2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

WELL I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. I WOULD GET OIL CHANGES AND TIRES ROTATED AND NOTICE SMALL DIFFERENCES THEN OUT OF NO WERE IT JUST WOULD NOT WORK. IT STUCK ON 110 AND THE TEMP IS OFF TOO. ALSO IT DOES NOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE. OVER ALL THE WHOLE BOARD SEEMS TO BE NOT WORKING. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS PEOPLE TELL ME THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS OTHERS TELL ME IT COST 700- 900 DOLLARS TO FIX. *KB

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS. IT SAY"S I AM DOING 80MPH WHEN I AM ACTUALLY DOING 40MPH. AND WHEN I AM PARKED IT SAY"S I AM DOING 50MPH. *KB

MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS SUFFERED A NUMBER OF DEFECTS SINCE ITS PURCHASE. WHILE THEY DID NOT RESULT IN ANY COLLISIONS OR INJURIES, THEY EASILY COULD HAVE. AT 10,211 MILES (8/31/2004) THE WATER PUMP FAILED; LUCKILY, THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE PUMP, ALONG WITH SEVERAL SEALS AND GASKETS WERE REPLACED. AT 29,522 MILES (5/23/2005), WHITE SMOKE BEGAN BILLOWING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. MULTI CHEVROLET IN UNION, NJ DISCOVERED THAT A CYLINDER HEAD WAS DEFECTIVE, THE HEAD GASKETS WERE CRACKED, AND THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THESE REPAIRS WERE AGAIN COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AT 48,241 MILES (6/9/2006), THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND A SUSPENSION BEAM FAILED. LUCKILY, WE HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THE REPAIRS WERE AGAIN COVERED. FINALLY, AT 74,000 MILES (5/10/10), THE VEHICLE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. LUCKILY, MY SON [XXX] WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED, [XXX], SERVICE MANAGER OF BILL DEFOUW CHEVROLET IN LAFAYETTE, INDIANA, INFORMED US THAT EVERY LIFTER WAS BROKEN AND EVERY VALVE WAS BENT, AND THE PISTONS WERE IRREPARABLY DAMAGED AS WELL. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, GM HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO DO SO OUT OF POCKET. WE ARE REPORTING THIS IN CASE OTHER BUYERS OF THIS MODEL/YEAR OR LATER HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES, AND ARE CURRENTLY DRIVING UNSAFE VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER GAUGES QUIT WORKING. I HAVE BEEN ONLINE AND DONE SOME RESEARCH AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. PLEASE DO A RECALL SO WE CAN GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. ONCE MY WARRANTY OF 30 DAYS WAS UP THAT'S WHEN EVERYTHING QUIT WORKING. *TT

OWN 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT. AT 25,000 MI THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER AND HAVE IT CHECKED AT A COST OF 100.00 AND IF IT WAS A CLUSTER THEY MIGHT PAY FOR REPAIRS. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GOES OVER PAST 110 MI WHEN I AM DOING 20 MPH, THE GAS GAUGE WILL SIT ON EMPTY WHEN THERE IS A HALF TANK, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT GM RECALLED TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT DID NOT INCLUDE CARS, THIS HAD TO BE DONE BEFORE 70,000 MILES. I THINK THEY SHOULD RECALL CARS AND FIX THE PROBLEM AT ONCE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER AND ONE BY ONE ALL THE GAUGES HAVE STOPPED WORKING. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT TO HAVE A SPEEDOMETER!! I ALSO DO NOT HAVE AN RPM GAUGE, GAS GAUGE OR HEAT GAUGE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!!!!! *TR

ACCELERATOR STUCK ON 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER. ENGINE WAS WIDE OPEN AND GAS PEDAL WAS DOWN TO FLOOR. GOT CAR OFF ROAD WITH NO INCIDENT. CABLE WAS FOUND TO BE FRAYED FROM CORROSION AND STUCK INSIDE HOUSING. CALLED GM AND RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE . THEY SAID VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. REPLACE WITH NEW CABLE AT REPAIR SHOP. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN ON A MODERN ERA VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAS "SQUIRRELLY GAUGES" . NONE OF THE GAUGES READ CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, ONCE IN A WHILE ONE OR MORE GAUGES DO APPEAR TO BE READING CORRECTLY. MY GAS GAUGE IS NEVER ACCURATE. MY SPEEDOMETER IS OFTEN PEGGED OVER TO TOP SPEED OR READS 45 MPH WHEN I'M DOING 65. THE ONLY ACCURATE GAUGE IS THE ODOMETER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 2-3 YEARS. (NO I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT) RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I SEARCH GOOGLE FOR THE SYMPTOMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I LOOK ON EBAY AND FIND VENDORS WHO REPAIR "SQUIRRELLY GAUGES". MY COMPLAINT IS NOT UNIQUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL EVAPORATIVE EMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL FILLER TUBE WAS COVERED WITH RUST. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON BECAUSE OF THE ROAD SALTS USED IN HIS PARTICULAR STATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. UPDATED 05/13/11 *BF UPDATED 07/08/11

MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR A WHILE WAS JUST THE SPEEDOMETER NOW THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR