2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

IN THE WINTER OF 2009, MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. AS I WOULD DECELERATE, MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD MAINTAIN POSITION AT THE LAST HIGHEST SPEED AND UPON ACCELERATION, THE NEEDLE WOULD INCLINE AGAIN FROM THAT POINT. THIS PATTERN REPEATS ITSELF UNTIL THE NEEDLE COMPLETELY CIRCLES AROUND PAST 110 MPH TO GET ITSELF STUCK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER. FORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T OCCUR OFTEN THAT WINTER; HOWEVER THE NEXT WINTER IT WAS A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE, SO MUCH SO THAT I BEGIN TO NAVIGATE SPEED BASED ON RPM. THIS WINTER, THAT IS OF NO USE BECAUSE BOTH MY SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES ARE MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL AS MY GAS GAUGE. IT SEEMS THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE IS WARM, THEY BEGIN TO FUNCTION ONCE AGAIN BUT IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND CONTINUOUSLY TURN THE KEY WITHOUT IGNITING THE STARTER FOR THE GAUGES TO RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION A FEW NOTCHES AT A TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE THE UNDERCARRIAGE WASHED AT A CAR WASH BUT WAS RECENTLY INFORMED THAT I MAY HAVE TO REPLACE MY DASHBOARD MODULE/CLUSTER BY A GENTLEMAN WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. I HOPE THIS CORRECTS MY ISSUE BUT IT WOULD SEEM THAT, WITH SO MANY CAVALIER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES, A SOLUTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REACHED BY NOW. IT TAKES CONSIDERABLE TIME, COST, AND PATIENCE TO HANDLE THESE MALFUNCTIONS WHEN THE DEALERSHIPS THEMSELVES CAN NOT PROVIDE THEIR CUSTOMERS INSIGHT ON SUCH A COMMON ISSUE .

GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTION 1MONTH AGO, WENT HALF WAY TO THE RIGHT OF FULL UPON FILL UP, HAVE BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF GAS BY TRIP MILES.THIS FUEL GAUGE IS HALTING THE TEMP GAUGE FROM RISING TO NORMAL. TODAY 1/17/11 STARTED CAR THIS MORNING AND SPEED GAUGE IS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN TO STEERING WHEEL. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE 8 MINUTES TO WORK ALL THE TIME THE DASH WAS GOING CRAZY THE MILEAGE SPOT HAD THE WORD ERROR ON IT,& EVERY LIGHT WAS ON, THE DASHBOARD- ALL OF THEM. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME WITH THIS CAR. GM IS AWARE AND DOING NOTHING.I HAVE FOUND OUT BY LOOKING IT UP ON THE INTERNET TONIGHT. THROUGH MY RESEARCH IM GUESSING I NEED A DASH CLUSTER AT THE COST OF 500.00. I FEEL A SPEEDOMETER SHOULD LAST FOR AT LEAST 10 YRS, MY CAR IS 6YRS OLD. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE. *TR

MY WIFE'S 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS A WRONG SPEEDOMETER INDICATION. IT SAYS THE CAR IS GOING 60 MPH WHILE NOT BEING MOVED AT ALL. WHEN THE CAR REACHES HIGH SPEEDS AT THE FREEWAY IT SAYS THE CAR IS GOING AT 120 MPH AND HITS THE TOP OF THE GAUGE. THE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION ALSO SHOWS 190 DEGREES WITH ENGINE NOT RUNNING, AND WITH ENGINE RUNNING IT GOES TO RED BAND INDICATION. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS WITH 36,531 MILES ON IT. YESTERDAY, I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HAD "NO SPEEDOMETER" FUNCTION ---------- THE NEEDLE JUST SAT ON "0 MPH" NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I DROVE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE ALSO READ OF THE MANY HUNDREDS OF REPORTED FAILURES OF THE SAME KIND CONCERNING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THESE AND MANY OTHER GM PRODUCTS BUILT DURING THE YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2005. WHY ARE THE TRUCKS/ SUV'S INSTRUMENT PANEL PROBLEMS A RECALL AND THE DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS OF THE CAVALIER (FOR THE SAME YEARS) NOT A RECALL? IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE RELATIVE COST OF EACH VEHICLE PLAYS A PART IN YOUR DECISION AND POSSIBLY THE END OF THE MANUFACTURING RUN OF CAVALIERS IN 2005 HAS SKEWED YOUR JUDGMENT. I FIND THIS INSTRUMENT PANEL PROBLEM A SERIOUS DRIVING CONCERN FOR ALL WHO SHARE THE ROAD. I ALSO HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS A SUGGESTION FROM THE GM DEALERS THAT THE PROBLEMS OF THE "OLD GM" ARE NOT THE PROBLEMS OF THE "NEW GM (2009). SINCE MY TAXES PAY YOUR SALARY TO KEEP ME SAFE (WITHOUT BIAS) AND MY TAXES AND FUTURE EARNINGS MAKE ME A SHAREHOLDER OF THE OLD/NEW GM, IT WOULD APPEAR TO ME THAT THIS BIG PROBLEM COULD BE SOLVED BETWEEN THE PARTIES BECAUSE WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE AND IN THE SAME FAMILY. SHAME ON YOU FOR NOT DECLARING THIS A "RECALL" FOR THE CAVALIER INSTRUMENT PANEL. I STILL HAVE THE CAR AND HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. I ALSO WILL NOT ALLOW MY FAMILY TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE AND I AM NOT SURE I WILL PAY THE APPROXIMATE $500.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS REMINDS ME OF THE LACK OF A RECALL FOR THE 3.4LITER V-6 MOTOR THAT I HAD IN MY 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH ALL OF ITS ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS WITH HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS..... I PAID THE $1,500.00 TO HAVE THE INTAKE GASKET REPLACED....... HOPE THE NEW GM GETS ITS ACT TOGETHER FAST........AS FOR ME I WILL BE SPENDING MY HARD-EARNED DOLLARS ON JAPANESE .

2004 CHEVY CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS. SPEEDOMETER READS INCORRECT SPEED AND FAILS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, I RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET AS A RESULT. I REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH ONE FROM A JUNK YARD. THE PROBLEM IS TEMPORARILY FIXED. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE TRUNK LATCH ON MY CAVALIER WON'T LATCH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS BROKE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE TRUNK LATCH ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO I RARELY USE MY TRUNK. ALSO THE DEFROST,VENT KNOB QUIT WORKING IT TURN BUT WON'T SWITCH TO DEFROST OR THE DIFFERENT VENT SETTINGS. THE CD PLAYER WON'T TAKE, OR PLAY CD'S. THERE WAS A FLY ON MY WINDSHIELD RIGHT AROUND A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND I BARELY TAPPED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED ALL OVER. *TR