2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE WE WANTED TO PUT A DIFFERENT RADIO/CD PLAYER IN IT. WHEN WE WENT TO DO SO, WE DISCOVERED THAT IF THE FACTORY INSTALLED RADIO WAS DISCONNECTED, THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SENSORS NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THIS IS NOT MENTIONED ANYWHERE IN CHEVROLET LITERATURE. THIS, I BELIEVE, IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I LEARNED AFTER TWO DAYS OF RESEARCH THAT IF THE FACTORY RADIO IS EVEN REMOVED FOR REPAIRS, IT MUST BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER FACTORY RADIO OR THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SENORS AGAIN WILL NOT WORK. CHEVROLET SHOULD MAKE THIS FACT CLEAR IN ITS SALES LITERATURE. THIS AFFECTS 2000 AND NEWER CAVALIERS. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS THE SAME WITH OTHER GM MODEL CARS.

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT, ALSO WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED 4 TIMES, BUT IT HAS REOCCURRED.*AK.CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND BELLS TING AT 65 MPH.*JB

AUTOMOBILE RATTLES LIKE CRAZY WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC STATED THAT NOISE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH DRIVESHAFT. AUTOMOBILE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES; IT IS THE 4TH TIME SINCE SHE BOUGHT IT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS GOING BACK FOR THE 5TH TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *YH

FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 24,197 MILES. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WOULD STALL DURING DRIVING. DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR 21 DAYS, AND REPLACED THE SWITCH CLUSTERS, IGNITION SWITCH, REPROGRAMMED BODY CONTROL MODULE, REPLACED PCM AND FOUND BURNT 3-4 CLUTCH. AT 40,613 MILES THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STALLED AGAIN (WHILE ON THE FREEWAY). THIS TIME THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ACTIVATE, AND WE HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS ANOTHER ENGINE PROBLEM. THE DEALER AGAIN REPLACED DEFECTIVE COIL AND IGINITION WIRES. THE CAR IS ONCE AGAIN BEGINNIG TO IDLE DIFFERENTLY, WHICH IS A PRECURSOR TO IT STALLING. AT EACH FAILURE, WE ALSO SMELLED A BURNING ODOR JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, THEN SHUTDOWN ON MAJOR HIGHWAY.*AIK

WHEN APPYLING BRAKES SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURS WITHIN FRONT WHEELS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER , AND DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AFTER BUYING THE CAR HAD TO RETURN TO HAVE THE DOOR FIXED AFTER DOOR WAS FIXED THE KEYLESS ENTRY QUIT WORKING HAD THE CAR BACK TO GET KEYLESS ENTRY FIXED 4 TIMES, HAD TO HAVE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AT 28000 MILES ALONG WITH THE BRAKES ,STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM GRINDING AND CLICKING BAD VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN DRIVING IN STRAIGHT STRETCHES ALSO VIBRATION WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS AT TIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE COMMING OFF CAR IS IN THE SHOP AT PRESENT TIME WITH THE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND DIMMING OF THE LIGHTS AND FUEL GAGE READS EMPTY AFTER FILLING THE TANK UP AND CHECK GAGES LIGHTS COME ON AND REMAIN ON FOR 50 - 100 MILES.THATS ALL AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

CLACKLING NOISE AND SWAYING MOTION WHEN TURNING RIGHT FROM FRONT END, DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFT, REPLACE

THE CAR HESITATES WHEN STARTING ON ICE OR SNOW. IF THE DRIVE WHEELS START TO SPIN, THE WHEELS DO NOT RECEIVE POWER AND THE CAR DOES NOT BEING TO ACCELERATE UNTIL A DELAY OF ABOUT 1 OR 2 SECONDS. DURING THIS TIME ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING AT ME AND I DID NOT KNOW IF I WOULD GET HIT OR NOT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT. IT IS VERY SCARY NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE WHEN ANOTHER CAR IS HEADED IN MY DIRECTION.*AK