Dashboard Failed problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

I was driving down the street and my entire cluster went out. I spoke to chevy customer service and they stated it was a recall, but the recall date expired. However, I was not notified.

First of all my instrument cluster fails, sometimes you know how fast you are going, what your tack is and you fuel level, sometimes you don't. I have never really known my mileage since I have owned the car. I also have issues with the car occasionally not wanting to start or reving of the engine and all of my dummy lights coming on I was told that is my ignition switch,however when I contacted gm they informed me Cavaliers used a different switch than the ones in the recall. Ok. Both of these are safety issues, I was going to give this car to my son for his first car, but no way! I can not teach him how to drive in it, because the cluster doesn't function and the ignition switch issues. Gm will not issue a recall for this vehicle and knows there are issues, pretty sure last gm I will own.

2004 chevy Cavalier speedometer instrument cluster fails. Speedometer reads incorrect speed and fails. It is very dangerous not knowing how fast you are going, I received a speeding ticket as a result. I replaced the instrument cluster with one from a junk yard. The problem is temporarily fixed. There are many other people with the same issue.

My temperature gauge overextended clockwise past the maximum temp thresh hold until the needle was pointing directly right (toward psgr). The tip of the needle, being stuck in that position, physically blocked the speedometer needle from going any higher than 10 mph. Eventually the speedometer just failed, the temperature gauge still continued to not work, and approximately 1 month after that the gas gauge failed as well (that needle is all over the place). The only gauge in the cluster that is working is the tachometer. This seems to be a popular defect for this car, as I have read many others-same problem. My car is a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier and has less than 25,000 miles and has been taken excellent care of and now I'm afraid to drive it out of town. This problem needs to be a recall from gm. Very unhappy.

Speedometer failure 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier gauge cluster failed at 82000 miles. Unsafe. Cannot determine mph.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier. The contact stated that the instrument cluster failed when she turned the vehicle on. Occasionally the instrument cluster moved rapidly and registers 0. A local mechanic replaced the instrument panel; however, the failure recurred. The dealer stated that they could diagnose the for $125. The manufacturer advised the contact to have the dealer diagnose the failure at the owners expense. The failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 58,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier. The contact stated that the instrument cluster was defective. The speedometer and fuel gauge failed to operate properly and displayed inaccurate readings. The vehicle was purchased with 30,000 miles. The current and failure mileages were 31,000.

At about 50,000 miles the tachometer on the dashboard cluster began to fail, becoming wildly uncalibrated and showing rpm well above actual. This was followed by the speedometer suffering the same defect. When driving, stopped, in park, or even engine off, the speedometer will read inaccurate: 30mph, 90mph, sometimes pinned 360-degrees off the gauge. A quick temporary fix is, while the car is off, to remove the dash cluster fuse and reinsert it, which resets all the gauges at 0. This is only temporary because within days, if not earlier, the gauges become uncalibrated again. Recently at about 60,000 miles the speedometer has also randomly begun to report speeds well below actual speed. I. E. When traveling 45mph the speedometer will read 25mph.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier. The contact was driving approximately 70 mph when she noticed that the speedometer, fuel gauge, temperature gauge and rpm gauge failed intermittently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for the failure. She contacted the manufacturer and was advised there were no recalls on the vehicle and that they were unable to assist. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 130,000. Updated 04/15/lj updated 05/02/11.

Dash cluster failure. Rpm gauge running backwards and sticking, fuel level indicator incorrect, speedometer sometimes incorrect. When this happened I looked it up online to see if I could diagnose the problem. It seems that this is an extremely common and potentially dangerous problem.

Cluster in dash failed, no gauges work.

My dashboard doesn't work properly. All of the gauges, with the exception of the odometer, does not work. This includes fuel, speedometer, rpm, and temperature gauges. It started with my temperature gauge. I thought the car was overheating when it really wasn't. Then my fuel gauge went out. Then it was the speedometer and rpm gauge. All of the gauges, except for the rpm, move up and down, but none of them are accurate. The speedometer can get stuck at 0, 60 or move off of the gauge entirely. It is obviously not very safe not knowing how fast you are going, or if your car is overheating or not. It is my understanding the entire dashboard has to be replaced, but I am not 100% certain.

I bought my car, a 2004 chevy Cavalier with 21 miles on it. Since then I have tried to return it and now the minor but frequent issues are much bigger and more frequently! first my trunk latch broke a week after purchase. The cd broke the next week, cigarette lighter broke, and passenger seat wouldn't move. This was the first two months of ownership. A few months ago the fuel gauge broke, temp gauge and ac. They couldn't verify it so couldn't repair, until it completely failed this month. Also, I was left stranded at 2:30 am with my 3 year old son when the clutch fell through the floor. It was repaired and now the rpms shoot up to 6000, is unresponsive to any pedals, and requires turning the engine off. This happened in san francisco on highway 101, I am truly afraid for the safety of myself. Son, and others driving this car or near one. There are many other unmentioned things that have occurred, too many to tell in this summary. They of course can't duplicate this major problem and therefore can't "correct. " also they state it doesn't fall under lemon, but what is at stake our lives.

Out of nowhere my temp. Gauge went out followed by the speedometer, rpm, fuel all my gauges have gone out. Can't find the problem without replacing the whole thing.

Instrument cluster fails to work properly on this model although I have taken it to the dealership 3 times before the warranty ran out. Has never been repaired although they claim they fixed it. The fuel gauge, speedometer, tachometer, and temperature gauge are all affected by this malfunction. When I am driving down the road, it is very common for it to read that I'm going 30 miles faster than I really am and the extreme opposite also happens where I am sitting at a red light but going 70 mph. I have researched online and haven't seen a recall but I really feel that one is necessary in this case. It is unsafe to never know how much gas is in the vehicle, the speed in which you are travelling, or any of the other essential things that should be known while you are operating a car.