This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Sold my 1997 chev. Cavalier to a 17 year old girl. Her dad took car for test drive before cash purchase. He went 200 feet down the street then backed up into my driveway. He said brake warning lite came on and brake pedal went to floor. We saw brake fluid pouring from under car. The brake line was rusted and blew out. I took the car to tuffy auto center and they spliced new brake lines to fix. I was shocked to see that plain steel lines were routed underneath the car and exposed to all kinds of corrosive elements. We were all thankful that the girl did not buy the car then get into a terrible accident that day. How many other Cavaliers are out there in dangerous condition? I can not see how GM got away with brake and gas lines installed in such a cheap and potentially dangerous location. All the previous description is accounted for by the purchaser and tuffy auto center. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Head gasket replaced @27000 miles, fuel pump @ 30000 and again at 96000 miles. Brakes replaced 2X a year for 5 years. Driver's side door doesn't seal properly. Fan only works on speed 3 or 4.
When the brake was applied, the vehicle experienced stopping distance. After the consumer received service for the ignition recall, the consumer heard a loud noise and the vehicle didn't start until three tries later. Scc
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
- Youngstown, OH, USA