Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#8011564June 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE THERE IS A VERY BAD GAS SMELL COMING FROM IT. NEED TO DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE OF THE SMELL. WHEN TURNING ON HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONINGTHERE IS A BURNING SMELL. WHEN STEPPING ON GAS IT HESITATES, AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762910June 11, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER STATES THE NO PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND. OUR POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENLY EVERY SINCE WE GOT THIS CAVALIER. THE DEALER HAS SAID THAT THEY COULD NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND HENCE COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE LOSS OF STEERING HAS BECOME SO BAD THAT I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO USE THIS CAR. I WILL NOT LET ANYONE USE THIS CAR UNTIL THE STEERING( A SAFETY ISSUE) IS RESOLVED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762937June 11, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT I TURNED THE WHEEL TO GO LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND BEGAN PULLING RIGHT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD I BEEN GOING ANY FASTER I WOULD HAVE CRASHED AND DIED. ON THE WAY HOME THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN TURNING LEFT ONTO OUR ROAD AND I ALMOST DROVE OFF THE ROAD. I'VE PARKED THE CAR AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE WITH CONCERN THAT THIS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES HAVE REPORTS OF THIS STEERING PROBLEM WITH 97 VEHICLES WHICH CAN BE SEEN IN A REPORT BY GUY CRAMER AT HTTP://WWW.YFILES.COM/GM-STEERING-PROBLEM.HTM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011411June 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING REVERSE BULB EXPLODED, CAUSING BACK UP LIGHTS TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011437June 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING AND CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR. HAD ROTORS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011342June 7, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH WORK DONE ON VEHICLE. AFTER RECALL 02V070000 REPAIRS WERE DONE, , VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. ALMOST LOST HIS LIVE TWICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566007June 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK, NO POWER TO STARTER. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. THERE IS A RECALL 02V070000 REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR PREVIOUS MODELS, HOWEVER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011200June 6, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR HINGES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN SLOWLY BECAUSE SPRINGS WERE SHOT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011201June 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING OR AT A COMPLETE STOP. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762642June 4, 2002
TIRES
TREAD SERARATED FROM TIRE WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762528June 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
3/01 STARTED HAVING A PULSATING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED.WENT TO THE DEALER WERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED .THEY SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED IN FRONT.THEY TURNED THE ROTORS .THE PULSATING WAS GONE.1/02 STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN ALONG WITH WHEN I WENT TO STOP I STARTED SLIDING .THAT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THE NEXT TWO DAYS BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO A CHEVY DEALER.WHEN THEY CHECKED IT THEY SAID I NEEDED MY ROTORS TURNED DOWN AGAIN.SO THEY DID THAT AGAIN.DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM UNTILL NOW,5/02.I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER ONLY 6000 MILES SINCE THE LAST TIME.I SPOKE WITH THE CHEVY DEALER AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT WOULD PROBABLY NEED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES.I AM TAKING IT IN MONDAY TO HAVE THIS DONE! THE LAST TIME I HAD TO PAY $60.00 .THEY SAID THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS.I HAD 30,000 MILES ON THE CAR THEN. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH BRAKES SINCE I STARTED DRIVING ,34 YEARS AGO!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010641May 29, 2002
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE IS TOO SMALL FOR VEHICLE TO USE. VEHICLE HAS A SPORTS PACKAGE THAT LOWERS VEHICLE. ALSO, HAS 16 INCH TIRES, WHILE SPARE TIRE IS A SIZE 14. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A 2 AND A HALF INCH CLEARANCE FROM THE ROAD WHEN THE SPARE IS PUT ON, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS NOT SAFE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010608May 28, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE PARKED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762354May 28, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010440May 24, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, CONSUMER RAN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND RAN HEAD-ON INTO AN ENBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010441May 24, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. GAS GAUGE WILL READ THAT TANK IS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS REALLY FULL. CONTACTED DEALER WHO IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010442May 24, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THROTTLE STUCK AND CONSUMER COULD NOT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A CRASH. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565858May 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (02V07000), VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, A NEW STARTER WAS INSTALLED, ON THE SECOND OCCASION CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD CLICK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE TURNING OVER, THEN ON JULY 20, 2001 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE WHICH WAS EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE, CONSUMER IS NOW SEEKING RESTITUTION FOR THE DAMAGES INCURRED.(ATTORNEY TIMOTHY HILL ON BEHALF OF CLIENT)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010434May 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010333May 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55-60 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND CUT OFF. DEALER CONTACTED, AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON THE 2.4L ENGINE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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