Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 3510 | 10016520 | Supplement to 05-06-01-003a - wrong throttle gasket part number. *tt | 09/20/2005 | ||
| 3115 | 01/01/2004 | 10010198 | High idle when clutch is depressed. *sc | 11/04/2004 | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||||
| 3481 | 3481A | 10016717 | Cruise control shuts off when the hazards are switched on. *tt | 09/28/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 01/10/2007 | 40000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet cavalier. the contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal and starting the vehicle, the rpms increased excessively. the contact also stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated and independently shifted into neutral. the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times where the contact was informed that the speed control may have failed. the vehicle had not been diagnosed and was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 156,000. | |||
| 01/10/2007 | 40000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet cavalier. the contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal and starting the vehicle, the rpms increased excessively. the contact also stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated and independently shifted into neutral. the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times where the contact was informed that the speed control may have failed. the vehicle had not been diagnosed and was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 156,000. mah | |||
| 01/10/2007 | 40000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet cavalier. the contact stated as the vehicle engine start and the brake was being depressed the rpm's increased excessively. intermittently the vehicle would have sudden acceleration while driving 25 mph and the gear would shift into neutral. the vehicle was taken to the dealer on different times who stated it could possible be the vehicle speed control but they had to run a diagnostic test to find the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 156,000. mw | |||
| 12/28/2012 | 46000 | ||
| Speedometer does not register mph, stays at 20 mph when at rest and goes up when car is driven but unknown speed person is driving at. also the temp gauge needle is not even on the area to register the temp of the engine. this is a safety issue and should be recalled. i have heard from my local mechanic that this is a common thing & i have read several posts on line similar to my complaint. please recall this part so that everyone driving this type of vehicle is safe by knowing the temp of their engine & knowing their driving speed. | |||
| 11/15/2011 | 130000 | ||
| The cluster on my 2004 chevy cavalier stopped working while i was on a road trip, i have done much research the past few days and came to the conclusion that the cluster in the 2004-05 chevy cavaliers are defective due to many other people having the same problem. this is a real safety issue because i don't know how much gas my car has, how fast im going and if my cars temperature is to high, if y'all could get to the bottom of this issue it will be greatly appreciated. | |||
| 03/25/2012 | 96000 | ||
| Speedometer is unreliable. sometimes it shows faster, sometimes it shows slower. sticks in place at times. next, the temp gauge made me think my car was running very hot and i bought a $25 temperature sensor first, that didn't help, so i was going to replace thermostat. then i learned about this being a problem with thousands of these cars, so i am not doing anything to it until there is a recall. i'll use a gps to tell my speed. i have had two speeding tickets over this because i had no idea the thing was not working right until it got really bad and started sticking in one place for days. each ticket will give me two points on my license because of this. my insurance will go up. also, i don't get paid for the time i take off to go to traffic court over these tickets. i am 65 years old and never had a ticket until these two. thanks, chevy. | |||
| 04/06/2012 | |||
| My 2004 chevy cavalier speedometer quit working. this seems to be a common problem with this vehicle. a recall is in order! | |||
| 03/25/2012 | 96000 | ||
| Speedometer is unreliable. sometimes it shows faster, sometimes it shows slower. sticks in place at times. next, the temp gauge made me think my car was running very hot and i bought a $25 temperature sensor first, that didn't help, so i was going to replace thermostat. then i learned about this being a problem with thousands of these cars, so i am not doing anything to it until there is a recall. i'll use a gps to tell my speed. i have had two speeding tickets over this because i had no idea the thing was not working right until it got really bad and started sticking in one place for days. each ticket will give me two points on my license because of this. my insurance will go up. also, i don't get paid for the time i take off to go to traffic court over these tickets. i am 65 years old and never had a ticket until these two. thanks, chevy. | |||
| 04/06/2012 | |||
| My 2004 chevy cavalier speedometer quit working. this seems to be a common problem with this vehicle. a recall is in order! | |||
