1997 Chevrolet Cavalier equipment problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the equipment on the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Water pump leaking and needs to be replaced for the third time. One water pump was replaced under warranty. A second water pump failed just after the 36,000 warranty was up and cost me extra to replace because of the poor design of the engine which requires that it be removed to replace the water…”
filed Feb 28, 2005
“Defect summary: the accelerator control cable could have been kinked during assembly causing high accelerator pedal effort, sticking accelerator control cable, or a broken accelerator control cable. *ak consequence summary: if the accelerator control cable sticks or breaks, unwanted acceleration…”
filed Aug 16, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
17-NA-073 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 21, 2023This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Procedures to Unlock Delco Radio with Theftlock.
19NA273 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 2, 2019This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to…
PIC4696E · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 22, 2019This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
17NA073 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 18, 2019This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to…
PIC4696D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 5, 2019
Equipment problems in other Cavalier years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Cavalier | 3 | 1% |
| 2004 Cavalier | 6 | 2% |
| 2003 Cavalier | 16 | 2% |
| 2002 Cavalier | 5 | 3% |
| 2001 Cavalier | 11 | 5% |
| 2000 Cavalier | 6 | 2% |
| 1999 Cavalier | 5 | 2% |
| 1998 Cavalier | 9 | 3% |
| 1996 Cavalier | 19 | 4% |
| 1995 Cavalier | 2 | 1% |
| 1994 Cavalier | 6 | 3% |
| 1993 Cavalier | 8 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.