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
1995 Chevrolet Cavalier electrical complaints
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The ignition switch failed prior to recall notification 02v‑070, the consumr is requesting reimbursement for the repairs made.
Dealer denied vehicle to be serviced for the ignition switch recall 02-v-070-000/ manufacturer's recall id 02008. Recall letter was received in april 2002.
Consumer received recall notification (02v070000) in april 2002, the letter stated the parts would not be available until july 2002, consumer called on july 5, 2002 and was informed to come in after the holiday weekend, however on july 6, 2002 while driving, smoke began coming out of the steering column and the entire vehicle was destroyed.
After recall o1v070000 repairs were done and while driving smoke started coming from dashboard area, causing vehicle to stall out. Cause of smoke has not been determined.
Vehicle's ignition switch failed 2 days prior to receiving recall notice. Ignition switch was replaced by personal mechanic. However, gm refuses to reimburse consumer.
Prior to receiving recall notification, the engine and steering wheel were smoking and it would not start, dealer replaced starter and battery. Consumer is requesting a refund, recall #02008-s, the federal safety agency campaign id # 02v070000.
Prior to recall notification (02v07000), vehicle would not start, a new starter was installed, on the second occasion consumer had difficulty starting the vehicle and it would click several times before turning over, then on july 20, 2001 while attempting to start the vehicle, the passenger compartment became filled with smoke which was emitting from the steering column which resulted in a fire, consumer is now seeking restitution for the damages incurred.(attorney timothy hill on behalf of client)
Front and rear turn signals and brake lights do not work. To get turn signal to work, consumer has to turn on hazard lights first.*ak possible electrical problem.
Prior to recall notification (02v070000) consumer went in for a tune up, after the tune up the vehicle seemed as though it did not want to start, however the following day as consumer was leaving from work, she tried to start the vehicle and it did not respond, she waited at least 15 minutes before trying to start the vehicle again, then all of a sudden the steering column began smoking and was making a loud noise, consumer then had the vehicle towed and the dealership replaced the ignition switch, consumer is requesting reimbursement for the repairs that were made.
Consumer received recall 02 v 070 000 in mail. However, consumer had repairs done prior to receiving recall letter. Chevrolet did not want to reimburse consumer the money spent on the repairs. Please provide any further information.
Due to ignition failure vehicle had stalled.
Consumer was notified of a safety recall regarding the problems experienced with starting the vehicle. As a result the vehicle was repaired at a cost to the consumer. The repairs fall under the product safety recall and consumer wishes to be reimbursed, 02v07.
It is hard to start vehicle.*ak. Consumer states there is a recall for the vehicle, however the problem can not be fixed until the end of june due to the parts not being available.
Ignition has gone out. However, there is recall 02v070000on this defect. Please provide any further information, and vehicle identification number.
Engine failed to start. Consume r had to hold key in start position for a long time to start vehicle. Dealer contacted.
Vehicle was parked inside of garage. And without prior warning vehicle blew up inside of garage. Fire started inside of steering column.
The federal safety agency recall 02 v 070 000/ manufacturer's recall 02008 concerning ignition switch. Dealer:kin dickson chevrolet; waldorf, md; phone# 301/645-700) wanted to charge for a diagnostic check before recall repairs could be performed. Feel free to provide any further information.
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.
Total loss of vehicle. Went to start my car, wouldn't start. Turned key, starter clicked, but engine didn't turn over. Turned key again, engine did not turn over. Turned key to "off" position, then the engine began to turn over, with the key in the "off" position. Removed key and went into house. App. 15 minutes later car was completely engulfed in flames. Fire department stated "electrical malfunction" was cause of fire. Prior to this fire have had several experiences of car not starting for a week at a time and then suddenly will start. This all began after having recall work done appx. 2 years ago on PCM.
Consumer tried to start vehicle up after being parked for an hour. Vehicle failed to start. Consumer left to make a call, came back, and found smoke coming from dashboard. Electrical wires were burned. Consumer didn't smell anything prior to last time when vehicle was driven.
The head gasket cracked. Nlm
While driving on highway doing 60mph car suddenly and without any warning lost all power and stalled. Car would not restart & had to be towed. This has happened 2 other times before. Car was taken to dealer and they said that nothing is wrong. This is a very unsafe condition.
Was driving at highway speed and then dropped to city speed. Came upon a stop light and vehicle stalled out without any warning. Took to independent mechanic, and problem could not be located for stalling.
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.
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.
Driver noticed smoke coming from steering column , driver pulled over and took key out of igniton, but vehicle kept running ,would not turn off. Towed truck came to pick up vehicle, and notice that steering wheel was locked and would not unlock. Also, could not put vehicle into neutral. Defect possibly caused by ignition burning out.
Before putting my down payment on this car the salesman assured me that this car ran great I took it for a spin and it was a pretty good car and I even looked under the hood. Not even a week later after bringing the car home I was on the highway and a light came on reading that I needed water in the car so I hurried up and tried to make the next exit when all of a sudden out of my steering wheel comes smoke I made the first exit and came to a shell station openend my hood and a hose was busted and antifreeze was leaking out. I called billy bob's and they were nice about having someone pick it up and they sent it to one of there shops and I came back the next day to get my car. The problem was supposedly my fan on the car and they fixed the hose. Days later the guage on my car red that the car was still hott so I got it checked out by my mechanic after a thorough look he found that my fan had been riged with a speaker wire and that it needed to be rewired at that point I didn't have much cash so I didn't get it fixed. I took it to billy bob's however and they had someone check it out and the rewired my fan at billy bob's expense. While the mechanics checked out my car they found that my engine had a crack in it and that the work would cost me roughly 800 dollars. After dishing out all of my money to billy bob's for repairs and for my car notes that left me broke so I couldn't get the job done. The mechanics told me to keep water in the car and get the job done asap or my engine will go out. I spoke with billy bob's and asked if they could help but they said no because I still owe them on the transmission job that I had done. I feel like I was taken advantage of because I am woman and they sold me a lemon that car has costs me alot of money and it still runs terrilbly. Within the first month of getting this car I had to invest thousands to make it drivable . I just took the salesman's word that I had a good car and that it ran good I didn't realize that I w
When driving 40-50 MPH vehicle would hesitate and cut off, causing loss of all power, consumer has contacted dealer, dealer linked the problem to electrical wires within the engine compartment which have melted inside and outside. Please provide any further details.
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.
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