Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO OPE… |
| 2018-06-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | NONE OF THE GAGES WORK DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING |
| 2018-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAUGES FOR TEMPERATURE DO NOT WORK, SOMETIMES READS BELOW ZERO, SOMETIMES SLIGHTLY ABOVE THERE IS NO CHANGE IN READING… |
| 2018-01-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL GAUGES DON'T WORK. SPEEDOMETER,FUEL,TEMPERATURE. |
| 2017-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE GAUGES IN THE 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER CAUSING THEM TO MALFUNCTION OR NOT FUNCTION AT AL… |
| 2017-09-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED … |
| 2017-06-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE… |
| 2017-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATED WITHO… |
| 2016-03-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL, TEMPERATURE, AND SPEEDO… |
| 2015-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED TO REGISTER ANY SPEED AND IS STUCK IN A POSITION PAST THE HIGHEST SPEED ON THE GAGE FACE. TH… |
| 2015-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALREADY COMPLAINED HERE ONCE. NOW MY CAR FUEL GAGE IS BROKE GOS ALL THE WAY OVER AND HITS ON MY TEMP GAUGE EVERY SO OFF… |
| 2015-10-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A REAR END COLLISION THAT TOTALLED CAR. ALSO PASSENGERS SEAT BROKE CAUSING NEC… |
| 2015-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON OCTOBER 1ST 2015 WE WERE STOPPED FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON THE HIGHWAY. AT THAT TIME WE WERE REAR ENDED BY A HIT AND… |
| 2015-06-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DISINTEGRATING. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2015-04-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW DOES NOT WORK WILL NOT ROLL DOWN WILL NOT ROLL UP. THE REAR-DRIVER-SIDE ELECTR… |
| 2015-04-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR WAS AT A RED LIGHT SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 85 MPH. UPON START UP SPEED INDICATED 110 AND AT NEXT STOP WENT DOWN TO 90… |
| 2015-02-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STARTED VEHICLE ALL GAUGES EXCEPT RPM STOPPED WORKING READ ONLINE AND SAW HOW COMMON THIS ISSUE IS WITH THIS CAR AND WA… |
| 2015-02-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PLEASE CALL ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS, [XXX] IS HOW I THINK ANYTHING WILL GET DONE, JUST CALLED TODAY 02-20-… |
| 2014-12-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED IT'S SPEED TO ABOUT 80-90 MPH. I INITIA… |
| 2014-10-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 90 MPH ERRON… |
| 2014-09-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EVENTS SHE EXPERIENCED T HAT AFFECTED THE ENGINE, STEERING AND BR… |
| 2014-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY MOM WAS DRIVING THE CAR AS NORMAL DOWN THE ROAD ONE DAY AND ALL THE GUAGES IN THE ENTIRE DASH SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKI… |
| 2014-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS SHOWING WRONG SPEED, RANDOMLY SHOWS ALL OVER THE DIAL. *TR |
| 2014-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. ONLY WAY IT WORKS IS TO TAKE OUT THE FUSE AND REINSERT THE FUSE. FUSE BOX IS LOCATED … |
| 2014-05-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO GO TO ANOTHER LOCATION WHEN STOPPED FOR LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN HAD SOME ONE IN FRONT OF HER … |
| 2014-05-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FRACTURED ALONG WITH THE HORN AND… |
| 2014-03-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TEMP GAUGE TENDS TO STICK IN THE MIDDLE AND WILL NOT GO DOWN AFTER I SHUT OFF MY CAR WHEN I DRIVE MORE THAN 30MILES. AF… |
| 2014-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A SHORT WHILE AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I NOTICED ALL OF MY GAUGES WENT OUT. I WAS NERVOUS TO EVEN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE … |
| 2014-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GADGE CLUSTER DOESN'T DISPLAY ANY CORRECT INFORMATION. AT FIRST THE TACH STARTED READING INCORRECTLY, EX. 4200 RPM WITH… |
| 2014-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WEATHER WAS IN THE 10S AND SINGLE DIGITS. I WAS TRAVELING IN PAIR, WE DID NOT EXCEED 35 MILES AN HOUR AS VISIBILITY… |
| 2013-09-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE HAS GONE SO FAR TO THE RIGHT (AND NOT REGISTERING CORRECT TEMPERATURE) THAT IT INTERFERES … |
| 2013-07-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CLUTCH … |
| 2013-07-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND BOTH TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAI… |
| 2013-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | OVER THE WINTER I NOTICED MY RPM GAUGE WAS NOT WORK PROPERLY THEN TWO MONTHS AGO MY TEMP GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP, THEN … |
| 2013-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD SOME OF THE ISSUES OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED. TWICE ALL THE GAUGES WENT DEAD-STAYED IN THE POSITIONS THEY WERE I… |
| 2013-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT MOVE FROM 50 MPH. LATER IN THE DAY, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MOVING UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY. *TR |
| 2013-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 CAVALIER FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AND A COUPLE DAYS AFTER I HAD IT I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER SAID … |
| 2013-03-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | I HAVE A USED 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE CLUSTER PANEL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T GIVE ME AN ACCUR… |
| 2013-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED MOVING UP AND DOWN, OVER AND OVE… |
| 2013-02-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 60K MILES ON IT, ONE OWNER, AND NEVER MISSED A MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT. THE CA… |
| 2013-02-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER (NOT DIGITAL) AND RPM GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AT ALL FROM TIME TO TIME. IT EITHER SHOWS … |
| 2013-01-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 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 FRO… |
| 2013-01-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER BROKE AND COST $400.00 TO BE REBUILT. A SERVICE REPORT WAS ISSUED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A… |
| 2013-01-02 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | 1ST ISSUE WAS THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING OFF & ON. IT SHOWS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN CAR REALLY IS GOING. D… |
| 2012-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA NEAR MY RESIDENCE, I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER STUCK @ 30MPH EVEN AFTER I STOPPED… |
| 2012-12-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CAVILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANE… |
| 2012-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE, TEMP GAUGE, TACH, AND SPEEDOMETER ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS ON THESE CARS AS YOU … |
| 2012-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE DASH BOARD GAUGES STARTED TO RAPIDLY FLUCTUATE FROM MINIMUM TO MAXIMUM VALUES AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE R… |
| 2012-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE GAUGES ARE FAILING TO OPERATE. THIS STARTED WITH THE GAS GAUGE AND IS NOW AFFECTING THE TEMP GAUGE. I TOOK IT TO A … |
| 2012-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS PROVIDING… |