general problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

None of the gages work don't know how fast I'm going.

Car was at a red light speedometer indicated 85 mph. Upon start up speed indicated 110 and at next stop went down to 90. After letting the car sit for a couple days the indicated speed was 45. Driving in a 25mph zone and speed indicated 85.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier. The contact stated that while parked, the speedometer read 90 mph erroneously. Later, the vehicle accelerated to 100 mph without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 48,500.

Speedometer gaugue 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 bottm (10a ) I have to do this everytime I stop the engine. This is a safety issue since one does not kow 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 prommise me that it would fix the problem.

Over the winter I noticed my rpm gauge was not work properly then two months ago my temp gauge started acting up, then yesturday my speedometer started doing the same thing. Checked online today to look into fixing the problem and found out this is a recurring problem in other 2005 Cavaliers. Dont understand why if so many peolpe are having the same problem why there hasnt been a recall on the make.

The speedometer would not move from 50 mph. Later in the day, the speedometer was moving up and down erratically.

I just bought a 2005 Cavalier from a private party and a couple days after I had it I noticed that my speedometer said I was going 110 mph while I was on freeway my heart dropped I immediately let off the accelerator to reduce speed. I began to observe that others were passing me so I got off on the next exit. When I came to a complete stop the speedometer read 55 mph. I turned the car off and restarted it hoping that would fix the problem but it didn't. Since then my gas gauge and temp gauge has been reading improperly. I tried to turn off the car and restart it a few times to try to get it back to normal but seems to make it worse. What cab I do to fix this since its a very common problem and chevy won't fix it even though it could cause an accident. I'm a parent and I am supposed to put trust in this car and company to keep my children safe?!?! please recall and fix this problem. Thank you.

I was on my way home today and think god my husband was driving. . My gauges are not working on the car which is does from time to time. We merge on a major highway and the gas petal accelatored and would not stop it just keep getting faster,, my brakes would not even stop it or the emergency brake either. . We had to run some red lights because we could not stop it so we could try to get home without crashing the car to stop it but we could slow it down putting it in neutral but it was burning up the brakes and transmission. Finally we got in front my my house and had to put it in park fast just to stop it. The gas pedal only accelates and the brakes don't even work on it. . . We could of died today!!! I'm so glad I was not driving it. . I would of had to call 911 and have the cops box me in to stop. I messed up my brakes and transmission on it just to stop it today. I went online to check for any recalls and I see that people had problems but no recalls. . . I saw my life flash for my eyes today and put my trust in my car everyday thinking that they made it right. . ???.

I purchased a 2005 chevy Cavalier new in December of 2004 and in March of 2013 the gauges stopped working. They would randomly work one or the other now all my gauges have stopped working all together. I have no clue how fast I'm going or how many rpms I'm using or if the car is overheating or not!.

The speedometer doesn't register the actual speed of the car. I was driving at about 45 mph but the speedometer was reading 65 mph and up.

This vehicle has lost the speedometer sveral times over the last 20,000 miles and now it has quit completely, I went to an on line forum and they say this has been happening a lot with no recall from general motors. Usually before it would bounce up to 35 or 40 and then start working again, but it is dead now. No movement at all.

Speedometer stopped working.

I have a 2005 chevy Cavalier about a month ago my gauges wont work. The speed and coolant temp. Gauge are not accurate at all, the speed gauge either starts at 70 and goes beyond the 120mph mark or just stays on zero which I have no idea what speed im going. I heard people got the gauges replaced but still having problems with it. I would like to know if there is a recall on cluster gauges. Once again my speedometer and coolant temperature gauge don't work. Thank you.

I have a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier. For the past few weeks the speedometer has been not working correctly. It will get stuck at 20 mph or it will just sputter up and so I am now constantly having to guess what speed I am going. I have read many forums of people with a 2005 Cavalier having the same problem. If this is happening on a lot of cars, it should not be the responsibility of the owner to fix it. This is very much a safety hazard and should not be happening to so many people, it obviously means it is a faulty part. Please consider looking into this problem since many people are having the same issue that I am.

I bought a 2005 chevy Cavalier in may of 2009 and the speedometer is now acting up. It really only acts up when it gets hot inside my car and/or when its hot outside. The speedometer gets stuck on various speeds and next thing I know its not working at all it stays on one constant speed even when I stop, now its below zero and is stuck there, when it cools down it works okay. I took it to the dealer I bought it from and the "answer" was the oil behind the needle gets "gummy" when it gets warm. What?.

I own a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier and bought it from a dealer in 2008. Since then all of the gauges are now inoperable. This is a great inconvenience, as well as a safety issue. Not knowing how fast you are going, how much gas you have, or what the temperature is can become a huge issue, not to mention costly. Now, I know this is not the first complaint on these issues and I feel that something should be done about them. If all of these complaints are out, there must be a problem with these cars from the factory. I hope this matter is being investigated and not just put to the side to claim that it must be something that the drivers are causing. Please let us know what the intentions are of gm or whomever is responsible. We paid for these vehicles, which are fairly good ones, can someone please make the decision to take care of this problem. Casandra farmville, va.

The entire gage cluster no longer works and the speedometer was the first item to start failing while the car was still under warranty. The mechanics at the location where I bought the vehicle claimed restarting the car multiple times would reset the needle back to where it belongs. This worked for a while, but I have since had to replace the item on my own for the same issue twice.