2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER; GAS GAUGE; TACHOMETER) STARTED ACTING CRAZY AND THE DIALS WOULD JUMP ALL OVER THE PLACE. FINALLY, THE DIALS JUST STOPPED WORKING. AT THE SAME TIME MY INSIDE DOME LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. IT WOULD GO ON WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING SO IT HAD TO BE DISENGAGED COMPLETELY SO IT WOULD NOT RUN DOWN MY BATTERY. RIGHT AFTER THAT MY CAR TURNED OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND THE KEYS WERE STILL IN THE IGNITION. (THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES).THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR UNDER ANY RECALLS. I CALLED GM DIRECTLY BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANY RESOLUTION DUE TO LANGUAGE BARRIERS (THE REPS DID NOT SPEAK ENGLISH). THIS WAS REPORTED TO CAR COMPLAINTS.COM AND HUNDREDS OF REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR THE SAME THING (ESPECIALLY THE CLUSTER AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS) BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE ITEMS TO HAVE FIXED AND POSE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. MANY, MANY PEOPLE NEED HELP AND NO WHERE TO TURN AND GM HAS IGNORED THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2004 CAVALIER COMPLETELY. ALL FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND REPLACED AS RECOMMENDED AS WELL AS ALL OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO FIX. ON BEHALF OF ALL CAVALIER OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN IGNORED PLEASE, PLEASE HELP!!!! THIS HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED TO MOTORTREND.COM. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER!!! *TR

BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW , EVERY TIME WE HIT A BUMP WITH KEY RING AND CAR DRIVING THE INTERIOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF LIKE THE KEY WAS JUST TURNED ON , WE COMPLAINED AND THEY COULD NEVER FIND A THING , SO NOW WHEN YOU DRIVE IT AND HIT THE KEY RING WITH ALL THE OTHER KEYS ON IT THE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF , CHEVROLET COULD NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM AND NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENS ON A 2004 CAVALIER AS LATER MODELS OF CHEVY. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN BUT IT DID NOT START. SO I TRIED AGAIN A FEW MORE TIME. THE VEHICLE DID START SO I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS THE NEXT WEEK WHICH WAS MY FIRST ATTEMPT. IT TOOK 2 MORE VISITS TO GET THE CAR FIXED CORRECTLY. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE IGNITION SWITCH SENSOR. JUST LIKE THE RECALL BY GM. BUT MY MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED, I HOPE IT WILL BE ADDED IN THE FUTURE. *TR

SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL (FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, RPM GAUGE & TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALL STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY AND THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AT ALL! FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR SPEED! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ALSO AS IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR DEFROSTER, IT STARTS POPPING VERY LOUD. AT ONE TIME IT STARTED POPPING WHEN I SET THE CAR AT IDLE, AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, IT WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE OR DUST. I HAD TO AIR OUT THE CAR FOR A WHILE BEFORE I COULD DRIVE IT. THE DEFROSTER DOESN'T POP EVERY TIME, AND IT QUITS AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES EACH TIME. ALSO, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, IT NEEDED A NEW CONSOLE, SO I HAD IT REPLACED. THE DAY-TIME RUNNING LIGHTS GO OUT AND FLASH AT PEOPLE. WHEN THEY GO OUT, THE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON SO THE DAY-TIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT FLASH AT PEOPLE. *TR

HORN WON'T BLOW, HAD IT SERVICED AND THEY SAID HORN WAS GOOD. THEY TRACK THE SITUATION BACK TO THE AIR BAG/HORN CONNECTION. NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THIS VEHICLE. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE HORN WON'T BLOW. THE GUY THAT SERVICED IT , SAID THE CONNECTION FOR THE HORN IS CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG AND I WOULD NEED A NEW AIR BAG TO POSSIBLE FIX THIS ISSUE. WHAT COULD I POSSIBLE DO TO GET THIS CORRECTED? IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, I'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND GETTING MORE WORRIED ABOUT IT LATELY. *TR

I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE IGNITION RECALL. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, AT RANDOM TIMES, IF I TOUCHED THE KEYS WHICH WERE IN THE IGNITION, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, THE OVERHEAD DOME LIGHT WOULD EITHER FLICKER OR ACTUALLY GO ON FOR SEVERAL SECONDS TO A MINUTE BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF PULLING THEM SO THAT THEY ARE NOT SOLIDLY INSERTED, BUT DUE TO BEING JOSTLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING, OR NOT RUNNING, AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN I INSERT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS, IN ITSELF, IS A PROBLEM UNLESS IT IS AN INDICATION THAT THIS MAY PROGRESS INTO A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

RECENTLY GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR SOME OF THEIR CARS, BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HERE IS A LIST OF CARS CURRENTLY LISTED, BUT I WANT MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ADDED TO THE RECALL TOO: CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5, SATURN ION, CHEVROLET HHR, PONTIAC SOLSTICE, AND SATURN SKY. MANY YEARS AGO I TRIED TO GET A LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THEY COULD NOT FIX IT, SO WE JUST KEPT DRIVING THE CAR. HAD I KNOWN IT WOULD AFFECT THE AIR BAGS GETTING DEPLOYED I WOULD HAVE WRITTEN TO YOU SOONER. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO GET FIXED BY GM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON ALL MODELS LISTED INCLUDING MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE DEFECT ALLOWS THE IGNITION SWITCH TO MOVE FROM "RUN" TO "ACCESSORY" IF I HIT A BUMP OR I USE A HEAVY KEY CHAIN. THAT SHUTS OFF THE ENGINE AND MAY DISABLE THE FRONT AIR BAGS. THE LOSS OF THE AIR BAG CRASH PROTECTION IS MY BIGGEST WORRY. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS FIXED AND WARN OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR