2000 Chevrolet Cavalier Transmission Problems

FUEL PUMP ON CHEVROLET CAVALIER Z24 WENT OUT AT 76,000 MILES. IT LOST POWER AND DIED ALL OF A SUDDEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, NO CARS WERE AROUND AS IT WAS ALMOST MIDNIGHT. COST TO REPAIR WAS OVER $600, NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAD FUEL PUMPS MALFUNCTION ON THEIR CAVALIERS, AND ON SOME CARS NEWER AND MOST WITH LOWER MILES THAN ON THIS CAR. SAME STORY, JUST LOSES POWER AND DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS A DEFECT WITH THE CAVALIER, YET THEY WON'T ISSUE A RECALL. I HAVE NEVER HEARD FROM ANYONE THAT OWNED A CAVALIER THAT DIDN'T HAVE SOME SORT OF PROBLEM WITH IT. ALSO, HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTER CABLE AND POWER WINDOW MOTOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. EXTREMELY UNHAPPY WITH THE CHEVROLET. *AK

NHTSA ID

10190675

Incident

May 13, 2007

Mileage

76,828 mi

I DRIVE MY CAR FOR CANADA POST ,SO I DO LOTS OF MILEAGE,BUT AFTER OWNING MY CAR FOR AROUND 5 MONTHS I WENT TO COME TO A STOP AND REALIZED I HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKES,I HAD TO PUMP THEM REPEATEDLY TO STOP AT A INTERSECTION,I CONTINUED TO THE NEXT BLOCK WHERE I OPENED THE DOOR AND PRESSED THE BRAKES TO NOTICE BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT OF THE WHEEL .I TOOK THE TIRE OFF AND SEEN THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BEEN RUBBING ON MY CV BOOT ,THE LINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS GROOVED FROM RUBBING ON MY CV JOINT AND IN TURN BROKE THE CV BOOT AND BROKE THE BRAKE LINE ,I WENT TO GM AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND THEY SAID NO SO I REPLACED THE LINE MYSELF WITH A LITTLE MODIFICATION TO STOP IT FROM RUBBING BUT NOW I GOT A CV JOINT THAT IS ABOUT TO BRAKE DUE TO THIS BRAKE LINE CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF THIS IS JUST MY CAR OR OTHERS ALL SO ,I HAVE ALL SO HAD MORE BRAKE PROBLEMS FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THIS CAR SUCH AS ABS LOCKING UP ON MEAT INTERSECTIONS I THINK DUE TO TRACTION CONTROL I HAVE GONE TO TAKE OFF AND HAD TO CHANGE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO 1 ST GEAR IN ORDER TO CROSS A ROAD SAFELY I REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY DID NOTHING ,EVEN WHEN ALL THE ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON 4 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR ,THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND GAVE IT BACK ,IN TURN I BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THE ABS COMPUTER IS BLOWN ,I FIGURE I WILL TELL THE WHOLE STORE DUE TO ALL THE BRAKING PROBLEMS I HAVE MAYBE THAT IS WHY MY HOSE BROKE . *AK

NHTSA ID

10116504

Incident

Apr 19, 2002

Mileage

64,000 mi

NO 3RD AND 4TH GEAR IN 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 31,000 MILES ON CAR. *LA

NHTSA ID

10045140

Incident

Oct 23, 2003

Mileage

31,000 mi

ON THE DATE MENTIONED BELOW, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO 3RD GEER. THE RPM'S WOULDN'T GO OVER 3 AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AT ALL. WE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY WANTED $400 JUST TO DROP THE PAN AND LOOK AT THE CAR. SINCE MY DAUGHTER NEEDED THE VEHICLE FOR WORK, I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE COMPANY IN THE LOCAL AREA (THEY ALSO SERVICE MY COMPANY TRUCKS) AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT, 3RD AND 4TH GEER WERE GONE. THEY AGREED TO WORK WITH ME ON THE PAYMENTS SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE $1300 TO COVER A USED TRANSMISSION AND THE LABOR. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUG 2002 WITH ONLY 16K MILES, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IT HAD ONLY 27K. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND CAN GET NO ASSISTANCE FROM CHEVY.... VERY UPSET AT THEIR LACK OF UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION AT ASSISTING IN THE FINANCIAL AID.

NHTSA ID

10038959

Incident

Aug 17, 2003

Mileage

26,311 mi

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE THERE IS A VERY BAD GAS SMELL COMING FROM IT. NEED TO DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE OF THE SMELL. WHEN TURNING ON HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONINGTHERE IS A BURNING SMELL. WHEN STEPPING ON GAS IT HESITATES, AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT.*AK

NHTSA ID

8011564

Incident

Jun 11, 2002

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. CONTACTED DEALER, PROBLEM DUE TO A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8011548

Incident

Feb 19, 2001

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ANTENNA IS MISSING. *TT

NHTSA ID

785956

Incident

Apr 11, 2002

WHILE RAINING WATER WILL ENTER INSIDE OF TRUCK WHILE CLOSING, AND SPARE TIRE IS FILLED WITH WATER. ALSO. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WERE ON DASHBOARD.*AK

NHTSA ID

8006868

Incident

Apr 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

2ND GEAR SYNCHRONIZER AT FAULT. TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR, TRANSMISOM FAILS TO COME OUT OF VARIOUS GEARS AT VARIOUS TIMES. WITH THAT PROBLEM CAR MAY NOT COME TO AN EFFECTIVE STOP, WITH OUT SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF, OR HOLDING CLUTCH PEDAL IN. I HAD TO RAM THE SHIFT LEVER WITH A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FORCE FOR LEVER TO COME OUT OF GEAR

NHTSA ID

729595

Incident

Aug 1, 2000

HAVING PROBLEMS GOING INTO 1ST GEAR, ACTS LIKE LINKAGE IS BINDING

NHTSA ID

727260

Incident

Mar 8, 2000

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY; VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND WAS LEAKING FLUID. NLM

NHTSA ID

552407

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON ENGAGING THE CLUTCH IT WILL NOT DISENGAGE, CAUSING UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

861126

THE CAR HAS REPEATLY REFUSED TO CHANGE OUT OF 2ND GEAR, ONE OCCASION I WAS GOING AROUND 47 MILES PER HOUR AND THE JUST STOP MOVING THE RPM'S READ AROUND 4 THE, AND THE CAR READ ABOUT 45 MLES PER HOUR BUT IT WAS NOT MVING. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD NO IDEA WHY I STOPPED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATLY AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE HWY WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND ANYONE BEHIND ME ARE IN DANGER EACH TIME WE GET IN THE VEHICLE. IF SOMEONE FRM BEHIND DID HIT ME THEY WOULD THINK IT WAS ALL THERE FAULT BECUASE THE RE-ENDED ME. THE CAR CAN BE GOING OVER 60 MILES AN HOUR ONE MOMENT AND BACK DOWN TO 30 THE NEXT MOMENT. I DO NOT FEEL SAVE IN THIS VEHICLE, NOR DO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR WITH AND THOSE THAT HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR THEMSELVES. *AK

NHTSA ID

721214

Incident

Feb 27, 2000

WHEN ATTEMTPING TO PLACE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER LINKED THE PROBLEM TO A SEAL WHICH NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

858449

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

THE CLUTCH WILL RETURN TO THE UP POSITION BECAUSE OF THE POSITIONING OF THE FLOOR MAT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

853417