2000 Chevrolet Cavalier Interior & seats Problems

INTERIOR LIGHT OF A 2000 CHEVY CAVALIER, COMES ON AND FLICKERS OFF, AT DIFFERENT TIMES, VERY DISTRACTING AT NIGHT TIME. IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10163249

Incident

Jan 1, 2006

DRIVER DOOR LATCH BROKE AND DOOR WONT STAY CLOSED BACK DOOR WONT OPEN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10156641

Incident

Feb 9, 2006

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V036000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. WHEN CONSUMER WENT BACK TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE NONE OF THE GAUGES WORKED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CRACKED, AND CONSUMER WOULD NEED TO BUY A PANEL FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT A FEE OF $240.00 FOR THE PANEL AND $24.50 FOR LABOR. CONSUMER FELT THAT BECAUSE SHE WAS A FEMALE AND CAME IN ALONE SHE WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OFF . *AK

NHTSA ID

10094768

Incident

Sep 29, 2004

Mileage

99,000 mi

INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DIDN'T FUNCTION WHEN THIS OCCURRED. VEHICLE HAD TO SIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. FOUR MECHANICS HAVE SERVICED THIS VEHICLE,BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10091889

Incident

Aug 13, 2004

Mileage

57,000 mi

I TOOK MY 2000 CHEVY CAVALIER TO STEVE'S AUTO CARE IN THE CITY OF HAWTHORNE, CA. THE SYMPTOMS I HAD WERE MY LIGHTS IN MY DASHBOARD WOULD FLASH ERRATICALLY AND EVENTUALLY MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE "CHECK THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT WOULD COME ON. STEVE CLAIMED HE FIXED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME I MIGHT NEED A NEW "COMPUTER" IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR HOME, THE NEXT DAY THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO HIM THE NEXT DAY AND HE TOLD ME HIS DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE WAS NOT WORKING AND HE WAS WAITING FOR A CD TO GET THE MACHINE STARTED AGAIN. HEW INFORMED ME THAT WHEN HE HAD MY CAR, ALL HE DID WAS PUT IT ON A SCANNER. HE CHARGED ME $185.00. A WEEK LATER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AGAIN AND I TOOK MKY CAR TO POWER CHEVROLET. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND SAID MY CAR WOULDN'T START AT TIMES AND COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY CHARGED ME $95.00. THEN I TOOK MY CAR TO MARTIN CHEVROLET IN TORRANCE, CA AND THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 1 1/2 DAYS. THEY SAID THAT MY BATTERY TERMINAL AS WELL AS 3 GROUND WIRES WERE CORRODED AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY CHARGED ME 122.87. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR HOME THE SAME DAY THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED AND I TOOK IT BACK THE NEXT DAY TO MARTIN CHEVROLET. THEY HAD MY CAR 2 DAYS AND I RECEIVED A CALL THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THAT THEY DROVE THE CAR 10 MILES AND NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN THEY HAD IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF MY CAR STALLS AGAIN TO NOT HAVE IT STARTED BUT TO BRING IT TO THEM SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM AND I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE NOW WHEN THE LIGHTS IN MY DASH FLASH.. I SMELL A LITTLE SMOKE. WHAT IN GOD'S NAME CAN I DO TO GET THIS POROBLEMN RESOLVED!!!???? *AK

NHTSA ID

10090871

Incident

Aug 24, 2004

FIRST, THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE OF MY CAR. IMMEDIATELY AFTER BUYING THE CAR THE PAINT ON BUTTONS ON THE CD PLAYER/RADIO STARTED PEELING OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED OVER TIME. LASTLY, THE LATCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE OFF AND THE SEAT IS NOW STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND CANNOT BE LAID BACK. PAINT IS PEELING OFF ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR ON THE OUTSIDE AT THE TOP FROM INTERSTATE DRIVING.*AK

NHTSA ID

10056493

Incident

Apr 30, 2000

Mileage

5,000 mi

2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Z-24 - DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FREEZES SHUT ON MOST REASONABLY COLD DAYS. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENS FINE. MY 94 SATURN PARKS RIGHT NEXT TO IT AND NEVER HAS A PROBLEM UNLESS IT IS EXTREMELY COLD WITH ICE AND SNOW, WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE. COULD THE DOOR/WINDOW SEAL BE BAD ON THE CAVALIER?*AK

NHTSA ID

10050686

Incident

Dec 18, 2003

POPPING SOUND AND FEEL WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN WORKED ON TWO TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM; INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON WHEN OPENING DRIVERS DOOR; TOP PORTION OF DASH IS SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE; MAKES LOTS OF CRACKLING NOISE, SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE WITH THE SUSPENSION. *LA

NHTSA ID

10045236

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

Mileage

4,500 mi

THE TWO BACK DOORS ON MY 4 DOOR 2000 CAVALIER FLY OPEN. ONCE THE PLASTIC LATCH IS BROKEN, THE DOOR CANNOT BE LOCKED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MARCH 2003 AND THE OTHER DOOR ON THE 4TH OF JULY, 2003. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025579

Incident

Jul 4, 2003

Mileage

95,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVERS SEAT TO COLLAPSE AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS THROWN INTO THE BACK SEAT. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10017998

Incident

Jan 22, 2003

Mileage

37,000 mi

CRACKS IN DASH BOARD PLASTIC. GAS GUAGE STOP WORKING, TRAC LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AND MAKES THE CAR PULL SIDE TO SIDE IN THE SNOW AND RAIN. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT RETURN ANY OF MY PHONE CALLS (MARINE CHEVROLET IN JACKSONVILLE NC), LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD GO ON AND OFF ON THIER OWN. GUAGES ON DASH WORK SOMETIMES THEN STOP WORKING.

