1997 Chevrolet Cavalier complaints

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM LEAK. USUALLY LEAKS AFTER CONSUMER PARKS OR STOPS FOR A LONG TIME.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEATBELT BUCKLES COMPLETELY FELL APART, PIECES OF METAL FELL OFF. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND THEY REPLACED BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELT BUCKLES. DEALER PUT SAME MODEL OF BUCKLE THAT HAD FALLEN APART ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND REPLACED DRIVER'S SIDE WITH A NEW MODEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DEALER STATED THAT IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS HE HAS CORRECTED TWO PRIOR CASES WITH SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL.NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. LAST WINTER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON DURING A SNOW STORM WIPERS WERE STUCK ON WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE WILL PULL STRONGLY TO RIGHT, ALSO HARD TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC, THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

WAS INFORMED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT SEAL AROUND CROSSMEMBER WAS MISSING DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT/NEGLECT. THIS CAUSED THE RACK AND PINION TO FAIL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

MID-WAY THROUGH A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP SIGN, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. INITIALLY THE CAR STEERED FREELY TO THE RIGHT AND ONLY LOCKED LEFT; THEN BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT LOCKED UP. MECHANIC SAYS THE STEERING GEAR ON THE POWER ASSIST RACK & PINION FAILED CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED IN A STOPPED POSITION BY OTHER AUTO AT 20+ MPH, DRIVERS' SEAT BACK COLLAPSED, CAUSING HUSBAND TO RECEIVE A BAD WHIP LASH INQUIRY.

STEERING GEAR CABLE BROKE WHILE GETTING OUT OF A PARKED SPOT. VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE FROM THE SPOT WHERE IT HAD STOPPED.*AK

WHEN I TURN LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK ALMOST EVERY SINGLE TIME.I QUESTIONED THE DEALERSHIP AS TO HOW MANY TIMES THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR THE GUY TOLD ME THEY'VE SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE.WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT 30MPH THE STERRING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND THE WHOLE CAR SKIDDED FORWARD.I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO REVIEW THIS PROBLEM AND COMPARE IT WITH OTHER CARS.I HOPE NHTSA MAKES DEALERSHIPS REPORT TO NHTSA WHEN A LIFE THREATING PROBLEM LIKE THIS ONE HAPENS. *AK

THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND REPLACED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, RIGHT AND LEFT REAR DRUM HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL AS THE CYLINDER.*JB

WHILE DRIVING PINS CAME OUT OF TILT MECHANISM OF STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO DROP DOWN. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NEVER HEARD OF THIS. *AK

MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED LETTERS THAT THIS WAS OCCURING ON THESE VEHICLES DUE TO SMALL HOLE FOR OIL TO CHAIN CLOGGING BUT I HAD NO RECALLS OR WARNINGS OF THIS. THIS CAR HAS RELATIVELY FEW MILES ON IT AND AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED, I HAD JUST STOPPED TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT HAD HAPPENED DURING THE TURN OR IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AS THE CAR LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY. IF THE DEALERSHIPS ARE RECEIVING LETTERS, WHY AREN'T THE OWNERS. I REALIZE THAT THERE CAN BE FAILURE OF THIS PART, BUT IF THE FAILURE IS DUE TO THE CLOGGING OF THE AREA THAT KEEPS THE CHAIN OILED, THEN THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR NOT THE WEAR OF THE PART.*AK

FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH PROBLEMS WITH YOUR ENGINE COOLANT, I FINALLY GOT MINE FIXED. AFTER TELLING ME IT WAS THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND THE THERMOSTAT IT ENDED UP BEING A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR CAP, SOMETHING THAT COSTS $10. A GOOD WAY TO PREVENT ENGINE SHUTDOWN IS TO TURN YOUR VENT FAN TO HOT AIR, AS HOT AS U CAN GET IT. THAT WILL BRING DOWN THE TEMPATURE READING, EVERYTIME. SOMETHING TO LOOK FOR WHEN YOUR STUCK IN TRAFFIC ALOT, THATS WHEN IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU IDLE TO LONG.*AK

WHEN EVER THE CAR IS STARTED THERE IS A BAD KNOCKING/TICKING SOUND AS IF YOUR CAR WAS LOW ON OIL...AND EVEN WHEN THE OIL IS CHANGED AND/OR CHECKED AND THE OIL LEVEL IS FINE...THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS...I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALER MORE THAN 20 TIMES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM(WHILE UNDER WARRANTY) AND THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM..THEIR (CHEVY'S)ENGINEER WAS EVEN IN TOWN AT ONE TIME AND THEY HAD TO BRING IT IN THEN AND HE/SHE COULD NOT EVEN FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM....IF HE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS..THEN I THINK THEY NEED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND PULL THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DOWN THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND WANT THE OWNER TO COVER THE CHARGES WHEN IT IS NOT EVEN THE OWNERS FAULT...CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET A RECALL DONE ON ALL THE CAVALIERS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARM DOES NOT PARK IN THE DOWN POSITION WHEN THEY ARE TURNED OFF, THE WIPERS WOULD REMAIN IN UPRIGHT POSITION DISTRACTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW, DELAY FEATURE STOPS AT A HIGHER PAUSE LEVEL, ON ONE OCCASION WIPERS FAILED COMPLETELY, DEALER STATES THE ARM WAS DISENGAGED CAUSING FAILURE.*YH

