# Wheel problems in a 2004 cavalier

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-problems-in-a-2004-cavalier/74844>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, cavalier\
**Created:** [October 6, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-problems-in-a-2004-cavalier/74844 "2012-10-06T19:07:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![MattinaCavalier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e79b87/32.png) [@MattinaCavalier](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MattinaCavalier)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-problems-in-a-2004-cavalier/74844/1 "2012-10-06T19:07:32Z")

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I have a 2004 Cavalier, with 60k miles. When I accelerate from a dead stop, sometimes it doesn’t go and the low trac light comes on. If I don’t accelerate very slowly or if I turn the steering wheel too sharply it stalls out. Most of the time I end up with 3 lights on- ABS, trac off and service. But no check engine light. Any ideas? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![meangreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@meangreen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meangreen)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-problems-in-a-2004-cavalier/74844/2 "2013-04-01T01:21:35Z")

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loose left side wheel harness, my mechanic cleans the connection, reseats it & it’s fine for many months until it gets loose again. I have 116K+ on my 2004 & not worth it to me to replace. when starting out & I get the low trac light, I wait until it goes out, then slowly start forward again. sometimes the other 3 lights come on, then i’ll straighten the front wheels, turn off the car & restart it. most of the time this works. I think chevy dealer wanted 400-600 to replace.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 7:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-problems-in-a-2004-cavalier/74844/3 "2013-04-01T07:54:22Z")

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Could be a problem with a wheel speed sensor.