| 03/25/2012 | 96000 | ||
| Speedometer is unreliable. sometimes it shows faster, sometimes it shows slower. sticks in place at times. next, the temp gauge made me think my car was running very hot and i bought a $25 temperature sensor first, that didn't help, so i was going to replace thermostat. then i learned about this being a problem with thousands of these cars, so i am not doing anything to it until there is a recall. i'll use a gps to tell my speed. i have had two speeding tickets over this because i had no idea the thing was not working right until it got really bad and started sticking in one place for days. each ticket will give me two points on my license because of this. my insurance will go up. also, i don't get paid for the time i take off to go to traffic court over these tickets. i am 65 years old and never had a ticket until these two. thanks, chevy. | |||
| 04/06/2012 | |||
| My 2004 chevy cavalier speedometer quit working. this seems to be a common problem with this vehicle. a recall is in order! | |||
| 03/25/2012 | 96000 | ||
| Speedometer is unreliable. sometimes it shows faster, sometimes it shows slower. sticks in place at times. next, the temp gauge made me think my car was running very hot and i bought a $25 temperature sensor first, that didn't help, so i was going to replace thermostat. then i learned about this being a problem with thousands of these cars, so i am not doing anything to it until there is a recall. i'll use a gps to tell my speed. i have had two speeding tickets over this because i had no idea the thing was not working right until it got really bad and started sticking in one place for days. each ticket will give me two points on my license because of this. my insurance will go up. also, i don't get paid for the time i take off to go to traffic court over these tickets. i am 65 years old and never had a ticket until these two. thanks, chevy. | |||
| 04/06/2012 | |||
| My 2004 chevy cavalier speedometer quit working. this seems to be a common problem with this vehicle. a recall is in order! | |||
| 11/04/2011 | |||
| It was sometime in nov. 2011 when the speedometer stopped working for no reason. every once in a while it will registar the speed but it is not correct. i have seen a lot of complaints about this same problem with the same car model. and from what i have learned online this can be a very expensive repair. there really should be a recall on this part. all drivers need to know what their speed is in order to be safe and responsible driver. | |||
| 12/14/2011 | 50142 | ||
| My speedometer stopped working. apparently i'm not the only one this has happened to... i've been reading a forum on http://www.carcomplaints.com/chevrolet/cavalier/2004/accessories-interior/speedometer_stopped_working.shtml and between the mileage range of 30,000 and 50,000 this has happened to signifigant amount of people by no fault of their own. this is extremely dangerous for people who have no way to afford getting it fixed and chevrolet should be liable to fix this issue. they cannot expect to charge upwards of $500.00 to repair something that was poorly manufactured. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 10/22/2011 | 117379 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet cavalier. the contact was entering an on-ramp and slightly applied the brakes when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the contact pulled over onto the shoulder and was forced to shift the vehicle into park while the vehicle was still moving in order to stop the vehicle completely. the manufacturer was not contacted. the dealer was making an attempt to assist the contact with diagnosing and repairing the defect. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 117,379 and the current mileage was 117,460. | |||
| 10/22/2011 | 117379 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet cavalier. the contact was entering an on-ramp and slightly applied the brakes when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the contact pulled over onto the shoulder and was forced to shift the vehicle into park while the vehicle was still moving in order to stop the vehicle completely. the manufacturer was not contacted. the dealer was making an attempt to assist the contact with diagnosing and repairing the defect. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 117,379 and the current mileage was 117,460. kmj | |||
| 10/22/2011 | 117379 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet cavalier. while exiting onto a highway ramp, the contact began to decrease the speed of the vehicle. upon depressing the brake pedal, the contact stated that the vehicle began to accelerate on its own. the contact pulled over onto the shoulder and was forced to place the vehicle in park, while the vehicle was still moving, in order to stop the vehicle completely. the manufacturer was not contacted. the dealer was making an attempt to assist the contact with the defect. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 117,379 and the current mileage was 117,460. nw | |||
| 10/12/2011 | 58000 | ||
| Speedometer stuck at 60mph...its not that old of a car and only has 58 thousand miles on it this should be a recall with all the people complaining the same thing happened with the low miles rediculous!!! | |||
