NHTSA Complaint #10247640 — 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER WAS PURCHASED MAY 2004 NEW OFF THE LOT. SINCE THEN, MY CLUTCH SYSTEM HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED ALMOST EVERY YEAR. IT FIRST STOPPED WORKING AT 36,000 MILES, JUST 6,000 AFTER FACTORY WARRANTY RAN OUT. IT THEN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN WHILE STILL UNDER PART WARRANTY WHICH LASTS 12,000 MILES. IT AGAIN STOPPED WORKING JUST A FEW THOUSAND MILES AFTER THAT WARRANTY RAN OUT. AND NOW HAS GONE OUT FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN UNDER 3,000 MILES. I CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN THE SYSTEM IS BECOMING FAULTY AFTER ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES, HOWEVER DUE TO THE FACT THAT LABOR IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY WARRANTY, I DRIVE IT UNTIL THE CLUTCH SYSTEM STOPS WORKING. THIS HAS NOT BEEN OF ANY BENEFIT TO ME OR MY CAR. HOWEVER, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACING ANY PART(S) THIS OFTEN, SO I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE ANSWER I GET TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ALWAYS THE SAME, THE SLAVE CYLINDER O RING IS "LEAKING LIKE A SIV" AND THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS GONE OUT. AND DUE TO THESE TWO ISSUES, IT EFFECTS THE QUALITY OF MY CLUTCH FLY WHEEL. I SEE NO END IN SIGHT FOR THIS PROBLEM, I CAN NOT EVEN GET REBUILT PARTS FOR THIS PROBLEM TO SAVE MYSELF MONEY AND AS STATED BEFORE, LABOR WILL NEVER BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE NOW PAID FOR HALF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF MY CAR IN PARTS AND LABOR AS IT WAS NEW OFF THE LOT. THIS LEMON OF A CAR IS COSTING ME WELL OVER $1,100 EVERY YEAR IN REPAIRS TO THE CLUTCH SYSTEM AND I CAN NOT AFFORD IT ANY MORE. I HAVE NOT HEARD YET WHAT CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR CHEVY IS GOING TO DO FOR THIS BUT I FELT THAT THIS WAS WORTH YOU HEARING ABOUT SO AS TO HELP OTHERS AFTER ME WHO MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND TO ALSO HELP ME WITH MY CURRENT PROBLEM. *TR