2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

TAKATA RECALL WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE BROKEN WHILE CAR IN MOTION ON A RAINY DAY AND MY CAR STALLS EVERYDAY WHILE AT LIGHT EVEN SHUTS OFF IF I'M AT LIGHT

Incident Mar 18, 2018

I HAVE HAD MY USED CHEVY CAVALIER 2004 CAR FOR ALMOST A YEAR. AS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE ENGINE HAS JUST STOPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE TIME SPAN OF 5 MONTHS. NO ONE ( AUTO SHOPS) CAN FIND THE ISSUE. THEY HAVE ZERO ANSWERS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS. I WOULD BE BANNED FROM THE INTERNET IF I SAID WHAT I REALLY WANT TO SAY TO CHEVY. THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY...AUG 3RD 2017.

Incident Aug 3, 2017

I'VE OWNED THE 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER SINCE IT HAD 2000 MILES. IT CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 85000. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2017 A GREASY BOLT CAME FLYING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AREA. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I'VE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS AND ACCIDENTS DUE TO FAULTY "PINS" THAT HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT. NOW MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER STEERING WHEEL MOVES TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THIS CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS OCCURRED IN MANY GM/ CHEVROLET CARS. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND BEING CHECKED OUT.

Incident Apr 5, 2017

SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. *TR

Incident Sep 15, 2016

CLUSTER PANEL TEMP GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING NOW THE GAUGE IS STAYING IN ONE SPOT SO HAVE NO IDEA IF TEMP IS GOOD OR NOT. WHAT IF SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE I WILL NOT KNOW WITHOUT THIS WORKING. HAVE TAKEN TO TWO GARAGES THEY BOTH SAY ITS THE CLUSTER PANEL. STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING ,GAGE STAYS THE SAME.THIS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH ONLY 68,500 MILES ON IT. *TR

Incident Nov 15, 2016

1. SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT. 2. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT DROPPED WILL NOT GO BACK TO UPRIGHT POSITION.

Incident Oct 16, 2016

MY CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING A WHILE AGO. SINCE I DIDN'T GET A RECALL ON IT I WAS UNAWARE OF PEOPLE DID COMPLAIN ABOUT IT UNTIL MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHERE THE CLUSTER IS AND ALL THE WIRES ARE TOTALLY BURNED UP. I AM FURIOUS. I READ OTHER COMPLAINTS AND SOME PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I COULD NOT READ ALL OF THEM SO, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THANK GOD I DIDN'T GET INJURED OR DEATH. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. PLEASE HELP.

Incident Sep 15, 2016

IN MOTION. 2004 CAVALIER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY AFTER IMPACT WITH TELEPHONE POLE. PICTURE OF POLE SNAPPED IN HALF. STATE ROAD 252 MARTINSVILLE INDIANA. PICTURE OF POLE CAR IS TOTALED.

Incident Aug 6, 2016

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING TELEPHONE POLE. SNAPPED IN HALF, CAR TOTALED. STATE ROAD 252 MARTINSVILLE, INDIANA. CAR IN MOTION.

Incident Aug 6, 2016

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING TELEPHONE POLE. SNAPPED IN HALF, CAR TOTALED. STATE ROAD 252 MARTINSVILLE, INDIANA. CAR IN MOTION.

Incident Aug 6, 2016

INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK. THEREFORE DO NOT KNOW THE SPEED IN WHICH IS BEING TRAVELED, TEMPERATURE OF ENGINE, AMOUNT OF FUEL OR ANYTHING. CHECK GUAGES LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF LIKE EVERY WEEK. HAVE NO CLUE WHY IT STOPPED WORKING AND PERSONAL MECHANIC IS APPALLED AT THE ISSUE.

Incident Mar 19, 2016

2 ISSUES. FIRST, TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ HIGHER AND HIGHER EACH TIME THE CAR WAS STARTED UNTIL THE NEEDLE WENT ALL THE WAY AROUND TO THE SPEEDOMETER AND KEPT THE SPEEDOMETER FROM READING THE SPEED. ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. SECOND ISSUE WAS PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD PERIODICALLY LOCK, NOT ALLOWING THE PASSENGER TO USE THE SEAT BELT.

Incident Feb 1, 2016

MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND IS STUCK AT 195 DEGREES WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON. IT THEN RISES JUST AS NORMAL BUT STOPS AT 260 DEGREES WHICH IS IN THE RED ZONE

Incident Apr 5, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAVNUEVER. THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08E063000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Incident Sep 4, 2015

THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER REGISTER BELOW ZERO WHEN STOPPED OR IN MOTION. NO WAY TO TELL THE SPEED OR RPM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ALL ON THE ROAD. IF CONTROLLING SPEED IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE WORTH RECALLING WHY DO WE HAVE SPEED LIMITS? NHTSA NEEDS TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND LAUNCH A RECALL AS THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND NOT ISOLATED ITS VERY WIDESPREAD AND THE FACT THEY HAVE NEGLECTED IT SHOWS THERE REAL LACK OF CONCERN FOR SAFETY.

Incident Oct 12, 2015

THE VEHICLE STEERING IS NOT TIGHT AND I AM NOT ABLE TO TIGHTLY CONTROL THE MOVEMENT COMPLETELY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR MAKING TURNS. THE WHEEL STEERING FEELS LOOSE AND UNSECURED. WHEN DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE DRIFTS REGARDLESS IF I HAVE CONTROL.

Incident Nov 2, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

Incident Nov 10, 2015

THE CLUSTER IS OUT AND I CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH FUEL, THE SPEEDOMETER IS OUT AND ALSO THE TEMP GAGE AS WELL.

Incident Nov 5, 2015

AROUND 4:00PM AFTER GETTING OFF WORK. I WAS DRIVING HOME AND I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, MY STEERING WHEEL MOVED UP THEN DOWN DIAGONALLY ABOUT A INCH; INCH AND A HALF. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME NOW WHEN ANY KIND OF UPWARD PRESSURE IS PUT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I DON'T KNOW HOW SERIOUS OF A PROBLEM THIS IS, BUT IT DOES SEEM IF IT GETS ANY WORSE IT COULD EFFECT YOUR DRIVING ABILITY OF THE CAR.

Incident Aug 2, 2015

FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, THE INTERIOR LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. LAST YEAR I WENT SHOPPING, GOT BACK INTO MY CAR & STARTED IT, OR RATHER TRIED TO START IT, BUT IT SHUT DOWN QUITE QUICKLY. THINKING IT WAS A FLUKE, I TRIED TO START IT SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS. NOT EVEN PUSHING ON THE GAS COULD KEEP IT GOING. AFTER TOWING THE CAR & HAVING IT SIT AROUND FOR A WHILE BEFORE SOMEONE COULD FINALLY FIND THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE, IT WAS 'REPAIRED'. THE ISSUE WAS THE WIRING FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE REPAIR COMPLETED WAS A CHEAPER ROUTE THAN REPLACING THE ACTUAL SWITCH. WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL TOO LATE LAST YEAR WAS THE 'SERVICE W/WRENCH' AND 'THEFT SYSTEM' LIGHTS WERE THE WARNING THAT THE SWITCH WAS ABOUT TO GO OUT. THE INTERIOR LIGHT HAS BEEN DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN & THE THEFT & SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN LAST WEDNESDAY, 7/15/15, AND NOW I KNOW I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SEITCH. LAST YEAR I CONTACTED GM BUT THEY ONLY WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE ABOUT IT. I'M SURE THAT AS TIME GOES ON OTHERS WILL HAVE ISSUES TOO. HOW CAN WIRES COME LOOSE OR BREAK BEHIND A STEERING WHEEL? PLUGS, HOSES & THINGS LIKE THAT I CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND, BUT NOT SOMETHING THAT IS HIDDEN & SUPPOSEDLY SAFE BEHIND A STEERING WHEEL

Incident Jul 15, 2014

THE GARNISH MOLDING-WINDSHIELD PILLAR-DRIVER'S SIDE FELL PARTLY OFF BLOCKING MY VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. IT WAS NEVER TOUCHED AND FOR NO REASON IT FELL OFF AND TO THIS DAY I AM UNABLE TO REATTACH IT..

Incident Jun 4, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START PROPERLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Incident Jun 1, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT AND CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Incident Jun 17, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Incident May 17, 2015

AT TIMES, DURING THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN HARD TO START. HAD THE FUEL PUMP AND IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, BUT DID NOT SEEM TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. RECENTLY, THE CAR STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING AND TOOK 15 MINUTES TO FINALLY RE-START. I HAVE READ ONLINE WHERE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHER OWNERS OF CHEVY CAVALIERS- HARD TO START AND STALLS OUT SOMETIMES. NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND THERE IS NO CODE TO DIAGNOSIS/READ. *TR

Incident Feb 13, 2015

BOUGHT USED HAD 109000 FIRST TIME THE CLUTCH WENT OUT ON ME I WAS EXHILARATING TO MOVE INTO HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND IT GOES OUT, ESPECIALLY AS A YOUNG WOMAN I WAS VERY SCARRED FOR MY LIFE TO THIS DAY I HAVE NIGHTMARES, GOT IT FIXED BUT NO REALLY CAUSE IT STILL DOES IT WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING DOT 3 AT THE CLUTCH LINE. ITS ANNOYING, A WASTE OF TIME, WASTE OF MY MONEY, AND HAS CAUSED DOMESTIC DISPUTES. COME ON DO SOMETHING PLEASE!! *TR

Incident Apr 2, 2014

I LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING IN DRIVEWAY FOR LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. VEHICLE WAS FULL OF BLACK SMOKE AND WITHIN MINUTES WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *TR

Incident Mar 15, 2015

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY SPEEDOMETER FOR STUCK. I KNOW I WAS GOING 60 WHEN IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT IS STUCK AT.IT ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. MY CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WINDOWS, AND ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

Incident Mar 3, 2015

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BOARD HAS STOPPED, WORKING AND APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH GM ON SEVERAL MODELS (CAR AND TRUCK) BETWEEN 1998-2009. ALSO THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. WINDOW DOORS ARE NOT WORKING AND APPEARS TO ALL RELATED TO THE CLUSTER PANEL. I HAVE REPLACED ALL ABS SENSORS, NEW BRAKES PADS, ROTORS, AND EVEN FRONT BEARINGS. THE ENGINE ITSELF WORKS GREAT AND IS FINE AND APPEARS THAT GM HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN THIS PART. THE CLUSTER PANEL AND WIRING IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED IN THESE MODELS. POOR GROUND WIRING AN CLUSTER PANELS CAN CAUSE CONSUMERS TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS AND STILL RESULTING IN THE SAME PROBLEM. CLUSTER PANEL REPLACEMENT CAN BE FROM $300 TO $800 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCAL MECHANIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE SINCE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ARE NOT WORKING DUE TO THE LONG LIST OF ISSUES. I RECOMMEND A RECALL ON CLUSTER PANELS FOR ALL CAVALIERS AND MODULES, WIRING AS WELL. *TR

Incident Jan 23, 2015

THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY STARTED WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE (SHOWED THAT THE CAR WAS ALWAYS OVERHEATING) AND THEN EVENTUALLY STOPPED MOVING AT ALL. NEXT, THE RPMS STOPPED MOVING AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN SHOWING THAT WE WERE GOING 100 WHEN WE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN GOING MORE THAN 35. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL. SO, AT THIS POINT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING, IF THE CAR IS OVERHEATING, OR WHAT THE RPMS ARE. CURRENTLY THE FUEL GAUGE WORKS MOST OF THE TIME, BUT OCCASIONALLY AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK THE GAUGE WILL MOVE TO THE FAR RIGHT (AS IF IT'S TELLING US THAT THE TANK IS OVERFILLED), TO WHERE IT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE OTHER GAUGES (IF THEY WERE WORKING). I FEEL THIS IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM AND AT THE VERY LEAST IS VERY ANNOYING (ALREADY BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE FOR GOING 10 MILES OVER, BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING). *TR

Incident Jul 10, 2009

FIRST OF ALL MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS, SOMETIMES YOU KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, WHAT YOUR TACK IS AND YOU FUEL LEVEL, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T. I HAVE NEVER REALLY KNOWN MY MILEAGE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE CAR OCCASIONALLY NOT WANTING TO START OR REVING OF THE ENGINE AND ALL OF MY DUMMY LIGHTS COMING ON I WAS TOLD THAT IS MY IGNITION SWITCH,HOWEVER WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY INFORMED ME CAVALIERS USED A DIFFERENT SWITCH THAN THE ONES IN THE RECALL. OK. BOTH OF THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES, I WAS GOING TO GIVE THIS CAR TO MY SON FOR HIS FIRST CAR, BUT NO WAY! I CAN NOT TEACH HIM HOW TO DRIVE IN IT, BECAUSE THE CLUSTER DOESN'T FUNCTION AND THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES. GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND KNOWS THERE ARE ISSUES, PRETTY SURE LAST GM I WILL OWN. *JS

Incident Dec 30, 2010

LOW AND HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHTS APPEAR DIM WHEN TURNED ON COMPARED TO OTHER CARS. MAY BE DUE TO CORRODED/DEFECTIVE WIRING. APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CHEVROLET MODEL. LOOKING FOR RECALL INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

Incident Dec 16, 2014

AS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIME. AS NOTED HERE ALREADY. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED ALL BY IT SELF TO THE POINT I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF IN TRAFFIC. THEN RESTARTED AND IT WAS DRIVING ON ITS OWN AT 40 MILES AN HOUR LIKE CRUISE WAS ON, I DO NOT USE CRUISE THEN WHEN I PLAYED WITH THE CRUISE BUTTON IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL CAN'T TAKE IT IN COSTS TO MUCH TO LOOK AT BUT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR JUST NEVER CAN HAVE IT DO IT WHEN I TAKE IT IN AND THEY CAN'T HELP ME IF IT IS NOT DOING IT AT THAT TIME. I WANT THIS ON RECORD SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME THERE IS A RECORD OF THIS HAPPENING, AGAIN SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAPPENS WHENEVER IT WANTS TO... *TR

Incident Oct 15, 2014

HORN DOESN'T WORK, HAD IT LOOK AT BY MECHANIC, HE SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIRBAG. THEN HAD IT LOOK AT BY A STEERING COLUMN MECHANIC, HE SAID IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Incident Jan 3, 2008

AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT CAR FLIPPED OVER TWICE AND THERE WAS 1 DEATH AND 1 INJURY. *TR

Incident Aug 7, 2006

MY WIFE'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON HER 2004 CAVALIER HAS NOT WORKED SINCE ABOUT 80000 MILES . THE ONLY GAUGE THAT WORKS ANYMORE IS THE TACHOMETER. MY RESEARCH POINTS TO THE STEPPERS MOTORS . THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE . THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS EXACT ISSUE , ALL OVER THE INTERNET . IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE , WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ? G.M. SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE . SHE HAS BEEN ESTIMATING HER SPEED BY THE TACHOMETER FOR FAR TOO LONG . PLEASE HAVE G.M. FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES ! THANK YOU . *TR

Incident May 8, 2008

ALL OF THE TROUBLE LIGHTS COME ON INCLUDING THE SERVICE LIGHT WITH A WRENCH. THEN, ALL OF THE GAUGES DROP TO NOTHING; YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU'RE TRAVELING, WHAT YOUR FUEL CAPACITY IS, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DROPS TO NOTHING ALONG WITH THE TACHOMETER DROPPING TO NOTHING. IN THE ODOMETER AND "ERROR" MESSAGE REPLACES THE ODOMETER READING. THE GAUGES WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF AND ON OR ALL OF THEM WILL DROP OF WITH NO READING. THE OTHER EVENING, I WAS COMING HOME ON A WINDING BACK COUNTRY ROAD AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAVE TO LIMIT MY DRIVING TO DAYTIME DRIVING AND ONLY USE THE RUNNING LIGHTS AS IT APPEARS TO ONLY AGGRAVATE THE PROBLEM WHEN I USE MY HEADLIGHTS. TODAY, EVERYTHING ABOVE HAPPENED ALONG WITH SOME NEWS THINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE RUNNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON AS DID THE WARNING ALARM AS THOUGH THE KEY WERE LEFT IN THE IGNITION. I LEFT THE CAR ONLY AFTER I PULLED THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUSE FROM THE PANEL. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, I INSERTED THE FUSES AND STARTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO GEAR AS THE CAR WOULD NOT LET ME DEPRESS THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER TO DO SO. I HAVE TO NOW SHUT THE CAR OFF AND PULL THE IGNITION FUSE AND THEN REINSERT IT TO GET THE CAR IN GEAR. WHAT THE HECK? *TR

Incident Mar 15, 2014

SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR IN 2009, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM 55 TO 70. STILL DOES THIS ON OCCASION. *TR

Incident Jul 14, 2009

CAR WILL NOT START CONSISTENTLY. HAVE TO WAIT A COUPLE OF DAYS, THEN IT MAY START OR NOT. BUT IF IT STARTS, IT WILL NOT START AGAIN UNTIL DAYS GO BY............ IGNITION SHUT OFF ON ONE OCCASION WHEN OPERATING ON A PUBLIC ROAD. LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE AND POWER BRAKES.STEERING WHEEL DID NOT LOCK BUT COASTED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. *JS

Incident Jun 25, 2014

I WAS DRIVING MY -2004 CAVALIER AFTER HAVING THE SLAVE CYLINDER REPLACED 2 MONTH'S PRIOR. NOTHING SEEMED OUT OF PLACE UNTIL MY CLUTCH PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT RETURN. I PULLED OVER AFTER NEARLY COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE INVESTIGATING THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I LOOKED IN THE CLUTCH RESERVOIR AND NOTICED NO FLUID. I PLACED MORE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR MANUALLY MOVING THE CLUTCH PEDDLE UP AND DOWN UNTIL I HAD A PEDDLE. I THEN MADE IT HOME SO I COULD FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. THE LINKAGE FOR THE SHIFTER HAD OVER TIME RUBBED A HOLE IN THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH LINE CAUSING FAILURE IN THE WHOLE SYSTEM. I AM NOT ONE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT VEHICLE ISSUES BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME THE ISSUES DO NOT ALMOST KILL ME BUT IN THIS CASE HAD I NOT KNOWN WHAT TO DO TO GET THE SHIFTER OUT OF GEAR I WOULD HAVE HIT A EVER SLOWING LINE OF TRAFFIC AT 70 MPH CAUSING A MASSIVE ACCIDENT. GM PLEASE RECALL YOUR MISTAKE BEFORE YOU KILL MORE PEOPLE WITH YOUR FAULTY CRAFTSMANSHIP. *TR

Incident Jul 3, 2014