Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10504524March 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A USED 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE CLUSTER PANEL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T GIVE ME AN ACCURATE GAS AMOUNT IN THE CAR AND THE MPH WORKS SOMETIME, BUT OFTEN THAN NOT, IT ISN'T ACCURATE. I CHECKED WITH GMC AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL TO REPLACE IT AND THE COST IS $700, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD ON A FIXED INCOME. CAN SOMETHING BE DONE. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH CLUSTER PANELS IN OTHER GMC VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503545March 19, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 CAVALIER FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AND A COUPLE DAYS AFTER I HAD IT I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 110 MPH WHILE I WAS ON FREEWAY MY HEART DROPPED I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO REDUCE SPEED. I BEGAN TO OBSERVE THAT OTHERS WERE PASSING ME SO I GOT OFF ON THE NEXT EXIT. WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE SPEEDOMETER READ 55 MPH. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT HOPING THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT DIDN'T. SINCE THEN MY GAS GAUGE AND TEMP GAUGE HAS BEEN READING IMPROPERLY. I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT A FEW TIMES TO TRY TO GET IT BACK TO NORMAL BUT SEEMS TO MAKE IT WORSE. WHAT CAB I DO TO FIX THIS SINCE ITS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND CHEVY WON'T FIX IT EVEN THOUGH IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'M A PARENT AND I AM SUPPOSED TO PUT TRUST IN THIS CAR AND COMPANY TO KEEP MY CHILDREN SAFE?!?! PLEASE RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503492March 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ALL OF THE ILLUMINATED GAUGES AND INTERIOR LIGHTS SWITCHED OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 710,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503111March 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 60K MILES ON IT, ONE OWNER, AND NEVER MISSED A MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT. THE CAR IS IMMACULATE. A FEW DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED IT THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AT 18MPH AND THEN DROPPED TO 0 WHEN PARKED. ALL OTHER GAUGES WORK EXCEPT THE RPM'S ... NEITHER THE SPEEDOMETER OR TACHOMETER HAS MOVED AN INCH SINCE THEY DROPPED TO 0. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I WENT ONLINE TO TRY TO LOOK UP WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE, AND INSTEAD FOUND BLOGS WHERE 1000'S OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE, SAME STORY ON THEIR 05 CAVALIERS. THIS DEFINITELY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL! I AM NOT SURE HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST, BUT IT OBVIOUSLY IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM FOR MOST 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER OWNERS, AND CHEVY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501887March 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DROVE 54 MILES LAST VENEING TO SAFEWAY, BOUGHT MILK THERE. DROVE HOME, THEN WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK TODAY, AND MY CLUTCH HAD FAILED OVERNIGHT. IT IS THE CLUTCH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM THAT HAS FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501440March 5, 2013
INTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF SIXTEEN YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES DISCOVERED. THE CONTACT EVENTUALLY REMOVED THE INTERIOR LIGHT FUSE TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V027000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 233,163.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501201March 4, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED MOVING UP AND DOWN, OVER AND OVER. THIS INCLUDED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, GAS GAUGE, AND THE SPEEDOMETER. MY DAUGHTER COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW FAST SHE WAS DRIVING AND IT WAS A DISTRACTION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT 2-3 YEARS AGO, AND IT COST ME ABOUT $500 TO REPLACE STEP MOTORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499925February 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND WOULD ONLY PROVIDE A READING OF ZERO. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,710 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. ...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499236February 19, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING ON A LONG TRIP, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER KEPT INCREASING AFTER EACH TIME I STOPPED THE CAR. WHEN I STOPPED, THE SPEED READ 25. I WENT 45 MPH, IT WENT TO 70 MPH. ETC. IT NOW RESTS IN VERTICAL POSITION FACING DOWN. THE GAS GAUGE HAS ALSO BEGUN TO GO HAYWIRE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD LONGER CAN GO INTO CRUISE CONTROL (WITHOUT WORKING FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN SHUTTING OFF), I AM THINKING BECAUSE OF THE SPEEDOMETER OR CLUSTER. EITHER WAY, IT NOW NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL. SEEING EVERYONE'S COMPLAINTS ON HERE AND WITH "GOVERNMENT MOTORS" NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I WILL NOT PUT MY TRUST IN THEIR BRAND ON ANY FUTURE VEHICLES. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON MY 2005 CAVALIER. GOOD THING FOR A GPS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498243February 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE SPEEDOMETER WAS THE FIRST GAUGE TO NOT WORK. IT IS NOW STUCK AT 45MPH AT ALL TIMES. NOW MY GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. IT EVEN INTERFERES WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. NOW THE RPM GAUGE IS STARTING NOT TO WORK. SOME DAYS IT WORKS FINE AND OTHER DAYS IT SITS AT 5 THOUSAND. