Already complained here once. Now my car fuel gage is broke gos all the way over and hits on my temp gauge every so offen. Dont really know how much gas I have in it, but least can go 300-365 miles. Depending on how much I drive. I dont think that it should break after only 41000 miles. Last time I wrote on here it was my temp gauge that hit on my speedometer.. Think before long all will go out. Wish someone would do something for these cars, kind exp to keep fixing. Paid cash for the other one to be fixed. Only drive the car once in awhile. Its not an old car so. Not very safe car as far as I am concerned, dont have the money to go buy a new one........
2005 Chevrolet Cavalier electrical complaints
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The speedometer has failed to register any speed and is stuck in a position past the highest speed on the gage face. The tachometer needle jumps around also leaving you no way to judge your speed. I just bought the car. The previous owner said it failed some time ago while he was driving it. I am pacing other cars while I am waiting for repair parts to get here.
Speedometer stops working and stays on 100 car only has 35,000 miles, also the power steering line broke open and the emergency brake at times pops onto my tire causing my car to slam forward and then it releases. I replaced the brake line and the power steering line but the main problem is the speedometer /cluster
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. The contact stated that the speedometer and both turn signal lights failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
The front passenger side electric window does not work will not roll down will not roll up. The rear-driver-side electric window does not work will not roll down will not roll up, the rear passenger side electric window does not work will not roll down will not roll up.
I purchased a 2005 chevy cavalier new in december of 2004 and in march of 2013 the gauges stopped working. They would randomly work one or the other now all my gauges have stopped working all together. I have no clue how fast I'm going or how many rpms I'm using or if the car is overheating or not!
Started vehicle all gauges except RPM stopped working read online and saw how common this issue is with this car and was advised to file a complaint about it here in hopes of a recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. While driving at an unknown speed, the speedometer displayed an incorrect reading. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the stepper motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that four years later, while driving at an unknown speed, the fuel gauge malfunctioned showing an incorrect reading. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 29,111.
A short while after I bought this car I noticed all of my gauges went out. I was nervous to even drive the car because I didn't know how much gas I had or how fast I was going. Now I'm constantly having trouble when iget gas. Even when I know for sure that I need gas after pumping for a few seconds, it never fails that the pump will stop as if my tank is full. This morning my check engine light came on. I take very good care of this car and all of these malfunctions seemingly one right after the other make me question the safety of this vehicle.
Speedometer needle is showing wrong speed, randomly shows all over the dial.
I have had some of the issues others have mentioned. Twice all the gauges went dead-stayed in the positions they were in when the ignition is off. Twice the horn didn't work- had to roll down the window and yell! When the gauges went the first time, I stumbled on the fix. I'd removed the fuse to test it-tested ok. Put it back in, now all gauges worked fine. I realized that the two problems are related-both get power through the fuse panel. The dash vibrates so much that these two in particular work loose. Now I remove the fuse panel cover every couple of months and push down on all fuses and relays. Problem solved. To the people with the "[xxx]" temperature gauge, good luck on that one. I hope this info helps. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The entire gauge cluster no longer works and the speedometer was the first item to start failing while the car was still under warranty. The mechanics at the location where I bought the vehicle claimed restarting the car multiple times would reset the needle back to where it belongs. This worked for a while, but I have since had to replace the item on my own for the same issue twice.
I have two problems that may be safety related. One more so than the other. The instruments, none of them work, but most important is the speedometer. It started hanging up, then finally hung all the way at 120 MPH. I have to use a GPS to make sure of my speed. Gm is replacing other vehicles clusters for the same issue, but I have an idea they're skipping the cavalier for the other reason of my complaint. The dashboard is literally falling apart. I don't know when it may try to fall on my lap, its cracked up so bad and rattles terribly. It seems like it could bust all to pieces in a collision. I can't even touch the cluster bezel without it cracking. It scares me. Could you at least investigate this and let me know what you find? Thank you!
Speedometer gauge does not work. Only way it works is to take out the fuse and reinsert the fuse. Fuse box is located on inside left driver side dash. I take out the fourth fuse on the bottom (10a ) I have to do this everytime I stop the engine. This is a safety issue since one does not know how fast/slow one is driving. Sometimes the speedometer shows 0 MPH sometimes it will show 120+ MPH. Based upon my internet research this is a very common problem. It is unfortunate that someone will have to be injured before a recall. I brought the automobile to a car mechanic who indicated I needed a new cluster. However, he could not promise me that it would fix the problem.
Gadge cluster doesn't display any correct information. At first the tach started reading incorrectly, ex. 4200 RPM with engine off/ reading does not change with engine speed (RPM). Next the temp gadge , ex. 200+ degrees when starting after 12+ hours engine still cold to the touch. Later the fuel gadge, reading changes and fluctuates moment to moment. Also the interior lights and security system seem to be involved. Alarm goes off spontaneously regardless if it has been enabled or not. Interior lights sometimes function sometimes not. Seems to be a major defect in the computer or electrical harness as individual components test ok. With some online research this seems to be a very common problem with this specific vehicle,
The gauges are failing to operate. This started with the gas gauge and is now affecting the temp gauge. I took it to a dealer for testing and it reset itself when plugged into the computer for diagnosis and it also does this if you disconnect the battery for a few minutes but very quickly stops working again.
Temp gauge tends to stick in the middle and will not go down after I shut off my car when I drive more than 30miles. After a few hours I can usually get it back down but one time it went all the way over to MPH area and then that needle got stuck under which I had no clue how fast I was going because the other needle. Needles to say I barely drive anywhere outside of town because of the issue.
I own a 2005 chevrolet cavalier and bought it from a dealer in 2008. Since then all of the gauges are now inoperable. This is a great inconvenience, as well as a safety issue. Not knowing how fast you are going, how much gas you have, or what the temperature is can become a huge issue, not to mention costly. Now, I know this is not the first complaint on these issues and I feel that something should be done about them. If all of these complaints are out, there must be a problem with these cars from the factory. I hope this matter is being investigated and not just put to the side to claim that it must be something that the drivers are causing. Please let us know what the intentions are of gm or whomever is responsible. We paid for these vehicles, which are fairly good ones, can someone please make the decision to take care of this problem. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The weather was in the 10s and single digits. I was traveling in pair, we did not exceed 35 miles an hour as visibility was very poor due to snow and winds. I noticed my speedometer was accelerating, believed my tires were spinning on ice. I come to a stop and realized my speedometer was still going 60 miles an hour. Drove the rest of the way home following my friend who was previously following me. The MPH needle made its way to point straight down. I wouldn't have expressed concern if other chevy cavalier owners had told me to, because it has happened to them too. I am a new owner of this car, bought it from a dealership so I don't know that how well taken care of this car was. I pride myself in taking extra car of my vehicles. I do not think the speedometer should have failed unless it was because of operator misuse, and I have not misused my vehicle.
The contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. The contact stated the instrumental cluster electrical system failed and caused the speedometer to provide incorrect reading when contact drove 55mph the speedometer read 30mph. The speedometer was not replaced. The contact also wanted to stated that the fuel gauge failed but was replaced. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000 and the current mileage was 99,211. Li
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. The contact stated that the speedometer and fuel gauge failed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure mileage. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 59,000.
The temperature gauge needle has gone so far to the right (and not registering correct temperature) that it interferes with the needle on the speedometer gauge therefore, the speedometer needle can only register up to 15 MPH when you are actually going at least 45 to 55 MPH. I have read the other complaints on your site and I would like to know how many you have to receive regarding this same problem before a recall will be issued? Is everyone at the federal safety agency and chevrolet/gm just waiting in hopes that soon all of these cars will be off the road therefore, they will no longer be an issue? I truly believe this to be a safety issue, not knowing how fast or slow you are traveling and/or whether your car is burning up or not. This issue really needs to be addressed as soon as possible as I don't see these cars going away anytime soon, people are just continuing to drive them as they are, with the gauge problems. How many people will have to be injured or die in an accident because of this problem that everyone chooses to ignore before something will be done about it?? They cost too much to repair and it usually does not fix the problem. We own two of these cars, the other one is a 2004 and in addition to the speedometer not working properly the gas gauge is not working either!
