2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

REPLACED DEFECTIVE SHIFTER CONTROL CABLE. I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER, 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, MILEAGE: 40,850.I AM THE ORIGNIAL OWNER, PURCHASED IT NEW FROM CHEVROLET. I BECAME AWARE OF THE DEFECT WHEN I CAME OUT OF WORK AND WENT TO MY PARKED CAR, STARTED THE CAR, AND WHEN I SHIFTED MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. NONE OF THE GEARS WERE WORKING. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND WAIT OVER TWO HOURS AND HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER 10 MILES AWAY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. IT COST ME OVER $400.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED BY THE CHEVROLET DEALER. I ASKED CHEVROLET IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SHIFTER CONTROL CABLE AND HE SAID THERE WAS NONE THAT HE KNEW OF. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOME INFORMATION ON THE SHIFTER CONTROL CABLE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEM WITH THE SAME TYPE CAR. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GENERAL MOTORS - CHEVROLET DIVISION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE. I COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD OR PARKED ON A HILL WHICH MIGHT HAVE CAUSED HARM TO ME OR ANY OTHER DRIVER OF MY CAR. *TT

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR AT TIMES, IT WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN, CAUSING IT TO RUN RPMS INTO THE RED, NEED TO SHUT CAR OFF SO IT DOES NOT EXCEL ON IT'S OWN. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED A FEW TIMES.. VERY DANGEROUS, THE 1ST TIME WAS IN DEC, 2010 IN AN ICE STORM, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE AND IT WAS FROZEN NOW IT IS IN THE 80S AND IT DID IT YESTERDAY SEPT 6TH 2011 WHAT IS CAUSING THIS??? IS IT A DEFECT??? ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS??? *TR

WELL I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. I WOULD GET OIL CHANGES AND TIRES ROTATED AND NOTICE SMALL DIFFERENCES THEN OUT OF NO WERE IT JUST WOULD NOT WORK. IT STUCK ON 110 AND THE TEMP IS OFF TOO. ALSO IT DOES NOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE. OVER ALL THE WHOLE BOARD SEEMS TO BE NOT WORKING. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS PEOPLE TELL ME THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS OTHERS TELL ME IT COST 700- 900 DOLLARS TO FIX. *KB

MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS SUFFERED A NUMBER OF DEFECTS SINCE ITS PURCHASE. WHILE THEY DID NOT RESULT IN ANY COLLISIONS OR INJURIES, THEY EASILY COULD HAVE. AT 10,211 MILES (8/31/2004) THE WATER PUMP FAILED; LUCKILY, THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE PUMP, ALONG WITH SEVERAL SEALS AND GASKETS WERE REPLACED. AT 29,522 MILES (5/23/2005), WHITE SMOKE BEGAN BILLOWING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. MULTI CHEVROLET IN UNION, NJ DISCOVERED THAT A CYLINDER HEAD WAS DEFECTIVE, THE HEAD GASKETS WERE CRACKED, AND THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THESE REPAIRS WERE AGAIN COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AT 48,241 MILES (6/9/2006), THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND A SUSPENSION BEAM FAILED. LUCKILY, WE HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THE REPAIRS WERE AGAIN COVERED. FINALLY, AT 74,000 MILES (5/10/10), THE VEHICLE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. LUCKILY, MY SON [XXX] WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED, [XXX], SERVICE MANAGER OF BILL DEFOUW CHEVROLET IN LAFAYETTE, INDIANA, INFORMED US THAT EVERY LIFTER WAS BROKEN AND EVERY VALVE WAS BENT, AND THE PISTONS WERE IRREPARABLY DAMAGED AS WELL. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, GM HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO DO SO OUT OF POCKET. WE ARE REPORTING THIS IN CASE OTHER BUYERS OF THIS MODEL/YEAR OR LATER HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES, AND ARE CURRENTLY DRIVING UNSAFE VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

OWN 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT. AT 25,000 MI THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER AND HAVE IT CHECKED AT A COST OF 100.00 AND IF IT WAS A CLUSTER THEY MIGHT PAY FOR REPAIRS. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GOES OVER PAST 110 MI WHEN I AM DOING 20 MPH, THE GAS GAUGE WILL SIT ON EMPTY WHEN THERE IS A HALF TANK, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT GM RECALLED TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT DID NOT INCLUDE CARS, THIS HAD TO BE DONE BEFORE 70,000 MILES. I THINK THEY SHOULD RECALL CARS AND FIX THE PROBLEM AT ONCE. *TR

ACCELERATOR STUCK ON 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER. ENGINE WAS WIDE OPEN AND GAS PEDAL WAS DOWN TO FLOOR. GOT CAR OFF ROAD WITH NO INCIDENT. CABLE WAS FOUND TO BE FRAYED FROM CORROSION AND STUCK INSIDE HOUSING. CALLED GM AND RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE . THEY SAID VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. REPLACE WITH NEW CABLE AT REPAIR SHOP. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN ON A MODERN ERA VEHICLE. *TR