2.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
49,000 miles

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problem #3

Nov 052007

Cavalier 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 60,000 miles
My 2004 Cavalier has had two slave cylinders to fail. Clutch goes to the floor failing to release the clutch.

- Olive Hill, KY, USA

problem #2

Aug 312007

Cavalier 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 42,000 miles
I have 2004 Chevy Cavalier with less than 40K mileage. On August 31, 2007, the clutch pad suddenly did not back up on my way home. I checked this website and found I had the same issue as another consumer. All the liquid was coming out from the clutch line between master cylinder to transmission. When I checked the line, I found out the clutch line was touching the wire box corner all the time. There is a hole in that touching point. It is very clear that this is a design problem for this kind of car. The GM Chevy dealer said the purchased date had passed three years. No warranty at all. When I search the web for help. I found the other people complain the same problem too. Updated 10/24/07.

- Wexford, PA, USA

problem #1

Aug 102006

Cavalier 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 45,000 miles
Clutch slave cylinder failed, slave cylinder is inside the bell housing. If this had happened in traffic it could have caused an accident.

- Storrs Mansfield, CT, USA