Ignition problems of the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier

A fire started in the steering column within 15 minutes after trying to get vehicle to start. Dealer was not notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further information.

After receiving the notice in the mail concerning the recall I contacted my dealer andean Chevrolet, only to be told that the replacement parts were on "national back order" and to not even bring in my car that there was nothing that they or anyone else could do. I then asked what should happen if I'm driving down the road and my car should really start on fire. The reply I received was "that very rarely happens, and to call back in 3-4 weeks. " two days later I started having trouble starting my car. When I tried starting it and it didn't I continued to try to start it finally only to end up getting a machanics help. This continued for several days and even being stranded in a very secluuded area because of this ignition problem. I even ended up replacing the battery due to trying to start the car. Missing work and being late resulting in loosing the placement. |what do I do about this and whom do I hold responsible for other situations resulting in this recall that unable to be fixed at this time?.

I have been having a problem starting my car for some time now. Sometimes when you try to start it the first couple of times it just clicks. Then it will start up. It wasn't until April 15th that the car just finally decided not to run anymore. They are telling me that the part for my car that involves the recall will not be in until July. I want to know what I am supposed to do in the mean time. They are not offering a rental car. I have already lost time off of work because of this whole mess. I feel that I have paid my car off and general motors should at least give a little. Considering I have had nothing but problems out of my car since six months after I bought it brand new. General motors is ruining their name and reputation because I will not own another chevy vehicle after this one. I loved my car when I first got it but it has been nothing but problems for me. You know they are not even offering to pay for my car to be towed. This recall is not the consumers fault so we should not have to pay for it to be towed in when it breaks down from general motors recalls. .

Received recall letter 02v070000 on 01/v/070/000. Parts are not available, and there is concern of a fire that may start as a result. Please provide any further information.

Consumer turned vehicle on and nothing happened. She did this 3 times. Also, after taking automobile to mechanic, she was told by mechanic that he could not find anything wrong with it.

I am worried about the recent recall on my 97 Chevrolet. I currently have the defect and the car can catch fire at any time. The problem is recall April 2002. My car is having the problem described in this recall notice. Ie, when key is turned, there is a clicking noise, engine does not turn over. Car at the dealership. Relay repair kit not due to dealer until may 2002. My car has the defect and I am afraid to drive it until may.

My car has not started 4 times. I keep it mantained as schedualed. I have taken it to the dealership I brought it from, but they have charged me to much money and always tell me nothing is wrong. If someone jumps my car it works fine, but I have to jumpstart it in order to get it running again. What could be wrong?.

I have called this morning (12/06/00) to NHTSA, you said you will send me a form to fill out. But then I got into this website. So I would like to file and document ASAP becasue I feel very unsafe while driving. I am sure my vehicle has a defect or problem which could cause an accident or injury or death to myself and others. The problem first appeared in early July/soon after starting the car, warning lights (oil pressure and charging system) lit up and the car stalled and lost power. Power brake was gone, and I was heading down a steep slope! luckily I managed to stop the car without causing an accident. I can restart the car and drive on. It happened 2 times more and I took it to the dealer to check. It cannot repeat the condition, so nothing was done. For the next short while nothing like that happened, although several times 2 other warning lamps will lit up (enhanced traction system off and malfunction indicator). I called the dealer to make an appointment but the lights will go off, and I cancelled the appointment. . . On the night of 11/28/00, the same dangerous situation occurred again. Since the dealership was not immediately available, I took it to a mechanic who ran a computer test on my car, and found taht faulty code #704 had occurred intermittently in my transmision system. But again, the mechanic cannot duplicate the condition, so cannot fix anything. I called gm's customer assistance and the dealer to see what I can do. The advice is that there is no similar incidents reported. And I just have to wait for the condition to happen again somehow. But the dilemma is that even if the stalling happens, the car can restart, then the condition will not exist and even if I bring/tow it to the dealer, they won't know what to fix!! so I have no recourse to take except to drive the car around with this danger on my mind all the time! there must be a better way to have the car fixed or the matter resolved, I would think/hope? thankyou.

While driving vehicle would stall out at least 3 or 4 times a week after it had been sitting 6 hours or longer. Had taken vehicle to 4 different dealerships, and each mechanic could not resolve the problem. Problem was consistent.

Vehicle continually stalling. Several trips to dealer and the dealer has been unable to identify problem. Error codes p0 171 and p0 507, repairs have been unsuccessful.

The cylinder lock has been replaced four times. The vehicle is in the on position. The key is stuck. Consumer had to let the vehicle run until it shut itself off, meaning it had to run out of gas. It will not let the consumer release the key from the ignition.

On may 29 1998 my cars ets/ engine check light came on, and I took it to a Chevrolet dealer to find out what the problem was. They told me that it was the number 2 engine cylinder misfiring, and they tried to fix the problem. Within the next few days I was back for the same problem. This time the called the technical assistant for help, and they did this another time as they did not fix the problem. I then move to ft. Polk la. As I am in the military. On 1 Jan 9, the same problem started up again. This time they did the same thing the other shop did. I have had my car in the shop for a total of 4 times that they have worked on it, replacing the cylinder cap/fuel injector and coil housing. And they talked to the technical assistantce personnel at Chevrolet. The last time I had my car in the shop was 29jan 99, and they hooked a computer up to it. Drove it for a week to try to creat the problem so they could take a picture of the system. But the lights never came on. So they gave me back my car with the problem still not fixed, and the Chevrolet corp. Won't do any thing about the problem, but continue to work on it under the warranty. I have been told that they can't fix the problem, and the technical assistants are out of suggestions. I have filed a complaint with the Chevrolet corp, and feel that nothing will be done about my problem. I feel that they have had several attempts to fix the problem and can't , and they won't replace the car.

Spark splug failed causing engine problems.

Had received recall notice 02v070000. Contacted dealer for appointment. Took vehicle on appointed date. Was informed by mechanic no parts were available. Gave no indication of time frame for parts.

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While driving vehicle completely shut down without warning, cause unknown. Please give any further details.