| 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. | |||
| 08/09/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Gas pedal assembly coming loose from 2004 chevy cavalier with 70k miles. no part available in the us. gm stopped making this assembly. this happened at freeway speeds. gm will not help me. | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 56148 | ||
| I have a 2004 chevy cavalier and the speedometer sticks. it says i am doing 80mph when i am actually doing 40mph. and when i am parked it says i am doing 50mph. | |||
| 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 | |||
| 12/15/2009 | 60000 | ||
| 2004 chevy cavalier ls sport when turning on the car the speedometer shoots up past 80mph at standstill. this occurs at least twice a year. never know how fast you are going unless you actually sit there and count. takes about 4 or 5 daysbefore the speedometer makes its way back to 0mph. | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 60000 | ||
| My wife's 2004 chevy cavalier has a wrong speedometer indication. it says the car is going 60 mph while not being moved at all. when the car reaches high speeds at the freeway it says the car is going at 120 mph and hits the top of the gauge. the oil temperature indication also shows 190 degrees with engine not running, and with engine running it goes to red band indication. | |||
| 10/03/2010 | 32000 | ||
| 2004 chevy cavalier spedometer instrument cluster fails. spedometer 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 temparily fixed. there are many other people with the same issue | |||
| 05/10/2010 | 70000 | ||
| 2004 chevy cavalier speedo sticking. it started around 5 months ago it says your going 110 mph when only going 30 mph. now it all over the place and the tach doesnt always work right either so you cant go by that. it is very dangerous trying to guess your speed. i have looked all over the internet only to find many people having the same problem. chevy should have a recall if someone freaks out on a highway alot of people could really get hurt or even killed. im sure if someone from chevy teenager had a cav doing this or got hurt because of this something would be done. please do something to get this fixed. it doesnt seem to be a big issue but when people get hurt then it will be.. please for the saftey of people on the road tell gm they have a problem | |||
| 08/28/2010 | 54800 | ||
| The speedometer on my 2004 chevy cavaliar started going wacky. at first it started racing as you were driving. showing 65 or 70 when you were going maybe 40. now it raced past 110 and dropped down between 0 and 110. looking over the different websites, i see this is a common problem, yet it is not on a recall list. why? this can be extremely dangerous, not to mention you are looking for a ticket by guessing how fast you are going. my car only has 54,000 miles on it, and i sure wasn't expecting any major repairs and that mileage. | |||
| 04/26/2010 | 38420 | ||
| The instrument cluster on my 2004 chevrolet cavalier has failed to operate properly. | |||
| 04/12/2010 | |||
| I have a 2004 chevy cavalier and recently the speedometer has just stopped working. sometimes it decides to work due to weather conditions, but most likely it is on 80mph when im doing 20mph or it just sits at the bottom all together. i was about to have a mechanic fix my car and i did some online research. i found a website with 33 additonal complaints with the same issue with a 2004 chevy cavalier(http://www.carcomplaints.com/chevrolet/cavalier/2004/accessories-interior/speedometer_stopped_working.shtml). this is a safty hazard to drivers and passengers and gm needs to recall this and correct the problem immediatly, it is unacceptable. | |||
| 05/20/2010 | 25000 | ||
| 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 25000 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 | |||
| 10/25/2008 | 35891 | ||
| My 2004 chevrolet cavalier has instrument cluster issues. the speedometer, tachometer, fuel and temperature gauges do not work properly. i have read many post from cavalier owners with the same problem. it is a safety issue since i cannot tell how fast i am going. | |||
| 02/02/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Gauge cluster not reading correctly on and off on 2004 chevrolet cavalier. | |||
| 11/01/2008 | 51862 | 1 | |
| I have a 2004 chevy cavalier ls sport. well lets first start off with my drivers side window motor. it went out about a year and half ago and we fixed it this summer. apparently it is a huge problem but of course no recall on it so paid almost 300 dollars myself to fix it. then after that when i would start my car and put it into drive, the car would sputter and the abs and trac off lights would come on. next about 5 months ago i noticed that my gas gauge was fluctuating a little. didn't give it much thought but then 2 months ago my temp gauge was going haywire. called the dealer and they said that there was no recall and we would have to pay to have it fixed. well we all know money is tight so i have left it. low and behold late last week, the mph gauge said i was going 100 mph in a 35 zone. i had to take a double look. dealer again says no recalls. after speaking to a friend, he said that his truck did the same thing along with another co-workers truck (gm trucks) and that they took it in because it had a recall on the instrument cluster and there was no charge. how come cavaliers are having the problem and nothing, but there trucks have it and there is a recall. i cant tell how fast i am going. now i am probably going to have to just go with the flow of traffic since i cant afford to fix it. come on gm own up to all of your mistakes please..........there are tons of logged complaints on here about it, obviously it is a real problem gm. this is why we are going foreign with our cars now. *tr | |||
