1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

MY CAVALIER 1997 (95,000 MILES) OUT OF NO REASON DURING COLD DAY TODAY 1/2/08, CAN NOT MOVE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. INITIALLY I CAN BACK UP MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY, AND DRIVE A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. WHEN I STOP AT THE STOP SIGN, I FOUND THE CAR CAN NOT MOVE FOR A FEW FEETS TO STUCK AT THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD WAITED FOR 5 MINUTES CHECKING OUT WHAT WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEN CAR SLOWLY CAN MOVE. MY SUSPECT, THERE IS SUDDENLY NO FLUID IN THE CLUTCH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT ON THIS PCM FROM GM. SLOWLY IT GAINS MORE POWER. BUT I LOOSE MY TRUST ON THIS VEHICLE. I REMEMBER I SAW 4 YEARS AGO SIMILAR CAVALIER VEHICLE AT THE OIL CHANGE COMPANY. SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR AT ALL. I FOUND IN THE WEB SEARCH, THERE IS NHSTA ID#10017096 THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL OR WHAT TO DO WITH THIS DANGEROUS FAILURE CONDITION. COULD YOU PLEASE EMAIL ME ASAP?*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WORKS WHEN DRIVING FORWARD AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, BUT FAILS ONLY WHEN TURNING LEFT. GMC STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V286000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION). THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A CHEVROLET DEALER AWAITING REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000. * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN A LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT. HE BELIEVES THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. *KB THE CONSUMER SOLD THIS VEHICLE TO HIS GRANDSON WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF HIS GRANDSON. THE CONSUMER LEARNED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HIS GRANDSON EXPERIENCED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE ROAD. DESPITE THE LOW IMPACT OF THE CRASH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE IS RECALL # 98V146000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FELT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000. UPDATED 08/28/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72622 ,AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72632. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONTACT RELEASED THE FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. AFTER PHYSICALLY LIFTING THE PEDAL UP WITH THE SHOE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED FOR ABOUT 9 MILES. HOWEVER, AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE A FEW TIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. SHE GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND MADE IT TO DEALER WHERE SHE LEFT THE VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 45 DEGREES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK AT FUL THROTTLE. UPDATED 05/23/07.*JB

REAR CENTER STOP LIGHT HOUSING, WAS OBSERVED SMOKING INSIDE VEHICLE, FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED 2 BULBS BURNED OUT AND LENS PLASTIC BURNED ONTO LIGHTS. *NM

1997 CHEVY CAVALIER WAS MOVED AND PARK NEXT TO ANOTHER CAR. IT WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. AS THE DRIVER WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, THE CAR START MOVING FORWARD, ROLLED DOWN A HILL A CRASHED INTO TREES, TOTALING THE CAR. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION LEVEL WAS STILL IN PARK. THE DRIVER WAS SLIGHT INJURED ON THE ARM AS THE CAR HIT HIM WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. *NM

PASSLOCK/THEFTLOCK SYSTEM ENABLES WITH KNOWN KEY IN SYSTEM PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING OR SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING DISABLING POWER STEERING AND BRAKE SYSTEMS. A GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL GM VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THIS SYSTEM. GM'S ATTITUDE IS LACKADAISICAL TOWARD THIS ISSUE AT BEST. DEALERS WILL NOT DISABLE SYSTEM AND AFTER HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ARE SPENT ON FIXING THE PROBLEM, IT STILL EXISTS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. A NHTSA RECALL, # 02V286000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE STEERING:RACK AND PINION HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL.

MY CAR HAS RECENTLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB