NHTSA Complaint #10280611 — 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10280611
Vehicle	2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
Component	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	August 17, 2009
Date Filed	August 17, 2009
Mileage	93,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NE

Consumer Description

THIS IS THE SECOND PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THIS. CLUTCH PROBLEMS DUE TO A FAULTY HYDRAULIC LINE IN A 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED MAY 1ST WHEN THE MASTER TO SLAVE HYDRAULIC HOSE SPLIT OPEN (WAS TOLD BY THE ASE CERTIFIED REPAIR PERSON THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED). THIS WAS A DEALER ONLY PART AND THERE ARE NO USED PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THIS. NOW THERE ARE NO LEAKS, BUT CLUTCH STILL STICKS TO THE FLOOR. DRIVING FINE, THEN NO CLUTCH TO PUT CAR INTO CORRECT GEAR. HAD HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT TODAY I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WHEN CAR STALLED AFTER IDLING REALLY LOW. SHUT OFF CAR WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT-- FINALLY AFTER A FIGHT WITH THE STICKSHIFT, GOT INTO GEAR SO I COULD GET TO A PARKING LOT. AFTER LOOKING ON-LINE FOR SOLUTIONS AND A CLOSER REPAIR SHOP, REALIZING THIS HAPPENS QUITE A BIT TO OWNERS. I'M SCARED TO HAVE MY 4 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN MY CAR AND WOULD RATHER HAVE HER IN A 1988 MAZDA THAT THE SEATBELTS DON'T CLICK BACK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY SINCE IT HAPPENS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. IF I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD SOME QUICK THINKING ON MY PART, I PROBABLY WOULD BE IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW. *TR

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