Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#567928February 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN EGR REPLACEMENT PROBLEM. *AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006692February 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE MAKING A TURN VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006702February 6, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN BRAKING THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006720February 6, 2003
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH FRONT SUSPENSION (RACK AND PINION , SHOCK ABSORBER AND BRAKES). DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004301February 5, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006605February 5, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WIPERS ON VEHICLE ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. THE WIPERS WORK IN RAIN, BUT WHEN TURNED OFF, THEY STOP RIGHT IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, IMPAIRING DRIVERS VISIBILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006618February 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
FRONT BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR HAS BEEN CHANGED FOUR TIMES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006622February 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC
WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT WHEEL. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006290February 4, 2003
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN AND IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005257February 4, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER CAUSING INJURIES AND TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10006329February 4, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN WHEN DRIVING AROUND TURNS. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. DEALER SAID NOT URGENT. SHORTLY AFTER SHE CRASHED HER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006435February 4, 2003
WHEELS
FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING CONSUMER TO GO INTO A BRICK WALL. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005305February 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN FIRST STARTED STRONG GAS FUMES IN CAR; THEN HESITATION/STALLING WHILE DRIVING, HAS GONE DEAD TWO TIMES; ROUGH IDLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005148February 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH WENT OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. TRANMISSION SYNCHRONIZERS ALSO WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER REFUSED TO RECTIFY PROBLEM UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAVE DOES NOT COVER TRANSMISSIONS. I WAS NOT OFFERED ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY CHOICES WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I WAS JUST ASKED IF I WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE ONE. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I HAVE USED 1 TIME FOR A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. MEANWHILE, I HAVE HAD A NEW CLUTCH PUT IN ($650), BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED YET SO MY CURRENT CLUTCH IS BAD AS WELL DUE TO THE SYNCHRONIZERS BEING FAULTY. SO NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER NEW CLUTCH AND A NEW TRANNY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005150February 3, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2 CAVALIERS WENT OUT ONLY HAVE ONE HIGH BEAM ON EACH CAR ON PASSENGER SIDE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005149February 3, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT ON MY 2 CAVALIERS CHECKED FOR NEW ONES AND DIDN'T NEED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006196February 3, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE STEERING RACK AND PINION AS STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 02 V 286 000, BUT THERE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006248February 3, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL INJECTION HOSE IS LEAKING GASOLINE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH FUEL INJECTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005109February 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SERVICE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY HEAD GASKET ON MY 1995 CHEVY CAVALIER WAS NOT COVERED BY DEALER DESPITE SERVICE BULLETIN #98054 AND #98054A AND THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE HAD 54,771 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004995January 31, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN LOOSE/TENSIONER WEARING OUT. FIRST HAPPENED AROUND 60,000 MILES, AT THIS TIME THE CHAIN, TENSIONER, AND GEARS WERE CHANGED. WORKED FINE FOR A WEEK AND A HALF, THEN SLOWLY STARTED TO RATTLE AGAIN UNTIL THE NOISE WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE IT WAS FIXED. BROUGHT TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP, CAR STAYED THERE FOR 5 DAYS, SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, CHARGED ME $250 FOR DIAGNOSTIC LABOR AND TOLD ME IT WAS A NORMAL NOISE. THEN I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE WOMAN I SPOKE TO WAS ALL READY TO HELP ME OUT UNTIL SHE SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP THEN CAME BACK ON THE LINE WITH ME AND JUST AGREED WITH WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT IT BEING A "NORMAL" NOISE. THEN BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALERSHIP, SERVICE MANAGER LISTENED AND SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY NOT A NORMAL NOISE, AGREED IT WAS COMING FROM THE TIMING COVER AREA, CALLED BACK CUSTOMER SERVICE, SAID I'D HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS BEFORE THEY COULD EVEN TELL ME IF THEY WOULD ASSIST ME IN GETTING IT FIXED. I'M FINISHED WITH IT, I'VE SPENT OVER $1000 ON THIS CAR IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS AND IT'S STILL NOT FIXED, PLUS I'M OUT $250 FOR A DEALERSHIP TELLING ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. THIS DEALERSHIP WAS NOT THE ONE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM.....THE ORIGINAL DEALER MESSED UP MY ROTORS AT 10,000 MILES AND WERE VERY RUDE ABOUT IT SO I VOWED NEVER TO GO THERE AGAIN.....NOW I'VE BEEN BURNED BY TWO DEALERSHIPS...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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