2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

NO 3RD AND 4TH GEAR IN 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 31,000 MILES ON CAR. *LA

HIGH BEAMS & DRL'S STOPPED WORKING, CHECKED FUSES, NONE BLOWN. TOOK TO DEALER AND FOUND THAT BATTERY THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FOR LEAKING, WAS AGAIN LEAKING. THE ACID DAMAGED HEADLIGHT WIRE HARNESS MAKING DRL'S AND HIGH BEAMS NON-FUNCTIONAL. DEALER SAYS BATTERY HAS NO WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH BATTERY STATES 5 YEAR WARRANTY. *LA

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD, AND THE DASHBOARD SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

ON 3 SEPERATE OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS NOW WHILE DRIVING JUST SHUT OFF W/ NO WARNING. WE HAVE REPLACED FUEL FILTER AND STILL IS DOING IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD BE FUEL PUMP OR IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CHEV COMPANY AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO PAY ANY PART OF THE REPAIR. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FEEL IT SHOULD BE MADE A RECALL OR TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT.MY CAR NOW SITS IN MY YARD UNABLE TO DRIVE AND WANT SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THE SITUATION OR I WILL HAVE TO GO TO A LAWYER.

ON THE DATE MENTIONED BELOW, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO 3RD GEER. THE RPM'S WOULDN'T GO OVER 3 AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AT ALL. WE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY WANTED $400 JUST TO DROP THE PAN AND LOOK AT THE CAR. SINCE MY DAUGHTER NEEDED THE VEHICLE FOR WORK, I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE COMPANY IN THE LOCAL AREA (THEY ALSO SERVICE MY COMPANY TRUCKS) AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT, 3RD AND 4TH GEER WERE GONE. THEY AGREED TO WORK WITH ME ON THE PAYMENTS SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE $1300 TO COVER A USED TRANSMISSION AND THE LABOR. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUG 2002 WITH ONLY 16K MILES, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IT HAD ONLY 27K. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND CAN GET NO ASSISTANCE FROM CHEVY.... VERY UPSET AT THEIR LACK OF UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION AT ASSISTING IN THE FINANCIAL AID.

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

ON 8/21/03 I WAS INVOLED IN A ACCIDENT WHERE MY CAR ROLLED AND THE CAR INTIALLY HIT FRONT END FIRST AND NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. *AK

FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING AND VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. INDEPENDENT DEALER IN THE LAST PAST TWO YEARS HAD REPLACED FOUR FUEL PUMPS.*AK

SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLASH ON. HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ON/OFF 4 TIMES OR THER WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE THIS MIGHT BE CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2000 CAVALIER HAS FAILED TO SHOW THE PROPER AMOUN OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANK. I HAVE HAD THE CAR RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE THE GAUGE SHOWS 1/2 TANK REMAINING. ALSO, AFTER REFUELING I HAVE HAD THE GAUGE SHOW AN EMPTY TANK, OR THE NEEDLE WILL VARIE BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY WHILE I AM DRIVING.*AK