Where do I begin? The head gasket blew at 24,000 and again at 70,000 and yet again at 115,000.
The water pump went at 100,000.
I've replaced the brakes twice.
The interior trim has fallen off. The dashboard rattles and squeaks.
The flaps on both driver and passenger side seats have broken off.
The passenger side seat is temper-mental - sometimes it will slide forward and sometimes you have to fight with it to slide forward.
The front marker light leaks and it blows the light bulb constantly.
The elastic strap on the visors have stretched so they are unusable.
The driver side floor mat curls up under the gas pedal - only annoying when you want to press the gas pedal. I have replaced them several times with mats from the dealer and they all do it.
I loved the idea of the Cavalier, but the constant need to service big ticket items is annoying. If GM does not warranty the head gasket this time then I will never buy another Chevrolet vehicle again. I still may take this to arbitration under the lemon law.
LEARN TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR CAR!!!
Change the oil and tune it up. It's not hard.
Don't ride the brakes, don't hotrod it, and it WILL last you a long time.
Mine is still going, not one problem at all.
I doubt that a head gasket failing 3 times has to do with the owner not taking care of the car. Look around at the other reviews as this is a common and well established problem with the cavalier.
No matter how bad a large consumer base talks about a car, there are always these ones and twos around that claim that everyone else doesn't know what they're talking about because they have the same car with 100k+ miles on it. It's like saying that alcohol and tobacco are harmless because your grandfather who smoked and drank since he was 18 lived to be 102.
Look at the reviews as a whole and compare it to other makes or models with good reputations and see what I mean.
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