2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES THEY CAN HEAR A LOUD NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS W/O WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. TS

THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE DRUMS AND ROTORS WORE EXCESSIVELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE TRUNK LIGHT REMAINED ON ALTHOUGH THE TRUNK WAS SHUT. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DRAWING TOO MUCH POWER AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BECOME DRAINED. *TS *NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE SITTING, A CAR HIT HIM FROM BEHIND AT HIGH SPEED INTO ANOTHER CAR AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

WHILE SITTING STILL, VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. AS A RESULT OF COLLISION POWER STEERING BELT FLEW OFF. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK JLG

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL POWER AND STALL OUT. CONTACTED DEALER WHO CANNOT FIX/DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK *SCC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 70MPH FUEL GAUGE READ 1/4 TANK OF GAS. VEHICLE STALLED ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT FUEL PUMP WAS DAMAGED. GAUGE WAS READING INCORRECTLY, AND VEHICLE HAD NO GAS. DEALER ADVISED PROBLEM WAS A PART FLAW W/GAUGE. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. VEHICLE STALLING ALMOST CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A COLLISON ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAD A DESIGN DEFECT IN THAT THE HAND BRAKE AND GEAR SHIFT WERE CLOSE TOGETHER. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HAND BRAKE WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO USE DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *YH *CB

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS, CONSUMER ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT AND ONLY REPLACED A BURNED OUT FUSE, 9 DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER AND HER SON WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON A DRY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND SPUN AROUND, HITTING A GUARDRAIL HEAD ON, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS ELECTRICAL RELATED AND FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE PROPERLY BEEN SERVICED AT THE TIME OF THE FAULTY TURN SIGNALS. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STILL ROLL BACK WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. CONSUMER HEARD A TICKING NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM DRIVER'S REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE ROLLED ALSO ON LEVEL LAND. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK