2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

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

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