Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#764429July 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
HAVE PUT 3 ALTERNATORS ON THIS CAR, EVEN WHEN UNDER WARRANTY BEFORE 12,000 MILES (APPROXIMATELY). BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. NOW, THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAYS NO RECALLS, EXCEPT FOR THE IGNITION SYSTEM. SCHEDULED THAT FOR REPAIR 7/23/02. SEAT BELT PLASTIC COVERS SNAPPED OFF (BELT LOOSE ON ONE AND HIT BY CAR DOOR WHEN SHUTTING IT. THE OTHER ONE JUST POPPED OFF. BELT CONTINUES TO SLIP OFF ENGINE, CAUSES STALLING EVEN IF DRIVING 55 MPH. NOW BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. LEFT FRONT BRAKE CONTINUES TO HAVE BRAKE DUST ACCUMULATE ON WHEEL COVER. CAR HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT (ENGINE REPAIRED LAST YEAR). CAR IS ALSO OVERHEATING; HAS HAD TSTAT REPLACED, RADIATOR FLUID. WHAT ELSE COULD CAUSE THIS, I DON'T KNOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014121July 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SINCE RECALL 02V070000 REPAIRS ON IGNITION SWITCH WERE DONE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPAIREDVEHICLE A SECOND TIME, AND CHARGED THE CONSUMER FOR THE WORK.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764328July 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS WAS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND THE DEALER THOUGHT I SHOULD OF EXPECTED IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566672July 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE TWICE. *JG *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764152July 12, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, INTERIOR LIGHTING
ABOUT 1-2 MONTHS AGO MY WIFE TRIED TO START THE CAR AND SHE SAID THAT ALL OF THE SYSTEMS(I.E. WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES, INTERIOR WARNING LIGHTS, ETC.) STARTED GOING OFF ALL AT ONCE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD'T PUSH IN, THERE WAS A LOUD BUXXING NOISE, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. EVER SINCE WE HAVE HAD TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN WE ARE DRIVING ALONG (SPEED DOESN'T SEEM TO PLAY A ROLE) AND THE CAR WILL REACT IN A SIMILAR MANNER AND STOP RUNNING. AFTER THIS HAPPENS, IT CAN TAKE US UP TO 10-15 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. JUST THIS MORNING IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND IF THE TRUCK BEHIND US HAD NOT SWERVED AS IT DID, IT WOULD HAVE TOTALLED OUR CAR. WE THEN SPENT ALMOST 20 MINUTES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC TRYING TO START OUR CAR.(THIS WAS SUBMITTED BY BRIAN QUINNEY - HUSBAND OF SAID OWNER). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764094July 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAD HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR NOT STOPPING WHEN I WOULD BRAKE IN THE PAST. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY BRAKEPADS & ROTORS. I PAID TO HAVE THEM REPLACE AND LESS THEN 2000 MILES LATER MY MOM HAD AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS A CLEAR, DRY, MODERATELY TRAVELED ROAD. A WOMAN CUT OF KIP THE MAN IN FRONT OF MY MOM. HE BRAKED, MY MOM SAW WHAT HAPPENED AND HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO BRAKE ,AND WAS ONLY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MILES PER HOUR. SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR DIDNT SLOW, SO SHE STEPPED HARDER CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. WHEN THAT HAPPENED THE ABS SYSTEM MADE ITS NORMAL NOISE TO INDICATE IT WAS ENGAGED BUT THE CAR STILL DIDNT STOP. KIPS TRUCK AND TOW BALL STOPPED MY CAR. THE AIR BAGS DIDNT DEPLOY AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO KIPS TRUCK. MY MOM IS A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER. SHE HAS DRIVEN PROFESSIONALLY FOR A REPUTABLE COURIER SERVICE, AND FOR THE SAN ANTONIO VIA (BUS) SYSTEM. I KNOW THERE WAS NOTHING MORE SHE COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO CHUCK OLSEN THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD ME THE CAR, TO CHECK THE ABS SYSTEM. THEY KEPT MY CAR FROM FRIDAY THE 21TH OF JUNE 2002 TO FRIDAY THE 28TH OF JUNE 2002. THEY DIDNT DO ANY EXTENSIVE TESTING, VERY BASIC VISUAL CHECKS, WHICH IS WHAT THEY WROTE ON THE EVALUATION. I DIDNT AGREE WITH THE INITIAL INSPECTION, SO I ASKED TIMIKI J AT GM WHO HANDLED MY PRODUCT FAILURE ALLEGATION, IF I COULD GET A SECOND OPINION. SHE SAID IT WAS FINE BUT THEY WOULDNT PAY FOR IT. SO I PAID ABOUT $125 TO GET A SECOND OPINION. IT TOOK THE NEXT DEALERSHIP ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF TO DO A COMPLETE INSPECTION; THEY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS PRESENTLY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BREAKING SYSTEM. IN THE INSPECTION NOTES THEY DID NOTE THAT THAT DOESNT MEAN SOMETHING DIDNT HAPPEN. JUST THAT THE ABS COMPUTER HADNT RECORDED A FAILURE. I CALLED TIMIKI 3 TIMES AFTER THE SECOND INSPECTION AND LEFT THREE MESSAGES ASKING HER TO CALL ME BACK. TO THIS DAY, I STILL HAVEN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#566616July 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS, CONSUMER ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT AND ONLY REPLACED A BURNED OUT FUSE, 9 DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER AND HER SON WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON A DRY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND SPUN AROUND, HITTING A GUARDRAIL HEAD ON, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS ELECTRICAL RELATED AND FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE PROPERLY BEEN SERVICED AT THE TIME OF THE FAULTY TURN SIGNALS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#566609July 10, 2002
STEERING
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN, THERE WAS LOUD SOUND AND MAKING THE TURN WAS NOT POSSIBLE. IT HAD TAKEN SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SYSTEM SHOULD'NT HAVE FAILED. *MJ *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013648July 10, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013486July 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
A FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN WITHIN 15 MINUTES AFTER TRYING TO GET VEHICLE TO START. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013521July 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AFTER RECALL O1V070000 REPAIRS WERE DONE AND WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM DASHBOARD AREA, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. CAUSE OF SMOKE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013552July 9, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, THEIR WAS A GAS SMELL AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF.CONTACTED DEALER. FUEL INJECTOR WAS LEAKING. REPLACED PART, PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763946July 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE CAR TO GO INTO A SKID. IT'S ECSPECIALLY WORSE ON WET ROADS. NOW IT'S STARTING TO LOCK UP GOING STRAIGHT AND GO INTO A SKID COMING TO COMPLETE STOPS. THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE. I'VE DECIDED AFTER ALMOST HAVING A NEAR CAR WRECK, TO TAKE IT IN NEXT WEEK. THE LAST KNOWN REPORT WAS ON JULY 8, 2002, WHEN I WAS DRIVING I HAD TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR LOCKED UP AGAIN AND IT STARTED BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE CAR RE-ENDED ANOTHER CAR. PLEASE HELP ME WITH ANYMORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AND OTHER BRAKING PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013336July 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE JUST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS CUTTING EACH TIME APPROACHING A STOP. NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013141July 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER YET.*AK DEALER FOUND CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AND WATER PUMP LEAKING. REPLACED PUMP AND HEAD GASKETS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER IS AWARE OF SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 1996 MODELS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013214July 2, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PARTS RECALL 02V070000 HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 2 MONTHS, AND CONSUMER WAS SUPPOSE TO BE NOTIFIED OF PARTS DELIVERY,BUT DEALERSHIP NEVER CALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012998July 1, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 02V070000 REGARDING IGNITION SWITCH. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AT DEALER SHIP. HOWEVER, AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT REFUSED TO SERVICE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566396June 30, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL CRANK BUT NOT START, DEALER FOUND BAD STARTER AND REPLACED. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FULL REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER. *TT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. UPDATED*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763635June 29, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED AFTER BEING UNUSED FOR 1-2 WEEKS. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD OF A RECALL FOR INADVERTANT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT , SO I AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO DO THE RECALL. THE DEALER THEN CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS A CODE IN THE COMPUTER TELLING THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY AND THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE CAR SHOULD BE DRIVEN TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS FIT THE RECALL FOR INADVERTANT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IT WAS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM AND WOULD COST AROUND $400 TO REPAIR. I THEN ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO TRY AND GET THIS FIXED BY CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT, BUT I WAS GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER FOR CHEVROLET TO TALK TO THEM MYSELF. I CALLED AND SPOKE TO STEVE LEFCOURT WHO AGREED THAT MY COMPLAINT SEEMED TO BE WHAT WAS RECALLED, BUT WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY THAT MY PROBLEM WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE RECALL BECAUSE IN THE RECALL THEY REPROGRAMED THE COMPUTER,BUT SINCE MY CARS COMPUTER WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE REPROGRAMING IT NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012865June 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
THERE WAS A VIBRATION SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. ON 27 JUNE 2002 VEHICLE OVERHEATED, COOLANT LEAKED FROM VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED SOMETHING HAD RUBBED ON THE WATERHOSE AND CAUSED IT TO LEAK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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