Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 05/12/2001 | 2 | 02/01/1998 | |
| Electrical problem ongoing. as if its all backwards. fuse blows as soon as changed. definite short. feel unsafe. | |||
| 05/16/1996 | 6 | ||
| Electrical problem. *sd | |||
| 08/17/1995 | 7 | ||
| Electrical failure. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 02/25/2000 | 1 | 12/01/1998 | |
| Dealership did shocks and struts, abs been on since then, they said no code reading, auto place i took it to got two codes. now i have to get chevy to fix it. jerking me around because female(doesnt bs my father) | |||
| 09/16/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Freeze plugs, piping from engine crumbling into transmission, fuel pump, alternator, corroded battery, engine mounts broken, the alternator dying made my cruise control go out a month earlier before it died. no warning lights came or come on. back end of car humms when it gets warmed up and continues until 30 seconds after i turn off car. | |||
| 09/01/1999 | |||
| When driving at any speed there is a loud knocking noise coming from the alternator, and the dealer can't determine the cause. dealer replace the alternator. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Alternator, starter and battery failed. | |||
| 12/23/1997 | 4 | ||
| Alternator and starter failed causing complete loss of power, starter replaced four times. | |||
| 08/27/1997 | |||
| Alternator failed on several occasion, last time resulted in a fire blazing from hood and covering the entire car. | |||
| 02/10/1998 | 2 | ||
| Was driving vehicle when it suddenly caught on fire. when fire was extinguished, consumer was informed that the location of the fire was in the alternator due to an electrical short in system. this is the 2nd time it happened. the first time it occurred had taken to dealer but nothing was repaired. this time driver was trapped for a while in vehicle. owner did not want vehicle. lien holder has vehicle now. *ak | |||
| 09/26/1997 | 08/27/1997 | ||
| After numerous electrical problems the vehicle caught fire under the hood due to a faulty alternator. | |||
| 10/01/1996 | 5 | ||
| Abs brakes failed twice, once resulting in an accident; also replaced rotors/pads/calipers/starter/alternator/wipers/tires. *ak | |||
| 07/15/1994 | 5 | ||
| Alternator has been replaced five times. auto cuts off while on the road. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Alternator light comes on. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 09/16/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Freeze plugs, piping from engine crumbling into transmission, fuel pump, alternator, corroded battery, engine mounts broken, the alternator dying made my cruise control go out a month earlier before it died. no warning lights came or come on. back end of car humms when it gets warmed up and continues until 30 seconds after i turn off car. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Alternator, starter and battery failed. | |||
| 01/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Battery failure due to improper installation. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 05/12/2001 | 2 | 02/01/1998 | |
| Electrical problem ongoing. as if its all backwards. fuse blows as soon as changed. definite short. feel unsafe. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 03/26/2000 | 12 | 08/01/1993 | |
| Engine dies even though battery works. occurs enroute or while parked. has been occurring for six months under various conditions. no predictability or warning, even enroute. mechanic cannot identify problem. contacted gm: i'm waiting for response. | |||
| 06/07/1999 | 1 | ||
| Ignition failed while driving. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 11/09/1996 | |||
| Owner states when battery is changed computer shorts out, causing the vehicle to stall and move suddenly. *ak | |||
| 10/07/1994 | 7 | ||
| Ignition module replaced due to 'service engine soon' light coming on. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 12/20/1997 | 1 | ||
| Ignition switch failure resulted in vehicle fire. | |||
| 12/20/1997 | |||
| Upon starting the vehicle started to smoke behind the steering column. turned off the vehicle. minutes later a fire started behind the steering column. dealer cannot determine problem. fire department said it might be the ignition switch. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/23/1997 | 4 | ||
| Alternator and starter failed causing complete loss of power, starter replaced four times. | |||
| 10/25/1996 | 1 | ||
| Starter replaced. | |||
| 10/01/1996 | 5 | ||
| Abs brakes failed twice, once resulting in an accident; also replaced rotors/pads/calipers/starter/alternator/wipers/tires. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 03/25/2001 | 0 | ||
| Consumer started vehicle up and smelled smoke coming from steering column. dealership will be contacted. *ak | |||
| 12/31/1996 | 2 | 12/20/1995 | |
| Electrical wiring to the alternator failed causing a fire on two occasions. | |||
| 04/03/1997 | 0 | ||
| Trying to start vehicle, heard click, vehicle would not start; tried several times, vehicle stopped; noticed smoke coming from horn area after 4 blocks; pulled over, stopped & then restarted vehicle; same problem (starting) as before. *ak | |||
| 10/07/1994 | 7 | ||
| Under hood light wiring replaced due to failure. *skd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 01/26/1999 | 1 | ||
| Possible under hood wiring harness failed causing fire under the hood of the vehicle. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| Entire car was engulfed with smoke coming from under the dash.consumer contacted dealer. *ak | |||
| 01/05/1999 | 1 | 06/01/1993 | |
| Auto was not engaging in to drive .. remained in neutral -- service was done on the computer- a rebuilt computer was installed 01/08/1999 -- this did not solve the problem -- i was given a $353.21 credit towards this invoice of 01/08/1999 - then same problem existed and the service dept. of berglund chevrolret in roanoke - tore into the transmission and clutch assembly, plate and gaskets for another $447.30 and did not return the original computer parts and we are still haveing a problem with the automobile. please have someone contact by telephone as sson as possible, as we are still having a problem with the clutch assembly. | |||
| 08/15/1997 | 1 | ||
| While driving smoke started coming from area of steering column. stopped smoking after 30 seconds, caused by installation rubbed off inside steering column. repaired by dealer. *ak | |||