Instrument Panel problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier - part 2

My 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier instrument panel is not working right. So far the gas and the temp gauges have been affected and I am sure the others will soon follow. I have 48000 miles on my car and the five year warranty just ran out. This is a problem that needs to be addressed by gm. From my internet research I have learned that this a common problem on this make of car. Also gm has recalled other car models for the same problem. So why not this one?.

I own a 2005 chevy Cavalier and the speedo and temp. Gauge stopped working. This problem is always. No repairs had been made do to the cost of the part being $300+.

The speedometer has stopped functioning on my 2005 chevy Cavalier. It occasionally will work, but only sporadically, if ever.

I own a 2005 chevy Cavalier with a faulty cluster that controls instrument panel. I now can smell what seems to be electrical burning. Many other owners have this problem also. Gm needs to do a recall on this problem. My gas & temp gauages never work & speedometer is only working part time. I bought this car brand new in 2004 & within 3 months the motor had to be replaced due to factory defect. 6 months later, the clutch. This vehicle has major problems! I was completely surprised to find that there are many others with the exact same problem with their gauage & it is my understanding costs between 600 to 800 dollars to fix! my car only has 46,000 miles on it. Yes, it is a headache to deal with trying to keep up with your gas mileage but now I fear that something is always burning in my car! gm, as I understand, fixed a similar problem with some pick up trucks but won't touch the Cavalier. This needs to be addressed! I am afraid to drive my car for fear it could burst into flames!! I implore you to please make gm accountable for their products. This is obviously a common problem that is truly a factory defect on their part. Consumers should not have to pay for their mistakes!!.

My 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier fuel and temperature gauges quit working now the tech is going haywire. I use a gps so I know my speed. This is a major problem. Cost is over $500. To replace all the gauges. Lost gauges one at a time.

Speedometer is inoperative. Started by being intermittent with a random zero speed (50 mph when car stopped). Would go up from there when car moved. Intermittently it would work ok. Now it is completely inoperative. Been out of order for several months. Apparently if this is fixed by a dealer it is $500-800.

2005 chevy Cavalier - most of the gauges on the instrument panel are wacky and don't work. This is a very common problem with chevy instrument panels. They have yet to recall any of them. Instead we have people driving around not knowing how fast they are going and when they will run out of gas.

After only approximately 60,000 miles, the speedometer on my 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier is not reading correctly. Sometimes is sticks on any given speed, while other times it will just read about 10 miles an hour faster or slower than I am actually going. I researched the issue online and found that this is a very very common problem with Cavalier owners. While the problem has not been the cause of an accident for me, it certainly has the potential to cause accidents for other owners of this vehicle. To view other complaints of the same issue for the Chevrolet Cavalier please visit the following link. . Read more...

The speedometer has gone haywire. It gets stuck at the far right end showing over 110 mph when I'm driving only 20 mph. When completely stopped, it will show 60 to 70 mph as the speed. Once in a great while, it will work for a few minutes or so. I do not know how fast I am actually going and this is a very real safety hazard. I've been told I might have to replace my dash and this could be very costly- I have only 26,000 miles on my 2005 Cavalier, have owned for less than 4 years, and have 2 years yet to pay on my loan.

Malfunctioning speedometer!!!! I have a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier purchased brand new from gm. The spedometer is often putting out faulty readings and sometimes getting stuck where it will not read at all. Several people are out there with malfunctioning spedometers put out by gm between 05 and 07 and gm will not do anything about it.

Instrument panel speedometer and fuel gauge are inaccurate, gauges stick, flutter and become inoperative and often report false speeds and fuel level. The problem started with occasional erratic behavior, but with each passing week the problem is persistent.

I purchased a new 2005 chevy Cavalier, and around 60,000 miles I started having problems with the speedometer sticking going down the highway, I would look down and speedometer is reading over 110 mph, when I turned the car off the speedometer would read 70 mph, this happened every once in a while. This is dangerous as you never know what your actual speed is. It would go back to zero after a few days. After dealing with this for a few months, I noticed the other day that my fuel gauge is doing the same thing, when the fuel needle went clear to the right of full, it had my temp gauge needle hung up. Knowing that none of my gauges now appear to be working correctly I took it to our local dealership yesterday to be put on the computer to see what the problem was(told to do so by gm, to see if there was anything they could do to help with the repair cost). They told me that it was the programming in the dash cluster had been knocked out of whack, and that they had reprogrammed the dash cluster and everything was fine, said a high voltage surge had caused the disruption. I drove the car out of town today and when I parked the car in the driveway my speedometer is reading 70mph and my fuel gauge is stuck at 3/4 of a tank. Cost me $113 for nothing yesterday. It is a wonder that no one has been in a wreck or injured from having to pull to the side of a highway because they ran out of fuel or realized something is wrong with their gauges. General motors has known about this issue for along time and refuses to do a recall on these bad cluster panels. I am being told to replace the cluster panel will cost me at least $550. I will call gm tomorrow and tell them reprogramming did not fix the problem, but they already know this, because the representative from gm called today to see what the problem was and my husband told him, he said that reprogramming doesn't fix the cluster problem. Gm needs to fix this problem, it is defective parts.

