2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DISINTEGRATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.UPDATED 10/13/16 *BF

Incident Jun 15, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE, AND RPM GUAGES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WIRE CONNECTOR WAS TIGHTENED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REAPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Incident Mar 19, 2007

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FRACTURED ALONG WITH THE HORN AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Incident May 11, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL, TEMPERATURE, AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES FAILED TO WORK. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Incident Mar 30, 2016

ON OCTOBER 1ST 2015 WE WERE STOPPED FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON THE HIGHWAY. AT THAT TIME WE WERE REAR ENDED BY A HIT AND RUN DRIVER. IMPACT WAS ON THE BUMPER, PASSENGER SIDE. ON IMPACT THE PASSENGER SEAT BROKE AND SLAMMED ME FORWARD THEN BACK INTO A RECLINING POSITION. I WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.I WAS IN PT FOR 6 WEEKS. ALSO AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

Incident Oct 1, 2015

ALREADY COMPLAINED HERE ONCE. NOW MY CAR FUEL GAGE IS BROKE GOS ALL THE WAY OVER AND HITS ON MY TEMP GAUGE EVERY SO OFFEN. DONT REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN IT, BUT LEAST CAN GO 300-365 MILES. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH I DRIVE. I DONT THINK THAT IT SHOULD BREAK AFTER ONLY 41000 MILES. LAST TIME I WROTE ON HERE IT WAS MY TEMP GAUGE THAT HIT ON MY SPEEDOMETER.. THINK BEFORE LONG ALL WILL GO OUT. WISH SOMEONE WOULD DO SOMETHING FOR THESE CARS, KIND EXP TO KEEP FIXING. PAID CASH FOR THE OTHER ONE TO BE FIXED. ONLY DRIVE THE CAR ONCE IN AWHILE. ITS NOT AN OLD CAR SO. NOT VERY SAFE CAR AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO GO BUY A NEW ONE........

Incident Dec 9, 2015

SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING AND STAYS ON 100 CAR ONLY HAS 35,000 MILES, ALSO THE POWER STEERING LINE BROKE OPEN AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AT TIMES POPS ONTO MY TIRE CAUSING MY CAR TO SLAM FORWARD AND THEN IT RELEASES. I REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND THE POWER STEERING LINE BUT THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE SPEEDOMETER /CLUSTER

Incident Dec 19, 2011

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED TO REGISTER ANY SPEED AND IS STUCK IN A POSITION PAST THE HIGHEST SPEED ON THE GAGE FACE. THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS AROUND ALSO LEAVING YOU NO WAY TO JUDGE YOUR SPEED. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID IT FAILED SOME TIME AGO WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IT. I AM PACING OTHER CARS WHILE I AM WAITING FOR REPAIR PARTS TO GET HERE.

Incident Dec 10, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND BOTH TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Incident Jul 17, 2013

CAR WAS AT A RED LIGHT SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 85 MPH. UPON START UP SPEED INDICATED 110 AND AT NEXT STOP WENT DOWN TO 90. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A COUPLE DAYS THE INDICATED SPEED WAS 45. DRIVING IN A 25MPH ZONE AND SPEED INDICATED 85.

Incident Apr 1, 2015

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW DOES NOT WORK WILL NOT ROLL DOWN WILL NOT ROLL UP. THE REAR-DRIVER-SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW DOES NOT WORK WILL NOT ROLL DOWN WILL NOT ROLL UP, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW DOES NOT WORK WILL NOT ROLL DOWN WILL NOT ROLL UP. *TR

Incident Apr 17, 2015

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2004 AND IN MARCH OF 2013 THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. THEY WOULD RANDOMLY WORK ONE OR THE OTHER NOW ALL MY GAUGES HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I HAVE NO CLUE HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MANY RPMS I'M USING OR IF THE CAR IS OVERHEATING OR NOT! *TR

Incident Mar 15, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEPPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOUR YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED SHOWING AN INCORRECT READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,111.

