1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (02V07000), VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, A NEW STARTER WAS INSTALLED, ON THE SECOND OCCASION CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD CLICK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE TURNING OVER, THEN ON JULY 20, 2001 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE WHICH WAS EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE, CONSUMER IS NOW SEEKING RESTITUTION FOR THE DAMAGES INCURRED.(ATTORNEY TIMOTHY HILL ON BEHALF OF CLIENT)*JB

FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. TO GET TURN SIGNAL TO WORK, CONSUMER HAS TO TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS FIRST.*AK POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TT

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (02V070000) CONSUMER WENT IN FOR A TUNE UP, AFTER THE TUNE UP THE VEHICLE SEEMED AS THOUGH IT DID NOT WANT TO START, HOWEVER THE FOLLOWING DAY AS CONSUMER WAS LEAVING FROM WORK, SHE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT RESPOND, SHE WAITED AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN SMOKING AND WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE, CONSUMER THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE.*JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02 V 070 000 IN MAIL. HOWEVER, CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL LETTER. CHEVROLET DID NOT WANT TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER THE MONEY SPENT ON THE REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THICK HEAVY SMOKE CAME FROM HEAD GASKET, ALSO ANTI-FREEZE LEAKED FROM VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS MATTER HAD OCCURRED. TOOK TO DEALER. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, AND IT WAS HAPPENING AGAIN. *AK *YH

CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED OF A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER. THE REPAIRS FALL UNDER THE PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL AND CONSUMER WISHES TO BE REIMBURSED, 02V07. *JG

IT IS HARD TO START VEHICLE.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FIXED UNTIL THE END OF JUNE DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE.*JB

IGNITION HAS GONE OUT. HOWEVER, THERE IS RECALL 02V070000ON THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING OR PARKING VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING MECHANIC STATED CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

KEYS TO CONSUMER'S FRIENDS LEBARON CAN UNLOCK CHEVROLET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK