2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

2005 CHEVY CAVALIER 2.2L, 33K MILES, SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE GAUGE CLUSTER WAS FAULTY AFTER REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR. I OF COURSE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY FORWARDED ME TO CHEVY CUSTOMER SUPPORT. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY DENIED ANY HELP WITH THE ISSUE AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP. I WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THIS BUT I CAME TO ACCEPT IT AND SCHEDULED TIME AND TRIED TO SET ASIDE AROUND 400$ FOR THE REPAIR. BEFORE I COULD GET PAID AND TAKE MY CAR INTO THE SHOP I EXITED AN OFF RAMP OR EXIT RAMP THAT WAS 30MPH LIMIT. I HAD BEEN FOLLOWING A CAR TO WORK SO I'M NOT SPEEDING HOPING THAT THEY ARE NOT, AND I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE TURN AND BEGAN TO EXIT BUT AT THIS POINT I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING BUT I THOUGHT I HAD SLOWED TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 30MPH BUT I ENDED UP TAKING THE TURN TOO FAST AND SLAMMED INTO AND UP OVER A CURVE AND INTO A WALL WHICH DEPLOYED THE AIR BAGS AND SHATTERED THE WINDOWS OUT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. I UNFORTUNATELY GOT CUT UP PRETTY BAD BY THE GLASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE LEAVING ME SCARRED. I FEEL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM AND I'VE READ OVER 100 OUT OF THE 1000S OF COMPLAINTS/REPORTS OF PEOPLE LOOSING THE SPEEDOMETER SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THEIR 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND MANY OF THEM REPORT FEELING SCARED OR UNEASY ABOUT DRIVING THEIR CARS AND I DON'T BLAME THEM. I FEEL THE CAR IS DANGEROUS WITH OUT A SPEEDOMETER OR ANY VEHICLE FOR THAT MATTER AND I FEEL TRULY SORRY FOR PEOPLE WHO SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD THE 400$ - 600$ REPAIR TO FIX THIS AND ARE FORCED TO DRIVE WITH THE FEAR AND ANXIETY OF NOT KNOWING HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING. I COULD HAVE DIED AND BELIEVE PEOPLE PROBABLY HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS BUT I DOUBT THERE HAVE BEEN ANY INVESTIGATIONS REGARDING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SPEEDOMETER OR GAUGE CLUSTER BEFORE THE WRECKS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER THAT HAS NEVER BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY AND ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ACTING FAULTY. IT WOULD ACT UP SOMETIMES AND WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE GAUGES WOULD STAY STUCK AND WHEN YOU RESTART THE ENGINE, THEY WOULD ROTATE EVEN MORE FURTHER PASS THEIR NORMAL IDLED POSITION. IT JUST GOT WORST AND WORST. NOW IT'S NOT EVEN WORKING. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN I AM LOW ON GAS UNTIL MY GAS CHECKLIGHT COMES ON NOR CAN I TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. THAT'S MY WORST CONCERN. MY TEMP GAUGE SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES NOT. SPEEDOMETER AND RPM DON'T WORK AT ALL. THIS IS FAULTY AND THINK THAT CHEVY SHOULD EITHER HAVE IT RECALLED OR REPLACE FOR FREE. IT WAS BOUGHT IN HAVING FAITH IN RELIABILITY THAT THE CAR AND PARTS WOULD LAST A LITTLE LONGER THAN 4 YEARS, ESPECIALLY INTERIOR PARTS/INSTRUMENTS. *TR

1. THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER LS DOES NOT WORK. STARTED IN FEBRUARY WHEN NEEDLE STUCK AT 10MPH WHEN STOPPED... IT WAS AN EXTREMELY COLD DAY, WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS WEATHER RELATED, BUT NOT THE CASE. 2.SPEEDOMETER HAS GOTTEN WORSE; SOMETIMES DOESN'T BUDGE AT ALL AND SOMETIMES READS WAY TOO HIGH. IT IS QUITE UNPREDICTABLE, AND OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE, AND WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE ASAP, BUT AS A SINGLE MOM IT IS NOT EASY TO COME UP WITH THE AMOUNT OF $$ NEEDED. 3. I'VE RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND SEE THAT SEVERAL OTHER CHEVY OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER; SEEMS A RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER.

2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. THE INDICATOR NEEDLE WOULD GO OFF IT'S GAUGE AND INTERFERE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE. I TOOK IT IN AND HAD THE TEMP SENSOR REPLACED AND IT SEEM ED TO FIX IT TILL A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. MY MECHANIC THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A FAULTY SENSOR SO HE REPLACED THAT. SAME THING HAPPENED.. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $500-$700. I'VE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT WAS INDICATING 110 MPH WHILE I WAS DOING ABOUT 45MPH. OTHER TIMES IT HAS READ 45 WHEN I WAS DOING ABOUT 60 MPH. ( I TIMED MYSELF BY MILE MARKERS...1 MILE IN 1 MINUTE = 60 MPH. NOT ONLY HAS THIS RAISED MY CHANCE OF SPEEDING TICKETS BUT I FEEL IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE WILL BE GOING MUCH FASTER THAN THEIR SPEEDOMETER INDICATES. GM HAS RECALLED TRUCK MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE CAVALIER. MY GUESS IS THAT GM DOES NOT MAKE THAT MODEL ANYMORE BUT THEY STILL MAKE THE TRUCKS. I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR NOW AND TO GET IT FIXED WOULD BE A GAMBLE IN ITSELF. THEY WOULD PROBABLY PUT THE SAME POORLY DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED PANEL BACK IN. THIS IS JUST NOT RIGHT. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME FEEDBACK ON THIS MATTER. MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO POOR GM QUALITY. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

I HAVE HAD MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 3 YEARS AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING A YEAR AGO. JUST YESTERDAY MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, THE TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND I COULDN'T TELL HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN MY TANK. I THOUGHT MY AIRBAGS WERE GOING TO DEPLOY FOR NO REASON AS THE LIGHT ON MY DASH WAS LIT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE!!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!! *TR