2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD ISSUES WITH SPEEDOMETER GETTING STUCK ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. IT WOULD RESET ITSELF AND RANDOMLY BECOME STUCK AGAIN. MOST RECENTLY, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ALSO FAILING AND BECOMING STUCK. IT WOULD INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO HOT BUT WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND LET IT SIT, IT WOULD CONTINUE INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 153,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SEEMED TO MOVE SPORADICALLY. THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HOT BUT IT WAS NOT. THE GAUGE ALSO BECAME "HANG UP WITH THE SPEEDOMETER", ACCORDING TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO PERFORM REPAIRS HIMSELF; HE PURCHASED A MOTOR THAT WOULD BE INSTALLED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTICS TEST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS GONE CRAZY. IT STARTED WITH MY GAS GAUGE STAYING ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT WHICH PREVENTS MY TEMP GAUGE FROM READING. NOW IN THE PAST WEEK THE RPM GAUGE IS DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STICK AS I ACCELERATE. I AM JUST WAITING FOR IT TO GO OUT. I HAVE TO JUDGE MY MILES TO MAKE SURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. WHY HASN'T CHEVY RECALLED THIS PROBLEM? I ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTORS....NOW I BELIEVE IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED! *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THE NEEDLE WILL MOVE CLOCKWISE BUT DOES NOT GO BACK DOWN WHEN I SLOW DOWN--THUS, BY THE TIME I PARK MY CAR AT MY DESTINATION, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS BASICALLY POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE THE LONGER I DRIVE (IN ONE TRIP). I THINK IT ALSO GETS WORSE THE FASTER I GO. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, THE SPEEDOMETER IS ESSENTIALLY USELESS. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR MUCH BECAUSE I RECENTLY BOUGHT IT, SO I AM NOT SURE HOW OFTEN THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR. *TR

HORN CONTACT BEHIND AIRBAG WAS RECENTLY CRAZY GLUED, TO RESTORE HORN, AND SPEEDO & CLUSTER REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE CLUSTER BY CHEVY, OR REMOVAL & REBUILD OF GAUGE STEPPER MOTORS THROUGH EBAY MOTORS. USE FROOGLE.COM AND ENTER"REPAIR CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER" TO SEARCH. MY SPEEDO ONLY ON MY CLUSTER ERRATIC FOR 20K MILES. I USE MY TACHOMETER TO GUESTIMATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS,2,500 RPM IS 55. I HAVE 120K NOW ON THE CAR, OTHERWISE BULLETPROOF. JUST TOSSING OUT BRAKE ROTORS NOW, THAT'S IT. I USED SYNTHETIC OIL FROM THE START, VERY SMOOTH CAR, @ NORMAL SPEEDS.NEEDS INTAKE AND WHEELS FOR SPEEDING, OVER 65. ENGINE HAS PLENTY OF GO OVER THAT, BUT BASE BRAKES, WHEELS AND INTAKE AREN'T SPEEDWORTHY, BUT IT IS A BASE MODEL SO OK. KEEP THE TIE RODS GREASED, AIR FILTERS CHANGED AFTER WINTER AS THEY ARE EASILY SERVICEABLE UNLIKE MOST THAT AREN'T. *TR

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