2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Electrical System Problems

I HAVE HAD MY USED CHEVY CAVALIER 2004 CAR FOR ALMOST A YEAR. AS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE ENGINE HAS JUST STOPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE TIME SPAN OF 5 MONTHS. NO ONE ( AUTO SHOPS) CAN FIND THE ISSUE. THEY HAVE ZERO ANSWERS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS. I WOULD BE BANNED FROM THE INTERNET IF I SAID WHAT I REALLY WANT TO SAY TO CHEVY. THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY...AUG 3RD 2017.

SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. *TR

CLUSTER PANEL TEMP GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING NOW THE GAUGE IS STAYING IN ONE SPOT SO HAVE NO IDEA IF TEMP IS GOOD OR NOT. WHAT IF SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE I WILL NOT KNOW WITHOUT THIS WORKING. HAVE TAKEN TO TWO GARAGES THEY BOTH SAY ITS THE CLUSTER PANEL. STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING ,GAGE STAYS THE SAME.THIS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH ONLY 68,500 MILES ON IT. *TR

MY CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING A WHILE AGO. SINCE I DIDN'T GET A RECALL ON IT I WAS UNAWARE OF PEOPLE DID COMPLAIN ABOUT IT UNTIL MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHERE THE CLUSTER IS AND ALL THE WIRES ARE TOTALLY BURNED UP. I AM FURIOUS. I READ OTHER COMPLAINTS AND SOME PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I COULD NOT READ ALL OF THEM SO, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THANK GOD I DIDN'T GET INJURED OR DEATH. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. PLEASE HELP.

INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK. THEREFORE DO NOT KNOW THE SPEED IN WHICH IS BEING TRAVELED, TEMPERATURE OF ENGINE, AMOUNT OF FUEL OR ANYTHING. CHECK GUAGES LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF LIKE EVERY WEEK. HAVE NO CLUE WHY IT STOPPED WORKING AND PERSONAL MECHANIC IS APPALLED AT THE ISSUE.

2 ISSUES. FIRST, TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ HIGHER AND HIGHER EACH TIME THE CAR WAS STARTED UNTIL THE NEEDLE WENT ALL THE WAY AROUND TO THE SPEEDOMETER AND KEPT THE SPEEDOMETER FROM READING THE SPEED. ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. SECOND ISSUE WAS PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD PERIODICALLY LOCK, NOT ALLOWING THE PASSENGER TO USE THE SEAT BELT.

MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND IS STUCK AT 195 DEGREES WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON. IT THEN RISES JUST AS NORMAL BUT STOPS AT 260 DEGREES WHICH IS IN THE RED ZONE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, THE INTERIOR LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. LAST YEAR I WENT SHOPPING, GOT BACK INTO MY CAR & STARTED IT, OR RATHER TRIED TO START IT, BUT IT SHUT DOWN QUITE QUICKLY. THINKING IT WAS A FLUKE, I TRIED TO START IT SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS. NOT EVEN PUSHING ON THE GAS COULD KEEP IT GOING. AFTER TOWING THE CAR & HAVING IT SIT AROUND FOR A WHILE BEFORE SOMEONE COULD FINALLY FIND THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE, IT WAS 'REPAIRED'. THE ISSUE WAS THE WIRING FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE REPAIR COMPLETED WAS A CHEAPER ROUTE THAN REPLACING THE ACTUAL SWITCH. WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL TOO LATE LAST YEAR WAS THE 'SERVICE W/WRENCH' AND 'THEFT SYSTEM' LIGHTS WERE THE WARNING THAT THE SWITCH WAS ABOUT TO GO OUT. THE INTERIOR LIGHT HAS BEEN DOING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START PROPERLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY SPEEDOMETER FOR STUCK. I KNOW I WAS GOING 60 WHEN IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT IS STUCK AT.IT ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. MY CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WINDOWS, AND ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BOARD HAS STOPPED, WORKING AND APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH GM ON SEVERAL MODELS (CAR AND TRUCK) BETWEEN 1998-2009. ALSO THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. WINDOW DOORS ARE NOT WORKING AND APPEARS TO ALL RELATED TO THE CLUSTER PANEL. I HAVE REPLACED ALL ABS SENSORS, NEW BRAKES PADS, ROTORS, AND EVEN FRONT BEARINGS. THE ENGINE ITSELF WORKS GREAT AND IS FINE AND APPEARS THAT GM HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN THIS PART. THE CLUSTER PANEL AND WIRING IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED IN THESE MODELS. POOR GROUND WIRING AN CLUSTER PANELS CAN CAUSE CONSUMERS TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS AND STILL RESULTING IN THE SAME PROBLEM. CLUSTER PANEL REPLACEMENT CAN BE FROM $300 TO $800 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCAL MECHANIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE SINCE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ARE...

