Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||||
| 99057 | 10/01/1999 | 6089940 | Special policy adjustment regarding spark plug wire replacement. *tt | 02/29/2000 | |
| 99057 | 10/01/1999 | 6088977 | Special policy adjustment for spark plug wire replacement on vehicles equipped with 3.8l engine. *tt | 01/12/2000 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 01404 | 12/01/1995 | 46864 | Some customers may comment about a starter click-no-crank condition in cold ambient temperatures below 15 degrees f. *sd | 04/25/1996 | |
| 576403 | 05/01/1995 | 44055 | Starter motor continues to run or crank after the engine is running or turned off (solenoid ground wire). *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 04/16/2008 | 77000 | 3 | |
| Loss electrical and engine power while driving car to work. car was stranded on side of road. had car towed to repair center. technicians replaced computer module and opti-spark distributor . a couple of months later car would not start. symptoms similar to bad battery. replaced battery, car would still not start. had car towed to repair center. at car repair center car started without any servicing being performed. repairman could not find or explain possible reason for condition. about two weeks later another sudden loss of electrical and engine power while driving home from the grocery store. managed to coast car to a safe location off the road. after a short period of time, power returned and was able to start car and drive the rest of the way home. *tr | |||
| 09/10/2003 | 70000 | 1 | 04/26/1998 |
| My daughter pushed in the cigarette lighter that is when she saw a spark and a trail of fire going to top of stereo and over to steering area. she parked car and called the fire dept. the only thing left of my car is back tires and taillights. i have had the anti lock brake light staying on. wipers work only when and if they feel like it. they don't cover glass on driver side window. not being able to go up or down if you didn't wait an hour in between. this car has only 70000 miles all factory nothing added on. *ph | |||
| 06/28/2001 | 1 | 10/01/1999 | |
| I have had no luck getting any assistance from the dealership classic chevrolet in anaheim hills, ca additonally more electrical problems arise and have not yet been diagnosed or repared completely to date. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 12/25/1998 | 10/01/1995 | ||
| The rear axel seal is leaking again, the trim glue is melting on all the windows,the fuel pump or electrical problem is occuring again and the car bucks and jerks with acceleration,the dealer stated that the manufacturer does not have a glue that holds up in hot wheather. also the sun visor straps melted and stretched. vin# not with me at this time | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 08/25/2001 | |||
| Fuseblock shortedout/failed causing wires to melt/smoke/fire. *ak | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 15 | ||
| Circuit breaker shorted out. *ak consumer also states clutch was replaced, catalytic converter is bad, differential needs to be replaced and a/c is not working needs a compressor. *jb | |||
| 10/10/1999 | 4 | 12/01/1995 | |
| No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| 10/03/1998 | 1 | ||
| Smoke coming from cruise control area. fuse had blown. cruise control inoperative. took to mechianic & found electrical wires had shorted out. also, turn signals had to be replaced. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 07/07/2002 | 0 | ||
| When consumer's daugher attempted to start vehicle switch made a clicking noise, and would not start. after having vehicle towed to a mechanic, she was told that it needed to go to a chevrolet dealer because there was a part in the switch that could cause vehicle to catch on fire.*ak | |||
| 2 | |||
| Spark plug wires were defective causing the engine light to illuminate. nlm | |||
| 09/03/1999 | 2 | ||
| Vehicle experienced failure of the spark plug wiring on two occasions prior to recall, owner denied reimbursement for unknown reasons. *mjs | |||
| 07/15/1998 | |||
| While driving experiences stalling and cannot accelerate properly which may cause an accident. dealer replaced ignition/ fuel wire/valve cover gasket/oil gasket/oil sending unit, etc. also had problems with oil leakage/ water pump deterioration and serptine belt cracking. please provide further information and vin#. *ak | |||
| 05/01/1997 | 1 | 07/21/1995 | |
| Damaged ignition coil. | |||
| 05/01/1995 | |||
| Experiencing intermittent stalling problem, cannot identify problem component. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 12/01/2000 | 0 | ||
| Car would just die. took to dealer , and they replaced the main circuitry on the pcm circuit, and it controlled the gas. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| Wiring inside fuel tank shorted out, causing ark inside the fuel tank.*ak | |||
| All wiring inside fuel tank melted. cause unknown. mechanic did not want to replace parts because he did not know what caused all wires to burn. *ak | |||
| 08/11/1996 | |||
| While driving car caught fire on the left hand side towards the back near the gas tank. please give more details.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 11/12/1999 | 1 | 12/01/1998 | |
| On nov.12, 1999, i parked my car at a gasoline station. i pumped some gas and as i proceeded to turn my vehicle on, my engine would not start. i checked to see what the problem was only to find all the fuses in my car burned along with all the electrical wiring. my vehicle was towed to an auto shop and the owner informed me that everything had burned up, the abs system, the computer, computer chips, all the electrical componets were burned. he could not explain how this could have happened. the owner took 3 months to fix it. it was so expensive that we only fixed a few of the things, we did away with the abs system and the air bag. because we had to pay for the repairs we were unable to make a payment on the vehicle causing it to be repossesed. i recall reading an article in consumer reports mentioning electrical problems but it didn't specify which ones. if you could give us some information regarding this, it would be greatly appreciated. sincerely, a disgrunted chevrolet buyer | |||
| 03/29/1999 | |||
| When getting out of the vehicle and going into the house, the consumer notice flames coming from under the hood of the vehicle. *ak | |||
| 10/02/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| Ignition wiring harness faulty. | |||
| 04/16/1996 | |||
| While driving at speed 65 mph, engine compartment fire, under the hood, will provide more information. *ak | |||