1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. LATER THAT DAY, THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE SAME FAILURE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED SINCE THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE IGNITION AND ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE IT CAN BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,340 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

I BOUGHT A 1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER NEW, IN JULY 1995. I HAD THE FOLLOWING MAJOR REPAIRS DONE ON THE CAR. ON 8/97 -ENTIRE EXHAUST FROM CONVERTER BACK BAD BAFFLED UNDER WARRANTY. ON 10/97-SERPENTINE BELT/ROTORS/ALTERNATOR & RECALL ON HAZARD LIGHTS UNDER WARRANTY. 4/00-HEAD GASKET,SEAL,OIL,FILTER,COOLANT;RECALL ON COVER,SHIELD,RETAINER,SEALANT (DEALER COVERED COSTS UNDER A SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT. 4/00-EGR VALVE 10/00-ADJUST SERPENTINE BELT;REPLACE SERPENTINE BELT 10/01-REPLACE BACK BRAKE PADS,CLEAN FRONT PADS 05/02-REPLACE FAN BELT & TENSIONER;RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH 06/02-BROKEN FORWARD CLUTCH HOUSING,CLUTCH,GASKETS,FLUID,LEFT FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY 07/02-REPLACE BATTERY,BAD CELL DUE TO CAR SITTING FOR SO LONG DURING PREVIOUS REPAIR 12/03-WATER PUMP, HEAD GASKET, THERMOSTAT,OIL,FILTER,COOLANT $461.79-50% OF BILL REIMBURSED BY CHEVROLET UPON WRITTEN REQUEST 07/03-REAR BRAKES; 08/04-RESISTOR (BLOWER MOTOR, 09/04-ALTERNATOR 07/05-FRONT ROTORS & PADS; 06/06-REAR BRAKE LINE 06/07-WON'T PASS STATE INSPECTION-FRAME RUSTING OUT. REAR BUMPER SUPPORT FRAME MUST BE REPLACED TO PASS INSPECTION, MORE FRAME REPAIR WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR NEXT INSPECTION;HEAD GASKET IS STARTING TO SEEP AGAIN THIRD HEAD GASKET. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET TWICE BY THEIR E-MAIL SITE IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. SITE CLAIMS RESPONSE WILL BE WITHIN 48 HOURS. I ASKED FOR REPAIR COSTS FOR REAR FRAME SUPPORT, HEAD GASKET OR A VOUCHER FOR CREDIT TOWARD A NEW/NEWER VEHICLE. POINTED OUT THE PROBLEM OF THE THIRD HEAD GASKET, THAT FRAME RUSTED ON A CAR ONLY 12 YEARS OLD THAT JUST LAST MONTH TURNED 72,000 MILES. ALSO, POINTED OUT THAT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE DEALER RECOMMENDED A PROTECTIVE UNDERCOUNTS WHICH I AGREED TO. WHEN I READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATED NOT APPLY *AK

Mileage: 72,012

CONSUMER REQUESTED RECALL INFORMATION ON A 1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. *KB. NAR NO ADDRESS PROVIDED. THE CONSUMER HAD VALVE WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. *NM

MASSIVE LEAKS OF COOLANT DUE TO FAULTY GASKET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS CONSTANT RUNNING THROUGH A BOTTLE OF ANTIFREEZE A DAY B/C OF SAID LEAK. *NM

Mileage: 149,000

1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LOST POWER, WHEN COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS *JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS TURNING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, INFORMING THE OWNER THAT VEHICLE NEEDED COOLANT. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET. THEN, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. *AK

IN JANUARY 2004 THE CHECK COOLANT GUAGE WOULD LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY, THEN ON A DAILY BASIS, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC HAD FOUND THAT THERE WAS COOLANT LEAKAGE FROM THE RADIATOR AND HAD ADVISED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET BE REPLACED.*AK

Mileage: 82,500

AS DESCRIBED IN PRIOR DEFECT REPORTS, E.G. 98054A, MY CAVALIER HAS A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. HOWEVER, SINCE IT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE DEALER & MFR HAVE REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. I'M FACED WITH A HEFTY REPAIR BILL FOR A KNOWN MFR'S DEFECT.*AK

Mileage: 60,000

CONSUMER STATES THEY STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER THE RECALL ON HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN PERFORM ON VEHICLE. RECALL NUMBER UNKNOWN. KYLE CHEVROLET 860-872-6530. *AK

SINCE THE END OF AUGUST 2002, MY CAR HAS BEEN FALLING APART. IT ALL STARTED WHEN MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. I HAD FREON PUT BACK INTO IT, BUT AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE FREON WAS GONE. THE MECHANIC PUT A DYE INTO THE SYSTEM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A LEAK, BUT HE COULDN'T SEE ANY PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS OVERHEATED IN TRAFFIC. OIL IS LEAKING FROM MY HEAD GASKETS. NOW, IT IS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING PERIODICALLY. I WAS IN CAMDEN WHEN IT WOULDN'T START. NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. WHEN I START THE CAR, A CLICKING NOISE COMES FROM THE STARTER. OH YEAH, I HAD THE STARTER "FIXED" A YEAR AGO BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM MY ALTERNATOR. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE ALTERNATOR OR THE STARTER THAT'S KEEPING THE CAR FROM STARTING. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN IN MY CAR AND THE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS, THIS IS NOT A RELIABLE CAR. *JB

Mileage: 85,000

NUMBER ONE PISTON ROD BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW AND A BASEBALL SIZE HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

Mileage: 81,134

THE CONSUMER NOTICED OIL ON THE GROUND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE GASKET BUT A LEAK WAS STILL PRESENT. *NLM

THE ENGINE STALLED, THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 88,000

HEAD GASKET LEAKING FOR THE 3RD TIME. APPARENTLY WAS FIXED WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL AND BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER. GM NOT HELPFUL. DEALER NOT HELPFUL. DEALER DRAINED ALL OF MY FREON AS WELL AND BROKE MY HEATER SWITCH. GM TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A CONSUMER/BUSINESS PROBLEM AND TO CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. AFTER READING ALL OF THE OTHER HEAD GASKET RECALL PROBLEMS THAT APPEAR TO BE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, I SEE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM IN THE MAKING.*JB

Mileage: 73,306

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED.*JB *TS

Mileage: 130,000

LEAKING COOLANT TOOK TO DEALER AFTER RECIEVING A LITTER FORM CHEVY, THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET. ONE YEAR LATER COOLANT IS LEAKING AGAIN. DEALER WILL NOT FIX THIS TIME DUE TO MILLIAGE BEING OVER 100,000 MILES. WILL CHEVY FIX THIM PROBLEM OR NOT THEY DID NOT FIX IT THE FIRST TIME SHOULD THEY NOT BE MADE TO FIX THERE MISTAKE.

Mileage: 70,000

SERVICE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY HEAD GASKET ON MY 1995 CHEVY CAVALIER WAS NOT COVERED BY DEALER DESPITE SERVICE BULLETIN #98054 AND #98054A AND THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE HAD 54,771 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 54,771

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN HOT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER REPLACE TWICE. TS

THE GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN BECAUSE SHE HAD THE RECALL DONE. #RECALL 98054 AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE BYPASS SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE IGNITION REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REFUND FOR THE REPAIR COST OF DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT TIMES ONLY A CLICKING SOUND IS HEARD. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED AND IT INTERMITTENTLY RUNS ROUGH AT IDLE. *J'S *YH

THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON ALL DAY AND THE VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH AT IDLE. THE DEALER REPLACED EGR VALVE FOR ENGINE LIGHT BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE RUNNING ROUGH. *YH

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY AN AUTO MECHANIC THAT THE HEAD GASKET FOR THE VEHICLE WERE APART OF A RECALL, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A GM DEALER.*YH

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM PAY FOR THE REPAIR COST OF $1,240.00 THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ON 5/1/97, 11/13/98, AND 3/23/00, AS DIRECTED BY NHTSA, HOWEVER THE WORK HAS NOT YET SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I AM TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER QUALIFIES FOR REPAIR UNDER CHEVROLET SPECIAL POLICY # 98054A, COVERING THE ADMITTEDLY FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD/GASKET. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT I MUST NOW PAY FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH MUST INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS WORK BUT APPARENTLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN.*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

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

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEAD GASKET LEAKS INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. NLM

MY WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR. IT WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER 4-5 TIMES TO GET A STALLING PROBLEM FIXED. DURING ONE TRIP THE REPLACED A HEAD GASKET AT 77,764 MILES ON A BULLETIN FROM GM. THE DIDNT CHECK THE HEAD FOR DEFECTS. THE DEALER TOLD US GM ONLY LET THEM REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. IT IS NOW 15 MONTHS LATER AND 14,000 MILES ON IT, THE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED AGAIN. GM SAID IT IS NOT COVERED AND THE DEALERSHIP WANT 1, 100 TO FIX IT. SEEMS TO ME GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH BAD HEAD GASKETS AND INSTEAD OF FIXING THE HEAD AND GASKET RIGHT THE FIRST TIME, THE JUST CHANGE THE GASKET AND WHEN IT IS OUT OF WARRENTY STICK IT TO THE CUSTOMER.*AK

THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH MY 1995 BASE MODEL CHEVROLET CAVALIER WAS WHEN THE HORN STOPPED WORKING, WHEN I NEEDED IT MOST ON A FREEWAY WHEN SOMEONE WAS ABOUT TO HIT ME WHILE CHANGING LANES. THE HORN FAILED, AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $100, WHICH I COVERED, SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY OFF OF WARRANTY. MONTHS LATER, THE TRUNK LATCH REFUSED TO WORK. I COULD NOT OPEN THE TRUNK FROM THE REAR OR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. IN LATE 2000, MY BRAKES WERE MAKING GRINDING NOISES. TURNS OUT THE ROTORS WERE BADLY WARPED AT 50,000 MILES. NOW, 15,000 MILES LATER, THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING AGAIN, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE ROTORS MAY ONCE AGAIN BE WARPED. AT THE BEGINNING OF 2002, I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING COOLANT ALL OVER MY ENGINE. THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. ONLY RECENTLY HAVE I HEARD THAT THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE COVERED BY A "SECRET" WARRANTY UP TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES, SOMETHING I WISH I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. FINALLY, WITHIN WEEKS OF THE HEAD GASKET REPAIR, THE PLASTIC ON THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT SNAPPED OFF, SO NOW I MUST HAVE THE ENTIRE SEATBELT REPLACED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH ALL OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS CAR, AND I HAVE HEARD THAT OTHER CAVALIER OWNERS HAVE HAD EVEN WORSE EXPERIENCES THAN ME! I WOULD LIKE TO SEE GENERAL MOTORS STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS AND AT LEAST REIMBURSE ME FOR SOME OF THE HEAD GASKET REPAIR COST, WHICH WAS NEARLY SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS, BUT THIS MAY ONLY BE A PIPE DREAM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE CAVALIER ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FOR THE 2.2 L ENGINES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A LONG-RUNNING PROBLEM ON CAVALIERS THROUGHOUT THE 1990S THAT GM HAS YET TO PUBLICLY ADMIT OR ADDRESS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THEM TO RECALL IT, SOMEONE DYING ON THE ROAD WHEN HIS OR HER CAR EITHER STALLS IN BUSY TRAFFIC OR CATCHES ON FIRE?

"LOW ANTIFREEZE" LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. ADDING ANTIFREEZE FIXES TEMPORARILY, AND WE STILL SMELL FUMES FROM HOOD. INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER OF FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD GASKET MONTHS BEFORE PROBLEM MANIFESTED. DESPITE COUNTLESS REPAIRS, LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR CUTS OFF SPORADICALLY. NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. MIDDLE BACK SEAT BELT ALSO RELEASES, CAUSING OUR TODDLER'S CHILD SEAT TO TIP OVER WHEN VEHICLE TURNS CORNERS.*AK

THIS IS THE 4TH FAILURE OF THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET SINCE 3/99...GM AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THIS LATEST FAILURE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

THIS IS THE 4TH FAILURE OF THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET SINCE 3/99...GM AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THIS LATEST FAILURE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKS INTERMITTENTLY AND BENT THE VALVES IN THE HEAD, THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THREE YEARS, THERE IS ALSO A KNOCK IN THE PISTON ALSO. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKETS/TEMPERATURE GAUGE JUMPING LEFT TO RIGHT,ADD COOLANT. *AK

