1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System Problems

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Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System Issues in the 1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

5 engine and engine coolingcooling system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System Complaints

#10257007 | January 31, 2009

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE STALLING ON HILLS OR INCLINES. MY CAR WILL START TO FEEL AS IF IT'S GOING TO STALL, AND THE RPM'S JUMP UP AS IF I AM ACCELERATING THE GAS, BUT SINCE THIS NORMALLY ONLY HAPPENS ON HILLS, WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, MY CAR WILL NOT STOP, B/C THE RPM'S ARE STILL HIGH, THEN THAT'S WHEN THE CAR STALLS, AND OF COURSE MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, AND I CANNOT STOP WITHOUT USING THE E-BRAKE, OR PUT IT BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT. I HAVE NO WARRANTY LEFT SINCE IT HAS EXPIRED, HOWEVER, I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ALWAYS SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN, AND IT'S NOT FAIR THAT THIS DEFECT HAS "SLIPPED" THROUGH THE CRACKS FOR THIS LONG. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BEFORE OWNERS OF THIS...

#754357 | November 15, 2001

WATER PUMP FAILED ON VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 3.5 YEARS AND UNFORTUNATELY, I NEVER THOUGHT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. THIS CAR COULDN'T LAST 5 YEARS WITHOUT PROBLEMS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS SO SOON, I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR AND EXPECTED TO RECEIVE A QUALITY VEHICLE. NOW I'M WONDERING WHAT NEXT, IS MY ENGINE GOING TO FAIL. HOW COULD THE WATER PUMP GO OUT SO SOON ON THIS VEHICLE. AND HOW MANY OTHER BUYERS HAVE HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HAVE THERE BEEN RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLES, IT SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS, UNFORTURNATELY WE THE CONSUMERS, ARE NOW FINDING THIS OUT.*AK

#743976 | April 23, 2001

I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET CAVALER, THE DEALERSHIP EVEN RIPPED ME OFF, THEY CHARGED ME 400 DOLLARS TO FIX A WATER HOSE PUMP AND TENSION BELT, THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, AND NOW 5 MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE IS ACTING UP AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHY CHEVROLET WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE MASSIVE MAINTENANCE TO THIS CAR...BUT IN THE FUTURE, I AM BUYING FROM A FOREIGN COMPANY DUE TO ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE. AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THE OTHER GARBAGE, THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A LOW MAINTENANCE CAR, AND THAT IS NOT EVEN TRUE! I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR EVERYONE ELSE, THAT THIS CAR IS THE WORSE CAR THAT WAS MADE IN 1998. IT TOOK ME THREE DIFFERENT TIMES OF BRINGING MY CAR TO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FIX THE RECALL THE FIRST TIME. I CLAIM DISCRIMINATION WHEN IT COMES TO CHEVROLET...

#736872 | November 29, 2000

WE ALSO OWN A 93 CAVALIER THAT IS ALWAYS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

#702342 | January 18, 1999

AT 8 MILES BEFORE PURCHASE OF CAR WATER PUMP, GASKET, THERMOSTAT AND SEAL REPLACED BECAUSE OF COOLANT LEAK, AT 14,000 MILES WATER SENSOR REPLACE BECAUSE COOLANT LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON, AT 15,000 MILES COOLANT COMING ON AGAIN AND HEAD GASKET REPLACED. CLAIMS NO DAMAGE TO ENGINE BUT A MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT TELL UNLESS THEY TEAR ENGINE DOWN AND MIC IT. AT 5,000 MILES TRUNK LEAKED AT 15,000 MILES IN FOR CONTINUED TRUNK LEAK. FRONT PASSENGER DOOR STICKS. REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE STICKS OUT FURTHER THAN REST. CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH CAR. ALSO HAD TO HAVE MUD FLAPS INSTALLED AFTER PURCHASE, THEY WHERE SUPPOSE TO COME WITH IT. HAD TO HAVE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FIXED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. CAR IS IN WILLIAM M FOWLER AND BARBARA A FOWLER

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