2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

MANUAL HYDRAULIC CLUTCH IN 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. RUBBER HOSE GETS WORN THROUGH BY METAL BRACKET RESULTING IN LOSS OF CLUTCH. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF CHEVROLET AND THEY WERE OF NO ASSISTANCE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO A CHEVY DEALER YESTERDAY, 10-13-08 AND SHOWED THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID THAT HE COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE AT MY COST. I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START IT ABOUT AN HOUR LATER THE HOSE BURST CAUSING LOSS OF CLUTCH AND THE CAR JUMPING FORWARD ABOUT 4 FEET. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! *TR

WAS IN A PARKING LOT WENT TO BACK UP..CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND WOULDN'T MOVE,, CLUTCH LINE WAS CUT BY A SMALL PIECE OF METAL RIDING ON THE LINE..ALL THE FLUID LEAKED OUT DISABLING THE CAR,, IF GOING AT HIGH SPEED WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT,,NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHTS..HAVEN'T HAD CAR FIXED YET,,JUST HAPPENED,, WILL HAVE OLD PART. *TR

WHEN PRESSING THE CLUTCH CONSUMER TACHOMETER GOES TO 3500 RPM AND COMES BACK DOWN.. WHEN IN NEUTRAL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE TACHOMETER RUNS TO 5500 RPM. *TS WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CLAIMED THE CARPET HAD BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT FOUND NOT PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BY 3,300 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPAIRED TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE. BY THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF 19,000 IT HAS HAD TWO ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENTS AND REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE FEBRUARY 28, 2005, WHEN THE LAST REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE NHTSA BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WANT ANY ONE ELSE TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT SHE HAS ENCOUNTERED WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WANTED THE DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE OR TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED FOR THE CONSUMER TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND USE THIS ONE AS A TRADE IN, BUT THE CONSUMER REFUSED. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT SHE WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AS WELL AS FOR A NEW VEHICLE IF SHE PURCHASED ONE. *AK