Problems with 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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.

Cluster panel temp gauge was fluctuating now the gauge is staying in one spot so have no idea if temp is good or not. what if something is wrong with the engine i will not know without this working. have taken to two garages they both say its the cluster panel. stationary and while driving ,gage stays the same.this started about a month ago with only 68,500 miles on it. *tr

My cluster stopped working a while ago. since i didn't get a recall on it i was unaware of people did complain about it until my car caught on fire where the cluster is and all the wires are totally burned up. i am furious. i read other complaints and some people had the same problem. i could not read all of them so, i don't know how many caught on fire. thank god i didn't get injured or death. chevrolet should be held responsible for this. please help.

Speedometer has stopped functioning. safety issue because i can no longer tell how fast i am driving. *tr

My temperature gauge has malfunctioned and is stuck at 195 degrees when i turn my car on. it then rises just as normal but stops at 260 degrees which is in the red zone

Instrument panel does not work. therefore do not know the speed in which is being traveled, temperature of engine, amount of fuel or anything. check guages light comes on and goes off like every week. have no clue why it stopped working and personal mechanic is appalled at the issue.

2 issues. first, temperature gauge read higher and higher each time the car was started until the needle went all the way around to the speedometer and kept the speedometer from reading the speed. entire gauge cluster was replaced. second issue was passenger front seat belt would periodically lock, not allowing the passenger to use the seat belt.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet cavalier. the contact stated that the instrument panel failed to function properly. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage and vin were not available.

While driving down the road my speedometer for stuck. i know i was going 60 when it happened because that's what it is stuck at.it isn't the first time this has happened. my car has had multiple problems with the windshield wipers, windows, and engine light. *tr

At times, during the past several months this vehicle has been hard to start. had the fuel pump and ignition switch replaced, but did not seem to solve the problem. recently, the car stalled out while driving and took 15 minutes to finally re-start. i have read online where this has been a problem for other owners of chevy cavaliers- hard to start and stalls out sometimes. not sure what is causing the problem, because the check engine light does not come on and there is no code to diagnosis/read. *tr

The instrument cluster board has stopped, working and appears to be an ongoing issue with gm on several models (car and truck) between 1998-2009. also the abs, traction control, service engine lights will not go off. window doors are not working and appears to all related to the cluster panel. i have replaced all abs sensors, new brakes pads, rotors, and even front bearings. the engine itself works great and is fine and appears that gm has done a great job in this part. the cluster panel and wiring is a serious safety issue and needs to be reviewed in these models. poor ground wiring an cluster panels can cause consumers to spend thousands of dollars in repairs and still resulting in the same problem. cluster panel replacement can be from $300 to $800 depending on your local mechanic. this is a serious issue since abs and traction control are not working due to the long list of issues. i recommend a recall on cluster panels for all cavaliers and modules, wiring as well. *tr

Low and high-beam headlights appear dim when turned on compared to other cars. may be due to corroded/defective wiring. appears to be a very common problem with this chevrolet model. looking for recall information related to this issue. *tr

For several years now, the interior light has been coming on intermittently when i hit a bump in the road. last year i went shopping, got back into my car & started it, or rather tried to start it, but it shut down quite quickly. thinking it was a fluke, i tried to start it several more times with the same results. not even pushing on the gas could keep it going. after towing the car & having it sit around for a while before someone could finally find the electrical issue, it was 'repaired'. the issue was the wiring for the ignition switch. the repair completed was a cheaper route than replacing the actual switch. what i didn't know until too late last year was the 'service w/wrench' and 'theft system' lights were the warning that the switch was about to go out. the interior light has been doing the same thing again & the theft & service lights came on again last wednesday, 7/15/15, and now i know i have no choice but to replace the ignition seitch. last year i contacted gm but they only wanted to make a note about it. i'm sure that as time ...

Car will not start consistently. have to wait a couple of days, then it may start or not. but if it starts, it will not start again until days go by............ ignition shut off on one occasion when operating on a public road. loss of power, engine and power brakes.steering wheel did not lock but coasted vehicle off the road. *js

While driving at 35mph, the speedometer began to malfunction giving faulty readings. at times, it registers at 0mph - even when you're driving. the tachometer began to do the same thing (faulty readings) two days later. the speedometer now works but periodically gives faulty readings while driving. the tachometer no longer works at all and constantly shows a faulty reading (below zero). after a visit to three different local mechanics and a gm dealership - i'm told there's only one way to fix the problem. replace the instrument cluster completely. this is a costly repair and quite common with these vehicles in their experience apparently. not having an accurate and reliable display of your current speed is certainly a major safety issue. it's amazing to me that this has not yet been investigated with all the complaints regarding faulty gauges/instrument panels on this vehicle. this vehicle needs to be investigated and recalled. *tr