Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#8021429October 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON 16 AUGUST 2002. ON 23 AUGUST 2002 AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES VEHICLE IGNITED KEY WAS NOT IN IGNITION. PLEASE ADD DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021445October 23, 2002
STRUCTURE
WHEN IT RAINED OR IF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CAR WASH, WATER LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE PROBLEM ON 5 OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM WAS UNRESOLVED, CONSUMER PURCHASED A 2001 MODEL AND ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THAT VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768719October 22, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
FAN THAT CONTROLS INTERIOR INSIDE OF CAR ONLY OPERATES ON "HIGH" POSITION. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566345October 22, 2002
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE--UNIROYAL T115/70D14---CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE WITH ONLY 2.5" ROAD CLEARANCE AT LEFT FRONT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768635October 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2002, I TRIED STARTING THE CAR IN THE MORNING AROUND 11:15 AM. THE CAR DID NOT START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE CAR WAS LEFT IN THE APARTMENT PARKING LOT. THE CAR DOOR WAS OPENED AROUND 2:00 PM AND BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT ALL OVER FROM INSIDE THE CAR. THERE WAS A FIRE FLAME ON THE DASH-BOARD FROM THE HOLE INSIDE THE STEERING. THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AS IT RECEIVED OXYGEN FROM THE WIND BLOWING. IMMEDIATELY 911 WAS CALLED. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME DOWN WITHIN 5 MINUTES AND BLEW OUT THE FIRE. A POLICE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. ALSO WE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AFTER THE FIRE. FINALLY GM ACCEPTED FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE AFTER 14 BUSINESS DAYS. GM REIMBURSED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY ALL THE EXPENSES INCURRED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768577October 18, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE THE CAR IS STOPPED OR MOVING VERY SLOWLY A LOUD CLUNKING / POPPING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED PRIOR TO THE 36,000 WARRANTY NO DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. THE NOISE IS STILL PREVELANT AND THE WARRANTY IS NOW PAST. AS I WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT FOR MYSELF WHAT THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM COULD BE I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER INCIDENTS WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS, HOWEVER NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR HOW TO FIX IT. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021136October 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING A ACCIDENT. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768471October 15, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
I REPORTED A NOISE AND THE FACT THAT THE CAR WANTS TO VEER TO THE LEFT AS I WAS "TEST" DRIVING THIS CAR. I SAID SOMETHING TO THE SALESMAN AT THE TIME. HE TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING IT TO SEE IF IT CONTINUES. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER 3 DAYS AFTER I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE THE STEERING WOULD MAKE AS I WOULD PULL IN OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. HE THEN TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020837October 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY SHE HYDROPLANED AND HIT THE DIVIDER STRIP THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768361October 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ANOTHER CAVALIER WITH A FAILED HEAD GASKET THAT CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. GOOD THING I PUT OFF BUYING THAT 2003. THE NEON IS LOOKING BETTER EVERY DAY. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020715October 11, 2002
TIRES
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING ALL FOUR TIRES ARE WORN AND IT IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HEAVY VIBRATE AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAME SIZE AND DOT# OF THE TIRE. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567766October 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMERS VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON THE STREET. CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SAFETY RECALL 02002-S. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020461October 9, 2002
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE HAS CRACK MARKS ALL OVER THE TIRE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768203October 7, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
ON THIS 1995 CAVALIER AT APPROX. 67,000 MILES THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED BY THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEALER. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, THE VEHICLE STARTED EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN. THE FRIST TIME THIS OCCURED MAITA CHEVROLET REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK CITING IT AS THE PROBLEM. THIS TIME MAITA REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM STATING THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE LOCK UP PROBLEM. ALSO RAJESH RAMSAY AT CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER, 1-800-222-1020, FILE # S1-37046805 , HAS BEEN NO HELP IN CORRECTING THIS EITHER. HE STATES THE GM REPRESENTITIVE , MICHEAL RENSLOW TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT NOTHING WILL BE DONE. WHEN DAVID WELLER ,MAITA SERVICE MGR. WAS ASKED TO PUT IN WRITTING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE , HE REFUSED, MR. RAMSEY REFUSED , THUS HERE ARE THE FACTS FOR YOU. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP. ROY SHARP III ( STEPFATHER OF MELYNDA HUGHES ). MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019791September 30, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED HEADLIGHT ARE INOPERATIVE,HAD VEHICLE SERVICED 3 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL ACCURS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019792September 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER STATES SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE, HAD VEHICLE SERVICED 3 TIMES, PROBLEM STILL ACCURS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019898September 30, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHICH HIT A DITCH AND FLIP OVER SEVERAL TIME. DRIVER WAS THROWN OUT THE SUN ROOF AND DIE AND THE OTHER TWO PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFED AT THIS TIME. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#8019902September 30, 2002
CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)
NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767881September 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED SHOOTING GLASS UP AND OUT OF THE DOOR FRAME. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE THE WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN. GLASS WAS BLOWN INTO THE PASSENGER,S LAP, THE BACK OF THE CAR AND OUTSIDE. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767844September 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
THIS CAR HAS HAD MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, WINDOWS, SUNROOF AND IGNITION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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