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1997 Chevrolet CAVALIER Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	268235
Internal NHTSA #	737417
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	CAVALIER
Model Year	1997
File date	15/07/00
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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/00: 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.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	8
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GROTON, CT
VIN pattern	1G1JF52TXV7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	01/12/96
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	N
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	30
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1997 Chevrolet CAVALIER Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1997 Chevrolet CAVALIER Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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