2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

A NOISE WAS COMING FROM DASHBOARD DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND COULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. ON THE FOURTH EXAMINATION,DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX WHICH CORRECTED THE NOISE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. WINDOW WAS CLOSED AND NOTHING HIT IT.*AK

DECEMBER 2000, THE VACUUM LEAK IN THE FRONT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. IT WAS TAKEN INTO MOODY'S TO BE FIXED, THEY BLEW A FUSE FOR THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. MAY 14, 2001 BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT WENT ON AFTER CAR STALLED IN PARKING LOT. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS, IT TOOK A WEEK. DEALER FIXED IT ON MAY 22, 2001, THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL, REPLACED FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK.. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED A FEW DAYS LATER. REPORTED TO DEALER, TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS, THERE WAS A WIRE THAT WAS FRAYED. THEY REPLACED THE WIRE AND THEN BLEW THE CIGARETTE FUSE AGAIN. STEERING WHEEL STARTED MAKING A CRUNCHING PLASTIC SOUND WHILE TURNING AND WHILE SHUT OFF ON JUNE 6, 2001. REPORTED TO DEALER ON SAME DAY. TOOK IT IN MORNING OF JUNE 7, 2001, THEY FOUND A BULLITEN ON THAT PROBLEM THAT WAS SENT OUT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THEY CANNOT FIND PARTS IN THE TWIN CITIES AREA, I HAVE TO WAIT A WEEK OR MORE FOR PARTS TO COME IN.( DOT NUMBER: )

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR STALLING AND NOT STARTING. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR AND STARTER ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. VEHICLE HAS TO GO BACK TO DEALER BECAUSE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN RECTIFIED. PROBLEM STARTED AT 3500 MILES. *AK *JB

THE HARNESS RETAINER ON THE CARSEAT DOES NOT STAY ON THE ALPHA OMEGA CARSEAT. IT COMES OFF VERY EASILY, WHICH IN TURN MEANS THAT MY 9 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IS NOT PROTECTED PROPERLY. I CONTACTED COSCO THE MAKER OF THE CARSEAT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD GET ME A NEW PIECE BUT IT IS CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER. IF WE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING TO THAT EXTENT MY CHILD COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT. I BOUGHT THIS CARSEAT TO PROTECT HER, BUT IT SEEMS THAT IT WILL NOT DO THIS. I DID NOTICE THAT THE ALPHA OMEGA CARSEATS ON THE STORE SHELFS NOW HAVE A DIFFERENT HARNESS RETAINER THAT CAN NOT COME OFF EASILY. I ALSO KNOW THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

4/27/2001 - THE VEHICLE STALLED ON HIGHWAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (OURISMAN CHEVROLET - MARLOW HEIGHTS, MD). AFTER 7 DAYS OF "NOT KNOWING" WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD GONE BAD, AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON 5/7/01 AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES IT STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN AND I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON 5/8/01, I WAS INFORMED THAT A SERVICE PERSONNEL DID A TEST DRIVE ON THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK IN ALSO. THEN, ON 5/9/01, I AM TOLD THAT AFTER REMOVING THE NEW FUEL PUMP THERE WAS A "GEL-LIKE SUBSTANCE" ON IT WHICH THEY CONCLUDED WAS ANTIFREEZE. IF THIS IS THE CASE, WHY WAS THIS NOT SEEN WHEN THE FIRST FUEL PUMP WAS REMOVED? I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT LOOKS LIKE ANTIFREEZE WAS POURED DOWN MY GAS TANK AND THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND I WAS GIVEN A REPAIR ESTIMATE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT SINCE THIS IS NOT A WARRANTED PROBLEM THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE RENTALS THAT I HAVE HAD SINCE 4/27/01. TO DATE, THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 13 DAYS, MINUS THE 10 MINUTES WHEN I PICKED IT UP ON 5/7/01. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1. TO 2. GEAR THERE IS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE THATS GETTING LOUDER AS TIME GOES BY. TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE SAID AFTER TEST DRIVING VEHICLE SHE WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT, THEY COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE IS MAKING A NOISE IN 1 ST AND 2ND GEARS. DEALER IS CALLING TECHNICAL PERSONNAL TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I KEEP TAKING MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD FOGGING UP, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS AND THE DEFOGGER DOES NOT HELP; I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A SQUELING NOISE IN MY TIRES, AND MY STEERING COLUMN, STEERING COLUMN MAKES A HIGH PITCHED SOUND WHEN IN REVERSE; MY DRIVERS WINDOW HAS LOCKED UP ON ME TWICE; WHEN I FIRST TOOK THE CAR TO BE CHECKED FOR MY TIRES THEY SAID THE MANUFACTURE DID NOT INSTALL THE NUTS AND BOLTS CORRECTLY AND THE SAME WITH MY STEERING COLUMN AND THEY SAID THEY WERE FIX BUT THEY ARE NOT!!!!! ; I AM GETTING SICK AND TIRED OF HAVING TO TAKE MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, IT SEEMS TO BE EVERY 3-4 WEEKS NOW; THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR THE KEPT IT ALL DAY AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. PLEASE WARN PEOPLE ABOUT THESE CARS I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE PROBLEMS; EVERY TIME I GO TO THE DEALERSHIP THERE ARE AT LEAST 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH ALMOST THE SAME PROBLEMS OR HAS ALREADY HAD THE PROBLEM I HAVE.

AFTER 500 MILES VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. DEALER LATER REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND IDLE ARM. VEHICLE CONTINUED GRINDING NOISE, AND DEALER REPLACED PARTS OF CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION. ALSO, DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT GMC WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT NO REMEDY HAS BEEN ISSUED. DEALER WILL NOT PROCESS FURTHER REPAIRS. *AK