1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY AN AUTO MECHANIC THAT THE HEAD GASKET FOR THE VEHICLE WERE APART OF A RECALL, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A GM DEALER.*YH

DEALER DENIED VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 02-V-070-000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ID 02008. RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN APRIL 2002.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HE APPLIED HIS BRAKES AND THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHEEL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (02V070000) IN APRIL 2002, THE LETTER STATED THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY 2002, CONSUMER CALLED ON JULY 5, 2002 AND WAS INFORMED TO COME IN AFTER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, HOWEVER ON JULY 6, 2002 WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.*JB

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM PAY FOR THE REPAIR COST OF $1,240.00 THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHILE DECELERATING/BRAKING ON THE CURVE OF AN OFF-RAMP OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE, THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON MY CAR. IT RETURNED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS WHILE I CONTINUED BRAKING AND ATTEMPTING TO FORCE THE CAR AWAY FROM THE EMBANKMENT. ON ONE OTHER OCCASION, 4 DAYS LATER AND HUNDREDS OF MILES LATER, THE STEERING AGAIN LOCKED UP WHILE BRAKING ON A CURVE OF AN OFF RAMP OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BECAUSE OF THE SHARP CURVE AND CONCRETE BARRIER AND STEERING ABILITY RETURNED JUST BEFORE HITTING THE CONCRETE BARRIER. BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON A CURVE, ONCE TO THE RIGHT AND ONCE ON A LEFT CURVE.*AK

AFTER RECALL O1V070000 REPAIRS WERE DONE AND WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM DASHBOARD AREA, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. CAUSE OF SMOKE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.*AK

VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH FAILED 2 DAYS PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY PERSONAL MECHANIC. HOWEVER, GM REFUSES TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER. *TT

PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION, THE ENGINE AND STEERING WHEEL WERE SMOKING AND IT WOULD NOT START, DEALER REPLACED STARTER AND BATTERY. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND, RECALL #02008-S, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 02V070000. *YD

THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ON 5/1/97, 11/13/98, AND 3/23/00, AS DIRECTED BY NHTSA, HOWEVER THE WORK HAS NOT YET SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I AM TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER QUALIFIES FOR REPAIR UNDER CHEVROLET SPECIAL POLICY # 98054A, COVERING THE ADMITTEDLY FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD/GASKET. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT I MUST NOW PAY FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH MUST INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS WORK BUT APPARENTLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN.*AK