Incident Jan 6, 2012

PLEASE CALL ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS, [XXX] IS HOW I THINK ANYTHING WILL GET DONE, JUST CALLED TODAY 02-20-15. GAS GAUGE WENT OUT 02-07-15 ( MILEAGE 40000) AND IS HITTING AGAINST MY TEMP GAUGE SO I DON'T KNOW HOW HIT MY CAR IS GETTING. I REPLACED MY TEMP GAUGE BACK IN 01-07-12 MILEAGE(29111) CAUSE IT WAS HITTING AGAINST MY SPEEDOMETER<--- THIS WAS NOT REPLACED BUT I DONT THINK TILL THIS DAY IT SHOWS THE RIGHT SPEED. AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK BACK IN 2006 CRASH NO FAULT OF THE CAR THEN, SOMEONE HIT ME, SO DONT EVEN KNOW IF THEY WILL. CALLED GM ABOUT THAT IN 2012 AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. FORGOT TO TELL KIMMY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TODAY. GOOD LUCK GETTING THESE PROBLEMS FIXED. I HAVE TO DRIVE MY KIDS AND FAMILY AROUND ONLY CAR I HAVE SO I HOPE SOMETHING IS FIXED BEFORE WE GET HURT. AND I HOPE FOR THE ONES THAT FIXED THESE REPAIRS GET THERE MONEY BACK IF THEY FIND IT TO BE A ISSUE.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Incident Feb 7, 2015

STARTED VEHICLE ALL GAUGES EXCEPT RPM STOPPED WORKING READ ONLINE AND SAW HOW COMMON THIS ISSUE IS WITH THIS CAR AND WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT IT HERE IN HOPES OF A RECALL. *TR

Incident Feb 20, 2015

A SHORT WHILE AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I NOTICED ALL OF MY GAUGES WENT OUT. I WAS NERVOUS TO EVEN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAD OR HOW FAST I WAS GOING. NOW I'M CONSTANTLY HAVING TROUBLE WHEN IGET GAS. EVEN WHEN I KNOW FOR SURE THAT I NEED GAS AFTER PUMPING FOR A FEW SECONDS, IT NEVER FAILS THAT THE PUMP WILL STOP AS IF MY TANK IS FULL. THIS MORNING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR AND ALL OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS SEEMINGLY ONE RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER MAKE ME QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Incident Feb 15, 2014

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS SHOWING WRONG SPEED, RANDOMLY SHOWS ALL OVER THE DIAL. *TR

Incident Jul 23, 2014

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED IT'S SPEED TO ABOUT 80-90 MPH. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THE CAR ACCIDENTALLY SOME KIND OF WAY MADE CRUISE CONTROL COME ON. I AM NOT A FAN OF CRUISE CONTROL SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TURNED IT ON. AFTER THE ACCELERATION, I QUICKLY ATTEMPTED TO GET MY CAR BACK DOWN TO NORMAL DRIVING SPEED BECAUSE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND DID NOT WANT TO CRASH WITH ANYONE BY ACCIDENT. I QUICKLY STOMPED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS DID NOT HELP AT ALL. MATTER OF FACT, MY BRAKES LOCKED UP TOO. I COULDN'T CONTROL THE BRAKES NOR THE GAS. THE GAS CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AT THIS POINT, I AM DOING ABOUT 100 MPH. I THOUGHT QUICKLY AND MANEUVERED MY WAY OUT OF TRAFFIC. I ALMOST HIT SEVERAL CARS BUT THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF PROTECTION AROUND ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A SINGLE SCRATCH ON ME OR THE CAR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE DESPITE MY SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN A LITTLE CONTROL OF THE CAR BY PUTTING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UP AND PLACING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THIS ONLY SLOWED THE CAR DOWN TO ABOUT 80 MPH. I HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF THE STOP THE CAR. I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK THE CAR BUT THE ENGINE ONLY REVVED UP AND MADE MY CAR SMOKE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT WAS OUT OF MY CONTROL. I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE AND MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR INNOCENT FAMILIES ON THE ROAD. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS UNEXPECTEDLY HAD THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR

Incident Dec 15, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 90 MPH ERRONEOUSLY. LATER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 100 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,500.

Incident Oct 15, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES OR IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Incident Aug 20, 2011

2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EVENTS SHE EXPERIENCED T HAT AFFECTED THE ENGINE, STEERING AND BRAKES. *TGW ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE POWER STEERING HOSE, AND PUMP WERE REPLACED. *JB

Incident Sep 20, 2014

CAR WOULD NOT START. LATER CAR WOULD STALL OUT, NOT GETTING FUEL. CAR HAS SAME ENGINE AS MY FORMER 05 COBALT. I BELIEVE PROBLEM IS IN IGNITION WIRES, ALWAYS HAD LIGHTS ON IN INTERIOR AFTER STARTING ENGINE. NOW CAR MUST BE SOLD FOR PARTS. *TR

Incident Apr 24, 2012

I HAVE HAD SOME OF THE ISSUES OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED. TWICE ALL THE GAUGES WENT DEAD-STAYED IN THE POSITIONS THEY WERE IN WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF. TWICE THE HORN DIDN'T WORK- HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND YELL! WHEN THE GAUGES WENT THE FIRST TIME, I STUMBLED ON THE FIX. I'D REMOVED THE FUSE TO TEST IT-TESTED OK. PUT IT BACK IN, NOW ALL GAUGES WORKED FINE. I REALIZED THAT THE TWO PROBLEMS ARE RELATED-BOTH GET POWER THROUGH THE FUSE PANEL. THE DASH VIBRATES SO MUCH THAT THESE TWO IN PARTICULAR WORK LOOSE. NOW I REMOVE THE FUSE PANEL COVER EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS AND PUSH DOWN ON ALL FUSES AND RELAYS. PROBLEM SOLVED. TO THE PEOPLE WITH THE "[XXX]" TEMPERATURE GAUGE, GOOD LUCK ON THAT ONE. I HOPE THIS INFO HELPS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Incident May 1, 2013

THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER NO LONGER WORKS AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS THE FIRST ITEM TO START FAILING WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MECHANICS AT THE LOCATION WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE CLAIMED RESTARTING THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES WOULD RESET THE NEEDLE BACK TO WHERE IT BELONGS. THIS WORKED FOR A WHILE, BUT I HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE THE ITEM ON MY OWN FOR THE SAME ISSUE TWICE. *TR

Incident Oct 27, 2006

I HAVE TWO PROBLEMS THAT MAY BE SAFETY RELATED. ONE MORE SO THAN THE OTHER. THE INSTRUMENTS, NONE OF THEM WORK, BUT MOST IMPORTANT IS THE SPEEDOMETER. IT STARTED HANGING UP, THEN FINALLY HUNG ALL THE WAY AT 120 MPH. I HAVE TO USE A GPS TO MAKE SURE OF MY SPEED. GM IS REPLACING OTHER VEHICLES CLUSTERS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT I HAVE AN IDEA THEY'RE SKIPPING THE CAVALIER FOR THE OTHER REASON OF MY COMPLAINT. THE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY FALLING APART. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT MAY TRY TO FALL ON MY LAP, ITS CRACKED UP SO BAD AND RATTLES TERRIBLY. IT SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BUST ALL TO PIECES IN A COLLISION. I CAN'T EVEN TOUCH THE CLUSTER BEZEL WITHOUT IT CRACKING. IT SCARES ME. COULD YOU AT LEAST INVESTIGATE THIS AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU FIND? THANK YOU! *TR

Incident Aug 15, 2011

SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. ONLY WAY IT WORKS IS TO TAKE OUT THE FUSE AND REINSERT THE FUSE. FUSE BOX IS LOCATED ON INSIDE LEFT DRIVER SIDE DASH. I TAKE OUT THE FOURTH FUSE ON THE BOTTOM (10A ) I HAVE TO DO THIS EVERYTIME I STOP THE ENGINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE ONE DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST/SLOW ONE IS DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 0 MPH SOMETIMES IT WILL SHOW 120+ MPH. BASED UPON MY INTERNET RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO BE INJURED BEFORE A RECALL. I BROUGHT THE AUTOMOBILE TO A CAR MECHANIC WHO INDICATED I NEEDED A NEW CLUSTER. HOWEVER, HE COULD NOT PROMISE ME THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Incident Jul 8, 2014

GADGE CLUSTER DOESN'T DISPLAY ANY CORRECT INFORMATION. AT FIRST THE TACH STARTED READING INCORRECTLY, EX. 4200 RPM WITH ENGINE OFF/ READING DOES NOT CHANGE WITH ENGINE SPEED (RPM). NEXT THE TEMP GADGE , EX. 200+ DEGREES WHEN STARTING AFTER 12+ HOURS ENGINE STILL COLD TO THE TOUCH. LATER THE FUEL GADGE, READING CHANGES AND FLUCTUATES MOMENT TO MOMENT. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND SECURITY SYSTEM SEEM TO BE INVOLVED. ALARM GOES OFF SPONTANEOUSLY REGARDLESS IF IT HAS BEEN ENABLED OR NOT. INTERIOR LIGHTS SOMETIMES FUNCTION SOMETIMES NOT. SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE COMPUTER OR ELECTRICAL HARNESS AS INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS TEST OK. WITH SOME ONLINE RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE,

Incident Feb 10, 2014

THE GAUGES ARE FAILING TO OPERATE. THIS STARTED WITH THE GAS GAUGE AND IS NOW AFFECTING THE TEMP GAUGE. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER FOR TESTING AND IT RESET ITSELF WHEN PLUGGED INTO THE COMPUTER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND IT ALSO DOES THIS IF YOU DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR A FEW MINUTES BUT VERY QUICKLY STOPS WORKING AGAIN. *TR