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...

FIRST OF ALL MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS, SOMETIMES YOU KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, WHAT YOUR TACK IS AND YOU FUEL LEVEL, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T. I HAVE NEVER REALLY KNOWN MY MILEAGE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE CAR OCCASIONALLY NOT WANTING TO START OR REVING OF THE ENGINE AND ALL OF MY DUMMY LIGHTS COMING ON I WAS TOLD THAT IS MY IGNITION SWITCH,HOWEVER WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY INFORMED ME CAVALIERS USED A DIFFERENT SWITCH THAN THE ONES IN THE RECALL. OK. BOTH OF THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES, I WAS GOING TO GIVE THIS CAR TO MY SON FOR HIS FIRST CAR, BUT NO WAY! I CAN NOT TEACH HIM HOW TO DRIVE IN IT, BECAUSE THE CLUSTER DOESN'T FUNCTION AND THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES. GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND KNOWS THERE ARE ISSUES, PRETTY SURE...

LOW AND HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHTS APPEAR DIM WHEN TURNED ON COMPARED TO OTHER CARS. MAY BE DUE TO CORRODED/DEFECTIVE WIRING. APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CHEVROLET MODEL. LOOKING FOR RECALL INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT CAR FLIPPED OVER TWICE AND THERE WAS 1 DEATH AND 1 INJURY. *TR

MY WIFE'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON HER 2004 CAVALIER HAS NOT WORKED SINCE ABOUT 80000 MILES . THE ONLY GAUGE THAT WORKS ANYMORE IS THE TACHOMETER. MY RESEARCH POINTS TO THE STEPPERS MOTORS . THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE . THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS EXACT ISSUE , ALL OVER THE INTERNET . IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE , WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ? G.M. SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE . SHE HAS BEEN ESTIMATING HER SPEED BY THE TACHOMETER FOR FAR TOO LONG . PLEASE HAVE G.M. FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES ! THANK YOU . *TR

ALL OF THE TROUBLE LIGHTS COME ON INCLUDING THE SERVICE LIGHT WITH A WRENCH. THEN, ALL OF THE GAUGES DROP TO NOTHING; YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU'RE TRAVELING, WHAT YOUR FUEL CAPACITY IS, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DROPS TO NOTHING ALONG WITH THE TACHOMETER DROPPING TO NOTHING. IN THE ODOMETER AND "ERROR" MESSAGE REPLACES THE ODOMETER READING. THE GAUGES WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF AND ON OR ALL OF THEM WILL DROP OF WITH NO READING. THE OTHER EVENING, I WAS COMING HOME ON A WINDING BACK COUNTRY ROAD AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAVE TO LIMIT MY DRIVING TO DAYTIME DRIVING AND ONLY USE THE RUNNING LIGHTS AS IT APPEARS TO ONLY AGGRAVATE THE PROBLEM WHEN I USE MY HEADLIGHTS. TODAY, EVERYTHING ABOVE HAPPENED ALONG WITH SOME NEWS THINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE RUNNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON...

