2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND WERE PROVIDING INACCURATE OR ERRATIC READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

THE CLUSTER ON MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP, I HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH THE PAST FEW DAYS AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE CLUSTER IN THE 2004-05 CHEVY CAVALIERS ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS MY CAR HAS, HOW FAST IM GOING AND IF MY CARS TEMPERATURE IS TO HIGH, IF Y'ALL COULD GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ISSUE IT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

ERRATIC AND ERRONEOUS SPEED INDICATOR. SPEED INDICATOR POINTS TO 55-60 MPH WHILE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP AND INDICATES 110+ MPH WHILE ACTUAL SPEED IS 50-55 MPH. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AROUND 100 MILES. A SIMPLE POWERING OFF THE IGNITION DOES NOT CLEAR PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY UPSETTING AND UNSETTLING. GENERAL MOTORS CURRENT COST TO IT CUSTOMERS OF $660 FOR CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM IS INEXCUSABLE. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL SAFETY ISSUE AND AS SUCH SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A SAFETY RECALL !

DOING MY MORNING PAPER ROUTE. WENT TO TURN LEFT IN A CUL-DE-SAC AND THE STEERING TILT BROKE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS GOING ALL KIND OF DIRECTIONS. I HAVE TWO NEWSPAPERS WEDGED INTO THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE BOTTOM SO I CAN DRIVE IT UNTIL I CAN SOMEHOW GET IT FIXED. I HAVE THREE OR FOUR PARTS THAT FELL INTO THE FLOORBOARD. ALL I WAS DOING WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT WHEN I BROKE AND THE PARTS FELL OFF. THIS IS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. I BOUGHT IT IN 2009. THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THE CAR. IT SEEMS THAT THIS SHOULDN'T EVER HAPPEN TO ANY CAR. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS IN THIS CAR. I CAN STILL STEER, BUT THE TILT IS BROKEN AND THE WHEEL IS HARD TO KEEP STILL. *TR

ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER READING AND OCCASIONAL INCORRECT FUEL GAUGE READING, I HAVE ON MANY OCCASIONS HAD THE SPEEDOMETER RISE TO 110 MPH WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE POSTED SPEEDS, APPROXIMATE BECAUSE I HAVE NO WAY TO ACTUALLY TELL HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MANY YEAR 2001 AND UP GM VEHICLES WITH ONLY THE HIGHER END CADILLAC TYPE AND LARGER SUV'S BEING RECALLED ( WHICH HAVE THE SAME EXACT STEPPER MOTORS THAT ARE CAUSING THE PROBLEMS ). I GUESS GM FIGURES IT'S ONLY NECESSARY TO REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETERS ON THE 5000 LB PLUS VEHICLES TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS IN HOPES OF SAVING THE SMALLER VEHICLES FROM BEING HIT BY THEM. I DID CALL THE GM DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY CAVALIER AND IT WOULD COST APPROX. $300 NOT INCLUDING LABOR FOR AN EXCHANGE UNIT OR SEND OUT AND REPAIR OF MY ORIGINAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A MILDEW SMELL IN THE VEHICLE AND CORROSION STARTED TO DEVELOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND NO WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE BOLTS BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE CYLINDER HEAD, OIL PUMP, AND TRANSMISSION WERE DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

THERE IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE HORN AFTER TIME/WEAR WITH THE 2003-2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THERE IS A ISSUE WITH THE CONTACT IN THE STEERING COLUMN TO ACTIVE THE VEHICLES HORN. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE ROTATING RIBBON CIRCUIT CONTACT UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL HAVING A BROKEN FILAMENT FOR THE HORN CIRCUIT, THE PART IS KNOWN AS A CLOCK SPRING CONTACT. THE HORN WILL NOT WORK BY PRESSING EITHER BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL, BUT WILL SOUND AS PART OF VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM BY PRESSING KEY FOB. THIS ISSUE CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS, AND INJURY. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM REPORTED BY MANY VEHICLE OWNERS ON DIFFERENT FORUMS, DATABASES, AND SEARCHES. PLEASE FIX OR RECALL THIS PART CHEVROLET, TO PREVENT ACCIDENT, INJURY, AND DEATH. *TR