2004 Chevrolet Cavalier Driver assistance Problems

WHEN I'M DRIVEN ABOUT 25 MILES THE ACCELERATOR STAYS STUCK AND THE SPEED KEEP GOIN UP IF YOU DON'T PUT THE BRAKES

NHTSA ID

11281975

Incident

Nov 13, 2019

Mileage

11,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK AND ACCELERATES.

NHTSA ID

11180951

Incident

Feb 18, 2019

Mileage

135,000 mi

LOST PARTIAL CONTROL OF THE STEERING BECAUSE SHEER PEN RELEASED AND ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER-( INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE )

NHTSA ID

11124077

Incident

Jul 7, 2018

Mileage

185,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10946542

Incident

Sep 15, 2016

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10717248

Incident

May 17, 2015

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY SPEEDOMETER FOR STUCK. I KNOW I WAS GOING 60 WHEN IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT IS STUCK AT.IT ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. MY CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WINDOWS, AND ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10691973

Incident

Mar 3, 2015

Mileage

58,000 mi

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BOARD HAS STOPPED, WORKING AND APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH GM ON SEVERAL MODELS (CAR AND TRUCK) BETWEEN 1998-2009. ALSO THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. WINDOW DOORS ARE NOT WORKING AND APPEARS TO ALL RELATED TO THE CLUSTER PANEL. I HAVE REPLACED ALL ABS SENSORS, NEW BRAKES PADS, ROTORS, AND EVEN FRONT BEARINGS. THE ENGINE ITSELF WORKS GREAT AND IS FINE AND APPEARS THAT GM HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN THIS PART. THE CLUSTER PANEL AND WIRING IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED IN THESE MODELS. POOR GROUND WIRING AN CLUSTER PANELS CAN CAUSE CONSUMERS TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS AND STILL RESULTING IN THE SAME PROBLEM. CLUSTER PANEL REPLACEMENT CAN BE FROM $300 TO $800 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCAL MECHANIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE SINCE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ARE NOT WORKING DUE TO THE LONG LIST OF ISSUES. I RECOMMEND A RECALL ON CLUSTER PANELS FOR ALL CAVALIERS AND MODULES, WIRING AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10680134

Incident

Jan 23, 2015

Mileage

104,000 mi

AS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIME. AS NOTED HERE ALREADY. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED ALL BY IT SELF TO THE POINT I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF IN TRAFFIC. THEN RESTARTED AND IT WAS DRIVING ON ITS OWN AT 40 MILES AN HOUR LIKE CRUISE WAS ON, I DO NOT USE CRUISE THEN WHEN I PLAYED WITH THE CRUISE BUTTON IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL CAN'T TAKE IT IN COSTS TO MUCH TO LOOK AT BUT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR JUST NEVER CAN HAVE IT DO IT WHEN I TAKE IT IN AND THEY CAN'T HELP ME IF IT IS NOT DOING IT AT THAT TIME. I WANT THIS ON RECORD SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME THERE IS A RECORD OF THIS HAPPENING, AGAIN SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAPPENS WHENEVER IT WANTS TO... *TR

NHTSA ID

10644795

Incident

Oct 15, 2014

Mileage

187,000 mi

SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR IN 2009, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM 55 TO 70. STILL DOES THIS ON OCCASION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10615667

Incident

Jul 14, 2009

Mileage

65,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10492289

Incident

Jan 10, 2007

Mileage

40,000 mi

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 DANGEROUS 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 PRODUCED 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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10434410

Incident

Jun 3, 2011

Mileage

82,321 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10433122

Incident

Oct 22, 2011

Mileage

117,379 mi

CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN USUALLY OCCURS WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR WHILE MAKING A TURN PRESSING THE BRAKE HARD SLOWS THE CAR BUT IT CONTINUES TO APPLY POWER WHAT STOPS THE ENGINE FROM CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE IS TO PUSH THE CLUTCH IN, AT THE MOMENT THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE TO 6500 RPM THEN RETURN TO NORMAL LIKE IT IS COMPLETING SOME CYCLE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN THE WINTER. WE HAVE EXPECTED A RECALL BUT NOTHING. I CAN GUARANTEE A LAWSUIT IF MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE INJURED. THIS IS A TRUE CASE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT THE FEDS CAN INVESTIGATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10430395

Incident

Aug 1, 2005

Mileage

8,000 mi

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 RIDICULOUS! *KB

NHTSA ID

10429608

Incident

Oct 12, 2011

Mileage

58,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR AT TIMES, IT WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN, CAUSING IT TO RUN RPMS INTO THE RED, NEED TO SHUT CAR OFF SO IT DOES NOT EXCEL ON IT'S OWN. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED A FEW TIMES.. VERY DANGEROUS, THE 1ST TIME WAS IN DEC, 2010 IN AN ICE STORM, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE AND IT WAS FROZEN NOW IT IS IN THE 80S AND IT DID IT YESTERDAY SEPT 6TH 2011 WHAT IS CAUSING THIS??? IS IT A DEFECT??? ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS??? *TR

NHTSA ID

10424030

Incident

Dec 26, 2010

Mileage

110,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10421204

Incident

Aug 9, 2011

Mileage

70,000 mi

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS. IT SAY"S I AM DOING 80MPH WHEN I AM ACTUALLY DOING 40MPH. AND WHEN I AM PARKED IT SAY"S I AM DOING 50MPH. *KB

NHTSA ID

10416800

Incident

Jul 23, 2011

Mileage

56,148 mi

ACCELERATOR STUCK ON 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER. ENGINE WAS WIDE OPEN AND GAS PEDAL WAS DOWN TO FLOOR. GOT CAR OFF ROAD WITH NO INCIDENT. CABLE WAS FOUND TO BE FRAYED FROM CORROSION AND STUCK INSIDE HOUSING. CALLED GM AND RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE . THEY SAID VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. REPLACE WITH NEW CABLE AT REPAIR SHOP. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN ON A MODERN ERA VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10409381

Incident

Jun 23, 2011

Mileage

136,058 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10374119

Incident

Jan 1, 2011

Mileage

60,000 mi

GAUGES IN CAR IS NOT WORKING. READ ON YOUR SITE THERE IS ANOTHER 65 PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10342906

Incident

Apr 6, 2009

Mileage

54,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10249107

Incident

Nov 1, 2008

Mileage

51,862 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10230235

Incident

Jan 22, 2008

Mileage

28,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10199524

Incident

Aug 4, 2007

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

NHTSA ID

10168681

Incident

Sep 13, 2006

Mileage

25,250 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10149859

Incident

Feb 5, 2006

Mileage

15,000 mi