2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND THE RPM GAUGE WOULD FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL THE GAUGES FAILED COMPLETELY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

AROUND OCTOBER OF 2009, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER STARTED ACTING FUNNY. MY CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING I HAD IT CHECKED. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS THE GAUGE NEEDLE STARTED GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT INTO THE SPEEDOMETER THUS EFFECTING THE SPEEDOMETER'S ACCURACY IN TELLING ME HOW FAST I AM GOING. THE NEEDLE NOW RESTS BELOW THE 0 MPH MARK ON THE SPEEDOMETER. AT THE TIME I DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO GET IT FIXED. NOW JUST YESTERDAY AUGUST 1, 2010 THE GAS GAUGE STARTED ACTING FUNNY, WHICH I STARTED NOTICING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. NOW THE NEEDLE IS RESTING IN THE TEMP GAUGE AREA SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. TO ME ALL THESE SOUND LIKE SAFETY ISSUES TO ME.. NOT KNOWING HOW HOT YOUR CAR IS RUNNING! NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING! AND NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND TURNS OUT I AM NOT THE FIRST CHEVROLET CAVALIER CONSUMER WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEIR HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR TAHOES, SILVERADOS, ECT BUT NOT FOR CAVALIER WHICH HAS THE SAME THING HAPPENING THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD. I AM TAKING IT TOMORROW TO HAVE THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER REPLACED AT THE GM DEALERSHIP AND IT WILL COST ME $500 APPROXIMATELY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY NOT MY FAULT IF MULTIPLE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN BECAUSE CHEVROLET PUTS FAULTY EQUIPMENT IN THEIR VEHICLES AND DOESN'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AND TRIES TO CALL IT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR?? I WILL HAVE TO PAY 500 AGAIN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF WEAR AND TEAR CAUSES THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER IN MAY OF 2009 AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOW ACTING UP. IT REALLY ONLY ACTS UP WHEN IT GETS HOT INSIDE MY CAR AND/OR WHEN ITS HOT OUTSIDE. THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK ON VARIOUS SPEEDS AND NEXT THING I KNOW ITS NOT WORKING AT ALL IT STAYS ON ONE CONSTANT SPEED EVEN WHEN I STOP, NOW ITS BELOW ZERO AND IS STUCK THERE, WHEN IT COOLS DOWN IT WORKS OKAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THE "ANSWER" WAS THE OIL BEHIND THE NEEDLE GETS "GUMMY" WHEN IT GETS WARM. WHAT? *TR

2005 CHEVY CAVALIER 2.2L, 33K MILES, SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE GAUGE CLUSTER WAS FAULTY AFTER REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR. I OF COURSE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY FORWARDED ME TO CHEVY CUSTOMER SUPPORT. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY DENIED ANY HELP WITH THE ISSUE AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP. I WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THIS BUT I CAME TO ACCEPT IT AND SCHEDULED TIME AND TRIED TO SET ASIDE AROUND 400$ FOR THE REPAIR. BEFORE I COULD GET PAID AND TAKE MY CAR INTO THE SHOP I EXITED AN OFF RAMP OR EXIT RAMP THAT WAS 30MPH LIMIT. I HAD BEEN FOLLOWING A CAR TO WORK SO I'M NOT SPEEDING HOPING THAT THEY ARE NOT, AND I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE TURN AND BEGAN TO EXIT BUT AT THIS POINT I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING BUT I THOUGHT I HAD SLOWED TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 30MPH BUT I ENDED UP TAKING THE TURN TOO FAST AND SLAMMED INTO AND UP OVER A CURVE AND INTO A WALL WHICH DEPLOYED THE AIR BAGS AND SHATTERED THE WINDOWS OUT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. I UNFORTUNATELY GOT CUT UP PRETTY BAD BY THE GLASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE LEAVING ME SCARRED. I FEEL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM AND I'VE READ OVER 100 OUT OF THE 1000S OF COMPLAINTS/REPORTS OF PEOPLE LOOSING THE SPEEDOMETER SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THEIR 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND MANY OF THEM REPORT FEELING SCARED OR UNEASY ABOUT DRIVING THEIR CARS AND I DON'T BLAME THEM. I FEEL THE CAR IS DANGEROUS WITH OUT A SPEEDOMETER OR ANY VEHICLE FOR THAT MATTER AND I FEEL TRULY SORRY FOR PEOPLE WHO SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD THE 400$ - 600$ REPAIR TO FIX THIS AND ARE FORCED TO DRIVE WITH THE FEAR AND ANXIETY OF NOT KNOWING HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING. I COULD HAVE DIED AND BELIEVE PEOPLE PROBABLY HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS BUT I DOUBT THERE HAVE BEEN ANY INVESTIGATIONS REGARDING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SPEEDOMETER OR GAUGE CLUSTER BEFORE THE WRECKS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, THE ENGINE REPEATEDLY CUTS OUT, STALLS, WHILE IDLING OR TURNING, ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER. IT STALLED OUT 5 TIMES IN 2 MILES THE OTHER DAY AND I HAD TO LEAVE IT AT THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. IT HAS BEEN THERE A WEEK AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT IS STALLING. AFTER GOING ONLINE AND READING ABOUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, 2004 AND 2005 AT LEAST, I FELT I SHOULD REPORT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER THAT HAS NEVER BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY AND ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ACTING FAULTY. IT WOULD ACT UP SOMETIMES AND WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE GAUGES WOULD STAY STUCK AND WHEN YOU RESTART THE ENGINE, THEY WOULD ROTATE EVEN MORE FURTHER PASS THEIR NORMAL IDLED POSITION. IT JUST GOT WORST AND WORST. NOW IT'S NOT EVEN WORKING. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN I AM LOW ON GAS UNTIL MY GAS CHECKLIGHT COMES ON NOR CAN I TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. THAT'S MY WORST CONCERN. MY TEMP GAUGE SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES NOT. SPEEDOMETER AND RPM DON'T WORK AT ALL. THIS IS FAULTY AND THINK THAT CHEVY SHOULD EITHER HAVE IT RECALLED OR REPLACE FOR FREE. IT WAS BOUGHT IN HAVING FAITH IN RELIABILITY THAT THE CAR AND PARTS WOULD LAST A LITTLE LONGER THAN 4 YEARS, ESPECIALLY INTERIOR PARTS/INSTRUMENTS. *TR