Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1997)

540 consumer complaints on file.

#8019079September 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON , VEHCILE STARTED TO SHAKE AND STALLED OUT. ENGINE HAD BLOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766532September 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP BRAKES GRAB CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STOPPING. THIS OCCURS ON BOTH WET AND DRY PAVEMENT. IN ADDITION TO THIS, WHEN IT RAINS THE CAR HAS A DELAYED REACTION WITH THE BRAKES, OFTEN REQUIRING ABOUT 10 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. BRAKES ARE ALSO CONTINUOUSLY SQUEAKING/SQUEALING, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE BRAKES ARE NEW OR WORN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766534September 1, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY CAR WAS PARKED ALL DAY AT WORK. AFTER WORK I DROVE DOWN TWO BLOCKS TO A STORE WHERE I NEEDED TO RUN IN TO PICK SOMETHING UP. I RETURNED TO MY CAR 10 MINS LATER AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. DASH LIGHTS WERE FUNCTIONAL, BUT CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. INITIALLY IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO TURN OVER BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO DO SO. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START SEVERAL TIMES, IT NO LONGER MADE ANY SOUND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. TRIED TO JUMPSTART CAR, BUT CAR WOULD NOT TAKE IT. CHECKED ALL FUSES, SEEMED TO BE FINE. DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE BATTERY, AS ALL LIGHTS AND CAR ALARM WORK. THIS PROBLEM CAME WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS, WITH THE OCCASION OF A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST WHERE THE CAR STALLED OUT. NO WARNING SIGNS/PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS CURRENT PROBLEM. TAKING CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST 09/01/02.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567228August 27, 2002
STEERING
VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A BROKEN STEERING SYSTEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765783August 17, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. THE FURTHER I DROVE THE CAR THE WORSE IT GOT, AFFECTING THE RIGHT SIDE AS WELL AND MAKING A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER IT. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE RACK HAD GONE OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016036August 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DEALERSHIP CHARGE FOR RECALL 02V070000 REPAIRS AFTER WORK WAS DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566947August 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, (02V070000) CONSUMER WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM, AFTER RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE WORK PERFORMED AND STATED THAT ALL THE WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY WAS RECALL RELATED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A CLAIM WOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAS WAITED FOR 60 DAYS AND HAS NOT HEARD FROM MANUFACTURER.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015675August 7, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE WAITING FOR RECALL 02070000 REPAIRS APPOINTMENT DATE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE AND DAMAGED OTHER COMPONENTS. CONSUMER WAS CHARGED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015568August 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
AFTER RELAY SWITCH WAS INSTALLED FOR RECALL O2V070000 STARTED HAVING LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, SUCH AS BATTERY FAILURE, ETC.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015234July 31, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. STEERING WHEEL/DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE . CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014484July 23, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, CAUSING WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566799July 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL 02V07, HOWEVER WAS CHARGED 800 DOLLARS FOR A NEW BATTERY, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS SEEMS AWFULLY HIGH. *SLC THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A MINOR ENGINE PROBLEM. THE VALVE COVER GASKET AND THE ARCHING SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764429July 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
HAVE PUT 3 ALTERNATORS ON THIS CAR, EVEN WHEN UNDER WARRANTY BEFORE 12,000 MILES (APPROXIMATELY). BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. NOW, THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAYS NO RECALLS, EXCEPT FOR THE IGNITION SYSTEM. SCHEDULED THAT FOR REPAIR 7/23/02. SEAT BELT PLASTIC COVERS SNAPPED OFF (BELT LOOSE ON ONE AND HIT BY CAR DOOR WHEN SHUTTING IT. THE OTHER ONE JUST POPPED OFF. BELT CONTINUES TO SLIP OFF ENGINE, CAUSES STALLING EVEN IF DRIVING 55 MPH. NOW BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. LEFT FRONT BRAKE CONTINUES TO HAVE BRAKE DUST ACCUMULATE ON WHEEL COVER. CAR HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT (ENGINE REPAIRED LAST YEAR). CAR IS ALSO OVERHEATING; HAS HAD TSTAT REPLACED, RADIATOR FLUID. WHAT ELSE COULD CAUSE THIS, I DON'T KNOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014121July 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SINCE RECALL 02V070000 REPAIRS ON IGNITION SWITCH WERE DONE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPAIREDVEHICLE A SECOND TIME, AND CHARGED THE CONSUMER FOR THE WORK.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764152July 12, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, INTERIOR LIGHTING
ABOUT 1-2 MONTHS AGO MY WIFE TRIED TO START THE CAR AND SHE SAID THAT ALL OF THE SYSTEMS(I.E. WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES, INTERIOR WARNING LIGHTS, ETC.) STARTED GOING OFF ALL AT ONCE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD'T PUSH IN, THERE WAS A LOUD BUXXING NOISE, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. EVER SINCE WE HAVE HAD TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN WE ARE DRIVING ALONG (SPEED DOESN'T SEEM TO PLAY A ROLE) AND THE CAR WILL REACT IN A SIMILAR MANNER AND STOP RUNNING. AFTER THIS HAPPENS, IT CAN TAKE US UP TO 10-15 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. JUST THIS MORNING IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND IF THE TRUCK BEHIND US HAD NOT SWERVED AS IT DID, IT WOULD HAVE TOTALLED OUR CAR. WE THEN SPENT ALMOST 20 MINUTES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC TRYING TO START OUR CAR.(THIS WAS SUBMITTED BY BRIAN QUINNEY - HUSBAND OF SAID OWNER). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566609July 10, 2002
STEERING
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN, THERE WAS LOUD SOUND AND MAKING THE TURN WAS NOT POSSIBLE. IT HAD TAKEN SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SYSTEM SHOULD'NT HAVE FAILED. *MJ *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013486July 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
A FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN WITHIN 15 MINUTES AFTER TRYING TO GET VEHICLE TO START. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013141July 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER YET.*AK DEALER FOUND CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AND WATER PUMP LEAKING. REPLACED PUMP AND HEAD GASKETS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER IS AWARE OF SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 1996 MODELS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013214July 2, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PARTS RECALL 02V070000 HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 2 MONTHS, AND CONSUMER WAS SUPPOSE TO BE NOTIFIED OF PARTS DELIVERY,BUT DEALERSHIP NEVER CALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763475June 25, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR. THIS CONTINUED AS I MADE 3 MORE TURNS. IT FINALLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL AFTER DRIVING 5 MILES. THE NEXT DAY IT RESUMED BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I HAVE NOW BEEN INFORMED BY MY PERSONAL MECHANIC OF 30 YEARS THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 24,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND ALSO QUITE EXPENSIVE. ALMOST $900.00.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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