1995 Chevrolet Cavalier

IN FEB 2000 THE FRONT AXLE OF MY CAR BROKE WHILE IT WAS BING BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. PRIOR TO THAT IT HAD MADE A LARGE CLUNKING NOISE ON A FEW OCCASIONS. AFTER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD SEVERAL VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS MADE IT CONTINUED TO MAKE THE CLUNKING NOISE, AND THE FRONT END WAS SHAKING . I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO BE LOOKED AT AND WAS TOL IT WAS THE TIMING BELT, AND THAT THE WHEELS AND BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE REPLACED THE WHEELS AND BEARINGS RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT THE TIMING BELT AS WE DID NOT AGREE THAT IT WOULD CAUSE SUCH A LOUD CLINK AND SHAKING OF THE CAR. AFTER REPLACING THE WHEEL AND BEARING THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND PULL ON THE FRONT END A ND CLUNK. WE FINALLY BROUGHT IT TO A NEW MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE SEVERLY WORN, AND THEY FELT THAT THE ENGINE MOVING AROUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS CAUSING THE CLUNKING SOUND. THEY ALSO FELT THE BROKEN MOUNTS ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO STRIKE THE AXLE LEADING TO IT BREAKING IN FEB. THE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE NEW MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THIS PART ON QUITE A FEW 95 CAVALIERS. THIS WAS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. *AK

THIS 95 CAVALIER WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL #99088 CONCERNING THE PCM. THEY PERFORMED A VEHICLE INSPECTION AT THAT TIME AND NOTED UNDER "MAJOR SERVICE" THAT IT HAS A "BAD HEAD GASKET LEAK." WE HAVE KEPT IT UNDER CONTROL USING AFTERMARKET STOP-LEAK TYPE PRODUCTS, BUT IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON FAILURE, DOES A RECALL EXIST TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT? I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AAMCO, A MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION SNAPPED IN HALF. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AT 24,000 MILE,ON 08/11/97. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK TOTAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURED AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. *YH

DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN , DRIVER PULLED OVER AND TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITON, BUT VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING ,WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TOWED TRUCK CAME TO PICK UP VEHICLE, AND NOTICE THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK. ALSO, COULD NOT PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. DEFECT POSSIBLY CAUSED BY IGNITION BURNING OUT. *AK

BEFORE PUTTING MY DOWN PAYMENT ON THIS CAR THE SALESMAN ASSURED ME THAT THIS CAR RAN GREAT I TOOK IT FOR A SPIN AND IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD CAR AND I EVEN LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER AFTER BRINGING THE CAR HOME I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND A LIGHT CAME ON READING THAT I NEEDED WATER IN THE CAR SO I HURRIED UP AND TRIED TO MAKE THE NEXT EXIT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL COMES SMOKE I MADE THE FIRST EXIT AND CAME TO A SHELL STATION OPENEND MY HOOD AND A HOSE WAS BUSTED AND ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING OUT. I CALLED BILLY BOB'S AND THEY WERE NICE ABOUT HAVING SOMEONE PICK IT UP AND THEY SENT IT TO ONE OF THERE SHOPS AND I CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY TO GET MY CAR. THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY MY FAN ON THE CAR AND THEY FIXED THE HOSE. DAYS LATER THE GUAGE ON MY CAR RED THAT THE CAR WAS STILL HOTT SO I GOT IT CHECKED OUT BY MY MECHANIC AFTER A THOROUGH LOOK HE FOUND THAT MY FAN HAD BEEN RIGED WITH A SPEAKER WIRE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REWIRED AT THAT POINT I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH CASH SO I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED. I TOOK IT TO BILLY BOB'S HOWEVER AND THEY HAD SOMEONE CHECK IT OUT AND THE REWIRED MY FAN AT BILLY BOB'S EXPENSE. WHILE THE MECHANICS CHECKED OUT MY CAR THEY FOUND THAT MY ENGINE HAD A CRACK IN IT AND THAT THE WORK WOULD COST ME ROUGHLY 800 DOLLARS. AFTER DISHING OUT ALL OF MY MONEY TO BILLY BOB'S FOR REPAIRS AND FOR MY CAR NOTES THAT LEFT ME BROKE SO I COULDN'T GET THE JOB DONE. THE MECHANICS TOLD ME TO KEEP WATER IN THE CAR AND GET THE JOB DONE ASAP OR MY ENGINE WILL GO OUT. I SPOKE WITH BILLY BOB'S AND ASKED IF THEY COULD HELP BUT THEY SAID NO BECAUSE I STILL OWE THEM ON THE TRANSMISSION JOB THAT I HAD DONE. I FEEL LIKE I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BECAUSE I AM WOMAN AND THEY SOLD ME A LEMON THAT CAR HAS COSTS ME ALOT OF MONEY AND IT STILL RUNS TERRILBLY. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF GETTING THIS CAR I HAD TO INVEST THOUSANDS TO MAKE IT DRIVABLE . I JUST TOOK THE SALESMAN'S WORD THAT I HAD A GOOD CAR AND THAT IT RAN GOOD I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT I W