The speedometer began to intermittently provide erratic indication of speed. The symptoms eventually got worse to the point that the speedometer doesn't indicate properly at all. The problem occurred at the same time the engine temperature gauge wouldn't work properly. Reviewed various websites and found that this is a well know defect for chevrolet instrument panels. The speedometer will read low causing a safety hazard when the driver tried to maintain speed.
2005 Chevrolet Cavalier electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. The contact was driving 50 MPH when the speedometer failed to provide accurate readings and the vehicle experienced abnormally high engine rpms. The contact also stated that the temperature gauge failed to provide accurate temperature readings, displaying that the vehicle was overheating when it was not. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the contact was advised that the temperature gauge would possibly need to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 126,000 and the current mileage was 130,000. Updated 01/10/12
I have had my car since 2004 and I loved it when I first drove it off the car lot. Then I have had problem after problem! My gauges mess up all the time. I can get into my car and start it up and it will say I'm doing 70 MPH and I'm not moving. I have had to replace my clutch twice in a year. It would be really nice if chevrolet would do a recall on the gauges with all of the problems that people are having!!
We bought our '05 cavalier used in the fall of 2008, thinking it was a solid, reliable vehicle for our young family. It didn't take long (date I posted was approximate, based on when I know for sure it was doing it's thing) for the gauges to start acting up. From then on, it reads like it's overheating on a regular basis (going all the way to the red sometimes), despite the cooling system, thermostat, etc. Being fine. Also, the gas and odometer gauges act up, typically when the temp gauge does. They move around all crazy and stick sometimes. I find I often have to remove the fuse to the gauges to reset them, though this tends to require sitting for as much as 5 minutes. All this just to be able to discern how fast your going is ridiculous. With all the complaints I've read on the '05 cavs doing this, you think chevy would fix the issue...it's a potential safety hazard to have your gauges mess up that bad.
Gauges on dashboard have failed. All lights come on and gauges fail. Speedometer says I'm going 60 MPH when the car is stopped. Water temp gauge is not functioning and the indicator gets in the way off the speedometer indicator.
My gauges in my car are messing up. The fuel gauge is below the e and runs into the temp gauge. The speedometer reads I am going 110 when I am not the odometer reads error. All my emergency lights are lighting up. This is happening to alot of people who own these year of cavaliers. Chevy needs to own up and issue a recall because this is unsafe not knowing what speed I am going and if I have enough gas to get to where I am going. I am a chevy fan and this is upsetting that all these people are having these issues and they are not doing recalls.
Fuel gauge defect. Goes all the way past full and holds down temperature gauge. Can't tell how much fuel is in vehicle.
The instrument gauges in our 05 cavalier are not working properly. The speedometer will sometimes fall from the car speed of 65 down to 0 and swing back up to 65 again. The other instrument gauges have started doing the same. We have had many safety issues with the power windows from the first day we bought this car. The drivers side window has no power at all. There is a 5 inch gap at the top, and sometimes the window will fall down even further when driving on the highway. I have done research on the web and found that this is a very common problem with the 05 chevy cavaliers. I previously asked gm to help me fix this drivers side window hazard, but they wanted me to be the one to take action. Others that I have spoken with on the web have had the motors replaced by an authorized dealer at no cost. All of my web browsing & researching of this matter was consistent. The motors are defective. And the cost of the window motor plus labor was over $500.00 per window. That doesn't include fixing any electrical problems that may be wrong. I asked for our drivers side window to be repaired by chevrolet so that we could drive in safety with no sudden distractions or hazards. Recently, the rear drivers side window has started moving up & down very slowly and we are afraid it is also going to need repair.
On the 26th of august my 17 year daughter was returning home from school when the speedometer quit working. I have to replace the cluster panel and have found out that this is a very common defect with my 2005 cavalier. I feel a recall needs to be made on this and those who have repaired this issue should be reimbursed their money and time for non-use of their vehicles. This is a very serious issue that could cause an accident, even deaths.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. The contact stated the speedometer and tachometer failed. The contact stated he does not know how fast he was driving when the failure occurred. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing nor was the manufacturer notified. The failure mileage was 33,254.
While on congested expressway, passing vehicular traffic began with sounding horns, hand signs of displeasure and rage. At this time an observation of speedometer had a reading of 55 MPH, the posted speed limit. Upon exiting expressway and stopping another observation of speedometer revealed vehicle was still moving at 55 MPH. During this time a motorist had followed from expressway, approached and offered to violently place my cranium into my anus thereby improving my driving skills. After fleeing this hazardous situation a closer inspection of speedometer informed me of a unpredictable, erratic readings which bordered on not working to showing 100 MPH when not in motion. This has clearly caused a life threatening situation on the public way which maybe rectified by a recall notice from gm on this vehicle (instrument cluster) part which is faulty. An investigation of reported complaints, revealed an overwhelming problem with this vehicle part, calling for immediate government oversight and action.
Tl-the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. The contact stated the vehicle speedometer failed causing the contact not to know the speed driven. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The manufacturer took report 71-982299746 but denied assistance with the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage 150,000. Li
There needs to be a recall for the chevy cavalier 2005 vehicles for speedometer defect. It no longer works in my vehicle and I have read a lot of complaints about this.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. The contact stated that the fuel gauge did not provide accurate readings. The contact also stated that the speedometer would get stuck on various speeds and display inaccurate readings as well. The speedometer would get stuck displaying a speed of 20 MPH, 60 MPH, 80 MPH and 110 MPH. In addition, the fuel gauge failure would occur during cold weather and display readings of empty when fuel was present in the fuel tank. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 58,000.
Problem with cluster panel. Can't tell how fast I am going, what the temperature of the engine is, how much gas I have. Nothing works! I have had to live with this problem for months and am tired of it. I can't afford to get a new cluster, this is a problem it seems with a lot of 2005 cavaliers and something needs to be done!
This is a problem I inherited from the previous owner. I bought the car with approximately 50000 miles on it. The fuel gauge is never accurate. Most of the time it reads past full and into the adjacent temperature gauge. Twice I have been forced to walk to a gas station because I ran out of gas when I didn't know I was low. This is a major safety issue because I could be hit by a car walking along a highway trying to get gas. I'm also concerned that the faulty gauge will interfere with my temperature gauge causing my car to overheat without me knowing.
The speedometer on my 2005 chevrolet cavalier does not work. While driving slowly through my apartment complex, I noticed that the speedometer read 60 MPH which is impossible. At a complete stop the gauge read 10 MPH. The amount it's incorrect varies every time I drive. I'm worried that I'll get a speeding ticket or get into an accident because I have no idea how fast I'm driving.
The odometer and speedometer don't reset when deceleration occurs. Has been going occurring on and off for the past few months with only the odometer. Today was the first incident when the speedometer malfunctioned. I was able to reset the meters by turning the ignition key on and off several times. After doing research, I have discovered that this seems to be a common problem with the 2005 chevy cavaliers.
I have a 2005 chevy cavalier about a month ago my gauges wont work. The speed and coolant temp. Gauge are not accurate at all, the speed gauge either starts at 70 and goes beyond the 120mph mark or just stays on zero which I have no idea what speed im going. I heard people got the gauges replaced but still having problems with it. I would like to know if there is a recall on cluster gauges. Once again my speedometer and coolant temperature gauge don't work. Thank you
I have a 2005 cavalier which I purchased with 17,000 miles on it. I am currently at 28,500 approximately. My car is currently experiencing problems with the temperature gauge, gas gauge and check engine light. It also appears to be accelerating on it's own. I have checked several websites and find that this problem seems to in addition to the other issues, I am experiencing problems with my horn (I am not familiar with the relationship they components of a car have with each other). My understanding is that chevy did a recall do to defects with steering problems in the 2005 cavaliers. Could the problems that I and other are experiencing be a part of that recall, since it is all apart of the dashboard be common for the year, make and model of my car?
2005 cavalier, approx 45,500 miles, cluster panel on dash went haywire. Cannot tell if you need gas or what your rpms are in general you cannot trust your panel.then check engine light comes on. Don't know if that is a separate issue. Dealer says there are numerous complaints but we must pay for our own repairs,
Speedometer stopped working.
We have a 2005 chevrolet cavalier and the speedometer has completely quit working. Nothing has been done to the vehicle that would cause this to happen. Everything is just as it was when my husband purchased it new. We have not had anything don e to correct the problem.
I have a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. For the past few weeks the speedometer has been not working correctly. It will get stuck at 20 MPH or it will just sputter up and so I am now constantly having to guess what speed I am going. I have read many forums of people with a 2005 cavalier having the same problem. If this is happening on a lot of cars, it should not be the responsibility of the owner to fix it. This is very much a safety hazard and should not be happening to so many people, it obviously means it is a faulty part. Please consider looking into this problem since many people are having the same issue that I am.
My 2005 chevrolet cavalier has been failing on me since I bought it in 2005. First the gas gauge stopped working. I learned to live with that using the trip odometer. Next, in the middle of a cross-country drive, my speedometer stopped working! It would do so occasionally, but now it never works at all, and the other gauges have now quit as well. I have run out of gas in the middle of a snow storm, and this incident blocked traffic and risked my life from being hit by another car or freezing to death. I've gotten countless tickets because of these defects. This is a common problem among 2005 cavaliers, very common, and I am appalled that gm has not issued a recall. I've had the gauges replaced but before long the problem starts all over again. It has cost me hundreds, and I'm sure it's just a matter of time before I or someone else with this problem end up injured from being out of fuel, speed, etc. The gauges in my car now do not work at all, I have to rely on a GPS for speed and just fill up my car every other day to ensure I don't run out of gas again. I have seen hundreds of stories just like mine with the very same vehicle. Something must be done!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. The contact was driving approximately 30 MPH when the vehicle speedometer and tachometer failed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnosis of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 71,000 and the current mileage was 71,050.
Just purchased 2005 chevrolet cavalier....2 weeks as an owner...I have pictures of my car parked and the speedometer is reading 40-60mph..how is that possible? General motors should offer to fix this problem or give every owner of this type of vehicle a better car..I have no inclination as to how fast I am going on the expressway period..I feel that I am doing 55 but the speedometer is at 100 or better..this is ridiculous...I'm extremely upset because I am paying a note on this vehicle and am at risk, unwillingly and unpredictably for a ticket and accident because I have unsettling comfort driving due to an unreadable speedometer...someone has to make general motors do something about this..oh my goodness...I am a single mother of special needs kids who has to get around and this is an issue that I did not foresee when I put down for this car!!
Speedometer quit working.
2005 chevy cavalier, gauges started going haywire around 50k miles. Temp gauge soared and I thought the car was overheating. We were out of town and in heavy traffic, but had to immediately pull over and stop the car "to let it cool off." my son was violently ill at the time and we had gone to pick him up on his job because he could not drive home and we needed to get him to a doctor asap. What a nightmare! We considered getting a rental and calling a tow truck to tow the cavalier home, but when we could find no signs of overheating, we proceeded with caution. This continued to occur over and over again. Then several months later, the gas gauge stopped working properly. Seems the needles have a mind of their own. There are multitudes of online compaints about this defect. I wish everyone had filed a formal complaint. But since it is a safety issue, a recall should be issued by chevrolet. The dealership says the only fix is to replace the parts (which only they can do) at a cost to the consumer of $500.
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