Other Engine Info: Name Plate: Chevrolet, Pontiac, Saturn, Opel
Plant City: Lordstown
Plant Company Name: NA-GM Corp
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Ohio
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Base/S
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
SEATS
ON ABOVE TIME AND DATE, I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A STREET AT 25 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND COME FROM MY DRIVER SEAT. IT CAUSED ME TO SHIFT TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SEAT, CAUSING ME TO BRIEFLY SWERVE ON THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD AT THAT TIME. SINCE I WAS NEAR MY HOME, I THEN PARKED MY CAR AND INSPECTED THE SEAT. APPARENTLY, THE BACKING OF THE SEAT (UPPER PORTION) AND THE SPRING ASSEMBLY HAS SNAPPED. VISUALLY, YOU CAN SEE THE SPRINGS PUSHING OUT OF THE BACK. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH 575 MILES, SEATS SHOULDN'T JUST BREAK LIKE THIS. WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT? I THOUGHT THE NHTSA SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT.*AK
2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER STOPPED WORKING. THE MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 125,000 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATE A SPEED OF 25 MPH WHEN I WAS STOPPED. ON THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD SHOW I WAS OVER 110 MPH WHEN I WAS WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. IT FINALLY WENT SO HIGH OFF THE SCALE THAT IT STAYED STUCK. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER AND THEY CHARGED ME $220 TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 5 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER DRIVING 3 MILES HOME FROM THE REPAIR SHOP. IT WILL BE NEXT WEEK BEFORE I CAN GET BACK TO THE SHOP AND TRY TO GET SOME OF MY MONEY REFUNDED. NOW I HAVE TO FIND A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP THAT CAN ACTUALLY HANDLE THE JOB AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. *TR