We have classified the 141 complaints from 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM into the following categories.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. on several occasions, while driving, the instrument panel failed to operate as intended. the contact stated that the fuel gauge, engine temperature gauge, and tachometer were inoperable. the vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. the dealer was not notified. the manufacturer was made aware of the failures. the approximate failure mileage was 170,000.
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 .
All gauges don't work. speedometer,fuel,temperature.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. while the vehicle was parked or while driving, the fuel and temperature gauges failed to display the correct information. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 120,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. while driving 25 mph, all the instrument panel gauges illuminated without warning. it was diagnosed that the electronic instrument cluster failed and needed to be repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. when attempting to drive the vehicle, the fuel, temperature, and speedometer gauges failed to work. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the instrument cluster gauges failed and needed to replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failures. the failure mileage was 53,000. the vin was not available.
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.
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........
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. *tr
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. *tr
My mom was driving the car as normal down the road one day and all the guages in the entire dash suddenly stopped working. some came back on and off a couple weeks. some never did. but after a couple months all stopped working and now nothing works. no heat guage, no fuel guage, no temp guage, no speedometer, and no fuel guage.
Speedometer needle is showing wrong speed, randomly shows all over the dial. *tr
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. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cavalier. while driving 20 mph, the speedometer fractured along with the horn and the front passenger door latch. the vehicle was repaired by the contact. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. the failure mileage was 56,000.