2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY PROVIDE ERRATIC INDICATION OF SPEED. THE SYMPTOMS EVENTUALLY GOT WORSE TO THE POINT THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T INDICATE PROPERLY AT ALL. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULDN'T WORK PROPERLY. REVIEWED VARIOUS WEBSITES AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOW DEFECT FOR CHEVROLET INSTRUMENT PANELS. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ LOW CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THE DRIVER TRIED TO MAINTAIN SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READINGS AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABNORMALLY HIGH ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE TEMPERATURE READINGS, DISPLAYING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING WHEN IT WAS NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD POSSIBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 01/10/12*LJ

I HAVE HAD MY CAR SINCE 2004 AND I LOVED IT WHEN I FIRST DROVE IT OFF THE CAR LOT. THEN I HAVE HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM! MY GAUGES MESS UP ALL THE TIME. I CAN GET INTO MY CAR AND START IT UP AND IT WILL SAY I'M DOING 70 MPH AND I'M NOT MOVING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY CLUTCH TWICE IN A YEAR. IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF CHEVROLET WOULD DO A RECALL ON THE GAUGES WITH ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING!! *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR '05 CAVALIER USED IN THE FALL OF 2008, THINKING IT WAS A SOLID, RELIABLE VEHICLE FOR OUR YOUNG FAMILY. IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG (DATE I POSTED WAS APPROXIMATE, BASED ON WHEN I KNOW FOR SURE IT WAS DOING IT'S THING) FOR THE GAUGES TO START ACTING UP. FROM THEN ON, IT READS LIKE IT'S OVERHEATING ON A REGULAR BASIS (GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE RED SOMETIMES), DESPITE THE COOLING SYSTEM, THERMOSTAT, ETC. BEING FINE. ALSO, THE GAS AND ODOMETER GAUGES ACT UP, TYPICALLY WHEN THE TEMP GAUGE DOES. THEY MOVE AROUND ALL CRAZY AND STICK SOMETIMES. I FIND I OFTEN HAVE TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO THE GAUGES TO RESET THEM, THOUGH THIS TENDS TO REQUIRE SITTING FOR AS MUCH AS 5 MINUTES. ALL THIS JUST TO BE ABLE TO DISCERN HOW FAST YOUR GOING IS RIDICULOUS. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ON THE '05 CAVS DOING THIS, YOU THINK CHEVY WOULD FIX THE ISSUE...IT'S A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD TO HAVE YOUR GAUGES MESS UP THAT BAD. *TR

MY GAUGES IN MY CAR ARE MESSING UP. THE FUEL GAUGE IS BELOW THE E AND RUNS INTO THE TEMP GAUGE. THE SPEEDOMETER READS I AM GOING 110 WHEN I AM NOT THE ODOMETER READS ERROR. ALL MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE LIGHTING UP. THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THESE YEAR OF CAVALIERS. CHEVY NEEDS TO OWN UP AND ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS UNSAFE NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED I AM GOING AND IF I HAVE ENOUGH GAS TO GET TO WHERE I AM GOING. I AM A CHEVY FAN AND THIS IS UPSETTING THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES AND THEY ARE NOT DOING RECALLS. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES IN OUR 05 CAVALIER ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SOMETIMES FALL FROM THE CAR SPEED OF 65 DOWN TO 0 AND SWING BACK UP TO 65 AGAIN. THE OTHER INSTRUMENT GAUGES HAVE STARTED DOING THE SAME. WE HAVE HAD MANY SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE POWER WINDOWS FROM THE FIRST DAY WE BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS NO POWER AT ALL. THERE IS A 5 INCH GAP AT THE TOP, AND SOMETIMES THE WINDOW WILL FALL DOWN EVEN FURTHER WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 05 CHEVY CAVALIERS. I PREVIOUSLY ASKED GM TO HELP ME FIX THIS DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAZARD, BUT THEY WANTED ME TO BE THE ONE TO TAKE ACTION. OTHERS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH ON THE WEB HAVE HAD THE MOTORS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AT NO COST. ALL OF MY WEB BROWSING & RESEARCHING OF THIS MATTER WAS CONSISTENT. THE MOTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. AND THE COST OF THE WINDOW MOTOR PLUS LABOR WAS OVER $500.00 PER WINDOW. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE FIXING ANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY BE WRONG. I ASKED FOR OUR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW TO BE REPAIRED BY CHEVROLET SO THAT WE COULD DRIVE IN SAFETY WITH NO SUDDEN DISTRACTIONS OR HAZARDS. RECENTLY, THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS STARTED MOVING UP & DOWN VERY SLOWLY AND WE ARE AFRAID IT IS ALSO GOING TO NEED REPAIR. *TR

ON THE 26TH OF AUGUST MY 17 YEAR DAUGHTER WAS RETURNING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER PANEL AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT WITH MY 2005 CAVALIER. I FEEL A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE ON THIS AND THOSE WHO HAVE REPAIRED THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THEIR MONEY AND TIME FOR NON-USE OF THEIR VEHICLES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, EVEN DEATHS. *TR