Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2000)

315 consumer complaints on file.

#10009630February 28, 2003
STRUCTURE
WATER LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007647February 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STALLED UPON START OF ENGINE, THEN TURNED OFF SUDDENLY AFTER BEING ON. TRIED TO RESTART AND DID NOT TURN ON. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SHOP, THE NEXT MORNING TURNED ON WITH NO PROBLEM. STALLS UPON START UP OFTEN. AND TURNS OFF AFTER BEING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. CHEVY DEALER SAID IT MIGHT BE ELECTRICAL, THEY WANT THE CAR TO BE TAKEN IN WHEN STALLING. IF ITS STALLING THE ONLY WAY TO BE TAKEN IN IS BY TOWING THE VEHICLE THERE. THEY'RE NOT EVEN SURE IF ITS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT. ONE PERSON SAID IT WAS IF IT WAS ELECTRICAL BUT HER MANAGER SAID IT WASN'T.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007210February 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO ABRUPTLY PULL OVER.*JB *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005526February 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
BATTERY TERMINAL LEAKED, AND SINCE A LOT OF WIRING IS LOCATED UNDER THE BATTERY, THE ACID ATE THE WIRES THAT GO TO THE HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND RUNNING LIGHTS. MY HIGHBEAMS WORK, AND MY DRIVERS SIDE TURN SIGNAL WORK. WARRANTY WONT COVER, THEY SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY. WHY HAVE WIRING UNDER THE BATTERY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006692February 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE MAKING A TURN VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004995January 31, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN LOOSE/TENSIONER WEARING OUT. FIRST HAPPENED AROUND 60,000 MILES, AT THIS TIME THE CHAIN, TENSIONER, AND GEARS WERE CHANGED. WORKED FINE FOR A WEEK AND A HALF, THEN SLOWLY STARTED TO RATTLE AGAIN UNTIL THE NOISE WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE IT WAS FIXED. BROUGHT TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP, CAR STAYED THERE FOR 5 DAYS, SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, CHARGED ME $250 FOR DIAGNOSTIC LABOR AND TOLD ME IT WAS A NORMAL NOISE. THEN I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE WOMAN I SPOKE TO WAS ALL READY TO HELP ME OUT UNTIL SHE SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP THEN CAME BACK ON THE LINE WITH ME AND JUST AGREED WITH WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT IT BEING A "NORMAL" NOISE. THEN BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALERSHIP, SERVICE MANAGER LISTENED AND SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY NOT A NORMAL NOISE, AGREED IT WAS COMING FROM THE TIMING COVER AREA, CALLED BACK CUSTOMER SERVICE, SAID I'D HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS BEFORE THEY COULD EVEN TELL ME IF THEY WOULD ASSIST ME IN GETTING IT FIXED. I'M FINISHED WITH IT, I'VE SPENT OVER $1000 ON THIS CAR IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS AND IT'S STILL NOT FIXED, PLUS I'M OUT $250 FOR A DEALERSHIP TELLING ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. THIS DEALERSHIP WAS NOT THE ONE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM.....THE ORIGINAL DEALER MESSED UP MY ROTORS AT 10,000 MILES AND WERE VERY RUDE ABOUT IT SO I VOWED NEVER TO GO THERE AGAIN.....NOW I'VE BEEN BURNED BY TWO DEALERSHIPS...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003513January 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NOV.7,2002 CAR WON'T START. DEC.11,2002 WON'T START. TOOK CAR TO POTAMKIN CHEVORLET DEC.19,2002. I WAS TOLD THERE'S WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE BATTERY. JAN.13,2003 CAR WON'T START. CAR WAS TOWED TO LIBERTY CHEVORLET. WAS TOLD CAR NEEDED BATTERY AND STARTER. ALSO TOLD IF PROPER TEST WAS DONE, POTAMKIN SHOULD HAVE PICKED UP THE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CAR. CAR STOPS WHILE DRIVING. LIBERTY UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. ALSO SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR,NEW, MY INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF WHEN I BRAKE HARD OR GO OVER BUMPS IN ROAD. EITHER DEALER UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003383January 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR BEGUN CUTTING OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON OR ABOUT THIS DATE. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER ON 11/27/02 AND THEY CHANGED THE FUEL LINE. ON 12/02/02 IT WAS STILL CUTTING OF SO I TOOK IT BACK. THIS TIME THEY CHANGED THE WIRES, PLUGS, AND 02 SENSERS. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT IT IS NOW 01/25/03 AND MY CAR IS STILL CUTTING OFF. I HAVE BEEN TO THIS DEALERSHIP (SIR WALTER CHEVROLET - RALEIGH NC) SEVENTEEN TIMES. THEY HAVE CHANGED SEVERAL MAJOR PARTS.( CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, 2 CATYLIC CONVERTERS, MODULES, AND OTHER PARTS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS NECESSARY TO GO TO THE A GMC MECHANIC 17 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM AT MY WITS END, THE NEXT PLACE I AM GOING IS TO THE NEWSPAPER AND A LAWYER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003353January 24, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CRACKS IN DASH BOARD PLASTIC. GAS GUAGE STOP WORKING, TRAC LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AND MAKES THE CAR PULL SIDE TO SIDE IN THE SNOW AND RAIN. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT RETURN ANY OF MY PHONE CALLS (MARINE CHEVROLET IN JACKSONVILLE NC), LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD GO ON AND OFF ON THIER OWN. GUAGES ON DASH WORK SOMETIMES THEN STOP WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002601January 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHIC CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. PLEASE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002604January 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000461January 1, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
MOSTLY WHEN IT RAINS THE WIPERS WILL STICK OR JUMP AT THE TOP AND ON THE WAY BACK DOWN. WHEN I USE DELAY OR MIST ONLY. WHEN I HAVE IT ON 1 OR 2 SPEED THEY WORK JUST FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001081December 13, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
LIGHT COMES ON, ON DASH CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.WHEN HE WAS ON VACATION,RADIATOR HOSE BUSTED. WHEN HE RETURNED HOME , HE WENT TO THE DEALER, AND WAS REIMBURSED SOME OF HIS MONEY BACK BY THE DEALER. ALSO, WAS TOLD BY DEALER WHEN DASH LIGHT INDICATOR THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH BATTERY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023156November 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN BRAKE APPLIED THEIRS A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS A RESULT OF THE BRAKE ROTOR BEING OUT OF ROUND. CONSUMER HAD ROTOR REPLACED PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769838November 18, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER STAYS AT BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION. WHEN DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH, GAUGE SAYS SPEED IS 75MPH. OTHER TIMES, GAUGE STAYS AT 0 AND VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022852November 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT ANY SPEED, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORAMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769654November 13, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY, ACCELERATED BEYOND DRIVER'S CONTROL, WITH BRAKES APPLIED DRIVER PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, GUIDED CAR OFF ROAD AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. MECHANIC WHERE CAR WAS TOWED EXPLAINED THAT THE AIR FILTER COVER HAD BROKEN AND A PIECE FROM AIR FILTER COVER WAS SUCKED INTO AIR DUCT TO THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THROTTLE TO BE STUCK OPEN. CAR IS BIFUEL CNG. IS THIS IS A FACTOR IN AIR FILTER COVER CRACKING? IS THERE PARTS TRACKING FOR REPLACEMENT OF AIR FILTER COVERS AND IS IT KNOWN HOW MANY OF THOSE WENT TO BIFUEL CARS. WHY IS AIR FILTER COVER CRACKING? OR IS THERE A FIX TO PREVENT PIECES FROM LODGING IN THROTTLE? DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022623November 13, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE MOTOR MOUNTING FELT OUT WICH CAUSED THE BRACKET TO SHIFT AND CAUSE A WHOLE ON THE OIL PAN WICH CAUSE THE OIL TO COME OUT OF THE OIL PAN. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED TBUT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKING TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022368November 7, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL SENDING UNIT FAIL WHILE DRIVING CAUSE THE VEHICLE STOP OPERATING DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008539November 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY LEAKED ACID FROM POSITIVE POST DOWN INTO BATTERY BOX WHICH DRAINED INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ON TO THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS JUNCTION WHICH IS ROUTED UNDER THE BATTERY BOX. THERE IS NO DRAIN TUBE TO DRAIN ANY ACID OVERFLOW DOWN UNDER THE CAR. THE ACID BURNED THROUGH THE JUNCTION AND SHORTED OUT THE MAIN HARNESS TO ALL THE LIGHTING ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR. IF THIS HAD BEEN AT NIGHT I WOULD HAVE LOST MY HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS. THERE IS MINOR DAMAGE TO TORQUE CONVERTER HOUSING AND MOTOR MOUNT. I'M WAITING NOW TO HEAR FROM THE DEALER AS TO WHEN THE CAR WILL BE RETURNED TO ME AFTER THE REPAIRS ARE DONE, AND SEE IF CHEVROLET WILL TAKE CARE OF THE REPAIRS. IT IS MY BELIEF THEY NEED TO INSTALL A DRAIN TUBE IN THE BATTERY BOX AND REROUTE THIS HARNESS AWAY FROM THIS AREA. I FEAR AS TO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THIS HAD BEEN AT NIGHT AND I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS BATTERY WAS THE ONE THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. *****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****769324. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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