Faults:

The top dashboard plastic piece, next to the windshield, cracks every three years or so.

The speedometer lights stopped working for about four months, and suddenly came on again, and have been working since.

General Comments:

I've been driving since the late 1950s. The best car I ever had that was also purchased new, was a 1969 Chevrolet Nova. My Cavalier has surpassed that, and any other vehicles I ever owned.

The car handles well and is maintained religiously. I've only replaced a front wheel bearing and the fuel pump. The can is maintained every 6,000 miles (with oil changes every 3,000 miles) by a family-owned garage. I never was happy with the service performed by the dealership.

Faults:

The day after I bought the car, a pin in the steering wheel went bad and it took a week to determine what was wrong with it. However, the dealership I bought it from worked on it for free. They also replaced a fog light and installed a new driver side motor for my window.

The only things that have gone wrong with it since then is a fuse for my cigarette lighter and the driver side window. However, it cost under $15 dollars to fix.

General Comments:

This car is amazing. This car has had over 150,000 miles put on it, and it still runs great. I've never had to worry whether or not it will start or go the distance I need it to. It's one of, if not the most dependable vehicle I have owned.

It runs like you wouldn't believe. It's beaten everything from 5.0 Mustangs to imported Eclipses. It has amazing pick-up when driven right. It's great when a teenage girl beats a grown man in a stock Cavalier when he's driving an after-market vehicle.

Besides running great and being fast, this car is also beautiful. It has a sleek design, and it is the cleanest looking Cavalier I have ever seen. I wasn't a fan of them until I found mine, and I wouldn't trade mine for anything.

Faults:

Engine wire harness corroded, various associated problems including left headlight worked for DRL only. ($240 fix, reoccurred 3 months later)

Service engine light due to fan motor short. (warranty fix)

Cruise stopped working and TRAC OFF light appeared due too bad wiring at firewall between PCM and BCM. ($75 fix, reoccurred 3 months later)

Faults:

The first day I got this car shortly after driving home, the check engine light came on. I took it back to the dealer and it was the catalytic converter. The previous owner had a small device that tricked the car into thinking it did not need a catalytic converter. The dealer fixed the converter for me (a $700 value) for free, due to the three day reckoning period.

The dealer also fixed the motor for the sunroof for free as well due to the three day reckoning period.

Nothing has gone wrong with this car and I have owned it since the 21st of May 2005 and it's now the 26th of July 2005.

General Comments:

The heating and air conditioning is very comfortable in this car.

Brake pedal, gas pedal, and the steering wheel are very tight and firm to use. It gives a good sense of stability and security while driving the car.

The seats are very comfortable and have the racy pattern style of graphite gray with red speckles all over.

This car gets a lot of looks.