2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME IN THE DARK AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT CORRECTLY WORKING. (THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR SEVERAL MONTHS AGO) THE SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK SOMETIMES, THEN WILL READ ERRATIC, FLUCTUATES FROM 10 MPH TO 120 MPH WHETHER THE CAR IS PARKED OR DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS A NEW GAUGE CLUSTER @ $500+. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND OTHER YEAR MODELS AS WELL. I GOT ON THE INTERNET AND SAW MANY ENTRIES ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME BRAND, SAME MODEL. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS AND FIX IT. I AND OTHERS ARE FORCED TO DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I AM RETIRED AND CANNOT AFFORD THE PART NOR AFFORD TO TRADE THE CAR IN. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHERS WHO HAVE NO PLACE TO TURN, THANKS. *TR

• 12/30/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE SPEEDOMETER IN THE 2003-2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER IS LIKELY DEFECTIVE AMONG MANY CARS. RECENTLY, WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER STOPPED WORKING AT 93000 MILES, IT PROMPTED ME TO DO A SEARCH ON GOOGLE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 72000 MILES ON IT OUT OF WARRANTY AND I SOON REALIZED (MAYBE IN 2000-3000 MILES) THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS AROUND 5MPH FAST. I WAS ABLE TO TEST THIS USING SPEED CHECK SIGNS POSTED BY POLICE AND BY USING MY GPS UNIT. AT THE MOMENT, MY PARTICULAR SPEEDOMETER WORKS WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM (NOT TOO COLD, NOT TOO HOT), BUT MANY OTHER'S DON'T WORK AT ALL, OR THIS HAPPENED BEFORE THEIRS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHERS WITH MANY DIFFERENT YEARS OF THE CAR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. (BY MANY OTHERS, I FOUND AT LEAST 30-40 COMPLAINTS AMONG THE YEARS THE CAVALIER NEW STYLE OF CAVALIER HAS BEEN BUILT (2002-2005) THE AVERAGE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS $800, ACCORDING TO HTTP://CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, WHICH IS MORE THAN 20% OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF MY CAR. AS I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE, THE SPEEDOMETER IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A CAR'S SUITE OF SAFETY FEATURES. NOT ONLY DOES IT CONTRIBUTE TO THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVE AND HIS OR HER PASSENGERS, IT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO THE SAFETY OF THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. PLEASE CONSIDER INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE AS MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED IT. *TR

• 12/30/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/27/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READINGS AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABNORMALLY HIGH ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE TEMPERATURE READINGS, DISPLAYING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING WHEN IT WAS NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD POSSIBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 01/10/12*LJ

• 12/26/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE GAUGES IN THE 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER CAUSING THEM TO MALFUNCTION OR NOT FUNCTION AT ALL INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE, THE TEMPERATURE OF YOUR ENGINE, OR YOUR SPEED WHEN THE GAUGES FAIL.

• 12/26/2012· 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

• 12/26/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC AND THEN FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE AND REPAIR WERE HER RESPONSIBILITY. SHE PAID $346.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF UPDATED 01/17/08 *TR

• 12/22/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALREADY COMPLAINED HERE ONCE. NOW MY CAR FUEL GAGE IS BROKE GOS ALL THE WAY OVER AND HITS ON MY TEMP GAUGE EVERY SO OFFEN. DONT REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN IT, BUT LEAST CAN GO 300-365 MILES. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH I DRIVE. I DONT THINK THAT IT SHOULD BREAK AFTER ONLY 41000 MILES. LAST TIME I WROTE ON HERE IT WAS MY TEMP GAUGE THAT HIT ON MY SPEEDOMETER.. THINK BEFORE LONG ALL WILL GO OUT. WISH SOMEONE WOULD DO SOMETHING FOR THESE CARS, KIND EXP TO KEEP FIXING. PAID CASH FOR THE OTHER ONE TO BE FIXED. ONLY DRIVE THE CAR ONCE IN AWHILE. ITS NOT AN OLD CAR SO. NOT VERY SAFE CAR AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO GO BUY A NEW ONE........

