2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE REVVED EXTREMELY HIGH WHICH CAUSED THE ABS, ENGINE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIVING NORMALLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ALSO FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, WHEN THE WINDOW WAS ACTIVATED THE RESPONSE TIME WAS SLOW WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE WINDOW SHIELD WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION. THE SPEED ODOMETER AND RPM GAUGES DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS WHICH COULD BE RELATED TO THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBITING REDUCE ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,400.

AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, OUR 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER'S GAS GAGE, SPEEDOMETER, AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, AND COST TO FIX, WE DECIDED AGAINST REPAIRS, AS WE DON'T HAVE $500+ TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET, WE HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIERS. OUR CAR IS A ONE OWNER VEHICLE, SO WE KNOW THE MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF THE CAR. CHEVROLET, TO THIS POINT, HAS DONE NOTHING FOR THE OTHER OWNERS, WHO HAVE PAID FOR THIS REPAIR. REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT OUR CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OBVIOUS MALFUNCTION. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DEFECTIVE, NEEDLE STICKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING. ( 100 , 70, 64, 59 MPH) REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED OF VEHICLE IS WHEN VEHICLE IS BEGIN DRIVEN. NEEDLE MOVES AT ANYTHING AND STICKS IN POSITION EVEN AFTER VEHICLE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GENERAL MOTORS REPAIR SHOP ON 10/06/09 , THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. CHECKED WITH GENERAL MIRRORS CORPORATION , THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT WORKING RIGHT. SO FAR THE GAS AND THE TEMP GAUGES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AND I AM SURE THE OTHERS WILL SOON FOLLOW. I HAVE 48000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE FIVE YEAR WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. FROM MY INTERNET RESEARCH I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE OF CAR. ALSO GM HAS RECALLED OTHER CAR MODELS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SO WHY NOT THIS ONE? *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. I CHECKED THE SENSORS AND LINES IN THE ENGINE, TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL AND EVERYTHING SEEMS INTACT. AFTER THAT, 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