1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

284-334-1038. ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER CLAIMS LOSS OF POWER. *AK

MY VEHICLE DIES WHILE IN REVERSE AND AT STOPS INTERMITTENLY DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ANYMORE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER AT LEAST 25 TIMES.

ENGINE STALLING AT STOP POSITION OR WHEN ENGAGED IN REVERSE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. DEALER UNABLE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ALONG SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE COMES UNLATCHED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS AND RECEIVED ODI NUMBER: 724108 - MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT, HAD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD ONTO A BANK. THIS RESULTED IN HITTING A BOULDER AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE ONLY REASON THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES WAS DUE TO THE SEATBELT BEING WORN, AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. I HAD AT LEAST 25 IF NOT MORE INCIDENCES WHERE THE BRAKES FAILED AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER UPON HAVING THEM CHECKED OUT PREVIOUSLY WAS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I NOTIFIED CHEVROLET AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AND WAS TOLD I HAVE NO RECOURSE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. I COULD HAVE HAD IT BACK 100 TIMES AND WOULD HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE. IN THE TIME OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS TWICE AND THE ROTORS ONCE. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSES THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE ONLY THING GOOD ABOUT THIS MESS IS THAT MY SON, WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WASN'T HURT OR KILLED. I HAVE NOT AS YET NOTIFIED GM AS THEY DON'T CARE IF THEY ARE PRODUCING VEHICLES WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A GM JIMMY WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH IT - I SOLD THE JIMMY AND PURCHASED THIS CAVALIER WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN PERMANENTLY LOSING MY CAR. WHY DOESN'T SOMEONE DO SOMETHING TO STOP GM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED? THE CONSUMER IS MADE TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE AT FAULT AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. IT'S NOT OUR FAULT, IT IS THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. WILL YOU PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT ME WITH REGARD TO THIS COMPLAINT? THANK YOU.

I HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR, NOW IT SEEMS THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN, I KNOW I DRIVE ALOT BY 6MONTHS OF BUYING A CAR YOU SHOULD NOT NEED BRAKE PADS THAT MUCH. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEMS THAT IS CAUSING THE PADS TO WORN TOO FAST, I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT QUICKLY

MY AIR CONDITIONER HAD A SMELL OF URINE ABOUT 6 T0 8 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHSED IT, I TOOK IT BACK IN THE SERVICE DEPT, THEY SAID THAT THE AC NEED FLUSHING, THEY FIXED IT BY FLUSHING THE AC, BUT THE SMELL HAS RETURNED AGAIN, I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, I PLAN TO TAKE IT BACK IN ASAP , BUT I KNOW THIS TIME I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED THIS TIME, AND I DON'T THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE FAIR, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM.

CAR DIES OUT, EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF,I HAVE TO RESTART, HAVE CONTACTED DEALER SERVICE DEPT EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING.

WHENEVER IT RAINS PASSENGER'S SIDE COMPARTMENT FILLS UP WITH WATER. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

BOTH DOORS HAVE RATTLES SOUNDS LIKE CRASH BARS WELD BROKEN OR WINDOW GUIDES LOSE. *AK