Five problems related to brake disc rotor have been reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Front brake pulsate when used. Rotors are out of round. This is the second time. We had new brakes and the rotors turned at 30,000 miles for the same problem.
Front brake rotors warped, and needed to be turned every 20,000 miles, resulting in decreased braking performance, which could result in a crash.
Brake malfuntion due to rotor/pads.
Rotors warped.
The car jerks when the brakes are applied. The dealer replaced the rotors at around 25,000 miles. The next time it happened, it was at around 40,000 miles. The dealer would not replace the rotors. At around 64,000 miles it has started again. The first time I had to take this to the dealer, they knew with out looking at the car what it was. I feel that this is a safety issue and these rotors are defective and the company should have to replace them.