2000 Chevrolet Cavalier engine problems

Filed Feb 13, 2018 · Body, Electrical · 200,000 miles · WA · fire

Ignition gets very hot when key is turned can smell plastic ignition or batt 1 circuit problem.clearcoat is peeling.lug nuts coming loose

Filed Aug 23, 2015 · Engine · 97,000 miles · FL

I had the air conditioner replaced. The tech said the tensioner needed to be replaced. One week later I returned and had a new belt tensioner installed. About a month later the new air conditioner had premature failure. I had it repaired under warranty and also had a new drive belt installed during the repair. About one year later I began hearing a chatter when accelerating from stop position and had excessive vibration. I took to the shop and they said the belt tensioner was bad. This seems excessively short life span for a replacement part of good quality. Today the shop tried three different tensioners and still it was not correcting the issue. I even double checked the belt routing pattern to ensure it was correct. I dont understand what the problem is with the belt tensioners for this vehicle. All my prior ford vehicle never had this problem with their tensioners of same design. Please look into this problem as a belt that breaks or slides of a pulley due to a faulty tensioner can cause immediate loss of power steering resulting in hazardous and potentially fatal driving conditions and situations. Also the backlighting on the odometer does not work.the odometer registers milage driven but the backlight does not work at all.please look into and dont wait for someone to have to die before this issue become important.thanks.

Filed Nov 15, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 133,000 miles · IL

After accelerating over 35mph vehicle continues to accelerate. Vehicle able to stop but you can still hear and feel the motor to continue to accelerate and the vehicle starts to jerk around. Its very unsafe and no one at the car shop able to tell me exactly what is wrong. I've had several things fixed and still having the same problem. The vehicle sometimes after starting up will accelerate on it own.

Filed Sep 3, 2014 · Engine, Steering · 130,000 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet cavalier. The contact stated the vehicle was difficult to start and the steering wheel became loose. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Jun 9, 2013 · Body, Engine · 111,090 miles · OH

This car has been lovingly cared for since it was new. The underbody is perfect but the subframe (engine cradle) is badly rusted, with pitting, scaling and a rusted through hole. I am heartbroken! This car is very nice but now I can't drive it.

Filed Mar 16, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · 50,000 miles · GA

Purchased used 2000 cavalier in 2006. First problem (which has continued for 5 years) is that the service light will come on when the car is cranked unless the headlights are first turned on. If you turn the headlights off while driving, the service light comes on. It will not go off unless you turn the car off and restart it (with headlights on). Second problem is that fuel hand does not reflect accurate amount of gasoline in tank. It goes up and down while driving (with the check gauges light on). Or sometimes it is stuck on e or stuck on f regardless of how much fuel is actually present. Third problem is that car intermittently overheats and is always losing coolant. I have replaced thermostat, water pump, & radiator. Three different mechanics cannot find a leak in the cooling system (despite pressure testing, compression testing, & block testing). We are baffled why it cannot retain constant coolant levels. This is a very frustrating situation as I am left without reliable transportation.

Filed Jan 10, 2011 · Engine · 208,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet cavalier. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle began to jerk abnormally and the vehicle stalled. The battery warning light was illuminated when the failure occurred. The contact attempted to start the vehicle yet it exhibited an abnormal knocking before stalling again. After several attempts, the contact was able to restart the vehicle yet it stalled a third time. The vehicle was then towed to the contacts place of residence. The vehicle was neither inspected nor repaired for the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 208,000.

Filed Feb 28, 2006 · Electrical, Engine · WV

Consumer 2000 cavalier stall when turning or stopping at a red light. *ts after the recall work was done for the ignition the vehicle began to stall. The vehicle's transmission had to be overhauled. Two sensors have been replaced. The catalytic converter has been replaced. The fuel pump has been replaced.

Filed May 2, 2005 · Engine · 12,000 miles · AR

The consumer stated he experienced 3 blown head gaskets; one day it will start and another day it would not start.

Filed Jan 26, 2005 · Engine · 86,000 miles · CO

The vehicle overheated within 3 minutes to start up. The consumer stated that there was no coolant getting into the engine. The thermostat was replaced 4 weeks ago. The consumer had to use dexcoolant, but, the vehicle started to overheated again. *ak the heater could not be turned on or the vehicle would overheat. The headgasket needed to be replaced. *sc