Speedometer stop working.
2004 Chevrolet Cavalier electrical complaints
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2004 chevrolet cavalier instrument cluster; at first the temperature gauge showed hot causing us to pull over to the shoulder of the road and investigate, 27 years as an automotive technician kinda helped me come to the conclusion real quick it was not overheating, then the tachometer would go completely around and peg from the underside and that's where it is and has stayed, the speedometer ceased to work shortly after the tachometer went haywire and the fuel gauge also has its moments, sometimes it works and sometimes it don't and all of the check engine lights and service soon indicators have a mind of there own, the car has no trouble codes and there is no reason gm hasn't recalled these and other vehicles with the same instrument cluster problems, funny they sent me a letter on my 03 silverado cluster and I haven't had any problems with it but I look at all the complaints on the cavaliers and no such recalls, you might ask why I haven't fixed it myself with all my experience and I will tell you right now, why should I have too? Gm should step up to the plate and fix its faulty clusters it is dangerous for any of these informational items of the cluster to be faulty or inaccurate it can cause a motorist to travel at an unsafe speed causing an accident or to pull over onto the shoulder of the road and be at risk of being struck by another motorist from behind these are very dangerous situations, ask yourself how many people have been hurt or fatally injured because of the faulty clusters, who knows; but one would be one too many don't you think?
The speed cluster acts up from time to time. Sometimes the MPH gauge doesn't read or is not accurate or sticks and sometimes the heat gauge doesn't work and sometimes the gas gauge doesn't work. Sometimes I get a brake light that lights up and sometimes the ABS light comes on. The entire cluster acts up from time to time with all different things wrong.
While driving down a highway the speedometer stayed at 65 MPH while he brakes were depressed and the car was slowing. When the car was parked 15 minutes later and shut off wit the key removed the speedometer still read 65 MPH. This continued for some time before replacing the speedometer cluster.
Speedometer does not register MPH, stays at 20 MPH when at rest and goes up when car is driven but unknown speed person is driving at. Also the temp gauge needle is not even on the area to register the temp of the engine. This is a safety issue and should be recalled. I have heard from my local mechanic that this is a common thing & I have read several posts on line similar to my complaint. Please recall this part so that everyone driving this type of vehicle is safe by knowing the temp of their engine & knowing their driving speed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet cavalier. The contact stated that the gauges on the instrument panel failed and were providing inaccurate or erratic readings. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic to determine the cause of failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. The current mileage was approximately 90,000.
The cluster on my 2004 chevy cavalier stopped working while I was on a road trip, I have done much research the past few days and came to the conclusion that the cluster in the 2004-05 chevy cavaliers are defective due to many other people having the same problem. This is a real safety issue because I don't know how much gas my car has, how fast im going and if my cars temperature is to high, if y'all could get to the bottom of this issue it will be greatly appreciated.
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!!!!!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Speedometer is unreliable. Sometimes it shows faster, sometimes it shows slower. Sticks in place at times. Next, the temp gauge made me think my car was running very hot and I bought a $25 temperature sensor first, that didn't help, so I was going to replace thermostat. Then I learned about this being a problem with thousands of these cars, so I am not doing anything to it until there is a recall. I'll use a GPS to tell my speed. I have had two speeding tickets over this because I had no idea the thing was not working right until it got really bad and started sticking in one place for days. Each ticket will give me two points on my license because of this. My insurance will go up. Also, I don't get paid for the time I take off to go to traffic court over these tickets. I am 65 years old and never had a ticket until these two. Thanks, chevy.
My 2004 chevy cavalier speedometer quit working. This seems to be a common problem with this vehicle. A recall is in order!
Instrument cluster fails to work properly on this model although I have taken it to the dealership 3 times before the warranty ran out. Has never been repaired although they claim they fixed it. The fuel gauge, speedometer, tachometer, and temperature gauge are all affected by this malfunction. When I am driving down the road, it is very common for it to read that I'm going 30 miles faster than I really am and the extreme opposite also happens where I am sitting at a red light but going 70 MPH. I have researched online and haven't seen a recall but I really feel that one is necessary in this case. It is unsafe to never know how much gas is in the vehicle, the speed in which you are travelling, or any of the other essential things that should be known while you are operating a car.
The speedometer sticks and does not report accurate vehicle speed. Above a certain speed the gauge will freeze and be unusable. This happened without warning while I was driving on the highway and could easily have caused an accident. This is a known safety issue on other gmc cars from the same time period (mine is a 2004). In addition to the speedometer, the tachometer and the fuel gauge are also completely inoperable. The whole instrument cluster is defective. It is incredibly dangerous and expensive to repair, and should be covered under the same recall as the other chevrolet products.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet cavalier. While examining the vehicle the contact noticed that the instrument panel gauges were not functioning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the instrument panel would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The current mileage was 61,000 and the failure mileage was 60,650. Updated03/15/12 *bf the consumer stated the problem started with the gas gauge. Which started off as an intermittent problem and became worse. The gas gauge needle then started blocking the temperature gauge, which caused that needle not to work properly. The gas gauge and temperature needle were facing the steering wheel. The consumer was informed the entire instrument cluster would have to be replaced at a cost of $650 plus labor. Updated 05/30/12
It was sometime in nov. 2011 when the speedometer stopped working for no reason. Every once in a while it will register the speed but it is not correct. I have seen a lot of complaints about this same problem with the same car model. And from what I have learned online this can be a very expensive repair. There really should be a recall on this part. All drivers need to know what their speed is in order to be safe and responsible driver.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet cavalier. While parked the contact noticed the fuel gauge displayed the incorrect reading. The reading would fluctuate from empty and full. In addition, the contact noticed the speedometer did not read the accurate speed while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic. The mechanic stated the instrument cluster would have to be replaced but the part was not available for repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
My speedometer stopped working. Apparently I'm not the only one this has happened to. I've been reading a forum on http://www.carcomplaints.com/chevrolet/cavalier/2004/accessories-interior/speedometer_stopped_working.shtml and between the mileage range of 30,000 and 50,000 this has happened to signifigant amount of people by no fault of their own. This is extremely dangerous for people who have no way to afford getting it fixed and chevrolet should be liable to fix this issue. They cannot expect to charge upwards of $500.00 to repair something that was poorly manufactured.
The speedometer shows incorrect speed while moving or speed while parked.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!!!!!
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