NHTSA Complaint #10389732 — 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAS BEEN FAILING ON ME SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2005. FIRST THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I LEARNED TO LIVE WITH THAT USING THE TRIP ODOMETER. NEXT, IN THE MIDDLE OF A CROSS-COUNTRY DRIVE, MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING! IT WOULD DO SO OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOW IT NEVER WORKS AT ALL, AND THE OTHER GAUGES HAVE NOW QUIT AS WELL. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOW STORM, AND THIS INCIDENT BLOCKED TRAFFIC AND RISKED MY LIFE FROM BEING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR OR FREEZING TO DEATH. I'VE GOTTEN COUNTLESS TICKETS BECAUSE OF THESE DEFECTS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2005 CAVALIERS, VERY COMMON, AND I AM APPALLED THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I'VE HAD THE GAUGES REPLACED BUT BEFORE LONG THE PROBLEM STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. IT HAS COST ME HUNDREDS, AND I'M SURE IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I OR SOMEONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM END UP INJURED FROM BEING OUT OF FUEL, SPEED, ETC. THE GAUGES IN MY CAR NOW DO NOT WORK AT ALL, I HAVE TO RELY ON A GPS FOR SPEED AND JUST FILL UP MY CAR EVERY OTHER DAY TO ENSURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF STORIES JUST LIKE MINE WITH THE VERY SAME VEHICLE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! *TR