Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10376450January 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CAVALIER WITH A FAULTY GAUGE INSTRUMENT PANEL (CLUSTER), FAULTY SPEEDO AND TEMP GAUGE. I HEAR THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM CLUSTERS. WHERE IS THE RECALL??ITS ONLY 5 YRS OLD. THE SPEEDO NEEDLE GOES ALL THE WAY PAST THE #S AND RESTS AT MY MILEAGE #S. MY TEMP GAUGE GOES PAST ALL THE #S. *TR
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0
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#10375438January 10, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE YET IT EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING BEFORE STALLING AGAIN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YET IT STALLED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACTS PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 208,000.
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#10375199January 8, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT
TRANS AXLE WENT OUT APRIL 09 WITH A HORRIBLE MESS OF OIL, STEERING RACK REPLACED 6 MONTHS LATER, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW/ MOTOR PROBLEM, FUEL PUMP WENT 75,000 A BIT SHY OF A YEAR LATER. NOW MY DEFROST ISN'T WORKING; POSSIBLY THE SWITCH 85,000. HAD BRAKES DONE TWICE SO FAR WITH LEAKS; THIS INCLUDES HYDRAULICS, ROTORS, PADS, SHOES ETC. MY STEERING HAS SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A VERY EXPENSIVE INCONVENIENCE. *LN
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0
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#10375049January 7, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ON-LINE RESEARCH FROM OWNERS OF THIS CAR SHOWS THAT REPAIR OF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT POSSIBLE AND THE PART ALONE IS AVERAGING $300. AGAIN COMPLAINTS ARE ON THE FACT THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT REPAIRABLE. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10374099January 4, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ON OUR 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER FLUCTUATES WILDLY AND IS UNREADABLE. REDUCING SPEED GREATLY OR CHANGING RATE OF ACCELERATION/DECELERATION WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT IT RECURS EVERY TIME THE CAR PASSES 55 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10374119January 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY WIFE'S 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS A WRONG SPEEDOMETER INDICATION. IT SAYS THE CAR IS GOING 60 MPH WHILE NOT BEING MOVED AT ALL. WHEN THE CAR REACHES HIGH SPEEDS AT THE FREEWAY IT SAYS THE CAR IS GOING AT 120 MPH AND HITS THE TOP OF THE GAUGE. THE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION ALSO SHOWS 190 DEGREES WITH ENGINE NOT RUNNING, AND WITH ENGINE RUNNING IT GOES TO RED BAND INDICATION. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10374445January 3, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER UNRELIABLE. SPEEDOMETER STICKS/STOPS WORKING/JUMPS. GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. RPM GAUGE JUMPS OR DROPS AT RANDOM. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2004 GM PICKUPS/SUVS I DO BELIEVE...WHY NOT THE CAR? I'VE SEEN COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF OTHERS' CAVALIER'S WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS.
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0
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0
#10374044January 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I DRIVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND ALL GAUGES HAVE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE RPM'S GAUGE ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, NOW WITH THE GAS GAUGE JUST A FEW DAYS AGO. I CAN NOT LONGER TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING, NOR HOW MUCH GAS IS ACTUALLY IN MY TANK. I PROPOSE A RECALL AS I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUES. I LIKE TO BUY AMERICAN AND I FEEL IF AMERICAN AUTO MAKERS WANT TO KEEP THEIR CUSTOMERS THEY NEED TO STEP UP THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICE! *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10373767January 2, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I DRIVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND ON VERY HOT OR COLD DAYS, OR WHEN I DRIVE LONGER THAN USUAL DISTANCES (OVER 30 MILES), THE SPEEDOMETER OFTEN MALFUNCTIONS, EITHER BY GETTING STUCK READING OVER 110 MPH, EVEN WHEN STOPPED, OR BY READING UNDER ZERO, EVEN WHEN I'M MOVING. AND LATELY THE TEMP GAUGE HAS STARTED DOING THIS AS WELL, ALERTING TO ME OVERHEATING ON COLD DAYS EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE IS NOT OVERHEATING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER COMES ON. IT'S FRUSTRATING AND FRIGHTENING AND UNSAFE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373704January 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN COLD OUTSIDE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL READ INACCURATE TEMPERATURES AND GAUGE IS STUCK TO FAR LEFT AND DOES NOT BUDGE. A WEEK LATER THE GAS GAUGE ALSO GAVE OUT. DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IN TANK! WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE STATE ON A VACATION TRIP AND WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL. ONCE TAKEN OFF CRUISE CONTROL THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 65MPH AND WILL NOT CHANGE. VERY DANGEROUS. GOING ON LONG DISTANCE TRIPS AND NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS, MY SPEED OR THE TEMPERATURE OF THE INTERNAL SYSTEM IS SCARY INDEED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373446December 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER IN THE 2003-2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER IS LIKELY DEFECTIVE AMONG MANY CARS. RECENTLY, WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER STOPPED WORKING AT 93000 MILES, IT PROMPTED ME TO DO A SEARCH ON GOOGLE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 72000 MILES ON IT OUT OF WARRANTY AND I SOON REALIZED (MAYBE IN 2000-3000 MILES) THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS AROUND 5MPH FAST. I WAS ABLE TO TEST THIS USING SPEED CHECK SIGNS POSTED BY POLICE AND BY USING MY GPS UNIT. AT THE MOMENT, MY PARTICULAR SPEEDOMETER WORKS WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM (NOT TOO COLD, NOT TOO HOT), BUT MANY OTHER'S DON'T WORK AT ALL, OR THIS HAPPENED BEFORE THEIRS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHERS WITH MANY DIFFERENT YEARS OF THE CAR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. (BY MANY OTHERS, I FOUND AT LEAST 30-40 COMPLAINTS AMONG THE YEARS THE CAVALIER NEW STYLE OF CAVALIER HAS BEEN BUILT (2002-2005) THE AVERAGE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS $800, ACCORDING TO HTTP://CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, WHICH IS MORE THAN 20% OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF MY CAR. AS I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE, THE SPEEDOMETER IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A CAR'S SUITE OF SAFETY FEATURES. NOT ONLY DOES IT CONTRIBUTE TO THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVE AND HIS OR HER PASSENGERS, IT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO THE SAFETY OF THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. PLEASE CONSIDER INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE AS MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED IT. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373471December 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME IN THE DARK AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT CORRECTLY WORKING. (THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR SEVERAL MONTHS AGO) THE SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK SOMETIMES, THEN WILL READ ERRATIC, FLUCTUATES FROM 10 MPH TO 120 MPH WHETHER THE CAR IS PARKED OR DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS A NEW GAUGE CLUSTER @ $500+. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND OTHER YEAR MODELS AS WELL. I GOT ON THE INTERNET AND SAW MANY ENTRIES ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME BRAND, SAME MODEL. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS AND FIX IT. I AND OTHERS ARE FORCED TO DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I AM RETIRED AND CANNOT AFFORD THE PART NOR AFFORD TO TRADE THE CAR IN. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHERS WHO HAVE NO PLACE TO TURN, THANKS. *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10373056December 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING RUPTURE OF FUEL INJECTOR *TGW THE DEALER REPLACED THE #4 FUEL INJECTOR DUE TO IT LEAKING EXTERNALLY. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372567December 27, 2010
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER EQUIPPED WITH DOUGLAS XTRAC-TRAC TIRES (NA), SIZES P185/75/R14. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT SUDDENLY. THE TIRE DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY LEAKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THERE WAS NO ALIGNMENT NEEDED. THE TIRE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WARRANTED UP TO 45,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.
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0
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0
#10372599December 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I DROVE MY 02 CHEVY CAVALIER ON THURSDAY BACK FROM TAHOE,CA AND MY GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK DOWN AND KEPT INCREASING IN SPEED, SO I PRAYED AND THEN STARTED TO MESS WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL AND FINALLY CAME BACK UP, THIS MORNING SAME THING HAPPENED, SO I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE REP-ERIC TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSES BEFORE I CAN GET ANY ANSWERS, HE CALLED UP THE CLOSEST DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE HIM A QUOTE, I WOULD RATHER BUY A NEW CAR IF I HAVE TO PAY MONEY FOR A DIAGNOSES. THIS INCIDENT IS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WHICH OCCURS ON ITS OWN. I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AS OF RIGHT NOW AND AM STILL USING MY CAR FOR WORK. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY I SHOULD DO?? *TR
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0