| 01/22/2008 | 28000 | 1 | |
| In january 08 vehicle tach went reverse direction, then jumped erratically. in march 08 started showing 65 mph when vehicle doing 35. in may 08 speedometer started stopping at 20 mph when moving or when car shut off. in june 08 speedometer and tach have both started going in reverse direction. this is a 2004 chevrolet cavalier with 28000 miles, 2.2 l with automatic transmission. i do not like the idea that while driving the car on a two lane road by the speedometer that we might be rear ended while driving to slow. *tr | |||
| 09/13/2006 | 25250 | 9 | 11/15/2004 |
| Vehicle's idle stuck at 2500 rpm's, making it difficult to brake. other times vehicle's rpm's are so low the vehicle stalls. when they are too high the only correction is to engage the clutch and turn the vehicle off. chevy dealers can't duplicate the problem, so they do nothing. the problem is intermittent. *nm | |||
| 04/14/2005 | 34000 | 1 | 11/26/2003 |
| While shifting out of gear and stopping, the car on its own it revved up to 5000 rpms. at first i thought the acclerator was stuck and attempted to lift it up with my foot, and found out that was not it. about 15 seconds later it stopped on its own.*ak | |||
| 03/04/2004 | 2000 | 8 | |
| Intermittently while consumer's foot was on the brake pedal vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. when this occurred the vehicle was put in neutral. engine continued to rev for 5 minutes, then it suddenly died down. this failure almost caused two rear end collisions. vehicle was taken to dealership 8 times, but they only worked on it 5 times. they also test drove the vehicle for 44 miles, no problem was found. *ak | |||
| 01/30/2004 | 100 | 1 | 01/29/2004 |
| With less than 100 miles on the car it began to rev up on its own. it has been to the dealer on 9 different occasions. they even installed an on board computer and were able to see the problem that occurs. the mechanic says he believes it is a glitch in the computer and is unable to fix it. it has now begun to accelerate on its own while driving, and the only thing you can do is push in the clutch and hope the engine blows up. this is now a real safety issue. gm refuses to do anything to correct this problem. we filed a lemon law case with them and they said they are unable to do anything. *jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 04/08/2004 | 172 | 4 | 01/09/2004 |
| While driving at any speed the accelerator pedal stuck. the dealer inspected the vehicle on several occasions, but was unable to duplicate the problem. *ak the rpm would go to 3000 with the consumer's foot was off of the accelerator. the consumer engaged the clutch and hit the gas pedal and the rpm's went back to normal of 950 rpms. the vehicle had 172 miles and when the consumer checked the tires, they were 24 lbs. the recommended pressure should of been 32 lbs. *sc *jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 02/05/2006 | 15000 | 2 | 11/03/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated that the 2004 chevrolet cavalier has been having a continuous problem with the cruise control. when the vehicle stops on dry roads, it will stall and shut off completely. the auto air control system sensor and the entire cruise control system have both been replaced twice. the parts were replaced at a service dealer. the contact stated that the automatic transmission will not shift gears smoothly, and will remain in a lower gear at higher speeds. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 08/04/2007 | 1 | 03/17/2004 | |
| I have 2004 chevy cavalier with less than 24k mileage. on august 4, 2007, the clutch pad suddenly did not back up on my way home. i cannot change the speed. when aaa guy came to tow, he found out there was no hydaulic liquid. i bought the liquid and added it into the hydraulic liquid reservoir. when i started my car and pressed the clutch, the aaa guy found all the liquid was coming out from the clutch line between master cyclinder to transmission. when i checked the line, i found out the clutch line was touching the wire box corner all the time. there is a hole in that touching point. it is very clear that this is a design problem for this kind of car. the gm chevy dealer said the purchased date had passed three years. no warranty at all. when i search the web for help. i found the other people complain the same problem too. if you need more detail information, i still keep the broken part. i can send the picture or the broken part. thanks, jun shen *tr | |||