1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

134,000 MILES ON CHEVROLET CAVALIER, STALLED ON ROAD-TIMING CHAIN BROKEN BUT THIS IS A SECONDARY PROBLEM TO LOSS OF COMPRESSION. PREVIOUS RECALL ON THIS?. *AK

I PURCHASED A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS FROM ADVANCED CARE CARE INC IN ORLANDO FLORIDA 9-23-03 THIS CAR IS A LEMON. LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH IT (WAS SOLD TO ME TELLING ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT ). *AK PROBLEMS IVE PAID TO FIX SO FAR ENGINE REPLACED HEAD JOB (BLOWN HEAD GASKET) 02 SENSOR TWICE ECM COMPUTER TWICE COIL PACK- 3 TIMES ICM 5 TIMES ENGINE STRUT TRANSMOUNT FRONT ENGINE MOUNT BRAKES ROTORS MAIN ROD BEARINGS CATALYTIC CONVERTOR THEY ARE NOW SAYING IT NEEDS ANOTHER ENGINE THAT THE CRANKSHAFT IS BAD , IT IS POURING OUT OIL, I CANT GO PAST 3 RPMS IT HAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT HAS ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS THE CAR HAS A STALLING PROBLEM AS WELL WHICH HAS ALMOST COSTED ME AND MY SON OUR LIFE. ADVANCED CAR CARE INC (SILVERSTAR ROAD) IN ORLANDO FLORIDA SOLD ME THIS CAR NOTIFYING ME NOTHING WAS WRONG...

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR ENGINE CUT OUT, WITH NOINDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC FROM THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICE COULD FIND NO REASON WHY THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS: ENGINE PISTON CRACKED, NUMBER 1 SPARK PLUG CRACKED AND BURN, SPUN ROD IN LIFTERS CAUSING CAR NOT TO START, ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $4,500. AFTER CONSULTING WITH ANOTHER MECHANIC, I REPLACED THE ENGINE ELSEWHERE. THE MECHANIC THERE COULD NOT OFFER A EXPLAINATION OTHER THAN A DEFECT FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. BOTH MECHANICS NOTED HOW WELL THE ENGINE LOOKED DESPITE THE FAILURE. REGULAR ENGINE MAINTENENCE HAD ALWAYS BEEN DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND THE CAR HAD CLEARLY BEEN DRIVEN ABUSIVELY. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGAE ,THEIRS WAS SMOKE COMING FORM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED , MAYBE SMOKE CAME FOR ANTI LOCK BRAKES OR ENGINE. CAUSE STILL UNKNWOWN.

THIS WAS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND THE DEALER THOUGHT I SHOULD OF EXPECTED IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55-60 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND CUT OFF. DEALER CONTACTED, AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON THE 2.4L ENGINE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

2.4L ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES SHOW SIGNS OF TROUBLE. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN FRONT END OF ENGINE. *AK *YH

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A LOUD CLANKING NOISE FROM ENGINE AREA.*JB

HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. ALSO, ENGINE IS OVERHEATING AND THE COOLANT IS LEAKING FLUID. CONSUMER NOTED THERE WAS A TSB LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR 2 YEARS. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN TURNING AT A LIGHT ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT DEFECT HAD NOT BEEN FOUND TO BE REPAIRED.*AK PCM WAS REPLACED TWICE, FUEL PUMP REPLACED, DEALER CLEANED THROTTLE BOARD, EGR VALVE, AND FUEL INJECTORS, VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO STALL. *SLC

WITH REGULAR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES, NO OIL LEAK PRESENT, ENGINE MADE CLACKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND HAD TO AUTHORIZE COMPLETE ENGINE TEAR DOWN ($1900) BEFORE THEY WOULD COME LOOK AT ENGINE (NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY). I'M WAITING FOR FURTHER DETAILS, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL PROBABLY NOT HELP IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED LIGHT ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLASHING AND STEAM POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, DEALER SAID ENGINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE LOWER RADIATOR HOSE, ANOTHER MECHANIC SAYS FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILURE, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER NOTICED LIGHT ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLASHING AND STEAM POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, DEALER SAID ENGINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE LOWER RADIATOR HOSE, ANOTHER MECHANIC SAYS FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILURE, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHEN CAR WAS TRAVELING AT ROUGHLY 45 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER, THOUGH STILL HAD ELECTRICAL POWER. SUBSEQUENT REPAIR SHOWED CAM GEAR HAD BROKEN, CAUSING TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK. THIS SENT PART THROUGH ENGINE, DAMAGING 3RD CYLINDER (VALVES COMING UNSEATED OR DAMAGE TO HEAD). ORIG. PART IS PLASTIC, REPLACEMENT IS METAL. THIS RESULTED IN REPAIR CHARGE OF $1600+ TO REPAIR DAMAGE CAUSED BY INFERIOR PART. AS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, CUST. FORCED TO PAY CHARGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AGAIN,AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED. CONSUMER STATED THAT SOMEONE TAMPERED WITH THE MILEAGE IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN MOVING. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO, DASH LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP. *AK

CAR STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER LOSES CONTROL. DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. FAILED AGAIN 10/30/99

THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH MY CAVALIER WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WAS IDLING IN A DRIVE-THRU WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE CONCOLE FLASHED AND THE CAR WENT DEAD. THE CAR WOULDN'T RESTART. I PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND SEVERAL HOURS LATER, THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND AT THAT TIME, THE CAR STARTED. I CALLED TAYLOR JEEP (WHERE I HAVE A SERVICE CONTRACT) AND THEY SAID IT MIGHT HAVE JUST BEEN BAD GAS OR THE CAR OVERHEATING AND TO NOT WORRY ABOUT IT SINCE THE CAR IS RUNNING. FOUR DAYS LATER, I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE LIGHTS ON THE CONSOLE FLASHED AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING ANIT-LOCK BRAKES AND POWERSTEERING. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR WOULDN'T RESTART. I THEN CALLED...

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STALLS. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 3 TIMES IN LAST MONTH AND CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION. *AK

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. HAS OCCURED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. SHUT DOWNS OCCUR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. DEALERS HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIND PROBLEM WITH NO SUCESS.

TOLD COMMON PROB W/MY CAR BY DEALER - GM NOT AWARE OF THIS

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND EVENTUALLY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ENGINE MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE THAT INCREASES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS BEING APPLIED. DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL NOT START BACK UP FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPONENT REPLACED BUT NONE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

ENIGINE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND THAT EVENTUALLY LED TO THE BLOWING OF THE ENIGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/ENGINE/MUFFLER/CONVERTER/SEAT/HORN/POWER STEERING HOSE AND WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED.

INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN . VEHICLE HAS BEENTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

AFTER VEHICLE HAS RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 20-40 MINUTES, IT BEGINS TO ACCELERATE THEN THE ENGINE FAILS.

ENGINE FAILED WHILE IN MOTION AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK

OIL LEAK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE APPROX. 20 MPH WHEN TURNING A CONER THE ENGINE FELL APART, (LITERALLY EXPLODED). *AK

CLICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE.

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, IN FOR REPAIRS, NO PROBLEM FOUND. *AK

ENGINE FAILED.

ENGINE FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH CASING OF THE CAR WAS NOT WELDED, VEHICLE CONSTANTLY MAKES A NOISE, ENGINE STALLED AT 3000-3500 RPMS. *SLC

ENGINE EMITTED SMOKE/FUMES.