Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 4014 | 10021074 | Parts update - timing chain tensioner design change. *kb | 03/01/2007 | ||
| 000089008E | 10/01/2005 | 000089008D | 10005527 | Some customers may want to tow their vehicle behind another vehicle with all four tires ont he ground. this bulletin provides information regarding recreational (dinghy) towing for certain vehicles including 1988-2004 chevrolet and gmc li | 03/02/2004 |
| 020730022B | 10/01/2003 | 020730022A | 10004755 | Service engine soon light on with diagnostic trouble codes p0716 and / or p0717, p0730, p0753, p0758, p1860, p1887 or other miscellaneous transmission trouble codes set. *tt | 01/06/2004 |
| 01444 | 01/01/2003 | 10004411 | Xm dealer assistance line information. *tt | 12/05/2003 | |
| 000089008B | 09/01/2003 | 000089008A | 10004278 | Some customers may want to tow their vehicle behind another vehicle with all four tires ont he ground. this bulletin provides information regarding recreational (dinghy) towing for certain vehicles including 1988-2004 chevrolet and gmc li | 12/01/2003 |
| 020846010E | 11/01/2004 | 020846010D | 10002998 | Programming onstar module for canadian french voice recognition. *tt update. *tt updated *eh | 10/03/2003 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 58000 | ||
| All gauges on instrument panel quit working completely at first but now move around backwards or any direction they choose...never correct!!!!! this is very dangerous!!!!!! | |||
| 11/22/2012 | 36000 | ||
| Erratic and erroneous speed indicator. speed indicator points to 55-60 mph while vehicle is at a stop and indicates 110+ mph while actual speed is 50-55 mph. currently, problem occurs after vehicle is driven around 100 miles. a simple powering off the ignition does not clear problem. this problem is very upsetting and unsettling. general motors current cost to it customers of $660 for correcting this problem is inexcusable. this is a defective material safety issue and as such should be subject to a safety recall ! | |||
| 05/25/2011 | 35000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 03/03/2008 | 8500 | ||
| All four gauges that make up the instrument panel guster (lr fuel, temp, speed and tech) will show zero reading or varies reading that have nothing to do with reality. by turning the key numerous times i can reset thespeedometer back to zero and then use the vehiclee, till at a random time it will just increase in speed shown. i feel this is a safety issue and there should be a recall. gm has had numerous complaints and have done zero except charge high fee to fix a defective safety equipment that they place in the vehicle. | |||
| 03/16/2005 | |||
| 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. | |||
| 02/08/2012 | 72000 | ||
| The speedometer sticks and does not report accurate vehicle speed. above a certain speed the gauge will freeze and be unusable. this happened without warning while i was driving on the highway and could easily have caused an accident. this is a known safety issue on other gmc cars from the same time period (mine is a 2004). in addition to the speedometer, the tachometer and the fuel gauge are also completely inoperable. the whole instrument cluster is defective. it is incredibly dangerous and expensive to repair, and should be covered under the same recall as the other chevrolet products. | |||
| 11/16/2011 | |||
| The speedometer shows incorrect speed while moving or speed while parked. | |||
| 06/03/2011 | 82321 | ||
| I have had multiple problems with the speed odometer in this car. i can see by several complaints on carcomplaint.com i am only 1 out of several hundred. it will sometimes say i am going 100 when i am going 25. it will sometimes stay stuck on 55 when i am at a complete stop. i never know how fast i am going. this is very dangerious and could result in an accident or even death of me or someone else. this is very expensive to have replaced and by other peoples complaints to me it sounds like a dad part prduced by gm. i feel that gm should recall these and have them replaced before it results in a death of someone. i will never buy another gm vehicle if they don't recall these parts and replace them since there are so many people out there with the same problem. | |||
| 05/03/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Speedometer first began to malfunction, followed by all other gauges. no gauges work properly now. speed is unknown, rpms is unknown, amount of gas in tank is unknown, proper function of engine is unknown. | |||
| 11/03/2008 | |||
| As soon as this car reached @50,000 miles, the speedometer and fuel gauges stopped working. upon checking with a chevrolet dealer, i was informed that the entire dashboard needs to be dismantled and new gauges installed by an outside source, whereupon car is returned to dealership and odometer is reset to correct mileage. cost is approximately $400.00 and up. upon research, i found this to be a common complaint. this is a safety hazard because you cannot tell how fast you are driving and if you have enough fuel. also, fuel gauge needle goes haywire when i fill up. the needle goes into the gauge that tells you if your car is running hot - preventing that needle from operating properly. to my knowledge no recall has been issued regarding these problems. | |||
| 09/12/2011 | 40850 | ||
| Replaced defective shifter control cable. i have a 2004 chevy cavalier, 4 cylinder engine, mileage: 40,850.i am the orignial owner, purchased it new from chevrolet. i became aware of the defect when i came out of work and went to my parked car, started the car, and when i shifted my automatic transmission lever, the car would not move. none of the gears were working. i had to call a tow truck and wait over two hours and had it towed to a chevrolet dealer 10 miles away for diagnosis and repair. it cost me over $400.00 to get it repaired by the chevrolet dealer. i asked chevrolet if there was a recall on the shifter control cable and he said there was none that he knew of. i searched the internet for some information on the shifter control cable and found numerous complaints on the same thing happening to them with the same type car. this car should be recalled by general motors - chevrolet division. this is a very dangerous thing to happen to anyone. i could have been on the road or parked on a hill which might have caused harm to me or any other driver of my car. | |||
| 05/16/2009 | 70000 | ||
| Well i have a 2004 chevy cavalier and the speedometer doesn't work. i would get oil changes and tired rotated and notice small differences then out of no were it just would not work. it stuck on 110 and the temp is off too. also it does not tell you how much gas you have. over all the whole board seems to be not working. i have had this problem for at least two years people tell me they dont know what it is others tell me it cost 700- 900 dollars to fix. | |||
| 01/12/2008 | 97598 | ||
| I have a 2004 chevey cavalier and one by one all the gages have stopped working. in doing some research i have found this is a very common problem with this make and model. it is a safty issue not to have a speedometer!! i also do not have an rpm gage, gas gage or heat gage. there needs to be a recall!!!!! | |||
| 04/10/2007 | 65000 | ||
| My 2004 chevy cavalier instrument cluster has not been working for a while was just the speedometer now the fuel gauge is not working i have researched this and found many people have the same issue | |||
| 01/17/2011 | 107000 | ||
| Gas guage malfunction 1month ago, went half way to the right of full upon fill up, have been keeping track of gas by trip miles.this fuel guage is halting the temp guage from rising to normal. today 1/17/11 started car this morning and speed guage is pointing straight down to steering wheel. proceeded to drive 8 minutes to work all the time the dash was going crazy the milage spot had the word error on it,& every light was on, on the dashbooard- all of them. apparently this has been a problem for sometime with this car. gm is aware and doing nothing.i have found out by looking it up on the internet tonight. through my research im guessing i need a dash cluster at the cost of 500.00. i feel a speedomoter should last for at least 10 yrs, my car is 6yrs old. i bought this car brand new and have followed the reccommended service. | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 24000 | ||
| In the winter of 2009, my speedometer began to malfunction. as i would decelerate, my speedometer would maintain position at the last highest speed and upon acceleration, the needle would incline again from that point. this pattern repeats itself until the needle completely circles around past 110 mph to get itself stuck on the plastic portion below the speedometer. fortunately it didn't occur often that winter; however the next winter it was a constant occurrence, so much so that i begin to navigate speed based on rpm. this winter, that is of no use because both my speedometer and rpm gauges are malfunctioning as well as my gas gauge. it seems that once the vehicle is warm, they begin to function once again but it is necessary to turn off the ignition and continuously turn the key without igniting the starter for the gauges to return to normal position a few notches at a time. i have been told by dealerships to have the undercarriage washed at a car wash but was recently informed that i may have to replace my dashboard module/cluster by a gentleman who had experienced the same issues. i hope this corrects my issue but it would seem that, with so many cavalier owners experiencing the same issues, a solution should have been reached by now. it takes considerable time, cost, and patience to handle these malfunctions when the dealerships themselves can not provide their customers insight on such a common issue . | |||
| 01/17/2011 | 107000 | ||
| Gas guage malfunction 1month ago, went half way to the right of full upon fill up, have been keeping track of gas by trip miles.this fuel guage is halting the temp guage from rising to normal. today 1/17/11 started car this morning and speed guage is pointing straight down to steering wheel. proceeded to drive 8 minutes to work all the time the dash was going crazy the milage spot had the word error on it,& every light was on, on the dashbooard- all of them. apparently this has been a problem for sometime with this car. gm is aware and doing nothing.i have found out by looking it up on the internet tonight. through my research im guessing i need a dash cluster at the cost of 500.00. i feel a speedomoter should last for at least 10 yrs, my car is 6yrs old. i bought this car brand new and have followed the reccommended service. | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 24000 | ||
| In the winter of 2009, my speedometer began to malfunction. as i would decelerate, my speedometer would maintain position at the last highest speed and upon acceleration, the needle would incline again from that point. this pattern repeats itself until the needle completely circles around past 110 mph to get itself stuck on the plastic portion below the speedometer. fortunately it didn't occur often that winter; however the next winter it was a constant occurrence, so much so that i begin to navigate speed based on rpm. this winter, that is of no use because both my speedometer and rpm gauges are malfunctioning as well as my gas gauge. it seems that once the vehicle is warm, they begin to function once again but it is necessary to turn off the ignition and continuously turn the key without igniting the starter for the gauges to return to normal position a few notches at a time. i have been told by dealerships to have the undercarriage washed at a car wash but was recently informed that i may have to replace my dashboard module/cluster by a gentleman who had experienced the same issues. i hope this corrects my issue but it would seem that, with so many cavalier owners experiencing the same issues, a solution should have been reached by now. it takes considerable time, cost, and patience to handle these malfunctions when the dealerships themselves can not provide their customers insight on such a common issue . | |||
| 01/17/2011 | 107000 | ||
| Gas guage malfunction 1month ago, went half way to the right of full upon fill up, have been keeping track of gas by trip miles.this fuel guage is halting the temp guage from rising to normal. today 1/17/11 started car this morning and speed guage is pointing straight down to steering wheel. proceeded to drive 8 minutes to work all the time the dash was going crazy the milage spot had the word error on it,& every light was on, on the dashbooard- all of them. apparently this has been a problem for sometime with this car. gm is aware and doing nothing.i have found out by looking it up on the internet tonight. through my research im guessing i need a dash cluster at the cost of 500.00. i feel a speedomoter should last for at least 10 yrs, my car is 6yrs old. i bought this car brand new and have followed the reccommended service. | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 24000 | ||
| In the winter of 2009, my speedometer began to malfunction. as i would decelerate, my speedometer would maintain position at the last highest speed and upon acceleration, the needle would incline again from that point. this pattern repeats itself until the needle completely circles around past 110 mph to get itself stuck on the plastic portion below the speedometer. fortunately it didn't occur often that winter; however the next winter it was a constant occurrence, so much so that i begin to navigate speed based on rpm. this winter, that is of no use because both my speedometer and rpm gauges are malfunctioning as well as my gas gauge. it seems that once the vehicle is warm, they begin to function once again but it is necessary to turn off the ignition and continuously turn the key without igniting the starter for the gauges to return to normal position a few notches at a time. i have been told by dealerships to have the undercarriage washed at a car wash but was recently informed that i may have to replace my dashboard module/cluster by a gentleman who had experienced the same issues. i hope this corrects my issue but it would seem that, with so many cavalier owners experiencing the same issues, a solution should have been reached by now. it takes considerable time, cost, and patience to handle these malfunctions when the dealerships themselves can not provide their customers insight on such a common issue . | |||
| 01/17/2011 | 107000 | ||
| Gas guage malfunction 1month ago, went half way to the right of full upon fill up, have been keeping track of gas by trip miles.this fuel guage is halting the temp guage from rising to normal. today 1/17/11 started car this morning and speed guage is pointing straight down to steering wheel. proceeded to drive 8 minutes to work all the time the dash was going crazy the milage spot had the word error on it,& every light was on, on the dashbooard- all of them. apparently this has been a problem for sometime with this car. gm is aware and doing nothing.i have found out by looking it up on the internet tonight. through my research im guessing i need a dash cluster at the cost of 500.00. i feel a speedomoter should last for at least 10 yrs, my car is 6yrs old. i bought this car brand new and have followed the reccommended service. | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 24000 | ||
| In the winter of 2009, my speedometer began to malfunction. as i would decelerate, my speedometer would maintain position at the last highest speed and upon acceleration, the needle would incline again from that point. this pattern repeats itself until the needle completely circles around past 110 mph to get itself stuck on the plastic portion below the speedometer. fortunately it didn't occur often that winter; however the next winter it was a constant occurrence, so much so that i begin to navigate speed based on rpm. this winter, that is of no use because both my speedometer and rpm gauges are malfunctioning as well as my gas gauge. it seems that once the vehicle is warm, they begin to function once again but it is necessary to turn off the ignition and continuously turn the key without igniting the starter for the gauges to return to normal position a few notches at a time. i have been told by dealerships to have the undercarriage washed at a car wash but was recently informed that i may have to replace my dashboard module/cluster by a gentleman who had experienced the same issues. i hope this corrects my issue but it would seem that, with so many cavalier owners experiencing the same issues, a solution should have been reached by now. it takes considerable time, cost, and patience to handle these malfunctions when the dealerships themselves can not provide their customers insight on such a common issue . | |||
