NHTSA Complaint #10671512 — 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10671512
Vehicle	2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	July 10, 2009
Date Filed	January 9, 2015
Mileage	57,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	UT

Consumer Description

THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY STARTED WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE (SHOWED THAT THE CAR WAS ALWAYS OVERHEATING) AND THEN EVENTUALLY STOPPED MOVING AT ALL. NEXT, THE RPMS STOPPED MOVING AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN SHOWING THAT WE WERE GOING 100 WHEN WE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN GOING MORE THAN 35. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL. SO, AT THIS POINT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING, IF THE CAR IS OVERHEATING, OR WHAT THE RPMS ARE. CURRENTLY THE FUEL GAUGE WORKS MOST OF THE TIME, BUT OCCASIONALLY AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK THE GAUGE WILL MOVE TO THE FAR RIGHT (AS IF IT'S TELLING US THAT THE TANK IS OVERFILLED), TO WHERE IT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE OTHER GAUGES (IF THEY WERE WORKING). I FEEL THIS IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM AND AT THE VERY LEAST IS VERY ANNOYING (ALREADY BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE FOR GOING 10 MILES OVER, BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING). *TR

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