Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / CAVALIER / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002265450 Incident Date: Dec, 14 2002
Consumer's City: WINDER Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CAVALIER Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:rack and pinion
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1JC1240W7 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 14 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 05 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was attempting to turn left to pull out of a parallel parking space when i heard something pop and it suddenly felt as if my car had lost all power steering. one month later i heard of rack and pinion steering recall on 1998 cavaliers which is what i drive and my car had all of the effects of what were listed. after taking my car into a chevy dealer, i was told my car did not fit the recall and that i needed a whole new transmission. i asked if they had checked my transmission fluid, and they said yes that there was plenty and that i would have to pay 1200 for a new transmission. i declined their services to fix my vehicle and later had my uncle who is an airplace mechanic take a look at it. he told me there was nothing wrong with my transmission i was just very very low on fluid. my transmission is perfect now and he agrees that my car should have been included in the recall seeing as the rack and pinion steering has broken. repeatedly i have called gm to no avail on why my car is not included in this recall, and i feel very taken advantage of by the chevy dealer outz chevrolet for not being honest with me about my car.*ak