CAR WILL NOT START CONSISTENTLY. HAVE TO WAIT A COUPLE OF DAYS, THEN IT MAY START OR NOT. BUT IF IT STARTS, IT WILL NOT START AGAIN UNTIL DAYS GO BY............ IGNITION SHUT OFF ON ONE OCCASION WHEN OPERATING ON A PUBLIC ROAD. LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE AND POWER BRAKES.STEERING WHEEL DID NOT LOCK BUT COASTED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. *JS

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION GIVING FAULTY READINGS. AT TIMES, IT REGISTERS AT 0MPH - EVEN WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING. THE TACHOMETER BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING (FAULTY READINGS) TWO DAYS LATER. THE SPEEDOMETER NOW WORKS BUT PERIODICALLY GIVES FAULTY READINGS WHILE DRIVING. THE TACHOMETER NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL AND CONSTANTLY SHOWS A FAULTY READING (BELOW ZERO). AFTER A VISIT TO THREE DIFFERENT LOCAL MECHANICS AND A GM DEALERSHIP - I'M TOLD THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMPLETELY. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND QUITE COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES IN THEIR EXPERIENCE APPARENTLY. NOT HAVING AN ACCURATE AND RELIABLE DISPLAY OF YOUR CURRENT SPEED IS CERTAINLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IT'S AMAZING TO ME THAT THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN INVESTIGATED WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING FAULTY GAUGES/INSTRUMENT PANELS ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED...

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HIT A BUMP THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL CAUSE THE INTERIOR LIGHT TO COME AND ON OCCASION CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. *TR

THE GAUGES SHOW NOTHING NO SPEED NO GAS NO MILEAGE NOTHING. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS MATTER WHY IS THERE NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS ALWAYS A CHEVY PERSON BUT NOW I AM MOVING ON TO SOMETHING ELSE. CHEVY DOES NOT LIKE TO FIX THERE PROBLEMS THEY LEAVE IT UP TO THE PEOPLE TO SPEND TONS OF MONEY TO FIX THE PROB WHEN THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROB IS. THIS IS UNCALLED FOR. *TR

CARCOMPLAINTS.COM NOTES: WIDESPREAD INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE IS A COMMON AND FRUSTRATING REALITY FOR MANY 2004-2005 CHEVY CAVALIER OWNERS. THEY'RE OFTEN LEFT IN THE DARK WHEN IT COMES TO KNOWING HOW FAST THEY'RE GOING, WHAT THEIR ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS, OR EVEN HOW MUCH FUEL THEY HAVE LEFT IN THE TANK. THE LIKELY CULPRIT IS A SERIES OF BAD "STEPPER MOTORS" WHICH CONTROL THE GAUGES AND ARE NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THINK NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE YOUR SPEED IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR ALL OWNERS? WE'D AGREE. TROUBLE IS, APPARENTLY THE NHTSA DOES NOT. THIS IS TRULY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED THOUSANDS OF TIMES TO VARIOUS AGENCIES AND IT SEEMS THE CAVALIER WAS NEVER MADE. NO ONE WILL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE OR ANY OTHERS INVOLVING THIS CAVALIER. *TR

2004 CAVALIER, 2.2L DOHC, 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE FELT AS IF CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. RPMS WOULD NOT FALL OFF AS FAST AS USUAL WHEN FOOT TAKEN OFF GAS, AND WHEN I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH (WHICH WAS JUST REPLACED LAST WEEK DUE TO ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE THAT CHEVY REFUSES TO RECALL) RPMS WENT ABOVE 4,000. TAPPED GAS PEDAL THINKING MAYBE IT WAS STUCK AND IT ONLY REVVED HIGHER AND DID NOT COME DOWN ON ITS OWN. RPMS CONTINUED TO CLIMB AS I CAME TO A STOP, AROUND 6,000 BY THE TIME I PULLED OVER. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IMMEDIATELY BACK ON, NO PROBLEMS FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP HOME (ANOTHER 8 MILES). I CANNOT RISK MY CAR REVVING AT 6,000 RPMS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHICH I'M IN EVERY WEEKDAY AND I CAN'T SHUT IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE HOWEVER, REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AS A PRECAUTION. THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,426 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,600. UPDATED 7/10/15*CN UPDATED 8/23/2017*CN

THE GAUGE CLUSTER ON MY 2004 CAVALIER HAS SUDDENLY STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS I DO NOT KNOW HOW HOT MY ENGINE IS OR HOW FAST I AM GOING. THE TACH AND GAS GAUGES SEEM TO STILL WORK (DON'T KNOW FOR HOW LONG THOUGH), BUT SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GAUGE DO NOT. MY CAR HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE AND I WILL JUST HAVE HAD IT FOR 10 YEARS AS OF THIS MONTH. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR AND IT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT CHEVY WILL NOT RECALL THIS FAULTY GAUGE PANEL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT A PART THAT SHOULD JUST SUDDENLY WEAR OUT ON A CAR. WITH ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE SUDDENLY SURFACING WITH GM I AM SHOCKED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BEFORE AND I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY...

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER; GAS GAUGE; TACHOMETER) STARTED ACTING CRAZY AND THE DIALS WOULD JUMP ALL OVER THE PLACE. FINALLY, THE DIALS JUST STOPPED WORKING. AT THE SAME TIME MY INSIDE DOME LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. IT WOULD GO ON WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING SO IT HAD TO BE DISENGAGED COMPLETELY SO IT WOULD NOT RUN DOWN MY BATTERY. RIGHT AFTER THAT MY CAR TURNED OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND THE KEYS WERE STILL IN THE IGNITION. (THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES).THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR UNDER ANY RECALLS. I CALLED GM DIRECTLY BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANY RESOLUTION DUE TO LANGUAGE BARRIERS (THE REPS DID NOT SPEAK ENGLISH). THIS WAS REPORTED TO CAR COMPLAINTS.COM AND HUNDREDS OF REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR THE SAME THING (ESPECIALLY THE CLUSTER AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS) BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE ITEMS...

BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW , EVERY TIME WE HIT A BUMP WITH KEY RING AND CAR DRIVING THE INTERIOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF LIKE THE KEY WAS JUST TURNED ON , WE COMPLAINED AND THEY COULD NEVER FIND A THING , SO NOW WHEN YOU DRIVE IT AND HIT THE KEY RING WITH ALL THE OTHER KEYS ON IT THE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF , CHEVROLET COULD NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM AND NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENS ON A 2004 CAVALIER AS LATER MODELS OF CHEVY. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN BUT IT DID NOT START. SO I TRIED AGAIN A FEW MORE TIME. THE VEHICLE DID START SO I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS THE NEXT WEEK WHICH WAS MY FIRST ATTEMPT. IT TOOK 2 MORE VISITS TO GET THE CAR FIXED CORRECTLY. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE IGNITION SWITCH SENSOR. JUST LIKE THE RECALL BY GM. BUT MY MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED, I HOPE IT WILL BE ADDED IN THE FUTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL (FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, RPM GAUGE & TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALL STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY AND THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AT ALL! FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR SPEED! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ALSO AS IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND DANGEROUS. *TR

WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR DEFROSTER, IT STARTS POPPING VERY LOUD. AT ONE TIME IT STARTED POPPING WHEN I SET THE CAR AT IDLE, AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, IT WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE OR DUST. I HAD TO AIR OUT THE CAR FOR A WHILE BEFORE I COULD DRIVE IT. THE DEFROSTER DOESN'T POP EVERY TIME, AND IT QUITS AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES EACH TIME. ALSO, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, IT NEEDED A NEW CONSOLE, SO I HAD IT REPLACED. THE DAY-TIME RUNNING LIGHTS GO OUT AND FLASH AT PEOPLE. WHEN THEY GO OUT, THE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON SO THE DAY-TIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT FLASH AT PEOPLE. *TR

HORN WON'T BLOW, HAD IT SERVICED AND THEY SAID HORN WAS GOOD. THEY TRACK THE SITUATION BACK TO THE AIR BAG/HORN CONNECTION. NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THIS VEHICLE. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE HORN WON'T BLOW. THE GUY THAT SERVICED IT , SAID THE CONNECTION FOR THE HORN IS CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG AND I WOULD NEED A NEW AIR BAG TO POSSIBLE FIX THIS ISSUE. WHAT COULD I POSSIBLE DO TO GET THIS CORRECTED? IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, I'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND GETTING MORE WORRIED ABOUT IT LATELY. *TR

