1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

12 NHTSA complaints on file

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Power Trainautomatic Transmission Issues in the 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

12 power trainautomatic transmission complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.

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All Power Trainautomatic Transmission Complaints

#10213577 | January 3, 2008

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

#10172770 | November 6, 2006 Crash

1997 CHEVY CAVALIER WAS MOVED AND PARK NEXT TO ANOTHER CAR. IT WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. AS THE DRIVER WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, THE CAR START MOVING FORWARD, ROLLED DOWN A HILL A CRASHED INTO TREES, TOTALING THE CAR. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION LEVEL WAS STILL IN PARK. THE DRIVER WAS SLIGHT INJURED ON THE ARM AS THE CAR HIT HIM WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. *NM

#10009745 | March 4, 2003

THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. *NLM

#8010434 | May 23, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB

#760342 | April 8, 2002

I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANS, AND SHE HAD JUST PEPLACED HER TRANSMISSION. ALSO MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN BECAUSE THE MOTOR IS GONE IN THE WINDOW. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE WINDOWS WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF IT COULD BE A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE MONEY FOR THESE PROBLEMS. THANK YOU.*AK

#739292 | January 18, 2001

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, TOOK TO SHOP WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT NONE WAS FOUND, LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITHIN 24 HOURS TOOK TO SHOP AGAIN STILL SHOWING TRANS PROBLEM STILL UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY WAY TO RESET LIGHT WAS TO PUT ON COMPUTER BUT COULD NOT PROMISE WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK

#736444 | November 27, 2000

PCM WAS PART OF A RECALL. HAD REPLACED BUT CAR STILL ATTEMPTS TO STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. TOOK BACK TO DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED OUT BUT THEY STILL CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG AND IT ALL STARTED WHEN THE PCM WAS REPLACED. *AK

#725844 | August 22, 2000

1). WHEEL BEARINGS WEARING OUT THEN TIRES AND WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT CANT GO MORE THAN 40 MPH OR CAR WILL SPIN AROUND IN ROAD . BACK LEFT BRAKE LIGHT ALWAYS NOT WORKING. ENGINE WITH ONLY 12,000.00 MILES KNOCK BAD UNTILL WARMED UP AND SOME TIMES DONT STOP WHEN WARM.IGNITION SWITCH WILL LOCK UP AND CANT GET CAR TO CRANK MUST WIGGLE AND GIGGLE TO GET IT TO WORK.HORN HAS NOT WORKED SINCE BOUGHT CAR.TRANSMISSION CLATTERS WHEN TRYING TO GIVE TO MUCH GAS

#847355 | September 9, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL IS SOFT AND HARD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR WITHIN THE BRAKE. *AK

#846526 | September 2, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND PARTS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED. BUT VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL. *AK

#844831 | August 11, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANMISSION FAILED AND VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND SQUEAKED. BRAKE ROTORS AND MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. ALSO, FUEL PUMP IS GOING OUT . *AK

#806993 | February 5, 1997

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION WOULD REV UP, PUT FOOT ON BRAKES, SHIFTED INTO GEAR, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. DEALERSHIP HAS VEHICLE. *AK

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