2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

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

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

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

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

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.

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