2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER STARTED GOING WACKY. AT FIRST IT STARTED RACING AS YOU WERE DRIVING. SHOWING 65 OR 70 WHEN YOU WERE GOING MAYBE 40. NOW IT RACED PAST 110 AND DROPPED DOWN BETWEEN 0 AND 110. LOOKING OVER THE DIFFERENT WEBSITES, I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, YET IT IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST. WHY? THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, NOT TO MENTION YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A TICKET BY GUESSING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. MY CAR ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT, AND I SURE WASN'T EXPECTING ANY MAJOR REPAIRS AND THAT MILEAGE. *TR

2004 CHEVY CAVALIER. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN STARTING THE CAR (BEFORE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK) IT WILL READ 40+ MPH. I ONCE STARTED IT AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING IN A HOT PARKING LOT FOR 8 HOURS AND THE NEEDLE WAS MAXED OUT (AGAIN, BEFORE IT WAS EVEN SHIFTED OUT OF PARK). I HAVE READ THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MANY PEOPLE WITH CHEVY CAVALIERS (NOT JUST 2004 MODEL). WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ONLY FIX FOR THIS WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CLUSTER, WHICH WILL COST $500+. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LAMPS ON HIS VEHICLE LOOKED AS IF THERE WAS A GLAZE ON THEM. THEY WERE SAND BLASTED AND NOW HE CANT EVEN SEE THE LIGHT BULB. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD SELL HIM A KIT TO CLEAN THE HEAD LAMPS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THE HEAD LAMPS. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136000.

DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT PANEL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OPERATED CORRECTLY UNTIL 2007. THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO OPERATE INCORRECTLY AT RANDOM TIMES. THE NEEDLE WOULD INDICATE HIGH SPEED WHEN STOPPED OR WHEN MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE NEEDLE WOULD CONTINUE TO INDICATE AN INCORRECT SPEED UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN FROM 2007 UNTIL 2009. IN 2009, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE NO LONGER INDICATED A CORRECT SPEED AT ANY TIME. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE THEN BEGAN TO INDICATE ENGINE TEMPERATURE TO BE ABOVE 300 DEGREES WHILE DRIVING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CONTINUED TO OPERATE INCORRECTLY. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE SPEED OF THE CAR CANNOT BE PROPERLY ESTIMATED. ANY PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR WOULD NOT BE EASY TO IDENTIFY FOR LACK OF KNOWING ENGINE TEMPERATURE. ATTEMPTS TO FIX: THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS BEEN ELECTRICALLY DISCONNECTED AND CHECKED FOR A FAULTY CONNECTION. NO FAULTY WIRING HAS BEEN FOUND. *TR

OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS STOPPED WORKING AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GO UP PAST 100 MPH WHEN IT IS PARKED AND WILL TAKE 2+ WEEKS TO RESET ITSELF AND START WORKING AGAIN. THIS PAST MONTH THE GAS GAUGE AND TACHOMETER HAVE ALSO STOPPED WORKING, THIS IN ADDITION TO MY SPEEDOMETER BEING OUT HAVE LEFT ME WITHOUT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT, HOW FAST I AM GOING AND MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES. *TR

2004 CHEVY CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT STATE THE CORRECT MPH YOU ARE GOING WILL STICK ANYWHERE, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT CAN BE RESET (THE SPEEDOMETER) ONCE THE CAR COOLS OFF BUT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY CHEVY. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER JUST GOES HAYWIRE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. WHY WAS THERE NO RECALL. FAULTY MOTORS WERE PUT IN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH THE MOTOR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE MOTORS WERE REPLACED THEY WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

GAUGES IN CAR IS NOT WORKING. READ ON YOUR SITE THERE IS ANOTHER 65 PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

GAUGES ON FRONT PANEL ARE NOT WORKING. GAS, SPEED, TEMP. I HAVE CONTACT CHEVY DEALERS AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT RECALLED. READ ON MANY SITES ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR