2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE TEMPERATURE, FUEL GAUGE, TACHOMETER GAVE INCORRECT READINGS AND THE NEEDLES MOVED BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. UPDATED 1/25/11 *CN UPDATED 03/22/11

MY CAVALIER HAS OVER 97,000 MILES ON IT. LAST WINTER THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING AT 0 RANDOMLY. DURING THE WARMER MONTHS, IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE. NOW THAT IT IS COLD THAT SPEEDOMETER IS STICKING AGAIN AND DOING IT MORE OFTEN THAN LAST WINTER. I WAS SITTING STILL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE OTHER DAY AND IT JUMPED TO 110 MPH AND STAYED THERE. I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING AND WHAT IF SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED. I CAN NOT AFFORD THE $300 TO $800 THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WOULD TAKE TO FIX THIS. ALSO, I HIGHLY SUSPECT THAT THIS MIGHT BE CONNECTED, THE CAR WOULD REFUSE TO START LAST WINTER ALSO. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON ALONG WITH THE HEATER AND FAN. THE STARTER WOULDN'T EVEN ACT LIKE IT WAS TRYING... NO CLICKING OR ANY OTHER NOISES TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE PROBLEMS AND ISSUE A RECALL. I REALLY LIKE CHEVROLET BUT, THESE PROBLEMS ARE SCARY. *TR

TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND IS STUCK OVER 260 DEGREES, INITIALLY MOVED BACK BUT NOW REMAINS TOTALLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT. SPEEDOMETER ALSO STOPPED WORKING, WOULD TURN ON IGNITION AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 30 MPH IN IDLE AND I WOULD BEGIN DRIVING. TO CALCULATE SPEED I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE SPEEDOMETER SPEED-30MPH AND IT WOULD EQUAL THE ACTUAL SPEED. THEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, SPEEDOMETER ONLY DECREASED TO 50 MPH, BY THE TIME I REACHED HOME THE SPEEDOMETER READ 95 MPH IN IDLE. ADDITIONALLY CD PLAYER ALSO STOPPED WORKING. IT OCCURS ALL THE TIME AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE NOT KNOWING TRUE TEMPERATURE OR SPEED OF THE VEHICLE POSING A DANGER TO ALL ON THE ROAD AND MYSELF VEHICLE NOT YET REPAIRED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING HOT WHEN THE MOTOR IS NOT. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MOST LIKELY NEEDS REPLACED AND IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 75,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN READING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PANELS GOING OUT OF THIS MODEL. NOT BEING ABLE TO KNOW WHETHER THE CAR IS PERFORMING PROPERLY COULD POSE A SAFETY HAZARD DRIVING. IF THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS READING INCORRECTLY, I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHETHER TO TURN THE CAR OFF OR KEEP DRIVING IT. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STARTED GOING OUT OF WHACK. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE MOVED ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT INTERFERING WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE, SO THAT THE SPEED DOES NOT SHOW CORRECTLY. AT FIRST THE NEEDLE WENT BACK DOWN, BUT KEPT GETTING WORSE AS TIME WENT ON. THE PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. YESTERDAY, I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RUN ON IT AND THE MECHANICS TOLD ME THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST OVER $500, AN AMOUNT I DO NOT HAVE AT THIS TIME. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CAVALIER HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW. IT USUALLY STAYS AROUND 0, BUT WILL SOMETIMES GET STUCK AT VARIOUS INCORRECT SPEEDS. I HAD THE OUTPUT SENSOR CHANGED, AND IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. MY MECHANIC HOOKED HIS COMPUTER UP TO THE CAR AND IT SAYS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. I WAS TOLD THAT CHANGING THE INPUT SENSOR, WHICH IS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WILL COST ABOUT $750 AND TAKE 11 HOURS TO DO. I HAVE 2 MECHANICS LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS, BUT THEY HAVE FOUND NONE SO FAR. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER STOPPED WORKING. THE MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 125,000 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATE A SPEED OF 25 MPH WHEN I WAS STOPPED. ON THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD SHOW I WAS OVER 110 MPH WHEN I WAS WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. IT FINALLY WENT SO HIGH OFF THE SCALE THAT IT STAYED STUCK. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER AND THEY CHARGED ME $220 TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 5 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER DRIVING 3 MILES HOME FROM THE REPAIR SHOP. IT WILL BE NEXT WEEK BEFORE I CAN GET BACK TO THE SHOP AND TRY TO GET SOME OF MY MONEY REFUNDED. NOW I HAVE TO FIND A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP THAT CAN ACTUALLY HANDLE THE JOB AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. *TR