1981 Chevrolet Citation from North America - Comments

19th Apr 2001, 17:46

"Cheap to buy, expensive to run"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

What hasn't?

Steering was rough from the beginning.

Interior fell apart including radio dials, window cranks, glove box, and cigarette lighter.

Turn signal never worked, even after being fixed it would be broken by the next day.

Warning lights never worked right.

Horn was fixed many times but kept going out.

Hatchback never sealed unless slammed hard.

Modulator plate went out twice.

Many more that I don't have time to type.

General comments?

It was a money pit. The only reliable Chevy's from the early 80s are the higher end ones. It cost 10 times more to keep it running in the years I owned it than it did to buy the car itself. I couldn't afford a new car in those years so I had no choice but to live with it. And this car was babied all its life.


9th Aug 2002, 00:31

All of these problems you had were recalled by the dealer. I guess the first owner never took the car in to get them fixed. --Shawn832000.


17th May 2006, 16:20

I own a citation at this moment, the same year aswell. The only problem that I have with it is the radio not working, and I am in the process of fixing it right now.

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