Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2005)

287 consumer complaints on file.

#10347096August 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE ON 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIERS. I OWN TWO OF THIS YEAR MODELS AND BOTH HAVE FAILED. I HAVE READ REPORTS THAT IT IS A KNOWN FAILURE AND GM REFUSES TO RECALL. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS AS THE FAILURE INCLUDES FAILURE OF SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GAUGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346871August 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AROUND OCTOBER OF 2009, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER STARTED ACTING FUNNY. MY CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING I HAD IT CHECKED. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS THE GAUGE NEEDLE STARTED GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT INTO THE SPEEDOMETER THUS EFFECTING THE SPEEDOMETER'S ACCURACY IN TELLING ME HOW FAST I AM GOING. THE NEEDLE NOW RESTS BELOW THE 0 MPH MARK ON THE SPEEDOMETER. AT THE TIME I DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO GET IT FIXED. NOW JUST YESTERDAY AUGUST 1, 2010 THE GAS GAUGE STARTED ACTING FUNNY, WHICH I STARTED NOTICING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. NOW THE NEEDLE IS RESTING IN THE TEMP GAUGE AREA SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. TO ME ALL THESE SOUND LIKE SAFETY ISSUES TO ME.. NOT KNOWING HOW HOT YOUR CAR IS RUNNING! NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING! AND NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND TURNS OUT I AM NOT THE FIRST CHEVROLET CAVALIER CONSUMER WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEIR HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR TAHOES, SILVERADOS, ECT BUT NOT FOR CAVALIER WHICH HAS THE SAME THING HAPPENING THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD. I AM TAKING IT TOMORROW TO HAVE THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER REPLACED AT THE GM DEALERSHIP AND IT WILL COST ME $500 APPROXIMATELY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY NOT MY FAULT IF MULTIPLE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN BECAUSE CHEVROLET PUTS FAULTY EQUIPMENT IN THEIR VEHICLES AND DOESN'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AND TRIES TO CALL IT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR?? I WILL HAVE TO PAY 500 AGAIN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF WEAR AND TEAR CAUSES THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342570July 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2005 CHEV. CAVALIER AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE WACK. IT READS FINE SOMETIMES THEN OUT OF NOWHERE IT JUMPS OR STICKS. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AND I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM PROBABLY 80% OF CAVALIER OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342624July 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER 2.2L, 33K MILES, SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE GAUGE CLUSTER WAS FAULTY AFTER REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR. I OF COURSE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY FORWARDED ME TO CHEVY CUSTOMER SUPPORT. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY DENIED ANY HELP WITH THE ISSUE AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP. I WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THIS BUT I CAME TO ACCEPT IT AND SCHEDULED TIME AND TRIED TO SET ASIDE AROUND 400$ FOR THE REPAIR. BEFORE I COULD GET PAID AND TAKE MY CAR INTO THE SHOP I EXITED AN OFF RAMP OR EXIT RAMP THAT WAS 30MPH LIMIT. I HAD BEEN FOLLOWING A CAR TO WORK SO I'M NOT SPEEDING HOPING THAT THEY ARE NOT, AND I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE TURN AND BEGAN TO EXIT BUT AT THIS POINT I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING BUT I THOUGHT I HAD SLOWED TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 30MPH BUT I ENDED UP TAKING THE TURN TOO FAST AND SLAMMED INTO AND UP OVER A CURVE AND INTO A WALL WHICH DEPLOYED THE AIR BAGS AND SHATTERED THE WINDOWS OUT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. I UNFORTUNATELY GOT CUT UP PRETTY BAD BY THE GLASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE LEAVING ME SCARRED. I FEEL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM AND I'VE READ OVER 100 OUT OF THE 1000S OF COMPLAINTS/REPORTS OF PEOPLE LOOSING THE SPEEDOMETER SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THEIR 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND MANY OF THEM REPORT FEELING SCARED OR UNEASY ABOUT DRIVING THEIR CARS AND I DON'T BLAME THEM. I FEEL THE CAR IS DANGEROUS WITH OUT A SPEEDOMETER OR ANY VEHICLE FOR THAT MATTER AND I FEEL TRULY SORRY FOR PEOPLE WHO SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD THE 400$ - 600$ REPAIR TO FIX THIS AND ARE FORCED TO DRIVE WITH THE FEAR AND ANXIETY OF NOT KNOWING HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING. I COULD HAVE DIED AND BELIEVE PEOPLE PROBABLY HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS BUT I DOUBT THERE HAVE BEEN ANY INVESTIGATIONS REGARDING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SPEEDOMETER OR GAUGE CLUSTER BEFORE THE WRECKS. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10342707July 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER IN MAY OF 2009 AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOW ACTING UP. IT REALLY ONLY ACTS UP WHEN IT GETS HOT INSIDE MY CAR AND/OR WHEN ITS HOT OUTSIDE. THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK ON VARIOUS SPEEDS AND NEXT THING I KNOW ITS NOT WORKING AT ALL IT STAYS ON ONE CONSTANT SPEED EVEN WHEN I STOP, NOW ITS BELOW ZERO AND IS STUCK THERE, WHEN IT COOLS DOWN IT WORKS OKAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THE "ANSWER" WAS THE OIL BEHIND THE NEEDLE GETS "GUMMY" WHEN IT GETS WARM. WHAT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342302July 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING. AS IM SITTING STILL ITS SAYING 85 MPH AS IM DRIVING SAYS 110MPH. THEN IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN AND THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE IT STOPS AGAIN AND SAYS A HIGH SPEED AS IM SITTING STILL AND A VERY HIGH SPEED WHEN IM DRIVING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342027July 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, THE ENGINE REPEATEDLY CUTS OUT, STALLS, WHILE IDLING OR TURNING, ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER. IT STALLED OUT 5 TIMES IN 2 MILES THE OTHER DAY AND I HAD TO LEAVE IT AT THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. IT HAS BEEN THERE A WEEK AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT IS STALLING. AFTER GOING ONLINE AND READING ABOUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, 2004 AND 2005 AT LEAST, I FELT I SHOULD REPORT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340460June 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER THAT HAS NEVER BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY AND ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ACTING FAULTY. IT WOULD ACT UP SOMETIMES AND WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE GAUGES WOULD STAY STUCK AND WHEN YOU RESTART THE ENGINE, THEY WOULD ROTATE EVEN MORE FURTHER PASS THEIR NORMAL IDLED POSITION. IT JUST GOT WORST AND WORST. NOW IT'S NOT EVEN WORKING. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN I AM LOW ON GAS UNTIL MY GAS CHECKLIGHT COMES ON NOR CAN I TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. THAT'S MY WORST CONCERN. MY TEMP GAUGE SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES NOT. SPEEDOMETER AND RPM DON'T WORK AT ALL. THIS IS FAULTY AND THINK THAT CHEVY SHOULD EITHER HAVE IT RECALLED OR REPLACE FOR FREE. IT WAS BOUGHT IN HAVING FAITH IN RELIABILITY THAT THE CAR AND PARTS WOULD LAST A LITTLE LONGER THAN 4 YEARS, ESPECIALLY INTERIOR PARTS/INSTRUMENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340252June 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW FAILURE, WINDOWS STUCK, REPLACED WINDOW MOTOR 2 TIMES, FAILURE AGAIN, UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE WINDOWS, GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334357June 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER - MOST OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE WACKY AND DON'T WORK. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY INSTRUMENT PANELS. THEY HAVE YET TO RECALL ANY OF THEM. INSTEAD WE HAVE PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND NOT KNOWING HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING AND WHEN THEY WILL RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332463May 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER LS DOES NOT WORK. STARTED IN FEBRUARY WHEN NEEDLE STUCK AT 10MPH WHEN STOPPED... IT WAS AN EXTREMELY COLD DAY, WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS WEATHER RELATED, BUT NOT THE CASE. 2.SPEEDOMETER HAS GOTTEN WORSE; SOMETIMES DOESN'T BUDGE AT ALL AND SOMETIMES READS WAY TOO HIGH. IT IS QUITE UNPREDICTABLE, AND OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE, AND WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE ASAP, BUT AS A SINGLE MOM IT IS NOT EASY TO COME UP WITH THE AMOUNT OF $$ NEEDED. 3. I'VE RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND SEE THAT SEVERAL OTHER CHEVY OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER; SEEMS A RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331858May 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. THE INDICATOR NEEDLE WOULD GO OFF IT'S GAUGE AND INTERFERE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE. I TOOK IT IN AND HAD THE TEMP SENSOR REPLACED AND IT SEEM ED TO FIX IT TILL A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. MY MECHANIC THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A FAULTY SENSOR SO HE REPLACED THAT. SAME THING HAPPENED.. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $500-$700. I'VE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT WAS INDICATING 110 MPH WHILE I WAS DOING ABOUT 45MPH. OTHER TIMES IT HAS READ 45 WHEN I WAS DOING ABOUT 60 MPH. ( I TIMED MYSELF BY MILE MARKERS...1 MILE IN 1 MINUTE = 60 MPH. NOT ONLY HAS THIS RAISED MY CHANCE OF SPEEDING TICKETS BUT I FEEL IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE WILL BE GOING MUCH FASTER THAN THEIR SPEEDOMETER INDICATES. GM HAS RECALLED TRUCK MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE CAVALIER. MY GUESS IS THAT GM DOES NOT MAKE THAT MODEL ANYMORE BUT THEY STILL MAKE THE TRUCKS. I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR NOW AND TO GET IT FIXED WOULD BE A GAMBLE IN ITSELF. THEY WOULD PROBABLY PUT THE SAME POORLY DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED PANEL BACK IN. THIS IS JUST NOT RIGHT. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME FEEDBACK ON THIS MATTER. MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO POOR GM QUALITY. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330894May 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING FIFTEEN TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,002.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329848May 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CLUTCH FAILED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, CAUSE WAS A RUBBER HYDRAULIC HOSE WAS INSTALLED NEXT TO A SHARP EDGE OF CHASSIS AND HOSE EVENTUALLY RUPTURED CAUSING PEDAL TO REMAIN DOWN AND VEHICLE WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE I HAVE REPORTED THIS BEFORE AND I HAVE THE PART FOR INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328879May 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327029April 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 3 YEARS AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING A YEAR AGO. JUST YESTERDAY MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, THE TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND I COULDN'T TELL HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN MY TANK. I THOUGHT MY AIRBAGS WERE GOING TO DEPLOY FOR NO REASON AS THE LIGHT ON MY DASH WAS LIT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE!!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327099April 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER LS SPORT. THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK WITH IT, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NONE OF THE GAUGES WORKED, THEY FIXED EVERYTHING BUT THE GAS GAUGE STILL DOESN'T WORK. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF U RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY OR DOWNTOWN IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF YOU!! CHEVY VEHICLES ARE THE MOST CRAPPYEST VEHICLES EVER!!! MY CAR ONLY HAS 53 THOUSAND ON IT AND SO FAR THE AXEL IS BAD AND ALL OF MY MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKE EXCEPT ONE AND I HAVE THIS ANNOYING CRACKING NOISE ALL THE TIME AND MY ABS, SERVICE AND TRAC OFF LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME!!! MY ENGINE FAN ALSO DOESN'T RUN, SO WHEN MY CAR SITS THERE AND IDLES MY TEMP GAUGE GOES UP, SO I HAVE TO JUST SHUT OFF MY CAR SO IT DOESN'T OVERHEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326665April 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER - (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) WHEN CLUTCH PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO CHANGE GEARS WHILE DRIVING, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND STAYED THERE. COULD NO LONGER USE CLUTCH TO CHANGE GEARS. CAR STAYED IN GEAR. PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER HYDRAULIC LINE (HOSE) FAILING DUE TO RUBBING AGAINST A SHARP METAL ELECTRICAL CASE. GM DEALER REPLACED THE PART (#24233064), BUT HAS NOT MODIFIED THE ROUTING OF THE PART. SINCE THE NEW PART IS ROUTED AGAINST THE SAME SHARP METAL PART AND IS RUBBING AGAINST IT, THE FAILURE WILL OCCUR AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THERE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT UNDER DIFFERENT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. (IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE LESSENED, IF THE HYDRAULIC HOSE ROUTING WAS ROUTED DIFFERENTLY, OR THE SHARP METAL EDGE WAS SLIGHTLY MODIFIED.) THIS CAR HAD 66261 MILES ON IT, HOWEVER, THE PART HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED AT 31786 MILES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COMPLIANT IS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUSLY FILED COMPLAINTS: ODI ID NUMBERS 10237572, 10312149, 10163590, 10199524, 10200511, 10201764, 10231112, 10238456, 10239176,10245402, 10253573, 10260772, 10263228, 10276088, 10280611. (ODI NUMBERS 10237572, 10312149 INVOLVED CRASHES.) ODI NUMBERS 10150782, 10143646 MAY ALSO BE RELATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324928April 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ON IT IT JUST STAYS IN ONE PLACE AND THEN ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP AND NOW IT JUST DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND NOW JUST RECENTLY THE TACHOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING NOW HOW IS SOMEONE SUPPOSE TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLE SAFELY WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CAR ACTING LIKE THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323874April 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER AND RPM CONTROLS STOP WORKING WHEN CAR IS HOT. CAN'T DRIVE BUT ABOUT THREE MILES BEFORE THEY STOP WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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