2005 Chevrolet Cavalier service brakes, hydraulic problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Rear shoes only 50% worn after 153,000. Hand brake starting grabbing uneven so had to have rear drums torched off. Drums would not remove through normal means. Condition of hardware was found to be reusable. Drums warped/failed before shoes wore out. *tr”
filed Oct 16, 2011
“Horn contact behind airbag was recently crazy glued, to restore horn, and speedo & cluster requires replacement of entire cluster by chevy, or removal & rebuild of gauge stepper motors through ebay motors. Use froogle.com and enter"repair cavalier speedometer" to search. My speedo only on my…”
filed Aug 16, 2010
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Cavalier years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Cavalier | 13 | 4% |
| 2003 Cavalier | 30 | 4% |
| 2002 Cavalier | 22 | 11% |
| 2001 Cavalier | 32 | 13% |
| 2000 Cavalier | 41 | 13% |
| 1999 Cavalier | 45 | 19% |
| 1998 Cavalier | 54 | 16% |
| 1997 Cavalier | 58 | 11% |
| 1996 Cavalier | 54 | 11% |
| 1995 Cavalier | 25 | 9% |
| 1994 Cavalier | 60 | 28% |
| 1993 Cavalier | 53 | 36% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.