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5.7
fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- $340
- Average Mileage:
- 58,600 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 7 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (4 reports)
- replace brakes and rotors (3 reports)
brakes problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I use my car for work and put on about 50,000 km every year so just about every complaint listed here, I've had! I bought the car brand new. GM service sucks. Needless to say, the new car I just bought is NOT a GM. (It's a Nissan.) I'm still using the cavalier for work and will continue to do so until the next large repair bill when it'll just be parked for good. I'm listing my complaints here because they all seem to be so common and the more complaints filed here, the more power.
My cavalier is now 5 years old, fully paid for and has about 250,000 kms on it. Other than these annoying problems that seem to occur for everyone, it doesn't drive too badly for an old lady of 250,000 kms. (My fingers are crossed as I say that.)
For brakes, I can't really complain since I do mostly city driving. BUT, that being said, it bugs me so much when each and every time I get a brake job, I have to get the rotors replaced. I get a brake job every year, sometimes once a year, sometimes twice. And every single time, I have to replace the rotors. I'd like to note that I do not abuse my brakes nor my car. I spend 8 hours a day/5 days per week in it and it's like a baby to me.
Something else that I have complained about to the dealer when it was still under warranty, and was told it was nothing, is the wicked amount of brake dust on my front rims. No kidding - the front rims look black. And with the mileage I put on, I cannot get it off. Those cleaners you can buy to remove it? They don't work for my rims.
I can think up new swear words looking at my greasy, filthy-looking rims. "Brake dust is normal" they said to me.
- Deb L., Cornwall, Ontario, Canada