This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
1998 Cavalier check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to determine what was causing the check engine light to illuminate. The diagnostic test determined that the egr valve was sticking and needed to be replaced. The egr valve failed at 142,673 miles and again at 175,055. When the consumer looked at the service invoice it stated that there was a lifetime warranty on the egr valve. The consumer requested reimbursement from the manufacturer since the part had a lifetime warranty.
Egr valve: Replaced twice, cleaned once; GM rep. Says not his problem after 24K miles; car has miss and idles rough, codes detected P0300, P0404, P1404, P0405; dlr replace PCM computer. Called state a.G.
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- Sheboygan, WI, USA