2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CAR'S SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, RPM GAUGE AND FUEL GAUGE DO NOT WORK. WHEN I MADE THIS COMPLAINT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T A WARRANTY ISSUE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T DEAL WITH ANY SAFETY ISSUE. I DISAGREE BECAUSE HOW COULD IT NOT BE A SAFETY PROBLEM, IF YOU CAN'T TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING OR IF YOUR OUT OF GAS OR IF YOUR CAR IS OVERHEATING. THE DEALER ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THESE SAME COMPLAINTS, AND NOT JUST IN THE 2005 MODELS IT GOES BACK TO 1998. THE DEALER DID SAY THAT THE COULD REPLACE THE CLUSTER BUT THAT IT WOULD COST ME OVER $500.00. WELL, I CANNOT AFFORD IT. ALSO IF YOU LOOK THROUGH SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THERE THAT HAVE HAD THEIR CLUSTERS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STILL ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SO WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT CHEVROLET DID RECALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS IN THE SILVERADO TRUCKS. SO WHY NOT DO THE SAME FOR THE CAVALIERS? PLEASE HELP. *TR

IN AUG OF LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH, THE RPM GAUGE BEGAN JUMPING UP INTO THE RED. IT TOOK ABOUT TWO WEEKS WORTH OF DRIVING FOR IT TO FAIL COMPLETELY. SINCE THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC, FAILURE OF THE RPM GAUGE WAS NOT SERIOUS CONCERN. IN MID JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, I NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE WOULD ONLY SHOW 3/4 A TANK AFTER A COMPLETE, TOPPED OFF FILL UP. THEN THE TEMP GAUGE SHOWED THE VEHICLE WAS BEGINNING TO RUN HOT (195 DEG). THE GARAGE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT ($230). AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS, THE TEMP STARTED RUNNING HOT AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK FOR SERVICE. THEN THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT SENSOR ($170) HOURS AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOT WELL INTO THE RED. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SERVICE STATION. WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE TEMP IS ACTUALLY FINE, BUT THE ABS SENSORS NEEDED REPLACED ($285)(WITH NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATION FROM THE PANEL). I HAVE ALSO BEEN INFORMED THAT THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED OF WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD TO DO. THE VEHICLE HAS NOW FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE FAULTY INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE DEPT, CLAIMS THAT THE PANEL FAILING, IS VERY COMMON, AND GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *JS

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER IN OCTOBER 2005. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH BAD OR NO SHOCKS AND WITHIN THE FIRST 1 TO 2 YEARS MY TRUNK INTERIOR LIGHT BLEW OFF THE WIRE SOUNDING LIKE A BOMB. THEN MY DRIVER REAR DOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN (DUE TO THE LINKAGES). SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT BECAUSE THE LATCH STUCK (HAD TO BUNGY STRAP IT) THEN GOT IT FIXED TO SHUT THEN IT WOULD NOT OPEN (DUE TO LINKAGES) BOTH FRONT DOORS ARE MESSED UP AS WELL. ( DRVIER SIDE DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND POASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT ALWAYS CATCH WHEN YOU SHUT IT). MY RADIO DOES NOT SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVER DOOR IS OPEN LIKE IT SHOULD. MY INTERIOR BULB HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT DUE TO NEVER SHUTTING OFF AFTER DOORS WERE CLOSED. MY DRIVER WINDOW MAKES NOISE WHEN OPENING IT.(MANUAL WINDOW CRANK). MY GUAGES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY EITHER. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND REPAIRED BUT I CAN NOT AFFORD THE WORK TO BE DONE, THE PRICE FOR A RENTAL, OR TO MISS WORK. I HAD THE CAR FOR 6.5 YEARS (ALMOST) BUT THE AGE OF THE CAR SHOULD HAVE NTOHING TO DO WITH EVERYTHING GOING WRONG WITH THE LINKAGES AND ELECTRICAL. PASSENGERS HAVE TO CRAWL OVER THE FRONT SEAT TO GET INTO THE BACK. ANY INFORMATION IS APPRECIATED. BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME IS EMAIL AND I WILL RESPOND IF A NUMBER IS LEFT. I NEED ANSWERS TO WHAT CAN BE DONEFINANCIALLY I CAN NOT AFFORD ANYTHING. I BELIEVE THAT I MAY HAVE BEEN SOLD A LEMON. I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRUNK LATCH DUE TO IT NOT WANTING TO CLOSE. *TT

A FEW YEARS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING RANDOMLY, BUT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. THIS PAST SUMMER MY RPM GAUGE STARTED SAYING MY ENGINE WAS ROTATING AT 7000 RPM WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF. THE RPM GAUGE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE AND THE SPEEDOMETER PICKS AND CHOOSES WHEN IT WANTS TO WORK. THOSE ARE 2 VERY IMPORTANT PIECES OF EQUIPMENT IN A CAR. WHEN I TALKED TO CHEVY ABOUT IT IN 2008 (I THINK), THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE PART AND THAT NO ONE ELSE HAD FILED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST UP TO A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX DUE TO HAVING TO TAKE THE DASH APART TO REPLACE THE GAUGE CLUSTER (WHICH IS $800 ON ITS OWN). I HAVE BEEN WATCHING FORUMS ETC SINCE THEN AND THEY ARE FULL OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS AND STILL CHEVY IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR