1997 Chevrolet Cavalier

THE ORIGINAL DELCO BATTERY LEAKED ACID FROM THE POSITIVE SIDE TERMINAL. THIS IS A RISK FOR A CHEMICAL BURN AND CORROSION TO THE CHASSIS. THIS IS MY THIRD NEW GM CAR THAT HAD THE ORIGINAL DELCO BATTERY LEAK OUT THE SIDE POSITIVE TERMINAL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH FACTORY ORIGINAL DELCO BATTERIES. THE FIRST TIME WAS WITH A 91 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE, THE SECOND WAS WITH A 93 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 DUALLY TRUCK. I BELIEVE DELCO BATTERIES HAVE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT IS ONGOING. GM DELCO DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE FIXED THE DESIGN FLAW. THESE THREE BATTERIES LEAKED WHEN THEY WERE THREE YEARS OLD. I SOLD THE 91 CADILLAC AND BOUGHT A 99 CADILLAC. I DON'T TRUST THE BATTERY AND PLAN TO PULL THE BATTERY AT 24 MONTHS BEFORE IT LEAKS ACID. I WILL NEVER BUY A DELCO REPLACEMENT. I STILL HAVE THE CAVILIER BATTERY SITTING IN A PUDDLE OF ACID IN THE GARAGE. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED A PICTURE OR IF SOMEBODY NEEDS TO SEE IT. *AK

HORN: HAS NEVER WORKED FROM THE TIME THE CAR WAS RECEIVED. HAVE HAD THE DEALER FIX IT 3 TIMES BUT IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. HEATER FAN: FAILED DURING THE WINTER OF 1997. PAST WARRANTY PERIOD?? HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED YET. ENGINE PROBLEM: STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AFTER THE CAR HAS WARMED UP, ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. WILL HESITATE AND JERK WHILE DRIVING IT. HAVE REPLACED: SPARK PLUG WIRES, PLUGS, FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP AND HAVE HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CHECKED. PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. UNABLE TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN 2 MILES. IGNITION: KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN IGNITION/ REPLACED BY DEALER X 3.

HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH CAR - AT 20,000 - THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND MACHINED ROTORS, AFTER I REQUESTED THEY BE CHECKED DUE TO SQUEAKING. SERVICE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 30,000 - THE BATTERY FAILED ON CAR WHILE PARKED. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND REPLACED BATTERY. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY BATTERY CELL. SERVICE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 40,000 MILES, HORN HAS FAILED. CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING WITH DEALER TO REPLACE WITHOUT COST. HAVE ALWAYS HAD ABS PROBLEMS - CAR WILL BUCK AND JERK UNDER CERTAIN WET PAVEMENT CONDITIONS WHEN ABS SHOULD NOT ACTIVATE. CONCERNED ABOUT THIS - BUT CANNOT AFFORD COST OF REPLACING ABS. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT BRAKES AND SAID NOTHING ABOUT ABS PROBLEMS. HAVE BANGING/CLANGING NOISE FROM RIGHT REAR OF CAR WHEN CAR IS COLD. UNSURE WHAT CAUSES THIS. AFTER READING THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND DEFECTS ON THIS WEBSITE, BELIEVE THAT MY CAR HAS THESE SAME DEFECTS. FRIGHTENED THAT MY CAR IS NOW INCREDIBLY UNRELIABLE AND MAY CATCH FIRE LIKE OTHER CARS LISTED. SUGGESTIONS?

ON JULY 5TH OF THIS YEAR MY CAR STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOSE WHEN STARTING IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SO THAT THE AND LET THEM LISTEN TO THE NOISE AND NARROW DOWN THE PROBLEM AS TO WHAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. THE SAID THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE EITHER THE FLYWHEEL OR THE STARTER, I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO MY MENACHIC AND HE TOLD ME THE SAME THING, I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE CAR TO HIM AS SOME AS I COULD BE WITHOUT MY CAR AND HE TOLD ME NOT TO START THE CAR ANY MORE THAT NECESSARY. BEFORE I COULD FIND TIME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE SHOP WHATEVER THE PROBLEM WAS COMPLEATELY FAILED AND I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP. THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE STARTED PROBLEMS BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS 46,000 MILES THE MAJORITY OF THOSE MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES WHICH DOSE NOT REQUIRE MUCH STARTING OF THE CAR. I THINK THAT THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN MY CARS STARTED SYSTEM THAT SHOULD HAVE NOT OF OCCURED TO A CAR THIS NEW. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR IT WAS MAINLY FOR THE REPUTATION OF THE CAVALIER AS A RELIBALE CAR THAT WOULD LAST ME FOR MANY YEARS.