2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

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

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