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Issues with Chevrolet Cavalier ELECTRICAL SYSTEM by Years

The Chevrolet Cavalier had plenty of problems with various aspects of ELECTRICAL SYSTEM as 387 complaints were lodged, most of which revolve around INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. Models of 2005, 2004, 2003 appear to be the most susceptible to problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Browse Chevrolet Cavalier ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems by years

2005 211 2004 185 2003 104 2002 35 2001 56 2000 69 1999 47

Do Chevrolet Cavalier models have ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems?

Below you may see the ELECTRICAL SYSTEM components and the number of complaints they received.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL 170 SWITCH 45 INTERIOR/UNDER DASH 27 WIRING 22 IGNITION 21 12V/24V/48V BATTERY 14 FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS 13 HORN 12 ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR 8 STARTER ASSEMBLY 6 FRONT UNDERHOOD 6 MODULE 6 CONTROL MODULE 1

Worst Chevrolet Cavalier Problems

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2002 Chevrolet Cavalier September 29, 2006 Victims: 4 Mileage: 106524 miles

I have a 2002 chevrolet cavalier and i almost had a bad accident with this car. the ignition switch and wheels locked up on me and i was still in one...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 Chevrolet Cavalier March 8, 2012 Victims: 4

Tl* the contact owned a 2001 chevrolet cavalier. while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. as a result, another vehicle...

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2001 Chevrolet Cavalier March 8, 2012 Victims: 4 Mileage: 188288 miles

my vehicle was in an accident on 2/15/2012. i had my vehicle towed to greenleaf collision inc., located at 5100 a. kentucky avenue, nashville,tn 3720...

Recently reported ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems on Chevrolet Cavalier

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 Chevrolet Cavalier

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet cavalier. the contact stated that the gear shift was difficult to move and the lever became stuck. occasionally, the key became stuck in the ignition and the gear shift would not go into gear. also, the hood was hot, the engine overheated, and the vehicle experienced electrical failures. there were also multiple unknown warning indicators illuminated. the dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact scheduled a diagnostic appointment with an independent mechanic. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. the failure mileage was 138,000.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

Gauges for temperature do not work, sometimes reads below zero, sometimes slightly above there is no change in reading whether cold, or running for several hours - at any speed speed gauge works intermittently, sometimes recording 100 mph, when the car is doing no more that 20-30 mph. at other times, it seems to be running about the speed limit, when compared with other traffic, then record 100+mph.at other times, when going with traffic, the gauge reads 0mph there is no way to know if the car is overheating, or what speed the car is going. this has been the case for about two months, and i was told it was the 'setter', and would cost me $900. which i did not have. it is very upsetting .

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 Chevrolet Cavalier

Ignition gets very hot when key is turned can smell plastic ignition or batt 1 circuit problem.clearcoat is peeling.lug nuts coming loose

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

All gauges don't work. speedometer,fuel,temperature.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

There is a known issue with the gauges in the 2005 chevrolet cavalier causing them to malfunction or not function at all intermittently. this is a safety hazard because you do not know how much fuel you have, the temperature of your engine, or your speed when the gauges fail.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier

Cluster of dashboard indicators (speedometer, gas guage , engine temp, rpm) all are not working now. they were going off and on at times when driving but now nothing works...my mechanic informs me this is a common problem with this make and model. no recall found. very dangerous to drive why wasn't this common problem listed as a recall when many have complained??

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1999 Chevrolet Cavalier

I was on my way to my dentist appointment, suddenly a hissing noise came from the car.all of the dashboard lights came on and i knew i was in trouble.i was on a busy intersection in the city.i had to act in a split second and steer quickly off of the nearest side ride.the steering wheel was locking up.i had just enough power to get safely off of the street in time and to keep from getting hit from behind.i was in motion on a city street.the car was trouble from day one.i believe it was a flooded out car sold to the unsuspectithat unsuspecting person was me.i got suckered out of over $2400. i have paid for at least 2 new cars with the money i have spent on this lemon.by the way the shady owner don't feel responsible at all for scamming my money out of me.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 Chevrolet Cavalier

Key get stuck in ignition in the on position. cannot shut the car off or remove the key. must pull ignition fuse to shut off engine and then disconnect the battery. gm acknowledge this as a problem in 2014 but never issued a recall.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

I have had my used chevy cavalier 2004 car for almost a year. as i have been driving the engine has just stopped. this has happened 4 times in the time span of 5 months. no one ( auto shops) can find the issue. they have zero answers. this is dangerous and has caused accidents. i would be banned from the internet if i said what i really want to say to chevy. the most recent time this happened was yesterday...aug 3rd 2017.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1999 Chevrolet Cavalier

Takata recall: fuel gage nas never worked since being bought, turn signals ( both right and left) barely worked when bought and went out completly the next day, power steering locks up occasionally and and cant turn wheel,shift gear linkages will only shift manually under the hood, car will die or struggle to continue running unless foot is always pushing on gas, engine occassionally backfires, and not quite sure if the fuel pump is working properly or gone out