Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1998)

345 consumer complaints on file.

#869188August 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLING AT STOP POSITION OR WHEN ENGAGED IN REVERSE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. DEALER UNABLE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729051August 25, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WILTON MOTORS (CT) HAS HAD IT FOR 2 WEEKS WITHOUT REPAIR!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867426August 10, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ALONG SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE COMES UNLATCHED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727230August 9, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
CAR DIES OUT, EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF,I HAVE TO RESTART, HAVE CONTACTED DEALER SERVICE DEPT EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727238August 9, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY AIR CONDITIONER HAD A SMELL OF URINE ABOUT 6 T0 8 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHSED IT, I TOOK IT BACK IN THE SERVICE DEPT, THEY SAID THAT THE AC NEED FLUSHING, THEY FIXED IT BY FLUSHING THE AC, BUT THE SMELL HAS RETURNED AGAIN, I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, I PLAN TO TAKE IT BACK IN ASAP , BUT I KNOW THIS TIME I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED THIS TIME, AND I DON'T THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE FAIR, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727241August 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR, NOW IT SEEMS THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN, I KNOW I DRIVE ALOT BY 6MONTHS OF BUYING A CAR YOU SHOULD NOT NEED BRAKE PADS THAT MUCH. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEMS THAT IS CAUSING THE PADS TO WORN TOO FAST, I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT QUICKLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727368August 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS AND RECEIVED ODI NUMBER: 724108 - MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT, HAD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD ONTO A BANK. THIS RESULTED IN HITTING A BOULDER AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE ONLY REASON THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES WAS DUE TO THE SEATBELT BEING WORN, AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. I HAD AT LEAST 25 IF NOT MORE INCIDENCES WHERE THE BRAKES FAILED AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER UPON HAVING THEM CHECKED OUT PREVIOUSLY WAS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I NOTIFIED CHEVROLET AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AND WAS TOLD I HAVE NO RECOURSE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. I COULD HAVE HAD IT BACK 100 TIMES AND WOULD HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE. IN THE TIME OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS TWICE AND THE ROTORS ONCE. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSES THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE ONLY THING GOOD ABOUT THIS MESS IS THAT MY SON, WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WASN'T HURT OR KILLED. I HAVE NOT AS YET NOTIFIED GM AS THEY DON'T CARE IF THEY ARE PRODUCING VEHICLES WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A GM JIMMY WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH IT - I SOLD THE JIMMY AND PURCHASED THIS CAVALIER WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN PERMANENTLY LOSING MY CAR. WHY DOESN'T SOMEONE DO SOMETHING TO STOP GM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED? THE CONSUMER IS MADE TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE AT FAULT AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. IT'S NOT OUR FAULT, IT IS THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. WILL YOU PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT ME WITH REGARD TO THIS COMPLAINT? THANK YOU.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866709August 3, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHENEVER IT RAINS PASSENGER'S SIDE COMPARTMENT FILLS UP WITH WATER. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726187July 28, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH DOORS HAVE RATTLES SOUNDS LIKE CRASH BARS WELD BROKEN OR WINDOW GUIDES LOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725716July 20, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I HAVE HAD TO HAVE 3 MAJOR STEERING COMPONENTS REPLACED ON MY 1998 CHEVY CAVAILER AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE SAFETY OF THE CAR. THE RACK AND PINON STEERING HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON VEHICLE TO THIS DATE. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE DEALERSHIP WORKING ON IT THEY ARE USING REPLACEMENT PARTS INSTEAD OF NEW PARTS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT NO SOLUTION THERE. MY NEXT STEP IS TO MAKE A COMPLAINT WITH MD STATE'S ATTORNEY OFFICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865283July 12, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN CRUISING AT A LOW SPEED UP TO VERY HIGH SPEEDS. BRAKE RESPONDED, BUT SOMETIMES WERE VERY HARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725122July 8, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
AFTER BEING DRIVEN 50 MILES THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A SLOPE OF 6 INCHES IN 24 FEET. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET AND THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL. AFTER 2 HOURS THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS 75 YARDS, OVER A SMALL TREE AND STEEL FENCE POST AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD OF TALL GRASS. DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER WAS SUBSTANTIAL. CLOSER INVESTIGATION REVELED THAT EVEN THO THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET THE CAR WOULD ROLL. IT APPEARS THAT AFTER THE BRAKES COOLED OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS THEY RELEASED THE PRESSURE AGAINST THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND ALLOWED THE CAR TO ROLL EVEN THO THE SLOPE WAS VERY SLIGHT. THE ISSUE IS THAT EVEN THO THE PARKING BRAKE APPEARS TO BE SET IT WILL ALLOW THE CAR TO ROLL AFTER THE REAR BRAKES COOL AND RELEASE THE SHOES FROM THE DRUMS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865039July 7, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER SHUT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ON THE OCCUPANT'S FINGER WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR LATCH TO JAM, AND OCCUPANT COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR TO TAKE HER FINGER OUT. THE OCCUPANT HAD SQUEEZED HER FINGER OUT, AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. WHEN THE FINGER WAS OUT OF THE DOOR MECHANISM, THE DOOR WAS ABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#864698July 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NOTHING ELSE WOULD BE DONE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724108June 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724047June 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
THIS PATICULAR VEHICLE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. NOSAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860996April 26, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL STREET TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH, VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A CAT ON THE ROAD, AND HIT A PARKED CAR IN THE STREET. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861007April 26, 2000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
JACK,WHICH CAME EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE, BROKE IN HALF WHILE IN USE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED BODILY INJURIES. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721874April 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
EGR VALVE: REPLACED TWICE, CLEANED ONCE; GM REP. SAYS NOT HIS PROBLEM AFTER 24K MILES; CAR HAS MISS AND IDLES ROUGH, CODES DETECTED P0300, P0404, P1404, P0405; DLR REPLACE PCM COMPUTER. CALLED STATE A.G.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721781April 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HIGH PITCH HUM USUALLY AFTER 45 MPH BUT OCCURS ALSO WHEN MOTOR IS STRESSED RELATED NOT SHIFTING . MOTOR SHIFTS AT 10MPH, 20MPH, AND SOUNDS STRESSED / LABORED FROM 45 TO 55MPH BEFORE IT SHIFTS AGAIN IF IT SHIFTS AGAIN. CAR IS AUTOMATIC 3 SPEED. WHEN SHIFTING IT JERKS FORWARD AND THEN SUDDENLY PULLS BACKWARD HARD. WHEN SITTING STILL SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE CAR JERKS HARD. WHENSITTING STILL AND SHIFTING FROM REAR TO DRIVE, CAR SHIFTS HARD. ALL GEARS SHIFT HARD. USING TRANSMISSION OIL. OFTEN HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE 4 TIMES BEFORE IT REMAINS RUNNING. COUNT TO 10 BEFORE RESTARTING DOES NOT HELP. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, OFTEN FEELS A HARD PULLING LIKE IT IS REALLY WORKING HARD TO PULL ITSELF. ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES AS IF IT HAS ITS OWN MIND. CHEVY TRIED TO REPROGRAM TWICE BUT WOULD NOT TAKE SO REPLACED COMPUTER ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. BUT IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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