Incident Sep 5, 2012

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO GO TO ANOTHER LOCATION WHEN STOPPED FOR LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN HAD SOME ONE IN FRONT OF HER AND SINCE IT IS A STICK SHIFT SHE JUST LET THE CAR ROLL. SHE PANICKED I THINK AND HIT CLUTCH INSTEAD OF BRAKE. SHE ROLLED INTO THE BACK OF THE SUV AHEAD OF HER AND THE AIRBAGS EXPLODED IN THE CAR. SHE WAS ONLY GOING 4 MILES AN HOUR. NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER NO FRONT DAMAGE TO OUR CAR EXCEPT THE AIR BAGS AND BREAKAGE OF FRONT WINDOW. DAUGHTER WAS HIT IN FACE BY AIRBAG AND THE FINGERS CUT WITH WITH THE WINDOW BREAKING. SHE HAS RECEIVED 2 BLACK EYES AND SAID SHE WAS VERY DISORIENTED WHEN THE AIRBAG HIT HER. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS FONTAL WISE. I WENT THROUGH TO SEE IF WE HAD A CARFAX ON THIS CAR. THE COMPANY TOLD THAT THERE HAD NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I WAS DRIVING THE CAR I AM SHORT AND WITH IT BEING A CLUTCH I HAVE TO SIT CLOSE. SO I REALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT. WHY WOULD THE AIRBAGS EXPLODE AT ONLY 4 MILES AN HOUR? PLEASE RESPOND SOON AS THIS HAS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF FOR THE INSURANCE. THANK YOU. *JS

Incident May 18, 2014

TEMP GAUGE TENDS TO STICK IN THE MIDDLE AND WILL NOT GO DOWN AFTER I SHUT OFF MY CAR WHEN I DRIVE MORE THAN 30MILES. AFTER A FEW HOURS I CAN USUALLY GET IT BACK DOWN BUT ONE TIME IT WENT ALL THE WAY OVER TO MPH AREA AND THEN THAT NEEDLE GOT STUCK UNDER WHICH I HAD NO CLUE HOW FAST I WAS GOING BECAUSE THE OTHER NEEDLE. NEEDLES TO SAY I BARELY DRIVE ANYWHERE OUTSIDE OF TOWN BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

Incident Mar 17, 2014

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALER IN 2008. SINCE THEN ALL OF THE GAUGES ARE NOW INOPERABLE. THIS IS A GREAT INCONVENIENCE, AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE, OR WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS CAN BECOME A HUGE ISSUE, NOT TO MENTION COSTLY. NOW, I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT ON THESE ISSUES AND I FEEL THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THEM. IF ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS ARE OUT, THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS FROM THE FACTORY. I HOPE THIS MATTER IS BEING INVESTIGATED AND NOT JUST PUT TO THE SIDE TO CLAIM THAT IT MUST BE SOMETHING THAT THE DRIVERS ARE CAUSING. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT THE INTENTIONS ARE OF GM OR WHOMEVER IS RESPONSIBLE. WE PAID FOR THESE VEHICLES, WHICH ARE FAIRLY GOOD ONES, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE THE DECISION TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Incident Feb 2, 2010

THE WEATHER WAS IN THE 10S AND SINGLE DIGITS. I WAS TRAVELING IN PAIR, WE DID NOT EXCEED 35 MILES AN HOUR AS VISIBILITY WAS VERY POOR DUE TO SNOW AND WINDS. I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS ACCELERATING, BELIEVED MY TIRES WERE SPINNING ON ICE. I COME TO A STOP AND REALIZED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR. DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME FOLLOWING MY FRIEND WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY FOLLOWING ME. THE MPH NEEDLE MADE ITS WAY TO POINT STRAIGHT DOWN. I WOULDN'T HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN IF OTHER CHEVY CAVALIER OWNERS HAD TOLD ME TO, BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED TO THEM TOO. I AM A NEW OWNER OF THIS CAR, BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALERSHIP SO I DON'T KNOW THAT HOW WELL TAKEN CARE OF THIS CAR WAS. I PRIDE MYSELF IN TAKING EXTRA CAR OF MY VEHICLES. I DO NOT THINK THE SPEEDOMETER SHOULD HAVE FAILED UNLESS IT WAS BECAUSE OF OPERATOR MISUSE, AND I HAVE NOT MISUSED MY VEHICLE. *TR

Incident Jan 20, 2014

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO PROVIDE INCORRECT READING WHEN CONTACT DROVE 55MPH THE SPEEDOMETER READ 30MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED BUT WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,211. LI

