1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE. CAR FAILS TO STEER LEFT AND ALMOST CAUSES A CRASH DUE TO LACK OF BEING ABLE TO STEER. ABILITY TO STEER TO THE RIGHT IS FINE. MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS NOW WORRIES ME WHEN DRIVING. DURING MY COMMUTE I AM CONSTANTLY WORRIED WHETHER OR NOT I CAN MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED THREE ACCIDENTS. WHY WASN'T THIS RECALLED CONSIDERING ALL THE THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS LISTED WITH THE NHTSA? PLENTY OF GM MODELS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD CONSUMERS TAKE THE FALL WHEN IT STEMS BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER?

DT: CONTACT STATES THE TIMING CHAIN ON HER VEHICLE BROKE ON A BUSY ROAD. THE TIMING CHAIN HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT WITHIN 6 MONTHS THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AGAIN. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, NOW THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY GO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH.*AK

I HAVE A 97 CHEVROLET CAVALIER CONVERTIBLE THAT I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IN 3 TIMES BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND 3 TIMES BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW QUITE WORKING.

CONSUMER INQUIRING AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE CAN BEEN FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER, IF SO CAN THEY BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. *MR *NM

TAKING A LEFT TURN IN A 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER LEFT WITHOUT ABILITY TO CORRECT UNTIL EXPLICIT FORCE WAS APPLIED. THE INCIDENTS LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH SLUGGISH CONTROL AND THEREFORE UNSAFE FOR DRIVING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH ASKED FOR 800$ FOR THE REPAIR OF THE STEERING WHEEL. INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN GM CARS HAS BEEN SEEN THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET, AND A COMPLAINT IS MORE THAN NECESSARY.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING IDLE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE PUT ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE TO DETERMINE FAULT.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V286000 CONCERNING RACK AND PINION STEERING. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, AFTER REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT, HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.*AK

THE CYLINDER LOCK HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE ON POSITION. THE KEY IS STUCK. CONSUMER HAD TO LET THE VEHICLE RUN UNTIL IT SHUT ITSELF OFF, MEANING IT HAD TO RUN OUT OF GAS. IT WILL NOT LET THE CONSUMER RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION.*AK

WATER PUMP LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. ONE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. A SECOND WATER PUMP FAILED JUST AFTER THE 36,000 WARRANTY WAS UP AND COST ME EXTRA TO REPLACE BECAUSE OF THE POOR DESIGN OF THE ENGINE WHICH REQUIRES THAT IT BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP. THE THIRD HAS JUST FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT.

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN SHE TRIED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, BUT VEERED RIGHT OFF THE ROAD ONTO A SAFETY SCHOOL COMPLEX. SHE THEN HIT A MAILBOX POLE. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON IMPACT. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HIT A CURB AND THE VEHICLE SAILED OVER IT INTO THE MAILBOX. *TC