• 12/22/2005· TIRESCrash

  2005 CHEVY CAVALIER RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER THEN STRUCK A POST AND A GUARD RAIL. *JB

• 12/17/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED IT'S SPEED TO ABOUT 80-90 MPH. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THE CAR ACCIDENTALLY SOME KIND OF WAY MADE CRUISE CONTROL COME ON. I AM NOT A FAN OF CRUISE CONTROL SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TURNED IT ON. AFTER THE ACCELERATION, I QUICKLY ATTEMPTED TO GET MY CAR BACK DOWN TO NORMAL DRIVING SPEED BECAUSE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND DID NOT WANT TO CRASH WITH ANYONE BY ACCIDENT. I QUICKLY STOMPED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS DID NOT HELP AT ALL. MATTER OF FACT, MY BRAKES LOCKED UP TOO. I COULDN'T CONTROL THE BRAKES NOR THE GAS. THE GAS CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AT THIS POINT, I AM DOING ABOUT 100 MPH. I THOUGHT QUICKLY AND MANEUVERED MY WAY OUT OF TRAFFIC. I ALMOST HIT SEVERAL CARS BUT THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF PROTECTION AROUND ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A SINGLE SCRATCH ON ME OR THE CAR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE DESPITE MY SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN A LITTLE CONTROL OF THE CAR BY PUTTING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UP AND PLACING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THIS ONLY SLOWED THE CAR DOWN TO ABOUT 80 MPH. I HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF THE STOP THE CAR. I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK THE CAR BUT THE ENGINE ONLY REVVED UP AND MADE MY CAR SMOKE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT WAS OUT OF MY CONTROL. I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE AND MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR INNOCENT FAMILIES ON THE ROAD. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS UNEXPECTEDLY HAD THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR

• 12/17/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO PROVIDE INCORRECT READING WHEN CONTACT DROVE 55MPH THE SPEEDOMETER READ 30MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED BUT WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,211. LI

• 12/17/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CAVILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND BECAME DARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,100.

• 12/17/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I HAVE A 2005 , CAVALIER AND I HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT AS EVERY ONE ELSE MY GAUGES ARE GOING HAY WIRE.1ST STARTED AT 62,000 MILES THE RPM STARTED MESSING UP 2ND THE SPEED GAUGE WAS NEXT ACTING AS IF IT DIDN'T WONT TO MOVE. 3RD NOW AT 89,000 MILES THE TEMP GAUGE IS SAYING ITS HOT WHEN ITS NOT LOOK UNDER HOOD I SEE NO HEAT COMING FROM ENGINE,CHECK THE COOLANT NOT STEAM .I AM PISSED AND TIRED OF THIS CAR.ALL THREE GAUGES THAT I MENTION ARE TAKING TURNS GOING UP AND DOWN. FROM THE START WHEN I BROUGHT THIS CAR IT HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN I BROUGHT THIS CAR IT HAD 8 MILES AND MINE YOU THIS IS MY 2ND CHEVROLET CAVALIER OF THE LAST MODEL AND IT HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. SO GM SWALLOW UR PRIDE AND FIX THESE CARS I DON'T HAVE 500~800 TO FIX SOME THING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED ON YOUR BEHALF. THIS IS AN ISSUE. *TR

• 12/15/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING ON MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. IT OCCASIONALLY WILL WORK, BUT ONLY SPORADICALLY, IF EVER. *TR

• 12/14/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/14/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAD TEST DROVE MY VEHICLE AND IT WAS PERFECT, THE SEAT DIDN'T MOVE AND THE SEATS WEREN'T ELECTRIC. I WENT HOME RETURNED TO PICKUP VEHICLE AND ON THE WAY THE SEATS MOVED AND BECAME HOT AS THOUGH THERE WAS A HEATER IN THEM. I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER A FEW DAYS LATER AND ALL HE SAID, "WE DID NOT ADD ANYTHING TO YOUR VEHICLE". SOMEONE DID, AND I WOULD LIKE THAT WHICH WAS INSTALLED REMOVED WHATEVER IT IS. *NM

• 12/13/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURE BEGAN JULY 2010 WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STOP FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT CALLED BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

• 12/12/2011· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE HAD MY CAR SINCE 2004 AND I LOVED IT WHEN I FIRST DROVE IT OFF THE CAR LOT. THEN I HAVE HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM! MY GAUGES MESS UP ALL THE TIME. I CAN GET INTO MY CAR AND START IT UP AND IT WILL SAY I'M DOING 70 MPH AND I'M NOT MOVING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY CLUTCH TWICE IN A YEAR. IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF CHEVROLET WOULD DO A RECALL ON THE GAUGES WITH ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING!! *TR

• 12/11/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED TO REGISTER ANY SPEED AND IS STUCK IN A POSITION PAST THE HIGHEST SPEED ON THE GAGE FACE. THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS AROUND ALSO LEAVING YOU NO WAY TO JUDGE YOUR SPEED. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID IT FAILED SOME TIME AGO WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IT. I AM PACING OTHER CARS WHILE I AM WAITING FOR REPAIR PARTS TO GET HERE.