I own a 2005 chevy Cavalier, it has approximately 53,752 miles and the speedometer quit working. It is stuck on 80 mph and when I drive it goes up to 110 mph. This is very dangerous because I don't know exactly how fast I am driving. This should be recalled because I have done a bit of research and have found there are many people experiencing this same problem. If there wasn't something wrong with the way the car is made then why would just about everyone have the same problem at approximately the same mileage on this make and model of car.

2005 Cavalier speedometer started displaying incorrect speed and will not reset to 0. This is a dangerous problem which requires immediate attention. Research on the internet reveals this to be a common problem and should be recalled by the manufacturer (there is even an online petition for recall).

I own a 2005 chevy Cavalier. Within a year of my purchasing the car, used, the speedometer has stopped functioning. A mechanic not affiliated with any dealership repaired the item and again it has stopped working. There are several complaints of a similar nature on my. Car. Stats. Shouldn't something be done about this?.

I have a 2005 chevy Cavalier that has never been modified in any way and about a year and a half ago, I noticed that the instrument panel was acting faulty. It would act up sometimes and when the engine was turned off, the gauges would stay stuck and when you restart the engine, they would rotate even more further pass their normal idled position. It just got worst and worst. Now it's not even working. I can't really tell when I am low on gas until my gas checklight comes on nor can I tell how fast I am driving. That's my worst concern. My temp gauge sometimes works and sometimes not. Speedometer and rpm don't work at all. This is faulty and think that chevy should either have it recalled or replace for free. It was bought in having faith in reliability that the car and parts would last a little longer than 4 years, especially interior parts/instruments.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier. While driving approximately 35 to 55 mph on normal road conditions; pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal and there was an unintended increase in the acceleration. The engine revved extremely high which caused the abs, engine, and traction control warning light indicators to illuminate on the instrument control panel intermittently. Immediately after applying pressure to the brake pedal, the vehicle began driving normally. An independent mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The front driver and passenger power window mechanism also failed without warning. The window motor was replaced; however, when the window was activated the response time was slow which may have caused the window shield wipers to malfunction. The speed odometer and rpm gauges displayed inaccurate readings which could be related to the vehicle intermittently exhibiting reduce engine power. The contact had concerns of the safety risk involved. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact had concerns of the safety risk involved. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 49,000 and the current mileage was 74,400.

I have a 2005 chevy Cavalier that has never been modified in any way and about a year and a half ago, I noticed that the instrument panel was acting faulty. I checked the sensors and lines in the engine, towards the steering wheel and everything seems intact. After that, it would act up sometimes and when the engine was turned off, the gauges would stay stuck and when you restart the engine, they would rotate even more further pass their normal idled position. It just got worst and worst. Now it's not even working. I can't really tell when I am low on gas until my gas checklight comes on nor can I tell how fast I am driving. That's my worst concern. My temp gauge sometimes works and sometimes not. Speedometer and rpm don't work at all. This is faulty and think that chevy should either have it recalled or replace for free. It was bought in having faith in reliability that the car and parts would last a little longer than 4 years, especially interior parts/instruments.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier. The speedometer became erratic and then failed. The contact was informed that the failure and repair were her responsibility. She paid $346. 00 for the repair. The current mileage was 67,900 and failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 01/17/08 updated 01/17/08.

My gauges on my 2005 Cavalier don't work at all and want to see if be fixed for free.

I purchased a 2005 Cavalier used with 19,000 miles one it. Within a couple of months the speedometer, gas gauge, and the thermostat gauges all started to go crazy. I took the vehicle in for repair and was told it would cost about $300 to $500 to fix. I asked if there were any recalls on this defect and was told no. I can never tell how fast I am going, how much fuel I have, or the temperature of my engine. There should be a massive recall and the manufacturer should fix this free of charge.