RECENTLY GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR SOME OF THEIR CARS, BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HERE IS A LIST OF CARS CURRENTLY LISTED, BUT I WANT MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ADDED TO THE RECALL TOO: CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5, SATURN ION, CHEVROLET HHR, PONTIAC SOLSTICE, AND SATURN SKY. MANY YEARS AGO I TRIED TO GET A LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THEY COULD NOT FIX IT, SO WE JUST KEPT DRIVING THE CAR. HAD I KNOWN IT WOULD AFFECT THE AIR BAGS GETTING DEPLOYED I WOULD HAVE WRITTEN TO YOU SOONER. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO GET FIXED BY GM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON ALL MODELS LISTED INCLUDING MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE DEFECT ALLOWS THE IGNITION SWITCH TO MOVE FROM "RUN" TO "ACCESSORY" IF I HIT...

CAR SHUT OFF NO POWER STEERING GAUGES SHUT OFF EVERYTHING TURNED OFF BUT LIGHTS STAYED ON AND FLASHERS WORKED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING; TODAY'S EXAMPLE; WE WERE ENTERING AN INTERSTATE AND ACCELERATING TO THE 65 MPH POSTED SPEED LIMIT, AND THE SPEEDOMETER LOCKED AT 45 AND STAYED THERE. DID NOT CHANGE AND REMAINS THERE UNTIL WE GOT THE CAR HOME. THE WORST PART IS MY SON, A STUDENT DRIVER WAS DRIVING AND HAD NO WAY TO KNOW HOW FAST HE WAS GOING AND HAD TO REMAIN THERE UNTIL WE COULD GET OFF THE INTERSTATE AND EXCHANGE PLACES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AS WELL AS THIS SITE, AND SEE MANY MORE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INDICATING INCORRECT SPEEDS BEFORE IT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE GAS, RPM, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES INDICATE INCORRECT INFORMATION AS WELL. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER; AT FIRST THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED HOT CAUSING US TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND INVESTIGATE, 27 YEARS AS AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN KINDA HELPED ME COME TO THE CONCLUSION REAL QUICK IT WAS NOT OVERHEATING, THEN THE TACHOMETER WOULD GO COMPLETELY AROUND AND PEG FROM THE UNDERSIDE AND THAT'S WHERE IT IS AND HAS STAYED, THE SPEEDOMETER CEASED TO WORK SHORTLY AFTER THE TACHOMETER WENT HAYWIRE AND THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO HAS ITS MOMENTS, SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DON'T AND ALL OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND SERVICE SOON INDICATORS HAVE A MIND OF THERE OWN, THE CAR HAS NO TROUBLE CODES AND THERE IS NO REASON GM HASN'T RECALLED THESE AND OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEMS, FUNNY THEY SENT ME A LETTER ON MY 03 SILVERADO CLUSTER AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT...

THE SPEED CLUSTER ACTS UP FROM TIME TO TIME. SOMETIMES THE MPH GAUGE DOESN'T READ OR IS NOT ACCURATE OR STICKS AND SOMETIMES THE HEAT GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AND SOMETIMES THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK. SOMETIMES I GET A BRAKE LIGHT THAT LIGHTS UP AND SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. THE ENTIRE CLUSTER ACTS UP FROM TIME TO TIME WITH ALL DIFFERENT THINGS WRONG. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 65 MPH WHILE HE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE CAR WAS SLOWING. WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED 15 MINUTES LATER AND SHUT OFF WIT THE KEY REMOVED THE SPEEDOMETER STILL READ 65 MPH. THIS CONTINUED FOR SOME TIME BEFORE REPLACING THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER MPH, STAYS AT 20 MPH WHEN AT REST AND GOES UP WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN BUT UNKNOWN SPEED PERSON IS DRIVING AT. ALSO THE TEMP GAUGE NEEDLE IS NOT EVEN ON THE AREA TO REGISTER THE TEMP OF THE ENGINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE HEARD FROM MY LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON THING & I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS ON LINE SIMILAR TO MY COMPLAINT. PLEASE RECALL THIS PART SO THAT EVERYONE DRIVING THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE IS SAFE BY KNOWING THE TEMP OF THEIR ENGINE & KNOWING THEIR DRIVING SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND WERE PROVIDING INACCURATE OR ERRATIC READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

THE CLUSTER ON MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP, I HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH THE PAST FEW DAYS AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE CLUSTER IN THE 2004-05 CHEVY CAVALIERS ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS MY CAR HAS, HOW FAST IM GOING AND IF MY CARS TEMPERATURE IS TO HIGH, IF Y'ALL COULD GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ISSUE IT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

ALL GAUGES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY AT FIRST BUT NOW MOVE AROUND BACKWARDS OR ANY DIRECTION THEY CHOOSE...NEVER CORRECT!!!!! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!!!!!! *TR

ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER READING AND OCCASIONAL INCORRECT FUEL GAUGE READING, I HAVE ON MANY OCCASIONS HAD THE SPEEDOMETER RISE TO 110 MPH WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE POSTED SPEEDS, APPROXIMATE BECAUSE I HAVE NO WAY TO ACTUALLY TELL HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MANY YEAR 2001 AND UP GM VEHICLES WITH ONLY THE HIGHER END CADILLAC TYPE AND LARGER SUV'S BEING RECALLED ( WHICH HAVE THE SAME EXACT STEPPER MOTORS THAT ARE CAUSING THE PROBLEMS ). I GUESS GM FIGURES IT'S ONLY NECESSARY TO REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETERS ON THE 5000 LB PLUS VEHICLES TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS IN HOPES OF SAVING THE SMALLER VEHICLES FROM BEING HIT BY THEM. I DID CALL THE GM DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY CAVALIER AND IT WOULD COST APPROX. $300 NOT INCLUDING LABOR FOR AN EXCHANGE...

THERE IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE HORN AFTER TIME/WEAR WITH THE 2003-2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THERE IS A ISSUE WITH THE CONTACT IN THE STEERING COLUMN TO ACTIVE THE VEHICLES HORN. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE ROTATING RIBBON CIRCUIT CONTACT UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL HAVING A BROKEN FILAMENT FOR THE HORN CIRCUIT, THE PART IS KNOWN AS A CLOCK SPRING CONTACT. THE HORN WILL NOT WORK BY PRESSING EITHER BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL, BUT WILL SOUND AS PART OF VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM BY PRESSING KEY FOB. THIS ISSUE CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS, AND INJURY. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM REPORTED BY MANY VEHICLE OWNERS ON DIFFERENT FORUMS, DATABASES, AND SEARCHES. PLEASE FIX OR RECALL THIS PART CHEVROLET, TO PREVENT ACCIDENT, INJURY, AND DEATH. *TR

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....

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY ON THIS MODEL ALTHOUGH I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED ALTHOUGH THEY CLAIM THEY FIXED IT. THE FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE ARE ALL AFFECTED BY THIS MALFUNCTION. WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT IS VERY COMMON FOR IT TO READ THAT I'M GOING 30 MILES FASTER THAN I REALLY AM AND THE EXTREME OPPOSITE ALSO HAPPENS WHERE I AM SITTING AT A RED LIGHT BUT GOING 70 MPH. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVEN'T SEEN A RECALL BUT I REALLY FEEL THAT ONE IS NECESSARY IN THIS CASE. IT IS UNSAFE TO NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE, THE SPEED IN WHICH YOU ARE TRAVELLING, OR ANY OF THE OTHER ESSENTIAL THINGS THAT SHOULD BE KNOWN WHILE YOU ARE OPERATING A CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,650. UPDATED03/15/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE GAS GAUGE. WHICH STARTED OFF AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND BECAME WORSE. THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE THEN STARTED BLOCKING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, WHICH CAUSED THAT NEEDLE NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. THE GAS GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE NEEDLE WERE FACING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $650 PLUS LABOR. UPDATED 05/30/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT READING. THE READING WOULD FLUCTUATE FROM EMPTY AND FULL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT READ THE ACCURATE SPEED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.