2002 Chevrolet Cavalier Reviews - Page 3 of 11

Nothing, the car was completely amazing.

This car is super peppy and so much fun to drive. Takes off fast and gets up to speed quickly.

Never had any serious problems at all.

The seats were comfortable and the whole experience was just awesome.

I bought this used from a Nissan dealership and opted to not extend the one year left on the warranty. Nothing seemed to need fixing right away.

Towards the end of the first year, the drive shaft started clunking during turns. Not a CV boot or joint, though. After some research, it turned out to be a "kind of" warranty issue with the steering knuckle needing lubrication. My mechanic suggested I just let it be until it got too annoying, as it would be quite pricey to fix. Still making the noise, but louder now.

Tires seem to wear quickly, not sure why.

Interior dash vent fan starting clicking last year. Not worth fixing.

New rattles seem to appear regularly. The dash in particular is very creaky.

The CD player stereo is a weird oval shape, so is not easily upgradeable to something better.

Really wishing this car would run itself into the ground. It's a pig to drive and has terrible body roll going around the mildest corners at the slowest speeds. Despite having a 2.2L engine, the pickup is awful. The transmission is clunky at best and feels like a tractor's or an old pickup truck's. The seatbelts cut into my neck (I'm 5'5" tall) and never seem to fit right. The stock floor mats shifted easily and frequently ended up under the clutch pedal, blocking it. Had to replace them with heavier rubber mats.

Good points:

The paint is quite pretty once polished by a pro detailer, and the clear coat is very hard, so it doesn't scratch easily.

The back seat is large enough for adults in a pinch.

The trunk is quite large. Big enough for two full sized suitcases side by side.

Only give this car oil changes and brake jobs, hoping it will disappear one day, as there is absolutely no resale value on it.

Way, way overpaid for this piece of crap. But it's reliable enough that I can't justify getting rid of it yet.

My TRAC OFF light has come on, then the car will try to shift into gear when it shouldn't, and then it will not shift into gear when it does need to.

I had it checked out, and the mechanics said that the TPS needed to be replaced. If it isn't replaced, it could cause the bands to stretch and end up costing more money in the end. As of now to get them to fix it at the shop will cost around $170. The part is around $70-80, depending on where you go to get it.

Other than the TPS, everything runs great on the car.

It doesn't take long at all for it to accelerate.

The steering is wonderful.

My driver door window was sticking and the drivers door power lock wasn't working.

- A great car for the money you pay.

- Extremely reliable with little to no maintenance. I only spent $800. in repairs in 4 years.

- Fun to drive. Very sporty.

Nothing went wrong with the car that had to do with the dealer or company. Let's see, I had to change the spark plugs and get new wipers once. Otherwise all I did was change the oil every so often and all was well!

The interior setup is very nice: comfortable, clean, and organized. For a 4-Cylinder car... WOW this car has lots of get up and go!! I had absolutely no problems with the transmission or fuel intake; nothing like that. Best of all, it got about 24 mpg. Unfortunately I wrecked my Cavy because of a few deer, on the last day of school, with one more payment to make. Sad. The car rolled two times and was still running when it landed. Both airbags came out. My seat belt worked. Another thanks to Chevy!!! You would be stupid not to like this make of car.