Faults:

Oxygen sensor @ 68,000; repaired under warranty.

General Comments:

The car has been everything I could have hoped for.

Other than the oxygen sensor, it has never had a wrench on it.

I had plugs, wires and automatic transmission filter/fluid replaced @ 120,000.

Everything works, but the AC/heater won't blow only out of the dash vents; probably leaves.

I still get 33 highway, 26 city.

Better seats, better ride, quieter, much better mileage than her 1998 Accord (V6) whose paint seems to be evaporating. The Accord will scoot though.

I even bought my son a used 2002 in 2007 for college, and his has been trouble free (he tore up 4 or 5 used imports before this car, so everyone has been surprised).

Let me add that it's 92% domestic content also.

Faults:

I have had to get the rear wheels re-aligned three times in two years.

The lighting needs to be replaced almost constantly. The lights will dim and brighten at random. I have bought a new bulb at least once for ever single light on the car in the past year. At one point the module for the rear lights went out and they would stay on, sometimes unknowingly, resulting in a few dead batteries. After it was replaced, because of the idiotic place in which it is set, it put pressure on my brakes. This then lead to about two weeks of brake issues until finally the ridiculous culprit was realized.

The engine loses a significant amount of power with the air conditioning on.

The fan for the A/C broke.

It is extremely difficult to change the oil.

The CD player broke and ate my disk.

The cigarette lighter broke.

The rear view mirror fell off.

Drivers seat has a weird lump in the back that gouges me and causes back pain.

It is extremely terrifying to drive this car in any kind of questionable weather. Wind, snow, rain, anything will make this car dangerous to drive, even with brand new tires and a clean bill of health. This is the main reason why I am getting rid of it. I honestly feel like if I continue to drive this car for one more winter, I will end up at the very least hospitalized.

General Comments:

This car is completely awful. It handles terribly, breaks down constantly, and needs a new part literally once a week. Even with regular maintenance, this car is totally unreliable.

Faults:

The car has loose hub caps and they are very noisy.

I did figure out how to tighten 2002 Cavalier loose hub caps by adding a #17 1 1/16" O.D. x 7/8" I.D. x 1/32" O Ring that I bought at a hardware store in the plumbing department. I am sure it will work on other similar hub cap designs as well. Ken Meyer 404-275-9163 for photos of the process.

General Comments:

The car is running fine at 150,000 miles.