2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

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 AND ERRONEOUS SPEED INDICATOR. SPEED INDICATOR POINTS TO 55-60 MPH WHILE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP AND INDICATES 110+ MPH WHILE ACTUAL SPEED IS 50-55 MPH. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AROUND 100 MILES. A SIMPLE POWERING OFF THE IGNITION DOES NOT CLEAR PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY UPSETTING AND UNSETTLING. GENERAL MOTORS CURRENT COST TO IT CUSTOMERS OF $660 FOR CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM IS INEXCUSABLE. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL SAFETY ISSUE AND AS SUCH SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A SAFETY RECALL !

DOING MY MORNING PAPER ROUTE. WENT TO TURN LEFT IN A CUL-DE-SAC AND THE STEERING TILT BROKE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS GOING ALL KIND OF DIRECTIONS. I HAVE TWO NEWSPAPERS WEDGED INTO THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE BOTTOM SO I CAN DRIVE IT UNTIL I CAN SOMEHOW GET IT FIXED. I HAVE THREE OR FOUR PARTS THAT FELL INTO THE FLOORBOARD. ALL I WAS DOING WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT WHEN I BROKE AND THE PARTS FELL OFF. THIS IS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. I BOUGHT IT IN 2009. THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THE CAR. IT SEEMS THAT THIS SHOULDN'T EVER HAPPEN TO ANY CAR. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS IN THIS CAR. I CAN STILL STEER, BUT THE TILT IS BROKEN AND THE WHEEL IS HARD TO KEEP STILL. *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 UNIT OR SEND OUT AND REPAIR OF MY ORIGINAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A MILDEW SMELL IN THE VEHICLE AND CORROSION STARTED TO DEVELOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

SO WHEN MY GAS GAUGES GET DOWN BELOW THE HALF LINE THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT COMES UP AND I KNOW FOR SURE THAT MY CAR ISN'T YET EMPTY. WHAT DO I DO? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND NO WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE BOLTS BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE CYLINDER HEAD, OIL PUMP, AND TRANSMISSION WERE DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

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

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY ENTIRE CLUSTER WENT OUT. I SPOKE TO CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY STATED IT WAS A RECALL, BUT THE RECALL DATE EXPIRED. HOWEVER, I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *TR

ALL FOUR GAUGES THAT MAKE UP THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (LR FUEL, TEMP, SPEED AND TECH) WILL SHOW ZERO READING OR VARIES READING THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH REALITY. BY TURNING THE KEY NUMEROUS TIMES I CAN RESET THE SPEEDOMETER BACK TO ZERO AND THEN USE THE VEHICLE, TILL AT A RANDOM TIME IT WILL JUST INCREASE IN SPEED SHOWN. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. GM HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND HAVE DONE ZERO EXCEPT CHARGE HIGH FEE TO FIX A DEFECTIVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT THAT THEY PLACE IN THE VEHICLE. *JS