NHTSA Complaint #10454555 — 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10454555
Vehicle	2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	March 25, 2012
Date Filed	April 9, 2012
Mileage	96,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	SC

Consumer Description

SPEEDOMETER IS UNRELIABLE. SOMETIMES IT SHOWS FASTER, SOMETIMES IT SHOWS SLOWER. STICKS IN PLACE AT TIMES. NEXT, THE TEMP GAUGE MADE ME THINK MY CAR WAS RUNNING VERY HOT AND I BOUGHT A $25 TEMPERATURE SENSOR FIRST, THAT DIDN'T HELP, SO I WAS GOING TO REPLACE THERMOSTAT. THEN I LEARNED ABOUT THIS BEING A PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS, SO I AM NOT DOING ANYTHING TO IT UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL. I'LL USE A GPS TO TELL MY SPEED. I HAVE HAD TWO SPEEDING TICKETS OVER THIS BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA THE THING WAS NOT WORKING RIGHT UNTIL IT GOT REALLY BAD AND STARTED STICKING IN ONE PLACE FOR DAYS. EACH TICKET WILL GIVE ME TWO POINTS ON MY LICENSE BECAUSE OF THIS. MY INSURANCE WILL GO UP. ALSO, I DON'T GET PAID FOR THE TIME I TAKE OFF TO GO TO TRAFFIC COURT OVER THESE TICKETS. I AM 65 YEARS OLD AND NEVER HAD A TICKET UNTIL THESE TWO. THANKS, CHEVY. *TR

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