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#10372414December 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE DEFROST WOULDN'T WORK WHEN REALLY RAINY OR COLD AND THIS STARTED IN WINTER OF 2009. IN SUMMER OF 2010 THE AC WORKED ONLY WHEN FAN WAS ON MED OR HIGH, BUT FINALLY ONLY ON HIGH. THESE WERE ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEMS: AC DUE TO BLOWER RESISTOR BURNED OUT AND DEFROST CAUSED BY A RESISTOR BURNED OUT. AC STARTED TO SMELL LIKE SOMETHING ELECTRICAL WAS BURNING. IF THIS WASN'T FIXED ANY SOONER COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE I'M SURE. NOW I HAVE TO SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW THAT I HAVE SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON. WITH THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAD NO SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COME ON. O2 SENSOR REPLACED @ 68,000 AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER CHANGED @ 56,000 AND THE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE REPLACED. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372427December 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS WITH 36,531 MILES ON IT. YESTERDAY, I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HAD "NO SPEEDOMETER" FUNCTION ---------- THE NEEDLE JUST SAT ON "0 MPH" NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I DROVE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE ALSO READ OF THE MANY HUNDREDS OF REPORTED FAILURES OF THE SAME KIND CONCERNING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THESE AND MANY OTHER GM PRODUCTS BUILT DURING THE YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2005. WHY ARE THE TRUCKS/ SUV'S INSTRUMENT PANEL PROBLEMS A RECALL AND THE DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS OF THE CAVALIER (FOR THE SAME YEARS) NOT A RECALL? IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE RELATIVE COST OF EACH VEHICLE PLAYS A PART IN YOUR DECISION AND POSSIBLY THE END OF THE MANUFACTURING RUN OF CAVALIERS IN 2005 HAS SKEWED YOUR JUDGMENT. I FIND THIS INSTRUMENT PANEL PROBLEM A SERIOUS DRIVING CONCERN FOR ALL WHO SHARE THE ROAD. I ALSO HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS A SUGGESTION FROM THE GM DEALERS THAT THE PROBLEMS OF THE "OLD GM" ARE NOT THE PROBLEMS OF THE "NEW GM (2009). SINCE MY TAXES PAY YOUR SALARY TO KEEP ME SAFE (WITHOUT BIAS) AND MY TAXES AND FUTURE EARNINGS MAKE ME A SHAREHOLDER OF THE OLD/NEW GM, IT WOULD APPEAR TO ME THAT THIS BIG PROBLEM COULD BE SOLVED BETWEEN THE PARTIES BECAUSE WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE AND IN THE SAME FAMILY. SHAME ON YOU FOR NOT DECLARING THIS A "RECALL" FOR THE CAVALIER INSTRUMENT PANEL. I STILL HAVE THE CAR AND HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. I ALSO WILL NOT ALLOW MY FAMILY TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE AND I AM NOT SURE I WILL PAY THE APPROXIMATE $500.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS REMINDS ME OF THE LACK OF A RECALL FOR THE 3.4LITER V-6 MOTOR THAT I HAD IN MY 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH ALL OF ITS ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS WITH HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS..... I PAID THE $1,500.00 TO HAVE THE INTAKE GASKET REPLACED....... HOPE THE NEW GM GETS ITS ACT TOGETHER FAST........AS FOR ME I WILL BE SPENDING MY HARD-EARNED DOLLARS ON JAPANESE .
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0
Deaths:
0
#10372222December 23, 2010
EQUIPMENT
GAS GAUGE WENT HAYWIRE WHICH INTERFERED WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, WHICH INTERFERED WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. I HAVE SEEN OVER 1,000 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. *LN
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372033December 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER NO LONGER WORKS ACCURATELY. STARTED WITH TACHOMETER BUT NOW EFFECT ALL GAUGES - FUEL, SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND TEMPERATURE. ELECTRICAL OUTLET ON DRIVER SIDE ALSO DOESN'T WORK AND DOME LIGHT TURNS ON SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE IS NOW CONSTANT AND I AM UNABLE TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE, IF MY VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING OR HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PANEL TO THE COST OF $800! *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371106December 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2005 , CAVALIER AND I HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT AS EVERY ONE ELSE MY GAUGES ARE GOING HAY WIRE.1ST STARTED AT 62,000 MILES THE RPM STARTED MESSING UP 2ND THE SPEED GAUGE WAS NEXT ACTING AS IF IT DIDN'T WONT TO MOVE. 3RD NOW AT 89,000 MILES THE TEMP GAUGE IS SAYING ITS HOT WHEN ITS NOT LOOK UNDER HOOD I SEE NO HEAT COMING FROM ENGINE,CHECK THE COOLANT NOT STEAM .I AM PISSED AND TIRED OF THIS CAR.ALL THREE GAUGES THAT I MENTION ARE TAKING TURNS GOING UP AND DOWN. FROM THE START WHEN I BROUGHT THIS CAR IT HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN I BROUGHT THIS CAR IT HAD 8 MILES AND MINE YOU THIS IS MY 2ND CHEVROLET CAVALIER OF THE LAST MODEL AND IT HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. SO GM SWALLOW UR PRIDE AND FIX THESE CARS I DON'T HAVE 500~800 TO FIX SOME THING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED ON YOUR BEHALF. THIS IS AN ISSUE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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