2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, READS SOMETIMES, AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT. REPLACED SENSOR AND HAD NO EFFECT ON GAUGE FUNCTION. FUEL GAUGE IS INTERMITTENT AFTER THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING AS WELL. DOOR ON HEATING UNDERNEATH THE DASH CLACKS CONSTANTLY UNLESS YOU SET THE HEAT IN RECIRCULATION MODE. NEEDLES OF THE TWO GAUGES HIT EACH OTHER AS THEY WANDER AIMLESSLY THROUGH THEIR ORBITS. HORN STOPPED WORKING AT 98000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS PLAGUED BY BAD WIRING AND PARTS. HOWEVER, IT IS A FINE RUNNING VEHICLE AND SHOULD AST ANOTHER 100000 MILES IF YOU'RE WILLING TO DRIVE IT WITHOUT GAUGES, HORN AND ONLY RUN THROUGH THE HEAT AND AC IN RECIRCULATION MODE. CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS HAS HAPPENED CONSTANTLY WITH THESE VEHICLES AND SHOULD RECALL AND CORRECT THEM. IF I CAN'T TRUST THE ORIGINAL GAUGE CLUSTER, HOW CAN I TRUST A NEW SET IF I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND PAY AN EXORBITANT PRICE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND REPAIRED? I WOULD EXPECT THIS FROM A CHRYSLER PRODUCT BUT NEVER A CHEVROLET!!! *JS

LAST DECEMBER MY 2005 CAVALIER EXPERIENCED A SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS IN AN AREA WHERE THE SPEED ZONE CHANGED FROM 50 MPH TO 65 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED MY INCREASE IN SPEED FINE. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN, THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED IN PLACE. OVER THE PAST 7 MONTHS MY DASHBOARD GAUGES (FUEL, TEMP, SPEED, RPM) ALL MALFUNCTION. SOMETIMES THEY RESET THEMSELVES. MOST OF THE TIME I'M NEVER SURE HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. MY ENGINE TEMP WILL READ OFF THE CHARTS EVEN ON A COOL MORNING AFTER IT HAS SAT STILL ALL NIGHT. ALTHOUGH THIS STARTED LAST DECEMBER, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO THIS DAY. I HAVE POURED SO MUCH MONEY INTO OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS CAR ALREADY, I'M CONVINCED IT IS NOT WORTH ONE MORE DIME TO FIX THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I'VE SPENT HUNDREDS ON POWER WINDOW MOTORS THAT CONTINUOUSLY MALFUNCTION. THE REAR RIGHT BLINKER HAS CONSISTENTLY GONE HAYWIRE AS WELL. I HAD RESIGNED MYSELF TO THE FACT THAT I WAS ONE IN A THOUSAND WHO HAPPENED TO GET AN ELECTRICAL LEMON. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CAVALIER OWNERS, HOWEVER, I REALIZE THAT CHEVROLET IN 2005 PLAYED A SICK JOKE ON THE WHOLE LOT OF US. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL IMPORTED CARS, MOSTLY HONDA'S AND TOYOTA, AND HAVE NEVER BEEN AS DISPLEASED. GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED. THE CAR DRIVES GREAT. I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AS I LIKED THE LOOK AND FEEL OF IT ON THE ROAD. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS LOST THE SPEEDOMETER SVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 20,000 MILES AND NOW IT HAS QUIT COMPLETELY, I WENT TO AN ON LINE FORUM AND THEY SAY THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT WITH NO RECALL FROM GENERAL MOTORS. USUALLY BEFORE IT WOULD BOUNCE UP TO 35 OR 40 AND THEN START WORKING AGAIN, BUT IT IS DEAD NOW. NO MOVEMENT AT ALL. *TT

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