1997 Chevrolet Cavalier fuel system, gasoline problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Have had fuel line, and fuel pump replaced. Still get a strong smell of gas.... Can not get rid of the odor. There is not a gas leak that is visible to the human eye but the scent still lingers inside and out. *tr”
filed Apr 11, 2009
“Consumers fuel line leaked and was repaired. A few days late it developed another pin hole leak. *ts the consumer smelled fuel while driving. He later discovered that the return fuel line running down the side of the driver's side of the car was leaking onto the muffler. The vehicle was taken to a…”
filed Oct 5, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel System, Gasoline problems in other Cavalier years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Cavalier | 8 | 3% |
| 2004 Cavalier | 9 | 3% |
| 2003 Cavalier | 340 | 50% |
| 2002 Cavalier | 13 | 7% |
| 2001 Cavalier | 22 | 9% |
| 2000 Cavalier | 29 | 9% |
| 1999 Cavalier | 10 | 4% |
| 1998 Cavalier | 6 | 2% |
| 1996 Cavalier | 15 | 3% |
| 1995 Cavalier | 8 | 3% |
| 1994 Cavalier | 6 | 3% |
| 1993 Cavalier | 5 | 3% |
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.