Car stopped in the middle of the street while driving. there was no warning, hard start etc. just stopped. took the car to the shop and was told it was the fuel pump. the car has 66000 miles and i purchased it used. the total cost was $800 to fix the problem. the fuel pump itself cost $489. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet cavalier. while driving 35 mph, the contact attempted to shift from 3rd to 4th gear. however, instead of accelerating, the vehicle decelerated and then shut off. the fuel gauge read 1/4. he put 2 gallons of gas in the vehicle and it started immediately. he then added 12 gallons of gas. when the fuel gauge reads 3/4, the vehicle is able to take 10 gallons of gas. the current mileage is 182,875 and failure mileage was 179,875.
My car since i bought it(2001 z24 cavalier) has given me problem after problem. piston rods failing, fuel pump leaking, crankshaft failure, gear box bent causing me to only start car in neutral and can't park on hills. also... valves have broken numerous times, engine accelerates on its own, fuel gauge was broken, power steering pump leaking, sunroof shattered on me... everything has broken on this brand new car i bought. the dealership will not help me even under warranty... i got a lemon and they want me to keep it. so many problems i cant list them all... most recently i was driving with my 11 month old son and we just got the car out of the shop after 14 days repair on a valve, and the next day we were driving and the engine seized up on me and brakes, and i had to use the emergency brake to stop us from crashing. i had the car towed in and the connected some hose they "forgot" to connect and told me to leave. after we almost could of died, i will not get into the vehicle that i am still have to pay for too. i wish someone could help me! (incident date is most recent occurrence) *la
Gas gauge reads incorrectly. shows 1/4 tank of gas however gas tank is bone dry. this has happened twice now. chevrolet needs to recall this gas sensor as i have read about many cars having this problem. ridiculous that this hasn't been taken care of yet.*ak
Since purchasing the 2001 chevrolet cavalier, let me tell you, it has truly been like a rock thrown in the water. less than 3000 miles on the car and i had to bring the car in to the dealership and was told that the alternator was defective. the car almost died on me on the road while making a left turn across two lanes of traffic. i was late for work, and i was stuck in the wal-mart parking lot for four hours. i finally got over that. of course, i didn't take out the extended warranty, which if i had known that when i purchased this vehicle that i was getting a lemon, i definitely would have been a true sour puss and bought a ford. recently i have had problems with the fuel, not only does it not get good gas mileage that it should, i was recently told that the fuel pump inside the gas tank failed. $643.77 later, i have my lemon back, after not having a car for work for a full week. the dealerships around my area were sold out of the fuel pumps, when talking to several parts salesman, i was told that they had a run on fuel pumps due to their failures, they sell several per week. huh, imagine that? i have 43,000 miles and my warranty expired at 36,000. what i am suppose to do with my lemon? my wife is scared to drive the vehicle, not only because it has stalled several times, but because it is an accident waiting to happen. hopefully something can be done in the near future to correct this defect. i am asking that the government recalls these vehicles for their defective fuel pumps before it is too late. i know the fuel pump is the same genuine chevrolet part that was in there to begin with. can i depend on this? hopefully, someone will follow up on this and call me so i can really express how i feel. *ak
While driving vehicle approximately 70mph fuel gauge read 1/4 tank of gas. vehicle stalled on highway. vehicle was checked by dealer who determined that fuel pump was damaged. gauge was reading incorrectly, and vehicle had no gas. dealer advised problem was a part flaw w/gauge. manufacturer will not assist because vehicle was out of warranty. vehicle stalling almost caused consumer to have a collison on the highway. *ak
Gas gauge is not working properly. gas gauge will read that tank is empty when the tank is really full. contacted dealer who is not willing to do anything.*ak *slc