Incident Jun 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Incident Jan 1, 2012

THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE HAS GONE SO FAR TO THE RIGHT (AND NOT REGISTERING CORRECT TEMPERATURE) THAT IT INTERFERES WITH THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE THEREFORE, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE CAN ONLY REGISTER UP TO 15 MPH WHEN YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING AT LEAST 45 TO 55 MPH. I HAVE READ THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY YOU HAVE TO RECEIVE REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM BEFORE A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED? IS EVERYONE AT NHTSA AND CHEVROLET/GM JUST WAITING IN HOPES THAT SOON ALL OF THESE CARS WILL BE OFF THE ROAD THEREFORE, THEY WILL NO LONGER BE AN ISSUE? I TRULY BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT KNOWING HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU ARE TRAVELING AND/OR WHETHER YOUR CAR IS BURNING UP OR NOT. THIS ISSUE REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS I DON'T SEE THESE CARS GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON, PEOPLE ARE JUST CONTINUING TO DRIVE THEM AS THEY ARE, WITH THE GAUGE PROBLEMS. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO BE INJURED OR DIE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE CHOOSES TO IGNORE BEFORE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT IT?? THEY COST TOO MUCH TO REPAIR AND IT USUALLY DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WE OWN TWO OF THESE CARS, THE OTHER ONE IS A 2004 AND IN ADDITION TO THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING EITHER! *TR

Incident Sep 28, 2013

MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER (NOT DIGITAL) AND RPM GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AT ALL FROM TIME TO TIME. IT EITHER SHOWS I'M DOING 0 M.P.H. OR IT GOES PAST 110 M.P.H AND STAYS THERE EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. IT HASN'T SHOWN THE CORRECT SPEED IN WHICH I'M TRAVELING AT ANYTIME IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO. I'VE HAD TO DOWNLOAD A SPEEDOMETER GAUGE APP ON MY SMART PHONE TO GET AN IDEA OF HOW FAST I AM GOING AND EVEN THAT IS UNTRUSTWORTHINESS. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND APPARENTLY THERE ARE MULTIPLE SOURCES FOR THE YEARS BETWEEN 2003 AND 2006 EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I'VE CALLED MULTIPLE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET MOST LIKELY WILL NEVER RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE THAT RANGES FROM $700 TO $1200 BECAUSE THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I FOR ONE DO NOT THINK THE CONSUMER SHOULD BEAR THE BRUNT OF THIS COST AS IT IS THE MANUFACTURER'S (CHEVROLET IN THIS CASE) PROBLEM WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLING FAULTY EQUIPMENT FROM THE ASSEMBLY LINE. FROM ALL THE ONLINE POSTS AND OTHERS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I'VE SEEN THAT DATE BACK TO 2007, I CANNOT IMAGINE WHY THIS PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED AT ALL. IF THIS ISN'T CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AS NO ONE CAN REALLY KNOW FOR SURE HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. *TR

Incident Feb 8, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CLUTCH DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND COULD NOT BE DISENGAGED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A HOLE IN THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH HOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

Incident Jul 20, 2013

OVER THE WINTER I NOTICED MY RPM GAUGE WAS NOT WORK PROPERLY THEN TWO MONTHS AGO MY TEMP GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP, THEN YESTURDAY MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. CHECKED ONLINE TODAY TO LOOK INTO FIXING THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN OTHER 2005 CAVALIERS. DONT UNDERSTAND WHY IF SO MANY PEOLPE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHY THERE HASNT BEEN A RECALL ON THE MAKE. *TR

Incident Jun 8, 2013

CHEVROLET HAS USED THIS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON A VARIETY OF MODELS AND IT GOES BAD IN JUST ABOUT EVERY CASE. IT NEEDS A RECALL TO FIX ALL MODELS AFFECTED. CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY FIX IT. THERE ARE COMPANYS THAT MAKE THEIR LIVING REPAIRING THIS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FROM CHEVROLET. *TR

Incident May 15, 2011

WHILE DRIVING BOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED, TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS NOW STUCK SHOWING VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING (IT IS NOT), SPEEDOMETER MOVES ALL OVER AND REGISTERS EITHER A SPEED OVER 100 MPH WHEN ON THE ROAD OR REGISTERS EITHER 20MPH OR 60MPH WHILE SITTING STILL AT START-UP. DUE TO THIS ISSUE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I AM GOING AND MUST GAUGE SPEED BY WHAT OTHER DRIVERS ARE DOING AROUND ME. *TR

Incident Apr 26, 2012