FRONT BRAKE PULSATE WHEN USED. ROTORS ARE OUT OF ROUND. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. WE HAD NEW BRAKES AND THE ROTORS TURNED AT 30,000 MILES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION WHENEVER SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT RETURN TO DOWN POSITION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED FOR REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

I NOTICED THAT MY 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAD BEEN LEAKING COOLANT, WHEN I PROCEEDED TO FIND THE LEAK I WAS UNSUCESSFUL. MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE HAVE PROVEN TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LEAK APPEARS TO BE AROUND THE FRONT HEAD GASKET. IT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE A CRACKED HEAD. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A LOGICAL EXPLANATION DUE TO THE VIOLENT VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE, WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND OVERHEATING.THE COOLANT MUST BE LEAKING INTO THE FUEL MIXTURE AT THE HEAD. THE CAR IS AT AN UNDRIVEABLE STATE. DEALERSHIPS WHICH I HAVE CONTACTED TOLD ME ABOUT RECALLS OF A SIMILAR NATURE FOR THE 1995 AND 1996 CAVALIER MODELS. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THE 1997 MODEL? THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL/LIGHT WITH CONSUMER'S FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, ENGINE WILL RUN AT HIGHER THAN NORMAL RPMS AND ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP THAT COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM OR FIND ANY CODE ON COMPUTER. *AK

PISTONS REPLACED AFTER MUCH DEBATING, NOISE IS OCCORRING AGAIN. *AK

ON THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2001, THE VEHICLE AILED TO START AND WAS JUMP STARTED. WE THEN DROVE HOME (5 MINS' DRIVE AWAY) AND PARKED THE VEHCLE IN OUR CARPORT. ABOUT 5 MINS LATER A NEIGHBOR CAME TO TELL US THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN (PROBABLY DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION) AND DESTROYED THE IGNITION, WIPER SWITCH, TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND THE COVERS. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS DONE WHILE TRYING TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE BRIGADE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS IF THE FIRE HAD NOT BEEN SPOTTED SO QUICKLY. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP. DEALER IS INSPECTING VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP WHEN SHE WAS REARENDED WITH 40 MPH IMPACT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS WENT FLYING BACK INTO A RECLINING POSITION, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY IN UPRIGHT POSTION, COOLANT LEAKING. *AK

THE CINCH PLATES ON BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS IN MY VEHICLE ARE BROKEN. BECAUSE OF THIS, I CANNOT PROPERLY INSTALL MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN-AROUND BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF OVER $200. I E-MAILED GM TODAY REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THE CINCH PLATES SHOULD BE MADE OF METAL SO THEY CANNOT BREAK. ADDITIONALLY, SAFETY BELT DEFECTS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. MY CHILD AND I HAVE NOT BEEN IN CAR ACCIDENT, BUT IT'S VERY SCARY KNOWING THAT THE LOCKING CLIP THAT I HAVE TO USE ON THE SEAT BELT TO TRY TO GET THE CAR SEAT IN TIGHT ENOUGH, MAY NOT WORK IN CASE OF A COLLISION. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, AND I HOPE THAT A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KAREN NEWSOME

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN FIRST STARTING UP. TAKES A FEW TIMES BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STAY RUNNING. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND ETS LIGHT HAVE BEEN ON. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AFTER BEING TURNED OFF, STAY UP IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER HAS REDUCED VISIBILITY. *AK

CONSUMER HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME AND PARKED VEHICLE. 5-10 MINUTES LATER, HORN WAS BLOWING. CONSUMER LOOKED OUTSIDE FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DASHBOARD AND STEERING COLUMN WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEREFORE, THEY WOULDN'T BE LIABLE. ALLSTATE INSURANCE ADJUSTER TOOK ONE LOOK,AND COULD TELL IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. CHEVROLET DEALER WAS NOT RESPONDING TO INSURANCE ADJUSTER. VEHICLE WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER HAD REPLACED THE OIL PUMP, SOLENOID, AND EXHAUST HOWEVER LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WINDSHIELD WIPER SKIPS AND CHATTERS ACROSS WINDSHIELD, DEALER REPLACED BLADE. TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE LEVER, COMPARTMENT LID RELEASE BROKE. CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *SLC

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION. IT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE THE ROAD. I HAVE ERAD SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT.*AK

