NHTSA Complaint #10482127 — 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10482127
Vehicle	2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	October 1, 2012
Date Filed	October 24, 2012
Mileage	135,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IA

Consumer Description

THE VEHICLE DASH BOARD GAUGES STARTED TO RAPIDLY FLUCTUATE FROM MINIMUM TO MAXIMUM VALUES AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MILES/HOUR. THE TACHOMETER WAS THE FIRST GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION AND DOES NOT WORK 95% OF THE TIME. THE SECOND GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION, LATER ON IN THE WEEK, WAS THE FUEL GAUGE. THE NEEDLE WILL DISPLAY A FULL TANK OF GAS AT ONE MOMENT AND A NEAR EMPTY TANK MINUTES LATER, PROVING TO BE UNRELIABLE TO ESTIMATE THE FUEL LEVEL. SHORTLY AFTER, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT NEVER SETTLING AT A STATIONARY TEMPERATURE. I FEAR, THROUGH PERSONAL RESEARCH, THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WILL BE THE NEXT GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DETERMINE SPEED SINCE THE TACHOMETER IS ALREADY NOT WORKING. *TR

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