2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS COULD ONLY BE CLOSED PARTIALLY. THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS COULD NOT BE OPENED OR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE DOOR MOTOR AND REGULATOR. THE MOTORS AND THE REGULATORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. APPARENTLY I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I'VE BEEN READING A FORUM ON HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/CAVALIER/2004/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SPEEDOMETER_STOPPED_WORKING.SHTML AND BETWEEN THE MILEAGE RANGE OF 30,000 AND 50,000 THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SIGNIFIGANT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE BY NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO WAY TO AFFORD GETTING IT FIXED AND CHEVROLET SHOULD BE LIABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THEY CANNOT EXPECT TO CHARGE UPWARDS OF $500.00 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT WAS POORLY MANUFACTURED. *KB

THE POWER WINDOWS DON'T WORK . THE GAUGES DON'T WORK ONLY GAUGE THAT'S WORKS IS THE TACHOMETER FROM MY RESEARCH THESE ARE TWO COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THESE CAVALIERS THE WINDOWS IS MORE OF A CONVENIENCE PROBLEM BUT THE GAUGES NOT WORKING IS A SAFETY PROBLEM CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEED ODOMETER IN THIS CAR. I CAN SEE BY SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON CARCOMPLAINT.COM I AM ONLY 1 OUT OF SEVERAL HUNDRED. IT WILL SOMETIMES SAY I AM GOING 100 WHEN I AM GOING 25. IT WILL SOMETIMES STAY STUCK ON 55 WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP. I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH OF ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE REPLACED AND BY OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS TO ME IT SOUNDS LIKE A DAD PART PRODUCED BY GM. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THESE AND HAVE THEM REPLACED BEFORE IT RESULTS IN A DEATH OF SOMEONE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE IF THEY DON'T RECALL THESE PARTS AND REPLACE THEM SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING AN ON-RAMP AND SLIGHTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAS FORCED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL MOVING IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS MAKING AN ATTEMPT TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,379 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,460.

CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN USUALLY OCCURS WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR WHILE MAKING A TURN PRESSING THE BRAKE HARD SLOWS THE CAR BUT IT CONTINUES TO APPLY POWER WHAT STOPS THE ENGINE FROM CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE IS TO PUSH THE CLUTCH IN, AT THE MOMENT THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE TO 6500 RPM THEN RETURN TO NORMAL LIKE IT IS COMPLETING SOME CYCLE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN THE WINTER. WE HAVE EXPECTED A RECALL BUT NOTHING. I CAN GUARANTEE A LAWSUIT IF MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE INJURED. THIS IS A TRUE CASE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT THE FEDS CAN INVESTIGATE. *TR

AS SOON AS THIS CAR REACHED @50,000 MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. UPON CHECKING WITH A CHEVROLET DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDS TO BE DISMANTLED AND NEW GAUGES INSTALLED BY AN OUTSIDE SOURCE, WHEREUPON CAR IS RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND ODOMETER IS RESET TO CORRECT MILEAGE. COST IS APPROXIMATELY $400.00 AND UP. UPON RESEARCH, I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU CANNOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING AND IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH FUEL. ALSO, FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE GOES HAYWIRE WHEN I FILL UP. THE NEEDLE GOES INTO THE GAUGE THAT TELLS YOU IF YOUR CAR IS RUNNING HOT - PREVENTING THAT NEEDLE FROM OPERATING PROPERLY. TO MY KNOWLEDGE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR