Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2002)

196 consumer complaints on file.

#8015856August 8, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
LEFT REAR AXLE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012928June 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABS FAILED, CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT.*AK. CONSUMER STATED HE WAS TRAVELING ON A DRY STREET, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM BRAKED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, TO AVOID A COLLISON, CONSUMER DOWN SHIFTED TO 3RD GEAR, NOTICING THE ABS LIGHT WAS LIT, CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO A PRIVATE FRONT YARD STRIKING A LARGE ROCK, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT TIRE, WHEEL, HUB CAB, RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR, BUMPER, FENDER, ROCKER PANEL, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011411June 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING REVERSE BULB EXPLODED, CAUSING BACK UP LIGHTS TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011200June 6, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR HINGES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN SLOWLY BECAUSE SPRINGS WERE SHOT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011201June 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING OR AT A COMPLETE STOP. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010641May 29, 2002
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE IS TOO SMALL FOR VEHICLE TO USE. VEHICLE HAS A SPORTS PACKAGE THAT LOWERS VEHICLE. ALSO, HAS 16 INCH TIRES, WHILE SPARE TIRE IS A SIZE 14. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A 2 AND A HALF INCH CLEARANCE FROM THE ROAD WHEN THE SPARE IS PUT ON, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS NOT SAFE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009906May 15, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN CRUSIE CONTROL GAS PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009721May 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER'S HUSBAND JUST BROUGHT A BRAND NEW AUTOMOBILE, AND WHILE DRIVING IT HOME TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH CAUSED IT TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. DRIVER STOPPED ON HIGHWAY, AND WAITED FOR IT TO SHIFT ITSELF. THEN DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AKI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761463May 2, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AT A SPEED OF 35-40 MPH HITTING A FIREBIRD IN THE REAR, MY AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO HIT MY HEAD. EITHER MY BUMPER IS DESIGNED TO LOW FOR A STRAIGHT ON IMPACT CAUSING THE HIT TO SLIDE UP OVER THE SENSOR AND CRUSH THE HOOD OR THE SENSOR IS POSITIONED POORLY OR MALFUNCTIONED ENTIRELY. MY RADIATOR WAS PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE, IF THE BUMPER WAS NOT HIT HOW COULD THE RADIATOR GO INTO THE ENGINE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8007800April 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLED LOSING ALL POWER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE PCM MODULE FAILED. NLM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005558March 13, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OUT AND DIE . AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, DEALER DETERMINED THAT SPACES BEHIND FIREWALL WERE OMITTED DURING MANFACTURING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004816March 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP. AFTER INSPECTIING VEHICLE, DEAELR DETERMINED THAT SPACE BEHIND THE FIREWALL WAS OMITTED DURING MANUFACTURING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004649February 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHEN NOT PUTTING VEHICLE INTO PARK,VEHICLE IS STILL IN GEAR. CONSUMER IS ABLE TO REMOVE KEY AND VEHICLE IS ABLE TO ROLL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003912February 11, 2002
TIRES, AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION:REAR
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY, THERE WAS VIBRATION AND PULSATION ON DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. VEHICLE SLID AND THE AXLE BROKE. WHEEL AND RIM CAME OFF, VEHICLE HIT MEDIAN, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *AK *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#755204December 3, 2001
SEATS
ON ABOVE TIME AND DATE, I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A STREET AT 25 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND COME FROM MY DRIVER SEAT. IT CAUSED ME TO SHIFT TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SEAT, CAUSING ME TO BRIEFLY SWERVE ON THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD AT THAT TIME. SINCE I WAS NEAR MY HOME, I THEN PARKED MY CAR AND INSPECTED THE SEAT. APPARENTLY, THE BACKING OF THE SEAT (UPPER PORTION) AND THE SPRING ASSEMBLY HAS SNAPPED. VISUALLY, YOU CAN SEE THE SPRINGS PUSHING OUT OF THE BACK. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH 575 MILES, SEATS SHOULDN'T JUST BREAK LIKE THIS. WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT? I THOUGHT THE NHTSA SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752433September 20, 2001
SEATS
I WAS REAR ENDED. I WAS AT A FULL STOP. MY SEAT BROKE. I ENDED UP IN A RECLINING POSITION. THE ACCIDENT SCENE INVESTIGATOR-POLICE OFFICER TOLD ME THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.THE EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR SAID I SUSTAINED MORE INJURY BECAUSE THE SEAT BROKE AND IF I WAS HIT ANY HARDED, I COULD HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT THE BACK WINDOW EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT. I FEAR THAT OTHERS MAY END UP INJURED EVEN MORE SERIOUSLY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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