2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT STEERING COLUMN PRODUCED A POPPING SOUND. AS A RESULT, TURN SIGNALS FAILED, AND HEADLIGHTS BLINKED ON AND OFF. *AK

BRAKES VIBRATE WHEN STOPPING FROM ANY SPEED. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT WAS COMMON WITH ABS. BRAKES WEAR POORLY, HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES 2X SINCE PURCHASE. ENGINE STUTTERS WHEN CAR FIRST STARTED OR WHILE STANDING. KEY HOT OUT OF IGNITION, WAS TOLD RECENT RECALL AFFECTING IGNITION RELAY WOULD FIX, DID NOT. CHECK ENGINE SERVICE AND ABS LIGHTS COMING ON AND STAYING ON. CAR HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES. *JB

I WAS ON MY WAY HME FROM WORK ON A VERY BUSY ROAD ALL OF SUDDEN CAR JUST LOST POWER CAR WOULD NOT RESTART TOOK TO SHOP WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO $$700 REPAIR FOR SOMETHING THAT I FEEL SHOULD NOT NEEDED TO BE DONE ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE I ONLY HAD 51000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I BOUGHT A NEW CAR FOR THIS REASON TO AVOID MAJOR REPAIRS AS OF THIS DATE THE CAR HAS FAILED AGAIN WITH THE SAME CONDITIONS AS PREVIOUS JUST STALLED AND WONT RESTART AND THE WARRENTY HAS RUN OUT ON THAT( 12,000 OR 12 MTH) SO THAT WILKL BE ANOTHER COST TO REPLACE THIS PUMP IN LESS THAN A YEARS TIME. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS ON A 2000 VEHICLE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND GM STATES NOT ARE PROBLEM THINGS HAPPEN , YES THINGS HAPPEN BUT NOT CONTINUOUS ON NEW VEHICLES AND THE SAME PROBLEM I THINK GM REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS FOR SOME TYPE OF DEFECT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY COSTLY

AFTER PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE - BATTERY WAS DEAD DEALER REPLACED NEW BATTERY LOST COOLANT - ENGINE WAS SMOKING THEN FOUND OUT VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AND PADS WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON VEHICLE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE CHEVY CAVALIERS THEY DO NOT LAST. I COMMUTE TO WORK BY TRAIN AND HARDLY DRIVE SO I WAS SURPRISED WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH NOT ALOT OF MILES. *NM

WHILE PLACING THE KEY INSIDE OF THE IGNITION VEHICLE FAILED TO START.CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SOLENOID SENSOR FAILURE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. HIGHWAY STATE PATROL HAD TO GIVE CONSUMER A RIDE BECAUSE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE PROBLEM RELATED TO THE PART THAT WAS PUT ON BY THE FORD DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR. MECHANIC TOOK THE PART OFF AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. HE PUT IT BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER INDICATED THE PART THAT FORD WAS USING FOR RECALL REPAIR WAS FAULTY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE FUEL IN THE TANK REACHED A QUARTER EMPTY, VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE FUEL TANK CAP WAS SCREWED ON TO TIGHT. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS INFORMATION IS UNTRUE BECAUSE THE CAP CAN ONLY BE TIGHTEN TO A CERTAIN POINT. *LA

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 20-25 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED LOW TRACTION INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GAIN SPEED AND ENGINE STALLED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WHEEL BEARING, CALIPER. AND BOTH FRONTAL ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THIS WAS THE TWELFTH SET OF WHEEL BEARINGS THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED THIS YEAR. *AK