NHTSA ID

10003353

Incident

Jan 24, 2003

Mileage

200 mi

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED, BUT WIRES WERE NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY, OR PINCH WHICH RESULTS IN NO INSIDE DASH LIGHTS. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE MAY BE PUT IN WRONG GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8016341

Incident

Apr 1, 2002

DASH LIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

8012765

Incident

Jun 1, 2002

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT, ALSO WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED 4 TIMES, BUT IT HAS REOCCURRED.*AK.CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND BELLS TING AT 65 MPH.*JB

NHTSA ID

8005735

Incident

Jan 25, 2001

FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 24,197 MILES. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WOULD STALL DURING DRIVING. DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR 21 DAYS, AND REPLACED THE SWITCH CLUSTERS, IGNITION SWITCH, REPROGRAMMED BODY CONTROL MODULE, REPLACED PCM AND FOUND BURNT 3-4 CLUTCH. AT 40,613 MILES THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STALLED AGAIN (WHILE ON THE FREEWAY). THIS TIME THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ACTIVATE, AND WE HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS ANOTHER ENGINE PROBLEM. THE DEALER AGAIN REPLACED DEFECTIVE COIL AND IGINITION WIRES. THE CAR IS ONCE AGAIN BEGINNIG TO IDLE DIFFERENTLY, WHICH IS A PRECURSOR TO IT STALLING. AT EACH FAILURE, WE ALSO SMELLED A BURNING ODOR JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLING.*AK

NHTSA ID

758935

Incident

Mar 21, 2001

AFTER BUYING THE CAR HAD TO RETURN TO HAVE THE DOOR FIXED AFTER DOOR WAS FIXED THE KEYLESS ENTRY QUIT WORKING HAD THE CAR BACK TO GET KEYLESS ENTRY FIXED 4 TIMES, HAD TO HAVE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AT 28000 MILES ALONG WITH THE BRAKES ,STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM GRINDING AND CLICKING BAD VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN DRIVING IN STRAIGHT STRETCHES ALSO VIBRATION WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS AT TIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE COMMING OFF CAR IS IN THE SHOP AT PRESENT TIME WITH THE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND DIMMING OF THE LIGHTS AND FUEL GAGE READS EMPTY AFTER FILLING THE TANK UP AND CHECK GAGES LIGHTS COME ON AND REMAIN ON FOR 50 - 100 MILES.THATS ALL AT THIS TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

757568

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BUT AS I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR OVERSEAS I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GET THE WORK DONE. I HAVE WRITTEN SEVERAL LETTERS WITHOUT RESPONSE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED.

NHTSA ID

756795

VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND BOTH DRIVER'S/ AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS COLLAPSED. DEALER AHS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

880939

WE PURCHASED A NEW VECHICLE ON A FRIDAY. I WAS RETURNING FROM THE MALL AT NIGHT WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. WE WERE PASSING A TRACTER-TRAILER TRUCK ON I91 IN MASS. THE HOOD POPPED UP WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CRASHING INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND COMPLETLY OBSTRUCTING OUR VISION. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A CATASTROPHIC COLLISION. MY DAUGHTER SPRAINED HER KNEE IN THE JARRING AND THE TRAUMA OF THE INSTANT. . .I SUSTAINED INJURIES TO MY STERNUM AND TO MUSCLES IN MY UPPER BACK. WE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFICULTY WITH THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND I ENDED UP IN A CLOSED SERVICE STATION PARKING LOT , IN A STRANGE CITY, WITH MY TWO CHILDREN FOR ALMOST THREE HOURS. WE WERE TREATED POORLLY AND EVEN THREATENED BY THE DEALERSHIP. WE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFIFULTY TRYING TO REPORT A CLAIM ABOUT OUR INJURIES, AND DO NOT KNOW WHERE THIS STANDS TODAY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE HOOD RELEASE NOT SUSTAINING THE COMBINATION OF SPEED AS WELL AS THE RESISTANCE CAUSED BY PASSING A LARGE TRUCK. *AK

NHTSA ID

719473

Incident

Feb 21, 2000

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL & TRANSMISSION LEAK. NOTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY IN VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, ALSO, TRANSAXLE WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. WAITING TO RECEIVE A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM MICHIGAN TO REPLACE ORIGINAL. *AK

NHTSA ID

856968

Incident

Jan 5, 2000