2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS TOLD DEALER WILL NOT PAY FOR RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED ON THE INTERNET RECALL INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING POWER AND BRAKE POWER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE DRIVER HIT A POT HOLE WHICH CAUSED BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS NOT HURT. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINED A CAUSE AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO A 80 DEGREE ANGLE HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAD 3 FUEL PUMPS WITH IN 1 YEAR AND CONTINUE TO HAVE EMISSIONS PROBLEMS, ODOMETER AND STRANGE NOISES FROM UNDER HOOD, SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LATER THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM. WHEN STEERING COLUMN TURNED IT MADE A NOISE, AND IT GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST 5 TIMES. *AK THE NOISE COULD BE FELT IN THE FLOOR BOARD. THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS MISPOSITIONED AND CAUSED NOISE AS WELL. THE ARM ASSEMBLY FRONT CONTROL LOWER RIGHT AND THE STEERING SHAFT INTERMEDIATE WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS LOOSE AT THE CRADLE. *SC

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE RIGH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. *AK

FIRST, THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE OF MY CAR. IMMEDIATELY AFTER BUYING THE CAR THE PAINT ON BUTTONS ON THE CD PLAYER/RADIO STARTED PEELING OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED OVER TIME. LASTLY, THE LATCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE OFF AND THE SEAT IS NOW STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND CANNOT BE LAID BACK. PAINT IS PEELING OFF ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR ON THE OUTSIDE AT THE TOP FROM INTERSTATE DRIVING.*AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP AND VEHICLE SKIDS TO A STOP IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AT LOW SPEEDS FROM A COLD START. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, PER SEVERAL LOCAL MECHANICS. *AK

CAR WOULD NOT START. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. FOUND OUT IT WAS THE STRAINER IN THE FUEL PUMP. THIS PART WAS REVISED BY MANUFACTURER. MY PARENTS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2000 CAVALIER. *LA