Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#767828September 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR ENGINE CUT OUT, WITH NOINDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC FROM THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICE COULD FIND NO REASON WHY THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS: ENGINE PISTON CRACKED, NUMBER 1 SPARK PLUG CRACKED AND BURN, SPUN ROD IN LIFTERS CAUSING CAR NOT TO START, ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $4,500. AFTER CONSULTING WITH ANOTHER MECHANIC, I REPLACED THE ENGINE ELSEWHERE. THE MECHANIC THERE COULD NOT OFFER A EXPLAINATION OTHER THAN A DEFECT FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. BOTH MECHANICS NOTED HOW WELL THE ENGINE LOOKED DESPITE THE FAILURE. REGULAR ENGINE MAINTENENCE HAD ALWAYS BEEN DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND THE CAR HAD CLEARLY BEEN DRIVEN ABUSIVELY. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767824September 27, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007416September 26, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**767771
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019638September 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH THE TRANSMISION BROKE APART, CAUSING RAPID LOSS OF POWER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019640September 26, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 40-50-MPH THE PLASTIC BUMPER FELL APART, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT WHEEL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019266September 24, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE SITTING, A CAR HIT HIM FROM BEHIND AT HIGH SPEED INTO ANOTHER CAR AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567709September 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (02V070000) CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT A REFUND WOULD BE IN ORDER, HOWEVER CONSUMER STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPENSATION, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE REIMBUSEMENT WAS DENIED STATING THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT COVERED.*JB *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019168September 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE STARTING VEHICLE, THE FUSE WOULD SHORT OUT, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING PROBLEM. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019079September 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON , VEHCILE STARTED TO SHAKE AND STALLED OUT. ENGINE HAD BLOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019089September 19, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH BACK DOORS ARE DIFECTIVE; REAR RIGHT DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AT ALL, AND REAR LEFT WILL NOT OPEN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018862September 17, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHEN REFUELING VEHICLE IT DOES NOT ALLOW FUEL TO GO IN THE TANK. FUEL WILL SPILL ALL OVER CONSUMER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767276September 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET HAS LEAKED FOR MANY YEARS. I EXPLAINED TO A MECHANIC THAT THE GASKET WAS LEAKING AND BEFORE I COULD TELL HIM WHERE HE KNEW EXACTLY THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK. HE SAID THAT IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH MY TYPE OF CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018618September 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGAE ,THEIRS WAS SMOKE COMING FORM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED , MAYBE SMOKE CAME FOR ANTI LOCK BRAKES OR ENGINE. CAUSE STILL UNKNWOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018421September 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF BEING CUT OFF BY AN SUV, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUFFERED INJURIES. THE INJURIES INCLUDED UNCONSIOUSNESS, BROKEN STERNUM, SEAT BELT ABRASIONS, CONTUSIONS, CONCUSSION TO NAME A FEW. THE CRASH WAS CONSIDERED A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT TO THE SIDE OF THE SUV INVOLVED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#8018266September 10, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHEN ENTERING CAR, THERE WAS A VERY STRONG MOLD SMELL, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY RESEALED THE SEALS, REPLACED PADDING, AND CLEANED CARPETING. ODOR WAS PRESENT, AND CONSUMER WAS ALERGIC TO MOLD.*AK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766918September 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
2ND CAVALIER WHERE COULD NOT GET HORN TO SOUND IN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018089September 6, 2002
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING SEATBELT AND AIR BAG LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018090September 6, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING SEATBELT AND AIR BAG LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017929September 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, HIT THE ACCELERATOR TO PULL OFF AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF, CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING. HAD TO HIT A CURB TO STOP VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017955September 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES WHILE WATING ON AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH DONE, CONSUMER FEELS THE DEALERSHIP IS GIVING HER THE RUN AROUND.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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