1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE ON AND NOTHING HAPPENED. SHE DID THIS 3 TIMES. ALSO, AFTER TAKING AUTOMOBILE TO MECHANIC, SHE WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK

I GOT THE LETTER ABOUT THE RECALL OF THE IGNITION STARTER SWITCH THAT MIGHT CAUSE A FIRE. ON SATURDAY, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED, BUT DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL MONDAY WHEN I GOT THE LETTER FROM GM. I AM VERY UPSET THAT THEY TOLD ME TO WAIT UNTIL JULY FOR THEM TO GET THE REPAIR KIT. IN OTHER WORDS... I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND FOR 3 MONTHS WORRYING ABOUT MY SAFETY AND WHERE I MIGHT BREAK DOWN. MY WIFE AND I WERE PLANNING ON DRIVING TO FLORIDA FOR 2 WEEKS AND NOW I MIGHT HAVE TO CANCELL. I THINK THEY SHOULD COMPENSATE ME WITH A RENTED CAR UNTIL THEY FIX MINE. IT'S LIKE TELLING ME THAT I HAVE AN OVEN THAT MIGHT GO ON FIRE IF I USE IT FOR THE NEXT 3 MONTHS. I WOULDN'T USE THE OVEN SO WHY WOULD I USE MY CAR. IT IS UNSAFE. WHAT HAPPENS IF IT DOES CATCH FIRE OR CAUSE A FIRE TO SURROUNDING OBJECTS. HOW SAFE CAN IT BE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH A CAR THAT MIGHT CATCH FIRE???? HEP ME!*AK

WHEN TURNING IGNITION VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER THOUGHT BATTERY WAS WEAK. CONSUMER FELT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH BATTERY, IT WAS HEATING UP IGNITION, AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE.*AK

PREVIOUS YEARS RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT, OWNERS YEAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT AS I AM EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM DUE TO A CORRODED MODULE SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER UNWILLING TO REPAIR AT MANUFACTURER COST. NLM

WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS A CLING NOISE IN THE STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. *AK *YD

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT STARTING MOVING WHEN SITTING ON IT 5 MONTHS AFTER CAR WITH PURCHASED BRAND NEW-- THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM-- ENTIRE COMPONENT UNDERNEATH SEAT WAS REPLACED. 11 MONTHS LATER SAME PROBLEM-- DEALER FIXED AGAIN AT NO CHARGE-- THEN 2 YEARS LATER AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN-- ITS SLIDES SLIGHTLY WHEN BRAKING. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AGAIN-- I KNOW THE DEALER WILL CHARGE ME NOW SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY A LONG TIME AGO.*AK

DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. TOP HINGE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE, CAUSING DOOR TO ALMOST FALL OFF. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AIR BAGS UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. UPON DEPLOYMENT AIR BAG BROKE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CONSUMER REPLACED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *JG *AK

I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT THESE RECALLS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. I TRAVEL 17 MILES OR MORE TO AND FROM WORK EACH DAY ON THE FREEWAY. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS FIXED ASAP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

I AM VERY FRUSTRATED. I AM NOW LOOKING AT HAVING TO REPLACE THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLS MY HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND CRUISE CONTROL YET AGAIN, AND THIS TIME ONLY 3 WEEKS AFTER IT WAS LAST REPLACED, WHICH WAS 1/2/02 AND THAT WAS ONLY 2 AND 1/2 MONTHS AFTER I LAST HAD IT REPLACED IN OCTOBER, AND BEFORE THAT, IT WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST (IN ALL MY CAR HAS HAD 5 SWITCHES SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW AND NOW LOOKING AT HAVING A 6TH). FOR A SWITCH TO BURN OUT LIKE THIS SO FREQUENTLY, IS A HAZARD AND NOT SAFE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE HAD, IN THE PAST, MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE I WAS ON A FREE-WAY AT NIGHT. MY MECHANIC, ON 1/2/02 ALSO REPLACED THE ACTUAL HEADLIGHTS AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF A CHEVY DEALER MECHANIC, WHO TOLD HIM THAT APPARENTLY THE TRAILBLAZERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SAME SWITCH. I THINK THE CHEVY DEALER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR IN EVERY MONTH OR TWO TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. IT IS NOT FAIR TO MY MECHANIC WHO HAS TO DO IT FREE, AND NOT FAIR TO ME BECAUSE IT IS A BIG INCONVENIENCE, NOT TO MENTION UNSAFE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM OCCURING SO FREQUENTLY. PERHAPS A RECOMMENDATION FROM YOU WOULD GET CHEVY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK