2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

THE POWER WINDOWS DON'T WORK . THE GAUGES DON'T WORK ONLY GAUGE THAT'S WORKS IS THE TACHOMETER FROM MY RESEARCH THESE ARE TWO COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THESE CAVALIERS THE WINDOWS IS MORE OF A CONVENIENCE PROBLEM BUT THE GAUGES NOT WORKING IS A SAFETY PROBLEM CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEED ODOMETER IN THIS CAR. I CAN SEE BY SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON CARCOMPLAINT.COM I AM ONLY 1 OUT OF SEVERAL HUNDRED. IT WILL SOMETIMES SAY I AM GOING 100 WHEN I AM GOING 25. IT WILL SOMETIMES STAY STUCK ON 55 WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP. I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH OF ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE REPLACED AND BY OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS TO ME IT SOUNDS LIKE A DAD PART PRODUCED BY GM. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THESE AND HAVE THEM REPLACED BEFORE IT RESULTS IN A DEATH OF SOMEONE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE IF THEY DON'T RECALL THESE PARTS AND REPLACE THEM SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FIRST BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION, FOLLOWED BY ALL OTHER GAUGES. NO GAUGES WORK PROPERLY NOW. SPEED IS UNKNOWN, RPMS IS UNKNOWN, AMOUNT OF GAS IN TANK IS UNKNOWN, PROPER FUNCTION OF ENGINE IS UNKNOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING AN ON-RAMP AND SLIGHTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAS FORCED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL MOVING IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS MAKING AN ATTEMPT TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,379 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,460.

CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN USUALLY OCCURS WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR WHILE MAKING A TURN PRESSING THE BRAKE HARD SLOWS THE CAR BUT IT CONTINUES TO APPLY POWER WHAT STOPS THE ENGINE FROM CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE IS TO PUSH THE CLUTCH IN, AT THE MOMENT THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE TO 6500 RPM THEN RETURN TO NORMAL LIKE IT IS COMPLETING SOME CYCLE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN THE WINTER. WE HAVE EXPECTED A RECALL BUT NOTHING. I CAN GUARANTEE A LAWSUIT IF MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE INJURED. THIS IS A TRUE CASE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT THE FEDS CAN INVESTIGATE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 60MPH. ITS NOT THAT OLD OF A CAR AND ONLY HAS 58 THOUSAND MILES ON IT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH ALL THE PEOPLE COMPLAINING THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE LOW MILES RIDICULOUS! *KB

AS SOON AS THIS CAR REACHED @50,000 MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. UPON CHECKING WITH A CHEVROLET DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDS TO BE DISMANTLED AND NEW GAUGES INSTALLED BY AN OUTSIDE SOURCE, WHEREUPON CAR IS RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND ODOMETER IS RESET TO CORRECT MILEAGE. COST IS APPROXIMATELY $400.00 AND UP. UPON RESEARCH, I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU CANNOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING AND IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH FUEL. ALSO, FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE GOES HAYWIRE WHEN I FILL UP. THE NEEDLE GOES INTO THE GAUGE THAT TELLS YOU IF YOUR CAR IS RUNNING HOT - PREVENTING THAT NEEDLE FROM OPERATING PROPERLY. TO MY KNOWLEDGE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

REPLACED DEFECTIVE SHIFTER CONTROL CABLE. I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER, 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, MILEAGE: 40,850.I AM THE ORIGNIAL OWNER, PURCHASED IT NEW FROM CHEVROLET. I BECAME AWARE OF THE DEFECT WHEN I CAME OUT OF WORK AND WENT TO MY PARKED CAR, STARTED THE CAR, AND WHEN I SHIFTED MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. NONE OF THE GEARS WERE WORKING. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND WAIT OVER TWO HOURS AND HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER 10 MILES AWAY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. IT COST ME OVER $400.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED BY THE CHEVROLET DEALER. I ASKED CHEVROLET IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SHIFTER CONTROL CABLE AND HE SAID THERE WAS NONE THAT HE KNEW OF. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOME INFORMATION ON THE SHIFTER CONTROL CABLE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEM WITH THE SAME TYPE CAR. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GENERAL MOTORS - CHEVROLET DIVISION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE. I COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD OR PARKED ON A HILL WHICH MIGHT HAVE CAUSED HARM TO ME OR ANY OTHER DRIVER OF MY CAR. *TT

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR AT TIMES, IT WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN, CAUSING IT TO RUN RPMS INTO THE RED, NEED TO SHUT CAR OFF SO IT DOES NOT EXCEL ON IT'S OWN. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED A FEW TIMES.. VERY DANGEROUS, THE 1ST TIME WAS IN DEC, 2010 IN AN ICE STORM, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE AND IT WAS FROZEN NOW IT IS IN THE 80S AND IT DID IT YESTERDAY SEPT 6TH 2011 WHAT IS CAUSING THIS??? IS IT A DEFECT??? ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS??? *TR

GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY COMING LOOSE FROM 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 70K MILES. NO PART AVAILABLE IN THE US. GM STOPPED MAKING THIS ASSEMBLY. THIS HAPPENED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. GM WILL NOT HELP ME. *TR