2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INTO A PARKING LOT AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT. STATE FARM INSURANCE INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WAS A WIRE THAT SHORTED OUT THROUGH REAR SEAT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AT DEALER FOR BRAKE DUST, DEALER NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE BROKEN DUE TO "FALTY ROTORS". DEALER WAS REPLACING ROTORS AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *AK CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PURCHASED VEHICLE HE WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*SLC

VEHICLE CUTS OFF AFTER AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED OFF. COMPUTER DOESNOT DISPLAY A PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN COMPENSATED FOR ANY PROBLEMS.*AK *ET

THE STEERING MAKES LOTS OF NOISES. MAJOR STEERING COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, YET THE PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. MY 4TH ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED, RESULTED IN THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ADVISING ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL THE STEERING GETS WORSE. HE CLAIMED THE NOISES ARE NOT LOUD ENOUGH, NOR FREQUENT ENOUGH TO BE REPAIRED. I SAY IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING TO HEAR SUCH NOISES WHEN STEERING THE CAR, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS (45+). I NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT IS PARKED AND WILL REMAIN SO UNTIL I AM ASSURED THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

I HAVE RETURNED MY VEHICLE THREE TIMES FOR A REPEAT PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I CONTINUE TO HEAR, AFTER EACH REPAIR IS TRIED, GRINDING IN THE GEARS WHILE SHIFTING. THE VOLUME ON THE RADIO GOES DOWN WHILE TURNING IT UP. BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS HAVE HEARD CREAKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY VEHICLE WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. THESE ARE ALL CONTIUAL PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T SEEM TO REPAIR OR EVEN NOTICE.*AK

VEHICLE WILL START AND AT OTHER TIMES IT WON'T. CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO START. SOMETIMES ON ROAD VEHICLE WILL DIE AND START AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION WAS GRINDING VERY BADLY. TOOK TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A FALTY GEAR, AND THEY WOULD FILL IT WITH SATURN TRANSMISSION FLUID. CONSUMER STATED IT SHOULD BE DEXTRON 3. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK

CONSUMER IS HEARING A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING, COOLING SYSTEM MOTOR WAS MAKING THE NOISE.*AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATING ALONG WITH THE CLICKING NOISE, DEALER FIRST STATED IT WAS THE COOLING SYSTEM MOTOR, AND THEN THE BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY, CONSUMER STATES THE NOISE IS STILL PRESENT. DEALER STATED A FUSE SHORTED AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING ROUGH, DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. AIR CONDITIONER WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. *SLC

WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL IT WOULD PULSATE AND DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. HAD THEM REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM HAPPENED IN MARCH 2001.*AK

VEHICLE (ENGINE?) WILL MAKE A RATTLING NOISE AROUND 1000-1900 RPM EITHER WHEN ACCELERATING AT THAT RPM, OR DECELERATING AT THAT RPM. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM AFTER 2 VISITS. STATES IT'S NOT LOUD ENOUGH AND SHOULD BE IGNORED.*AK