2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED MOVING UP AND DOWN, OVER AND OVER. THIS INCLUDED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, GAS GAUGE, AND THE SPEEDOMETER. MY DAUGHTER COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW FAST SHE WAS DRIVING AND IT WAS A DISTRACTION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT 2-3 YEARS AGO, AND IT COST ME ABOUT $500 TO REPLACE STEP MOTORS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND WOULD ONLY PROVIDE A READING OF ZERO. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,710 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. ...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF *BF *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA NEAR MY RESIDENCE, I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER STUCK @ 30MPH EVEN AFTER I STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MY SON REMOVED THE FUSE & THEN RE-INSERTED IT. SPEEDOMETER THEN WENT BACK TO ZERO SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE FUSE. SAME THING HAPPENED SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND SPEEDOMETER STUCK @ 50MPH. MY SON REMOVED & RE-INSERTED THE FUSE AND SPEEDOMETER WENT BACK TO ZERO. BUT A FEW DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING IN A 30MPH ZONE, THE SPEEDOMETER EVENTUALLY STUCK @ 110MPH. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL OF VEHICLE. I'M SURPRISED THAT A RECALL HAS NOT OCCURRED BECAUSE THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME TODAY AND THINK GOD MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING..MY GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING ON THE CAR WHICH IS DOES FROM TIME TO TIME. WE MERGE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE GAS PEDAL ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP IT JUST KEEP GETTING FASTER,, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT EVEN STOP IT OR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE EITHER..WE HAD TO RUN SOME RED LIGHTS BECAUSE WE COULD NOT STOP IT SO WE COULD TRY TO GET HOME WITHOUT CRASHING THE CAR TO STOP IT BUT WE COULD SLOW IT DOWN PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL BUT IT WAS BURNING UP THE BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION. FINALLY WE GOT IN FRONT MY HOUSE AND HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK FAST JUST TO STOP IT. THE GAS PEDAL ONLY ACCELERATES AND THE BRAKES DON'T EVEN WORK ON IT...WE COULD OF DIED TODAY!!! I'M SO GLAD I WAS NOT DRIVING IT..I WOULD OF HAD TO CALL 911 AND HAVE THE COPS BOX ME IN TO STOP. I MESSED UP MY BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION ON IT JUST TO STOP IT TODAY. I WENT ONLINE TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS AND I SEE THAT PEOPLE HAD PROBLEMS BUT NO RECALLS...I SAW MY LIFE FLASH FOR MY EYES TODAY AND PUT MY TRUST IN MY CAR EVERYDAY THINKING THAT THEY MADE IT RIGHT..??? *TR

1ST ISSUE WAS THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING OFF & ON. IT SHOWS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN CAR REALLY IS GOING. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. 2ND ISSUE WAS WARNING LIGHT WHICH A STATION TOLD ME THAT THE CODE IS FOR A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL LINE, IT SHOWS A MAJOR LEAK, BUT REPAIRMEN COULD FIND NO REAL LEAK. WARNING LIGHT DOES GO OFF & ON, SO NOT ON ALL THE TIME. 3RD ISSUE WAS OFF & ON THE FRONT DRIVER & PASSENGER WINDOWS START ROLLING DOWN OR UP AND THEN JUST QUIT, BUT START WORKING AGAIN AFTER SHUTTING OFF ENGINE A COUPLE TIMES. 4TH ISSUE WAS THE RPM METER STARTED DOING WHAT THE SPEEDOMETER HAD BEEN DOING. 5TH ISSUE IS THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER STOPPED WORKING. THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT HASN'T "FIXED" ITSELF. ALL THE OTHERS ARE OFF & ON WORKING OR NOT WORKING. THE WIPER WAS THE LATEST INCIDENT WITH ALL OF THEM STARTING IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CAVILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND BECAME DARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL READINGS AND CAUSED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.