2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAS "SQUIRRELLY GAUGES" . NONE OF THE GAUGES READ CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, ONCE IN A WHILE ONE OR MORE GAUGES DO APPEAR TO BE READING CORRECTLY. MY GAS GAUGE IS NEVER ACCURATE. MY SPEEDOMETER IS OFTEN PEGGED OVER TO TOP SPEED OR READS 45 MPH WHEN I'M DOING 65. THE ONLY ACCURATE GAUGE IS THE ODOMETER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 2-3 YEARS. (NO I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT) RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I SEARCH GOOGLE FOR THE SYMPTOMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I LOOK ON EBAY AND FIND VENDORS WHO REPAIR "SQUIRRELLY GAUGES". MY COMPLAINT IS NOT UNIQUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL EVAPORATIVE EMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL FILLER TUBE WAS COVERED WITH RUST. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON BECAUSE OF THE ROAD SALTS USED IN HIS PARTICULAR STATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. UPDATED 05/13/11 *BF UPDATED 07/08/11

DASH CLUSTER ABNORMAL OPERATION, IN REGARDS TO FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER. SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE SAYS I AM CURRENTLY TRAVELING MORE THE 110 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A STATE OF REST. FUEL GAUGE ALSO INACCURATE STICKS WHEN ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, WHEN RESTARTED THE FUEL GAUGE MOVES IN EXCESS OF ITS LIMITS PINNING AGAINST TEMPERATURE GAUGE. DURING WARMER WEATHER THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AND NEITHER WILL THE TACHOMETER. VERY DISAPPOINTED. CONTACTED GM AND WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. CUSTOMER CARE NOTED THAT NO ONE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS DEFECT ON THESE VEHICLES. VERY UNSAFE, DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE AND HAVE RESORTED IN USING A GPS FOR SPEED REFERENCE. RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED! *TR

MY CAR FAILED TO START 8/21/08 SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. THE CAR WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME AND WAS STILL UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THANK GOODNESS. HE DETERMINED IT WAS MY IGNITION SWITCH. SINCE I AM THE ORIGINAL. SINGLE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, I KNEW THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH TO THE CAR WHEN PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE SWITCH WITH A NAPA OE PART. NOW, ON 3/29/11, MY CAR FAILED TO START AGAIN AND LEFT ME STRANDED. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND THEN FIND A WAY HOME FROM WORK. I THEN HAD TO BORROW A FRIEND'S CAR JUST TO GET TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. AS DISCOVERD BY MY MECHANIC, IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN. THIS REPAIR COMPLETED ON 3/30/11 WAS WITH AN IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS PURCHASED FROM A CHEVY DEALER HOPING THIS WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CARS AND NOT ONE TIME HAVE I EVER HAD TO REPLACE AN IGNITION SWITCH IN ANY OF THEM MUCH LESS TWICE IN JUST 2 YEARS 3 MONTHS LIKE HAVE HAD TO WITH THIS CAR! THIS REPAIR COST ME $280 THIS TIME AND THE INCOVENIENCE OF FINDING AN ALTERNATE WAY TO AND FROM WORK. I AM DISGUSTED AT THE FAULTINESS OF THIS CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND REPLACING THE ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCH TWICE. I TRULY FEEL CHEVY NEEDS TO ADDRESS MY ISSUES. *TR

ENTIRE DASH CLUSTER DOESN'T WORK!! SPEEDOMETER SAYS GOING 80MPH WHEN SITTING STILL. TEMP GAUGE SAYS IT'S OVERHEATING WHEN CAR IS OFF. GAS GAUGE IS NOW GOING HAYWIRE. GOING ON VACATION IS HARD WHEN YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW FAST YOU'RE GOING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE A CLUSTER FOR THIS CAR IS $270. THEN PAY SOMEONE TO PUT IT IN. THERE ARE TOO MANY 2004 CAVALIERS HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR THIS TO NOT BE RECALLED. *TR

FUEL PUMP FAILURE. ON MARCH 2ND 2011 I HAD A FUEL PUMP FAIL AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS VEHICLE WHICH IS A 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR CAVALIER OWNERS SUCH AS MYSELF. IS THERE ANYTHING AT ALL THAT IS BEING DONE TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND RPM GAUGE FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11