2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

LAST DECEMBER MY 2005 CAVALIER EXPERIENCED A SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS IN AN AREA WHERE THE SPEED ZONE CHANGED FROM 50 MPH TO 65 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED MY INCREASE IN SPEED FINE. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN, THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED IN PLACE. OVER THE PAST 7 MONTHS MY DASHBOARD GAUGES (FUEL, TEMP, SPEED, RPM) ALL MALFUNCTION. SOMETIMES THEY RESET THEMSELVES. MOST OF THE TIME I'M NEVER SURE HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. MY ENGINE TEMP WILL READ OFF THE CHARTS EVEN ON A COOL MORNING AFTER IT HAS SAT STILL ALL NIGHT. ALTHOUGH THIS STARTED LAST DECEMBER, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO THIS DAY. I HAVE POURED SO MUCH MONEY INTO OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS CAR ALREADY, I'M CONVINCED IT IS NOT WORTH ONE MORE DIME TO FIX THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I'VE SPENT HUNDREDS ON POWER WINDOW MOTORS THAT CONTINUOUSLY MALFUNCTION. THE REAR RIGHT BLINKER HAS CONSISTENTLY GONE HAYWIRE AS WELL. I HAD RESIGNED MYSELF TO THE FACT THAT I WAS ONE IN A THOUSAND WHO HAPPENED TO GET AN ELECTRICAL LEMON. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CAVALIER OWNERS, HOWEVER, I REALIZE THAT CHEVROLET IN 2005 PLAYED A SICK JOKE ON THE WHOLE LOT OF US. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL IMPORTED CARS, MOSTLY HONDA'S AND TOYOTA, AND HAVE NEVER BEEN AS DISPLEASED. GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED. THE CAR DRIVES GREAT. I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AS I LIKED THE LOOK AND FEEL OF IT ON THE ROAD. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER IN OCTOBER 2005. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH BAD OR NO SHOCKS AND WITHIN THE FIRST 1 TO 2 YEARS MY TRUNK INTERIOR LIGHT BLEW OFF THE WIRE SOUNDING LIKE A BOMB. THEN MY DRIVER REAR DOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN (DUE TO THE LINKAGES). SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT BECAUSE THE LATCH STUCK (HAD TO BUNGY STRAP IT) THEN GOT IT FIXED TO SHUT THEN IT WOULD NOT OPEN (DUE TO LINKAGES) BOTH FRONT DOORS ARE MESSED UP AS WELL. ( DRVIER SIDE DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND POASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT ALWAYS CATCH WHEN YOU SHUT IT). MY RADIO DOES NOT SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVER DOOR IS OPEN LIKE IT SHOULD. MY INTERIOR BULB HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT DUE TO NEVER SHUTTING OFF AFTER DOORS WERE CLOSED. MY DRIVER WINDOW MAKES NOISE WHEN OPENING IT.(MANUAL WINDOW CRANK). MY GUAGES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY EITHER. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND REPAIRED BUT I CAN NOT AFFORD THE WORK TO BE DONE, THE PRICE FOR A RENTAL, OR TO MISS WORK. I HAD THE CAR FOR 6.5 YEARS (ALMOST) BUT THE AGE OF THE CAR SHOULD HAVE NTOHING TO DO WITH EVERYTHING GOING WRONG WITH THE LINKAGES AND ELECTRICAL. PASSENGERS HAVE TO CRAWL OVER THE FRONT SEAT TO GET INTO THE BACK. ANY INFORMATION IS APPRECIATED. BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME IS EMAIL AND I WILL RESPOND IF A NUMBER IS LEFT. I NEED ANSWERS TO WHAT CAN BE DONEFINANCIALLY I CAN NOT AFFORD ANYTHING. I BELIEVE THAT I MAY HAVE BEEN SOLD A LEMON. I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRUNK LATCH DUE TO IT NOT WANTING TO CLOSE. *TT

I SAW THAT MY REVERSE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT LIGHTING UP WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR MICHAEL AUTOMOTIVE IN FRESNO CA AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM $110 TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS LESS THEN 30,000 MILES ON IT AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW LESS THEN 2 YEARS AGO. DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS IN A MINOR FENDER BENDER. I TOLD THEM IT WAS NOT EVEN REAR-ENDED AND IT COULD NOT BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY INSISTED IT MIGHT BE AND TO PAY THEM. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL SHOP AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS A SWITCH BOARD UNDER THE DASH AND IN NO WAY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT DUE TO A MINOR WRECK. I TOLD THE DEALER THIS AND HE STILL REFUSE TO FIX IT UNDER MY WARRANTY. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND NOW CHEV. WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE WORK, BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME NOT HAVING THOSE LIGHTS "IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN" I THINK VERY MUCH OTHERWISE AND EVERY LIGHT ON A CAR THAT TELLS OTHER DRIVERS MY INTENTIONS IS VERY IMPORTANT! *TR