HEAD GASKETS/TEMPERATURE GAUGE JUMPING LEFT TO RIGHT,ADD COOLANT. *AK

HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED WITH 71,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS 150,000 MILES AND WAS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM OF LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE WHEN GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT REFUSED TO REMEDY PROBLEM WITH CUSTOMER'S SATISFACTION. *AK *SLC

CYLINDER HEAD GASKET COOLANT LEAKS FROM CYL. HEADGASET TO ENGENBLOCK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO THE END OF 100,000 MILE SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

THE HEAD GASKET CRACKED. NLM

ENGINE EXPERIENCING COOLANT LEAKAGE AND OVER HEATING. TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF HEAD GASKET FAILURE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

I HAVE SEEN 3 95 AND 96 CAVALIERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, THE OTHER 2 ARE ONLY AT 50,000 MILES. CLASSIC CHEVROLET LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS BAD AND THEN A MONTH LATER SAID THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. I NEED ANTIFREEZE ONCE A MONTH. *AK

I HAVE REPLACED 5 HEAD GASKETS NOW ON MY CHEVROLET CAVALIER. COMPANY OBVIOUSLY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BY ONLY UP TO 92,000 MILES. DUE TO THE PAST HISTORY I KNOW THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET IN THE FUTURE.*AK

HAD NOTICED FLUID ON GROUND. LIFTED HOOD AND GREEN FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT & DOWN ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. MECHANIC INDICATED HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN. REPAIRED HEAD GASKETS AND ENGINE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED FROM EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN 1 YEAR LATER AFTER WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

ON 10/2/00 I HAD MY 95 CHEVY CAVALIER TOWED TO 2 DEALERS, BRYNER CHEVROLET (THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE WARRANTY) AND THEN TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, NE AUTO OUTLET BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. ON 09/25/00 MY CAR BEGAN TO START WITH A HESITATION. EACH DAY THEREAFTER IT GOT WORSE. ON 09/25/00 I REPLACED THE BATTERY THINKING THAT THE BATTERY MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM. THAT DID NOT HELP. BY THURSDAY THE PROBLEM WORSENED SO I CALLED BRYNER CHEVROLET AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. I COULD NOT GET AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL 10/3/00. ON 9/30/00 THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER START AT ALL. ON 10/2/00 I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO BRYNER AND THEN TO NE AUTO OUTLET AS I STATED BEFORE. I WAS TOLD THAT NE AUTO OUTLET COULD NOT LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL 10/3/00. I RECEIVED A CALL AT 11:30AM FROM JOE DIDONATO AT NE THAT I NEEDED AN IGNITION SWITCH AND AN ALTERNATOR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BAD COMPONENTS WERE DRAINING THE BATTERY. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW SERPENTINE BELT. I HAD THE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED TWICE BEFORE AT BRYNER CHEVROLET ON 5SEP97 AND 6FEB98. IT SEEMS TO BE HIGHLY UNUSUAL THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BELT ALMOST EVERY YEAR ON A 1995 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 27961 MILES ON IT. I DON'T EVEN DRIVE 5,000 MILES A YEAR. I FEEL THE SAME ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR. I HAVE HAD 3 RECALLS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HAZARD LAMP, LEAKING CYLINDER (HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED), AND PCM ASSY. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BELT HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH NOISE IN THE PULLEY AREA OF THE BELT. THE NOISE BEGAN AGAIN A FEW DAYS AFTER THE RECALLS ON THE HEAD GASKET AND PCM ASSY.

IN FEB 2000 THE FRONT AXLE OF MY CAR BROKE WHILE IT WAS BING BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. PRIOR TO THAT IT HAD MADE A LARGE CLUNKING NOISE ON A FEW OCCASIONS. AFTER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD SEVERAL VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS MADE IT CONTINUED TO MAKE THE CLUNKING NOISE, AND THE FRONT END WAS SHAKING . I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO BE LOOKED AT AND WAS TOL IT WAS THE TIMING BELT, AND THAT THE WHEELS AND BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE REPLACED THE WHEELS AND BEARINGS RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT THE TIMING BELT AS WE DID NOT AGREE THAT IT WOULD CAUSE SUCH A LOUD CLINK AND SHAKING OF THE CAR. AFTER REPLACING THE WHEEL AND BEARING THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND PULL ON THE FRONT END A ND CLUNK. WE FINALLY BROUGHT IT TO A NEW MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE SEVERLY WORN, AND THEY FELT THAT THE ENGINE MOVING AROUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS CAUSING THE CLUNKING SOUND. THEY ALSO FELT THE BROKEN MOUNTS ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO STRIKE THE AXLE LEADING TO IT BREAKING IN FEB. THE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE NEW MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THIS PART ON QUITE A FEW 95 CAVALIERS. THIS WAS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. *AK

THIS 95 CAVALIER WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL #99088 CONCERNING THE PCM. THEY PERFORMED A VEHICLE INSPECTION AT THAT TIME AND NOTED UNDER "MAJOR SERVICE" THAT IT HAS A "BAD HEAD GASKET LEAK." WE HAVE KEPT IT UNDER CONTROL USING AFTERMARKET STOP-LEAK TYPE PRODUCTS, BUT IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON FAILURE, DOES A RECALL EXIST TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT? I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND COOLANT LEAKAGE DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKET AS STATED IN TSB #98054 AND 97054A. *MJS

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN OUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE GASKETS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK

ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS BECAUSE OF A FAILURE IN THE CLINDER HEAD GASKET THEY HAVE NO RECALL,ONLY A LETTER#C98054 WHICH SAYS THEY WILL REPLACE AT NO CHARGE FOR 7YRS OR 100,000MILES. THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE MINE BECAUSE I HAVE A REBUILT SALVAGE TITLE, THE CAR IS LIKE NEW WITH THE ORIGINAL ENGINE. ANTIFREEZE LEAKING ON OUR ENVIRONMENT IS NOT GOOD,WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? *AK

I'M REPORTING THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTOR FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. CAMPAIGN # 99-0-88. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LOSING COOLANT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER ,AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHEN ENGINE HEATS UP IT CAUSES PLASTIC TO SHRINK, AND GAS SHOOTS OUT OVER THE TOP OF MOTOR. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. *AK

WHEN MOTOR HEATS UP IT CAUSES PLASTIC TO SHRINK AND GAS SHOOTS OUT OVER TOP OF MOTOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

FEB 2000,SLOWING DOWN AT TOLL BOOTH,CAR STALLS.RESTARTED ONLY AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. AFTER THAT EVERY TIME SLOWING DOWN FOR LIGHTS,TURNS,ETC. THE CAR STALLS.CALLED DEALER,FIRST TOLD IT WOULDN'T DO THAT. NEXT DAY RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FOR COMPUTER MALFUNCTION AND NOT BEING PROPERLY SHIELDED. WAS TOLD COMPUTER WAS REPLACED,IT WAS A REMANUFACTURED UNIT. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED,STOPPING AT LIGHT AND CAR STALLED AGAIN,BUT WAS RESTARTED SOMEWHAT QUICKLY. HAS HAPPENED REPEATLY SINCE THEN. *AK

LOW ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON. COOLANT IS ADDED ONLY TO HAVE THE LIGHT COME ON AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO LATER. HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. I SEE THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS OUT ON THIS. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF GETTING IT REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME? HOW SHOULD I PROCEED. *AK

AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STARTS BUCKINGAND HESITATING. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE . THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMERS HEAR THE KNOCKING, SQUEALING SOUND IN ENGINE AREA.*ET

I WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER CAVALIER OWNER THAT A RECALL LETTER WAS SENT OUT ADVISING OWNERS TO TAKE THEIR CAVALIERS BACK TO THE DEALERS TO ADDRESS HEAD GASKET DEFECTIVENESS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO DEFECT 50% PAID BY MANUFACTURER **** DRIVER'S SIDE VIEW MIRROR SHAKES RENDERING IT USELESS WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION ****** HEAD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT SLOWLY OVER TIME/DEALER REPLACED UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN. UNSURE OF OTHER DAMAGE LEAK CAUSED TO COOLING SYSTEM (I.E. WATER PUMP) ******* DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS MISALIGNED AND LEAKED WATER / DEALER STOPPED WATER LEAK, BUT STILL MISALIGNED TODAY -CAR HAD HISTORY OF SAME REPAIR TWICE BY PREVIOUS OWNER, SAID DEALER ******** UNEXPLAINED RATTLING METALLIC SOUND DURING COLD STARTS FROM FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT/DEALER STATED NO APPARENT PROBLEM,CONTINUES TODAY