• 12/11/2015· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING AND STAYS ON 100 CAR ONLY HAS 35,000 MILES, ALSO THE POWER STEERING LINE BROKE OPEN AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AT TIMES POPS ONTO MY TIRE CAUSING MY CAR TO SLAM FORWARD AND THEN IT RELEASES. I REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND THE POWER STEERING LINE BUT THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE SPEEDOMETER /CLUSTER

• 12/10/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER, AND FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

• 12/10/2009· 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

• 12/10/2007· SEAT BELTS

  SAFETY BELT DRIVER SIDE LOCKS AND CANNOT BE USED. *TR

• 12/09/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND I CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING. I WAS IN ANOTHER STATE WHEN I ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM AND HAD TO RELY ON A GPS TO MONITOR SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE READ MANY ON-LINE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNER AND GM, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASONS, HAVEN'T ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS $800 OR MORE. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE FOR AN AMERICAN CAR COMPANY TO CHARGE FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS IS A SERIOUS MANUFACTURE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. MY CAR HAS ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT AND IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

• 12/09/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/09/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/08/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE EVENING IN APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREE WEATHER MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER TEMP GAUGE BEGAN TO SOAR FAR PAST THE 260 DEGREE MARK ON THE DIAL AND CAME TO REST POINTING AT THE 15 MPH MARK ON THE SPEEDOMETER. THIS PROHIBITED THE SPEEDOMETER FROM COMING TO REST AT 0 WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. THIS IS CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO USE MY GPS TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE RATE OF SPEED I AM TRAVELING AT. I HAVE PULLED OVERMANY TIMES TO CHECK WHETHER OR NOT MY CAR IS TRULY OVERHEATING AND AT NO TIME HAS IT BEEN THE CASE. *TR

• 12/06/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I DRIVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND RECENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO CLIMB WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THIS WEEKEND, PASSED 110 MPH AND ENDED UP POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. TODAY WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK, NOT ONLY WAS THE SPEEDOMETER BROKEN, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS POINTING ABOUT 40 DEGREES PASSED THE FULL MARK. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. I DON'T HAVE THE $500+ TO SPEND TO FIX THIS, BUT CANNOT IMAGINE DRIVING WITHOUT KNOWING MY SPEED OR WHETHER I'M ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF GAS. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS, AND IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER CAVALIER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/06/2004· VISIBILITY

  INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE SMELLED MILDEW FROM WATER LEAKING INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE IT. *AK

• 12/03/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 90 MPH ERRONEOUSLY. LATER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 100 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,500.

• 12/03/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER STICKS WHENEVER IT IS COLD. IT'LL BE STUCK ON 40MPH WHEN IM PARKED. IT WILL EVENTUALLY GO BACK DOWN ONLY TO STICK AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SAFETY RECALL?? OR CAN I JUST SEND CHEVY THE SPEEDING TICKET BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING?? *TR

• 12/02/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES OR IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

• 12/01/2009· 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

• 11/30/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL READINGS AND CAUSED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

• 11/30/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE AND HORN DON'T FUNCTION OR GIVE INCORRECT READINGS. *TR

• 11/27/2009· 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

• 11/27/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 11/26/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALL THE GAUGES ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE FUEL GAGE WAS THE FIRST TO STOP WORKING, FOLLOWED BY THE REST OF THE GAUGES. THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I AM GOING, HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE, IF THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATING, ETC. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, SO OBVIOUSLY IT IS AN ISSUE THEY CAN CORRECT. I HAVE WAITED TO HEAR ABOUT A RECALL, BUT NOW THAT MY SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED I CAN NOT WAIT ANY LONGER. *TR

• 11/25/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WANT TO KNOW IS THERE A RECALL ON MY GAUGES ON MY 05 CAVALIER BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IF I RUN OUT OF GAS AND I HAVE A WRECK BECAUSE MY GAS GAUGE DON'T WORK AND DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING OR WHAT THE RPMS OF MY ENGINE OR THE TEMP OF THE ENGINE. *TR

• 11/23/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE LOT SHE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT SPEED. THE GASOLINE GAUGE HAD ALSO FAILED AND THE ODOMETER HAD ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 188,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/22/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE TEMPERATURE, FUEL GAUGE, TACHOMETER GAVE INCORRECT READINGS AND THE NEEDLES MOVED BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. UPDATED 1/25/11 *CN UPDATED 03/22/11

