9.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$800
Average Mileage:
132,000 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. replace head (2 reports)
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problem #2

Mar 012006

Cavalier 2.2L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 186,000 miles

Being female I feel I got screwed on this one. I got an beater that was filthy and smelled terrible while the Chevy dealer took a week to fix it. I guess they did not realize I am already a Ford girl! I will not be purchasing another Chevrolet when my car dies. This one just happened to be all I could afford when my last car died.

- Amanda S., Jefferson City, MO, US

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problem #1

Sep 062001

(reported on)

Cavalier

  • 78,000 miles

In April of 2000, when the car was only 4 years old, the timing chain broke for the first time, when it did it cracked the head causing the repairs to be over $600.

- Mariah S., Noblesville, IN, US

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