MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350843August 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY CAVALIER. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN STARTING THE CAR (BEFORE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK) IT WILL READ 40+ MPH. I ONCE STARTED IT AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING IN A HOT PARKING LOT FOR 8 HOURS AND THE NEEDLE WAS MAXED OUT (AGAIN, BEFORE IT WAS EVEN SHIFTED OUT OF PARK). I HAVE READ THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MANY PEOPLE WITH CHEVY CAVALIERS (NOT JUST 2004 MODEL). WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ONLY FIX FOR THIS WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CLUSTER, WHICH WILL COST $500+. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348682August 11, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LAMPS ON HIS VEHICLE LOOKED AS IF THERE WAS A GLAZE ON THEM. THEY WERE SAND BLASTED AND NOW HE CANT EVEN SEE THE LIGHT BULB. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD SELL HIM A KIT TO CLEAN THE HEAD LAMPS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THE HEAD LAMPS. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348053August 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT PANEL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OPERATED CORRECTLY UNTIL 2007. THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO OPERATE INCORRECTLY AT RANDOM TIMES. THE NEEDLE WOULD INDICATE HIGH SPEED WHEN STOPPED OR WHEN MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE NEEDLE WOULD CONTINUE TO INDICATE AN INCORRECT SPEED UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN FROM 2007 UNTIL 2009. IN 2009, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE NO LONGER INDICATED A CORRECT SPEED AT ANY TIME. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE THEN BEGAN TO INDICATE ENGINE TEMPERATURE TO BE ABOVE 300 DEGREES WHILE DRIVING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CONTINUED TO OPERATE INCORRECTLY. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE SPEED OF THE CAR CANNOT BE PROPERLY ESTIMATED. ANY PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR WOULD NOT BE EASY TO IDENTIFY FOR LACK OF KNOWING ENGINE TEMPERATURE. ATTEMPTS TO FIX: THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS BEEN ELECTRICALLY DISCONNECTED AND CHECKED FOR A FAULTY CONNECTION. NO FAULTY WIRING HAS BEEN FOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347920August 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS STOPPED WORKING AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GO UP PAST 100 MPH WHEN IT IS PARKED AND WILL TAKE 2+ WEEKS TO RESET ITSELF AND START WORKING AGAIN. THIS PAST MONTH THE GAS GAUGE AND TACHOMETER HAVE ALSO STOPPED WORKING, THIS IN ADDITION TO MY SPEEDOMETER BEING OUT HAVE LEFT ME WITHOUT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT, HOW FAST I AM GOING AND MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346199July 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT STATE THE CORRECT MPH YOU ARE GOING WILL STICK ANYWHERE, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT CAN BE RESET (THE SPEEDOMETER) ONCE THE CAR COOLS OFF BUT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY CHEVY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345605July 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER JUST GOES HAYWIRE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. WHY WAS THERE NO RECALL. FAULTY MOTORS WERE PUT IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344259July 20, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH THE MOTOR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE MOTORS WERE REPLACED THEY WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342885July 13, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE
2004 CHEVY CAVALIER. BACK DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSE. I HAVE IT LOCKED NOW BUT CAN NOT OPEN IT. I AM AFRAID WHILE MY CHILD IS SITTING BACK THERE THE DOOR WILL SWING OPEN. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342886July 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAUGES ON FRONT PANEL ARE NOT WORKING. GAS, SPEED, TEMP. I HAVE CONTACT CHEVY DEALERS AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT RECALLED. READ ON MANY SITES ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342906July 13, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
GAUGES IN CAR IS NOT WORKING. READ ON YOUR SITE THERE IS ANOTHER 65 PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342456July 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING IN LATE DECEMBER 2009. FIRST THE GAS GAUGE STOP WORKING, THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEACUSE THE GAS GAUGE INTERFERED. NOW JULY 10 2010. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS ALSO STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INTERFERED WITH IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I EMAILED GM BUT NO RESPONSE. WAS TOLD BY GM DEALER IT WOULD BE OVER $700 TO REPLACE IT. NOT FAIR AT ALL, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY GM BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341410July 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ON JUNE 15,2010 MY ENTIRE CLUSTER GAUGE STARTED ACTING FUNNY. I DID SOME RESEARCH TO FIND OUT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO OWNER A 2004 CAVALIER AND THE GAUGES GO ALL HAYWIRE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340007June 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES THE TACHOMETER ON THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER BEGAN TO FAIL, BECOMING WILDLY UNCALIBRATED AND SHOWING RPM WELL ABOVE ACTUAL. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE SPEEDOMETER SUFFERING THE SAME DEFECT. WHEN DRIVING, STOPPED, IN PARK, OR EVEN ENGINE OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ INACCURATE: 30MPH, 90MPH, SOMETIMES PINNED 360-DEGREES OFF THE GAUGE. A QUICK TEMPORARY FIX IS, WHILE THE CAR IS OFF, TO REMOVE THE DASH CLUSTER FUSE AND REINSERT IT, WHICH RESETS ALL THE GAUGES AT 0. THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY BECAUSE WITHIN DAYS, IF NOT EARLIER, THE GAUGES BECOME UNCALIBRATED AGAIN. RECENTLY AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER HAS ALSO RANDOMLY BEGUN TO REPORT SPEEDS WELL BELOW ACTUAL SPEED. I.E. WHEN TRAVELING 45MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 25MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339473June 22, 2010
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2004 CAVALIER. SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE DRIVERS WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. I HAD A WARRANTY AND REPLACED IT. IT STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK I COULD HEAR AIR COMING THROUGH THE WINDOW, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY GAPS. EVENTUALLY NOTICED THE WINDOW WAS OFF TRACK. MY GUESS IS POOR FIXING BY THE DEALERSHIP. ABOUT 2 YEARS LATER (MY WARRANTY IS UP) THE DRIVERS WINDOW QUIT WORKING AGAIN. I HAD TO DRIVE IN THE POURING RAIN WITH MY WINDOW DOWN. WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH RAIN THE ROADS ARE FLOODING THUS SENDING TONS OF WATER INTO MY CAR BY PASSING CARS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM, INSTEAD OF MAKING THE CUSTOMERS PAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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