NHTSA Complaint #10372427 — 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS WITH 36,531 MILES ON IT. YESTERDAY, I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HAD "NO SPEEDOMETER" FUNCTION ---------- THE NEEDLE JUST SAT ON "0 MPH" NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I DROVE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE ALSO READ OF THE MANY HUNDREDS OF REPORTED FAILURES OF THE SAME KIND CONCERNING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THESE AND MANY OTHER GM PRODUCTS BUILT DURING THE YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2005. WHY ARE THE TRUCKS/ SUV'S INSTRUMENT PANEL PROBLEMS A RECALL AND THE DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS OF THE CAVALIER (FOR THE SAME YEARS) NOT A RECALL? IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE RELATIVE COST OF EACH VEHICLE PLAYS A PART IN YOUR DECISION AND POSSIBLY THE END OF THE MANUFACTURING RUN OF CAVALIERS IN 2005 HAS SKEWED YOUR JUDGMENT. I FIND THIS INSTRUMENT PANEL PROBLEM A SERIOUS DRIVING CONCERN FOR ALL WHO SHARE THE ROAD. I ALSO HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS A SUGGESTION FROM THE GM DEALERS THAT THE PROBLEMS OF THE "OLD GM" ARE NOT THE PROBLEMS OF THE "NEW GM (2009). SINCE MY TAXES PAY YOUR SALARY TO KEEP ME SAFE (WITHOUT BIAS) AND MY TAXES AND FUTURE EARNINGS MAKE ME A SHAREHOLDER OF THE OLD/NEW GM, IT WOULD APPEAR TO ME THAT THIS BIG PROBLEM COULD BE SOLVED BETWEEN THE PARTIES BECAUSE WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE AND IN THE SAME FAMILY. SHAME ON YOU FOR NOT DECLARING THIS A "RECALL" FOR THE CAVALIER INSTRUMENT PANEL. I STILL HAVE THE CAR AND HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. I ALSO WILL NOT ALLOW MY FAMILY TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE AND I AM NOT SURE I WILL PAY THE APPROXIMATE $500.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS REMINDS ME OF THE LACK OF A RECALL FOR THE 3.4LITER V-6 MOTOR THAT I HAD IN MY 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH ALL OF ITS ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS WITH HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS..... I PAID THE $1,500.00 TO HAVE THE INTAKE GASKET REPLACED....... HOPE THE NEW GM GETS ITS ACT TOGETHER FAST........AS FOR ME I WILL BE SPENDING MY HARD-EARNED DOLLARS ON JAPANESE .