2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED LIMIT OVER BUSY BRIDGE 1/12/04 AT 7A.M. AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS CAR STOPPED AND FAILED TO TAKE ANY GAS CAUSING 4 ONCOMING VEHICLES TO SWERVE AND ALMOST HIT ME IN THE REAR. THE CAR THEN STARTS AND RUNS FINE FOR A COUPLE DAYS THEN THE CAR STOPS AGAIN ON 1/14/04 AGAIN ON BUSY HIGHWAY CAUSING ALMOST A 3 CAR COLLISION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I BELIEVE THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON TWO OCCASIONS AND MANY OTHERS COULD HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, IT IS LIFE THREATENING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP COULD HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THE FUEL PUMPS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. *CB

PAINT, CEYENNE PEPPER. METAL FLAKE PAINT IS STARTING TO TURN WHITE IN MILLIONS OF LITTLE POCKETS BELOW THE CLEAR COAT. GM REP. STATES THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE CAR JUST NEEDS TO BE DETAILED. THE DEALER JOHN L. SULIVAN. JUST PAINTED THE SPOILER A MONTH AGO FOR THE SAME CAUSE. THE SPOILER IS STARTING TO SHOW SOME OF THE EARLY SIGNS ALREADY OF THE ADVANCING PROBLEMS. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THE PAINT IS DAMAGED DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONC. THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPAINT THE CAR.

MY COOLING SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT AND KILL MY 2.2L ENGINE. ALSO AT 36000 MY TIMING CHAIN BROKE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY IS REFUSING TO PAY.

WHILE DRIVE ON THE CITY ROADS THE 2000 CAVALIER TENDS TO STALL WHEN SLOWING TO A COMPLETE STOP, SLOWING TO TURN, AND WHEN LOW SPEEDS. THE ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SUCH THE RADIO ARE IN TACT. ALSO INCLUDE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER OUT OF HARMS WAY WITH MANY ACCIDENT NEAR MISSES. HAPPENDS MOSTLY WHEN CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN USE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN IS STARTED UP FOR USE. (E.G. MORNING COMMUTES). *AK

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Z-24 - DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FREEZES SHUT ON MOST REASONABLY COLD DAYS. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENS FINE. MY 94 SATURN PARKS RIGHT NEXT TO IT AND NEVER HAS A PROBLEM UNLESS IT IS EXTREMELY COLD WITH ICE AND SNOW, WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE. COULD THE DOOR/WINDOW SEAL BE BAD ON THE CAVALIER?*AK

WHEN TURNING, THERE WAS A CLUCKING NOISE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *JB

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED PREMATURELY. DEALER REPAIRED, AND 8 MONTHS LATER THE PART FAILED AGAIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW A SPEED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. *PH THE ABS SENSOR HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. *SCC *JB

POPPING SOUND AND FEEL WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN WORKED ON TWO TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM; INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON WHEN OPENING DRIVERS DOOR; TOP PORTION OF DASH IS SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE; MAKES LOTS OF CRACKLING NOISE, SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE WITH THE SUSPENSION. *LA