NHTSA Complaint #10424189 — 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES IN OUR 05 CAVALIER ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SOMETIMES FALL FROM THE CAR SPEED OF 65 DOWN TO 0 AND SWING BACK UP TO 65 AGAIN. THE OTHER INSTRUMENT GAUGES HAVE STARTED DOING THE SAME. WE HAVE HAD MANY SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE POWER WINDOWS FROM THE FIRST DAY WE BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS NO POWER AT ALL. THERE IS A 5 INCH GAP AT THE TOP, AND SOMETIMES THE WINDOW WILL FALL DOWN EVEN FURTHER WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 05 CHEVY CAVALIERS. I PREVIOUSLY ASKED GM TO HELP ME FIX THIS DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAZARD, BUT THEY WANTED ME TO BE THE ONE TO TAKE ACTION. OTHERS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH ON THE WEB HAVE HAD THE MOTORS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AT NO COST. ALL OF MY WEB BROWSING & RESEARCHING OF THIS MATTER WAS CONSISTENT. THE MOTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. AND THE COST OF THE WINDOW MOTOR PLUS LABOR WAS OVER $500.00 PER WINDOW. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE FIXING ANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY BE WRONG. I ASKED FOR OUR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW TO BE REPAIRED BY CHEVROLET SO THAT WE COULD DRIVE IN SAFETY WITH NO SUDDEN DISTRACTIONS OR HAZARDS. RECENTLY, THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS STARTED MOVING UP & DOWN VERY SLOWLY AND WE ARE AFRAID IT IS ALSO GOING TO NEED REPAIR. *TR