Cavalier Fuses Manual
Hi i I bought a 2001 z24 in august and i'm already having some problems with it. First my passenger side window no longer works and its stuck at half way down position. I'd assume this is the motor for the power windows? For a while it would let you put it up a little or down a little at a time but now it doesn't work at all. Secondly whenever I got to stop rapidly I get a knocking noise and the car lurches forward on occasions. I also hear the same knocking noise when I make some of my turns. What could be causing this and how expensive will it be to fix?
I bought a 2005 cavalier LS sedan back in november and the driver side power window just stopped working. I know that the car is a little over a year, but should the window do that??????:confuse: could it be a manufacturer defect??????? A girl i work with has the same exact car and had the same exact thing happen.coincidence.i think not. This doesn't sound normal, not to mention the fact that there are no known recalls or defects for that year.
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!! Signed, a concerned cavalier owner:sick::mad. I will tell you the truth, I have owned 4 Cavaliers, the last one 2000. It was a disappointment, made more cheaply than my 94 I traded. I used to visit another forum, the problems were all listed, the cool part is, if you want to call it cool, is you knew what problems you were going to have before you had them.
The good part you already know the fix and cost and instructions on the repair. The window motors were a #1 failure item.
The parts put in the cavalier are to put it nicely low grade, you have to move up to get better parts. The fact that GM is going down the tube has something to do with it, but through there stupidity they are making it worse, would you buy another GM product.
Cavalier Manual Window Regulator
You said the magic word, Cavalier. My 1994 I went 120K and no window motor failure, but I rarely put the window down, wind noise. Seems to me the real problems started with the new model starting 1995, complete redesign. The issues were with strut bearings, wheel bearings, blower motor resistor, head gasket leaks, not your EcoTech, window motors, CD stops working. The fix for that is pull the radio fuse for a few seconds, works on all GM radios, I found that out on the web. Look at the bright side maybe they are making them better in 2005. From what I read the Cobalt is not much of a car either.
This sounds like the same problem I had last year with my '96 Pontiac Sunfire (same car, same parts). When the thermal regulator on the window motor begins to fail, the window will stop; wait a few minutes, it cools enough to go a little more, etc. But at that point, it's pretty much toast, so you need to get a new motor. I tried a remanufactured one from NAPA Auto Parts to save some $$ but it didn't last.
Best to bite the bullet and get a GM-Delco reman. I agree it shouldn't happen on so new a car as a 2005, but what can you do?
Now, I'm concerned about my son's 2005 Cav he bought last Sept. hope he has better luck. Just been to my dealer to have an oil pan leak checked after noticing the oil patch on the ground this morning. Had the opportunity to look at it, looks like there are some scratches underneath about 4 inches deep in 2 places. The technician said I might have hit a sharp object( I am very careful and I don't remember hearing/ feeling a bump). Also some noise coming from the front left wheel.
The diagnostics say the wheel hub bearing needs replacing. The total quotation is CAN$1200 for both jobs. Is this realistic?
After reading some posts here I feel I have started a similar route of money down the drain. It's a 2003 cav on a lease, with 57000km, warranty expired on 08/05/06. What's the best way forward. On my 96 Cavalier I am having window issues. They are powered. About 10 yrs ago the driver side window went out and I had it fixed.
Then about 2yrs ago it would lower half way and take forever to raise. Now it doesnt work at all. Just a yr ago my passenger side did the same thing. Now one of my back windows wont go down from the driver side switch. Now I have 3 windows that dont work! Want to get this fixed.
And will fix it with my dad, but would like some insite on what it may be before I go changing all the motors and that not be it. And will not get rid of the car so some logical help would be appreciated. I have a 1993 Cavalier convertible with the left rear window sluggish. I tried to remove it to lubricate the mechanism but was unsuccessful. There is a bolt on the bottom of the window with the nut on the inside of the panel.
I am afraid if I remove the nut to get the window out I will not be able to get the bolt back through the hole in the side panel. Can someone tell me if this bolt is fixed in the window mechanism so it will not fall out. Also to remove the backrest of the back seat I need a special tool that looks like a spline wrench. What is the size. Thanks for the help. I was wondering how to know, on my 2004 Cavalier, if my power window switch is bad. It is easy to replace but at least $55.00 to replace buying online or 87.00 from a local Chevy dealer.
I am guessing it might be the switch by the way it acted when I disconnected the switch from the wiring and then the driver's side would not down. First it was just the passenger side and then when I removed the switch and reconnected it, driver's side would not go down. Maybe the circuit board is damaged from spilling liquid on the switch.
I presume you mean the master switch on the driver's door? I guess the only way for you to diagnose this for CERTAIN would be to have a wiring diagram of the switch and a test light, and then you would test the switch one position at a time and see if current is going in and coming out at the appropriate points. You can bypass the switch by connecting the wires but without a wiring diagram I wouldn't want you doing that. If you touch two live leads together you'll blow a fuse. Which reminds me, have you checked all the fuses? On some cars, not all the windows work off the same fuse.
I've seen a lot of comments on here about the power windows and at least one comment about the breaks lurching. I have a 2004 Cavalier that I bought in 2005 from Carmax. Thankfully, my car is still under the extended warranty. I have the same problem with the breaks - when I try to stop suddenly or if I hit a bump or pothole while breaking, the breaks make a grinding sort of noise and lurches forward. I've been told by one mechanic that this is due to the rotors, which are supposedly a known problem for the Cavalier, and that they're about $300 per wheel to replace and fix. Also, six months after I bought the car, the driver side window suddenly stopped working and was stuck half rolled down. Every once in a while I could get it to go up a little.
Literally a fraction of an inch. It took about two weeks for it to eventually roll all the way back up.
According to the Carmax mechanic that worked on it in 2005, the motor was burned out. The sun roof and passenger windows have been working with no problems, though. Just about six months ago the same window started having the same problem. I took my car in to get an oil change and I neglected to tell them NOT to roll down the driver side window. Now it's stuck half rolled down and won't go up. Freaking car!!! In addition, at least five of my coworkers have Cavaliers and they all have the same issues with the windows and the breaks.