2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD "SHATTERING" NOISE. HE WENT OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED INTO PIECES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE HEAT MUST HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE AND SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 199,000.

CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE WIRING IN THE FLOOR LEFT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. DRIVER AND PASSENGER ESCAPED THE VEHICLE WITH JUST MINOR INJURIES. A PASSER BY CUT THE BATTERY CABLE AND THE FIRE/SMOKE STOPPED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER AND RECENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER HAS JUST STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIMES IT DECIDES TO WORK DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, BUT MOST LIKELY IT IS ON 80MPH WHEN IM DOING 20MPH OR IT JUST SITS AT THE BOTTOM ALL TOGETHER. I WAS ABOUT TO HAVE A MECHANIC FIX MY CAR AND I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH. I FOUND A WEBSITE WITH 33 ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH A 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER(HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/CAVALIER/2004/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SPEEDOMETER_STOPPED_WORKING.SHTML). THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AND GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY, IT IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CAVALIER AND ALL THE GAUGES HAVE STOPPED WORKING. ONCE IN A WHILE THE RPM GAUGE WORKS. I INVESTIGATED AND HAVE FOUND VARIOUS WEBSITES WITH LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COST OF REPAIR IS 500+ DOLLARS WITH NO SIMPLE DO IT YOURSELF FIX AVAILABLE. *TR

ALL THE DIALS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GO HAYWIRE. I HAVE TRIED DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY BUT IT STILL HAPPENS. DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING WHO HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR. OR EVEN IF THE TEMP IS OKAY. *TR

MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE OVEREXTENDED CLOCKWISE PAST THE MAXIMUM TEMP THRESH HOLD UNTIL THE NEEDLE WAS POINTING DIRECTLY RIGHT (TOWARD PSGR). THE TIP OF THE NEEDLE, BEING STUCK IN THAT POSITION, PHYSICALLY BLOCKED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FROM GOING ANY HIGHER THAN 10 MPH. EVENTUALLY THE SPEEDOMETER JUST FAILED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STILL CONTINUED TO NOT WORK, AND APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AFTER THAT THE GAS GAUGE FAILED AS WELL (THAT NEEDLE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE). THE ONLY GAUGE IN THE CLUSTER THAT IS WORKING IS THE TACHOMETER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A POPULAR DEFECT FOR THIS CAR, AS I HAVE READ MANY OTHERS-SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR IS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND HAS LESS THAN 25,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF AND NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT OUT OF TOWN. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FROM GM. VERY UNHAPPY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN AT SPEEDS OF 8 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FELL INTO THE CONTACTS LAP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE SCREWS MISSING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,012.

MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ISSUES. THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE READ MANY POST FROM CAVALIER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. *TR

ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CAVALIER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY, IT WILL STICK AT RANDOM PLACES ON THE DIAL, EVEN WHEN NOT DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE NEEDLE WILL POINT STRAIGHT DOWN AT THE ODOMETER AND STICK THERE ALSO. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET BETTER WITH WARM WEATHER, BUT IS STILL NOT RIGHT. NOW IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, THE TACHOMETER HAS STARTED TO STICK AND NOT REGISTER AT ALL WHEN IT IS VERY COLD OUTSIDE, LIKE THE SPEEDOMETER THOUGH, THE TACHOMETER WORKS BETTER IN WARMER WEATHER. COOLANT TEMP. GAUGE STICKS ALSO WHEN IT GETS COLD OUT. THESE PROBLEMS ARE VERY REPAIRABLE, I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM YET! THIS IS SURELY A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE GM DO A RECALL ON THESE CARS BEFORE YOU PULL OFF A "TOYOTA." *TR

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER LS, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING FOR A FEW YEARS. THE VEHICLE WILL DRIVE AND STEER FINE FOR A WHILE, THEN IT WILL BEGIN TO MAKE A LOW GRUMBLING NOISE WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND TURN. THE STEERING BECOMES STEADILY MORE DIFFICULT. I EVENTUALLY TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A SLOW LEAK IN MY STEERING FLUID AND INSTEAD OF PAYING TO FIX IT, TO KEEP FILLING IT WITH FLUID WHENEVER I START HEARING THE NOISE. SO FAR, I'VE ONLY LOST THE POWER STEERING ONCE - LUCKILY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. FILLING THE POWER STEERING WORKS AS A QUICK FIX FOR A FEW WEEKS. I'VE ALSO NOTICE THAT WHEN I GOT TO OPEN THE POWER STEERING FLUID CAP - IT APPEARS THAT THE FLUID HAS BEEN "BOILING" OR FOAMING FOR A WHILE. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT HELPS, BUT IT HAS BEEN SOMETHING I'VE NOTICED. THANKS. *TR