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2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash1 injured · 798685 · 2010-07-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CAVALIER
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
33,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2005 CHEVY CAVALIER 2.2L, 33K MILES, SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE GAUGE CLUSTER WAS FAULTY AFTER REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR. I OF COURSE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY FORWARDED ME TO CHEVY CUSTOMER SUPPORT. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY DENIED ANY HELP WITH THE ISSUE AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP. I WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THIS BUT I CAME TO ACCEPT IT AND SCHEDULED TIME AND TRIED TO SET ASIDE AROUND 400$ FOR THE REPAIR. BEFORE I COULD GET PAID AND TAKE MY CAR INTO THE SHOP I EXITED AN OFF RAMP OR EXIT RAMP THAT WAS 30MPH LIMIT. I HAD BEEN FOLLOWING A CAR TO WORK SO I'M NOT SPEEDING HOPING THAT THEY ARE NOT, AND I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE TURN AND BEGAN TO EXIT BUT AT THIS POINT I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING BUT I THOUGHT I HAD SLOWED TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 30MPH BUT I ENDED UP TAKING THE TURN TOO FAST AND SLAMMED INTO AND UP OVER A CURVE AND INTO A WALL WHICH DEPLOYED THE AIR BAGS AND SHATTERED THE WINDOWS OUT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. I UNFORTUNATELY GOT CUT UP PRETTY BAD BY THE GLASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE LEAVING ME SCARRED. I FEEL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM AND I'VE READ OVER 100 OUT OF THE 1000S OF COMPLAINTS/REPORTS OF PEOPLE LOOSING THE SPEEDOMETER SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THEIR 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND MANY OF THEM REPORT FEELING SCARED OR UNEASY ABOUT DRIVING THEIR CARS AND I DON'T BLAME THEM. I FEEL THE CAR IS DANGEROUS WITH OUT A SPEEDOM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10342624
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