Four problems related to anti-theft controller have been reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier. The contact stated that she depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle stalled. The contact was not able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic for inspection where they stated that the vehicle had activated the anti theft mode. The cause of the failure was unknown. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 120,000.
I have been having trouble starting my chevy Cavalier. The problem is the theft system. I am a single mother and the chevy place said it would be 400 dollars to fix. I have read that alot of chevy owners have the same problem. Please have this recall. I beg you thanks.
Sometimes I have trouble starting car.
Passlock/theftlock system enables with known key in system preventing the vehicle from starting or shutting down while driving disabling power steering and brake systems. A google search indicates this is a very common problem in all gm vehicles equipped with this system. Gm's attitude is lackadaisical toward this issue at best. Dealers will not disable system and after hundreds of dollars are spent on fixing the problem, it still exists.