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS THE ONLY GAUGE THAT WORKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493772January 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME TODAY AND THINK GOD MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING..MY GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING ON THE CAR WHICH IS DOES FROM TIME TO TIME. WE MERGE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE GAS PEDAL ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP IT JUST KEEP GETTING FASTER,, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT EVEN STOP IT OR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE EITHER..WE HAD TO RUN SOME RED LIGHTS BECAUSE WE COULD NOT STOP IT SO WE COULD TRY TO GET HOME WITHOUT CRASHING THE CAR TO STOP IT BUT WE COULD SLOW IT DOWN PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL BUT IT WAS BURNING UP THE BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION. FINALLY WE GOT IN FRONT MY HOUSE AND HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK FAST JUST TO STOP IT. THE GAS PEDAL ONLY ACCELERATES AND THE BRAKES DON'T EVEN WORK ON IT...WE COULD OF DIED TODAY!!! I'M SO GLAD I WAS NOT DRIVING IT..I WOULD OF HAD TO CALL 911 AND HAVE THE COPS BOX ME IN TO STOP. I MESSED UP MY BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION ON IT JUST TO STOP IT TODAY. I WENT ONLINE TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS AND I SEE THAT PEOPLE HAD PROBLEMS BUT NO RECALLS...I SAW MY LIFE FLASH FOR MY EYES TODAY AND PUT MY TRUST IN MY CAR EVERYDAY THINKING THAT THEY MADE IT RIGHT..??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494390January 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA NEAR MY RESIDENCE, I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER STUCK @ 30MPH EVEN AFTER I STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MY SON REMOVED THE FUSE & THEN RE-INSERTED IT. SPEEDOMETER THEN WENT BACK TO ZERO SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE FUSE. SAME THING HAPPENED SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND SPEEDOMETER STUCK @ 50MPH. MY SON REMOVED & RE-INSERTED THE FUSE AND SPEEDOMETER WENT BACK TO ZERO. BUT A FEW DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING IN A 30MPH ZONE, THE SPEEDOMETER EVENTUALLY STUCK @ 110MPH. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL OF VEHICLE. I'M SURPRISED THAT A RECALL HAS NOT OCCURRED BECAUSE THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493091January 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER BROKE AND COST $400.00 TO BE REBUILT. A SERVICE REPORT WAS ISSUED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB FOR COMPLAINTS, I FOUND THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE ON ALL GM VEHICLES. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? *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
#10491647January 7, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1ST ISSUE WAS THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING OFF & ON. IT SHOWS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN CAR REALLY IS GOING. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. 2ND ISSUE WAS WARNING LIGHT WHICH A STATION TOLD ME THAT THE CODE IS FOR A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL LINE, IT SHOWS A MAJOR LEAK, BUT REPAIRMEN COULD FIND NO REAL LEAK. WARNING LIGHT DOES GO OFF & ON, SO NOT ON ALL THE TIME. 3RD ISSUE WAS OFF & ON THE FRONT DRIVER & PASSENGER WINDOWS START ROLLING DOWN OR UP AND THEN JUST QUIT, BUT START WORKING AGAIN AFTER SHUTTING OFF ENGINE A COUPLE TIMES. 4TH ISSUE WAS THE RPM METER STARTED DOING WHAT THE SPEEDOMETER HAD BEEN DOING. 5TH ISSUE IS THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER STOPPED WORKING. THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT HASN'T "FIXED" ITSELF. ALL THE OTHERS ARE OFF & ON WORKING OR NOT WORKING. THE WIPER WAS THE LATEST INCIDENT WITH ALL OF THEM STARTING IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490974January 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. I WAS TRAVELING AT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ABOUT 40 MPH AND I LOOKED DOWN AND MY SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 65 MPH. WHEN I CAM TO A STOP MY SPEEDOMETER ONLY WENT DOWN TO 25 MPH. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS DOWN TO 0. ONE WEEK LATER IT WENT UP AND DIDN'T GO BELOW 35 MPH AND IT HAS KEPT INCREASING. NOW WHEN I GET IN THE CAR THE SPEEDOMETER IS AT 95MPH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE ITEMS. THE COST TO REPAIR IS $500 AND MAKES IT TOO EXPENSIVE FOR IT TO BE FEASIBLE. *TR
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
#10490067December 26, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND WERE PROVIDING INACCURATE OR ERRATIC READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490167December 26, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS MANY OF OTHER HAVE ALREADY REPORTED. OUT OF NO WHERE, MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED GOING HAY-WIRE. ALL THE NEEDLES READ INACCURATE INFORMATION BY SHAKING, BOUNCING OR SAYING IN KING 110 MPH IN PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490027December 24, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CLUSTER ON MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP, I HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH THE PAST FEW DAYS AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE CLUSTER IN THE 2004-05 CHEVY CAVALIERS ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS MY CAR HAS, HOW FAST IM GOING AND IF MY CARS TEMPERATURE IS TO HIGH, IF Y'ALL COULD GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ISSUE IT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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