Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier has 198 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
198
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT ... |
| Apr 1, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | GAUGES FOR TEMPERATURE DO NOT WORK, SOMETIMES READS BELOW ZERO, SOMETIMES SLIGHTLY ABOVE THERE IS N... |
| Jan 19, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ALL GAUGES DON'T WORK. SPEEDOMETER,FUEL,TEMPERATURE. |
| Dec 26, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE GAUGES IN THE 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER CAUSING THEM TO MALFUNCTION OR... |
| Jun 12, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING, THE F... |
| Feb 9, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE... |
| Mar 30, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL, TEMP... |
| Dec 10, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED TO REGISTER ANY SPEED AND IS STUCK IN A POSITION PAST THE HIGHEST SPEED O... |
| Dec 9, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ALREADY COMPLAINED HERE ONCE. NOW MY CAR FUEL GAGE IS BROKE GOS ALL THE WAY OVER AND HITS ON MY TEMP... |
| Apr 17, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY | THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW DOES NOT WORK WILL NOT ROLL DOWN WILL NOT ROLL UP. THE REAR... |
| Feb 20, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | STARTED VEHICLE ALL GAUGES EXCEPT RPM STOPPED WORKING READ ONLINE AND SAW HOW COMMON THIS ISSUE IS W... |
| Aug 29, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY MOM WAS DRIVING THE CAR AS NORMAL DOWN THE ROAD ONE DAY AND ALL THE GUAGES IN THE ENTIRE DASH SUD... |
| Jul 23, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS SHOWING WRONG SPEED, RANDOMLY SHOWS ALL OVER THE DIAL. *TR |
| Jul 8, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | SPEEDOMETER GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. ONLY WAY IT WORKS IS TO TAKE OUT THE FUSE AND REINSERT THE FUSE. F... |
| May 11, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FRACTURED ALON... |
| Mar 17, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TEMP GAUGE TENDS TO STICK IN THE MIDDLE AND WILL NOT GO DOWN AFTER I SHUT OFF MY CAR WHEN I DRIVE MO... |
| Feb 15, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | A SHORT WHILE AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I NOTICED ALL OF MY GAUGES WENT OUT. I WAS NERVOUS TO EVEN DRI... |
| Feb 10, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | GADGE CLUSTER DOESN'T DISPLAY ANY CORRECT INFORMATION. AT FIRST THE TACH STARTED READING INCORRECTLY... |
| Jan 20, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | THE WEATHER WAS IN THE 10S AND SINGLE DIGITS. I WAS TRAVELING IN PAIR, WE DID NOT EXCEED 35 MILES AN... |
| Sep 28, 2013 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE HAS GONE SO FAR TO THE RIGHT (AND NOT REGISTERING CORRECT TEMPERATURE) ... |