• 11/22/2009· 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

• 11/18/2008· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A RAIN SLICK ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ALTHOUGH SHE IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING HER SORE NECK EVALUATED BY A DOCTOR. SHE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN HER VEHICLE (2005 CHEVY CAVALIER). THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO BREAK THE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE PROPERLY. UPON INSPECTION, IT IS APPARENT THAT A HOLE IN THE AIRBAG (ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER) IS THE REASON THE AIRBAG DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. OBVIOUSLY, THE FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IS THE REASON FOR THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

• 11/17/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WE BOUGHT OUR '05 CAVALIER USED IN THE FALL OF 2008, THINKING IT WAS A SOLID, RELIABLE VEHICLE FOR OUR YOUNG FAMILY. IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG (DATE I POSTED WAS APPROXIMATE, BASED ON WHEN I KNOW FOR SURE IT WAS DOING IT'S THING) FOR THE GAUGES TO START ACTING UP. FROM THEN ON, IT READS LIKE IT'S OVERHEATING ON A REGULAR BASIS (GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE RED SOMETIMES), DESPITE THE COOLING SYSTEM, THERMOSTAT, ETC. BEING FINE. ALSO, THE GAS AND ODOMETER GAUGES ACT UP, TYPICALLY WHEN THE TEMP GAUGE DOES. THEY MOVE AROUND ALL CRAZY AND STICK SOMETIMES. I FIND I OFTEN HAVE TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO THE GAUGES TO RESET THEM, THOUGH THIS TENDS TO REQUIRE SITTING FOR AS MUCH AS 5 MINUTES. ALL THIS JUST TO BE ABLE TO DISCERN HOW FAST YOUR GOING IS RIDICULOUS. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ON THE '05 CAVS DOING THIS, YOU THINK CHEVY WOULD FIX THE ISSUE...IT'S A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD TO HAVE YOUR GAUGES MESS UP THAT BAD. *TR

• 11/17/2005· STRUCTURE

  THE FIRST CAR I BOUGHT HAD A STRONG MILDEW SMELL AND WAS EXCHANGED FOR ANOTHER CAR. SECOND CAR SEEMED FINE FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL MONTHS. THEN THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF WATER UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE CAR HAD A MILDEW SMELL. THE LEAKS WERE SEALED AND THE CAR WAS DE-IONIZED BUT THE SMELL RETURNED AFTER A FEW DAYS. THE CARPETING WAS THEN REPLACED BUT THE SMELL REMAINS. *NM

• 11/16/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  GAUGES ON DASHBOARD HAVE FAILED. ALL LIGHTS COME ON AND GAUGES FAIL. SPEEDOMETER SAYS I'M GOING 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. WATER TEMP GAUGE IS NOT FUNCTIONING AND THE INDICATOR GETS IN THE WAY OFF THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR. *TR

• 11/14/2016· AIR BAGS,SEATSCrash

  TAKATA RECALL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A REAR END COLLISION THAT TOTALLED CAR. ALSO PASSENGERS SEAT BROKE CAUSING NECK AND RIB INJURY.VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WAITING FOR CONSTRUCTION FLAGMAN.

• 11/13/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FUEL GAUGE, TEMP GAUGE, TACH, AND SPEEDOMETER ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS ON THESE CARS AS YOU ARE SURELY AWARE OF. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIR THEM. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THANKS *TR

• 11/12/2014· STEERING

  2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EVENTS SHE EXPERIENCED T HAT AFFECTED THE ENGINE, STEERING AND BRAKES. *TGW ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE POWER STEERING HOSE, AND PUMP WERE REPLACED. *JB

• 11/12/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY CAVALIER HAS OVER 97,000 MILES ON IT. LAST WINTER THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING AT 0 RANDOMLY. DURING THE WARMER MONTHS, IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE. NOW THAT IT IS COLD THAT SPEEDOMETER IS STICKING AGAIN AND DOING IT MORE OFTEN THAN LAST WINTER. I WAS SITTING STILL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE OTHER DAY AND IT JUMPED TO 110 MPH AND STAYED THERE. I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING AND WHAT IF SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED. I CAN NOT AFFORD THE $300 TO $800 THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WOULD TAKE TO FIX THIS. ALSO, I HIGHLY SUSPECT THAT THIS MIGHT BE CONNECTED, THE CAR WOULD REFUSE TO START LAST WINTER ALSO. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON ALONG WITH THE HEATER AND FAN. THE STARTER WOULDN'T EVEN ACT LIKE IT WAS TRYING... NO CLICKING OR ANY OTHER NOISES TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE PROBLEMS AND ISSUE A RECALL. I REALLY LIKE CHEVROLET BUT, THESE PROBLEMS ARE SCARY. *TR