Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
287
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
526
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

287 filed
7
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries reported
4
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    141
  • Electrical SYSTEM: Instrument CLUSTER/PANEL
    69
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    17
  • Structure
    10
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    8
  • Power TRAIN:MANUAL Transmission
    7
  • VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls
    6
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    6

Recalls

1 campaign
08E063000·STEERING2008-10-17

DORMAN PRODUCTS IS RECALLING 3,900 INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFTS DORMAN PART NOS. 425-151, 425-152, AND 425-153, (SOLD UNDER DORMAN'S "OE SOLUTIONS" BRAND NAME), BALKAMP #'S 7-3057, 7-3058, 7-3059 (SOLD UNDER THE "NAPA" BRAND NAME), AND PLATINUM PARTS #'S 2425151, 2425152, AND 2425153 MANUFACTURED DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2007. THESE REPLACEMENT STEERING SHAFTS CAN BE USED ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE WELD CONNECTING THE INNER TUBE TO THE OUTER TUBE MAY BE DEFECTIVE.

RiskIF THE WELD FAILS, LOSS OF STEERING COULD RESULT, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixDORMAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 16, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DORMAN TOLL FREE AT 1-800-523-2492.

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