| 01/17/2011 | 107000 | ||
| Gas guage malfunction 1month ago, went half way to the right of full upon fill up, have been keeping track of gas by trip miles.this fuel guage is halting the temp guage from rising to normal. today 1/17/11 started car this morning and speed guage is pointing straight down to steering wheel. proceeded to drive 8 minutes to work all the time the dash was going crazy the milage spot had the word error on it,& every light was on, on the dashbooard- all of them. apparently this has been a problem for sometime with this car. gm is aware and doing nothing.i have found out by looking it up on the internet tonight. through my research im guessing i need a dash cluster at the cost of 500.00. i feel a speedomoter should last for at least 10 yrs, my car is 6yrs old. i bought this car brand new and have followed the reccommended service. | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 24000 | ||
| In the winter of 2009, my speedometer began to malfunction. as i would decelerate, my speedometer would maintain position at the last highest speed and upon acceleration, the needle would incline again from that point. this pattern repeats itself until the needle completely circles around past 110 mph to get itself stuck on the plastic portion below the speedometer. fortunately it didn't occur often that winter; however the next winter it was a constant occurrence, so much so that i begin to navigate speed based on rpm. this winter, that is of no use because both my speedometer and rpm gauges are malfunctioning as well as my gas gauge. it seems that once the vehicle is warm, they begin to function once again but it is necessary to turn off the ignition and continuously turn the key without igniting the starter for the gauges to return to normal position a few notches at a time. i have been told by dealerships to have the undercarriage washed at a car wash but was recently informed that i may have to replace my dashboard module/cluster by a gentleman who had experienced the same issues. i hope this corrects my issue but it would seem that, with so many cavalier owners experiencing the same issues, a solution should have been reached by now. it takes considerable time, cost, and patience to handle these malfunctions when the dealerships themselves can not provide their customers insight on such a common issue . | |||
| 08/01/2009 | |||
| Instrument cluster unreliable. speedometer sticks/stops working/jumps. gas gauge quit working. rpm gauge jumps or drops at random. there was a recall on the 2004 gm pickups/suvs i do believe...why not the car? i've seen countless complaints online of others' cavalier's with the exact same problems. | |||
| 12/10/2010 | |||
| 2004 chevy cavalier instrument panel not working correctly. temperature gauge has flipped and is blocking my speedometer needle from reading correctly. | |||
| 11/23/2000 | 107200 | ||
| The trunk latch on my cavalier won't latch. this is the second time it has broke with the same problem. i replaced the trunk latch about three years ago i rarely use my trunk. also the defrost,vent knob quit working it turn but won't switch to defrost or the different vent settings. the cd player won't take, or play cd's. there was a fly on my windshield right around a year after i bought the car and i barely tapped the windshield and the windshield cracked all over. | |||
| 06/27/2008 | 170000 | ||
| The rpm and the mph gage are not working | |||
| 06/04/2010 | 34000 | ||
| 2004 chevy cavalier. the speedometer does not work properly. when starting the car (before shifting out of park) it will read 40+ mph. i once started it after it had been sitting in a hot parking lot for 8 hours and the needle was maxed out (again, before it was even shifted out of park). i have read that this problem has been experienced by many people with chevy cavaliers (not just 2004 model). we were told that the only fix for this was to replace the entire cluster, which will cost $500+. | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 50000 | ||
| 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 gages at 0. this is only temporary because within days, if not earlier, the gages 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 travelling 45mph the speedometer will read 25mph. | |||
| 04/26/2010 | 38420 | ||
| The instrument cluster on my 2004 chevrolet cavalier has failed to operate properly. | |||
| 01/01/2007 | 30000 | ||
| Spedometer and gas gage and rpm gage not working correctly. this has been happening for probably 3 years. started here and there and now, my spedometer it never working. each day is different. sometimes it will start on 35 mph and i can easily calculate my speed for about a half hour until it gets stuck. other days it won't move at all. i never know how fast i am going. also, gas gage doesn't work, thank god my gas light does. one time firestone tried to fix it, and it worked for about 3 days, the it was messed up again. it used to only happen in extreme hot or cold weather conditions, but now it happens daily. | |||