Note: Body Type: Notchback/Notchback Special (GM codes: 27, 37, 47, 57)
Other Engine Info: Name Plate: Chevrolet, Pontiac
Plant City: Lordstown
Plant Company Name: NA-GM Corp
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Ohio
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS HAS A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, AND SOMETIMES TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND TACHOMETER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION; THIS PROBLEM IS SOLELY THE RESULT OF POOR MANUFACTURING. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE AND CALLING CHEVY I CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE GAUGE CLUSTER, AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT BEHIND THE DASH. THIS CLUSTER COSTS $500 TO REPLACE, PRESUMABLY WITH ONE THAT WORKS PROPERLY, A CONCEPT WHICH IS HARD TO IMAGINE WITH THE CHEVY CAVALIER. SOMEWHERE IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS GENERAL MOTORS MUST HAVE DECIDED TO CUT A FEW DOLLARS AND GET SOME CHEAP PARTS, BECAUSE THE MALFUNCTION IS WIDESPREAD AND CONSISTENT IN ALL THE REPORTS I'VE READ. THIS ISSUE ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BECOME A RECALL SO THAT CHEVY IS FORCED TO PAY THE $500 REPLACEMENT FEE; AND MONETARY JUSTICE ASIDE, MALFUNCTIONING GAUGES COULD CREATE POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING DANGERS. IT IS NOT A RECALL YET, BUT IS ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BECOME ONE. *TR
1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START; HOWEVER, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS BEFORE THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM FAILED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V036000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) WAS REFERENCED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH FIRST AND THEN THE DEALER WOULD COMPLETE THE REST OF THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,319 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,019.