1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

WHEN DRIVING WITH THE TOP DOWN AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS UP, THE SUPPORT MECHANISM CAN NOT SUPPORT THE WINDOWS AND THE CLIPS EVENTUALLY BREAK. CHEVROLET WILL NOT RECOMMEND TO THE OWNERS TO LOWER THE WINDOWS OR DEVELOP A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS PRESSURE CAN ALSO PUT STRESS ON THE WINDOW AUTOMATIC MOTORS CAUSING THEM TO BREAK.*AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE FAILS TO START. CONSUMER IS AWARE OF RECALL 02V070000 RELATING TO NO START CONDITION. HOWEVER, DEALER CANNOT PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE MAY CATCH FIRE. *TT

MY CAR HAD STARTED OVERHEATING REALLY BAD, AND WAS GOING THROUGH COOLANT LIKE CRAZY. SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY CHARGED WAY TO MUCH. SO I TOOK IT TO A RADIATOR SHOP AND HAD IT LOOKED AT. THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND SOME HOSES, AND IT STILL ACTED UP. SO I FINALLY BOUGHT A WHOLE NEW COOLANT TANK, AND YET STILL IT CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME THING. SO I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE A COOLANT PRESSURE TEST DONE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD A LEAK IN THE FRONT CORNER. THEY ESTIMATED IT AT COSTING ABOUT $800 TO FIX THE HEAD GASKET. BUT THEN I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO GO BUY A NEW CAP FOR THE COOLANT TANK AND I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT OVERHEATING ON ME. THAT CAP ONLY COST ME LIKE $10. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT THE PRESSURE CAP THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ON THE CAR WAS A 15 PSI CAP AND THE NEW ONE I BOUGHT FROM THE DEALER WAS AN 18 PSI. THEY TOLD ME THEY CHANGED THE PART FOR MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF THIS. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE WHOLE PROBLEM BEHIND MY CAR OVERHEATING.*LT

I HAVE HAD A TOTAL OF 5 STARTERS ON MY CAR WITHIN 2 YEARS. I KNOW THIS IS JUST CRAZY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY'S CAR THAT HAS WENT THROUGH THAT MANY IN 2 YEARS. NOW THAT I HAVE THAT PROBLEM SOLVED I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS RECALL.*AK

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM STARTING MY CAR FOR SOME TIME NOW. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TRY TO START IT THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES IT JUST CLICKS. THEN IT WILL START UP. IT WASN'T UNTIL APRIL 15TH THAT THE CAR JUST FINALLY DECIDED NOT TO RUN ANYMORE. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE PART FOR MY CAR THAT INVOLVES THE RECALL WILL NOT BE IN UNTIL JULY. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DO IN THE MEAN TIME. THEY ARE NOT OFFERING A RENTAL CAR. I HAVE ALREADY LOST TIME OFF OF WORK BECAUSE OF THIS WHOLE MESS. I FEEL THAT I HAVE PAID MY CAR OFF AND GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE A LITTLE. CONSIDERING I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF MY CAR SINCE SIX MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. GENERAL MOTORS IS RUINING THEIR NAME AND REPUTATION BECAUSE I WILL NOT OWN ANOTHER CHEVY VEHICLE AFTER THIS ONE. I LOVED MY CAR WHEN I FIRST GOT IT BUT IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR ME. YOU KNOW THEY ARE NOT EVEN OFFERING TO PAY FOR MY CAR TO BE TOWED. THIS RECALL IS NOT THE CONSUMERS FAULT SO WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE TOWED IN WHEN IT BREAKS DOWN FROM GENERAL MOTORS RECALLS. *LT. *AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 02V07) REGARDING A POSSIBLE FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY 2002. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE PARKWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND TURNED OFF BY THE IGNITION VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING. THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL 02V070000. NLM

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 02V070000. CONTACTED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE ON APPOINTED DATE. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. GAVE NO INDICATION OF TIME FRAME FOR PARTS.*AK

RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 02V070000 ON 01/V/070/000. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THERE IS CONCERN OF A FIRE THAT MAY START AS A RESULT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK