NHTSA Complaint #744756 — 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 744756 |
| Vehicle | 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | MD |
Consumer Description
IT ALL BEGAN THE SUMMER OF 1999, THE STARTER BROKE AND KEPT BEING REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD CHEW IT UP AND SPIT IT OUT LIKE A BAD ORGAN. MY ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT WERE WITH FIRESTONE AND SHELL. THEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THERE WAS A CHIPPED FLYWHEEL. THE CAR WAS FINE UP UNTIL RECENTLY IT WOULDN'T START ON 3/10/01 SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION. ON 3/15/2001 IT HAD POOR ACCELERATION SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION WIRES. ON 4/25/01 CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE. I'VE PAID OVER $4000.00 IN REPAIRS SINCE 1999 FOR THE ISSUE OF THE CAR NOT STARTING.I HAVE BEEN USING JERRYS CHEVROLET AND HERITAGE CHEVROLET.
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