2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE HAS GONE SO FAR TO THE RIGHT (AND NOT REGISTERING CORRECT TEMPERATURE) THAT IT INTERFERES WITH THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE THEREFORE, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE CAN ONLY REGISTER UP TO 15 MPH WHEN YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING AT LEAST 45 TO 55 MPH. I HAVE READ THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY YOU HAVE TO RECEIVE REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM BEFORE A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED? IS EVERYONE AT NHTSA AND CHEVROLET/GM JUST WAITING IN HOPES THAT SOON ALL OF THESE CARS WILL BE OFF THE ROAD THEREFORE, THEY WILL NO LONGER BE AN ISSUE? I TRULY BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT KNOWING HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU ARE TRAVELING AND/OR WHETHER YOUR CAR IS BURNING UP OR NOT. THIS ISSUE REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS I DON'T SEE THESE CARS GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON, PEOPLE ARE JUST CONTINUING TO DRIVE THEM AS THEY ARE, WITH THE GAUGE PROBLEMS. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO BE INJURED OR DIE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE CHOOSES TO IGNORE BEFORE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT IT?? THEY COST TOO MUCH TO REPAIR AND IT USUALLY DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WE OWN TWO OF THESE CARS, THE OTHER ONE IS A 2004 AND IN ADDITION TO THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING EITHER! *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER (NOT DIGITAL) AND RPM GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AT ALL FROM TIME TO TIME. IT EITHER SHOWS I'M DOING 0 M.P.H. OR IT GOES PAST 110 M.P.H AND STAYS THERE EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. IT HASN'T SHOWN THE CORRECT SPEED IN WHICH I'M TRAVELING AT ANYTIME IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO. I'VE HAD TO DOWNLOAD A SPEEDOMETER GAUGE APP ON MY SMART PHONE TO GET AN IDEA OF HOW FAST I AM GOING AND EVEN THAT IS UNTRUSTWORTHINESS. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND APPARENTLY THERE ARE MULTIPLE SOURCES FOR THE YEARS BETWEEN 2003 AND 2006 EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I'VE CALLED MULTIPLE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET MOST LIKELY WILL NEVER RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE THAT RANGES FROM $700 TO $1200 BECAUSE THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I FOR ONE DO NOT THINK THE CONSUMER SHOULD BEAR THE BRUNT OF THIS COST AS IT IS THE MANUFACTURER'S (CHEVROLET IN THIS CASE) PROBLEM WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLING FAULTY EQUIPMENT FROM THE ASSEMBLY LINE. FROM ALL THE ONLINE POSTS AND OTHERS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I'VE SEEN THAT DATE BACK TO 2007, I CANNOT IMAGINE WHY THIS PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED AT ALL. IF THIS ISN'T CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AS NO ONE CAN REALLY KNOW FOR SURE HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. *TR

OVER THE WINTER I NOTICED MY RPM GAUGE WAS NOT WORK PROPERLY THEN TWO MONTHS AGO MY TEMP GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP, THEN YESTURDAY MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. CHECKED ONLINE TODAY TO LOOK INTO FIXING THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN OTHER 2005 CAVALIERS. DONT UNDERSTAND WHY IF SO MANY PEOLPE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHY THERE HASNT BEEN A RECALL ON THE MAKE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING BOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED, TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS NOW STUCK SHOWING VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING (IT IS NOT), SPEEDOMETER MOVES ALL OVER AND REGISTERS EITHER A SPEED OVER 100 MPH WHEN ON THE ROAD OR REGISTERS EITHER 20MPH OR 60MPH WHILE SITTING STILL AT START-UP. DUE TO THIS ISSUE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I AM GOING AND MUST GAUGE SPEED BY WHAT OTHER DRIVERS ARE DOING AROUND ME. *TR

I HAVE A USED 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE CLUSTER PANEL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T GIVE ME AN ACCURATE GAS AMOUNT IN THE CAR AND THE MPH WORKS SOMETIME, BUT OFTEN THAN NOT, IT ISN'T ACCURATE. I CHECKED WITH GMC AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL TO REPLACE IT AND THE COST IS $700, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD ON A FIXED INCOME. CAN SOMETHING BE DONE. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH CLUSTER PANELS IN OTHER GMC VEHICLES. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 CAVALIER FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AND A COUPLE DAYS AFTER I HAD IT I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 110 MPH WHILE I WAS ON FREEWAY MY HEART DROPPED I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO REDUCE SPEED. I BEGAN TO OBSERVE THAT OTHERS WERE PASSING ME SO I GOT OFF ON THE NEXT EXIT. WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE SPEEDOMETER READ 55 MPH. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT HOPING THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT DIDN'T. SINCE THEN MY GAS GAUGE AND TEMP GAUGE HAS BEEN READING IMPROPERLY. I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT A FEW TIMES TO TRY TO GET IT BACK TO NORMAL BUT SEEMS TO MAKE IT WORSE. WHAT CAB I DO TO FIX THIS SINCE ITS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND CHEVY WON'T FIX IT EVEN THOUGH IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'M A PARENT AND I AM SUPPOSED TO PUT TRUST IN THIS CAR AND COMPANY TO KEEP MY CHILDREN SAFE?!?! PLEASE RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 60K MILES ON IT, ONE OWNER, AND NEVER MISSED A MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT. THE CAR IS IMMACULATE. A FEW DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED IT THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AT 18MPH AND THEN DROPPED TO 0 WHEN PARKED. ALL OTHER GAUGES WORK EXCEPT THE RPM'S ... NEITHER THE SPEEDOMETER OR TACHOMETER HAS MOVED AN INCH SINCE THEY DROPPED TO 0. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I WENT ONLINE TO TRY TO LOOK UP WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE, AND INSTEAD FOUND BLOGS WHERE 1000'S OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE, SAME STORY ON THEIR 05 CAVALIERS. THIS DEFINITELY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL! I AM NOT SURE HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST, BUT IT OBVIOUSLY IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM FOR MOST 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER OWNERS, AND CHEVY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! *TR