2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER BLEW A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT ABOUT A FOOT WHEN AN EXPLOSION WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT A HOLE WAS BLOWN IN THE THICKEST PART OF THE CASING WHERE A LARGE GEAR HAD PROJECTED FROM ALONG WITH OTHER METAL CHUNKS AND LANDED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FULL COVERAGE OF THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *SC *JB

DT: THERE WAS HISSING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD, AND CONSUMER FOUND THE AC HOSE HAD CHAFFED OUT. THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE AC HOSE, BECAUSE IT HAD UNFASTENED FROM IT'S HOOKS. AND IT WAS LEANING ON THE PULLEY. THAT LET ALL THE FREON OUT. WHEN THE REPAIR MAN WAS CALLED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY CAVALIERS. CONSUMER IS VERY UPSET THAT ALL THE FREON IS IN THE ATMOSPHERE. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO A AUTOMOBILE REPAIR PLACE ON 8/26/04 THEY FOUND CODE C1214 SOLENOID RELAY CKT OPEN. CONNECTOR TO EBCM WAS NOT COMPLETELY ON. THEY REINSTALLED. THEN ON 3/22/05 ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. TOOK IT TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOUND CODE C1214 SOLLENOID RELAY COIL OR CONTACT CIRCUIT OPEN. THEY CHECKED CONNECTIONS AND REPLACED FUSE. THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN ON 4/30/05 SAME.*AK

MY 2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL) QUIT WORKING!. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR, YOU HEAR A CLICKING NOISE,(MAYBE A RELAY SWITCH)? AND THE DRL ICON ON THE DASH FLASHES ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE DRL TURNED OFF, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT THE SERVICE LIGHT IS OFF, MUST RESET. ALSO THE RIGHT SIDE HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHT DOES NOT WORK AFTER THE DRL FLASH AND GO OUT(RIGHT SIDE IF YOU ARE FACING THE FRONT OF THE CAR THAT IS) REPLACED THE RIGHT SIDE HEAD LIGHT AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE A SAFETY FEATURE FOR MY CAR AND THEY ARE NOT WORKING, THE DEALER WANTS $100.00 BUCKS JUST TO HOOK MY CAR TO A MACHINE TO TELL ME WHATS WRONG WITH IT, AFTER THE LAST TRIP TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THAT COST ME $180.00 DOLLARS JUST TO TELL MY WIFE TO TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP WHEN YOU FILL UP THE CAR.(NICE HU?) IM NOT A HAPPY CAMPER. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT CAVILERS HAVE A DRL PROBLEMS ALL OVER THE PLACE. WHY IS THERE NOT A SAFETY RECALL FOR DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS? AFTER ALL THEY ARE A SAFETY FEATURE AND DO SAVE LIVES, BY MAKING THE SMALLER CARS MORE VISABLE TO OTHER DRIVERS. WITH ONLY ONE HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHT WORKING AND NO DRL'S MY CAR HAS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER, AND EVEN MY SELF TO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP BY ASKING GM TO RECALL THIS SAFETY PROBLEM BEFORE SOME ONE GET S HURT OR EVEN KILLED. *AK

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2001 CAVALIER COUPE 2 DOOR BACK IN 2001. I HAVE APPROX. 48,000 MILES ON MY CAR. WHENEVER I GO TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH A PROBLEM CONCERNING MY CAR I SAY TO THEM, THE MANY NOISES OF THE CAVALIER AND MANY MORE TO COME. IT'S TO THE POINT WHERE I'M SO TIRED OF GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY CAN NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS YEAR AROUND JANUARY 2005, MY BRAKES STARTED MAKING THIS AWFUL GRINDING NOISE ALONG WITH VIBRATING AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING THIS KLUNKING/POPING NOISE THAT I COULD FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD ME SO SCARED THAT IT WAS GOING TO FALL OFF THAT I BROUGHT IT RIGHT AWAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE GRINDING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES AND ALSO THE POPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THE WEATHER IS NICE NOW, BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GETTING WORSE AND I'M SCARED THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THEY ASSURED ME THAT IT'S FINE, MY STEERING WHEEL WON'T FALL OFF, THAT LITTLE THINGS WILL START TO HAPPEN AS YOUR CAR GETS OLDER. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD LUBE IT BUT THAT THAT WON'T NECESSARILY MAKE THE KLUNKING/POPPING STOP. AND THE BRAKES, THEY SAID ONCE AGAIN, THEY ARE FINE. I'M ESPECIALLY SCARED ABOUT MY STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM ALSO. I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY, CAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE READ, THE STEERING WHEEL OR EVEN THE BREAK PROBLEMS HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A TRADGY TO HAPPEN???*AK

THE LAMINATE HAS COME APART FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK *SC

MANY PROBLEMS EXIST WITH THE CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2001. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER STATING THAT THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH ON FIRE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE RACK AND PINION HAD FAILED. *JB

WHEN STEPPING ON THE BREAKS OF MY 2001 CAVALIER A VIBRATION IS CAUSED AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. I KNOW SOMEONE ELSE WHO OWNS A 2001 CAVALIER AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO HER CAR. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE HIT ANYONE YET BUT IT GETS REALLY CLOSE ESPECIALLY WHEN STOPPING FAST. *JB

MY CAR HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE STARTING UP PREVIOUSLY. IT WAS SLOW TO START UP AND I THOUGHT IT WAS MY BATTERY DYING AGAIN. ON DECEMBER 2004 WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR IT REFUSED TO START. WE CALLED FOR A BOOST, AND THE AAA DRIVER TOLD US IT WASN'T OUR BATTERY BUT OUR FUEL PUMP. HOWEVER, SINCE IT WAS A 2001 CAR WE DIDN'T BELIEVE IT. WHEN WE ASKED VARIOUS MECHANICS ABOUT THE COST OF FIXING THE FUEL PUMP ON OUR CAVALIER THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE THE PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS SO NEW. HOWEVER, IT WAS. THIS CAUSED ME AND MY FAMILY EXCESSIVE TROUBLE IN HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE LOSS OF THE CAR FOR THE FEW DAYS IT TOOK TO GET IT REPAIRED. WE EVENTUALLY HAD TO SHELL OUT NEARLY $640 TO FIX IT. WE HAD TO GET A WHOLE NEW FUEL PUMP AND HAVE IT INSTALLED. I DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL GAS PUMP. THE MECHANIC SAID, "WON'T START, WOULD NOT JUMP START. CK FUEL AND IGNITION SYSTEMS AND FOUND NO FUEL PRESSURE. CK FUEL SYSTEM WIRING. R&R FUEL TANK AND REPLACE FAULTY FUEL PUMP. INSTALL NEW FUEL FILTER." *JB