My 2005 chevy cavalier speedometer (not digital) and RPM gauge doesn't work at all from time to time. It either shows I'm doing 0 m.p.h. Or it goes past 110 m.p.h and stays there even when the car is shut off. It hasn't shown the correct speed in which I'm traveling at anytime in the past 6 months or so. I've had to download a speedometer gauge app on my smart phone to get an idea of how fast I am going and even that is untrustworthiness. I've looked online for similar complaints and apparently there are multiple sources for the years between 2003 and 2006 experiencing the exact same problem. I've called multiple chevrolet dealerships about this problem and was told that it's a known problem and chevrolet most likely will never recall this defective equipment and was quoted a price that ranges from $700 to $1200 because the whole instrument cluster would need to be replaced. I for one do not think the consumer should bear the brunt of this cost as it is the manufacturer's (chevrolet in this case) problem who is responsible for installing faulty equipment from the assembly line. From all the online posts and others complaints about this problem I've seen that date back to 2007, I cannot imagine why this problem hasn't been addressed at all. If this isn't considered a safety issue as no one can really know for sure how fast they are going, I don't know what is.
Over the winter I noticed my RPM gauge was not work properly then two months ago my temp gauge started acting up, then yesturday my speedometer started doing the same thing. Checked online today to look into fixing the problem and found out this is a recurring problem in other 2005 cavaliers. Dont understand why if so many peolpe are having the same problem why there hasnt been a recall on the make.
Chevrolet has used this instrument cluster on a variety of models and it goes bad in just about every case. It needs a recall to fix all models affected. Chevrolet knows about the problem but will not voluntarily fix it. There are companys that make their living repairing this instrument cluster from chevrolet.
While driving both the speedometer and the temperature gauge failed, temperature gauge is now stuck showing vehicle is overheating (it is not), speedometer moves all over and registers either a speed over 100 MPH when on the road or registers either 20mph or 60mph while sitting still at start-up. Due to this issue I have no idea what speed I am going and must gauge speed by what other drivers are doing around me.
The speedometer would not move from 50 MPH. Later in the day, the speedometer was moving up and down erratically.
I have a used 2005 chevy cavalier and the cluster panel is not working properly. The gas gauge doesn't give me an accurate gas amount in the car and the MPH works sometime, but often than not, it isn't accurate. I checked with gmc and they say there is no recall to replace it and the cost is $700, which I cannot afford on a fixed income. Can something be done. I know there have been problems with cluster panels in other gmc vehicles.
I just bought a 2005 cavalier from a private party and a couple days after I had it I noticed that my speedometer said I was going 110 MPH while I was on freeway my heart dropped I immediately let off the accelerator to reduce speed. I began to observe that others were passing me so I got off on the next exit. When I came to a complete stop the speedometer read 55 MPH. I turned the car off and restarted it hoping that would fix the problem but it didn't. Since then my gas gauge and temp gauge has been reading improperly. I tried to turn off the car and restart it a few times to try to get it back to normal but seems to make it worse. What cab I do to fix this since its a very common problem and chevy won't fix it even though it could cause an accident. I'm a parent and I am supposed to put trust in this car and company to keep my children safe?!?! Please recall and fix this problem. Thank you
I just bought a 2005 chevy cavalier with 60k miles on it, one owner, and never missed a maintenance appointment. The car is immaculate. A few days after I purchased it the speedometer got stuck at 18mph and then dropped to 0 when parked. All other gauges work except the RPM's ... Neither the speedometer or tachometer has moved an inch since they dropped to 0. It is a serious safety concern. I went online to try to look up what the problem may be, and instead found blogs where 1000's of people are complaining of the same issue, same story on their 05 cavaliers. This definitely should be considered a recall! I am not sure how much this is going to cost, but it obviously is a continuous problem for most 2005 chevy cavalier owners, and chevy should take responsibility!
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