The Worst 1995-2005 Cavalier Problems
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What's Wrong with the 3rd Generation Cavalier?
The 3rd generation Cavalier runs from 1995 to 2005. Owners have made 1077 complaints about those model years. Most of the complaints are about interior problems.
Considering those complaints, along with other data – such as average repair costs, age of the vehicle, and recall frequency – we've assigned this generation a PainRank™ score of 13.89.
It ranks 57th out of 80 eligible generations in overall reliability.
What Owners Complain About
Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.
Worst Issues
- 2005 Cavalier gauges have gone haywire 65 (100%)
- 2004 Cavalier gauges gone haywire 57 (88%)
- 2004 Cavalier speedometer stopped working 41 (63%)
- 2003 Cavalier fuel pump failure 35 (54%)
- 2004 Cavalier window motor failure 32 (49%)
Worst Topics
- Interior 311 (100%)
- Engine 174 (56%)
- Electrical 103 (33%)
- Windows 81 (26%)
- Fuel System 80 (26%)
By the Numbers
11 model years
Grouping all models by their year can reveal some baddies.
1,077 complaints
Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.
57th in reliability
Overall reliability rank out of 80 eligible generations.