DASH RATTLES AND SQUEAKS. WHEN IT RAINS THE INSIDE OF CAR SMELLS SOUR. CANNOT PINPOINT THE LEAK.*AK

WHILE STOPPING AT A RED SIGNAL WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD, LEAVING CONSUMER FLAT ON HIS. DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN CAUSE OF COLLAPSE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT SOMETIMES COULD TRY TO START ENGINE BUT IT WILL NOT START. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AND COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING PROBLEM. ALSO, FUEL WAS LEAKING AND VEHICLE COULD GET ON FIRE.*AK

THE VEHICLE HIT A WATER POCKET, THE FRONT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT THE CONSUMER HIT BRAKES AND THE CAR SLID TO THE THIRD LANE AND HIT PAVED WALL. (CONTINENTAL GENERAL P195/70R14). NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. TECHNICIAN STATED FRONT BRAKE DISC HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN THEY ARE TURNED OFF. AS A RESULT, DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ARE LEFT WITH LIMITED FIELD OF VISION THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD WIPERS BLOCK DRIVER'S ABILITY TO SEE ONCOMING CARS, CREATE BLINDSPOTS, AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

AS CONSUMER BEGAN TO BREAK AND SLOW DOWN, DUE TO CONGESTION THAT SHE NOTICED THAT WAS IN FRONT OF HER, A VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF HER, SO TO AVOID A COLLISION CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED VIOLENTLY AND SUBSEQUENTLY CONSUMER REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES, HOWEVER THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION(98026) THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A REPRESENATIVE FROM GENERAL MOTORS THAT THE RECALL WAS OLD AND THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN REPLACED, CONSUMER THEN INFORMED THE REPRESEANTIVE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED NEW.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE P194/70R14 EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, BACK OF THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED. *SLC

DEFECT 1: ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. ABS WOULD NO LONGER ACTIVATE WHILE LIGHT WAS ON. DEFECT 2: ALTERNATOR--WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, RUSH HOUR. HAD PREVIOUSLY ASKED DEALER TO CHECK, BUT THEY CLAIMED IT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DEFECT 3: RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY--WENT OUT SHORTLY AFTER ALTERNATOR, WHILE DRIVING IN THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT. DEFECT 4: TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER--TECHNICIAN SAID THIS CAUSED MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE--GEARS, HEAD, ETC. DEFECT 5: HORN--HAS WORKED SPORADICALLY, AT BEST, FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. SEEMED LIKE A SHORT.

MY HEADLIGHTS INCLUDING BRIGHT LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK DUE TO A CORRODED HEADLIGHT HARNESS. ON THE FIRST TWO FAILURES THE CORRODED WIRES WERE REPLACED BY SPLICING GOOD WIRING TO THE EXISTING HARNESS. FINALLY I PURCHASED A NEW HARNESS ($275) FOR A TOTAL COST OF APPROM. $700 INCL. LABOR. THE HARNESS WHICH WAS REPLACED WAS THE ORIGIONAL FACTORY INSTALLED PART.

RECALL 98 V 146 000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 1998 FOR THIS RECALL. AT PRESENT, VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT WHILE DRIVING UNDER 15 MPH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

HORN WAS INOPERABLE WHICH COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM IF NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. ALSO, WINDSHIELD HAS SPOTS ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK RUBBER COVER ON ACCELERATOR REFUSES TO STAY ON. *YH

CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS. WHEN STARTED AND PUT IN DRIVE, "ETS OFF" LIGHT FLASHED AND THEN REMAINED ON STEADY. ALONG WITH THIS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO STAYED ON. BOTH LIGHTS REMAINED ON FOR DURATION OF DRIVE HOME FROM WORK, APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES. ENGINE SOUNDS FINE, NO STRANGE NOISES, BUT WARNING LIGHTS STILL REMAIN ON. TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC TO BE CHECKED OUT.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, TOOK TO SHOP WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT NONE WAS FOUND, LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITHIN 24 HOURS TOOK TO SHOP AGAIN STILL SHOWING TRANS PROBLEM STILL UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY WAY TO RESET LIGHT WAS TO PUT ON COMPUTER BUT COULD NOT PROMISE WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK

HORN ACTIVED BY ITSELF AT NON STOP UNTIL IT DID NOT WORK ANY MORE. THEN, EVERY NIGHT HORN USED TO GO OFF IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT. PRESENTLY, AIR BAG IS SHOWING PUNCTURED PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES A WEEK AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING 6 HOURS OR LONGER. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, AND EACH MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS CONSISTENT.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE IDLING AND WITHOUT WARNING , DEALER HAS REPLACED THROTTLE POSITIONING CENTER, AND REPROGRAMMED PCM, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURRING, AND CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

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 SIMILA

VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLING. SEVERAL TRIPS TO DEALER AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM. ERROR CODES P0 171 AND P0 507, REPAIRS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. *AK