Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| 03/05/2007 | 194700 | 1 | 01/23/2007 |
| Tl*- the contact purchased the 1994 chevrolet cavalier on 01/23/07. the vehicle started jerking when trying to come to a stop, and lost power at stop lights. also, the contact smelled gas fumes while driving the vehicle. he took the vehicle to firestone, and had a diagnostic test performed, and was informed that the vehicle had two fuel injectors that were leaking. and that the torque converter failed. the firestone representative informed the contact that the fuel injector failure was a fire hazard .and the vehicle was not safe. the contact called the owner of dave's dealership, and was informed by the owner that there was nothing he could do about the vehicle failures. the contact had an estimate for repairing the injectors which was $442.00 ,and the torque converter repair for $600.00. the current mileage was 19,500, and the failure mileage was 19, 4700. updated 04/12/07. *jb | |||
| 03/08/2001 | |||
| Non metallic fuel line 8 inches from fuel filter near rear end of fuel tank has experienced a fuel leakage. dealer notified, and unwilling to assist in this problem. please feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak | |||
| 01/17/1995 | 7 | ||
| Fuel injection system fire. *aw | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - INJECTORS | |||
| 10/02/1997 | 1 | 06/01/1994 | |
| Fuel injectors failed causing gas to leak. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/31/2000 | 5 | 04/22/1994 | |
| Fuel gauge does not work properly. needle would go all the way past full when it's filled. but when driving, cannot tell if tank is being empty due to needle not moving downward. was no indication of whether fuel was in tank or not. took to dealership & was informed by mechanic that a new part, fuel sender module, was needed & would replace it when it came in.*ak | |||
| 01/27/1995 | 1 | ||
| Nipple on the gas tank is cracked and leaking. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 05/31/1996 | 1 | 05/02/1996 | |
| Fuel, ignition and emission control do not light up on dashboard. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | |||
| 02/15/2002 | 40000 | 3 | 03/15/1996 |
| While driving fuel gauge is registering 1/8 tank of gas. however, the fuel tank is empty. vehicle has been to several repair shop,. but no repairs were done. dealer was notified. dealer informed the consumer that the problem was not covered under a recall.*ak the consumer stated that he spoke with other cavalier owners and they also had the problem of the gas gauge giving inaccurate readings. *tc | |||