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO DEFECT 50% PAID BY MANUFACTURER **** DRIVER'S SIDE VIEW MIRROR SHAKES RENDERING IT USELESS WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION ****** HEAD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT SLOWLY OVER TIME/DEALER REPLACED UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN. UNSURE OF OTHER DAMAGE LEAK CAUSED TO COOLING SYSTEM (I.E. WATER PUMP) ******* DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS MISALIGNED AND LEAKED WATER / DEALER STOPPED WATER LEAK, BUT STILL MISALIGNED TODAY -CAR HAD HISTORY OF SAME REPAIR TWICE BY PREVIOUS OWNER, SAID DEALER ******** UNEXPLAINED RATTLING METALLIC SOUND DURING COLD STARTS FROM FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT/DEALER STATED NO APPARENT PROBLEM,CONTINUES TODAY

PULLEY FAILED. *ET

FAN BELT (SERP) FAILED. *ET

VACUUM LEAK AT ENGINE.*ET

CRANKSHAFT BROKEN.*ET

HEAD GASKET FAILED. *ET

PULLEY FAILED. *ET

FAN BELT (SERP) FAILED. *ET

VACUUM LEAK AT ENGINE.*ET

CRANKSHAFT BROKEN.*ET

HEAD GASKET FAILED. *ET

PLEASE HELP WITH INFORMATION IF POSSIBLE, THE INFORMATION I GAVE TO YOU IS ALL TRUE TO THE DATE AND NUMBER AS BEST I CAN, TOOK DELIVERY IN JUNE 1995, FACTORY ORDERED, AND NOW THE DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW ENGINE!!!!!!!!!!! HOPE I HAVE HELPED SOME ONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND IF YOU CAN HELP ME I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER CAN HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, HEATER CORE HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER PUTTING ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE VEHICLE THE ANTI-FREEZE WILL LEAK OUT. IN ADDITION,TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK

HEATER CORE BROKE, CAUSING ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK OUT. REPLACED 3 HEATER CORES AND A HEAD GASKET. MANUFACTURER WILLING TO PAY FOR THE HEAD GASKET, BUT STATES THAT IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.

SERPENTINE BELT FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

RADIATOR HOSE FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKING.

THERMOSTAT FAILED.

FAN BELT FAILED.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

WATER PUMP FAILED.

COOLANT LEAKING FROM LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE.

THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT/COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON WHEN DRIVING FAST, LETTING DRIVER KNOW TO CHECK COOLANT. COOLANT WAS POURING OUT THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING LINE. WITHIN A MINUTE THE FLUID WAS ALL GONE. CONSUMER HAS GONE THROUGH FIVE HEATER CORES. JULY 16, SEPTEMBER 11 AND NOVEMBER 24. ALSO BLEW THE HEAD GASKET ON DECEMBER 22, 1997. VEHICLE IS NOW BEING REPAIRED FOR HEATER CORE. DUE TO DEFECTIVE HEATER CORE, THERE WAS ENGINE DAMAGE. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING MANUFACTURED. TOLD THEM TO DO, BUT THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE FOR DEFECTS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE DRIVE BELT GETS WET WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING CONTROL AND BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT ENGINE MOUNT BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK DRIVESHAFT HIT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD PUTTING A 2 INCH HOLE IN IT, ENGINE ALSO HIT FIREWALL DENTING IT, THE STEERING CONTROL WAS AFFECTED AND ALMOSTE CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, THE UPPER RH ENGINE MOUNT ALSO APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN INTERNALLY. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY IT STALLS FOR NO REASON.THIS WILL OCCUR WHILE PICKING UP SPEED. DEALERS CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

SERPENTINE BELT ON SIDE OF ENGINE SLIPS UPON CONTACT WITH WATER. NO PROTECTIVE SHIELD. *AK

ENGINE LOSS POWER. *SD

ENGINE FLYWHEEL FAILED. *SD

ENGINE CRANK SENSOR FAILED. *AK

DRIVER LOST CONTROL. OWNER HAS RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM CHEV-MFG., ABOUT STEERING FRONT BUSHING SLEEVE SUB ASSEMBLY SEPARATING FROM CONTROL ARM. DESCRIBE.