general problems of the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier

The contact owns a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start on the first attempt. The contact also stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was repaired. The contact was not aware of all the details involving the repair and the cause of the failure was not disclosed to the contact. The contact was notified of NHTSA campaign number: 02v286000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

The contact owns a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier. The contact was driving 10 mph when the steering wheel became resistant and locked. Without steering capability, the contact was unable to control the vehicle and crashed into a building. The contact sustained head injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer sent an investigator to inspect the vehicle for the failure and concluded that the crash was not due to any type of defect. The dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was 116,000. Updated 05/04/11.

In February, I had taken my 1997 chevy Cavalier to the dealer for the bearing recall in Feb of 2003, after that I had problems when turning left my steering gets hard and have no control, I had the rack changed, in July of 2003 it worked fine up till sat. Jan 10, 2004 I had no control when turning left and right it was like I had no power steering. And it still does it, and im afraid that it could injure myself and my children. I saw the recall that gm was doing and thought that this could be my problem as well.

Consumer was unable to steer the vehicle to the left.

When you drive it the steering wheel wobbles and you can feel it in your feet like front end is loose.

The consumer stated that while at an intersection making a left turn, there was loud sound and making the turn was not possible. It had taken several hundred dollars to repair the steering system. The consumer requested reimbursement due to the fact that the system should'nt have failed.

Vehicle made a loud noise while consumer was making a left turn. The cause was determined to be a broken steering system.

Consumer attempted to make a left turn, however the wheels did not turn left, but veered toward the right which resulted in a collision. Just received a recall notice from gm concerning steering.

Consumer experienced an intermittent/ongoing problem with vehicle steering locking up while making a turn at a low speed. Vehicle been in/out dealer shop on three occasions, and informed that nothing could be found/duplicated and problem still occurs.